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Mooney, Thursday April 17th 2014
Derek Mooney with his unique mix of conversation, information, advice and entertainment
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The Godfather's Waltz must be one of the most played tunes of all times. It conjures images of sunshine and Sicily and godfathers!
But Italians don't like a growing international trend of using "mafia" as a marketing brand. It ranges from a chain of restaurants in Spain called 'La Mafia' to a German company, called 'Palermo Mafia Shooting' which makes and sells products such as 'Al Capone pasta' and 'Wicked Cosa Nostra sauce' to a book of recipes called "The Mafia Cookbook".
It does all seem a little, well, tasteless!
This afternoon, we travel to Perugia in Italy, to chat to Bray native, Kerry Waldron, about mafia restaurants, Silvio Berlusconi, a Disneyland for foodies, and the singing nun, Sister Cristina Scuccia, who is taking The Voice Of Italy by storm!
It's Mooney, it's Thursday, so it must be time for our Mooney's Thursday Quiz! And, we have a FANTASTIC prize up for grabs today!
It's a two-night weekend break in the 5 star luxurious K Club Hotel & Spa in Straffan, Co Kildare! The prize is based on two people sharing a Superior room, includes breakfast on both mornings and dinner on an evening of your choice in their River Room restaurant. You will also have complimentary access to the hotel's health club with its swimming pool, gymnasium, steam room and outdoor hot tub!
While you're there you can check out the K Spa or the two championship golf courses. And if you choose to visit over Easter there are lots of family-friendly events like an Easter Egg Hunt, the Easter Bunny will be there and there will be real baby chicks in the lobby.
Runners-up today will get a copy of The Way That I Went by Robert Lloyd Praeger - the book that inspired RTÉ's award-winning programme TV documentary The Secrets Of The Irish Landscape! And everyone who takes part in the quiz will get a Mooney PRIDE watch!
Can you believe it? It's Mooney Tunes time again, and astonishingly, we are approaching our tenth concert!
It all started in September 2009, at the National Concert Hall. The very first Mooney Tunes featured music such as Send In The Clowns, The Anvil Chorus and even the theme from Hawaii Five-O.
Over the last nine concerts, there hasn't been any genre of music we haven't covered. We've done a lot of classical favourites, we've had arias and choruses from some of the greatest operas ever written.
In the last concert, Mooney Tunes 9 in December last year, we did some incredible jazz, like Jack L singing My Way, and the big band orchestra performing Sing Sing Sing by Benny Goodman.
We've had pop, traditional Irish, even country music - Daniel O'Donnell went down a treat at Mooney Tunes 7!
All in all, over the nine concerts so far, we have brought you a total of 152 pieces of music. They were performed by some of the cream of Irish and international talent, accompanied by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
Everybody from sopranos Cara O'Sullivan and Claudia Boyle, tenor Paul Potts, baritone John Molloy have performed. We've had Brian Kennedy, Jerry Fish, Chloe Agnew, John Sheehan from the Dubliners. We also did a special Eurovision tribute, with Niamh Kavanagh, Linda Martin, Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan.
Anyway, the good news is, we want to bring you another gem of a show. And, since it's our 10th concert, we've decided to a kind of "best of".
We would like you, our listeners, to tell us your favourite moments from the last nine shows. Now, you don't have to have been to the shows to nominate a favourite moment. All of the concerts have been broadcast on RTÉ Radio One shortly after the live performances.
And to help, here's a list of every single piece of music that we have featured!
01. Begin The Beguine
02. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
03. Lizst Rhapsody No. 2
04. Beat Out That Rhythm
05. O Mio Babino Caro
06. Pink Panther Theme
07. Chiqitta
08. Pure Imagination
09. Silent Night
10. Che Gilida Manina
11. Nessun Dorma
12. My Way
13. Under My Skin
14. When A Child Is Born
15. Sing Sing Sing
16. Let It Snow
17. Strauss
18. Also Sprach Zarathustra
19. Bridge Over Troubled Water
20. E il Sol Dell Amina from Rigoletto
21. Donizetti – Una Furtiva Lagrima
22. Superstar
23. Tchaikovsky-Polonaise Onegin
24. Roll Back The Clouds
25. She's Out Of My Life
26. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
27. Bond Theme
28. Moonraker / Diamonds Are Forever
29. Minuet & Badiniere from Orchestral Suite No. 2
30. Edelweiss
31. My Heart Will Go On
32. Lonesome Boatman
33. O Holy Night
34. Mediation from Thais
35. That's Amore
36. In Paradisum
37. Gabriel's Oboe
38. The Way We Were
39. Last Christmas
40. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
41. As Long As He Needs Me
42. Soul Bossa Nova
43. Marriage Of Figaro: Duettino Sul Aria
44. One Day Like This
45. Jerusalem
46. Swan Lake: Introduction
47. Send In The Clowns
48. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
49. My Heart Will Go On
50. Les Mis: Bring Him Home
51. Carmen: Intermezzo
52. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
53. South Pacific - Some Enchanted Evening
54. Verdi - La Traviata - Siempre Libre
55. Have I Told You Lately
56. Time To Say Goodbye
57. True Friends
58. Hello Dolly
59. Daydream Believer
60. Requiem - Pie Jesu
61. Someone To Watch Over Me
62. The Sound Of Music: Climb Every Mountain
63. The Producers
64. Nessun Dorma
65. Star Of Bethlehem
66. Nowhere Man
67. Marino Waltz
68. The Christmas Song
69. Hope from 'Irish Destiny'
70. In Your Eyes
71. Why Me?
72. Rock 'n' Roll Kids
73. O Holy Night
74. Dances With Wolves
75. Wind Beneath My Wings
76. Old Man River
77. Fields of Athenry
78. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
79. O Mio Babbino Caro
80. Suite from The Quiet Man
81. Over The Rainbow
82. Libertango
83. Adagio from Spartacus
84. The Bridge (An Droichead)
85. Theme from JFK/West Wing
86. Memory from Cats
87. Un Bel Di
88. Ave Maria
89. Elizabethan Serenade
90. Born Free
91. Can't Take My Eyes Off of You (You're Just Too Good To Be True)
92. As Long As He Needs Me
93. Por Una Cabeza
94. Troika
95. When A Child Is Born
96. I'll Be Home For Christmas
97. Baby, It's Cold Outside
98. Trepak from The Nutcracker Suite
99. Once Upon A Time In The West
100. Vilia from The Merry Widow
101. Jingle Bells Forever
102. Va Pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
103. Song Of Bernadette
104. Harry's Wonderous World
105. Lament
106. You Raise Me Up
107. Silent Night 1915
108. Do Re Me
109. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
110. O Holy Night
111. A Christmas Festival/ Sleigh Ride
112. Theme From Dragnet
113. Fiddler On The Roof
114. Nella Fantasia
115. Flower Duet
116. Champagne Polka
117. One Fine Day (from Madame Butterfly)
118. The Coolin
119. Hymn To Hope
120. Everybody Hurts
121. 80's TV Themes Medley
122. We Have All The Time In The World
123. 633 Squadron
124. Star Trek
125. Le Basque
126. Cavatina
127. We Shall Overcome
128. It's For You
129. When I Fall In Love
130. Hallelujah
131. Cinema Paradiso
132. Impossibly Beautiful
133. Danny Boy
134. You'll Never Walk Alone
135. Riverdance
136. Hawaii Five-O
137. William Tell Overture
138. A Summer Place / Music To Watch Girls By
139. Everybody's Talking
140. Sunday Miscellany theme
141. Onedin Line / Spartacus
142. Gabriel's Oboe – The Mission
143. Radetsky March
144. Anvil Chorus
145. Mise Eire
146. Classical Gas
147. If
148. Ravel's Bolero
149. Barccarolle - O Sole Mio
150. Chariots Of Fire
151. Hallelujah Chorus
152. Cavalleria Rusticana
Mooney Tunes 10 will take place on Friday, June 13th at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre at 8pm. Tickets will go on sale the program is finalised. We want people to nominate from the list of tunes on the website. And we may even include a couple of surprises. It will be the middle of the summer, so why not think of some of your summer favourites!? E-mail email@example.com, with the subject line 'Mooney Tunes 10'!
