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When World War II ended, majority of American officials were in agreement that the best defense against the Soviet threat was a strategy called "containment." This meant a patient but firm, vigilant and long-term containment of Russian expansive tendencies. President Truman agreed and declared before Congress in 1947 that it must be the policy of the United States to support free individuals who are opposing attempted subjugation "… by outward pressures." This method of thinking would mold American policy for the next 40 years.
The Atomic Age
The containment strategy also supplied the rationale for an unequalled arms buildup in the US. Specifically, US officials supported the development of atomic weapons similar to the ones that ended World War II. Thus commenced a deadly arms race. The Soviets tested an atomic bomb of their own in 1949, and in response, President Truman declared that the US would build an even more lethal atomic weapon: the "superbomb," or hydrogen bomb. Stalin did the same.
Therefore, the stakes of the Cold War were dangerously high. The first Hydrogen bomb test in the Marshall Islands demonstrated just how deadly the nuclear age could be. It made a 25-square-mile fireball that vaporized an island, blew a giant hole in the ocean floor and had the power to demolish half of Manhattan. Successive Soviet and American tests emitted poisonous radioactive waste into the atmosphere.
The consistent threat of a nuclear annihilation had a huge impact on US domestic life as well. In their backyards, people built bomb shelters. They practiced attack drills in public places such as schools. In these and other ways, the Cold War was a continuous presence in the everyday lives of Americans.
The Cold War spreads to space
Space exploration was another considerable arena for Cold War competition. On 4 October 1957, the Soviets launched "Sputnik" (Russian for traveler), world's first man-made object to be placed into Earth's orbit, and the world's first artificial satellite. This launch came as an unpleasant surprise to most Americans. It was important not to lose too much ground to the Soviets.
The US launched its own satellite in 1958, the Explorer I. President Dwight Eisenhower signed a public order in the same year creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which was dedicated to space exploration, as well as various programs aiming to exploit the military potential of space. However, the Soviets remained one step ahead, sending the first man into space in April 1961.
The Cold War: The Red Scare
Beginning in 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) ushered the Cold War home in another way. They started a series of hearings designed to demonstrate that communist subversion in the US was alive and well.
Soon, thousands of federal employees were investigated, prosecuted or fired. While this anticommunist hysteria grew throughout the 1950s, people were requested to testify against their colleagues, liberal college professors lost their jobs and "loyalty oaths" became commonplace.
The Cold War Abroad
In June 1950, the initial military action of the Cold War started when the Soviet-backed North Korean People's Army attacked its pro-Western neighbor to the south. A lot of American officials were worried that this was the first step in a communist movement to take over the world and considered that nonintervention was not an option. The American military was sent into Korea, but the war dragged into an impasse and ended in 1953. There were subsequent international disputes including Cuba and Vietnam.
The End of the Cold War
As soon as President Richard Nixon took office, he started to implement a new strategy to international relations. Instead of seeing the world as a hostile, "bi-polar" place, he suggested using diplomacy instead of military action to make more poles. With that in mind, he encouraged the United Nations to acknowledge the communist Chinese government, and started to establish diplomatic relations with Beijing. Simultaneously, he adopted a policy of "relaxation" toward the Soviet Union. He and Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet premier, signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I), which banned the manufacture of nuclear missiles by both countries.
Despite Nixon's attempts, the Cold War flared up again under President Ronald Reagan who believed that the expansion of communism anywhere threatened freedom everywhere. He therefore worked to supply military and financial aid to anticommunist governments around the world.
As Reagan fought communism in Central America, the Soviet Union was disintegrating. Every other communist state in Eastern Europe replaced its government with a noncommunist one in 1989. In November, the Berlin Wall – the most visible sign of the decades-long Cold War – was finally brought down.

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Industry leading training provider Develop Training Ltd (DTL) is bracing itself for a Black Friday-style stampede ahead of the looming deadline for smart meters.
Both small and large providers only have until 6th December to continue installing SMETS1 meters. After this point all providers will be required to install only SMETS2 technology.
The technology is due to be rolled out to all households nationwide in the next two years, and training for installation engineers will be a legal requirement. In anticipation of the likely demand, DTL has developed a one-day course that is available at its seven training centres nationwide.
Lee Morgan, a senior energy lecturer at DTL, said: "The deadline means electricity providers and their contractors will have to become compliant overnight, so we are expecting significant demand. Installers will need to get up to speed quickly."
