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Vegan diet and the flu epidemicJanuary 25,2013
The flu epidemic has invaded 48 states, overwhelming medical facilities, exhausting vaccine supplies, and killing 29 children and thousands of seniors. Both the problem and solution to this disaster hinge on how we relate to animals raised for food.
Indeed, 61 percent of the 1,415 pathogens known to infect humans originate with animals. The more recent, contagious, and deadly viruses among these include Asian, dengue fever, Ebola, H5N1 (bird), HIV, SARS, West Nile and yellow fever. The pandemic Spanish flu of 1918 killed 20 million to 50 million people worldwide, and the World Health Organization predicts more pandemics in the future.
Todays factory farms are virtual flu factories. Sick, crowded, highly stressed animals in contact with contaminated feces and urine provide ideal incubation media for viruses. As these microbes reach humans, they mutate to defeat the new hosts immune system, then propagate by contact.
Each of us can help end animal farming and build up our own immune system against the flu by replacing animal products in our diet with vegetables, fruits and whole grains. These foods dont carry flu viruses or government warning labels, are touted by every major health advocacy organization, and were the recommended fare in the Garden of Eden.
Ben Toole
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Ms Lynne Neagle AM (Labour)
AM Since - 1999 Majority - 6,088 Born - 18/01/1968. Married (Huw Lewis AM). 1 Son.
Education - Cyfarthfa High School, Merthyr Tydfil. Reading University (studies French & Italian).
Previous Occupation - Worked for a number of voluntary associations, including Shelter Cymru and Mind. Research Assistant to Glenys Kinnock MEP (1994-97). Worked as a Carers Development Officer at Voluntary Action, Cardiff (1997-99).
Personal Overview - Has good experience of working in the voluntary sector, and in addition is likely to have gained some political knowledge having acted as a Research Assistant to Glenys Kinnock MEP. Her interests include Housing, Health, Europe & Social Services issues.
Political History - Assembly Member for Torfaen (1999-). Member of the Legislation Committee (1999-2001), Health and Social Services Committee (1999-2001), Audit Committee (2001-). Member of the South East Wales Regional Committee (1999-2007), Audit Committee (2001-02), Standards of Conduct Committee (2003-07), member of the Economic Development and Transport Committee (2003-04), Health and Social Services Committee (2005-07). Member of the Communities and Culture Committee (2007-11). Member of the Children and Young People Committee (2007-10). Member of the Equality of Opportunity Committee (2007-08), Finance Committee (2007-08). Member of the Children and Young People Committee (2011-). Member of the Health and Social Care Committee (2011-).
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Cattle Grazing, Mountain Meadows, and Sensitive Species
Keywords – amphibian, Yosemite toad, forage quality, Bayesian structural equation modeling, multiple-use, US Forest Service, water quality
Participants – Leslie Roche, D.J. Eastburn, Andrew Latimer, Barbara Allen-Diaz, Bill Frost
Sierran foothill ranching operations depend on government-owned rangeland during dry summer months when annual grasslands enter the inadequate dry forage period.
|On public lands, mountain meadows are part of a working landscape, which is managed to balance a multitude of economic, social, and ecological goals. Meadows provide multiple ecosystem services, including maintaining landscape hydrologic functioning, serving as regional C sinks, and supporting distinct plant communities important to both wildlife habitat and domestic cattle grazing. Cattle grazing on public lands is a particularly controversial activity, especially in high elevation ecosystems. Public lands grazing permits generally support low-intensity cattle operations on privately owned lands in the Sierran foothills. These ranching operations depend on government-owned rangeland during dry summer months when annual grasslands enter the inadequate dry forage period. Due to their intrinsic residential value, Sierran foothill ranches are highly susceptible to urban development. For these reasons, some suggest broad-scale reductions in public grazing permits would greatly impact the viability of foothill ranches, forcing owners to sell lands to developers, which would have negative regional socio-economic and ecological implications. However, opponents of public lands grazing maintain that cattle grazing in high elevation ecosystems has intolerable negative impacts on native wildlife species and their habitats.
Due to growing public concern surrounding cattle-wildlife interactions, and impacts of cattle grazing in general, some Sierra Nevada grazing permits have been terminated, and seasonal restrictions have been applied to many remaining active permits. Recently, the issue of potential cattle grazing impacts on an endemic species, Yosemite toad, has become a key example in which there have been disconnects between science and management. Since 2001, there have been considerable management changes based on a suspected linkage between toad population declines and cattle grazing; however, there has been a lack of quantitative evidence supporting this issue. This research was part of a larger collaborative effort, the Yosemite Toad Adaptive Management (YTAM) Project, between the USDA Forest Service-Pacific Southwest Region, UC Berkeley, and UC Davis. The YTAM team was formed to address these gaps in scientific knowledge. The overall project included multiple experimental approaches to investigate the potential impacts of cattle grazing on a sensitive amphibian species, Yosemite toad (Bufo canorus Camp), and its meadow habitat.
