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McDonald's: It All Comes Down to Leadership Innovation
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For McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), the key to its past success has been a commitment to its core business while continually innovating its product line to meet the needs and wants of the ever-changing consumer. The world of fast-food has evolved in many ways over the past three years alone and this has directly impacted McDonald's business. The entry and growth of players like 5-Guys and Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) along with the rising competition from Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN), Burger King (NYSE: BKW), and YUM! Brands (NYSE: YUM) has changed the market and made it more and more essential for McDonald's to innovate its product line, while staying true to its core. McDonald's completion of FY12 and Q4 marks an end to a difficult year for the fast-food giant. Though making strides in terms of menu offerings and value-meals, the company saw soft sales characterize the past several periods with expected negative sales growth in January.
Though not alarming due to the competitive landscape and slowdown in the global economy, these earnings do show the need for McDonald's to have a constant eye on the competitive landscape and what they can do to differentiate against the growing number of competitors. What matters for investors is how the company is preparing for FY13 and what these plans will mean for stock performance and future growth. The answer to this question lies in the hands of Don Thompson:
Throughout 2012 we concentrated our efforts behind the global priorities that represent our greatest opportunities under the Plan to Win - optimizing our menu, modernizing the customer experience and broadening accessibility to our Brand. McDonald's continued to grow by remaining focused on what matters most to our customers, although our results reflect the impact of the challenging global operating, economic and competitive environment. Our overall performance is a testament to the underlying strength of our business and our dedicated System of franchisees, suppliers and employees who continue to drive toward our mission to become our customers' favorite place and way to eat and drink.
These words by Thompson show a clear understanding of what will be necessary to succeed in the coming years. Though many CEO's speak these same types of words, Thompson has shown that McDonald's is willing and able to adapt in this changing world. This quarters earnings were in large part driven by a focus on "value meals" and specifically an update to the dollar menu. This approach is what is necessary for long-term success, but does squeeze margins by driving up volume and diminishing profit. Though in the short-term this innovation and resurgence of the dollar menu may not add substantive incremental earnings, in the long-term it is the only way for McDonald's to stay ahead of its international counterparts YUM, Wendy's, Burger King, etc.
As aforementioned, competition within the fast food sector is rising and pricing is becoming more and more important. Wendy's introduced its "Right Size Fits All" menu that focuses on value and directly competes with McDonald's. Additionally, in the company's fourth-quarter results, CEO Emil Brolick stated that the company was focusing on comtemporarizing the customer experience. The issue for investors with Wendy's is the company's low margins in comparison with its peer group. YUM! Brands has seen rising competition internationally and a slowdown in Chinese growth that makes the company a higher risk proposition for investors. Though Wendy's and YUM! each provide investors with strong financials and established brands, McDonald's is positioned well in the market to drive incremental sales and follow through with heightened earnings due to the company's strong history of changing with the times and consistently strong margins.
For investors, McDonald's is currently priced well and is in a strong fundamental position to perform over the long-term time horizon. In terms of valuation, McDonald's is valued at:
Forward Price/Earnings: 14.71
- Wendy's: 25.9
- Burger King: 25.13
PEG Ratio: 1.86
- Wendy's: 2.59
- Burger King: 1.74
- Wendy's: 9.06
- Burger King: 14.12
These figures illustrate that although McDonald's is not cheap, the company is valued fairly. In addition to being fairly valued, though, McDonald's also rewards its investors with a strong dividend, which makes the company even more appealing. The fundamental strength to McDonald's as a dividend play is that the company's debt/equity ratio is roughly 1. This shows a company that uses debt, but is not over leveraged.
Dividend: 3.30%
- Wendy's: 3.10%
- Burger King: .9%
Profit Margin: 19.82%
- Wendy's: .12%
- Burger King: 4.39%
(Yahoo! Finance)
The key for investors with McDonald's is that the company is a good mix of a long-term stability play, a dividend winner, and a growing company both domestically and internationally. With a less aggressive international growth strategy than YUM and higher margins than Burger King and Wedny's, McDonald's provides stability and a strong business model to investors. The future of the company is in the hands of Thompson and his team. The key is for them to innovate with new product lines that speak to both the current McDonald's customer along with the prospective McDonald's customer. Investors should keep a close eye on the new offerings the company is revealing as they are the key to McDonald's success going forward into an age of heightened competition and a greater emphasis on value.
(All financial metrics referenced above are obtained from Yahoo Finance, CNBC Analytics, S&P Capital IQ and Thomson Reuters.)
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A building at Canterbury University has been evacuated after an anonymous security threat was received.
Christchurch police say they were notified about a non-specific threat against the university on Tuesday afternoon.
The university's central library has been cleared and a search of the area is under way.
Police will be maintaining a low-key security presence at the university throughout the afternoon.
Police say they don't know if the threat is genuine, but they are taking appropriate precautions.
The university is hosting Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae at a function on Tuesday evening, where he will present the Anzac of the Year award to the Student Volunteer Army.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 4 p.m.
It's not too late to stop by and grab a copy of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, by Tom Angleberger.
On Thursday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m., we will meet in the Children's Programming Room on the second floor for 30 to 45 minutes to discuss this story and make our own origami yoda puppets.
All are welcome to attend (especially appeals to Wimpy Kid fans and readers ages 7 to 11). We hope to see you and friend at our next meeting!


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RICHMOND, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities in Shawano County continue to investigate the finding of human remains in a wooded area.
On Saturday, the sheriff's department was called around 5:30 p.m. to some woods in the Town of Richmond..
"As with any situation as this, the case is being handled as a possible homicide at this time," Sheriff Randall Wright told FOX 11.
According to deputies, a group of young adults found the remains along County Highway MMM. That's west of Shawano. Authorities continue to scour the scene Saturday night and through Sunday.
A group of young adults found the remains. However, few details are being released at this time – leaving many unanswered questions.
Residents told FOX 11 that not a lot of people use the road where the remains were found.
"The remains, artifacts, and evidence have been sent for a forensic exam and autopsy to the Wisconsin Crime Lab," Sheriff Wright said.
Authorities said they won't release any further information until results of the forensic examinations come back.


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For more than three decades, Donna Eden has been teaching people to understand the body as an energy system, to recognize their aches and pains as signals of energy imbalance, and to reclaim their natural healing capabilities. In this long-awaited new book, Eden speaks directly to women, showing them how they can work with energy to tackle the specific health challenges they face.
