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Law schools want money. Law schools make money off their tuition. This means law schools want as many qualified students to enroll (within limits, of course) and this also means that they do not want their enrolled students to drop out. Law schools oftentimes try to entice students to enroll in their schools and to stay in their schools by touting what law students find sexy. Law students often find international law sexy. Law schools often tout their international law courses/programs and tout an international law career path so as to appear sexy to their students.
The above poses problems, mostly centered on the fact that there are incredibly few international law jobs for recent law school graduates. Incredibly few.
Let me explain, using the Seattle lawyer job market as the example.
First though, let me give you a greatly oversimplified primer on American law firms. There are the mega firms that do high level business work and there are the boutiques that do high level business work. The boutiques tend to be made up largely of lawyers who once worked at the mega firms. For the most part, only these firms do international business work. Even in a very international city like Seattle, there are really only a handful of firms that truly do much international legal work.
Now let me give you a greatly oversimplified primer on the hiring practices of the mega firms and the high level boutiques. These firms are obsessed with hiring people with high grades from highly rated law schools. Why? Because those "numbers" are the easiest way to "grade" potential lawyer applicants. Is this the best way to grade potential applicants? No, but it is the fastest and the easiest and if you are looking at a stack of 500 resumes and 250 of the people behind them have done amazing things with their lives and seem like truly stand-up people, you need to do additional filtering. This means that these law firms filter down to the ten or twenty they will interview by taking only really good students from the top law schools and maybe only the top 5-10% from a mid-ranked law school.
Here is where the problem arises. Since nearly all international legal work is done by the mega firms and the high end boutiques and many mega firms do not do much (if any) international law and hardly any boutique law firms do any international work, this means that law firm international law jobs are going to be limited only to the best students at the best schools. On top of this, many (most) big law firms do not have recent law school graduates work on many (or any) international law matters. The feeling is that young lawyers must first become good at corporate law or tax law or dispute resolution or labor law or IP law or whatever before they get tasked with the additional layer of complexity of working on an international matter.
What the above means in real life for law students seeking an international law job with a law firm is that their class rank/school rank is going to be absolutely critical in determining their chance of getting an international law jobs and that even top ranked students from top ranked law schools with fluency in an important language for business are not likely to get an international lawyer job at a law firm right out of law school.
Now to the real point of this post. Too many law schools either intentionally or negligently put into the heads of their students that getting an international law job is no more difficult than getting any other law job.
From my perspective, I feel as though the law schools prefer to leave it up to people like me to burst their students' bubbles and I have done that more than once. And though I do not enjoy it, I take a certain pride in it, because I believe that by doing so I am helping young lawyer wannabes, not hurting them.
One example highlights my myth busting work. Many years ago, I gave an informational interview to a middle of the class student from a law school ranked in the mid 100s about international law jobs at law firms in Seattle. I met with this student because I am friends with one of her professors and he really wanted me to speak with her. At our meeting I learned that she was fluent in French and was looking for a job in Seattle doing international law involving France. I was blunt, and I told her the following (note that I was less blunt than appears below, but the below has any niceties removed):
- If we added up all the Seattle-France legal work done by all of the law firms in town I doubt there would be enough work to keep one lawyer busy full time.
- I do not believe there is a single law firm in town that will view your fluency in French as a plus factor in deciding whether to hire you. In fact, if you emphasize your desire to do France work, I think most firms will consider that to be a negative because they will think that you are more interested in dreaming about France than in doing the nitty gritty legal work the firm generates.
- What law firms in town do international law? I mean really do international law, not just mention it on their website?
We then talked about the three or four law firms in Seattle that actually do a decent amount of international law and all but my own law firm were mega firms. We then talked about how these firms virtually never hire middle of the class students from middle to lower tier law schools. Sorry, but they just don't.
By this time, she was convinced that writing Seattle law firms for an international law job was not going to work (I also learned that she had been doing that for six months and getting nowhere) and so we then started talking about her real world options.
And on that, I had this to say:
What you need to do is get the best job you can. Forget about international. Focus on getting a job that will teach you how to be a good lawyer and that will put food on your table. Then after you have been in that job for a year or two, start figuring out how to "make it your own." And by making it your own, I mean how you can mold it to suit what you really want to do. If you don't actively mold your work, it will get molded for you and then one day you will wake up as so many lawyers do and really hate your job.
If you find yourself doing dispute resolution and you are enjoying it but you still want to be involved with France you do whatever you can to try to get dispute resolution work that involves France. How do you do that? You do that by educating yourself on French business, French law, French disputes, French anything. And you do that by getting to know every single French person in whatever city you are in and you get to know the French Consul and you get to know French lawyers in France and elsewhere and you write about dispute resolution involving France, etc.
So long as you are doing a good job with your law firm's core work, they will likely be fine with your making efforts to bring in France related work. Small firms generally are happy to bring in whatever good work they can, but do not expect anyone there to help you much in bringing in the French work because they both won't know how to do that and they won't have time to do that and they won't really care about it the way you do. And if you are doing corporate work, the same thing holds, but for corporate work.
A year later she wrote me a thank you email that said she was in a job she very much liked in a good-sized city doing corporate work for small businesses and that once she was more comfortable with the legal and client aspects of that work, she was going to start working on trying to position herself as the French expert in her city.
Because that is usually what it takes.
For more on what it takes to become a China lawyer/international lawyer, check out the following:
- So You Want To Be An International/China Lawyer, Part V. Know The Fromm Six. (2014)
- So You Want To Be An International (China Lawyer), Part IV. Do You Really? (2013)
- So You Want To Be An International/China Lawyer? Part III (2008)
- So You Want To Practice International Law/China Law? Part II (2007)
- So You Want To Practice International (China) Law? (2006)
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Sam's Club Giving Program Helps the Y Expand Healthy Living Programs to Communities in Need
CHICAGO (September 6, 2013) – Today YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), the resource office for the nation's 2,700 YMCAs, announced a $1.25 million grant from the Sam's Club Giving Program to expand healthy living opportunities in underserved communities. The funds will help Ys engage their communities in implementing programs and strategies that prevent chronic diseases, the nation's leading causes of death and disability.
"As a leading nonprofit dedicated to improving the nation's health, the Y strives to make the healthy choice the easy choice in the places where people live, work, learn and play," said Neil Nicoll, President and CEO of YMCA of the USA. "Unfortunately, some communities do not have access to healthy choices or programs that reduce risk for chronic disease. The Sam's Club Giving Program makes it possible for Ys to expand their efforts to ensure that every person in every community has the same opportunity to live a healthy life." The grant will help Ys expand their Healthier Communities Initiatives to five additional communities to address health disparities among African American/Black and/or Hispanic/Latino individuals and families. In more than 250 neighborhoods nationwide, the Y's Healthier Community Initiatives has provided programs that make fresh food options accessible, helped create safe school passages for children, and worked with schools to improve access to physical activity for kids. Since its beginning, the Y's Healthier Communities Initiatives have helped more than 46 million people with more than 26,700 community-level changes to improve health and well-being.
The grant will also be used to support six new Ys in launching the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program, which is part of the CDC-led National Diabetes Prevention Program. The YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program helps adults at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles by eating healthier, increasing physical activity and losing a modest amount of weight in order to reduce their chances of developing the disease. To date, the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program has helped participants at over 600 locations nationwide lose an average of 4.9% of body weight.
