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|Course Title:
|Environmental Politics and Climate Change
|Course type:
|MA, MRes
|Mode of Study:
|Full Time or Part Time
|Contact Details:
|Kathryn Ainsworth
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|Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
|Subject Area:
|Politics and International Relations
- Overview
- Course Aims
- Entry Requirements
- Course Content
- Teaching and Assessment
- Additional Costs
- International
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme
Environmental problems are indisputably a part of the contemporary political landscape. Societies across the globe increasingly confront innumerable and often inter-related environmental challenges ranging from climate change and loss of biodiversity to local conflicts about land-use. Each of these challenges has political, economic, cultural and ethical dimensions; each provides an opportunity to rethink longstanding debates and opens up new fields of political enquiry.
SPIRE's Masters in Environmental Politics has run since 1996 and is taught by some of the most prominent figures in the field. The course is designed for people who wish to understand and analyse the wide range of political and policy questions thrown up by increasingly complicated environmental problems. It has attracted students from all over the UK, the EU and the world. The international mix of students and staff adds greatly to the nature of discussion and learning.
Keele University has an unrivalled reputation for its work in Environmental Politics, with internationally recognised experts in various fields of social science environmental research particularly in the fields of sociology, political theory, economics, international relations, environmental ethics and public policy. Our interdisciplinary approach, together with a large and active research community on environmental issues within Keele, contributes to a thriving intellectual culture of which you can expect to be a part as an Environmental Politics student.
The course is taught over a 12 month period (September-September; January-January). It is available as a full-time and/or part-time mode of study. Students completing the course have gone on to a variety of careers in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
Aims of the Course
The aim of the MA/MRes in Environmental Politics is to provide you with an intensive period of study in which to learn about environmental politics and policy in a systematic and critical manner. It aims to provide you with a foundation in the theoretical and practical dimensions of this challenging, interdisciplinary field.
In addition to your core modules for the MA/MRes, we recommend that you take our Dimensions of Environmental Politics module, which introduces five key fields of political inquiry in relation to the environment. It looks at: green political theory; the political sociology of the environment; the environment and public policy; environment and political economy; and international environmental politics. Your other chosen elective modules and your dissertation project give a broad scope in which to pursue specific environmental topics of your own choosing.
Entry Requirements
Prospective students should have a first or good second-class honours degree, or its equivalent. This first degree should be in Politics or International Relations, or any other social science subject (e.g. Law or Sociology), or a humanities subject (e.g. History, Philosophy, English, or Modern languages).
Where English is not a first language, proof of English language competence will be required (IELTS 6.0 or equivalent, with a minimum of 5.5 in each sub-test).
Course Content
Completion of the MA requires the successful completion of 180 credits. This degree is part of the overarching pathway structure for postgraduate environment degrees at Keele. You will be eligible to undertake environment related modules from the School of Politics, Philosophy, International Relations and Environment and the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment.
You will study the following core modules:
• Advanced Approaches to Politics and International Relations*
• Research in Action*
• Perspectives in Politics and International Relations*
• Dissertation
The following is a list of indicative elective modules:
- Climate Change: Governance, Power and Society
- Dimensions of Environmental Politics
- Environmental Decision Making: The Case of Complex Technologies
- Environmental Diplomacy
- Green Political Theory
- The EU and the Global Commons
- Approaches to Dialogue
- Comparative European Politics
- Crisis, Continuity and Change: Trends and Issues in Contemporary Global History
- Diplomatic Law
- Diplomatic Practice
- Equality, Discrimination and Minorities
- Foundations of Human Rights
- Human Rights and Global Politics
- International Environmental Law
- Learning and Research Skills
- Maritime Security
- Parties and Democracy
- Party Politics and the European Union
- Race and Justice: Civil Rights in the US
- Rethinking Fault-Lines: Beyond the East/West Divide in Global Politics
- The Changing International Agenda
- The Politics of Sin: Culture Wars in the US
- The Theory of Global Security
- The US Presidency and Public Policy
- War, Memory and Popular Culture
* Please note: this is a pathway of the MA in Politics and International Relations. For further details on this course, please visit our website
Teaching and Assessment
Postgraduate teaching and learning generally takes place in a combination of large seminars and smaller discussion groups. Our academics typically lead the sessions, encouraging discussion between all students. Sometimes students will give presentations, either individually or in groups.
