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Making it Easier to Sell Products "Made in America"October 3, 2011
Francisco J. Sánchez is the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.
It was a good day for American businesses and workers.
Earlier this afternoon, President Obama submitted three free-trade deals — with Korea, Colombia and Panama — to Congress for consideration. If passed, these agreements would be a big boost to our economy, providing new opportunities for U.S. companies abroad, while strengthening our economy here at home.
As the President said: "These agreements will support tens of thousands of jobs across the country for workers making products stamped with three proud words: Made in America."
President Obama has long said that exports are a key to the nation's economic recovery. Nearly two years ago, he launched the National Export Initiative with the goal of doubling U.S. exports by the end of 2014. And, last month, in a speech before Congress where he unveiled the American Jobs Act — a bipartisan proposal to put Americans back to work — he stressed the economic benefits of these free-trade agreements.
The President has correctly recognized that exporting provides U.S. businesses with new opportunities to sell their goods and services in markets overseas. The pending FTAs before Congress would ensure that this trade — with three important markets — is both free and fair.
This is important. Consider that, in 2010, the United States enjoyed a $9.9 billion non-oil trade surplus with our FTA partners, as compared to a $371 billion non-oil trade deficit with the rest of the world. In addition, last year, 41 percent of U.S. goods exports went to our FTA partners, even though those countries only account for 9 percent of global Gross Domestic Product.
Clearly, fair trade is good for our economic health and future. If passed, the pending FTAs are sure to enhance these benefits. Now, there have been a lot of misconceptions about these FTAs. To set the record straight, here are some basic facts:
The U.S. –Korea trade agreement will:
- Support at least 70,000 American jobs, and boost annual exports of American goods by up to $11 billion through tariff reductions alone.
- Create new opportunities for U.S. exporters in Korea's $1.5 trillion economy, the 12th largest in the world in 2010, based on purchasing power parity exchange rates.
The U.S. – Colombia trade agreement will:
- Generate new possibilities in the 3rd largest economy in Central and South America.
- Reduce barriers to U.S. exports, spurring new opportunities for our businesses, workers, farmers and ranchers, thereby supporting more and better jobs for Americans.
The U.S. – Panama trade agreement will:
- Provide new possibilities with one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America, expanding 6.2 percent in 2010, with similar annual growth forecast through 2015.
- Enhance U.S. competitiveness by eliminating tariffs and other barriers to U.S. exports and expanding trade between our two countries.
Bottom line: By ensuring that the American people have a level-playing field to compete on in these three important markets, the FTAs would spur billions in economic activity, support tens of thousands of American jobs, and sharpen the United States' competitive edge moving into the future.
The President has worked hard to strengthen these agreements to, in his words, "get the best possible deal for American workers."
Now, I join his call in urging Congress to pass the FTAs without delay.


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Pirate Bay co-founder detained in Sweden
The co-founder of The Pirate Bay filesharing website was on Friday detained in Sweden, days after his deportation from Cambodia, officials said.
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, 27, faces a one-year prison sentence for promoting copyright infringement in his home country.
"The person who was recently arrested in Cambodia, suspected of hacking computer data provider Logica, was placed in detention today (Friday)," said the Swedish public prosecutor's office in a statement.
Warg was arrested in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on August 30 at Stockholm's behest and expelled late on Monday.
Two others were also suspects in the case, the statement added.
Founded in 2003, The Pirate Bay—which boasts more than 30 million users—makes it possible to skirt copyright fees and share music, film and other files using bit torrent technology, or peer-to-peer links offered on the site.
Warg was handed a one-year prison sentence by a Swedish court in 2009 for promoting copyright infringement but failed to show up to serve his term at the start of this year.
Warg's fellow co-founders of the popular site, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde, as well as key financier Carl Lundstroem all had their 12-month sentences reduced to between four and 10 months on appeal in late 2010.
They were also ordered to pay a total of 46 million kronor ($6.9 million) in damages for copyright infringement to the music and movie industry.