Hormonal health is essential to a woman's well-being, and in this groundbreaking book Eden reveals that a woman can manage her hormones by managing her energies. In fact, energy medicine is effective in treating a host of health issues. From PMS to menopause, from high blood pressure to depression, it offers solutions to women's health issues that traditional medicine often fails to provide. In Energy Medicine for Women, Eden shows women how they can work with energy to strengthen their immune, circulatory, lymphatic, and respiratory systems to promote health, vitality, and inner peace. Blending a compassionate voice with a profound grasp of how the female body functions as an energy system, Eden presents what is sure to become a classic book on the subject of women's health.
"Eden (Energy Medicine) conducts workshops and lectures on the ancient practice of healing the body via its own energy systems. The first two chapters of her latest book serve as a primer, introducing nine basic energy systems, including the chakras, the meridians and the aura. Eden explains how keeping these energy systems balanced and flowing can help prevent illness, promote well-being and aid the body in self-healing. She also notes that while energy healing has been labeled an alternative method, its influence and importance has been increasingly recognized by research scientists and mainstream physicians. Eden then delves into a fascinating chapter-by-chapter discussion of health issues of interest to women, ranging from hormones, menstruation, sexuality, pregnancy and fertility to menopause and weight management, with accompanying energy 'exercises' related to each topic. Included are tips to relieve PMS symptoms and hot flashes, techniques that get sexual energy flowing and a variety of movements designed to maintain overall energy balance. Proponents of energy work will no doubt welcome Eden's new book, and open-minded readers unfamiliar with the concept of energy medicine may be lured by methods that are noninvasive, free of charge and freely available at one's own fingertips." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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ninjaroy November 27, 2012 12:25:32 AM CET
This fatalistic dream of theirs, where nothing is ever really achieved, destroys them, yet they beg and fight to feed us with "It"….remarkable isn't it? --The consistency of the Machine.
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Rammstein81 November 19, 2012 1:13:59 AM CET
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Roggenwolfe November 13, 2012 7:10:16 AM CET
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Note to self : never again click on a vid with title startin with " MUST SEE "
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I'm glad he told me I had shit on my head before I went outside. Thanks Dick
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Love it D the A ! Some of us humans submit to your humor ! Lol
Dick The Alien October 31, 2012 5:23:02 PM CET
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From his tone of voice I bet he is black.
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If you humans are familiar with the concept of humor, I am broadcasting from Centaurus through a format you all call youtube? I will be coming to you through this tube regularly to bring you more grief MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Egyptian police kill Palestinian exiting tunnel into Sinai
Israeli drone crashes in south Lebanon
France: Solution to Mideast conflict to be brought before UN Security Council
After Mahmoud Abbas, who will lead the Palestinian Authority?
PACE to send fact-finding committee to Gaza
Outgoing Likud No. 2 Sa'ar says rift with Netanyahu contributed to decision to quit politics
US Senate elevates Israel's status as 'major strategic partner'
Sa'ar's exit prompts efforts to limit Likud leader's term
Politics: 5774's stormy year-end surprise
Israel set to expand public health services in rocket-battered South
*Rx for Readers: When your legs won't relax*
Artificial sweeteners could actually lead to diabetes, say scientists at Weizmann Institute
Yad Sarah saved public purse NIS 1.5 billion by lending out medical equipment in past year
Security & Defense: Israel's first network-centric war
Energy Ministry to allocate NIS 122m. to bring natural gas, improve energy efficiency in South
DLD Tel Aviv innovation fest sees start-ups strut their stuff
Environment Ministry calls upon towns to empty drainage pipes before rainy season
Biblical inspiration – in the kitchen
Oldest siddur in the world to be displayed in Jerusalem
Painting it the way it is
Catch her if you can
Hap TA looks to maintain momentum in Kiryat Shmona
Jerusalem beats Maccabi TA to claim Winner Cup
Israel to host games once more after UEFA lifts ban
Pe'er, Glushko continue swoons; Israel awaits Davis Cup foe
Israel to re-authorize security barrier route near West Bank historical site
Unable to flee, elderly Jews remain behind in eastern Ukraine
Ahead of Rosh Hashana, Pope meets with Jewish delegation at Vatican
Here we stand, and here we stay
Galloway warned of death threats
Wiesenthal Center calls for arrest of Denmark-based imam who called for killing of Jews
Turkish hostages abducted by Islamic State released
ISIS fight requires 'genocidal' Israel leave 'Palestine', Iran says
Kerry says Iran has role to play in global campaign against Islamic State
US House unanimously condemns swell of anti-Semitism in Europe, Middle East
Syrian nuclear activities divide global powers at UN atomic meeting
Know comment: Watchmen for the walls of Jerusalem
Another tack: Hey diddle, Fatah and the fiddle
Into the fray: The TBS of the TSS - A chronicle of irrational fanaticism
September 19: Jewish flexibility
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Tikkun olam in Hebrew
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The anatomy of murder
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Climb every mountain
City Notes: Tze'elon beach closed due to dangerous vegetation
Still strange bedfellows: Human evil and human progress
Sino-Indian ties: Need for patience
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סִדְרַת סְטֶנְד-אַפְּ חֲדָשָה: קוֹמֶדִי בִּיט
גִיבּוֹרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מְקַבְּלֵי עִיטוּר הַגְבוּרָה
גֶ'אז בְּעִבְרִית
For the love of debauchery
Paris in Jerusalem
Love in the time of plenty
Religious strife … AGAIN?