There is a strong emphasis on independent learning and students are expected to work on their own to produce their essays and dissertation. Most modules are assessed by a diverse range of coursework (e.g., essays, critiques, reports, presentations), though some modules may also be assessed by seminar contributions and/or written exams. Students take three modules in each semester. The taught modules are completed by May, leaving the summer months for students to write their dissertation.
Additional Costs
SPIRE is a thoroughly international school, and is particularly welcoming to international students, as well as providing plenty of opportunities for home students to broaden their horizons.
We have staff with educational backgrounds in a wide variety of countries, such as Sweden, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, Romania, and Turkey, who present their research all around the world. Students have the opportunity to hear visiting lecturers from various different countries, arranged through our ERASMUS partnerships.
International students will join established international communities at Keele, and will find plenty of support mechanisms in place to help them make the transition to study in the UK (see the 'International Applicants' button above).
We have one scholarship available for 2015 for a student from a developing Commonwealth country accepted on to one of the following programmes: Human Rights, Globalisation & Justice / Gender, Sexuality & Human Rights / Environmental Sustainability & Green Technology / Environmental Politics / Diplomatic Studies / Global Security.
The Shared Scholarship is jointly funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) and Keele University. The Commission will pay your tuition fees and airfares to and from the UK, which Keele University will arrange for you once you have been granted the scholarship.
Keele University will provide you with a maintenance award (accommodation fees for a single room on campus will be deducted from this).
Candidates are expected to hold a first degree at either first class or upper second class level, and must have met the English Language requirements of the course in question.
Candidates are required to return home immediately on conclusion of their course and they must sign an undertaking that they are nationals of a developing Commonwealth country; are permanently domiciled in a developing Commonwealth country; and are not at present living or studying in a developed country, and must not have undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country.
Applications for the scholarship must be received using the Electronic Application System (EAS)


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Quotient Ltd. (QTNT) Stock Price Down 3.6%
Quotient Ltd. (NASDAQ:QTNT) shares traded down 3.6% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $7.13 and last traded at $7.50, with a volume of 52,734 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.78.
A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $28.00 target price on shares of Quotient in a research note on Wednesday, June 1st. Zacks Investment Research lowered Quotient from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 13th.
The stock has a 50-day moving average of $9.29 and a 200-day moving average of $10.18. The company's market capitalization is $107.82 million.
Quotient (NASDAQ:QTNT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 23rd. The company reported ($0.41) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.59) by $0.18. The business had revenue of $5.05 million for the quarter. Equities research analysts anticipate that Quotient Ltd. will post ($2.02) EPS for the current fiscal year.
In related news, President Jeremy Stackawitz sold 15,000 shares of Quotient stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total transaction of $150,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 127,741 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,277,410. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Stephen Unger sold 8,516 shares of Quotient stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.49, for a total value of $89,332.84. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 21,497 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $225,503.53. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.
Quotient Limited is a commercial-stage diagnostics company. The Company is focused on blood grouping and serological disease screening. Blood grouping involves specific procedures performed at donor or patient testing laboratories to characterize blood, which includes antigen typing and antibody identification.
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What is Tampermonkey?
Right there you are tempting the @fates and @diety to indulge in some fun. Assuming, of course, that my (deliberately) uniformed opinion of what tampermonkey is / does by its name is correct.
Tampermonkey is just running a PM-related plugin. I can repro in an incognito window with 0 browser extensions, on Chrome 45.0.2454.85 m.
