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The Vatican issued a major document on bioethics today, "Instruction Dignitas Personae on Certain Bioethical Questions," that outlines Roman Catholic teaching on the latest procedures concerning human reproduction. This is the third major Vatican document on bioethics in recent years after Donum Vitae (Gift of Life) in 1987 — issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), like today's document — and Pope John Paul's encyclical Evangelium Vitae (Gospel of Life) in 1995. (Photo:Pope kisses baby at Vatican, 8 Oct 2008/Max Rossi)
Our news story on the document is here, accompanied by a list of procedures it declared morally unacceptable and acceptable and selected quotes from the text. The full text in English is here. The Vatican also has comments from the news conference presenting the document (here all in Italian).
Much of this is a restatement and updating of known Vatican positions. The wording is in places quite strong and sound-bite-like, which may mean those passages could be intended for use in national political debates about bioethics. There is too much to comment on individually here, so go to the links for details.
John Thavis of Catholic News Service has a useful "Vatican bioethics document at a glance" and John Allen has a detailed analysis at "Vatican issues new document on biotechnology."
One interesting angle is the argument in the conclusion that modern societies have already banned other practices that violate human dignity such as "racism, slavery, unjust discrimination and marginalization of women, children, and ill and disabled people.:" It encourages Catholics to show "courageous opposition to all those practices which result in grave and unjust discrimination against unborn human beings, who have the dignity of a person, created like others in the image of God."


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The theater taking on the endeavor is the Seattle Cinerama, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The theater is the first to acquire Christie's laser projectors after the FDA recently approved the system for sale to theaters. Seattle Cinerama purchased a 4k digital laser projector, and accordingly to theater manager Greg Wood, they plan for the laser projector to be up and running on their 68-foot wide screen in February or early March 2014, replacing their current Christie digital projection system.
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Christie says the laser-driven projector will put out upwards of 60,000 lumens of brightness. The exact light levels that will deliver in use will depend on the theater's choice of screen and 3D hardware, but Christie says the system will exceed current standards for brightness. Laser-driven projectors are expected to solve many of the problems of dark and muddy imagery that have plagued digital 3D projection throughout the history of the format.
While laser projectors allow theaters the luxury about not having to worrying about replacing bulbs and cooling their projection booth, Wood said he doubted they will make matters much easier behind the scenes, at least at first.
"We are taking the risk that this is going to be high technical quality, and it's going to have a period that we have to get used to and adjust," Wood said. "Hopefully everything runs fine, but it is new technology."
Wood said that the laser system costs considerably more than their current projector, but the theater management decided it's the future of cinema. "We're not doing this behind the scenes to try to save on bulbs or save on money in the long run or anything like that," he added. "This is the best tech out and we want it, so let's grab it."
Audiences got a sneak peek at the new technology earlier this year when, in March, Christie partnered with Paramount to air a two-week public test of their laser technology, playing "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" at AMC Theaters Burbank 16. The test allowed the company to view how the technology would work in a real-world environment.
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If you don't cook meat or fish thoroughly, harmful bacteria can grow and multiply. This could cause you to have food poisoning from bacteria such as salmonella, E. coli or campylobacter.
The type of food poisoning you can get from eating fresh, undercooked meat or fish won't harm your baby. However, it may make you unwell with diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach cramps. When you're pregnant, you're more susceptible to germs that cause food poisoning, because your immune system is focused on protecting your unborn baby. Always tell your GP if you think you have food poisoning in pregnancy.
Cook fish and shellfish right through, to kill any bacteria and viruses, and make sure it's fresh. If you're eating out at a barbecue and are worried, you may want to avoid eating shellfish and fish. Though some fish, especially if it's an oily variety, is good for you, you shouldn't eat marlin, shark and swordfish, because they contain high levels of mercury.
Though it's rare, it's possible to get toxoplasmosis from eating raw or undercooked meat, with undercooked pork or lamb being the most common culprits. Toxoplasmosis is caused by a parasite that can give you a mild flu-like illness, though it often has no symptoms.
Toxoplasmosis can be dangerous for your baby, and can sometimes lead to eye problems and even brain damage. In some cases, it can sadly lead to miscarriage or the loss of a baby at birth. But if you cook meat and fish properly on the barbecue, and follow good hygiene practices, it will destroy germs and make your food safe to eat.
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- When you're preparing the barbecue food, keep raw meat and fish separate from foods that don't need cooking, such as bread rolls and salads.