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|Figure 1. Mean values for habitat metrics which were significantly different (P < 0.05) among Yosemite toad breeding pools occupied 0 of 4 years, 1 to 3 of 4 years, and 4 of 4 years during the period 2005 through 2008. Bars are 1 S.E. of mean.
|In the second study, we explored a broader systems approach to the cattle-amphibian interaction question utilizing a Bayesian structural equation modeling approach. We conducted a three year, cross-sectional observational survey of cattle grazing intensity and Yosemite toad occupancy of meadows across the extensive grazing landscape. We surveyed biotic and abiotic factors influencing cattle utilization and toad occupancy across 24 meadows to investigate potential associations between grazing and amphibian occurrence and inform conservation planning efforts. Table 1 summarizes the general site characteristics of meadows enrolled in this study.
Table 1. Population of inference for cross-sectional observational study
|Toad occupancy, cattle utilization, plant community, and hydrologic data were collected within each meadow. Cattle use was negatively related to meadow wetness, while toad occupancy was positively related to meadow wetness. In mid and late season (mid July through mid September) grazing periods, cattle selected for higher forage quality diets associated with drier meadows (see Figs 2 and 3).
|Figure 3. Mid season (August) cattle use and forage quality along a hydrologic gradient of meadows.
|Bayesian structural equation model analyses supported the hypothesis that meadow wetness had a greater magnitude of influence on toad meadow occupancy than cattle grazing intensity (Fig. 4).
Figure 4. Results of Bayesian structural equation modeling for early, mid, and late season cattle use and forage data. All models suggest toad presence responds to variation in meadow wetness, rather than cattle utilization levels. + = fixed values, ** = 95 % Bayesian credible interval, * = 90 % Bayesian credible interval, NS = Not significant.
Overall, this approach allowed us to capitalize upon the variability in the system and investigate a continuum of grazing, which has greater applicability to these extensive grazing systems than more traditional grazed versus ungrazed treatment approaches.
Collectively, these studies illustrate the importance of wet meadow habitat to the conservation of Yosemite toad populations. Factors likely to affect habitat availability include climate change (e.g., increased frequency and severity of drought events and/or flood events), forest successional dynamics, improper grazing management, and hydrologic meadow restoration (Fig 5).
Figure 5. Conceptual model of landscape-level factors potentially influencing Yosemite toad habitat.


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An advocacy group that first challenged religious practices from the Ridgeland High School football coach and team is questioning three more issues.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation still wants to know whether Ridgeland coach Mark Mariakis uses the Bible as a motivational tool at the Walker County school, whether athletes will continue to be fed at church before games and whether athletes are allowed not to participate in student-led prayer.
The Wisconsin-based foundation originally challenged school practices in early August. Thousands of supporters behind Mariakis and the right to pray before football games.
The most recent letter from the foundation, sent today, came in response to Walker school Superintendent Damon Raines' letter, sent Aug. 30. Raines said he disagreed with some of the assertions made by the foundation, but said the school won't allow preaching during football team meals at churches and won't have the coach or a chaplain pray with the students before a game.
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Sir Peter Scott Fund project: Guggul Tree, Rajasthan
'In-situ conservation of Commiphora wightii: a red-listed medicinal plant species of Rajasthan state, India'
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- To conserve Commiphora wightii in its natural habitat through developing protected area networks
- To involve local communities (rural and tribal peoples) as well as local authorities in in situ conservation
- To provide education on the value of succulent plants and the need for conservation and sustainable use.
Commiphora wightii is a highly valued medicinal plant with a range reduced to two Indian states.
It has been used as a key part of Ayruvedic medicine for nearly 3,000 years.
Known locally as the 'Guggul Tree' or 'Guggul Plant', its sap or resin is collected and widely used in modern medicine to treat heart ailments, help reduce cholesterol and to aid a variety of other complaints.
Many factors have combined to threaten the habitat where this valuable species is found; over-exploitation by pharmaceuticals, lack of cultivation for medicinal use and the loss of habitat to farming and urbanization.
This project is working on three approaches to protect the plant's survival in Rajasthan State.
The first is to study geographical variations in levels of 'guggulsterone' (the medicinal component found in the plant's resin), so that high yielding habitats can be used for large scale cultivation.
The second aim is to develop protected areas to conserve the species in its natural environment.
Thirdly, the project aims to educate tribes-people, rural communities and local authorities on the need for conservation measures and sustainable use of this plant.
Project updates
(May 2008) Progress to date has seen resin collected from eight different locations and high guggulsterone yielding genetic types have been identified.