"The YMCA is a renowned champion for preventive health solutions, and we are thrilled the Sam's Club Giving Program could expand the Y's commitment to diabetes awareness across the country," said Jill Turner-Mitchael, senior vice president, Sam's Club Health and Wellness. "Sam's Club also recognizes the importance of preventive care, providing more than 5 million free health screenings to the communities we serve through monthly screening events and interactive Solohealth stations available in our clubs."
On September 14, Sam's Club welcomes communities to learn about diabetes prevention through free blood pressure, glucose and A1c blood tests (for known diabetics), hosted by more than 560 U.S. Sam's Club locations with a pharmacy.
Both the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program and Healthier Communities Initiatives are part of the Y's ongoing efforts to improve the nation's health by helping people live well, reduce their risk for disease and reclaim their health.
About the Y The Y is one of the nation's leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,700 Ys engage 21 million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation's health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. ymca.net
Contact: Kelly Kennai YMCA of the USA 202.688.4736 email@example.com
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Music streaming has been on the rise ever since its inception. It has managed to attain the delicate balance between piracy and preserving the artists' rights. The concept initialized back in 2003 by the man Steve Jobs himself, has come a long way from iTunes. It has, in more than one way, revived the Music industry and is finally profitable.
Business details aside, as an end-user, just about everybody uses their mobile phones to listen to music. And if you're still using YouTube, it's time for an update. Short of illegally downloading music, music streaming apps are the best! Now, there are tons of Music Streaming apps out there, with a couple of bigwigs dominating the market. We at GeekySplash have tried a few different apps, and decided not to mess with the established pecking order – Spotify is the best Music Streaming app and there is no denying it.
Spotify, rightly so, is the undisputed king of Music Streaming apps. With over 30 million songs of different languages, it is the most downloaded Music Streaming app out there! That being said, Spotify isn't available all over the world. It is available in most parts of Europe, Australia, America and New Zealand, and only a few parts of Asia! There are, however, ways to use the app in locations it isn't available yet. Read on to find out how.
I'm from India and we do have few music streaming apps such as Ganna, Saavn, Wynk etc. but no music app beats the charts and lists of Spotify. I did my own research to make Spotify work, all the methods I read on different blogs/videos involves installation of proxy softwares and stuff which makes things complex. The method I wrote is easy and it does work. Follow all steps as specified that'll go easy on you.
How to use Spotify (PC and Android) in blocked countries
First of all, it is mandatory to have an account on Spotify in order to use it. ( We've used a Desktop to create an account and I recommend you to do so )
And you can't create an account on Spotify cause probably, you're not from America or any other country where Spotify is currently available. So, you need to use a VPN. I say to use Betternet VPN extension to Chrome. It is fast and better than any other extension available.
In case you already have an account, skip this section.
Signing up with Spotify
1. After installing the Betternet VPN Extension on Chrome, open Spotify.com on Chrome (ofcourse) and in the Betternet VPN, select United States as the Location and hit Connect.
Instead of Spotify not available in your country yet, you must see Music for everyone screen.
2. Now click on SignUp, you can signup with Facebook Sign-In or a standard e-mail, Date of Birth etc. Not a big deal here.
3. After Signing up, go to your Account Settings and find Set device password. If you can't find the settings directly click on this link.
4. Click on Send Email to Set Password. Also, please keep a note of your username which is a combination of numbers and alphabets( you can't change it ). It will be in your email anyway, star it.
5. You will receive an email with a link to Set your Password . It's easy from here, you just need to set a password.
How to use Spotify on Android from India or any other blocked countries
1. Download Spotify APK as you probably can't find it on PlayStore as your country doesn't have access to it. I recommend using this link instead of falling into traps of malicious APK websites. Install it after downloading and wait as you can't sign in.
2. Download a VPN software for your Android and it is needed only to login, later on, you can turn it off. I recommend using VPN Proxy Master . It is fast and easy to use.
3. After you install VPN Proxy Master, Connect to a U.S.A Proxy. Follow the steps in screenshots.
4. Now you can open the installed Spotify under the VPN and you can easily sign in. Do not sign in with Facebook in Spotify, you may or may not log in. Use e-mail and password to login. Refer to above steps how to set a password for your Spotify account. After you successfully login with e-mail and password, you can seamlessly enjoy music.
How to use Spotify on Windows PC outside UK/US
1.Download Spotify Application from official Spotify Website here (No need of any Proxy here)
2. Install the application.
3. After installing, the real fuss starts when it prompts you to login.
Your country does not match the one set in your profile. To continue use, update your profile or upgrade your Spotify account. (Error code: 408)
4. In the screenshot shown above, you can find an option for Settings as the last one. You can scroll down to see the option.In Settings pane you'll find an option to add proxy.
There are tons of websites which offer free proxies.Go to a website, find an option to get a proxy. Use free proxy servers from countries from Spotify is present, such as America. I prefer this website. Use proxies with HTTPS preferably.
Add the Host and Port Numbers and select Proxy type as HTTP as shown in the above screenshot. Then hit on Update Proxy.
Then, try logging in. I don't recommend you to use Facebook Login here. I say to use username and password sign-in.
5. After signing in, you must be able to use charts and songs, play them ofcourse. In case don't find them, close the application and open it again. If it still doesn't show up the charts and songs, please sign in again with another proxy.( I've been through this)
6. If Step 5 goes easy and you're able to play songs, you can remove the proxy now so that streaming will be fast and better. To remove the proxy, click on your Account Settings, I mean the dropdown near your username click on Settings. Click Show Advanced Settings and find Proxy settings there. Select NoProxy and hit Update Proxy. It's done.
Account > Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Proxy > NoProxy >Update Proxy.
Note: You need to login like every month ( Spotify logs out users after a specific time period) and all you need to do is to login with a proxy and remove it later. Repeat the above process.


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Are you moving to NSW?
If you are an interstate firearms licence holder moving to NSW, you must make application for a firearms licence in this state AND register all your firearms to your NSW firearms licence.
You can request application forms by filling in an online form. The 'Online Firearms Licence Application' link below will direct you to a webpage where an online form is available and further details in relation to this process is contained.
The FACT Sheet below provides additional information in relation to interstate residents moving to NSW.
- Online Firearms Licence Application
- FACT Sheet - Interstate Residents moving to NSW (PDF)
Are you moving interstate?
To hold a firearms licence in NSW, you must be a resident of NSW.
If you move interstate, you must obtain a firearms licence in your new state of residence AND register all your firearms to your interstate licence. To continue to store your firearms in NSW you must become licensed and have your firearms registered in your new state of residence. Once licensed you must also apply for a Permit for Storage of Firearms in NSW (see below).
Are you the holder of an interstate firearms licence and wish to store firearms in NSW?
An interstate resident who is authorised to possess and use firearms in their state of residence can apply to store firearms registered to their interstate firearms licence in NSW on a permanent basis. The following link will direct you to a webpage which contains application forms and further information relating to this permit.


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ISTANBUL (AP) — A violent police crackdown on a small environmental sit-in at Istanbul's central Taksim Square has done more than spawn a week of protests across the country. It has left cracks in the shiny international image of a tolerant and deeply democratic Turkey.
It might even have rattled the nation's grand ambitions on the world stage, which include a bid to host the 2020 Olympics and its long-standing aim to join the European Union.
Thousands of protesters gathered for the eighth consecutive night Friday in Istanbul's Taksim Square, where the demonstrations originally began, and about 10,000 showed up at the main square in the capital, Ankara. They are venting anger at Prime Minister Reccep Tayyip Erdogan, who has said the protests are bordering on illegality and must stop immediately.