- Make sure that frozen food is completely thawed before you cook it.
- Use separate utensils for raw and cooked meat and fish.
- Never put cooked food on a plate or surface that has been used for raw meat or fish.
- Wait until the charcoal is glowing red, and has a powdery grey surface, before starting to cook.
- Make sure that meat is cooked until piping hot. Do this even if you're reheating pre-cooked food on the barbecue. Check that none of the meat is pink in the middle. Stick a skewer into the thickest part of the meat to ensure that the juices run clear.
- Check that fish is cooked by slipping the point of a sharp knife into the flesh and pulling it aside. The flesh should be opaque, with flakes beginning to separate.
- For clams, mussels, and oysters, watch for the point at which their shells open, which indicates that they're done. If any are closed after cooking, throw them away.
- The safest option is to cook meat in the oven, and just finish it off on the barbecue, so it's thoroughly cooked, but still takes on the smoky flavour.
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Why? I can see us taking him, a lot of people say he is as close as you can get to LA. LA is 28 years old, after his contact is over he will be 31, sign him to a smaller contract and hopefully Zeller is more polished and can fill the Pf spot for T.Stotts offense. Maybe right ....
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The idea of a nasty shot blocker is nice, but he would be pointless if we had to trade Lamarcus Aldridge for him. The reason we need a defensive stud is because of Aldridge, Terry Stotts came to Portland because of Aldridges ability to shoot the jump shot (similar to Dirk). If we traded Aldridge...
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Everyone everywhere saying Thomas Robinson is available. The Rockets are targeting teams with the cap space to absorb Robinson's contract and are trying to cobble together a package that could include assets such as a trade exception, a draft pick or non-guaranteed contracts that they can b...
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You guys need to remember that Coach Stotts offense demands LA to shoot those shots, its almost the same offense Dallas used when Coach Stotts was with them. I would like Stotts to switch his calls up and put a couple of plays that puts LA in the block, but we can't have everything.
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You think Sacramento will trade 2014 1st rd pick for our 10th pick? That will for sure give us a nice lottery pick next year, then trade the lottery pick and a vet either Matthews or Batum for the number 1 pick in 2014, yup, you guess it, Andrew Wiggins, gonna be a beast. i think thats what we s...
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Ideas for at least a 2nd round playoff birth
1. Philly resigns A.Bynum they will shop S.Hawes, we could sign/trade J.Hickson and S.Pavlovic for S.Hawes. Philly will get a double-double guy that will complement A.Bynum. Portland gets immediate help, will also give M.Leonard another y...
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I said it, Dwight Howard would be STUPID not to consider a sign and trade to Portland! Dwight Howards best season was in 08-09, when Orlando went to the finals (losing to the Lakers), why because he had shooters around him, that offense stretched the floor. Dwight Howard would get the ball...
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I say we sign Daniel Gibson from Cleveland (the kid can stretch the floor), Dorell Wright from Philly (again can stretch the floor and defend really well), and hope JJ Hickson will accept coming off the bench backing LaMarcus Aldridge. Wright and Hickson probably will sign for 4 mil and Gib...
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Police in Boone are investigating after several teachers received letters from an unknown source about a book some parents are hoping to get banned.
According to High Country Crime Stoppers, several teachers at Watauga High School received the letters on Monday. An official told WBTV the letters are "concerning."
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Why the Government is wrong about shared parenting legislation
Readers' comments (40)
Unfortunately, though, that "easy solution" isn't "good for the economy," let alone for the enormously profitable divorce industry.
When will that industry really start to put the children first, instead of continuing to lie to the public with an empty rhetoric of "needs and wishes"? That rhetoric is fast becoming transparent to the public, though, and very soon it will no longer be possible to maintain a patriarchal status quo.
The sooner we communicate the message to divorcing couples that neither parent will be allowed to dominate the other, and that the child will be placed with the parent best capable of fostering shared parenting, the sooner we will see a decline in disputes that currently clog up the courts, and leave parents financially and emotionally crippled.
From ample years of experience, what becomes apparent is that what Zoe Saunders calls domestic abuse, this begins not in the home itself, but in the courtroom, where on parent knows that all the cards are stacked against the other, and exploits that with the most outrageous kind of contempt for justice.
We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that Helen Rhoades, whose interpretation of the Australian experience Zoe seems to favour, is a feminist. Of course there is nothing wrong with that but family justice needs to be framed more broadly to serve the best interests of children and not just the best interests of feminists.