DTL already provides smart meter training for large organisations, and is already fielding more enquiries from both major and smaller firms for training in SMETS2.
One of the factors driving interest is that DTL is one of the few providers whose courses are approved by the energy and utilities training register EUSR, a requirement of the smart meter installation code of practice SMICOP 2.6.
For consumers, the big change with SMETS2 is that they will be able to switch energy providers without needing to change their meters. Making that possible has required a new layer of complexity, creating the need for specialist training.
Like SMETS1, the new smart meters will send information on energy usage to the provider without the need for meter reading. However, the data will now be relayed by specialist providers.
Two communications service providers have been contracted to gather the data, Arqiva in the north of the country and Telefonica in the south. For installers, it means learning how to manage the connection process with one or both providers.
Another crucial aspect of the training is understanding the meters themselves. Although the physical meters in the north and south of the country are different from each other, they both rely on LED indicator lights to inform the engineer of the status of the installation and to alert him or her if there is a fault. The training will also cover the fault-finding process.
DTL are one of the first training providers to offer SMETS2 training and have fully-equipped, specialist training centres at various locations throughout the UK particularly in Derby, Swindon and Linlithgow, Scotland.
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The Empress of the Shatta Movement Empire, Shatta Michy has given a clear indication that she wants Shatta Wale imprisoned for feeding Ghanaians with meaningless song.
Shatta Michy made this known by posting an animation from the Nazir series which was talking about how bad Shatta Wale's songs are and the fact that it was corrupting the ghetto youth.
Shatta Michy and Shatta Wale after their supposed breakup use every opportunity that comes their way to get at eachother's throat.
Shatta Wale has since been seen severally flirting with other ladies just to make Michy jealous.


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presented at the University of Texas, Hogg Memorial Auditorium, near 24th and Guadalupe (click for map) by the University of Texas at Austin's English Department, Shakespeare at Winedale, SHOUT, the Mary Lu Joynes Endowment in the Plan II Honors Program, the Center for European Studies, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, and the Department of Theatre and Dance,
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Tuesday, February 12, 2013, pre-show at 7 p.m. (There will be a post-show discussion with members of the company immediately after Twelfth Night.)
Why, this is very midsummer madness. - III.iv
Writing at the height of his powers, Shakespeare provides a feast of language and songs — and a stage full of memorable characters — from the lovesick Orsino and Viola to the alesick Toby Belch, from the acquiescent Sir Andrew Aguecheek to the pompous Malvolio. Sublime and subversive, Twelfth Night breaks rules and bends gender to show love in all its guises and disguises.
The Duchess of Malfi
by John Webster
Wednesday, February 13, 2013, pre-show at 7 p.m.
We are merely the stars' tennis balls, struck and bandied which way please them. - V.iv
John Webster's brutal and astonishing play tells the story of one of the stage's greatest women and two of its greatest villains. The widowed Duchess of Malfi tragically defies her two powerful brothers by secretly marrying her household steward. When they uncover her deception, the brothers plot a series of horrific events that leads them all to destruction in this dark tapestry of sibling rivalry, forbidden love, unquenchable ambition, and ensuing madness.
On each evening the theatre will open for seating at 7:00 pm. At this time, live pre-show music will also begin. The performance will begin at 7:30 pm. Seats for the performances are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so audience members are encouraged to arrive early, take their seats, and enjoy the music.
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The American Shakespeare Center will return to Austin for its fourth annual visit to the University of Texas campus. Direct from the stage of the American Shakespeare Center's celebrated Blackfriars Playhouse, the world's only re-creation of Shakespeare's indoor theatre, the ASC touring troupe brings Renaissance drama to life in exciting and accessible performances. On February 12 and 13, at 7:00 pm in Hogg Auditorium, the ASC's touring troupe will perform Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi.
Special Lecture, February 7. Kicking off the ASC residency, the Mary Lu Joynes Endowment in the Plan II Honors Program, the English Department and Shakespeare at Winedale will be presenting a special lecture on The Duchess of Malfi. The Duchess of Malfi is considered by many to be the greatest Renaissance tragedy not written by Shakespeare. For those interested in learning more about the play, English Professor Frank Whigham will be giving a free lecture in the Joynes Reading Room in the Honors quad on UT campus on Thursday, February 7 at 7:00 pm.