In his decade in power, Erdogan has been the driving force behind many of the reforms essential to push Turkey's EU bid forward, including significant improvements to human rights legislation. The country's economy has blossomed and infrastructure projects have burgeoned, especially in Istanbul.
But many say he's gone too far. Dissent is rarely tolerated and some outspoken critics, including journalists and politicians, have been jailed. Now critics and even some supporters, accuse the prime minister of ignoring the fears and concerns of the 50 percent of the electorate who did not vote for him.
"Turkey has been harmed in many ways in the last ten day in terms of the image (and) financial markets," said Cengiz Aktar, professor of international relations of Bahcesehir University.
The main index on the Istanbul Stock Exchange fell by 8 percent Thursday, after Erdogan made statements in Tunisia during a North Africa trip saying that the development project for Taksim Square would go ahead. It recouped some of its losses Friday, but has lost about 9 percent in a week.
"There is only one, just one person who can solve this problem and his name is Erdogan. We are all watching his lips," Aktar said.
On his return to Istanbul early Friday, Erdogan was greeted by thousands of chanting supporters at the airport. He made a fiery speech in which he insisted he was mindful of the wishes of the entire population and not just his own supporters, but also insisted terrorists and a banking conspiracy were involved in the protests.
"The messages he gave last night were very concerning, and the mounted troops that were brought there, their slogans were really worrisome. These are indicating that this problem isn't going to be solved by dialogue," Aktar added.
The tarnishing of Turkey's international reputation was evident during a Friday conference in Istanbul aimed at furthering the country's decades-long EU accession hopes.
"The duty of all of us, European Union members as much as those countries that wish to become one, is to aspire to the highest possible democratic standards and practices," said EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule. "These include the freedom to express one's opinion, the freedom to assemble peacefully and freedom of media to report on what is happening as it is happening."
Democracies, he told an audience that included Erdogan, must heed the needs of the whole of society, including those who disagree with the government.
"Peaceful demonstrations constitute a legitimate way for these groups to express their views in a democratic society. Excessive use of force by police against these demonstrations has no place in such a democracy," he said.
Erdogan retorted that the EU had human rights issues too. Turkey remained committed to joining the EU, he said, but he criticized the European bloc for the lack of progress in membership talks, saying public support for the country's accession has plummeted to 30 percent.
"Why is our membership advancing at such a slow pace? The people have a right to know!" Erdogan said. "We are determined to advance on the path of the EU, but it is not possible for Turkey to continue with one-sided efforts."
There are also concerns over whether the events have damaged Istanbul's bid to host the Olympics. It has trumpeted the country's strong economy, secular democracy and geographical location linking Asia and Europe.
But the images of riot police firing water cannons and massive amounts of tear gas at protesters in the center of the city could deal a blow, especially since the initial action on May 31 was against a small number of protesters who had been camping peacefully in Taksim.
"As Istanbul's mayor going through such an event, the fact that the whole world watched saddens me," Hurriyet Daily News cited Istanbul Mayor Kadi Topbas as saying the following day in a television interview. "How will we explain it? With what claims will we host the 2020 Olympic Games?"
The protesters in Taksim were objecting to Erdogan's plans to revamp the area by uprooting the trees and building a replica Ottoman-era barracks, and, initially, a shopping mall. The mall plan has since seemed to fall away, with Erdogan now referring to an opera house, theater and possibly a museum.
Erdogan has acknowledged that excessive police force was used, but the prime minister also insisted tear gas is used in many countries to combat demonstrations.
But the recent protests could in fact augur well for Turkey's EU bid, demonstrating the emergence of a "pluralist and mature" class in Turkish society.
"This will have a very positive effect (on the EU bid) in the long run," said Ali Tekin, a professor at Yasar University in Izmir, western Turkey. "In the past Turkish youths used to rely on the military to provide the checks and balances. Now they are taking it into their hands."
The military has been the traditional keeper of the secular legacy of modern Turkey's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. It has seized power three times since the early 1970s when it felt that was threatened.
"Europe can see a generation of protesters who think like them and have the same ideals as them," Tekin said. "These people believe in pluralism, in an inclusive democracy. ... They reject being told what to do."
"And this is important for the EU process."
Fraser reported from Ankara. Ezgi Agin contributed from Ankara.


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Youth Take on the Showmanship Show Ring on Saturday
Precision. Finesse. Poise. That was the name of the game as Youth took to the Showmanship classes Saturday at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. All three age groups (11 & under, 12-14, and 15-18) saw large class numbers and stiff competition. The largest class was the 15-18 Showmanship which boasted a whopping 118 entries, and won by showmanship rockstar team, Sydney Scheckel and A Perfect Pleasure. Scheckel and "Pip" made headlines a few months ago with their near-flawless showmanship pattern at the Ford Youth World that earned them a World Championship, and then hopped on bareback for a very memorable victory lap.
At age 17, this is Pip's last showmanship pattern as she will be enjoying much-deserved retirement. She and Scheckel have been a team to contend with for the past 5 years and have won the showmanship in all three age groups and Novice at the Congress. Scheckel plans to change her focus to the Reined Cowhorse classes next year with her new horse.
The 12-14 showmanship Congress championship was claimed by Jillian Stopperich and Invested Pine Asset, who followed in her big sister, Paige', footsteps, and snagged the top spot in both the AQHA and NSBA showmanship. Paige won the same class six years ago.
11 & under competitors showed that they may be young, but they are already a force to be reckoned with in the show ring. Brooke Tubesing and Just My Cash navigated the pattern with very few errors and walked out the winners in both AQHA and NSBA.
To view the complete list of showmanship results, click here.


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• Opening Exhibition and Live Music — Janelle DeBray and Veronique Van Pelt make an appearance for a new art exhibit and live music; 5 p.m., Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont; free; 720-204-6064, stillcellars.com/event/opening-exhibition-live-music-janelle-debray-veronique-van-pelt.
• Legally Blonde the Musical — A fun international award-winning musical based on the adored movie, "Legally Blonde," the show follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams; 6 p.m., Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont; $17-$42; 303-682-9980, jesterstheatre.com.
• 2nd Friday Urban Harvest — Art exhibits, live entertainment, sales and specials are all happening in Downtown Longmont. Check out the bicycle-powered hay rides, and F9 Production's "Build a Better Breezway" Project and give feedback; 6 p.m., Downtown Longmont, Main St., Longmont; free; 303-651-8484, downtownlongmont.com/do/2nd-friday-urban-harvest-in-downtown-longmont.
• Becky's New Car — "Becky's New Car," a thoroughly original comedy with serious overtones, a devious and delightful romp down the road not taken, is planned for 7:30 p.m., The Longmont Theatre Company, 513 Main St., Longmont; $20; 303-772-5200, longmonttheare.org.
• 2017 Prospect Artists Holiday Art Sale — Nine Artists will be offering Art, Jewelry, Pottery, Photography, and Gifts for purchase in two downtown Prospect galleries. Visit Prospect New Town in south Longmont to enjoy a bit of holiday shopping as well as colorful architecture, restaurants, stores, and creative ambience in this fun community; 10 a.m., Saturday, Impasto Art Gallery and Russell Coburn Gallery, 2015 Ionosphere St. Unit 104 and 700 Tenacity Drive Unit 102, Longmont; free; 720-425-6210, prospectartistsassn.com.