Yes Zoe, you do write about cases involving various kinds of intractable disputes. The issues I have with your discussion is that there is a lack of acknowledgement of the how the current implementation of the legislation encourages these intractable cases. The probability of there being a "winner" of residence and contact (custody and access), in the context of an uncertain or yet to be determined outcome, fuels the war. If the probability of having a single were significantly diminished, and equal shared parenting were the rule, the fuel of these conflicts become far leaner and the allegations withdraw into begrudging cooperation.
This is what I meant by a lack of discussion.
Zoe Saunders | 14-Mar-2012 1:46 pm
Robert - I am confused by your comment. I specifically mention intractable contact disputes in which allegations of abuse and alienation are raised and point out that those cases would be an exception to any statement on shared parenting in any event.
Hi Zoe
Really like you piece. Well written. I agree entirely with you about the inevitable misunderstanding between primary legislation and public perception. Residence/custody is an excellent example of this. It seems there is to be lots of primary legislation coming the way of family lawyersin the next few months/year. Lots of changes for us to grapple with. We can only hope that these changes improve the experiences and outcomes for the children involved.
I have worked in the family courts for more years than I care to remember + completely agree with what Zoe says. Despite what is said here + elsewhere (sadly, but perhaps understandably based on personal experiences), nearly all of the cases I have dealt with have been dealt with by "sensible" judges - not the female-biased idiots portrayed in the popular press.
I could give many, many examples of this - I have acted for fathers and mothers and have found absolutely no bias whatsoever - perceived bias is of course subjective + personal.
The best example against literal "shared parenting" I can think of was given by a family judge some 12+ years ago when he enquired re the argument of a child spending time equally with both parents as "where's the child's home?"
Oh and please don't use the "abuse" argument re any contact/residence issue - again, I've rarely seen it used and, even then, it was only successful with substantive (e.g. criminal prosecution) evidence.
Finally, the Anonymous who keeps putting words in capitals - all this does is make your point seem like a slighly deranged rant!
Alex.... P.S. Your 'best example' against shared parenting from a judge 12+ years ago "where's the child's home" -
It ignores a large amount of Case Law that declares children can and do easily move between 2 homes. It also ignores the research and studies that show that shared parenting benefits children generally.
I hope this judge has changed his/her ways, although my experience shows there are still many judges and lawyers out there who continue pushing outdated stereotypes of families based only on their own experiences.
Times have changed, both parents care for their children and look after financial responsibilities in the bulk of households in this country.
It's a shame that old fashioned 60's stereotypes of what a family is are still being used as a basis for Court comment such as the Judge you quoted with such devotion.
Alex... There are a couple of enlightened judges and lawyers who have spoken out about the family law system failures and how many times it affects children's rights to have a meaningful relationship with both of their parents.
Yes 'judges' many times can be sensible but they are working within a system that is systematically biased in favour of the so-called primary carer (usually mother). It is a system that has little or no enforcement and little or no will to take the so-called primary carer to task for recalcitrant behaviour, except in a small minority of cases.
Don't take my word for it:-
Lord Justice Munby - 2004
Judge backs angry fathers over contact with children - Call for sweeping changes to family justice system after 'shameful' court failures
Lord Justice Ward - 2008
Vengeful mothers leave good fathers powerless to see child, says judge
"The adversarial nature of the system invites people to come and use the courts system as a punch up and the children get used as pawns," said Sandra Davis, head of family law at Mishcon de Reya, for whom the poll was conducted.
"It polarises parents and it puts children in the middle of the antagonism.
"Some fathers back off because it is too painful to carry on litigating, they give up."
Alex, although I appreciate your insight from years of experience in the family court, what you have seen and report here about the abuse argument may be misunderstood by some. I take it that you mean very few pleadings argue for sole access based on allegations of abuse. No doubt you know what you are talking about, and I certainly won't contradict you.
However, no pleading on that basis is necessary when there already exists a criminal court order barring the other parent from the home, or from being within half a mile of the child's primary care giver. That court order seems to do a pretty good job at restricting any other access order defining pickup or drop off notwithstanding that 3rd parties will assist, the children will not be interested in spending time with the soon to be adjudicated "abuser", nor will any police enforce such orders, nor will any therapist put their client in a position of possibly being harmed while charges are pending against the parent.