Professor Whigham is one of the world's experts on the play. His article "Sexual and Social Mobility in The Duchess of Malfi," originally published in PMLA and reprinted multiple times, is one of the most important works of recent criticism on the play, which is also discussed in his book, Seizures of the Will in Early Modern English Drama (Cambridge University Press, 1996). He will introduce some of the play's key ideas and answer questions from the audience.
The American Shakespeare Center\ (formerly the Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) has gained a national reputation by performing according to the principles of the Renaissance stage. Careful attention to the language, a fast and fluid performance style, and a creative use of music and dance are hallmarks of ASC productions. Actors and audience share the same lighting, as they would have in Shakespeare's playhouse, encouraging an intimate and festive atmosphere.
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RIP Pizza Island
Hello Gentle Reader, It is with much sorrow and regret that I, intrepid reporter and investigator Penelope C. Boner, am writing to report that Pizza Island, a famously exclusive all male studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is closing down after two years … Continue reading
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holiday gifts from Pizza Island
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greenpoint sketches
In my ongoing quest to squander time, here's some sketches from various areas of Greenpoint, the neighborhood 4/6 of us live in and where Pizza Island is located. A lot of these stores have pretty cool, old signs that drawing … Continue reading
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the Great Pretenders
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Today it's day 11 after March 11th. Japan seems to Move On. Pffff. Online we read heaps about what is happening over there in the East regarding the Fukushima Power Plant. Some news is correct, some news is....... Well, no comment. But let's not forget all that misery that is directly hitting the people in NE Honshu. Fingers Xed that the situation for all those house less people will improve soon. Even the weather should do it's best. After all, spring is here, ahum, it still can be nasty cold at night.
Here in Fukuoka? Well, we can't buy any batteries for our camera, mp3player or torch!
All sold out.
That's the worst we feel.
Marijke is flying to Holland tomorrow to do the family-round. Back on board in 11 days
Have fun neh!
Meanwhile, Jaap will be looked after by Nori and Wakame. And keep himself busy with small jobs and boat projects.
Oh yes and do some prep work for next month Half Marathon and Japanese boat license.
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John Vandemoer, sailing coach at Stanford University and been charged with one count of Racketeering Conspiracy as part of an entrance fraud scheme. These charges are not limited to this case, as similar accusations are being reported at Harvard, Stanford, BU, Yale, USC and perhaps others.
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Urbanization and Development Processes in China, Spatial Restructuring and Demographic Changes, and Understanding Chinese Society
Assistant Professor, Chinese, JNU, 01 March 2006 – till date
) 2015: Awarded one-month ICSSR-CASS Bilateral Programme to undertake a project on "A Comparative Study on Chinese and Indian Urbanization".
2) Sept. 2010-June 2011: Awarded nine-month long ASIA Fellows Award 2010-2011 under Asian Scholarship Foundation Fellowship Programme to undertake research project on "Population Mobility in China: 'Villages in Cities'".
3) June 1998-Sept. 2000: "Junior Research Fellowship" & National Eligibility Test (JRF-NET) for Lectureship in Chinese conducted by University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India.
4) 1998: Nehru Memorial Award for MA topper in Chinese, Nehru Memorial, New Delhi.
5) Sept.1995-July 1997: "India-China Bilateral Cultural Exchange Scholarship" granted by Ministry of HRD, Government of India for advance studies in China.
1) Geeta Kochhar, "China`s Policy Towards India: Cooperative Linkages or Distant Neighbours?" in Annpurna Nautiyal and Chintamani Mahapatra (eds.) India-China Relations in the Contemporary Era: Opportunities, Obstacles, and Outlooks (New Delhi: Kalpaz Publications, 2015).
2) Geeta Kochhar, "China's Social Policy: Issues for the 18th Party Congress" in C V Ranganathan and Sanjeev Kumar (eds.) The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China: A Major Turning Point for China (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2013).
3) Geeta Kochhar, "Globalization and China's Urbanization: Effect on Cities and Migrant Population" in Ning Yuemin (ed.) China Urban Studies, Volume 3, The Commercial Press, 2010.
4) Geeta Kochhar, "India, Nepal and China: Interplay of Trilateral Relationship", Sablok Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 7, July 2014, pp. 31-33.
5) Geeta Kochhar, "Market & Migrants: Redefining China's Urban Social Welfare System", China: An International Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, Sept. 2010, pp. 193-219.