• Dogs Enjoy Afternoon Reading (D.E.A.R.) — On the second Saturday of the month, children of all ages are invited to read to specially trained dogs. Great program for young or tentative readers — dogs don't judge or get frustrated. It's a drop-in program, with no registration required; 1 p.m., Saturday, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont; longmontcolorado.gov.
• Dancing With The Silver Creek Stars — Dancing with the Silver Creek Stars has been one of the most entertaining fundraisers Silver Creek has ever had. Organizers match up professional dancers with Silver Creek staff or coaches. They rehearse for about a month, then they compete for the Mirrored Ball Trophy. An adult only event; 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Longmont Museum and Auditorium, 400 Quail Road, Longmont; $45; 303-845-2290, mkt.com/RABC-Events.
• Longmont Symphony Orchestra — Elliot Moore conducts works by John Williams, Dvorak, Barber and Copland; 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Vance Brand Civic Auditorium, 600 E. Mountain View Ave., Longmont; $5-$25; 303-772-5796.
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The Arab revolutions beginning in 2010 may suggest a diminishing chasm between Muslim-majority and Western nations, however, a new study by Amy Adamczyk, Associate Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, finds that strict divisions based on sexual behaviors endure due to their deep roots in religious and national foundations.
Professor Adamczyk and co-author Brittany Hayes's recent work titled, "Religion and Sexual Behaviors: Understanding the Influence of Islamic Cultures and Religious Affiliation for Explaining Sex Outside of Marriage," published in the scholarly publication, American Sociological Review, analyzed data on pre-marital and extra-marital sexual behaviors in over 30 countries around the world.
Adamczyk and Hayes's study found that Hindus and Muslims are less likely than Christians and Jews to have premarital sex and Muslims are less likely to have extramarital sex. Muslims' lower likelihood of premarital and extramarital sex is related to their commitment to, and community support for, strict religious tenants that only permit sex within marriage. The researchers also found that national Islamic cultures influence the sexual behaviors of all residents, even people who do not identify themselves as Muslim. The authors posit that religion tends to have a more powerful effect than restrictions on women's movement in many Muslim countries.
"One of the most surprising findings was that religious affiliations has a real influence on people's sexual behaviors," said Adamczyk. "Specifically, Muslim and Hindus are significantly less likely to report having had premarital sex than Christians and Jews. One of the novelties of our study is our analysis of behaviors, rather than attitudes. While a lot of research attention has been given to understanding differences between the major world religions in adherents' attitudes, much less attention has been given to understanding differences based on behaviors."
The study was inspired by Adamczyk's earlier work where she observed the differences in HIV/AIDS infection rates between Christian- and Muslim-majority nations in which residents in Muslim-majority nations had lower infection rates than residents of Christian nations. Adamczyk and Hayes speculate that differences is sexual behaviors may help explain why people in Muslim-majority nations tend to have lower prevalence rates of HIV/AIDS than residents of other countries.
Adamczyk received her B.A. from Hunter College, City University of New York and her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. Her interests focus on religion, deviance and crime, and health. Her research has been supported with grants from the Department of Homeland Security and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Adamczyk's coauthor, Brittany Hayes, is a Ph.D. student in the Criminal Justice program. She is currently working on a project focusing on how contextual factors influence victim–offender relationships in ideologically and non-ideologically motivated homicides.
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The Turning Trailer, Poster. Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham, Tony Ayres, Jonathan auf der Heide's The Turning (2013) movie trailer, movie poster stars Rose Byrne, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, and Richard Roxburgh. The Turning's plot synopsis: an omnibus of "seventeen interconnected shorts, each based on the short story collection of the same title by Aussie author Tim Winton…Winton's tales unfold over a generation in the same small Western Australian town, with certain characters cropping up in more than one story."
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BOSTON – A college friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect could testify in court in an effort to suppress evidence for his own upcoming trial, which a judge ruled does not need to be moved from Massachusetts in order to be fair.
Dias Kadyrbayev is charged with tampering with evidence for removing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's laptop and a backpack containing fireworks from his University of Massachusetts Dartmouth dorm room shortly after last year's bombing.
Kadyrbayev was expected to take the stand Wednesday, one day after U.S. District Judge Douglas Woodlock ruled that a motion of suppression will not be considered without the defendant being questioned. Two other friends of Tsarnaev who have been charged, Azamat Tazhayakov and Robel Phillipos, declined to testify. Their attorneys said they likely will revisit the suppression motion at trial.
Robert Stahl, who represents Kadyrbayev, said the confessions were obtained without a lawyer present, under strenuous and lengthy circumstances and without a search or arrest warrant. He also adds that they were held shirtless for several hours, despite asking repeatedly for a shirt.
FBI agent John Walker, who questioned Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov days after the bombings, testified that the two men agreed to be questioned and that Kadyrbayev consented in a written statement that the FBI could search the apartment. But the defense argues that there was enough time to obtain an official search warrant.
According to Walker, a signal from one of Tsarnaev's cellphones led investigators to believe he was hiding inside the friends' apartment. He said the FBI therefore believed the two men knew the whereabouts of a dangerous fugitive. If the two did not come in willingly, the FBI would have arrested them, he said.
The men will be tried separately in Massachusetts starting with Tazhayakov on June 30, followed by Kadyrbayev on Sept. 8 and Phillipos on Sept. 29.
If need be, the trial will be moved to Springfield, 80 miles west of Boston.
A Boston Marathon bombing survivor on a prosthetic leg and wearing a "Boston Strong" shirt watched the hearing Wednesday. Marc Fucarile lost his right leg and suffered a severe burn on his left leg in the April 15, 2013, blast that killed three. He was the last of the more than 260 injured to leave the hospital.
Tazhayakov also is charged with evidence tampering. Kadyrbayev also faces conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges. The two have been held without bail for more than a year and could face a maximum of five years in prison. They are Kazakhstan nationals living in the U.S. illegally and could face deportation.
Phillipos, of Cambridge, is charged with lying to investigators. He has been held under house arrest and could face a maximum of eight years in prison.
Each of them pleaded not guilty.
Tsarnaev, 20, has pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges related to the deadly bombing. His brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died after a gunbattle with police three days later, the night Massachusetts Institute of Technology security officer Sean Collier was shot and killed. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is facing state charges in Collier's death.
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It is finally feeling like fall might be on its way in the Bay Area. After a sweltering heat wave last week cooler temperatures are welcome. I love the warm weather and long days of summer, but by the end of September heat waves (which happen every year) I'm ready for fall. To celebrate fall's arrival I made my favorite Arugula Apple Salad. The sweet fall apples combined with peppery arugula and piquant dressing make this a great side salad for your favorite cooler weather dishes or soups.
This salad and dressing is incredibly simple to make. There aren't many ingredients in the salad itself, just apples, arugula and almonds, but they are full of flavor and texture.
I love the piquant flavor of the dressing that comes from the vinegar, lemon juice and Dijon mustard. I use olive oil as my oil of choice, but you can use walnut oil as well. If you use walnut oil substitute walnuts for the slivered almonds as well. I also use a 50/50 ratio of "vinegar" to oil. You can add an additional 1-2 Tablespoons of oil is you prefer a less piquant dressing.
This is definitely a side salad and not a main dish. Here are a list of main dishes this salad pairs well with:
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If you want to make the salad a bit heartier add baked or smoked tofu cubes. I have taken this salad to work with me for lunch and added tofu to make it more filling.
Hope you give this Arugula Apple Salad a try. It is a great way to welcome fall!