But Warg did not attend his appeal hearing and his sentence was upheld, followed by an international warrant for his arrest.
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Girl Scout Day Camp 2009 – Tuesday
My little girl and big girl are in a group together. Their group did the flag ceremony this morning with my big girl being the caller.
a.m. snack: fruit kabobs
Lunch: ants on a log (celery, choc chips, peanut butter)
Girl Scout Gumbo (hamburger, cheese, vegetable soup) with Frito's
Brownies in a box
Fruit punch, lemonade and water
For our "appetizer" our group will be having cream cheese on out celery logs due to other allergies (no peanut products for our group!) so I am bringing Toffuti Cream cheese and GFCF chocolate chips. The camp leader isn't doing the more usual raisins on the "ants on a log" as she finds the girls flick them into the woods attracting critters…
For the gumbo, it's the same as I have done in the past: ground meat cooked with onion, green pepper and tomato. We stir in a bit of Toffutti "sour cream" after heating at camp. Bring corn chips in individual bags.
The girls will help make the brownies in a box. The brownies will be cooked in a box oven, so it should be fun. We are bringing our own already made gluten and dairy free brownies to eat. There is a great tutorial on how to make a box oven here.


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Can you name the top five finishers in the Brazilian Grand Prix? Make your prediction now.
The prizes
This year we're giving away a pair of prizes every race weekend.
On top of that at the end of the year the top 12 finishers all get prizes – and whoever scores the highest overall will be going to the 2011 British Grand Prix. Here are the prizes in full:
Grand prize: Two grandstands tickets to the 2011 British Grand Prix
The person who scores the most points in the 2010 F1 Fanatic Predictions Championship will win grandstand tickets to the 2011 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
This is the first time we've offered F1 race tickets as a prize at F1 Fanatic and I hope you all agree it's a fitting reward for the F1 expert who can best predict who will be on top in 2010.
The grand prize winner will receive tickets to all three days of the 2011 British Grand Prix with reserved grandstand seating for the race.
Second place prize: An F1 painting of your choice
The second place finisher in the championship will win an F1 painting by Rob Ijbema.
You get to choose which F1 driver, present or past, will feature in the painting. Or you can pick one of the other motor racing paintings on Rob's site Car-a-day.
Runners-up prizes: Autocourse 2010-2011
The ten players who finish in third to 12th positions in the championship will win a copy of the 2010-2011 edition of Autocourse.
The highly respected journal of Formula 1 and other major international four-wheeled racing series is published at the end of every season.
This year the publication marks its 60th anniversary edition.
NB. 2009 edition cover used for illustration
Race winners prize: The Lotus Story DVD Box Set
Duke Video are supplying the prize for the player who gets the highest score in each round.
With the Lotus name returning to F1 in 2010 what better prize than a DVD box set showing the history of this great team. This four-disc set "The Lotus Story" chronicles Lotus's participation in F1 from the company's beginning in 1948 up to its F1 withdrawal in 1994. (Please note this DVD is in PAL format).
Duke are also offering a special promotion exclusive to all F1 Fanatic readers – whenever you order from them you can get 15% off using the promotional code F1Fanatic at the checkout.
Race runners-up prize: Two F1 T-shirts
The second place finisher in each race will win a race winner's T-shirt and Official F1 Fanatic T-shirt from Unlap.
This prize is supplied by Unlap.
How to enter
Entries will open in the week before every race. You have until the start of free practice three on Saturday to make your predictions.
You can post your predictions for the first race now below or wait until nearer the deadline. A reminder will be posted on the site after free practice two on Friday.
Each player may predict the pole sitter, the pole position lap time and the top five finishers in the race. See below for the rules in full.
Enter your pole position lap time prediction in the following format: MM:SS.ccc – e.g. for a lap of one minute, 25.386 seconds enter 01:25.386
After submitting your prediction the page will refresh to show your prediction has been added. If this does not happen, or you are concerned your prediction has not been received, please get in touch using the contact form.