Plants have been cultivated on a large-scale in locations most suitable to produce gugglesterone for medicinal harvesting, thus easing the pressure on wild populations.
Plants are being mass-grown for reintroduction to the wild in different areas of Rajasthan.
(September 2009) This project has been successfully completed. In collaboration with the rural people, new seedlings of this medicinally important plant have been cultivated from cuttings and planted in their wild natural habitats. Awareness training programmes were set up in 23 villages in order to spread the conservation message to those communities most heavily reliant upon the resources this species provides (herbal medicines, food, fuel and household implements).
Duration: 2008
Project leader: Dr. Vineet Soni
IUCN SSC Specialist Group: Medicinal Plants
Project donors: IUCN & Fondation Ensemble


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The Elders (organization)
|July 18, 2007
|12 (including one honorary)[2]
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|Nelson Mandela (Founder)
Kofi Annan (Chair)
Gro Harlem Brundtland (Deputy Chair)
Lesley-Anne Knight (CEO)
|"help resolve some of the world's most intractable conflicts" and other issues.
The Elders is an international non-governmental organisation of public figures noted as elder statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates, who were brought together by Nelson Mandela in 2007. They describe themselves as "independent global leaders working together for peace and human rights". The goal Mandela set for the Elders was to use their "almost 1,000 years of collective experience" to work on solutions for seemingly insurmountable problems such as climate change, HIV/AIDS, and poverty, as well as to "use their political independence to help resolve some of the world's most intractable conflicts".[3]
- 1 History
- 2 Members
- 3 Work
- 3.1 Geographically-focused initiatives
- 3.2 Thematic initiatives
- 3.3 Other activities
- 4 References
- 5 External links
The Elders is chaired by Kofi Annan and consists of eleven Elders and one honorary Elder.[2] Desmond Tutu served for six years as chair before stepping down in May 2013, and remains an Honorary Elder.[4]
The group was initiated by Richard Branson[5] and musician and human rights activist Peter Gabriel, together with anti-apartheid activist and former South African President Nelson Mandela. Mandela announced the formation of the group on his eighty-ninth birthday on 18 July 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa.[6]
At the launch ceremony, an empty chair was left on stage for Aung San Suu Kyi, the human rights activist who was a political prisoner in Burma/Myanmar at the time. Present at the launch were Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter, Graça Machel, Nelson Mandela, Mary Robinson, Desmond Tutu, Muhammad Yunus, and Li Zhaoxing. Members who were not present at the launch were Ela Bhatt, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Fernando Henrique Cardoso.[7] Martti Ahtisaari joined The Elders in September 2009.[8][9] Hina Jilani and Ernesto Zedillo joined the group in July 2013.[10]
The Elders are funded by a group of donors who are named on the advisory council. Over the first three years, US$18 million was raised to fund The Elders' work.
The Elders[edit]
- Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Kofi Annan (Chair), former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India
- Lakhdar Brahimi, former Foreign Minister of Algeria and United Nations envoy
- Gro Harlem Brundtland (Deputy Chair), former Prime Minister of Norway and former Director-General of the World Health Organization
- Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil
- Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Hina Jilani, international human rights defender from Pakistan
- Graça Machel, former Education Minister of Mozambique, President of the Foundation for Community Development and widow of Nelson Mandela
- Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico
Honorary Elders[edit]
- Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, former Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and former Chair of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Former Elders[edit]
- Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, microcredit pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is a former Elder. Yunus stepped down as a member of The Elders in September 2009, stating that he was unable to do justice to his membership of the group due to the demands of his work.[11]
- The Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is a former honorary Elder. During her period under house arrest, the Elders kept an empty chair at each of their meetings, to mark their solidarity with Suu Kyi and Burma/Myanmar's other political prisoners. In line with the requirement that members of The Elders should not hold public office, Suu Kyi stepped down as an honorary Elder following her election to parliament on 1 April 2012.[12]
- Li Zhaoxing, former Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, attended the launch.[13]
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela was the founder of the Elders and a former president of South Africa. He stepped down to become an honorary member until his death in 2013.