One of the things that Mooney is delighted to be involved with is the "Journey's On Us" initiative with Irish Rail. This is where voluntary community charity groups can apply to win a return free rail travel trip, anywhere in the country, for them and up to 50 members of the group. But they threw in a little extra this year, where they asked the different groups who travelled to tell them about their experience of their journey with Irish Rail. And they had a special prize for the winning group. This morning, Brenda has been to the swimming pool in Kells in Co. Meath to present the winning group with a cheque for €500. So who are they, and why did they win?
Special Hands are a group that provides activities for children from two to thirty with special needs – anything from swimming, pottery, cooking to beauty treatments. Brenda went to meet the group this morning, and found out more about their activities...
The Special Hands group in Kells
Brenda chats to Teresa Odlum and her son Daniel, age 15
Brenda with Rita Butterly, from Irish Rail, and Emma Brady
Join Mooney in our Eurovision Green Room at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on Saturday, May 10th 2014. The party takes place in the Circle Club.
If you want to be there, all you have to do is tell us in not more than forty words why you and a friend or friends LOVE the Eurovision. All entrants/attendees must be over 18. If you are lucky enough to receive a golden invitation to our EUROVISION GREEN ROOM you will get to see all the action as it happens live from Copenhagen.
Many of you will be familiar with the fantastic Secrets Of The Irish Landscape that was broadcast last year on RTÉ One. This three-part television documentary, hosted by Derek Mooney, followed the footsteps of Robert Lloyd Praeger, Ireland's greatest naturalist and author of the iconic book The Way That I Went.
The series examined many little understood aspects of the Irish Landscape from the last Ice Age until now, with some intriguing findings! It was a huge success when it aired, becoming a firm favourite with audiences and critics alike. And the plaudits keep on coming! Last week, Secrets Of The Irish Landscape won gold at the New York World's Best Film and Television Awards 2014 for the best documentary series in science and technology!
RTÉ Wins Gold at NEW YORK WORLD'S BEST FILM AND TELEVSION FESTIVAL 2014
The RTÉ Cork series Secrets Of The Irish Landscape, presented by Derek Mooney and broadcast on RTE One last May, has WON GOLD at the final of one of the world's most prestigious film and television competitions: the New York World's Best Film and Television Awards 2014, for the best documentary series in science and technology. The awards are now in their 57th year. Secrets Of The Irish Landscape competed against entries from 36 countries.
The three-part series follows in the footsteps of Robert Lloyd Praeger, (Ireland's greatest naturalist and author of the iconic book The Way That I Went), as Derek updates the history of how the Irish landscape came into being, using the very latest science and research.
The series was produced in RTÉ Cork, by Head of RTÉ Cork Colm Crowley in association with the National Botanic Gardens and UCC, and was backed by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
At the Award Show in Las Vegas (which was held as part of NAB, the USA's national association of broadcasters convention on April 8th),
Derek Mooney said;
"I love making nature programmes. It's part of who I am. I'm genuinely thrilled we've won this award, not just for myself but the crew and for RTÉ. When we think of science and nature programmes we tend to believe that only the BBC can make them but this proves we can do them just as well, if not better. It's fantastic that a very Irish story, about how we got our landscape, has found such a universal resonance and connected with others around the world, and that we also got the chance to celebrate the work one of one Ireland's greatest scientists on the world's stage. I was aware of Praegers' work but it wasn't until I journeyed in his footsteps that I fully appreciated the man. The success of this programme on the international stage will, I hope encourage RTÉ to develop this genre of TV. There is a market for natural history programmes in Ireland and there is plenty of subject matter for TV producers to focus on – bring it on!"
Colm Crowley, Barry Donnellan and Derek Mooney
Colm Crowley said:
"It's is a real honour to represent RTÉ at this prestigious festival, which has given us a chance to showcase the work of Irish television on an international stage. Winning gold at this event is a fantastic tribute to the RTÉ Cork team that put the show together, and a special thanks to Derek and his radio team who also contributed hugely to the making of this series. Also special thanks to the chief series consultant Matthew Jebb, Director of the National Botanic Gardens, who was centrally involved in developing the series."
This is the third major nomination the series has received in the last few months. The book to accompany the series was a finalist in the Irish Book Awards and the series also has received a nomination for the Houston Film festival in Texas.
The series is currently on air in Australia and Canada.
The series was shot in HD by freelance DOP Barry Donnellan on a Cannon C 300 camera, with additional photography by RTÉ Cork's Ben Kilroy and a small team of specialists' landscape photographers.
The series was edited by freelance editor Cliona Nolan and RTÉ staff editor Sean Mooney, and dubbed in RTÉ Cork by Niall O'Sullivan. Location sound was recorded by freelance Kieran Curtin and RTÉ Cork staffer Brendan Cahill.
The programme was researched by freelance Naoimh Reilly.
A complex media management solution was required to handle the HD work flow which was managed by Antoin O Callaghan and John Lynch in Cork, and the series was graded in Windmill Lane by Dave Hughes.
The production co-ordinators who worked across the 12 month shoot were Aoife O'Callaghan and Sonya O'Neill
The chief series consultant was Matthew Jebb, Director of the National Botanic Gardens.
About the 2014 NAB Show
NAB Show, held annually in Las Vegas, is the world's largest electronic media show covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. With nearly 95,000 attendees from 156 countries and more than 1,500 exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for digital media and entertainment. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is home to the solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. Complete details are available at www.nabshow.com.
About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.
National Dawn Chorus Day will take part on Sunday, May 18th 2014. If you are part of a group who will be taking part in a Dawn Chorus event in your local area, and want to register your event with us, please send full details - name, contact number, what will be happening and where, to email@example.com, with the subject line 'Dawn Chorus 2014'. And who knows, we may contact you during our Dawn Chorus broadcast!
Where will you be on National Dawn Chorus Day?
Hedgerows: It is an offence to 'cut, grub, burn or otherwise destroy hedgerows on uncultivated land during the nesting season from 1 March to 31 August, subject to certain exceptions'. For more information, click here.
UPDATE: February 29th 2016 - Press Release From BirdWatch Ireland:
Putting the record straight: Dates for burning and hedge-cutting have NOT changed
BirdWatch Ireland, Ireland's largest conservation charity, is very concerned about misinformation that is currently circulating regarding the dates within which the burning of vegetation and cutting of hedges is permitted. It would like to remind landowners that all burning and cutting must cease on 29th February this year and that burning and cutting remains prohibited from 1st March to 31st August.