WATCH: US embassy helps Israeli Arab school heal in wake of gruesome murder of beloved principal
Scores of lone soldiers reunited with family flown in for holidays
Israel wishes a sweet Rosh Hashana to the soldiers defending the land of milk and honey
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Quand Roméo et Juliette s'appellent Reouven et Djamila
Jeunes, braves et valeureux : la nouvelle génération des soldats de Tsahal
Oh les filles, oh les filles…
Revisiter le sionisme
Préserver l'héritage des Juifs de Tunisie
Ton peuple sera mon peuple
Réseau d'alliances
Malgré quelques revers, l'Etat islamique se porte bien
Israël et la « coalition virtuelle » contre le Hamas
Sous la coupe de l'Etat islamique en Syrie
Le problème avec l'UNRWA
David Azrieli, 1922-2014
Dimanche 13 juillet
Deux familles, une histoire
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Boucler la boucle
Sondage : la victoire de Tsahal à Gaza
L'épreuve de la dissuasion
Pas de trêve pour Bibi
Canadian Young Leadership Solidarity Mission to Israel
JNF USA Solidarity Mission Visits Southern Israel
Turning Tanks into Pine Cones
Under Hamas Fire, KKL-JNF Paves a Security Road for Kibbutz Sufa
KKL-JNF Helps Chile Deal with the Gall Wasp Pest
KKL-JNF and Fair Planet in Ethiopia–Seeds of Hope
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Nevatim Celebrates 60 Years and Dedicates a New Reservoir
Mexican Parliamentarians Visit the Biofilter for Urban Runoff in Kfar Saba
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KKL-JNF Office Opens in New Zealand
KKL-JNF Leaders at ELC meet with the EU Parliament
Addressing Climate Change Conference
Nurturing the Foresters of the Future
Saving the Sabras
Ma'alot 360 Scholarship Recipients from Australia Tour Israel
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Promising trend of prosecution for environmental crimes, officials say
Yazidi boy recovering from surgery in Israel, father worried about family in Iraq
Portions of the Western Wall may be facing problematic erosion
Israeli math team take top prize for the first time at International Mathematics Competition
Israeli Ebola researcher unique in learning how some victims survive
State and local council to replace asbestos roofs in the line of fire from Gaza
Environment Ministry says oil shale pilot project in Shfela is environmentally destructive
MK Henin: Immediate action is needed to curb pollution levels in the Haifa Bay
'Export of Leviathan gas to Turkey unlikely without improvement in political ties'
NGOs to panel: Public must benefit more from profits on natural resources
Ministerial committee approves new land, sea gas reception terminals
Exploratory oil drilling in Golan Heights approved
12/25/2012 23:58
C'tee rejects Be'er Tuviya natural gas plant
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Following ongoing protest from area residents who feared having a natural gas
plant in their Gazan border midst, the Southern District Committee for Planning
and Building decided unanimously not to recommend constructing such a facility
in the Be'er Tuviya Industrial Zone.The residents had for several years
been protesting the construction of the plant, which was slated to contain 35
tons of natural gas, 9,000 cubic meters of diesel and pipes carrying up to an
additional 170 tons of gas. In March, after a barrage of rockets hit the area,
Be'er Tuviya and Kiryat Malachi residents sent a petition letter to the High
Court of Justice, and followed up in June with a mass protest in front of the
National Committee for Planning and Building. During November's Operation Pillar
of Defense, after more than 15 rockets hit in the area planned for the facility,
the residents sent a letter to the ministers of defense, interior and public
security, as well as the prime minister, demanding that the government
immediately relocate the plant.The project was initiated by Shikun
V'Binui six years ago through its former subsidiary IPM Be'er Tuviya, which was
then sold to Triple-M Power Plants Ltd."The southern district
committee's decision is a necessary step, and it is a significant, additional
sign on the way to removing this plan from the agenda," said Adva Dror,
coordinator of the residents' campaign. "It was clear that no responsible
parties could tie themselves to a plan to establish a gasfired power plant in
the heart of an industrial area filled with hazardous materials and adjacent to
the second largest concentration of ammonia in Israel."Less than a month
before, a Grad rocket hit a logistics structure located only 40 meters from the
area designated for the natural gas plant's construction, Dror
explained."We have no doubt that the unanimous decision of the committee
indicates an understanding of planning officials and government representatives
in the southern district that the initiative to construct a plant in the current
place is not in the interest of the public and does not serve the common good,"
Dror said.Triple-M has continued to assure that it would undertake all
necessary means of environmental protection when constructing the plant,
adhering to the highest safety standards. Asaf Vitman, CEO of IPM Be'er Tuviya,
has likewise emphasized that the plant would be built in accordance with the law
and has noted that plants have been established in many areas throughout the
countries where rockets have fallen.In response to the southern district
committee decision, Triple-M said its plan to construct the plant has been
approved after public review by the Interior Ministry's National Infrastructure
Committee."The energy plant that will be established opposite [Moshav]
Timorim is part of the security system of natural gas in Israel, and is being
established on the basis of the strictest European standards," the company said.
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Photo of the Week – Thumbs Up!
Workers at the Southern Great Plains celebrate the installation of the first of three X-band scanning ARM precipitation radars that will be installed thanks to the Recovery Act. Pictured in photo: Rick McMillen (second from left), SGP site operations, and (remaining left to right) Stephen Deramus, Walter Romero, and Marcus Smith, Radtec Engineering, Inc.
Photo by Lynne Roeder
To see more photos of Recovery projects or add your own photos, visit the Recovery.gov Flickr Group.
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Mr. President.. I worked for your ellectiob by knocking on doors and gave my mone to your campagin. I want to do so again…But I am wondering why you and the democrats are not putting specific Job Programs in Full detail and sell them to the Public. Please stop letting the Republicans and the Tea Party define your actions. Stop giving in to them. You give and give and get nothing in turn. You stated during your campagin that you would rather be a Good One Time president than be a two term bad President. Lets do that. Take it to the republicans, tea party and Blue Coat Democrats. Make them take a stand and let the public see them as they are. You should study what President FDR did. we may have to go back and look at what he did. Take back some of our money from our wars and the money paid back from The Stimlus and pay for your Jobs Program. Mr. President….please do something…you are our last opportunity. Please do something…Thank you. God Bless you and you family….Howard Stevenson. ho email@example.com
Looks like something good came out of the Recovery Act. Hope we can get this economy moving again. Thankfully with the oil and gas industry here in Oklahoma we have not been as hard hit as some in the nation.
These ARM precipitation radars are very helpful. the recovery act is saving construction jobs, driving demand for new equipment and delivering better and more efficient infrastructure. In 2009, the Stimulus helped the solar industry create 18,000 jobs. Way to go guys.


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Update 12:35 AM CST: The Daily Norseman is reporting that Jared Allen has left Minnesota without a contract, due to an NFL rule that limits free agent visits to 48 hours. Negotiations will continue long distance, but Jared will visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers early next week.