It's easy to make allegations and have them acted on by police, no fuss no muss, no cost and pretty well immediate, enforceable sole custody. There you have it, a de facto and pre-emptive family court access order.
No family court judge or lawyer needs to be involved, which is why you accurately report from your family court experience.
Thank you for drawing attention to this problem for children.
As for "where is the child's home?" - the answer is quite simple. It should be with the parent best capable of promoting shared parenting? The fact that we have not matured to that point yet indicates what most people working in the industry would have to concede as "institutionalized sexism." Those who deny the existence of that - well, either they are malicious, or motivated by the financial gain of breaking up families.
As for the issue of false allegations re: abuse, these are a rampant disease in the family courts, with judges saying quite freely that they hear allegations of sexual abuse of children from mothers every single day. When the family courts begin to treat false allegations as the crimes that they are, and when those who use the courts to inflict emotional violence on their former partners are treated as criminals, we will have progress, and greater safeguards for children will be in place.
At present, the crimes of false allegations are put down to the emotional instability of separating parents, and thus pardoned. What this does is engender a culture of blame and dishonesty, which targets and bullies the parent who already has the cards stacked against him. In turn, this does violence to children, who are denied a loving relationship with their fathers. It's obviously time to get tough, and time for a more equitable treatment of moms and dads in the courtroom.
Zoe - I agree it may be irritating when people use the words "custody" and "access" rather than "residence" and "contact". However I think that when it's just the words that have changed, rather than the conceptual framework in which they exist, of a legally defined hierarchy between post separation parents, it's little wonder that people regard the words as interchangeable. I believe this conceptualization does nothing to promote co-operation between post separation parents, and I look forward to its being abandoned.
You touch on the issue of quantity of time rather than quality of relationship, and remark that it's an issue practitioners are used to. I can say with some authority that it is not only practitioners, but contact parents as well who are used to the argument that less emphasis should be paid on time and more on quality. The argument is as well worn as it is specious.
I would defy anyone to identify any human relationship, other than that of non-resident parent and his/her relationship with his/her child(ren), where the amount of time spent in each other's company is considered entirely irrelevant to the quality of the relationship. How much more important is the issue of time, then, in a parent /child relationship, where there are so many complex tasks to be done to assist in the child's development? On this point, I think it noteworthy that no-one - as far as I'm aware - has argued that the amount of time a resident parent spends with her/his child(ren) is irrelevant to the quality of their relationship.
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Food prices strongly affect the growth of the overall market, as well as the growth available to individual companies. We turned to Brian Todd, President of The Food Institute, to get the most up-to-date facts on food prices as well as expert foresight. Brian is a long-time food professional and is frequently quoted on the outlook for food prices and other issues related to food from farm to fork.
BMC: How long has The Food Institute tracked food pricing, and are there any lessons learned that you can share?
Todd: From our New Jersey headquarters, the non-profit Food Institute has been tracking food prices since 1928, so we've seen it all – inflation, deflation, and almost everything in between. Over time, we've learned from our 2,000 or so members that the toughest period for retailers occurs when prices are flat or going down, so the turbulence in today's market isn't surprising. However, we've never seen a period where prices have been flat or declining for this length of time – more than three years in a row – so it's hard to draw lessons from history in this situation.
What caught your attention in the Supermarket News 2012 Analyst Roundtable?
I was struck by the talk about "the shrinking pie." People are literally spending less on food, but it's not clear where the dollars are going. Other types of retailers, such as dollar stores and hard discounters, have experienced sales increases, but these increases don't begin to match the decline in supermarket sales. The "shrinking pie" isn't something we've heard a lot about up to this point, and I don't think it will be easy for those involved in the supermarket business to accept because it leads to sobering conclusions.
I was also struck by the "trust factor." Among younger shoppers, it appears that traditional supermarkets are losing out to mass merchandisers (who market to them vigorously). These days, young people trust mass merchandisers more than they trust supermarkets. I think it's likely supermarkets will gain in the trust department as they age. Local supermarkets will be more of a draw as this age group has families.
What categories of food are included in the price data you work with?
The Food Institute studies all the ways food goes to market, not just supermarkets.
- We produce a "real growth calculation" by looking at the actual mix of products moving through today's supermarket. For this we bring in measures of price changes beyond the CPI for food to more accurately estimate inflation for the mix of supermarket sales.
- We monitor changes in the price of food at the wholesale level so that we can forecast retail price changes. It turns out that it usually takes three months for wholesale increases to be reflected at retail. We call this our food price tracker, and we publish the results every month.