Please try to pick an original and distinctive user name – something a bit more descriptive than just a first name and use the same name for every race you enter.
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2. The competition is not open to employees, friends or family of F1 Fanatic, Silverstone Circuit, Duke Video, Motorsport in Print, Car-a-Day or Icon Publishing Ltd.
3. Predictions will open up to one week before the start of final practice on the Saturday of a Grand Prix weekend and will be promoted on the front page of F1 Fanatic before closing prior to the start of final practice.
4. In each round players are invited to predict (a) who will be on pole position and (b) what the top five finishers will be (five different drivers).
5. Players accumulate points in each round as follows:
a. Correctly naming the pole sitter: 2 points
b. Correctly naming one/two/three/four/five driver/s who finish in the top five: 1/2/3/5/8 points
c. Correctly predicting where one/two/three/four/five driver/s finish: 2/6/14/24/40 points
6. Whoever scores the most points over the 19 races from round one (Bahrain) to 19 (Abu Dhabi) wins the grand prize.
7. In the event of a tie on points the winner will be determined by who came closest to predicting the pole position time correctly. If that fails to produce a winner the editor will choose a means of deciding who has won.
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11. No cash alternative is offered for any of the prizes.
12. Grand Prix tickets: Children must be accompanied by an adult. Accommodation and transport to the venue not included. Event date TBC.
13. Players who have won prizes will be notified by email within seven days of each Grand Prix. Lotus DVDs and F1 paintings will be despatched within 28 days of that email being sent. Grand Prix tickets will be despatched once they are available. Autocourse books will be despatched once they are published.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A group that publicizes Kansas history is planning a three-day celebration in Topeka next month to mark the 150th anniversary of the formation of the first unit of black soldiers to go into battle during the Civil War.
The Kansas Fever Committee plans to have events starting Aug. 3. The site will be Cushinberry Park, near the national historic site dedicated to the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board decision in 1954 declaring segregated schools unconstitutional.
The celebration will honor the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteers, which formed in 1862 and went into its first battle in Missouri in October 1862.
That was nine months before the first battle in South Carolina for the better-known 54th Massachusetts, subject of the 1989 film, "Glory."


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New SARS-like virus detected in Middle East
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New SARS-like virus detected in Middle East
By Maria Cheng on September 24, 2012
LONDON (AP) Global health officials are closely following a new respiratory virus related to SARS that is believed to have killed at least one person in Saudi Arabia and left another person in critical condition in Britain.
The germ is a coronavirus, from a family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as SARS, the severe acute respiratory syndrome that killed some 800 people, mostly in Asia, in a 2003 epidemic.
In the latest case, British officials alerted the World Health Organization on Saturday of the new virus in a man who transferred from Qatar to be treated in London. He had recently traveled to Saudi Arabia and is now being treated in an intensive care unit after suffering kidney failure.
Health officials don't know yet whether the virus could spread as rapidly as SARS did or if it might kill as many people.
"It's still (in the) very early days," said Gregory Hartl, a WHO spokesman. "At the moment, we have two sporadic cases and there are still a lot of holes to be filled in."
Hartl said it was unclear how the virus spreads. Coronaviruses are typically spread in the air but Hartl said scientists were considering the possibility that the patients were infected directly by animals. He said there was no evidence yet of any human-to-human transmission.
"All possible avenues of infection are being explored right now," he said.
So far there is no connection between the cases except for a history of travel in Saudi Arabia. SARS was first spread to humans from civet cats in China.
Hartl said no other countries have so far reported any similar cases to WHO.
Other experts said it was unclear how dangerous the virus is.
"We don't know if this is going to turn into another SARS or if it will disappear into nothing," said Michael Osterholm, a flu expert at the University of Minnesota. He said it was crucial to determine the ratio of severe to mild cases.