1) Geeta Kochhar and Pramod Jaiswal (eds.) Unique Asian Triangle: India, China, and Nepal
2) Pramod Jaiswal and Geeta Kochhar (eds.) India-China-Nepal: Decoding Trilateralism
3) Geeta Kochhar, Discussion Paper on China's Urban Poor: An Expanding Social Stratum in China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, October 2008.


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The Energy Report 05/31/19
Oil Waivers on Waivers and Tariffs
I know what you are thinking, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) status report did see a less than spectacular crude oil draw, a build in gasoline supply, and gas demand that was probably down due to bad weather, but seriously? I mean the numbers were not that bad.
The EIA reported that U.S. commercial crude oil inventories fell by just 0.3 million barrels, less than expected, gasoline inventories increased by 2.2 million barrels, while distillate fuel inventories fell by 1. 6 million barrels. While the initial selling reaction to the EIA report was probably justified, the real reason for the magnitude of the late day sell-off was a Wall Street Journal article that raised questions about the Trump administration's commitment of getting Iranian oil exports down to zero.
The Wall Street Journal at 12:26 eastern time released an article that said, "Countries that haven't yet hit a U.S. limit on imports of Iranian oil can continue the trade without risk of sanctions until they reach the negotiated cap", a senior U.S. official said.
What? Not again. U.S. oil producers are still threatened from the last market selloff that started last October when President Trump granted waivers to Iran's biggest buyers. This report had them saying, here we go again. The last time President Trump granted waivers to Iranian oil buyers it caused one of the biggest selloffs in oil history, and traders and producers still have that etched in their minds.
The article talks about a "negotiated cap" that no one knows about. The Journal says that "Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Taiwan, Italy and Greece were the other countries granted waivers last November." The level of the caps for each country wasn't made public. Is it one million barrels, it 12 million? A billion? No one knows.
Why now? After the Trump Administration blasted Iran and pledged no waivers, they are having a change of heart. The Journal says that "The move could also represent a small gesture toward Iran at a time when Iranian officials have rebuffed President Trump's calls for them to reach out and start fresh talks with him on Tehran's nuclear program."
So, if that was not enough to move oil prices, how about more tariffs on Mexico. I know what you are thinking. Didn't we just get a new trade deal with Mexico? Yes, but these tariffs are about immigration not trade. What? Yes, Immigration.
President Donald Trump tweeted that "On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP. The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied." How it will be determined that the situation will be remedied is to be determined but it might be cheaper for Mexico to build a wall and pay for it.
Of course, it adds a new level of uncertainty to global trade wars. China is using this tweet as saying that the U.S. can't be trusted in a trade war. So, I guess that China will have to go back to getting technology and intellectual property the old way, steal it. Global markets do not like it as they go deep into risk aversion mode. That is hurting oil again as they fear the trade war will kill demand.
Yet, there is bullish news on the OPEC front. Not only is Saudi Arabia threatening to respond to Iranian attacks on their oil tankers, OPEC production is falling. Reuters reported that "In May, the 11 OPEC members bound by the agreement achieved 96 percent of pledged cuts, the survey found, compared to 132 percent in April, due to the rise in production in Saudi Arabia, and increases in Iraq and Angola. But a drop-in supply in two of the exempt producers more than offset these gains, the survey found. Iran posted OPEC's biggest supply drop this month of 400,000 bpd."
The Financial Times reported that "Saudi Arabia has called for a decisive Arab stand against Iranian threats as King Salman convened a meeting of Arab states that condemned the Islamic republic's alleged interference in the Arab world. The King, addressing an emergency Arab summit in Mecca on Friday, said Riyadh wanted to avoid war and was willing to extend its hand for peace, even as he attacked what he described as Iran's perpetuation of terrorism in the region directly and via proxies. "Iran has been supporting terrorism for decades and threatening security and stability with the objective of expanding influence and domination, a matter rejected by international norms and conventions," he said in comments carried by Kuwait's state news agency.
He urged Gulf Co-operation Council states to work together to maintain security in the wake of what he called "criminal" attacks against four oil tankers off the United Arab Emirates coast and oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia earlier this month, according to the FT.
Get some "Freedom Gas." Even as global natural gas prices are under pressure, the long-term outlook for natural gas and its exportable form liquified natural gas "LNG" has never looked better. Press release from the United States Department of Energy (DoE) has named the country's natural gas: "Freedom gas." The statement was announcing the DoE's increase of gas exports produced by a Freeport LNG terminal off the coast of Texas. "Increasing export capacity from the Freeport LNG project is critical to spreading freedom gas throughout the world by giving America's allies a diverse and affordable source of clean energy," Mark W Menezes, the U.S. undersecretary of energy, said.