Likely soon-to-be ex-Chiefs star Jared Allen is still in Minnesota negotiating with the Vikings. Tonight from the Star Tribune:
Jared Allen continued his visit with the Vikings on Saturday afternoon at Winter Park as the team worked both to reach an agreement on a multiyear contract with the Pro Bowl defensive end as well as a trade that would send draft picks to the Kansas City Chiefs…
The Vikings have offered Kansas City their first-round pick (No. 17 overall) in next weekend's NFL draft as well as one of their two third-round selections. Those picks fall at No. 73 and No. 82 overall, with the first one having been acquired in a trade last year with the Denver Broncos.
Carl Peterson, who serves as Chiefs president, chief executive officer and general manager, is known in league circles as an extremely tough negotiator and could be looking for a better compensation package.
The rebuilding Chiefs, coming off a 4-12 season, would have five of the first 73 picks in the draft if they obtained the Vikings' top pick as well as their first selection in round three. The Buccaneers reportedly are willing to part with their first-round pick, but that might not be as attractive to the Chiefs because it comes three picks after the Vikings' selection.
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September 8
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Family Second Sunday Workshop
Golden Cartouches
A cartouche, an oval encircling Egyptian hieroglyphs, is a nametag of a pharaoh. In this drop-in workshop, learn to write your name in hieroglyphs and become instant royalty when you make your own cartouche to take home. Explore hands-on artifacts associated with ancient Egypt. Free with Museum admission.


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ALTON - Juan Gustavo Espinosa, 74, passed away at his residence June 28, 2012.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Elva M. Espinosa; his daughters, Alda Yvette Espinosa of Alton, Marissa (Marco) Castor of Alamo, Mirta C. Espinosa of Mission; sons, Gerardo G. Espinosa (Becky) of Corpus Christi and Ruben D. Espinosa of Alton; grandchildren, Vanessa J. Garza, Oscar D. Garza, Katherine C. Sanchez, Eunice I. Castor and Mikael A. Castor; siblings, Heriberto (Consuelo) Espinosa of Houston, Jose A. (Anita) Espinosa of Pharr, Maria Concepcion (Frank) Sandoval of Anthony, NM, Arturo (Martha) Espinosa of Spring, Alfredo (Rosa) Espinosa of Edinburg, Rene (Diana) Espinosa of Pueblo, CO, and Mario A. (Rosa) Espinosa of McAllen; and by numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Santos and Catalina Espinosa; and by his aunt Elisa "Nana" De la Cruz.
Visitation was held July 1 at Ric Brown Family Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be held July 2 at 9 a.m. at San Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Alton. Interment will follow at Valley Memorial Gardens.
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New Zealand Embassy Ha Noi, Viet Nam
New Zealand Ambassador to Viet Nam
The New Zealand Ambassador to Viet Nam is accredited to Viet Nam.
Haike Manning recently assumed the role of New Zealand Ambassador to Viet Nam, arriving in Ha Noi in October 2012. He replaces Heather Riddell. Haike joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 1996 and has been posted previously as New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner in India (1999-2002) and Deputy Head of Mission in Brazil (2004-2008).
Haike's career focus in recent years has been on trade policy and trade negotiations. His most recent role was as Deputy Director in the Ministry's Trade Negotiations Division, which involved senior New Zealand negotiating roles in both the WTO and Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.
Haike is accompanied by his partner, Irene Ohler, and their young son, Lucian.
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DVD Release Date: December 14, 2010
Theatrical Release Date: August 20, 2010
Rating: PG (for rude humor, some language and mild thematic elements)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sequel
Run Time: 109 min.
Director: Susanna White
Actors: Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans, Maggie Smith, Ralph Fiennes
There are certain films that just make you feel good. Such a film is Nanny McPhee Returns (screenplay by Emma Thompson). The movie is a pure delight from beginning to end. It's packed with uplifting wit, nice plot twists, and a thought-provoking storyline that's bound to bring out the best in both adults and kids. It wouldn't be an overstatement to say it borders on inspiring. As one youngster said as he was leaving the theater, "That made my day."
The movie, set in WWII England, offers a stellar cast that includes: Maggie Gyllenhaal (Secretary, Crazy Heart) as a harried mother of three rambunctious children; Maggie Smith (The Missionary, Gosford Park) as an elderly and slightly kooky shop owner; Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, The Shipping News) as a lovable and comical villain; and Emma Thompson (Howard's End, The Remains of the Day, Sense & Sensibility) as Nanny McPhee. Adding even more clout to this cast is Ralph Fiennes (Schindler's List, The English Patient), who is arguably one of Hollywood's finest actors. It's an A-List cast—and it shows. Each actor contributes to make the fantasy of it all very believable.
The story opens at a farmhouse in the country, amid the boisterous horseplay of Norman, Megsie, and Vincent—the children of Mrs. Green (Gyllenhaal), a woman falling to pieces as she tries valiantly to save her farm from being sold out from under her. At first the children seem like just another stereotypical trio of out-of-control brats. But we quickly learn that there is far more to each of them as they reveal their feelings for their father, who has gone off to war, and not written home in three months. Everyone fears the worst, but they are trying their best to keep a stiff upper lip.
Into this already tense situation come two more children, cousins Cyril and Celia, who are unceremoniously dumped off at the farm by their chauffeur. They are from the city: wealthy, sophisticated, refined, cultured, and decidedly snobbish. They arrive at the dilapidated farmhouse, which is literally surrounded by a loathsome mixture of mud and livestock excrement. It's ghastly to little Cyril and Celia, both of whom are dressed in fine apparel. The tone is set when Cyril mocks his cousins upon first meeting them: "Greetings covered-in-poo people. Do you speak English?" That's enough to get things moving in the wrong direction for the five children who, within the span of a day, are at each other's throats.
Later that night, at the height of an all out war that has erupted under poor Mrs. Green's roof, Nanny McPhee arrives from out of nowhere. She is, without question, a shockingly ugly—complete with hairy warts, a bulbous nose, a frighteningly thick uni-brown, and a predominant snaggletooth that is always visible. Despite her odd appearance and unannounced arrival, McPhee is allowed into the home, where she begins to work her fairy-tale magic instantly on the children. Within moments they are persuaded to stop fighting and go to bed. This is the first of five lessons she eventually teaches them. And beautiful lessons, they are: 1) stop fighting; 2) share nicely; 3) help each other; 4) be brave; and 5) have faith. (I'd like to call in Nanny McPhee on some adults I know.)