- 1 apple, thinly sliced
- 4 cups arugula
- ¼ cup slivered or sliced almonds
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Place arugula, sliced apples and sliced almonds in a large bowl. Set aside.
- In a jar add all dressing ingredients. Shake until well combined.
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my name is Ruth and I'm orignally from Switzerland, but live presently in London. Mid/October I'll be transferred to Teheran. I know Iran from my previous trip and therefore it will not be tooooo new to me. But there will be a big change of life Could anybody give me some advises on what I shall bring with me etc. I'm gratful for any suggestions. Thank you
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''Negative campaigning,'' a technique that apparently reached a peak in campaigns across the United States this fall, is cited by some observers as possibly the major factor in Democrat Jerry Brown's loss to Republican Pete Wilson in the California contest for the US Senate.
After being some 20 percentage points behind Mr. Wilson in early June, Mr. Brown narrowed the gap to a virtual tie by mid-October. But the governor, who had already been widely criticized for a TV commercial which was said to misrepresent Wilson's position on social security, allowed another ad to be televised which portrayed the San Diego mayor as irresponsible in regard to the use of nuclear weapons.
An even stronger storm of criticism was triggered, and some observers say that Wilson began to pull ahead again at this point - with the election only about two weeks away.
Conceding defeat on the morning after, Brown bore no aspect of the disconsolate loser. He indicated voters may have been tired of ''my semiannual foray into the electoral process'' and had decided ''to retire me, either temporarily or permanently.''
But he more than hinted that his political retirement is temporary: ''I'm going to be a force in the government process for a long time to come, even though I may be temporarily on sabbatical or something.''


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#NamethatElement – VibraniumPosted by Chemistry World on Thu 7 Jan 2016
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What should we name the new elements? Chris Chapman, Chemistry World's comment editor, puts forward the case for his favourite…
The news that we have four new elements is, obviously, buttock-clenchingly exciting for chemistry name nerds. The four new confirmed elements – 113, 115, 117 and 118 – will now have a proper name instead of the tongue-twisting ununpentium and the like. This can be proposed by the discoverers, although the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Iupac) will get the final say. According to its latest rules, currently out for consultation, the elements can be named after a mythological concept or character; a mineral; a place; a property of the element; or a scientist. The endings of the elements are already decided: 113 and 115 will end in 'ium', 117 'ine', and 118 'on'.
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So here's a suggestion to the Japanese Riken group (discoverers for 113) or the Russian-American collaboration who discovered 115. How about vibranium?
Vibranium, as any comic book nerd knows, is a key element that comprises Captain America's shield, and gives the irritatingly squeaky clean hero a way to dink bullets away, or a handy Frisbee to take out some bothersome villains. It's also the element that Tony Stark 'invents' in the abysmal Iron Man 2 to end his crippling palladium dependency. Bizarrely, in the movie in turns out the element's structure was hidden by his father (John Slattery, playing exactly the same character as he did in Mad Men) in a diorama of a 1974 business expo. Tony proceeds to go on a drinking binge, hurl abuse at Don Cheadle and miraculously create the element at his Malibu pad with little more than his raw genius. (more…)


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St. Katherine College, the first ever Orthodox college of the liberal arts and sciences, is pleased to present the following speeches from its lecture series titled "The St. Katherine College Forum." Recorded on the campus of St. Katherine's in San Diego, California, the series is open to the public and features a wide array of speakers from the college and elsewhere.
October 2011
Gary Hartenburg, professor of philosophy at St. Katherine College, explains how the Presocratic philosophers represent an advance from the Homeric way of thinking, and what problems they faced in reconciling personal and scientific explanations—a problem that remains with us to this day.
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I'm on your side brother.
But how the hell are we going to combat this? I would love to live off the land and off-grid, but there are so many more people that want to continue their lives in the matrix than there are of you and I. My wife is a perfect example, God bless her. She has the most distortion between needs and wants than most people i know. but I can't just pick her up and take her to the brush... and I can't leave her either.
What is the most effective way of getting humanity back from the puppet masters?
I'd love to figure this out with anyone.
I would love to live off the land and off-grid
Originally posted by Romekje
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You said we would start rampaging on eachother.. Since the military aint allowed to intervene, and the police is the only government force that has the right to violently react to violent citizens, the only force that is actually "protecting" us from anarchy at the moment.. is the police..
Or you think Obama is arresting shoplifters as passtime?
With all of your hatred regarding the police, I have to wonder at YOUR activities...they don't bother anyone who is obeying the law.
I dont hate the police, and i never will. I openly admitted that i have been arrested in my past for various offenses but i totally deserved it, yet the offenses weren't prevented by them now were they?
I concider myself a law abiding citizen now and i again, i feel NO hate whatsoever towards the police.
They have their use, but its severely exaggerated imo, and lack of police or government would not lead to anarchy, again, imo.edit on 18/4/12 by Romekje because: (no reason given)
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This is one of the best threads I've read in a while here on ATS.
The last one was titled something like ' we're in trouble' but it was a great read.
I can only concur what most have said in their replies.
I suggest we copy and print this out.
Make as many as possible and pass them out to everyone including those in authority and in government and military but mostly the younger generation, who need to be warned and informed.
Thanks for taking the time out and being so precise in what you have said.
Originally posted by Mark16
I loved the post, but ifeel there are ways around it. I know we are all products of the environment but ever thought you could change it? I mean if it is their facade covering our eyes, Why are they doing so? Have you ever thought about the fact that they are scared that you too will realize that everything comes form you so they dumb us down so nobody can realize it?