Because of fracking, the U.S. is now the biggest producer of natural gas and because of that we are less vulnerable to other producers that have threatened to cut off our supply in the past. The Term "freedom gas" is also a tweak to Russia that has used its natural gas monopoly in Europe as a tool to pressures former Soviet satellite states into submission. It is also a message to Germany that seems to want to stay reliant on Russia, even though they have proven that they are less than a reliable supplier.
The Trump administration has threatened to sanction the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a joint project between Germany and Russia. It is a 746-mile pipeline from wells near St. Petersburg to Greifswald in northeastern Germany and would run under the Baltic Sea. Germany could double the amount of natural gas it imports from Russia, which already supplies 40% of the country's gas consumption.
The Trump administration is mystified that Germany wants to be reliant on Russia for natural gas supply when they have cut off supplies for political reasons in the past. As U.S. exports rise, Russian dominance in natural gas will be lessened. Still we got a bearish EIA report. The EIA reported that working gas in storage was 1,867 Bcf as of Friday, May 24, 2019, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 114 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks are 156 Bcf higher than last year currently and 257 Bcf below the five-year average of 2,124 Bcf. At 1,867 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range. In other words, yes, natural gas can still go lower!
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text: There were rumors in the media recently that Mahesh Bhatt is planning to make the sequel to his superheat film – Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi. But now rumors are floating that he is planning to make a sequel to his movie 'Sadak' starring Mahesh Bhatt's daughter Pooja Bhatt along with Sanjay Dutt. It is learnt that Alia will be ... Read More »


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In 2017, the Philippines was among the top three growth performers in the East Asia region. Only Vietnam and China performed better. The Philippines growth performance slightly weakened in 2017 to 6.7 percent year-on-year from 6.9 percent in 2016. ... See More + Growth was anchored in strong exports, while investment growth significantly slowed and consumption growth moderated. The Philippines' annual exports rose sharply in 2017 and became the main engine of economic growth, while imports continued to grow by double-digits. Investment growth slowed in 2017, following two consecutive years of rapid expansion, and climbing inflation slowed real wage growth and contributed to a moderation in private consumption growth. See Less -
Working Paper 125309 APR 01, 2018
Hansl,Birgit; Diop,Ndiame; Chua,Kevin C.; Cruz,Kevin Thomas Garcia; Qian,Rong; Endo,Isaku; Demombynes,Gabriel; Luo,Xubei; Piza,Sharon Faye Alariao Disclosed
Growth in developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP) continues to be resilient and in line with previous expectations. Already robust domestic demand has been supported by some pickup in external demand and the gradual recovery in commodity prices. ... See More + Fiscal deficits in the major regional economies widened in 2016, prompting some adjustment toward the end of the year in Indonesia and Malaysia. Monetary policies remained accommodative, and credit continued to grow rapidly in most major economies. Inflation is edging up and producer prices are rising quickly as commodity prices increase. Capital outflows intensified toward end-2016 leading to depreciation pressures, but financial markets have since recovered. The growth outlook for 2017–19 remains broadly positive across the region. China is expected to continue its gradual transition to lower, more sustainable growth. In the rest of the region, growth is projected to pick up moderately. Continued buoyancy in domestic demand, including public and increasingly private investment, will be supported by gradually strengthening external demand. Global growth and commodity prices are projected to continue recovering slowly, while global financial conditions tighten gradually. Inflationary pressures should remain contained. In the Pacific Island Countries, maintaining fiscal sustainability needs to remain a focus along with policy reforms in selected sectors, which could prove transformational over the medium term. For fiscal sustainability, efforts to shore up revenues, contain unproductive spending while boosting critical expenditures on health and education, and build up buffers against shocks need to be sustained. There