SARS hit more than 30 countries worldwide after spreading from Hong Kong. Osterholm said it was worrying that at least one person with the disease had died. "You don't die from the common cold," he said. "This gives us reason to think it might be more like SARS," which killed about 10 percent of the people it infected.
Britain's Health Protection Agency and WHO said in statements that the 49-year-old Qatari national became ill on Sept. 3, having previously traveled to Saudi Arabia. He was transferred from Qatar to Britain on Sept. 11 and is being treated in an intensive care unit at a London hospital for problems including kidney failure. Respiratory viruses aren't usually known to cause serious kidney problems.
The Health Protection Agency said it was unaware of any ties the patient had to Britain and that he likely was in a private clinic in the Middle East before being transferred to the London hospital. It said none of the health workers involved in his treatment had fallen ill.
WHO said virus samples from the patient are almost identical to those of a 60-year-old Saudi national who died earlier this year. The agency isn't currently recommending travel restrictions and said the source of infection remains unknown.
Saudi officials said they were concerned the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage next month, which brings millions of people to Saudi Arabia from all over the world, could provide more opportunities for the virus to spread. They advised pilgrims to keep their hands clean and wear masks in crowded places.
The Hajj has previously sparked outbreaks of diseases including the flu, meningitis and polio.
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Internships in International Studies
Internships in International Studies
Internships are an important way to make your resume stand out from those of your peers. They will provide you with a vital career experience as well as count towards academic credits towards the International Studies major or minor. Employers often look for someone with experience in their industry which can be gained through completing an internship during a student's undergraduate studies. Many corporations, government agencies, and non-profit groups offer internships and co-op programs throughout the spring and fall semesters, as well as winter and summer depending on the employer. Internships can also give you a sense of which direction you may want to go after college as well as build relationships and networks for future employment. Whether it is graduate school, employment in the private sector, or a position in the government, internships can help make this possible.
Recent MU International Studies majors have interned with:
International Internships
- British Parliament Foundation in London, UK
- Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, Canada
- Chilean Parliament in Valparaíso, Chile
- Fundación América Solidaria in Santiago, Chile
- Marks and Spencer in Londer, U.K.
- Save the Children Foundation in London, U.K
Domestic Internships
- Amnesty International
- Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, D.C.
- Lancaster PRIME
- Nissin Food Corporation
- Office of Global Education & Partnerships
- US Department of Commerce
Contact the Office of Global Education and Partnerships for more information about international internships.
What Do Employers Want To See?
Employers like their future employees to demonstrate certain characteristics and skills, and it is especially valued when they are related to career experiences. Internships can serve as a concrete reference to your future employers that you have strengthened and developed skills and values such as:
- Multicultural Communication
- Problem Solving Techniques
- Language (bi/multilingual) Proficiency
- Perseverance
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Patience
- Humility/Sense of Humor
- Ability to Build Relationships/Teamwork
- Dedication/Work Ethic
- Responsibility
- Research & Planning
- Willingness to Learn
- Self-Confidence
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, describing himself as an enthusiastic backer of gun rights, has signed a concealed-carry law.
Darr, a Republican, was standing in as acting governor Friday for the state's Democratic governor, Mike Beebe, who had said he would let the bill become law without signing it, KHOZ-AM, Harrison, reported.
"Having been an outspoken advocate for Second Amendment rights, I felt passionately that there should be no delays in signing this bill into law," Darr said. "Within the bill is an emergency clause which states that once this bill is signed the state of Arkansas can no longer publicly release records concerning persons licensed to carry a concealed handgun or those applying for such a license. The release of such records is an invasion of privacy and threatens the safety and property of the persons identified."
Gun shops that offer concealed-carry classes in Arkansas say they have waiting lists, KARK-TV, Little Rock, reported. Don Hill, owner of Don's Weaponry in North Little Rock, said he offers a class every two weeks and they always fill up quickly.
The classes include 5-6 hours in the classroom plus time on the gun range. Hill said more women have been signing up for the class.