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False Prophets: Called Foolish Prophets
False Prophets: Compared to Foxes in the Desert
False Prophets: Compared to Wind
False Prophets: Covetous
False Prophets: Crafty
False Prophets: Drunken
False Prophets: Immoral and Profane
False Prophets: Influenced by Evil Spirits
False Prophets: Involved the People in Their own Ruin
False Prophets: Judgments Denounced Against
False Prophets: Light and Treacherous
False Prophets: Made Use of by God to Prove Israel
False Prophets: Mode of Trying and Detecting
False Prophets: Not Sent or Commissioned by God
False Prophets: Often Deceived by God As a Judgment
False Prophets: Often Practised Divination and Witchcraft
False Prophets: Often Pretended to Dreams
False Prophets: Predicted to Arise in the Latter Times
False Prophets: Predicted to Arise: Before Destruction of Jerusalem
False Prophets: Pretended to be Sent by God
False Prophets: Prophesied in the Name of False Gods
False Prophets: Prophesied: Falsely
False Prophets: Prophesied: Lies in the Name of the Lord
False Prophets: Prophesied: out of Their own Heart
False Prophets: Prophesied: Peace, when There Was No Peace
False Prophets: The People: Deprived of God's Word By
False Prophets: The People: Encouraged and Praised
False Prophets: The People: Led Into Error
False Prophets: The People: Made to Forget God's Name By
False Prophets: The People: Oppressed and Defrauded By
False Prophets: The People: Taught Profaneness and Sin By
False Prophets: The People: Warned not to Listen To
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Prophets were Called: Holy Men of God
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Prophets were Consulted in all Difficulties
Prophets were Esteemed As Holy Men
Prophets were Mighty Through Faith
Prophets were Required: Not to Speak Anything But What They Received from God
Prophets were Required: To be Bold and Undaunted
Prophets were Required: To be Vigilant and Faithful
Prophets were Required: To Declare Everything That the Lord Commanded
Prophets were Required: To Receive With Attention all God's Communications
Prophets were Sent to Denounce the Wickedness of Kings
Prophets were Sent to Exhort to Faithfulness and Constancy in God's Service
Prophets were Sent to Predict the Coming of Christ
Prophets were Sent to Predict the Downfall of Nations
Prophets were Sent to Reprove the Wicked and Exhort to Repentance
Prophets were Under the Influence of the Holy Spirit While Prophesying
Prophets: Aaron
Prophets: Agabus
Prophets: Ahijah
Prophets: Amos
Prophets: Anna
Prophets: Assisted the Jews in Their Great National Undertakings
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Prophets: Benefits of Presents
Prophets: Benefits of Presents Refused By
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Prophets: Daughters of Philip
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Prophets: Deborah
Prophets: Elijah
Prophets: Elisha
Prophets: Enoch
Prophets: Extraordinary: Often Endued With Miraculous Power
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Prophets: False
Prophets: False: 400 in Samaria
Prophets: False: Denunciations Against
Prophets: False: Noadiah
Prophets: False: Punishment of
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Prophets: Felt Deeply on Account of the Calamities Which They Predicted
Prophets: Frequently in Their Actions Were Made Signs to the People
Prophets: Frequently Left Without Divine Communication on Account of
Prophets: Frequently Married Men
Prophets: Frequently Spoke in Parables and Riddles
Prophets: Gad
Prophets: God Avenged all Injuries Done To
Prophets: God Communicated to At Various Time and in Different Ways
Prophets: God Communicated To by an Audible Voice
Prophets: God Communicated To by Angels
Prophets: God Communicated To by Dreams and Visions
Prophets: God Communicated to His Secret Things
Prophets: God Spoke of Old By
Prophets: Great Patience of, Under Suffering
Prophets: Habakkuk
Prophets: Haggai
Prophets: Hanani
Prophets: Hosea
Prophets: Huldah
Prophets: Iddo
Prophets: Inspiration of
Prophets: Inspired by Angels
Prophets: Isaiah
Prophets: Jacob
Prophets: Jeduthun
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Prophets: Jeremiah
Prophets: Joel
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Prophets: Martyrs
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Prophets: Noah
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Prophets: Oded
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Prophets: Predictions of Proclaimed in the Cities and Streets
Prophets: Predictions of Were all Fulfilled
Prophets: Predictions of Written on Rolls and Read to the People
Prophets: Predictions of Written on Tables and Fixed up in some Public Place
Prophets: Presented With Gifts by Those Who Consulted Them
Prophets: Prophet of Judah
Prophets: Prophet Sent to Eli
Prophets: Prophet Set to Israel
Prophets: Samuel
Prophets: Schools of
Prophets: Shemaiah
Prophets: Simple in Their Manner of Life
Prophets: Sometimes Received Divine Communications and Uttered
Prophets: Sometimes Thought It Right to Reject Presents
Prophets: Sometimes Uttered Their Predictions in Verse
Prophets: Spoke in the Name of the Lord
Prophets: The Historiographers of the Jewish Nation
Prophets: The Interpreters of Dreams
Prophets: The Jews: Often Imprisoned Them
Prophets: The Jews: Often Left Without, on Account of Sin
Prophets: The Jews: Often Put Them to Death
Prophets: The Jews: Often Tried to Make Them Speak Smooth Things
Prophets: The Jews: Persecuted Them
Prophets: The Jews: Require to Hear and Believe
Prophets: The Messengers of God
Prophets: The Servants of God
Prophets: The Watchmen of Israel
Prophets: Women Sometimes Endowed As
Prophets: Wore a Coarse Dress of Hair-Cloth
Prophets: Writings of, Read in the Synagogues Every Sabbath
Prophets: Zacharias the Father of John
Prophets: Zadok
Prophets: Zechariah Son of Iddo
Prophets: Zephaniah


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Should You Do a Worm Count?
7 CommentsFriday, 31 May 2013 | Kate
What Is a Worm Count?
A worm count is actually a counting of the worm eggs present in a sample of faecal matter. This examination determines whether or not there are any worm eggs present in the stool. If the answer is yes then it means there are also worms present in the animal that gave the faecal sample. Most worms that live inside animals will lay their eggs which will be passed via the stool. Once the stool is in the public domain insects can pick up the eggs and they may be eaten by our pets which starts the cycle again.
Why Do a Worm Count?
Slugs and snails can often carry Lungworms and their eggs which can lead to much bigger problems if your pet eats them during their excursions. Many types of worms can easily be passed onto us and our families so it's better to be safe than sorry.
This is why routine worm counts are such a good idea. Routinely checking once or twice a year can give you the peace of mind from knowing that your family is protected from worms. If one of your pets happens to pick up worms then there are a range of treatments available. Worm eggs can't be seen in the stool by the naked eye which is why they need to be sent off to a laboratory for a professional examination.
How Do They Work?
When you opt to carry out a worm count you'll pay for a worm count kit which will be sent to you. The kit will come with instructions but essentially you'll collect a stool sample (with gloves on) and send it back where it will be examined. The results will be sent back to you with further instructions if necessary.
Where Do I Get One?
You can order a worm count for your dog from My Itchy Dog.
How Effective Are They?
As some worms and their eggs can't be seen by the naked eye it is necessary to have a stool sample professionally examined under a microscope to determine whether there are eggs present. It is hard to be completely accurate and count every egg present (if any) so measurements are usually given to the nearest 50 eggs. If you've already tested for worms and they were found in the stool sample then a repeat test is the quickest way to find out whether treatments are working to get rid of the worms.
How Do I Stay Protected without Using Chemical Wormers?
Many pet owners prefer to use herbal worming treatments these days such as Verm-X as opposed to chemical treatments. It makes sense as most people would prefer to treat their pets with they'd be happy to take themselves. Lungworm is potentially fatal to our pets and they are very difficult to cure so prevention and routine checks are the key to keeping our pets safe. While there are medicinal worming treatments available you can't be sure your pet won't creep off somewhere to throw it back up.
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Hi, I have 3 dogs who I am going to switch over to solely your products (so happy to have finally found a healthier way to protect them) Would I need to test all 3 at the same time with this or would a spot check on one each time (different dog each time) do the trick?
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- ITV Report
Podgy pets join animal 'Fat Club'
Live updates
- ITV Report
Puppy swallows eight-inch kitchen knife and survives
A remarkable X-ray clearly showed the knife lodged in 12-week-old Macie's intestines, with the blade's tip still in the poor pup's gullet.Read the full story ›
- ITV Report
Podgy pets join animal 'Fat Club'
The UK's chunkiest pets have been entered into an animal slimming competition.Read the full story ›
- ITV Report
Fat pets to be put through their paces to lose weight
A group of dogs, cats and rabbits which between them carry around 30 stone in weight are taking part in a competition to shed the pounds.Read the full story ›
- ITV Report
Overweight pets weigh in for slimming contest
Dogs, cats and rabbits losing the battle of the bulge have been signed up to a weight-loss club in a effort to shift the extra pounds.Read the full story ›
PDSA: Pet obesity causes 'daily misery for millions'
Elaine Pendlebury, PDSA senior veterinary surgeon, said pet obesity causes "daily misery for millions of pets."
She added, "vet practices across the UK see the consequences of pet obesity every single day such as obese dogs unable to enjoy regular walks due to exhaustion, fat cats that can't jump or play, and rabbits so hopelessly overweight they can't clean themselves properly."