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This thesis constitutes the first comprehensive examination of Berger's fiction. It treats Berger as a thinker and a writer-- not simply as a populist of aesthetics-- and therefore broadene the context in which he is usually considered. Chapter One provides and overview of Berger's methdology and aesthetic. Chapter Two examines his first three novels in terms of his empathetic response to the class of people with which these novels are concerned, the nature of the dream as manifest in these novels, and Berger;s concept of the heroic. Chapter Three is a close reading of G. and the theories of time it sets forth. Chapter Four considers the views of memory and experience in Berger's last two works of fiction, and the reasons for his turning to traditional narrative form. The work as a whole traces Berger's struggle to get "close to the face of experience".
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San Diego » Lola De La Cruz cried when she met author E L James. The 29-year-old fan had waited since 4 a.m. to accomplish the No. 1 thing on her Comic-Con to-do list — meet the writer of "Fifty Shades of Grey" — and 12 hours later, she got her chance.
"The relationship that's in the book is something that I've always wanted and haven't gotten in previous relationships, so it kind of gave me that hope that there's something still out there," she said as she wiped away tears after meeting James Thursday at the pop-culture convention. "It brought me back to life, so to speak."
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James can relate. The 49-year-old mother of two was a fan herself, moved to start writing after reading Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series.
"I don't think I've ever been swept up in something like I was swept up with that," James said Thursday before her Comic-Con appearance in San Diego. "I read them and reread them and reread them, and then I sat down and wrote a novel."
That book hasn't been published — yet — but she followed by posting new pieces online. Those stories found an instant audience and eventually became "Fifty Shades of Grey."
Thursday's visit wasn't the London-based writer's first time at Comic-Con. She actually had come once before to participate in a panel for fans who wrote fiction inspired by the "Twilight" series.
Now, she's the bestselling author of her own literary phenomenon — a romantic trilogy that commanded a seven-figure publishing price, has been translated into 42 languages, is dissected by book clubs and talk-show hosts and set to be made into a movie by the Oscar-nominated producers of "The Social Network."
"It's just crazy," James said, sipping a latte on the patio of a hotel near the San Diego Convention Center. "This whole thing has just been mindboggling, how it's happened and how it's exploded, and so quickly."
The "Fifty Shades" books, which follow the relationship between college student Anastasia Steele and billionaire-bachelor-with-a-taste-for-bondage Christian Grey, were published in April by a division of Random House, Inc. and have already sold more than 16 million copies.
So what's the appeal of the titillating tale?
"It's a fantasy novel," James said. "It's a love story at its heart, which I think women like to read — a passionate love story. It's got some kinky sex in it, which is kind of interesting. ... I mean he is just ridiculously wealthy, ridiculously accomplished, as well, and it's nice to go on a holiday and just escape into their world."
As 30-year-old fan Jennifer Norling of San Francisco put it: "There's humor, there's love, it's intense. It's pretty much everything a woman would want in her love life."
But, please, don't call it "mommy porn."
Though James said she doesn't want to be "a social commentator," she isn't a big fan of the term some journalists and pundits have used to describe her books' erotic content and female fan base.
"I think it is disparaging. It's actually quite misogynistic," she said. "Women like sex. If it's done well, it's really quite good fun."
Also fun for fans of the book — and James herself — is speculating who will play the central characters on screen. Readers share endless ideas on Twitter, and while James finds some of their suggestions perplexing, she hasn't ruled anyone out. She also betrays no favorites.
Besides, she's still not sure how involved she'll be in the production or if she might contribute to the screenplay. Universal Pictures and Focus Features announced producers Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti earlier this week, "so it's like, what's next?" she said.
She almost didn't want to do the movie at all.
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What's wrong with mental health care?
The latest mass shooting has renewed focus on why people with mental illness don't get the help they need.
The president has called for a national dialogue about gun violence after the horrific mass shooting in a Connecticut elementary school. How about an equally exhaustive public discussion about the state of mental health care in the United States?
No one knows what compelled Adam Lanza to commit such unfathomable violence, but it's well known that perpetrators of some of the nation's other shooting sprees were mentally ill, and that the system failed to protect them and others from themselves.
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The National Institute of Mental Health says that one in four adults is diagnosed with a mental disorder in any given year, and that one in 17 people suffer from a "seriously debilitating mental illness."
Yet, when the nation fell into recession, mental health care was on the chopping block in many states and communities. ABC News reports:
"Since the recession forced budget cuts in 2009, state general funding for mental health care has decreased by an estimated $4.35 billion nationwide, according to the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors . . . .
"Since 2009 alone, 3,222 psychiatric hospital beds are no longer available to patients, and another 1,249 may disappear soon because of proposed closures, according to the association. That's about 10% of all state psychiatric hospital beds gone in about three years, said Dr. Robert Glover, the association's executive director, who said he'd never been more worried."
Colorado is one bright spot. Gov. John Hickenlooper is asking the legislature for $18.5 million to expand mental health services, including more treatment beds, five walk-in clinics and a statewide hotline. Says Kaiser Health News, "The proposal is the result of five months of work by a group of advisers convened by Hickenlooper in the wake of a mass shooting in July at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater that left 12 dead."
A shortage of funding is not the only problem that plagues mental health care in the U.S. Among them:
Inadequate compliance with existing law. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, since 2010, has required work-based health plans that include mental health and substance abuse care to be treated as the plans do other ailments -- no special limits on coverage or extra costs. But just because the law requires they don't skimp on coverage, that doesn't make it so. Ask any mental health professional about that.
Mental health coverage is not universal. The parity law applies only to companies with 50-plus employees that provide mental health and substance abuse coverage, but doesn't require any employer to make that coverage part of their plans. Only 85% of members surveyed this year by the Society for Human Resource Management said their employers provide it (.pdf file). As for individual policies you buy on your own, some states require them to include mental health coverage; others don't.
Another bright spot: Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, will require that all health insurance plans for small employers and individuals include coverage for mental health and addiction. (Large employers will still be exempt.)
Also, states that agree to expand Medicaid under Obamacare will make the federal health insurance program's mental health coverage available to more low-income people. The Affordable Care Act also includes money to increase the number of mental health care professionals.