are also opportunities to accelerate growth and boost employment over the longer term. On tourism, promising options include tapping into the Chinese and retiree market, increasing the number of luxury resorts, and encouraging cruise ships to base in the Pacific. Increases in labor mobility, through the expansion of existing agreements and the negotiation of new agreements, complemented by investments in workers' human capital, could also generate substantial benefits. Higher mobile and internet penetration, complemented by a conducive business environment and the development of a skilled workforce could boost productivity. And income from fisheries could be significantly increased, without threatening the sustainability of the fisheries stock, by broadening participation in cooperative agreements to include East Asian countries with major fishing grounds, such as the Philippines and Indonesia, and ensuring compliance with robust catch limits. See Less -
Publication 116330 APR 01, 2017
Vashakmadze,Ekaterine T.; Kehayova,Vera Vencheva; Moroz,Harry Edmund; Testaverde,Mauro; Cassou,Emilie; Jaffee,Steven M.; Ru,Jiang; Stamm,Diane; Adriani,Magda; Ariyapruchya,Kiatipong; Badiani-Magnusson,Reena C; Batsuuri,Davaadalai; Beck,Hans Anand; Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres; Chen,Shaohua; Chen,Derek Hung Chiat; Chua,Kevin C.; Cruz,Kevin Thomas Garcia; Davading,Somneuk; Demombynes,Gabriel; Dewina,Reno; Dinh,Viet Tuan; Eckardt,Sebastian; Edwards,Kim Alan; Fitrani,Fitria; Freije-Rodriguez,Samuel; Halstead,Imogen Cara; Vu,Linh Hoang; Kida,Mizuho; Kim,Jae Kyun; Knight,David Stephen; Krishnan,Nandini; Kularatne,Chandana; Lain,Jonathan William; Lee,Taehyun; Litwack,John; Luo,Xubei; Ly,Sodeth; Martin, Miguel; Mejia-Mant, Carolina; Mileva,Elitza Alexandrova; Mohib,Saiyed Shabih Ali; Moreno Herrera,Laura Liliana; Munoz Moreno,Rafael; Najdov,Evgenij; Nguyen,Minh Cong; Pan,Lucy; Phimmahasay,Keomanivone; Pimhidzai,Obert; Piza,Sharon Faye Alariao; Purnamasari,Ririn Salwa; Rab,Habib Nasser; Revilla,Julio E.; Orton Romero,Carlos Rafael; Teh Sharifuddin,Shakira Binti; Sharma,Manohar; Shiilegmaa,Altantsetseg; Simler,Kenneth; Stephan,David Andrew; Tong,Kimsun; Zin,May Thet; Uochi,Ikuko; Utz,Robert Johann; Wai-Poi,Matthew Grant; Wihardja,Maria Monica; Yang,Judy; Yee Amezaga,Karla Mirari; Zhao,Luan Disclosed
Three recent rounds (2003, 2006, and 2009) of the Family Income and Expenditure Survey are matched to rainfall data from 43 rainfall stations in the Philippines to quantify the extent to which unusual weather has any negative effects on the consumption of Filipino households. ... See More + It is found that negative rainfall shocks decrease consumption, in particular food consumption. Rainfall below one standard deviation of its long-run average causes food consumption to decrease by about 4 percent, when compared with rainfall within one standard deviation. Positive deviations above one standard deviation have a limited impact. Moreover, for households close to a highway or to a fixed-line phone, consumption appears to be fully protected from the impact of negative rainfall shocks. See Less -
Policy Research Working Paper WPS6579 AUG 01, 2013
Safir, Abla; Piza, Sharon Faye; Skoufias, Emmanuel Disclosed
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|Disquiet on the weather front : the welfare impacts of climatic variability in the rural Philippines (English) See More +
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"If your girl goes to Western she's not your girl anymore."
Slogans like this adorned Broughdale Avenue last Saturday as thousands of students flocked there for the infamous Fake Homecoming street party.
But amid the drunken revelry and police surveillance, signs saying things like "our roommate is a virgin pls help" reveal a darker reality of party culture at Western.
One in four women will experience some form of sexual assault in their life-time and it is estimated that between 15 and 25 per cent of North American women will experience some form of sexual assault during their academic career. And Broughdale's slogans are a stark reminder of how far we have to go.
Broughdale's signs normalize sexism and rape culture at Western University.
And yes, people will say these signs are not serious and "just a joke," but intention doesn't change the result. Sexist slogans hung up during a crowded street party perpetuate ideas that make campus a more dangerous place.
These signs promote sexism and sexual assault as cornerstones of party culture. And they've been an ongoing problem. Last year saw slogans equally as problematic like the "19 to have a drink, 18 to get your bean flicked," which hung from Broughdale porches following a province-wide party trend.