Donors and team[edit]
The work of The Elders is coordinated and supported by a small team based in London.[1] The team is headed by Lesley-Anne Knight, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in January 2013.[14]
Mabel van Oranje (Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau) served as The Elders' first CEO from 2008 to 2012, when she resigned for personal reasons. Katy Cronin, Chief Operating Officer (COO), temporarily assumed control pending the appointment of a new CEO.[15]
The Elders are independently funded by a group of donors, who also make up The Elders' Advisory Council: Richard Branson (who built a special dodecagonal open air meeting room on Necker Island to host the group) and Jean Oelwang (Virgin Unite), Peter Gabriel (The Peter Gabriel Foundation), Kathy Bushkin Calvin (The United Nations Foundation), Jeremy Coller and Lulit Solomon (J Coller Foundation), Niclas Kjellström-Matseke (Swedish Postcode Lottery), Randy Newcomb and Pam Omidyar (Humanity United), Jeff Skoll and Sally Osberg (Skoll Foundation), Jovanka Porsche (HP Capital Partners), Julie Quadrio Curzio (Quadrio Curzio Family Trust), Amy Towers (The Nduna Foundation), Shannon Sedgwick Davis (The Bridgeway Foundation), and Marieke van Schaik (Dutch Postcode Lottery). Mabel van Oranje, former CEO of The Elders, sits on the advisory council in her capacity as Advisory Committee Chair of Girls Not Brides.[16]
The Elders carry out initiatives in two broad areas: promoting dialogue and building peace; and supporting efforts to alleviate human suffering, particularly caused by extreme poverty, injustice, or intolerance.[17]
Geographically-focused initiatives[edit]
Arab Spring[edit]
Following major demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa in 2011, The Elders stated that they stood in solidarity with "all those crying out for freedom and basic rights".[18] In an interview with CNN, Desmond Tutu called on the international community to bring pressure to bear on Muammar Gaddafi to relinquish power.[19]
Gro Harlem Brundtland, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson travelled to Cairo in October 2012. During their meetings with President Mohamed Morsi, senior officials and diplomats, representatives of civil society organisations and young people, the Elders emphasised the importance of "an inclusive, democratic transition."[20][21]
Brundtland and Carter both visited to Egypt earlier in 2012, where they met civil society organisations and spoke to students at the American University in Cairo.[22] Carter also travelled to Egypt with The Carter Center to witness the country's presidential and parliamentary elections in January[23] and May 2012.[24]
In November 2011, a few weeks after elections to Tunisia's Constituent Assembly, Martti Ahtisaari, Mary Robinson and Lakhdar Brahimi travelled to Tunis to attend the annual gathering of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. In an interview with the BBC following her meeting with Tunisian bloggers, Mary Robinson described the "sense of buoyant democracy" in the country.[25]
Outside of their role as Elders, Kofi Annan and Lakhdar Brahimi have individually been involved in the international efforts to try to resolve the conflict in Syria. In February 2012, Annan was appointed Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and League of Arab States on the Syrian crisis.[26] He was succeeded in the role by Brahimi, who was appointed Joint Special Representative in August 2012.[27]
The Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is a former honorary Elder. During her detention in Burma/Myanmar, she was unable to play an active role in the group, so The Elders placed an empty chair[28] in her honour at all their meetings. Following her release in 2010, the Elders have continued to call for the release of all political prisoners in Burma/Myanmar.[29] In line with the requirement that members of The Elders should not hold public office, Suu Kyi resigned as an honorary Elder following her election to parliament in April 2012.[30]
A delegation of Elders visited Burma/Myanmar for the first time as a group in September 2013. In their meetings with senior officials in the government, political leaders, religious leaders and civil society groups, Martti Ahtisaari, Gro Harlem Brundtland and Jimmy Carter explored how best they could support peace and inclusive development in the country.[31][32]
In October 2008, the Elders visited Cyprus to support the newly begun peace talks on the island between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders. Desmond Tutu said that "These opportunities don't come around very often".[33] Elders Jimmy Carter, Lakhdar Brahimi and Desmond Tutu met political leaders, civil society representatives and young people from both communities.[34] They visited the island to offer support and had no formal involvement in the peace process.[35]
Elders Gro Harlem Brundtland and Lakhdar Brahimi visited Athens, Ankara and Cyprus in September 2009 to encourage efforts to reunify the island. In Ankara they met Turkish President Abdullah Gül,[36] and PASOK President George Papandreou in Athens.[37] In Nicosia they met Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat and Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias.[38] The Elders also met local media and leading women from politics, business and civil society on the island.[39][40]
In December 2009, Elders Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Lakhdar Brahimi returned to Cyprus. They convened a public meeting on how trust could be engendered between conflicting communities and filmed a documentary. The documentary, "Cyprus: Digging the Past in Search of the Future", follows the three Elders as they accompany four young Cypriots to learn about the search for the remains of thousands of missing people who were killed in the violence of the 1960s and 1970s.[41] It was launched in early 2011 with special screenings in Nicosia and at the Houses of Parliament in London.[42] The Elders worked closely with the Committee on Missing Persons in making the film.[43]
Israeli-Palestinian conflict[edit]
The Elders planned to send a three-person team on a mission to the Middle East from 13–21 April 2008, but eventually this could not take place.[44][45][46] Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter, and Mary Robinson planned to visit Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Saudi Arabia to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the interlocking Middle Eastern conflicts. The Elders planned to prepare a report for the public to help people understand the urgency of peace and what is needed to secure it. They also planned to meet and begin to work with groups that will reinforce the efforts by the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to negotiate a peace agreement based on a two-state solution. The Elders announced that the mission would instead take place in August 2009.[47]
In August 2009 six Elders, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Ela Bhatt, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Jimmy Carter, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu visited Israel and the West Bank to draw attention to the impact of the long-running conflict on ordinary people, and to support efforts by Israelis and Palestinians to promote peace.[48] They were joined on the trip by Richard Branson and Jeff Skoll.[49] The Elders met Israeli President Shimon Peres, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad,[50] and local peace activists involved in non-violent demonstrations.[51] The report of their visit said they hoped it would "spur leaders and ordinary citizens alike to actions that will further peace, human rights and justice for all in the Middle East."[52]
Four Elders, Mary Robinson, Ela Bhatt, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Jimmy Carter, returned to the Middle East in October 2010 to visit Egypt, Gaza, Israel, Jordan, Syria and the West Bank. The aim was to encourage peace efforts[53] with an emphasis on the need to reach "a just and secure peace for all" based on international law.[54] Throughout the trip, The Elders held discussions on the peace process with political leaders, representatives of human rights organisations, student and youth groups, women's groups, business, civil society and opinion leaders.