Many children don't get the help they need. Says another Kaiser Health News article:
"According to the National Institute of Mental Health, half of the people with a mental illness have it by the time they're 14. But on average, people don't receive formal treatment for their illness until they're 24, says David Shern, the president and CEO of Mental Health America, an advocacy group."
Parents who seek help for a mentally ill child often encounter frustration. A Here and Now story on NPR described one mother's herculean effort to identify and secure the necessary help that enabled her son to lead a normal life.
Writer Liza Long shared her struggles with an unresponsive system in the widely read "I am Adam Lanza's mother," published on The Huffington Post and other sites. (Worried about your child? The National Alliance on Mental Illness has a factsheet on what parents can do if they suspect their child needs help.)
Once children reach adulthood, the situation changes dramatically. In most states, an adult can't be compelled to seek treatment unless he or she threatens suicide or harm to others. If you have a loved one with a seriously debilitating mental illness that's untreated, you know the pain of watching that person spiral out of control.
All of these issues need to be re-examined in the brutal light of this new day. While 2014 will provide mental health care to more people, it isn't enough. Says Kaiser Health News:
"As many as 30 million people are expected to gain insurance coverage beginning in 2014. Of those, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimates that 6 (million) to 10 million will have untreated mental illnesses or addiction, adding additional demands to a system that is already overwhelmed."
Wisely, President Obama's new task force is not limiting its discussions to gun control. "(Obama) said that any effort should include new restrictions on guns, but also improved access to mental health services and better management of violence in popular culture," NBCNews.com reports.
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I have to say where I am from there seems to be quite a lot of help available. We have clincs, drs. even one local hospital has a mental health unit. My own grandson has been diagnoised with the same thing that gunman has Aspergerr's syndrome. He has been seen by some of the best drs. is in threapy and attneds a special school and has several meds. The thing is that he gets violent and they say kids with this don't, I don't feel you can lump them all into the same catergory as I have witness my grandson in his OUTBURSTS and they are horrible. There at times my daugher has to even call police when the ambulance people cannot control him, so i know what it is like. What I don't understand is HOW on earth that mother knowing her son had issues had the AUDACITY to not only buy guns but to teach him how to shoot them. Then if that isn't bad enough she kept them in the house at arms reach. He tried to purchase a gun earlier in the wk.at Dick's stores and was DENIED.So if the mother didn't have the guns in the home, those kids would be ALLIVE TODAY.
It's time to stop all the touchy feely stuff and put these people back into mental institutions and away from the public. Most are not productive members of society. They are homeless, locked up in jail and "supervised" by family members that can't control them. For some reason many of these family members have guns in the home that are available to anyone. Unfortunately most people won't agree with me. But guess what, they will when their child is killed by some nut with a gun.
There is only one solution and that at times can fail.
We need to get back to extended family system with three generational cohesiveness and preferably living togather in a co-operative way.
Now grand parents in old age pass their time in lonelyness. Their middle one struggle to make two ends meet and keep marriage intact that half of the time going to fail. Kids alienated and if divorced parent often confused, frustrated and lonely. Many even when they grow up are sexless, friendless in lonely life. Sex , love has become commodity. You can chose all kind of variation in market place. If you do not measure up in some respect, your pillow is your sex buddy.
These loneliness has no mental heath fix. No amount of talking, drugs, supervision can give you place to belong , person to belong or feel good about situation one finds one self.
As far as Connecticut situation, oh, well things happen and will continue to happen. In the population of over 300 millions where money is god, more is better and loneliness International and insecurity under best of situation is met stable. There is nothing one can do for some of the suicides, murders, mental break down. There are going to be dog bites, even though large majority of dogs are good. There are going to be vehicle deaths since it is the part of statistical reality. There are some people who are going to get very wealthy while their friends have no clue why their one friend sky rocketed.
Things happen. Be realistic. Fix what is possible. Try to fix other things in a reasonable way with modest expectations and live the best life you can and try to be best human being you can. There are no guarantees.
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Wellington, May 14 – New Zealand's Polynesian population has one of the highest rates of serious kidney disease in the world, a Sydney conference will be told.
The conference, to be held from May 30 to June 1, will address the high prevalence of serious renal (kidney) disease in the world's indigenous peoples.
Australia's Aboriginal population and New Zealand's Polynesian peoples had some of the highest rates of kidney disease in the world — and the rates were rising, a statement from the Renal Disease in Indigenous Populations group said.
Because research and clinical expertise tended to be concentrated in developed nations, the issue of kidney disease among indigenous or transitional populations had been marginalised.
"With this meeting, Australia has both an opportunity and a major responsibility to help focus expert international medical attention on the high social, cultural and economic costs of failing to manage serious kidney disease amongst these populations," Dr David Pugsley, deputy director of the renal unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital of South Australia, said.
The conference would feature nearly 30 national and international speakers from 20 countries, and new data would be presented on the factors believed to contribute to the high incidence of kidney disease in indigenous peoples, Dr Pugsley said.
These included genetic factors, lifestyle, the westernisation of traditional cultures, a heavy burden of infection, foetal and infant malnutrition, obesity and alcohol dependence.
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* Patterns of kidney disease amongst indigenous or transitional populations.
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This panel contains the most essential hormones a man should have tested. Each one is critical to supporting optimal health. Life Extension has written extensively on the numerous disease states associated with low levels of DHEA and testosterone and their critical importance in promoting healthy aging.
DHEA and Testosterone, especially free testosterone, can significantly decline with aging, while PSA and estrogen may rise.
Also, whenever doing hormone replacement therapy it is important to carefully monitor your hormone levels. Before attempting to restore DHEA to youthful levels, men should know their serum PSA (prostate specific antigen) level. Men should also periodically check their blood levels for free testosterone and estrogen to make sure that DHEA is following a youthful metabolic pathway.
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Good test for checking progress
By hebroots
from Jensen Beach, FL
Comments about Life Extension Blood Labs Male Basic Hormone Panel Blood Test:
I find this test to be good for checking on dosing and effectiveness of supplements, especially hormonal ones. It gives me the ability to be informed about what is going on in my body. The cost is pretty inexpensive for those without insurance, considering the 4 tests it includes. I drew blood on Friday, got results by e-mail on Tuesday, pretty good I think.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Needs LH
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Good test. Borderline expensive in that its less to have a physician order the labs and get results.Test should also include LH to show HPG Axis and provide better insight.