Granted, these banners aren't creating the problem — no one is deciding to become a rapist because a sign hung outside a frat house told them that "Queens girls spit, Western girls swallow." But these signs are belittling and poking fun at a very serious problem, which makes them dangerous.
Now, I don't think the people walking past these signs on Fake Homecoming actually care about sexist undertones of these slogans splattered on bedsheets. And it's this carelessness that's contributing to the problem — these sentiments are being normalized by partiers.
This problem isn't unique to Fake Homecoming. Sexism and derogatory language exist throughout university party culture, not just at Western. It just so happens that Western's Fake Homecoming, like it does with all things, brings this aspect of party culture to the extreme — thrusting it into the spotlight.
When it comes to Fake Homecoming I honestly couldn't care less whether my peers choose to "party smart." I can pop-in my earbuds to block out the roar of Purple Fest and avoid Broughdale for a day — and if some drunk idiot is peer pressured into jumping off a roof, it's really not my problem.
But having a university culture where demeaning women is normalized is my problem. Frankly, as a woman, having these attitudes ingrained in party culture is terrifying — because it puts my experience in jeopardy.
So go ahead, have your Fake Homecoming banger, but you don't have to be sexist to "party hard."


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Going 200 Miles Per Hour On A Rocket-Powered Bicycle Looks As Insanely Scary As You Might Imagine – VIDEO
Here is a list of things that are generally known to be really, really fast:
- Usain Bolt: 23mph on average
- Cheetahs: 70mph at full speed
- Top Thrill Dragster Roller Coaster, Cedar Point: 120mph
Insane, right? As a woman who spends most of her time on the subway, the concept of "fast travel" is fairly foreign to me. But what's even more incomprehensible to me is that someone would willingly get on a rocket-powered bike and go from 0 to 207mph in 5 seconds. But someone did, and that someone is a man named François Gissy, who set a new world record last week for speed cycling.
Admittedly, the bike wasn't your average Schwinn: it had been altered by Gissy's friend Arnold Neracher just for this face-melting purpose. But apparently breaking a world record and giving me a mild heart attack wasn't enough for Gissy- he also raced a Ferrari F430, juuuust to show his true dominance over all things speedy. The F430, by the way, can go from 0 to 62 mph in 4 seconds and can achieve a top speed of 196 mph. 5 minutes ago that would have seemed impressive, but after seeing this video I now know what bona fide speed looks like, and it looks like a rocket-powered bicycle.
Check it out below, and remember not to try this at home, and if you do then wear a helmet. Or 6.
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Stuffed Animal Sleepover – Svl
November 15, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Do you ever wonder what your stuffed animals do at night? Bring your stuffed animals to a special party at the Mason County District Library on Friday evening, leave them at the library overnight, and then join us for breakfast the following morning to see what the stuffed animals were up to the night before.
The stuffed animals of children of all ages are invited to attend a Stuffed Animal Sleepover Party on Friday, November 15, and Saturday, November 16. Party with your stuffed animal Friday, November 15, 5:00- 6:00 pm at the Mason County District Libraries in Ludington and Scottville. Then, join your animals for a special breakfast after the Stuffed Animal Sleepover on Saturday, November 16, 10:00 am at the Mason County District Libraries in Ludington and Scottville.
Children below the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. ALL Mason County District Library programs are free of charge.


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JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza's militant Hamas rulers and Israel appear to be honoring a cease-fire that ended two days of an intense flare-up in violence amid efforts by neighboring Egypt to negotiate between the two sides.
Israel's military said on Friday that no rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel overnight and it conducted no airstrikes. Israel's government hasn't confirmed the truce.
Hamas's Al Aqsa TV reported late Thursday that an Egypt-brokered deal had taken hold "on the basis of mutual calm."
Israel and Hamas have come close to serious conflict in recent weeks after four months of violence along Gaza's border following Hamas-organized protests there.
At least 163 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, including 120 protesters, since then. During that time, a Gaza sniper killed an Israeli soldier.


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Hancock County Master Gardener Plant Sale
Saturday, May 4th, 2019
Date(s) - 05/04/2019
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Hancock County Fairgrounds
All perennials are donated from member's gardens. Vegetable plants will be available from members who have started them from seed. This year will feature a Garden Shed sale of various items gardeners have donated from their excess supplies. Information on how and where to grow your plants, what plants are good for pollinators, butterflies, etc. will be available. We look forward to answering your gardening questions.
For more information:
Hancock County Master Gardener Association Facebook Page