- We also estimate the percentage of food sales in non-supermarket channels to better understand where the sales lost by supermarkets are going. This is called "food share of alternative retailers."
What's the outlook for food price increases over the next year?
It's always risky to predict the future, and this year everyone seems to be waiting for the last kernel of corn to be harvested before making their forecast, but I'll give it a try. It appears that food prices will not go up significantly this year; however, it could be a different story in 2013. By then carryover will be at much lower levels due to drought conditions, so prices will be particularly volatile. Even if commodity food prices do go up in 2013, it's hard to say how much of this will be passed on to shoppers.
If food prices do go up, what's the likely impact on retail growth?
This a hard question to answer because food products are so "substitutable." People truly have a lot of choices in terms of brands and stores and price points, and this means shoppers can easily find alternatives that will help them avoid the impact of price increases. Will shoppers choose to accept certain price increases and continue to buy items? Or will they try to dodge the increases by purchasing substitute products? Only time will tell, so it's hard to anticipate the impact on retail growth.
Do you see the growing use of technology by shoppers affecting the way people adjust to food price increases?
Yes, and this point came up in the roundtable. It seems to me that it's connected with the idea that there's a high degree of substitutability in food purchasing, both in terms of products and places to buy.
- In some cases, technology can help reduce the impact of price increases. Safeway's "Just 4 U" (and similar personalized promotion systems) show shoppers discounts on the products they buy most often, and this should help to insulate people from the impact of short-term price inflation.
- In other cases, technology can expand the number of shopping oportunities. The scannable/shoppable signs for grocery products that Ahold is putting in subways and train stations are an example of how technology is making it easier for shoppers to have more choices for where – and how – they shop.
Is there anything you might have wanted to hear more about in the 2012 Roundtable?
They did a great job. The only thing I might have wished for was a little more coverage on the aggressive growth of food sales in both drug and dollar stores. This is particularly of interest on the West Coast, where dollar stores are expanding aggressively in urban and suburban markets and really growing their food sales.
People are using drug and dollar store outlets more and more frequently, and this will have a noticeable impact on where food shopping happens. Looking at this larger picture would be helpful. It's hard to know if this is a long-term trend, or if the sales that grocery stores have lost to these channels will come back when the economy changes.
Answering this means unbundling the impact of overall price changes from the adjustments households have made to losses in real income. Getting this answer is important because it will reveal how 21st century shoppers are "redefining" what they mean by "value for money". When we better understand this, it will highlight the changes needed to win a greater share of their wallets. What are some of the ways to begin to answer this question?
This means that there is unquestionably a growing "marketing communications gap" that's influencing how people shop. There are two ways to close this gap; i.e. 1. Ramp up the effectiveness of digital communications with your shoppers or 2. Build a store that's so different; e.g. Trader Joe's, that you don't need a weekly circular.


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LOS ANGELES — Watt Plaza, a 900,000-square-foot, twin 23-story office tower complex was recently awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) Gold certification, according to KABC-TV.
This certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) makes Watt Plaza the first office building in Los Angeles to achieve such a distinction and one of only five in California, the story stated.
LEED certification considers the following criteria into account: Water conversation; waste recovery; alternative transportation; energy efficiency measures; and indoor air quality (IAQ), the story noted.
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|OMBC #9 Moved to Chestnut Ridge Metro Park
Due to extreme damage to the P1 Trail System at Alum Creek State Park and on the advice of Host Club COMBO, The Central Ohio Mountain Bike Organization, OMBC has decided to move this year's race to Chestnut Ridge Metro Park.
It is possible if not likely that the AC/DC Dam Challenge at Alum Creek will return in 2015 after the park and COMBO have had an opportunity to make necessary improvements to the P1 trail system. There will be a kids race at Chestnut Ridge for all ages.
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Pronunciation: /ˈdɒɡʃɔː /
Each of a pair of blocks of timber positioned on each side of a ship on a slipway to prevent it sliding down before launching.
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- The photograph show the scene upon the principal platform immediately after the Duchess cut the last retaining cord in order to release the dogshores and start the ship down the inclined plane of the ways.
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Memorandum of Cooperation with the Society of Wetland Scientists
Memorandum of Cooperation
The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
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Since its inception in 1971, the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) has provided the single most important intergovernmental forum on wetland conservation issues. According to the Convention's mission statement, the Contracting Parties agree to "the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local, regional and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards achieving sustainable development throughout the world".