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There is clear evidence that exogenous hormones—those originating outside the body—can interfere with our own hormone function1 Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are broadly defined as chemical compounds that can interfere with hormone action. Well-known examples include estrogen, classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a Group 1 human carcinogen,2 and diethylstilbestrol or DES (the first synthetic hormone), which the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned in 1971 for use in pregnant women after scientific studies showed higher cancer risks in their daughters.3–5 The Endocrine Society—the premier professional organization for basic and clinical endocrine research and the treatment of endocrine disorders—published its first scientific statement in June 2009, summarizing voluminous science on the EDCs.6 EDCs identified included a heterogeneous list of synthetic and natural compounds also categorizable as pharmaceuticals (e.g., estrogen, DES), pesticides (methoxychlor, chlorpyrifos, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane or DDT), fungicides (vinclozolin), plastic monomers (bisphenol A or BPA), plasticizer additives (phthalates), polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated biphenyls, and dioxins. Exposure to EDCsSources of human exposure to EDCs are diverse and, therefore, difficult to characterize in their entirety. Known or strongly suspected EDCs include, for example, not only lawn, garden, and agricultural pesticides but also chemicals found in commercial toys and other household and commercial products, as well as chemical ingredients in food packaging. In addition, overall exposure to EDCs involves only a part of widespread persistent exposure to a broader mix of indoor and outdoor chemicals and contaminants. Many such industrial chemicals leach into soil or groundwater and often enter the food chain, accumulating in humans and other animals higher in the food chain. People exposed to EDCs, therefore, consist not only of those working directly with industrial chemicals and with pesticides and fungicides but also the rest of the population that drinks the water, breathes the air, ingests food, contacts the soil, or uses products contaminated with these same chemicals. In terms of cumulative EDC exposure at the individual level, the human body integrates exposure to diverse but potentially synergistic EDCs across these different sources of exposure. The National Exposure Reports of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm that there is widespread exposure to chemical mixtures across the population, including multiple EDCs.7 Exposure begins in utero; CDC biomonitoring data indicate that several dozen industrial chemicals, including some EDCs, are routinely found in amniotic fluid.8 This finding, combined with the importance of hormones to fetal and child development, indicates the increased vulnerability of developing fetuses and infants stemming from exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals.EDC ToxicityIn terms of toxicity, the Endocrine Society's June 2009 scientific statement reads in part, "Results from animal models, human clinical observations, and epidemiological studies converge to implicate EDCs (endocrine disrupting chemicals) as a significant concern to public health."6 In particular, the Endocrine Society stated that, • Because of the shared properties of the chemicals and the similarities of the receptors and enzymes involved in the synthesis, release, and degradation of hormones, no endocrine system is immune to endocrine disrupting chemicals. • Effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals may be transmitted to further generations through germ line epigenetic modifications or from continued exposure of offspring to the environmental insult. • The evidence for adverse reproductive outcomes (infertility, cancers, malformations) from exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals is strong, and there is mounting evidence for effects on other endocrine systems, including thyroid, neuroendocrine, obesity and metabolism, and insulin and glucose homeostasis.9p4 Today, many hormone-related chronic diseases are common or on the rise, including breast and prostate cancer,10–13 thyroid disease,14–16 obesity and diabetes,11,17–21 endometriosis,21 uterine fibroids,22and infertility.23,24 Although these chronic conditions are multifactorial, the Endocrine Society statement reviews extensive literature associating exposure to individual EDCs with these same diseases. Congress formally recognized EDCs as a public health concern in 1996 when it passed the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) and amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. Thirteen years later, in 2009, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its first test orders for screening of dozens of high-priority pesticides for endocrine disrupting effects. However, there is no comprehensive, coordinated approach to regulating EDCs in the United States. In other words, while independent testing of some isolated few chemicals may already have shown them to have endocrine-disrupting activity, such hazard or safety testing has never been performed for the balance of the tens of thousands of EPA-registered compounds in use and in the environment today. Thus, policies must be developed to consistently and comprehensively examine all chemicals for potential EDC activity.The Precautionary PrincipleBesides the lack of safety testing, it is the nature of science that some uncertainty around specific scientific issues pertaining to individual EDCs will persist. Conventional toxicological testing of environmental chemicals, for example, is based on presumptions about high-level exposures being predictive of effects at lower levels of exposure. The robust science around EDCs generally calls that toxicological precept into question. The Endocrine Society's 2009 position statement therefore is grounded in the Precautionary Principle: "When conclusive evidence is lacking, but sound scientific studies indicate a strong possibility for adverse health effects, it is the responsibility of the federal government to develop policies that protect people from the risk of exposure, or at the very least inform them of [the risk to public health]."25p3 Similarly, the American Public Health Association (APHA) has longstanding support for the science-based application of the Precautionary Principle, which "encourages precautionary action to prevent potential harm to fetuses, infants, and children [from the continued manufacture and use of substances], even if some cause and effect relationships have not been established with scientific certainty."26 For example, 2009 APHA policy urges the withdrawal of intentional economic uses of exogenous hormones from food production.27 By contrast, the proposed policy would address regulation of commercial EDCs used intentionally for applications that often can unintentionally come to contaminate food and water. The APHA also is concerned that the public may be placed at risk because critical information about potential health effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals to which Americans are exposed is being overlooked in the development of federal guidelines and regulations. Reflecting a broad consensus among the entire medical community that more needs to be done to protect the public from potential health risks of exposure to EDCs and, more specifically reflecting the findings and recommendations of The Endocrine Society's June 2009 peer-reviewed Scientific Statement on EDCs,6 APHA therefore adopts the following resolution, largely derived from that originated by the Endocrine Society and later endorsed by the American Medical Association.28APHA urges—• Support for the Endocrine Society and the American Medical Association in proclaiming that more needs to be done to protect the public from potential health risks of exposure to EDCs.