Survey: 13.5 million pets 'treated' to junk food
A report of nearly 4,000 dog, cat and rabbit owners has found that 13.5 million animals are "treated" to fatty or sugary treats and junk food.
- Nearly half of owners "treat" their pets because they believe it makes the animal feel happy
- Some 29 per cent of owners do so because it makes them happy
- More than 60 per cent of owners think severely overweight pets should be removed from someone who persistently ignores veterinary advice
- Over half of owners believe overweight people are more likely to have fat pets
PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report
- ITV Report
Children 'fear' family pets
Nearly two thirds of children have admitted being scared of family pets, according to a new report by veterinary charity PDSA.Read the full story ›
Pet owners 'must take full responsibility'
Each year there are awful stories of dogs attacking pets and people, sometimes with fatal consequences.
Tackling this begins with owners and breeders taking full responsibility for their dogs' behaviour and adequately socialising and training them from a young age.
It is also essential that young people understand how to be safe around all pets and learn how to become caring and responsible owners in the future.
In PDSA's view, this should include learning about a pet's five welfare needs at school as well as from other responsible adults around them.
Owners 'are failing pets'
A majority of dogs, at 61%, had not attended training classes within their first six months of life, according to the findings.
The research forms part of the second PDSA animal well-being report which claims obesity, aggression and illness are set to take over the pet population if they are not tackled.
An estimated 18.5 million dogs, cats and rabbits are being fed unsuitable diets and treats in spite of their owners knowing about the health risks, the report said.
The charity warned that an estimated 11.2 million pets are not vaccinated or neutered leaving them at "serious" risk of developing potentially fatal illnesses.
One in three dog owners 'attacked by a dog'
- 1.3 million dogs across the UK are displaying "problem behaviour" the PDSA have said.
- Nearly one in three, or 30%, of dog owners reporting being bitten or attacked by a dog.
- More than half of dog owners, or 51%, said they knew someone who had been bitten or attacked by a dog.


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...the awe-inspiring In Soo, famed for her cantankerous micromanagement of the dining experience, swooped down to catch us in a mad welcoming embrace. Hugs were standard that evening, and the steady squeezing of long-lost regulars kept her too busy to devote herself to her trademark persecutions of the patrons. Astonishingly, she only yelled at us once (taking apparent exception to Stingray's having draped her jacket over her chair), but it was music to my ears; my crab-cake angst vanished instantly.
Let us now meditate on the Posey-Smith family motto: In Soo conquers all.
Their menu may be divided more or less into two categories, lacquery and savory. The reader will have deduced that by lacquery I mean sweetish and glossy; of these dishes there are an abundance at In Soo. They feature sauces -- thick, flirty tinctures with the resonance of porcelain glazes -- that sparkle like witty conversation. They are not inhibited, but neither are they debauched. Twinges of heat from chile pods check their insouciance just before it descends into depravity, with refined results.


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The US
President Clinton's seven-year balanced-budget plan was set to arrive on Capitol Hill yesterday. Speaker Gingrich warned that it is doomed if it uses overly optimistic economic forecasts. The plan gives smaller tax cuts and takes shallower bites from Medicare and Medicaid than the GOP budget, which Clinton vetoed. His list of reasons for doing so began with the $433 billion reduction in Medicare and Medicaid and ended with cuts in the export enhancement program. Clinton also said he will veto the $27 billion bill for Justice, Commerce, and State Department funding that passed the House. It would dismantle his plan to hire 100,000 new police. Above, actress Whoopi Goldberg, a one-time welfare mother, protests planned cuts in children's programs at a Capitol Hill forum with Senator Kennedy.
Microsoft was set to unveil its plans to capture a larger share of Internet ''gold rush.'' The software giant will begin by revamping its three-month-old Microsoft Network on-line service to get ready for the estimated 125 million people who will be using the World Wide Web by 1999. Also, Microsoft may become a partner in NBC's planned 24-hour news channel, which aims to rival CNN. The Wall St. Journal says the two are in talks.
The House ethics committee will hire an outside counsel to investigate Speaker Gingrich. Although it cleared him of most ethics complaints, the issue of whether he improperly used tax-deductible contributions to finance a college course he taught will be probed. Gingrich says he will be cleared of the charge. The panel reprimanded him on three charges, including giving out an 800 number for his political materials on the House floor.
HBO postponed Sunday night's Michael Jackson concert. The pop superstar was taken to a hospital after fainting during rehearsal for the concert.
Connecticut's three-month tax amnesty period brought in more money than expected. Some 17,000 delinquents paid about $40 million in back taxes. With the period now over, the state is gearing up to prosecute its tax deadbeats.
Former Education Secretary William Bennett, a longtime critic of what he calls ''trash TV,'' has inspired a new television show for children and their parents. PBS will launch an animated half-hour series next season based on his bestselling ''Book of Virtues.'' It will be PBS's first animated prime-time series and will dramatize such virtues as courage, compassion, and friendship.
Corporal punishment is still an often-used discipline tool among the nation's parents. Some 65 percent of 1,000 parents surveyed by New York-based Gallup said they hit their kids on the bottom with a bare hand; But 85 percent use ''time outs'' or send children to their rooms. About 25 percent agreed that praising children too much ''may go to their heads.''
Kindergartners should know that animals need air, water, food, and light, says a new set of science standards put out by the Washington, D.C.-based National Research Council. By high school, students should be versed in natural selection and evolution. The standards don't provide curricula but do give guidelines and provide a few specifics.
Treasury Secretary Rubin has a secret plan to avoid debt default in January. For now, he will continue tapping two $61.3 billion federal-employee pension funds, which he began doing last month. But that will keep the government afloat only through Dec. 29. He won't divulge the details of his plan for January - when the US will bump up against the $4.9 trillion debt ceiling, as it did Nov. 15 when Rubin authorized the use of the trust-fund. Republicans don't want to raise the ceiling until a seven-year balanced-budget plan is passed.
The World
With time growing short before NATO troops arrive, rebel Serbs resumed expelling Muslims from areas the Serbs will control in postwar Bosnia, UN officials said. In addition to the expulsions, Serbs, Croats, and Muslims have been destroying property on lands they must vacate once the peace accord is signed. Also, the first US military plane flew into Tuzla - headquarters for the 20,000 US troops heading to Bosnia. Meanwhile, 184 members of the House of Representatives, nearly half, went on record as opposed to sending US troops to Bosnia. That's 34 members short of a majority needed to defeat a resolution backing the troop deployment. (Related stories, Pages 1 and 7.)
The invasion of two embassies in Jakarta, Indonesia, by 115 mainly East Timorese turned violent as pro-Indonesia protesters followed them and shouted abuses. Two Dutch diplomats were injured. The East Timorese had forced their way into the Dutch and Russian Embassies to demand that an independence petition be delivered to a UN representative. The protest marked the 20th anniversary of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor.
A demonstration grew violent in eastern France when police fired tear gas canisters into a crowd of striking miners. Flights at Paris's Orly Airport were delayed when protesters attempted to block runways. Also, France announced its last nuclear test blast in the South Pacific will take place in late February, several months ahead of schedule.
Japan's Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama sought a court order to force Okinawa Governor Masajode Ota to renew land leases for US military bases on the island. Ota earlier rejected Murayama's plea to force landowners to renew the contracts.