Despite attempts by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys T.D., to change the laws regulating these dates by introducing the Heritage Bill 2016 earlier this year, it is important to note that the proposed date changes were ultimately NOT made. This is because the bill failed to pass through both houses of the Oireachtas before the recent dissolution of the Dáil in advance of the general election.
The laws in place governing the dates for hedge-cutting and upland burning therefore remain unchanged. The period within which cutting and burning is prohibited are set down in Section 40 of the Wildlife Act 1976 (as amended in 2000), which states that:
(a) It shall be an offence for a person to cut, grub, burn or otherwise destroy, during the period beginning on the 1st day of March and ending on the 31st day of August in any year, any vegetation growing on any land not then cultivated.
(b) It shall be an offence for a person to cut, grub, burn or otherwise destroy any vegetation growing in any hedge or ditch during the period mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection (above).
The existing law provides exemptions for road safety and other circumstances and should be read carefully to ensure compliance.
Section 40 of the Wildlife Act exists to protect nesting birds. Many of our upland bird species are in decline and are in danger of extinction in Ireland; amongst them is the Curlew, which has declined by 80%. Many birds which nest in hedgerows into August are also in serious decline, including the endangered Yellowhammer. The changes to the cutting and burning dates which had been proposed in the now-defunct Heritage Bill 2016 would have caused serious impacts to these birds. A petition launched by BirdWatch Ireland in conjunction with several other national conservation organisations to stop these changes attracted more than 16,200 signatures and rising.
BirdWatch Ireland would also like to advise members of the public that if they see hedges being cut or fires in the uplands on or after 1st March, such activity could be illegal. In such cases, we would encourage people to contact the National Parks and Wildlife Service (www.npws.ie) to report such activity.
BirdWatch Ireland warmly welcomes the demise of the Heritage Bill 2016 and sincerely hopes that any future administration will consider the importance of Ireland's natural heritage and will not attempt to reintroduce such a flawed and damaging piece of legislation.
To contact your local wildlife ranger, click here for contact details. To read the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000, click here.
Please DO NOT send any live, dead or skeletal remains of any creature whatsoever to Mooney Goes Wild.
If you find an injured animal or bird, please contact the National Parks & Wildlife Service on 1890 20 20 21, or BirdWatch Ireland, on 01 281-9878, or visit www.irishwildlifematters.ie
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Bartending For Dummies, 4th Edition by Ray Foley includes excerpts and recipes like Holiday Cocktails (All Year); Irish Whiskey; and Messin' with Mezcal.
The Irish have been distilling whiskey for at least 600 years, if not longer. Though it's safe to say that Irish whiskey has a distinct character, it's also equally true to say that each brand of Irish whiskey is a unique product.
Irish whiskey is triple-distilled from barley and other grains in pot stills and aged between five and ten years. One major difference between Scotch and Irish whiskey is that when drying the barley malt from which the whiskey is distilled, the Irish use coal instead of peat, which prevents the smoky flavor found in Scotch whisky.
What's more, Irish whiskey also gains a great deal of flavor from the casks in which it's aged. Depending on the brand, Irish whiskey is aged in casks that have held sherry, rum, or bourbon.
For centuries, the Irish produced an illegal distilled spirit called potcheen (po-cheen), a colorless, unaged spirit that's high in alcohol content and similar to white lightning or moonshine in the southern United States. But as of March 17, 1997, it's legal and being produced and sold in Ireland and the rest of the world.
You may be surprised at the variety of flavors among the brands of Irish whiskey:
Bushmills produces Bushmills Premium, Black Bush Special, Bushmills Single Malt (10 years old), Bushmills Rare Single Irish Malt (16 years old), and a 21-year-old Single Malt Irish Whiskey.
Connemara makes Pot Still Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey, a unique product, being the only peated single malt on the market.
Danny Boy is a 15-year-old Irish malt whiskey matured in the finest American white oak casks.
Jameson Irish Whiskey is the world's largest-selling Irish whiskey. It's aged for 12 years and made from pure Irish water and a combination of malted and unmalted Irish barley. Jameson Gold is a blend of rare Irish whiskies, which range in age from 8 to 20 years.
Kilbeggan is Gaelic for little church. What is now an idyllic village in the center of Ireland was for many years an active religious community built around a monastery. The first licensed whiskey distillery in the world was established in Kilbeggan in 1757.
Knappogue Castle Irish Single Malt Whiskey is pot-stilled using only malted barley and bottled on a vintage basis. Knappogue also has a single malt whiskey.
Michael Collins is double-distilled in pot stills. The final blend is aged from 4 to 12 years in oak casks.
Midleton produces its Very Rare Irish Whiskey, a blend of triple-distilled whiskies ranging from 12 to 21 years old. It's matured exclusively in special, individually selected, bourbon-seasoned American oak casks. Midleton is a credit to the old sod.
Paddy is named for Paddy Flaherty, a salesman for the Cork Distilleries Company in the 1920s.
Powers was the first to introduce bottling in Ireland.
Redbreast Irish Whiskey is a single, unblended whiskey, triple-distilled in oak casks for no less than 12 years.
Tullamore Dew is famous for the slogan "Give every man his Dew."
The Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey is made from a mash of pure malted barley produced at a single distillery. (In contrast, other whiskies blend a variety of malt and grain products from several distilleries.)
The Wild Geese Irish Soldiers & Heroes is produced using a special extended double distillation process to remove impurities and to achieve optimal alcohol content for maturation.
The storage of Irish whiskey is very simple. An unopened bottle will last indefinitely because Irish whiskey doesn't mature after it's bottled. After a bottle is opened, it has a shelf life of about two years.
Combine first three ingredients in the glass. Fill with Coffee and stir well. Top with Whipped Cream.
Optional: Sprinkle with Candy Mint Shavings.
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Sounds good - fooling around is always high on my list of priorities.
It's likely a little early to be stressin' about this stuff, but it seems my brain is always spinning more quickly about how to get that next item than it is enjoying what I have already. Psychosis I tells ya.


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Apr 13, 2014
Delhi Daredevils (DD) captain Kevin Pietersen is down with a fractured finger. It has meant that there is doubt about his participation for the first few games in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014. Actually, Pietersen along with newly appointed coach, Gary Kirsten held practice sessions. Pietersen though, didn't take part in practicing his cricketing skills. In fact, the ring and little fingers were heavily strapped. He did throw-downs by using his top-hand.
"KP [Kevin Pietersen] has a fractured finger. That is why he isn't taking an active part in the drills. A well-known doctor has been called to attend on him but he will only meet him in the UAE. He is supposed to be treated there so he can recover faster and take part in the first match. But he is certainly racing against time. It could be touch and go for the first couple of matches," as reported by Times of India.
Daredevils officials said, "It's just a sore hand. He had an injury earlier and it's just sore from that. KP is just taking precautionary measures by not going through the extensive drills," said the official.
Pietersen had said earlier, "It's a niggle but I am wearing the gear to make sure I don't hurt it any further while shaking hands."
Click here for IPL 2014 Schedule: Match time table for IPL 7


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The Horse Forum
- Jokes and Funnies
- - Add your PICK UP lines!