During the trip, Mary Robinson said that "As Elders, we believe the two-state solution has the potential to deliver peace -- but a more energetic and comprehensive approach is needed."[55] The Elders also called for an immediate end to the blockade of the Gaza strip, describing it as an "illegal collective punishment" and "an impediment to peace."[56] The Elders released a report outlining their conclusions following the visit, which they hoped would "be a helpful contribution to peace efforts."[57]
In October 2012, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson returned to the region, travelling to Israel, the West Bank and Egypt.[58][59] In their discussions with political leaders, civil society, and humanitarian and human rights experts, the Elders sought to "express concern about the future of the two-state solution and highlight the effect of settlement expansion and other changes in the city of Jerusalem as a major impediment to peace between Israelis and Palestinians."[60]
Outside of their visits to the region, the Elders continue to monitor developments closely and comment on particular issues that arise. On 31 May 2010 The Elders condemned an attack by Israeli forces on a flotilla of ships attempting to deliver relief supplies to Gaza.[61] They have also spoken out against the conviction of Abdallah Abu Rahmah, a Palestinian leader of non-violent resistance,[62] and in February 2011 stated that the decision of the United States to veto a United Nations resolution condemning continuing Israeli settlement building in the occupied Palestinian Territories was "deeply regrettable".[63] Carter and Robinson in August 2014 at the height of the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict called for the recognition of Hamas as a legitimate political actor, and a UN mandated lifting of the Gaza siege.[64]
Ivory Coast[edit]
Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan and Mary Robinson visited Ivory Coast on 1–2 May 2011 to "encourage reconciliation and healing" following the post-election violence in the country.[65] During their visit, The Elders also emphasised the importance of improving the country's security situation. They met the President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro and former President Laurent Gbagbo.[66]
Kofi Annan returned to Ivory Coast in January 2012 to support the ongoing reconciliation process. During his visit, he noted the progress that had been made and encouraged all Ivorians to participate in "the task of reconciliation and healing."[67][68]
Korean Peninsula[edit]
In April 2011, a delegation of Elders made a six-day visit to the Republic of Korea (South Korea), the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and China.[69] Led by Jimmy Carter and including Martti Ahtisaari, Gro Harlem Brundtland and Mary Robinson, The Elders delegation aimed to help defuse tensions in the Korean Peninsula and alleviate urgent humanitarian issues including reported food shortages in North Korea.[70] The Elders aim was to help restore trust between the DPRK and ROK, making it clear that they were acting independently and did not intend "to replace or intervene in any official process."[71]
In a report released following the Elders' visit, Jimmy Carter stated: "On relations between North and South Korea, there are no quick fixes… and progress will require greater flexibility, sincerity and commitment from all parties."[72] Martti Ahtisaari and Gro Harlem Brundtland later travelled to Brussels to brief senior European Union officials on their findings. The group continues to engage in private advocacy and diplomacy on the key issues.[73]
Sri Lanka[edit]
The Elders have closely followed developments in Sri Lanka and spoken out on several occasions since the end of the decades-long conflict in 2009. In November 2009, the Elders wrote to Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa[74] as well as major donors, calling on the government to protect the rights of displaced civilians following years of war. Desmond Tutu said the government had "an obligation to serve all Sri Lanka's citizens - including the Tamil and other minority communities."[75]
Since the period immediately following the cessation of fighting in Sri Lanka, The Elders have persistently emphasised the importance of achieving reconciliation and accountability for violations committed during the conflict. In August 2010, The Elders expressed disappointment at the Sri Lankan government's clampdown on domestic critics and "disdain for human rights." The Elders added that meaningful progress on reconciliation on the island was still "desperately needed".[76]
In February 2012, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu wrote an op-ed in The Guardian, urging the member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council "to support a resolution that seeks accountability for the terrible violations of international law that have taken place, and establishes mechanisms to monitor progress on the steps the government is taking on accountability."[77] The US-backed resolution on 'Promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka' was adopted by the Council on 22 March 2012.[78] Robinson and Tutu wrote a further op-ed published in The Times, The Times of India and the Tribune de Genève in March 2013, calling on the Council and the Commonwealth to exert pressure on Sri Lanka's government to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).[79]