The Convention is founded on three pillars of:
- promoting wise use of wetlands,
- developing international cooperation, and
- developing a network of Wetland sites of International Importance.
The conservation and wise management of wetlands through the designation of wetlands for the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, especially the obligation to maintain the ecological character of designated sites, deserves special recognition. This obligation recognizes the importance of wetlands for the maintenance of healthy and productive inland freshwater and coastal systems. In the context of water and wetlands, the Convention on Wetlands thus addresses issues which guide its Contracting Parties on ways to achieve sustainable development.
Within the general obligations set out by the treaty, Contracting Parties, meeting as the Conference of the Parties (COP), identify priorities for action through a Strategic Plan. Implementation of this Memorandum of Cooperation shall be through joint actions within the framework of the Strategic Plan, detailed in the attached annex.
The objectives of the Society of Wetland Scientists are to foster conservation and understanding of wetlands by advancing public education and enlightenment about the world's wetland resources, provide an independent forum for exchanging ideas and data developed within wetland science, developing and encouraging wetland science as a distinct discipline, and encouraging the knowledgeable management of wetland resources.
The Convention on Wetlands and SWS recognize the fundamental role played by wetlands in regulating and providing water, in supporting maintenance of cultural and biological diversity, in ensuring high ecosystem productivity, and in providing services and benefits for people and the planet.
The Convention on Wetlands and SWS share similar conservation and management goals and the positive cooperation between the two institutions to date has been expressed through mutual recognition by our respective governing bodies. Turning to the future, it would be ideal to reinforce existing mechanisms, including any specific joint work plans, and establish new and specific mechanisms for enhancing synergies and partnerships to achieve common goals, whilst avoiding duplication of effort through application of the Ramsar Convention Strategic Plan.
Therefore, the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands and SWS agree the following:
Article 1. Mechanisms for Programme Cooperation
A - The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands and SWS will develop a collaborative programme for sustainable wetland and water resource conservation and management by increasing current consultation and cooperation between them.
B - The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands and SWS will inform their focal points at regional and national levels of their cooperative activities. For general matters, the focal points for the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands and SWS are respectively the Secretary General and the President, or their assigned delegates.
C - The focal points, or their assigned delegates, may meet from time to time to assess the implementation of this Memorandum, exchange documents, and review on-going activities.
Article 2. Joint Activities
A - Common areas for joint conservation activities, as identified in the annex to this Memorandum of Cooperation, relate clearly to the Ramsar Strategic Plan currently in force and will be reviewed annually or at the request of either party.
B - SWS and the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands will communicate agreement on common areas with their respective networks, and SWS will endeavour to mobilise the expertise available on wetlands and water resources within its organisation in support of these activities.
C - The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands and SWS will provide each other with details of their annual work programmes to ensure harmonisation of activities at global, regional and country levels.
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|Katherine C. Ewel
Society of Wetland Scientists
[4 October 2004]
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This was a $70 stock not long ago.
100% stockcon - big upside
Insider buying. Sell-off on short-term problems seems overdone.
I bought this at 9 in 2003 and sold at 71 in 2007, so it must be a great deal to get in again under 11, right?
an easy double from here. own in real life in my dad's account because he's a wimp and demanded no more penny stocks.
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Tenuous path of success in Mexico and South America. Not an expensive stock but the slightest blip is going to cause the players in this stock to bolt.
Performed very well past year, I expect it to continue
Telecom growth in Latin America
This company popped up when I screened for high gross margin (>40%), high institutional ownership (>90%) and high cash per share (>$10) with a > 20% appreciation in stock price over the year.
This one should perform over the next 2+ years going into the Rio Olympics in 2012 as Latin America starts generating significant emerging market interest. The communication space is growing rapidly and these guys have lots of market share to pick up.
Growth by end of the year
What can I say? I love companies that are growing in the technology industry in Latin America. Huge potential growth opportunities. NIHD has been growing both the top and bottom lines at a break neck pace in recent years. This is a potential home run stock that is trading at a P/E of barely 7. I'll take that even with no growth.
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Katharine McPhee has a new album in the works. The American Idol alum and current Smash star is recording her new album with a stellar roster of collaborators. Among the album's contributors are songwriters Linda Perry and Sia , and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder . Katharine joined OneRepublic to perform "If I Lose Myself" on American Idol recently.
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