Add your PICK UP lines! I love love love hearing all the different pick up lines so feel free to share yours! Here are some I know: Do you believe in love at first sight, or do I need to walk past you again? If you were a booger, I'd pick you first! Do you have a sunburn or are you always this hot? Yo soy pirata, y quiero tu booty (I'm a pirate and I want your booty) The word of the day is legs, lets go back to my place and spread the word. If we went back to my place, you'd be McDonalds and I'd be Burger King because I'd be having it my way and you'd be loving it. Now its your turn! |
Nice car..... can i play with your stick?? ................ and now i'm married to him hahaha |
ok ok ok since I have retired the best one ever, I will go ahead and let it out so others cant benifit, Step one go to the really rich section of town, find an ATM make a withdrawel, find the nearby trashcan and grap a big wad of atm receipts. Take them home sort through them and save the ones with 100k plus balances. Put a few in your pocket, when you meet a girl pat your pockets and look around for something to write on then nonchalantly pull the wadded receipt out of your pocket. "Here let me give you my number" and right it on the back. Guaranteed she will look at the other side, and guaranteed she will call. |
Step 1. Stand in front of girl. Show different head shots. Step2. wait about 10 seconds then say "well?" She says "well what?" you say "studies say a girl will know in the first 10 seconds if she is gonna sleep with you or not" |
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Weekly Insights and AnalysisEmerging Economies like India's Make Aid Recipients the New Donors
February 29, 2012
Rapid economic growth in Asia and other developing regions of the world is triggering a sea change in international aid. Countries that were once beneficiaries of assistance are now emerging as donors themselves, while traditional donors are reassessing their objectives and modalities in order to stay relevant. Nowhere is this more evident than in India.
India is widely viewed as an economic success story, which is certainly true on one level. Growth for the current year is projected around 7 percent, and was averaging 9 percent before the last global economic downturn. Per capita income has more than doubled in the past decade with an estimated 267 million people, or 22 percent of the population, now considered middle class. At the same time, approximately 450 million people, or almost 40 percent of the population, still live below the poverty line. The juxtaposition of India as a rising Asian power, yet also a country with significant development challenges, is reflected in its aid policies.
Although India has long been wary of foreign aid, it has had many international benefactors over the years, including large rival programs of the Soviet Union and United States during the Cold War. The Soviet Union invested in state-run steel and power plants, while the United States favored softer assistance for agriculture, health, and education. In 2003, in an effort to streamline aid, but also to signal its growing international prominence, India asked all but five countries – Germany, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States – to discontinue their aid programs. Among the political imperatives was a desire to bolster India's campaign for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
Currently, India's economic success, on the one hand, and budget pressures within donor countries, on the other, is threatening the longevity of the remaining aid programs. Critics ask why a country with a burgeoning middle class, space program, and gross national income of $4.16 trillion annually should receive foreign aid. Britain is India's largest bilateral donor, with an annual program of GBP 280 million (over $445 million). In 2010, Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee famously described this as a "peanut" in the country's total development spending, sparking an international row. While both governments have since reiterated their commitment to the program, the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) has refocused its strategy to adjust to India's evolving circumstances. Its current five-year plan targets India's poorest states, with special attention to women, girls, and the role of the private sector in reducing poverty. DFID is supporting new forms of financing, such as vouchers and incentive schemes, and is looking at ways that Indian experience and expertise can be used globally on issues ranging from climate change to disease control.
With a budget of approximately $100 million in fiscal year 2012 that is expected to decline in future years, the U.S. government's aid program in India is far smaller than Britain's. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which administers the program, is aggressively seeking to reinvent itself in India, seeking a "smooth pivot" that responds to the new environment. Like DFID, one of USAID's goals is "to partner with Indian public and private sectors to identify innovations and best practices that have a significant impact in India and globally." USAID and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have each contributed $7.5 million to the Millennium Alliance, which is investing in innovations from civil society, academia, and the private sector. They plan to work together to raise $50 million more in the coming year. USAID is also planning "triangular" cooperation with the Indian government on programs in Kenya, Liberia, and Malawi, and the establishment of centers of excellence for international training within India.
India's own aid program (which the government prefers to call "development cooperation" in the spirit of south-south partnership) has been in existence since the 1950s when it began offering assistance to Nepal. The program expanded during the 1960s to include its flagship Technical and Economic Co-operation (ITEC) scheme, which provides training in Indian institutions for nationals of 158 countries, deputes Indian experts abroad, and funds projects, study tours, equipment donations, and disaster relief. Indian development cooperation currently exceeds $2 billion annually, about half of which goes to Afghanistan. In an effort to better coordinate its efforts, and as a precursor to the establishment of a full-blown development cooperation agency, the government has recently moved to create a Development Partnership Administration within the Ministry of External Affairs to liaison with the multiple ministries and divisions involved.
The challenges that India faces in managing its growing development cooperation program are shared with the governments of other emerging economies such as Brazil, China, and South Africa. On March 5-7, over 30 development experts representing more than 10 countries will convene in Delhi for the fifth round of the Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation Dialogue series. Countries represented include a range of both emerging and traditional donors, as well as recipient countries, from inside and outside the Asian region. The dialogue series is supported by the Korea Development Institute and The Asia Foundation, with the Delhi meeting hosted by the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), a think tank affiliated with the Government of India's Ministry of External Affairs. Participants will discuss approaches to pro-poor growth, lessons from Asian countries' experiences as both beneficiaries and donors, and how those compare with the approaches of traditional donors belonging to the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The goal of the ongoing dialogue is to broaden sharing and perspectives among both emerging and traditional donors, assisting them to navigate the complex and rapidly changing terrain of development cooperation.
Nick Langton is The Asia Foundation's country representative in India. He can be reached at [email protected]. The views and opinions expressed here are those of the individual author and not those of The Asia Foundation.
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punam on March 1, 2012 at 8:44 pm
Lesson to be learnt by developing and underdeveloped countries
Christian Aditya Niksch on March 6, 2012 at 12:42 am
Very interesting article, more like this please.
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I apologize - the URL's are too similar I was confused. It's not on NBC's site but another that looks similar. My mistake.
That said - it's being picked up way too much now that NBC is going to have to look into it. The one story about the soldier's image being used that's not Poe mentions said soldier telling NBC about it though. This makes me believe that they will have no choice regardless but to reconsider Poe's positionin the show should he make it to the live shows. Unfortunately, Vegas is already filmed so he may have made it to the final shows.
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3 pole plug is for a normal L/R cable and 4 pole is for a cable with mic. So, the red one is your regular cable and the black the mic cable. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)


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Monday, July 1, 2013
44 comments:
- Ella said...
- July 1, 2013 at 8:51 AM
- LÉA LA ROUSSE said...
I missed you too!! Love your style so much hope your feeling better soon again.
xx la rousse
Www.lealarousse.blogspot.com - July 1, 2013 at 8:54 AM
- LÉA LA ROUSSE said...
I missed you too!! Love your style so much hope your feeling better soon again.
xx la rousse
Www.lealarousse.blogspot.com - July 1, 2013 at 8:54 AM
- Louise said...
Hello Jessica,
I'm taking the freedom of leaving you this comment because I'm currently working on a fashion-related dissertation for my MSc. I'm doing a survey about the perception of young women towards today's fashion luxury brands, and if you, or any of your lovely reader, could take 5 mins and complete it, it would be of much much help :)
Here the link of my survey: https://fr.surveymonkey.com/s/2SQNKSV
Thank you very much!
Lou ♥
Ps: Love the high bun - July 1, 2013 at 8:58 AM
- Joanna Dydyńska said...
I miss you too, Jessica! <3
S0- keep calm and do what you love ;-)
and you look so perfect and beauty! - July 1, 2013 at 9:09 AM
- Ria said...