• That given the magnitude and urgency of the public health threat and the recognition that collectively EDCs likely will have common or overlapping effects on the endocrine system, steps should therefore be taken by federal agencies with regulatory oversight for various individual EDCs to coordinate and find synergies among themselves to coordinate and find synergy among federal agencies with regulatory oversight over various individual EDCs.• Health professionals and scientists with expertise in various aspects of the toxicity, exposure, and environmental fate of EDCs, throughout the lifecycle of their manufacture, use, distribution, and disposal be consulted and be active participants in the development of public policies to regulate and restrict EDCs. These may consist of, for example, endocrinologists, toxicologists, occupational/environmental medicine specialists, epidemiologists, and policymakers.• That these public policies further should be based on data that comprehensively include both low-level and high-level exposures.References1. Colborn T, Dumanoski D, Myers JP. Our Stolen Future. 1st ed. New York, NY: Dutton, Penguin Books; 1996.2. IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. Combined estrogen-progestogen contraceptives and combined estrogen-progestogen menopausal therapy. IARC Monogr Eval Carcinog Risks Hum. 2007;91:1–528. Available at: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol91/index.php. Accessed June 16, 2010.3. Swan SH. Intrauterine exposure to diethylstilbestrol: long-term effects in humans. APMIS. 2000; 108:(12):793–804.4. EXTOXNET; a project of Cornell University, Michigan State University, Oregon State University, and University of California at Davis. Available at: http://extoxnet.orst.edu/faqs/pesticide/endocrine.htm. Updated January 1998. Accessed June 16, 2010.5. Reigart R, Cummins S. Limit hormone-disrupting chemical exposure. AAP News. 1996;12:17.6. Diamanti-Kandarakis E, Bourguignon JP, Giudice LC, et al. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: an Endocrine Society scientific statement. Endoc Rev. 2009;30:(4):293. Available at: www.endo-society.org/journals/scientificstatements. Accessed June 10, 2010.7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals. Updated April 16, 2010. Available at: www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/. Accessed June 10, 2010.8. Barr DB, Bishop A, Needham LL. Concentrations of xenobiotic chemicals in the maternal-fetal unit. Reprod Toxicol. 2007;23:260–266.9. Diamanti-Kandarakis E, Bourguignon J-P, Giudice LC, et al. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement. Chevy Chase, Md: The Endocrine Society; 2009. Available at: www.endo-society.org/journals/scientificstatements/upload/edc_scientific_statement.pdf. Accessed February 1, 2011.10. Grandjean P, Bellinger D, Berman A, et al. The Faroes statement: human health effects of developmental exposure to chemicals in our environment. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2008;102:73–75. Available at: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/74573/1/j.1742-7843.2007.00114.x.pdf. Accessed February 2, 2011. 11. Cowin PA, Foster P, Pedersen J, Hedwards S, McPherson SJ, Risbridger GP. Early onset endocrine disruptor induced prostatitis in the rat. Environ Health Perspect. 2008;116:923–929.12. Gray LE, Wilson VS, Stoker TS, et al. Adverse effects of environmental antiandrogens and androgens on reproductive development in mammals. Int J Androl.2006;29:96–104.13. vom Saal FS, Belcher SM, Guillette LJ, et al. Chapel Hill Bisphenol A Expert Panel consensus statement: integration of mechanisms, effects in animals and potential impact to human health at current exposure levels. Reprod Toxicol. 2007;24:131–138.14. Meeker JD, Calafat AM, Hauser R. Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites may alter thyroid hormone levels in men. Environ Health Perspect. 2007;115:(7):1029–1034.15. Crofton KE, Craft ES, Hedge JM, et al. Thyroid hormone disrupting chemicals: evidence for dose-dependent additivity or synergism. Environ Health Perspect. 2005;113:(11):1549–1554.16. Davey JC, Nomikos AP, Wungjiranirun M, et al. Arsenic as an endocrine disruptor: arsenic disrupts retinoic acid receptor-and thyroid hormone receptor-mediated gene regulation and thyroid hormone-mediated amphibian tail metamorphosis. Environ Health Perspect. 2008;116:(2):165–172.17. Ruhlen RL, Howdeshell KL, Mao J, et al. Low phytoestrogen levels in feed increase fetal serum estradiol resulting in the "fetal estrogenization syndrome" and obesity in CD-1 mice. Environ Health Perspect. 2008;116:322–328.18. Smink A, Ribas-Fito N, Torrent M, Mendez MA, Grimalt JO, Sunyer J. Exposure to hexachlorobenzene during pregnancy increases the risk of overweight in children aged 6 years. Acta Pediactrica. 2008;97:(10):1465–1469.19. Hugo ER, Brandebourg TD, Woo JG, Loftus J, Alexander JW, Ben-Jonathan N. Bisphenol A at environmentally relevant doses inhibits adiponectin release from human adipose tissue explants and adipocytes. Environ Health Perspect. 2008;116:1642–1647.20. Lang IA, Galloway TS, Scarlett A, et al. Association of urinary bisphenol A concentration with medical disorders and laboratory abnormalities in adults. JAMA. 2008;300:(11):1303–1310.21. Rier S, Foster WG. Environmental dioxins and endometriosis. Toxicol Sci. 2002;70:161–170.22. Newbold RR, Jefferson WR, Banks EP. Long-term adverse effects of neonatal exposure to bisphenol A on the murine female reproductive tract. Reprod Toxicol. 2007;24:253–258.23. Hauser R, Meeker JD, Duty S, Silva MJ, Calafat AM. Altered semen quality in relation to urinary concentrations of phthalate monoester and oxidative metabolites. Epidemiology. 2006;17:682–691.24. Swan SH, Kruse RL, Fan L, et al., and the Study for the Future of Families Research Group. Semen quality in relation to biomarkers of pesticide exposure. Environ Health Perspect. 2003;111:1478–1484.25. The Endocrine Society. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Position Statement. Chevy Chase, Md: The Endocrine Society; 2009. Available at: www.endo-society.org/advocacy/policy/upload/Endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-position-statement.pdf. Accessed February 1, 2011.26. American Public Health Association. APHA policy statement 2000-11: The Precautionary Principle and Children's health. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 2000. Available at: www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=216. Accessed December February 2, 2011.27. American Public Health Association. APHA policy statement 2009-8. Opposition to the use of hormone growth promoters in beef and dairy cattle production. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association; 2009. Available at: www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1379. Accessed February 17, 2010.28. The Endocrine Society. AMA adopts endocrine society resolution calling for new policies to decrease public exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Press Release, dated November 10, 2009. Available at: www.endo-society.org/media/press/2008/AMAAdoptsSocietyResolution.cfm. Accessed June 10, 2010.
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