Sudan and South Sudan[edit]
The Elders' first mission to Sudan took place from 30 September to 4 October 2007. Desmond Tutu, Lakhdar Brahimi, Jimmy Carter, and Graça Machel travelled to Sudan to learn more about the humanitarian situation in Darfur and to affirm the group's support for the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), which was negotiated between North and South of the country in 2005 to end its 22-year civil war. The Elders published a report on their findings titled 'Bringing Hope, Forging Peace: The Elders' Mission to Sudan'.[80]
In 2008, the Elders encouraged states to provide urgently needed helicopters for peacekeepers in Darfur.[81] In March 2009 the Elders called for aid agencies to be given access to Sudan following their expulsion by the Sudanese government.[82] Ahead of South Sudan's self-determination referendum in January 2011, The Elders warned of a risk of renewed violence in Sudan and urged 'swift and bold action' by the international community in support of the peace process.[83]
In January 2011, two members of The Elders - Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan - led the Carter Center delegation to observe the referendum on self-determination in South Sudan.[84]
In 2012, prompted by the "worsening relations between Sudan and South Sudan, deteriorating economic conditions in both countries, and renewed conflict in the Sudanese states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan," The Elders decided to make a series of visits to Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia.[85] They aimed to highlight the growing humanitarian crisis and encourage further peace talks between the governments of Sudan and South Sudan.
In May 2012, Lakhdar Brahimi and Jimmy Carter met Sudanese President Omar Bashir in Khartoum.[86] In July 2012, Martti Ahtisaari, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu travelled to South Sudan to meet President Salva Kiir and civil society representatives, and to visit Yusuf Batil refugee camp near the border with Sudan.[87] They also travelled to Ethiopia, where they met Hailemariam Desalegn and members of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan (AUHIP), including Thabo Mbeki and Pierre Buyoya. At the conclusion of their visit, Ahtisaari, Tutu and Robinson urged Presidents Bashir and Kiir to meet as soon as possible and recommit to peace. Tutu stated: "Peace, peace, peace is what the people of Sudan and South Sudan need most. Recent months have seen increased hardship and suffering in both countries. It is a fragile time and I hope that the leaders will do what their people need, which is to recommit to working together to build two viable states."[88]
In November 2008, three members of the Elders - Jimmy Carter, Graça Machel and Kofi Annan - planned to visit Zimbabwe to draw attention to the country's escalating humanitarian and economic crises.[89] A day before their planned travel to Harare, they were informed that they would be refused entry.[90] Jimmy Carter said it was the first time he had been denied permission to enter any country.[91] Zimbabwe's foreign minister said that they had asked the Elders to postpone their trip.[92] Kofi Annan said Zimbabwe officials "felt our presence may interfere with the political negotiations."[93] Zimbabwe's state-controlled newspaper The Herald said that "The visit has been deemed a partisan mission by a group of people with partisan interests."[94]
The three Elders stayed in Johannesburg and were briefed by Zimbabwean political and business leaders, aid workers, donors, UN agencies and civil society representatives, many of whom travelled from Zimbabwe to see them. The Elders also held meetings with the leaders of South Africa and Botswana.[95] At a press conference after their meetings, they said the situation was "worse than they could have imagined"[96] and called for greater regional and global effort to alleviate the suffering of Zimbabweans. Graça Machel said that "the state is no longer able to offer basic services. It can no longer feed, educate or care for its citizens. It is failing its people."[97]
In February 2009, The Elders welcomed the signing of the Global Political Agreement between the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe, which provided for Morgan Tsvangirai to become Prime Minister and Robert Mugabe to remain President. The Elders urged world leaders to support it and to "give this agreement the best chances of success".[98] They also called on donors to provide funds for education, food production and investment in infrastructure to help stabilise the country and aid Zimbabwe's recovery.[99]
Thematic initiatives[edit]
Equality for women and girls[edit]
Commitment to gender equality is a core part of The Elders' work. In July 2009 The Elders called for an end to harmful and discriminatory practices that are justified on the grounds of religion and tradition. Fernando Henrique Cardoso said that "the idea that God is behind discrimination is unacceptable".[100] Jimmy Carter stated that the Elders call upon "all leaders to challenge and change the harmful teachings and practices, no matter how ingrained, which justify discrimination against women. We ask, in particular, that leaders of all religions have the courage to acknowledge and emphasise the positive messages of dignity and equality that all the world's major faiths share".[101] New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof later wrote that "The Elders are right that religious groups should stand up for a simple ethical principle: any person's human rights should be sacred, and not depend on something as earthly as their genitals."[102]