Wee! Glad to see you in my blog reader. I know you're wiped but you still look amazing. Love the braids up with the wrap.
xx - July 1, 2013 at 9:20 AM
- Sade BlackandOlive said...
It will get better and more magical as time goes on! We miss you but we are willing to wait til you are healthy and better! Congratulations on the precious bundle and you always look divine Jessica!
www.BlackandOlives.com - July 1, 2013 at 9:21 AM
- Adelajda said...
Lovely shoes and dress!
- July 1, 2013 at 9:24 AM
- Purple Ivy said...
Ok first of all you are on your 30S??? I pegged you for being in your mid 20s.
Secondly that shift dress is socking and. You looking good madomoiselle.
http://www.purrpleivy.com/ - July 1, 2013 at 9:26 AM
- 5th Avenue said...
Loving the headwrap, take care momma.
http://myfifthavenue.blogspot.com/ - July 1, 2013 at 10:39 AM
- Lesley Buckle said...
Gorgeous x
- July 1, 2013 at 10:42 AM
- Girly said...
Missed u 2;))) ur lookin totally stunnin, as allways, hun;))))) xx
- July 1, 2013 at 11:12 AM
- M I N G said...
Didn't know you were prego!! Congrads!! You look amazing as always!! Hope you begin to feel better:)
- July 1, 2013 at 11:22 AM
- Olivia Law said...
This is beautiful! I love the scallops on the dress xo
- July 1, 2013 at 11:32 AM
- Amy Tributetothestyle said...
HAppy to see you again! Hope you're fine! Love this outfit!
www.tributetothestyle.com - July 1, 2013 at 12:48 PM
- Curl and Dress Up said...
You look gorgeous !
Good luck for your pregnancy ♥♥
xx Inès - July 1, 2013 at 1:06 PM
- Elizabeth Daisy. said...
You are utterly fabulous darling, I absolutely love the clutch and the monochrome styling!
www.candyflosscurlscupcakesandcouture.com - July 1, 2013 at 2:38 PM
- Diana de Belen said...
I really love your black and white shift dress paired with that black and white head wrap, it's perfect! You hair is awesome too. <3
xx Diana
http://stylegrenade.blogspot.com/ - July 1, 2013 at 8:16 PM
- Lara Tura said...
Miss your amazing outfits - but hey - the pain and suffering will be worth it!
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- CM said...
Great outfit! I love your dress! (:
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- usesore said...
Wow what a babe!
- July 2, 2013 at 6:45 AM
- Chelsea Jade said...
Gorgeous dress, I love the scallop edge. Also congrats on the pregnancy!! xx
- July 2, 2013 at 9:34 AM
- Ashleigh said...
LOVE this oufit, especially the dress and the clutch and the head scarf and the sunglasses....oh yeah I just pretty much LOVE it all.
Congrats on the bay-bee.
Tan-talk.blogspot.co.uk x - July 2, 2013 at 9:40 AM
- LIKE-ENCHANTED said...
Very nice as held.
And the pictures are very successful.
Love, unicorns and glitter on you. <3
http://www.like-enchanted.com - July 2, 2013 at 9:50 AM
- Marta said...
Love the dress and shoes combo! Totally beautiful!
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- natalie edwards said...
Great post and blog! Would love it if you could check out mine!
xxx - July 2, 2013 at 1:52 PM
- Twin Vibes said...
This outfit is amazing!
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- Shevah said...
you look fucking amazing like always! congrats on the pregnancy love!
xo - July 2, 2013 at 4:46 PM
- GrandyXO said...
Love the head to toe monochrome who said pregnant ladies cant still wear stilettos and look bloody fabulous and I hope you'll be better soon darl I guess saying this doesn't help you from dashing to Mcdonalds every 5 minutes but at least you'll look awesome whilst doing it aha xoxo
ohsofashionxo.blogspot.com - July 2, 2013 at 5:50 PM
- Mary Gui said...
Love this look, so cool!
http://layersofchic.blogspot.com - July 2, 2013 at 6:49 PM
- Eat.Style.Play said...
Well you still look amazing!!! Even if you're in pain from the little one. I hope it gets better for you because I can't imagine that for a long period of time. Anyway you look amazing in that outfit and the clutch is so pretty!
- July 3, 2013 at 6:05 AM
- vain319 said...
I am so happy for you and your dude!
many happy wishes for you and your family:) And the outfit is banging,man....when I was pregnant I was a mess.lol.... - July 3, 2013 at 11:32 AM
- Ortiz said...
Cool! The shoes are my favorite, and i also like the sunglasses and watch!
- July 4, 2013 at 3:26 AM
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- WendyB said...
This outfit is AMAZING.
I would love to have you in a story I'm doing for the Huffington Post. I'm going to have a slideshow of fashion bloggers wearing specific trends. Maybe you have photos that would fall into one of my categories? The info is here: http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2013/07/fashion-blogger-casting-call-for-huffington-post/
Hope to hear from you! - July 4, 2013 at 8:24 PM
- Delilah said...
Hello, I'm Delilah.
My blog is http://dancinginmyawkwardarms.blogspot.com
I'm focus on fashion illustrating as well as style and trend, so if you interested please take a look. Thank you. - July 5, 2013 at 1:34 AM
- Eric Chuang said...
I love your blog so much! Thank you so much for inspiring me to start my own blog! :)
http://ericchuangg.blogspot.com/ - July 7, 2013 at 10:14 PM
- sashapxox said...
Very beautiful xx
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- agneslook said...
i love your style
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- amalie said...
shit, this is amazing xx
- July 10, 2013 at 2:46 AM
- FASHIONCONTAINER said...
Love your dress, it's amazing!!
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- July 13, 2013 at 3:07 AM
- Melissa said...
you're just amazing tho
lavie-amonavis.blogspot.com - July 16, 2013 at 7:34 PM
- Siobhan Bates said...
This is DIVINE!
I literally love everything; the dress, the shoes, the bag!, the wrap, the ankle cuffs, the necklace, the sunglasses.
You have an amazing sense of style - it's right up my street, so to speak :p
Siobhan x
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Summer Seasonings
Contrary to everyone in Blues nation, I was not terribly disappointed by this years ninth place finish. Although it would have been nice to see the Blues play in the post season, the Blackhawks or Sharks would have beaten the Blues in three games. As far as I'm concerned, the Blues organization is exactly where they need to be. The pipeline of talent heading towards the NHL is deeper than almost every other organization in the league (http://www.hockeysfuture.com/nhl_organisation_rankings/). Unfortunately though, highly touted offensive defenseman prospect Jonas Junland elected to return to Europe yesterday after spending two seasons with Blues AHL affiliate Peoria. Even though the skilled defenseman was offered a one-way contract with the St. Louis Blues, for whatever reason, he signed a deal with Farjestad of the Swedish Elite League and will return to Europe.
Mason and Conklin are good enough for what the Blues need for next season. With Jake Allen and Ben Bishop in the pipeline, it is not necessary to pursue a Schneider or Price, especially considering that the price tag for both will be higher than what St. Louis should be giving up.