Israeli Prime Minister Peres promised to investigate the reported killing of hundreds of Egyptian POWs during Arab-Israeli wars. Also, Palestinians finally have their own passports, and Israel is accepting them, an Israeli Army spokesman said. Some 30 countries, mostly Arab, have also acknowledged the passports. In the West Bank, some 93 Palestinian vigilante gunmen laid down their weapons, Palestinian police said. Meanwhile, an Israeli official said Israel will release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners by Jan. 20.
''We did not know it was illegal,'' a Korean Airline official said as KAL pleaded guilty to making illegal campaign contributions of $5,000 to US Congressman Jay Kim. US laws prohibit corporate and foreign national contributions in federal elections. And President Kim Young Sam will make a major Cabinet reshuffle, a government official said. Also, former President Chun Doo Hwan, now in detention, has been on a hunger strike for the last five days, Korean officials said.
China is forcing Tibetan monks to attend today's enthroning of Gyaincain Norbu, China's rival nominee for the Panchem Lama, the Dalai Lama's aides said. The monks are barred from protesting the choice.
Vietnam planned to welcome Cuban leader Fidel Castro today. He intends to study the country's economic reforms and changes since his last visit during the Vietnam War. While Vietnam remains one of the world's poorest countries, capitalist market reforms have resulted in increasing foreign investment and improving personal wealth.
US-India relations have hit a rocky patch, Western diplomats said. A diplomatic war of words started when a top Indian minister said the US has ''evil designs'' on Kashmir. And INSAT-2C, an Indian satellite seen as revolutionizing the country's telecommunications, was put into orbit by a French Ariane rocket.
Egypt announced the ruling National Democratic Party won 71 percent of the 444 seats at stake in parliamentary elections.
A Colombian congressional commission will decide Monday whether to ask Congress to formally investigate President Ernesto Samper on charges of accepting drug money for his campaign. The head of the commission recommended the probe be shelved for lack of evidence.
James Reston of the New York Times, who died at his home in Washington, was one of the giants of journalism in the 20th century and twice won the Pulitzer Prize. As Times columnist and Washington bureau chief he covered the world for half a century.
Many people in the world's richest nations can read at only the most basic levels, the International Adult Literary Survey says. Can adults read a computer manual? Between 6 and 24 percent can't, the survey finds.
Big climate changes in the last million years may have come from something very small: dust from outer space. So say US scientists in the latest issue of the journal Nature. Earth alternates between ice ages and warm periods in a pattern that includes a mysterious 100,000-year cycle. Scientists suggest this cycle might be due to variations in dust levels.
Top 10 Sports Earners
Together, 1995's 10 top-paid athletes, according to Fortune magazine, made $229.1 million. For many, endorsements - doing commercials, making appearances, etc. - boosted overall earnings. Below are salaries and total 1995 earnings in millions (salary plus endorsements, but excluding side businesses and equity partnerships).
KEY: Name Salary (Sport) Total Earnings
1. Michael Jordan $3.9 (Basketball) $43.9
2. Mike Tyson 40.0 (Boxing) 40.0
3. Deion Sanders 16.5 (Football/Baseball) 22.5
4. Riddick Bowe 22.0 (Boxing) 22.2
5. Shaquille O'Neal 4.9 (Basketball) 21.9
6. George Foreman 10.0 (Boxing) 18.0
7. Andre Agassi 3.0 (Tennis) 16.0
8. Jack Nicklaus 0.6 (Golf) 15.1
9. Michael Schumacher 10.0 (Auto racing) 15.0
10. Wayne Gretzky 8.5 (Ice hockey) 14.5
- Fortune magazine/AP
'' ''In France, we like to say, 'C'est la vie,' - that's life. But this is not a life.''
- Angry Paris commuter Micheline Renaud, on the strike that has shut down public transportation since Nov. 24 and has affected mail delivery, airports, hospitals, and schools.


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AB32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, is a critical public health law that is saving lives and money by reducing emissions from dirty fossil fuels which contribute to pollution-related asthma attacks, heart attacks, lung cancer, emergency room visits and even death. When fully implemented, the transition to cleaner fuels as a result of California's clean fuels policies will save $23.1 billion in avoided health and other societal impacts by 2025.
I was disappointed that Assembly members Freddie Rodriguez and Jose Medina recently signed a letter to the California Air Resources Board seeking to exempt the worst source of pollution, transportation fuels, from inclusion in the AB32 cap-and-trade program.
As a physician, I support these life-saving policies that will protect my patients' health. Any such delay would mean more pollution and higher health costs for families, especially those living in areas with the worst pollution. More than 30 major medical and health organizations in California support AB32 to protect the public and reduce health care costs from breathing polluted air.
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End exorbitant raises and pensions
The P-E reported that Riverside County Supervisors were contemplating giving 20 percent pay hikes to elected officials to ensure a pool of only the brightest and most talented individuals is maintained ["County officials could get big raises," News, Aug. 3].
That's the same old song and dance routine government officials have been using for years to justify raising government employees salaries and pensions.
If government employees are really the brightest and most talented, then why haven't then learned how to save for their own retirement like the rest of us, rather than having taxpayers contribute?
The answer is obvious: They know taxpayers are too lazy to open their eyes to see the bigger picture, while government employees are walking away with the gold!
Since taxpayers are required to take money from their own pay to contribute to government employees pension funds, why isn't there a similar law requiring government employees to pay into a fund for non-government employees pensions? I recently overheard several retired teachers talking about traveling throughout Europe for the summer.
I don't expect government employees (or anyone else) to live in poverty during their old age. The extravagant pensions given to police, firemen and teachers, however, has got to come to an end.
Jose Duran


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25 Children 'Rescued' Before Being Smuggled to Pakistan For Insurgency Training
The smuggling was detected in an area between Qarabagh and Ab Band districts in central-eastern Ghazni province on Sunday. The children's ages ranged from 6 to 14.
Mustafa Mayar, the police chief of Ghazni province, said that the smugglers were taking the victims to Quetta of Pakistan for training on suicide attack.
He said that most of the children were orphans.
Four people were arrested in connection with the attempt.
Police said that the children will be handed over to their families and that the culprits will be prosecuted.
25 children rescued from being smuggled to Pakistan
Police in southern Ghazni province on Monday claimed rescuing 25 children from being smuggled to Pakistan for what they alleged militancy training.
The boys, aged between eight and 15 years, were in two vans which the police intercepted on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in the limits of Qarabagh district, acting Ghazni police chief Col. Mustafa Mayar told a press conference here.
He said four persons had been arrested in connection with the incident. The detainees wanted to smuggle the children to Pakistan's Quetta city, the capital of Balochistan province through southern Kandahar province.
He said families of the children had been told that the boys would be admitted to religious schools in Quetta.
"But these men wanted to train the children as suicide bombers," alleged the police official, who claimed some of the children had been intoxicated.
The children belonged to families in Ghazni City, Deh Yak, Ab Band, Qarabagh and Andar districts, said Mayar, who declined to identify the detained kidnappers until investigation into the matter was completed.
One of the rescued children, Abadullah, told Pajhwok Afghan News that he was a resident of Bala Hesar area of Ghazni City. "I don't know much but my family told me you are going to Pakistan for religious education."
Abdullah said he was being taken to Pakistan with the consent of his family.
Another child, who did not provide his name, said he and his nephew, also among the rescued children, decided to go to Pakistan for religious education after the nephew lost interest in education in home town.
He said many families were being encouraged to send their children to Pakistan for religious education.
Afghan officials allege children smuggled to Pakistan in the name of religious education are being trained as terrorists and sent back to Afghanistan.
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