Child marriage[edit]
The Elders are committed to ending child marriage, a harmful traditional practice that will affect 100 million girls over the next decade if present trends continue[103] and which hinders the achievement of six of the eight Millennium Development Goals. In June 2011, Desmond Tutu, Gro Harlem Brundtland and Mary Robinson visited Amhara, Ethiopia, to learn more about the practice of child marriage in a region where half of all girls are married before they are 15.[104]
Alongside their fellow Elder Ela Bhatt, Tutu, Brundtland and Robinson travelled to Bihar, India in February 2012. Together, the Elders visited Jagriti, a youth-led project aimed at preventing child marriage, and encouraged the state government's efforts to tackle the issue.[105][106]
In 2011, The Elders initiated Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, which brings together civil society organisations from around the world that work to tackle child marriage.[107] The global partnership aims to support activists working for change at the grassroots and call on governments and global organisations to make ending child marriage an international priority.[108]
Every Human Has Rights[edit]
The Every Human Has Rights (EHHR) campaign was launched on the 59th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), December 10, 2007, in Cape Town, South Africa. The Elders launched the initiative in partnership with a diverse group of global NGOs, civil society organizations and businesses to highlight UDHR principles, including the right to health, women's rights, and freedom of expression. Launch partners included ActionAid, Amnesty International, the Center for Women's Global Leadership, International PEN, WITNESS, Realizing Rights, Save the Children and UNICEF. The EHHR campaign includes partners from civil society organizations in the developing world through networks like CIVICUS and directly. The campaign aimed to "empower global citizens to protect and realize the first-ever comprehensive agreement on human rights among nations".[109]
Other activities[edit]
Widespread violence erupted in Kenya in December 2007, following disputes over the results of national elections. In January 2008, the African Union established a Panel of Eminent African Personalities to mediate a solution to the crisis, headed by Kofi Annan and including Graça Machel and former Tanzanian Prime Minister Benjamin Mkapa. Earlier, the Kenyan churches had launched an unsuccessful mediation attempt headed by South African Archbishop and Elders chair, Desmond Tutu.[110] While three Elders were involved in efforts to resolve Kenya's crisis, this was not an initiative of The Elders.[111] The Elders issued a brief statement in January 2008 calling for an end to the violence.[112]
In March 2008, Elders Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter, Graça Machel and Mary Robinson issued a statement calling for a greater role for women in the resolution of conflict, and called on the global community "to acknowledge the vital role which women leaders around the world play in helping to resolve conflict and foster peaceful and prosperous societies."[113]
The organisation has also issued statements on a range of topics including those relating to Iran,[114] Tibet,[115] Pakistan,[116] Norway[117] and the Millennium Development Goals.[118]
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The median home value in Kechi, KS is $155,100.
This is
higher than
the county median home value of $125,100.
The national median home value is $170,100.
The average price of homes sold in Kechi, KS is $155,100.
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Listing agent is married to the seller. Taxes are estimated. HOA dues take care of ponds and entrance. If FHA or VA financing used add all costs required to be paid by the seller to price of the house. Free sprinkler system, free seeded yard, free shrubs. Free 42 inch TV above bar. Tax incentive from City of Kechi for this new home. Beautiful lake lot.
Country feeling in Kechi but just minutes from Downtown Wichita. Unique floor plan, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, large .27 lot with natural walkout basement. Beautiful glass tile range back and custom hood. Lovely white painted woodwork. Breezy covered deck with synthetic flooring. Ask us about our great Kechi New Homes Incentives!
Completely remodeled inside and out. New siding, new roof, new vinyl windows, new front door, new exterior paint. Inside-new laminate flooring in living, dining and master bedroom, new ceramic tile floors in kitchen, laundry and master bathroom. Double vanity in master bathroom also new tub and ceramic surround. Laundry on main floor. Upstairs, 2 spacious bedrooms, 1 full bath with ceramic tile floor and new tub with ceramic surround. All new carpet upstairs and basement. New interior paint throughout. All new knock down ceilings and new ceiling fans throughout. New interior doors. Large 13.5x37 carpeted family room in basement with daylight window. Basement has rough-in for 1/2 bath. New insulated garage door and opener. Fireplace in living room with gas starter. Concrete patio looks out to huge backyard with mature trees. Close to city park and lake. Great access to Hwy 254!!!