The lack of offense from the back end was a bit alarming. When you look at the fact that Eric Brewer and Barret Jackman were averaging over 20 minutes a night through the season as the top two defensemen in the lineup, there's no need to look further. One of these two will not be playing with the Blues next season. Although Ian Cole and Alex Pietrangelo will likely be with the Blues next season, it's highly likely that the Blues will look to add a veteran defenseman to the lineup. Paul Martin of New Jersey and Sergei Gonchar of Pittsburgh are the top two UFA's this summer. I would love to see one of these two (especially Martin) signed by the Blues, but in the tradition of Blues management, look for the Blues to either passively pursue or lowball these two UFAs. I have no problem starting the season with a young talented defensive corps of Jackman, Johnson, Pietrangelo, Cole, Polak, Weaver, and Strachan as the 7th defenseman. If history tells us anything, it is that you can never have too many defensemen on your roster and/or in your system. The other two most desirable UFA defenseman this summer are Dan Hamhuis of Nashville and Joe Corvo of Washington (formerly Carolina). Hamhuis' salary demands will likely take him out of the Blues' range along with the Predators.
When looking at the Blues' failure to qualify for the post season, look no further than the goal scoring of David Backes, Paul Kariya, and Brad Boyes (or lack thereof). Yes, there were soft goals allowed by Conklin and Mason. Yes, there were defensive lapses by Jackman and Brewer. But the primary culprit of the disappointing 09-10 St. Louis Blues season was the inability to find the back of the net. Although Paul Kariya was able to find his legs the last two months of the season, his salary served as more of a liability to the franchise as it kept the Blues from pursuing a player who could have been the guy Kariya was supposed to be but never was. The expiration of his contract will pave the way to resign Perron and Johnson as well as give room to pursue a UFA scorer and/or defenseman. Although Backes' point production dropped off significantly from 08-09 to 09-10, he was still a leader and provided a lot of physical energy to the club. His bone crushing hits and leadership somewhat compensated for his lack of production in the goal scoring dept. Brad Boyes must be traded, waived, or bought out if he does not start finding the back of the net. He is a defensive liability and is a one trick pony on the offensive side of the puck. The cross-ice one timer from the left slot has been consistently snuffed out by opposing penalty killers since March 2008. If he is not scoring goals he is useless to the organization. Who can score goals?
Ilya Kovalchuk. If the Blues fail to aggressively pursue Kovalchuk with a Zetterberg/Hossa/Luongo like contract, it will serve as proof to most fans that they are not serious about the business of winning. There is only so many excuses that fans in a baseball town can take. 'So many excuses' have been thrown around the past two years that the clock has run out. On radio shows, message boards, and forums, fans everywhere are ready to throw in the towel on an organization that has asked them to stick with them and given them coal in their stockings. Throw in the fact that the Blues have not had a legitimate offensive player since Brett Hull left for FA12 years ago, the money that Kovalchuk will ask for will easily be made back in gate revenue and ratings. Like any business, you cannot make money without spending money.
With one of Jackman or Brewer coming off the books ($4mil), Kariya walking ($6mil), Sydor moving on ($1mil), and Tkachuk retiring ($2.5), there's $13.5 million to resign Perron and EJ and pursue a UFA. That's not including a potential raise in the Blues' payroll. If Kovalchuk cannot be landed, the next premium goal scorer is Patrick Marleau. Although Marleau is a very skilled player, I highly doubt that he could produce the way that he has in San Jose without Joe Thornton and Dany Heatley playing beside him. Therefore, the money that he would demand would eclipse his actual value.
Personally, I am okay with not pursuing anyone. The Blues remind me of the Carolina 06 Stanley Cup team or the Buffalo team that won the President's Trophy the same year; a speedy team with depth that can roll three scoring lines. With another year of experience for Oshie, Berglund, Perron, and Backes, along with the emergence of Steen and a full training camp of Davis Payne's high-octane system, I see the future of the Blues looking very bright.
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A-priori Versus Provisional Heparin on Radial Artery Occlusion After Transradial Coronary Angiography and Patent Hemostasis (PHARAOH)
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Condition | Intervention |
Coronary Artery Disease |
Other: Patent hemostasis and heparin |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Prevention |
Official Title: | Comparison of A-priori Versus Provisional Heparin Therapy on Radial Artery Occlusion After Transradial Coronary Angiography and Patent Hemostasis |
- Radial artery occlusion [ Time Frame: At 30 days after the cathlab procedure ]Plethysmography, confirmed with duplex Doppler ultrasonography
- Radial artery occlusion [ Time Frame: At 24 hours after the cathlab procedure ]Plethysmography, confirmed with duplex Doppler ultrasonography
Enrollment: | 428 |
Study Start Date: | May 2009 |
Study Completion Date: | December 2011 |
Primary Completion Date: | December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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No Intervention: Compression without adjustment
TR band (Terumo medical) applied. The TR band is then deflated gradually till pulsatile bleeding is observed under the transparent plastic inflatable chamber and then 1-2 cc of air is placed back in the TR band chamber to stop bleeding. The band is left in place for 2 hours and not adjusted further unless patient complained of symptoms or bleeding occurred.
Experimental: Patent hemostasis & heparin
TR-band is placed and positioned similarly to the other study arm. However, in theses cases, patency is evaluated at the time of application of the TR-band, and monitored every 15 minutes afterwards till the band is removed and hemostasis completed. After TR-band placement, if maintenance of radial artery patency is obtained, no heparin is administered and TR band is left in place for 1-hour. If radial artery patency is not maintained, a bolus of heparin 50 U/kg or a maximum of 5000 units is administered and the band is left in place for 2 hours.
Other: Patent hemostasis and heparin
Radial artery patency is verified. If not maintained, then a bolus of heparin 50 U/kg or a maximum of 5000 units is administered and the compression (TR band) is left in place for 2 hours.
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Transradial access use for coronary angiography and intervention is increasing. Its efficacy in lowering access site complications, as well as increased patient comfort, has been proven unequivocally. One of the complications of transradial access is radial artery occlusion (RAO) that occurs with a variable incidence. It is population specific, with a higher prevalence in subsets, such as women, and patient's with small radial arteries. RAO is also known to be higher at hospital discharge and radial recanalization may spontaneously occur at later times. It is usually asymptomatic. Its main adverse impact is by limiting future transradial access from that radial artery. Since most of the patient's with atherosclerotic vascular disease may undergo several invasive procedures during their lifetime, prevention of RAO is of paramount importance.
Heparinization, during the procedure, has been shown to be of benefit in lowering the incidence of RAO. Maintaining patency of the radial artery during hemostasis, has also been shown to be effective in prevention of RAO following transradial access. As maintenance of flow has potent antithrombotic effect, it is unclear whether systemic anticoagulation is still required in all cases.
In some cases, it would be preferable to avoid heparin administration prior to coronary angiography. It is currently unknown whether it would be safe to refrain from heparin administration in case of transradial catheterization and patent hemostasis technique.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- all diagnostic cardiac cath patients
Exclusion Criteria:
- warfarin therapy
- previous ipsilateral TRA
- lack of consent
- abnormal (type D) Barbeau test
- scleroderma
- thrombocytopenia
- or other contraindications to heparin
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01489917
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Commonwealth Medical College, | |
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States, 18509 | |
Canada, Quebec | |
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
India | |
Sheth VS General Hospital, | |
Ahmedabad, India |
Principal Investigator: | Samir B. Pancholy, MD | TCMC, Scranton (PA, USA) |
Responsible Party: | Olivier F. Bertrand, Project Leader Transradial Research and Education Fund, Laval University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01489917 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Study First Received: | December 1, 2011 |
Last Updated: | May 7, 2012 |
Keywords provided by Laval University:
radial artery occlusion hemostasis coronary intervention radial approach |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Ischemia Coronary Disease Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Vascular Diseases |
Calcium heparin Heparin Hemostatics Anticoagulants Fibrinolytic Agents Fibrin Modulating Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Coagulants |
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Masterworks from Budapest. From the Renaissance to the Avant-Garde
From 18 February to 28 May 2017
The oeuvre of the Swiss artist Ferdinand Hodler, who is held to be one of the foremost Central European Symbolist painters of the late nineteenth century, was shaped by his personal conception of the world, underpinned by the principles of symmetry and rhythm. Of humble origins and orphaned at an early age, Hodler began his training in 1868 with a painter of views of his native country, Ferdinand Sommer. He moved to Geneva in 1871 to study at the École des Beaux-Art, where he began to exhibit works that chiefly depicted the working class.
Hodler travelled to Madrid in 1878 and studied the works of the Great Masters in the Museo del Prado. On returning to Switzerland he was introduced to the Symbolist trends in French painting by the poet Louis Duchosal. Thenceforward his works reinforced this aspect and were centred on representing states of mind and man's main philosophical concerns. Dating from this stage in his development is Night, executed in 1890 (Berne, Kunstmuseum Bern), a painting related to the idea of death and sleep, which enjoyed success at the Salon de la Rose+Croix in Paris in 1892. A subsequent series of twenty-seven life-sized figures from Swiss history, painted from life, marked the start of his career as a painter of the Swiss national imaginary and the beginning of the considerable appreciation he still enjoys in his country of birth.
Hodler took part in the Berlin Secession in 1900, in the Munich Secession in 1903, and a year later showed his works together with those of Edvard Munch and Axel Gallén at the Vienna Secession. During the last years of his life he ended up becoming one of the most innovative muralists of the period, with works such as those executed for the University of Jena in 1907 and Hanover council in 1911. He died in Geneva in 1918.
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In a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission, the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) maintains that Mobbles, a virtual pet app, violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by gathering data from children without obtaining prior parental consent. Designed for children ages 4 and older, the app allows users to collect, trade, and play with their virtual pets. But it also collects a "host of personal data" from children, including e-mail addresses and location data, the group claims.
Mobbles was released in May for Apple and Android devices and has ranked among the top 100 grossing entertainment apps in Apple's App Store in 24 different countries and in the top 10 in 10 different countries, the CDD noted.
One feature of an app to "collect new pets" pinpoints a child's precise location on a satellite map that includes a street name and a range of house numbers. Children can also earn virtual currency and in-game coupons by disclosing their e-mail addresses to subscribe to a Mobbles newsletter.
Although parental consent is not required when children create a user name to trade their pets or when they provide their e-mail address to receive the Mobbles newsletter, CDD notes that "Mobbles makes no attempt to provide direct notice to parents and offers no opportunity for parents to opt out of further use of their children's information."
"Thus, CDD urges that the FTC promptly initiate an investigation of Mobbles, bring an enforcement action to stop Mobbles from any further collection of children's personal information, and to seek all other appropriate remedies."
Alex Curtelin, Mobbles's co-founder, told Online Media Daily that Mobbles does not sell data to third parties and retains as little information as possible. However, citing a need "to post a clearer privacy policy and review privacy practices," the company took the game offline.
To read the CDD's complaint, click here.
Why it matters: The CDD argues that the complaint is representative of the need for updates to COPPA in the digital age, as Mobbles is just one of many children's apps that takes "unfair advantage of children's developmental vulnerabilities." As Dr. Kathryn Montgomery, professor of communication at American University, said in the CDD's press release, "This complaint provides a glimpse into a much larger, rapidly growing children's mobile market, in which companies are unleashing all of the available techniques for targeting kids."
As the year comes to an end, lawmakers are scrambling to make progress on legislation addressing geolocation privacy and updates to the Video Privacy Protection Act and the Electronic Consumer Protection Act.
Sen. Al Franken's (D-Minn.) Location Privacy Protection Act, which would require mobile apps to receive user permission before collecting and sharing location data, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee in a voice vote. The bill now moves on to the full Senate for consideration.
Sen. Franken, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, introduced his bill last June, but the Committee reviewed a revised version of the bill that would permit a one-time user approval and not a requirement that permission be sought each time data is shared or collected.
"If you want to find the best pizza place where you're driving, you've got to provide your location," Sen. Franken told the Minnesota Post. "If the pizza app wants your location, of course you're going to give the pizza app your location; otherwise they can't do what they do. But if someone else wants your location and wants your location everywhere you want to go, you might not want to give them that. So what we're trying to say is, it's your choice to protect your own privacy."
The law would also criminalize "stalker apps" – applications that share the location of a cellphone without its user's knowledge – with exceptions for law enforcement or parents monitoring their children.
Although the bill passed the Committee, it did receive some pushback. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) expressed concern that the law could "do serious damage to the tech sector." Referencing a letter from the Interactive Advertising Bureau opposing Sen. Franken's law, he said that informing consumers about who is receiving their information poses a practical and technological challenge.
"The mobile marketplace is a unique, yet highly complex technical ecosystem with multiple entities often behind a single service. One application may have 10 or more different entities functioning behind the scenes to enable service, ad delivery, monetization, or analytics to help improve the user experience," according to the IAB's letter, which Sen. Grassley submitted to the Committee for the record. "In a real-time automated delivery market, there is no technologically feasible or practical means for providing notice of each specific entity, as the entity changes in a moment's notice." On December 20, 2012, the Senate unanimously passed H.R. 6671, which would update the Video Privacy Protection Act to facilitate the sharing of information regarding video rental habits on social media sites. The updated law would allow the social networking and video rental sites to integrate so that users could share with friends the movies they have rented.
The Senate Committee also gave the nod to a bill containing updates to the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Changes to the ECPA would mandate that governmental authorities get a search warrant to obtain e-mails from suspects. The current law, passed in 1986, predates the rise of e-mail and other forms of technological communication, making it easy for law enforcement officials to access data without a judge's permission. However, that update did not move forward in the House of Representatives on December 18, 2012.
Consent would expire after a two-year period or could be withdrawn at any time.
To read S. 1223, the Location Privacy Protection Act, click here.
To read H.R. 6671, the update to the VPPA, click here.
Why it matters: The movement of the bills through the Committee is viewed as progress for privacy advocates and may help speed their passage next session.
In declining to approve a slogan trademark, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) determined that the "Best Coffee in America" claim by Dunkin' Donuts' is merely "laudatory and descriptive."
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. sought trademark protection for the phrase in the category of restaurant services, café services, snack bar services, and fast-food restaurant services. The slogan had acquired distinctiveness, the chain argued, as it has been used in commerce for five years, beginning April 11, 2006. The PTO disagreed and concluded that Dunkin's "informational slogan is nothing more than a claim of superiority and is so highly laudatory and descriptive of the quality of the coffee featured in applicant's restaurants, cafes and snack bars that applicant's claim of acquired distinctiveness, based on five years' use of the mark in commerce, is insufficient and unpersuasive." The examining attorney cited similar denials for claims like brew maker Sam Adams's "The Best Beer in America" and Carvel's attempt to register "America's Freshest Ice Cream."