You Will Love Living In The Quiet Town Of Kechi*Easy Access To 254, I-135 And I-235*New Carpet*Fresh Paint*New Roof*Fireplace*Wood Floors*Vaulted Ceilings*Main Floor Laundry*Sun Room*Large Fenced Yard*Storage Building*Garden Shed*Deck*Above Ground Pool That Seller Will Remove If Buyer Does Not Want A Pool*This Nice Ranch Sits On A Cul-De-Sac Lot*Extra Pad Of Cement For Parking*Kechi Has Its Own Police Department**This Is A Must See*Call For Your Appointment Today**
Well maintained and nicely updated, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath is move in ready. Great floor plan with a roomy family room, 1 bedroom & 1 bath on lower level. Upper level features open plan with vaulted ceilings in living room and eat-in space in kitchen which opens to oversize deck and private shaded yard. Updates include glass mosaic tile backsplash in kitchen, tile floors in kitchen and bathrooms with updated fixtures throughout. In addition to the 2 car garage, this property features paved RV parking with 30 amp hook up AND! an additional 2 car garage/workshop. Insulated for comfort and 220 service (each wall has its own circuit), this building adds tremendous space and value. Hot tub under deck stays with property.
Great home on a corner lot with a fenced yard. This 3 bedroom 2 bath home has been well maintained. Featuring a wood burning fireplace, vaulted ceilings, wood deck, and privacy fence just to name a few. ALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES STAY. The finished basement family room has it's own airplane fan for all of you airplane enthusiast. NEW ROOF 2014, NEW DECK STAIN 2014, NEW DISHWASHER 2014, NEW ELECTRIC RANGE, TANKLESS WATER HEATER. A carpet allowance is negotiable.
Dreamed of opening your own business? Well here is the perfect lot for you to build your dream on. Give me a call today for all the details! This lot is zoned C-1 special commercial. This is a zoning classification through the City of Kechi which permits a wide variety of uses. The City of Kechi is very supportive of small businesses and city incentives may apply. Enjoy the small town environment but only be minutes from downtown Wichita. Quick and easy access to K254 exits. Electricity has not been run on this Lot yet.
Dreamed of opening your own business? Well here is the perfect lot for you to build your dream on. Give me a call today for all the details! This lot is zoned C-1 Special Commercial. This is a zoning classification through the City of Kechi which permits a wide variety of uses. The City of Kechi is very supportive of small businesses and city incentives may apply. Enjoy the small town environment but only be minutes from downtown Wichita. Quick & easy access to K254 also exits.
Amazing buy! If you are looking to build a home, look no further for a lot. This lot will not last long at this price and the property tax incentives to build a home are fantastic. In addition, seller will sell this lot for $5000.00 if buyer begins construction of a single family home within six months and a certificate of occupancy is granted within 12 months! Like I said, look no further! The Northwoods addition in Kechi is a family friendly neighborhood and enjoy small town living but only 12 minutes from downtown Wichita. Go ahead, leave your garage door up, neighbors will be by soon for a cold drink and to brag about their yard. Northwoods has an open builder program but builder must be approved. This Northwood's lot has a 1400 sq. ft main floor minimum. Northwood's has a Home Owners Association. This lot is the only lot without a home built on it in this particular Cul-de-sac.


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2 pounds white vanilla flavor bark
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
3 cups crisp rice cereal
2 cups miniature marshmallows
Add white bark and peanut butter to double boiler; melt over medium heat, stir as needed. Remove from heat. Combine nuts and crisp rice cereal in a bowl. Pour melted bark and peanut butter over mixture; stir in marshmallows. Drop a teaspoon full of candy onto wax paper and let cool. Variation: Substitute chocolate flavor bark for white bark. Makes 60-72 candies, depending on size of portion.
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Lady Antebellum recruited 2 Broke Girls star Beth Behrs to co-star as Hillary Scott 's pal for their new, adventurous "Downtown" video. The clip premieres on E! News Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Eastern, and Hillary says, "Beth was sweet enough to agree to help out for this video. It's not often I have a partner in crime to help me stir up a little trouble for Dave and Charles !"
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Why ebooks & why green e-publishing?By Deborah Emin
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Perhaps you've also wondered why the publishing industry produces and distributes all the major climate science information available but doesn't read it. If it did, publishing could become the standard bearer for global reduction of carbon footprints. This business challenge …
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TOS;DR — terms of service rendered comprehensible. "Make the hard stuff easy" is a great template for good ideas, and this just nails it. Sick of Impact Factors — typically only 15% of the papers in a journal account for …
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