He noted that, instead of indicating the source of Dunkin's goods, the words simply tout the company's goods as the best in America. The mark "fits firmly in the category of marks identified…as being mere 'puffery' and incapable of functioning as a trademark." "'Best Coffee in America' touts simply that the coffee featured at applicant's restaurants are superior to other coffees in this country. While applicant may use this wording in promoting its restaurants and cafes and the coffee sold therein, the proposed mark does not function to indicate the source of applicant's services or distinguish applicant's services from those of others."
To visit the USPTO's decision, click here.
Why it matters: Dunkin' Donuts may continue to use the slogan, albeit without trademark protection. A spokesperson told the Boston Globe that the company is "reviewing the filing and cannot speculate on future plans at this time." Dunkin' Donuts has the right to contest the finding by the USPTO examining attorney, and if the decision is not reversed, has the option to appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The finding was the company's second trademark loss this year. The USPTO earlier rejected registration for the phrase "Bagel Bunchkin" for the chain's bite-size bagel pieces.
Making good on her threat of legal action, California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed the first lawsuit against a mobile application for failing to have a privacy policy.
Harris, who has made privacy issues a focus of her term in office, targeted Delta Air Lines' "Fly Delta" app. When customers use the app to check in and make flight reservations, Delta collects information like a user's name, phone number, gender, geolocation, passport number, debit or credit card information, and e-mail address.
But according to the complaint, Delta violates the 2004 California Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires companies to post their privacy policies if they collect personal information such as names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses from state residents.
Harris began her enforcement campaign earlier this year, when she reached an agreement with the six largest online app providers – Amazon, Apple, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and Research in Motion. The companies agreed that the Act applies to mobile apps. Facebook signed onto the agreement in June.
In late October, Delta was one of roughly 100 companies that received a warning letter cautioning recipients they would be sued if they did not bring their apps into compliance within 30 days.
According to the complaint, the company has been distributing an app that has been downloaded by consumers "millions of times" without a privacy policy since at least 2010. The suit contends that while Delta has an online privacy policy on its Web site, it does not reference the app nor is it reasonably accessible to app users. It is therefore insufficient to satisfy the law's requirements.
Delta "does not have a privacy policy in the application itself, in the platform stores from which the application may be downloaded, or on Delta's website. Users of the Fly Delta application do not know what personally identifiable information Delta collects about them, how Delta uses that information, or to whom that information is shared, disclosed, or sold."
The suit seeks to enjoin the app from being downloaded until a privacy policy is added and requests fines of up to $2,500 per download.
To read the complaint in People v. Delta, click here.
Why it matters: The warnings are over and all mobile apps should have a privacy policy or be prepared to face a civil complaint from AG Harris. In a press release, Harris said the Delta complaint is the first suit filed to enforce the 2004 law. "Losing your personal privacy should not be the cost of using mobile apps, but all too often it is," Harris said in the statement. "California law is clear that mobile apps collecting personal information need privacy policies, and that the users of those apps deserve to know what is being done with their personal information."
Ten months after the release of its first staff report on children's mobile apps, the Federal Trade Commission returned to the subject and found "little progress" has been made "toward giving parents the information they need to determine what data is being collected from their children, how it is being shared, or who will have access to it."
The February report, "Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures are Disappointing" offered a "warning call to the industry," cautioning app stores, in-app advertisers, and app developers to do more to provide parents with easily accessible, basic information about the mobile apps used by their children.
According to a second report released in December, very few answered the call.
"While we think most companies have the best intentions when it comes to protecting kids' privacy, we haven't seen any progress when it comes to making sure parents have the information they need to make informed choices about apps for their kids," FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a press release about the report. "In fact, our study shows that kids' apps siphon an alarming amount of information from mobile devices without disclosing this fact to parents."
"Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade" reviewed 400 available children's applications in the Apple and Google stores. "Most apps failed to provide any information about the data collected through the app, let alone the type of data collected, the purpose of the collection, and who would obtain access to the data," the report concluded. Just 20 percent of the apps reviewed by the agency disclosed any information about the app's privacy practices.
In addition, many of the apps surveyed by the FTC had interactive features – like advertising, the ability to make in-app purchases, or links to social media – which share data from the mobile device with ad networks or other third parties without disclosing the fact to parents.
More than half of the apps reviewed contained advertising (58 percent), but just 15 percent disclosed the presence of in-app advertising prior to download. Sixty percent of the apps surveyed transmit data from a user's device either back to the developer or to a third party, the agency found.
The report advised entities within the mobile app industry to design and employ the "best practices" found in the agency's staff report on privacy to provide greater transparency about how data is collected, used, and shared in children's apps, and to offer parents easy-to-understand choices about data collection and sharing in their kids' apps.
To read the report, click here.
Why it matters: Leibowitz said the agency plans to perform another survey in the future and "will expect to see improvement." "All of the companies in the mobile app space, especially the gatekeepers of the app stores, need to do a better job," he cautioned. The agency also announced that it is launching non-public investigations to determine if mobile apps are violating the Federal Trade Commission Act or the recently updated Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
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Jo Malone London Opens New Headquarters
Luxury beauty brand Jo Malone London has moved out of the Estée Lauder headquarters and into a beautiful Georgian townhouse in London. Rose Uniacke and creative director James Gager collaborated on the space's design, which includes white walls, raw wood floors, and rich curtains. Uniacke has used vintage light fixtures and chandeliers, Nando Lanfranco prints, handmade tables, mirrors, and custom-upholstered furniture in the headquarters. The decor reflects the botanicals that go into the fragrances and the atmosphere of the room perfectly captures the luxury and spirit of Jo Malone London. The building is located on Gloucester Place and is one of the largest on the street, covering 6,797 square feet. The five floor structure was built between 1780 and 1800 and now houses the company's offices, showrooms, PR and online departments, and marketing and creative teams. Jo Malone currently operates in 31 markets worldwide.
Victoria Beckham Will Launch E-Commerce
This spring, fashion designer Victoria Beckham will unveil a new and improved version of her website, which will now include e-commerce for her accessories, eyewear, denim, and Victoria Victoria Beckham line. Her new site is created by King & Partners and will also incorporate content shoppers can share on social media platforms. Beckham also partnered with Jonny Lu and Isaac Lock for art direction on the site. Before today, Beckham's website was used solely as a lookbook for her collections. There will now be a temporary holding home page at victoriabeckham.com, asking visitors to sign up for notifications and brand updates. The site's e-commerce will be available for purchase in the U.S., U.K., and Europe. Victoria Beckham chief executive officer Zach Duane is excited about the change and told WWD, "For us, this is the first step toward creating our own store environment."
Zara Unveils Latest Store in London
Zara has unveiled its first store in the U.K. that features the brand's latest retail concept. It is situated on the Western end of Oxford Street, occupies 1,500 square meters, and includes three floors. Zara is already well established in London; the new store is the brand's 19th in the city and fourth on Park House, a busy shopping strip. The new space is designed by Elsa Urquijo Architects and is laid out so that shoppers can move through the store more easily. Zara's chief communications officer Jesus Echevarria explained the concept, "You are guided through 'cubes' and there are different dialogues with fashion and different trends happening in each of them. It feels more like a boutique space than a warehouse, this is more intimate." Fifteen stores in Zara's new retail format are set to open by the end of January in fashion hubs like Paris, Utrecht in the Netherlands, Shanghai, Beijing and São José dos Campos in Brazil. The brand celebrated the London opening with a party this week which included Veuve Clicquot and mini lemon meringue pies. Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart of The Kills performed.
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