My husband cannot reproduce either. He's on 44
Looks like a qualify for some or other again, as I thought Tampermonkey was one of those "things" that allows to you to "tamper" with the data being sent back to the Server before it is.
Oh, no, it just runs local javascript.
Hmmm, no "onebox"
About this Add-on
Use tamperdata to view and modify HTTP/HTTPS headers and post parameters.
Trace and time http response/requests.
Security test web applications by modifying POST parameters.
FYI current version of Google Web Accelerator is incompatible with the tampering function of TamperData. Your browser will crash.
My first jeffing! Surprisingly painless.
Yeah, I tend to use Fiddler for that sort of thing, but I only have it installed at work anyway. I should look into this tamper data thing though
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There are s for first like, firs link, for post, etc. Did you get one for jeffing? If not, some Admin needs to add those (as a negative one, obviously!)
Filed Under: okay, terrible idea. I'll see myself out!
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I know that one. Our QA department uses it to bypass javascript validation so they can verify serverside validation as well.
TRWTF is probably that we don't have a framework to keep the two in sync.
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You went and made a Thread out of this, and all I got was a lousy.....no wait....I didn't.
I'll show my self out, go find a sad hedgehog somewhere who has a spare one (that was probably caused by me) and ask if I can have it......


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I'll try to be here but I may be at the laundromat thanks to my sick puppy.
Hey, I'm just glad they're gonna remind us what happened before the llloooonnggggg hiatus. lol I don't even remember how it ended. Good luck tv addict!!! Tim aka college virgin @theaccent.org/home
thats pretty cool. ill be watching!
and following live lost bloggin.
woo, live bloggin!
when you going to quit being lazy and get the live chat up and going?
Anyone else watching the Lost Survivor Guide?
I'm a sucker for Damon & Carlton gabbing it up with each other. I kinda have a little man-crush on Carlton.
Er… Damon.
Man-crush on Damon.
Hi tv addict. I made it a poiint to join you though I don't have a podcast. I don't think. lol Computer virgin too. Tim aka college virgin
So, the Others have gone to a lot of trouble to capture Flight 815 survivors just to put them in cages and mess with them and make them break up rocks, and now that Kate and Sawyer are trying to escape, which they can't do anyway since they're on a different island, the Others are shooting at them…
Answers, please.
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12 April 2012
Channeler: StarGazer - Cheryl
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Disclosure: I received a gift card to Red Lobster in exchange for a review. The opinions are all 100% my own and may differ from yours.
I received a Red Lobster gift card a while back, and I have never been there before. I know it sounds crazy that I have never been to Red Lobster before. I was really excited to receive the gift card so I could take my father and my daughters out to eat there. I thought this was the perfect chance to take my father out because I know how much he enjoys Red Lobster. Of course I wanted to go since I've never been there. I was extremely excited to try out their food. My daughters love going out to restaurants, so they were excited as well.
I've heard that Red Lobster always gives everyone the cheddar bay biscuits after they place their orders. I love it when restaurants give you something before your food comes out. These biscuits were amazing too! I would go back just for the biscuits. I couldn't believe how delicious they were. It's no wonder everyone is always talking so highly of them.
My daughters were excited to go to Red Lobster. They always love when restaurants bring out kids menus with activities on them along with crayons. This always keeps them very busy while waiting for their food. Sometimes they can be impatient, so this helps out a lot.
I decided to get the Chicken Alfredo and it came with a salad. I got the Caesar salad. It was very delicious and I really loved the croutons. Not everyone gives you croutons with your salad. I love it when they do that.
The Parmesan Crusted Chicken Alfredo was very different from what I'm use to eating. This came with corkscrew pasta and fresh broccoli. I thought this was good. The crusted part made it so much more different than what I normally eat. I thought that was actually good and I really loved that they had broccoli with it too. I don't usually add broccoli, but I will sometimes. It's always nice to have veggies added to your meal. That way I'm getting my veggies in each day too.
My father got Admiral's Feast. This came with Walt's Favorite Shrimp, bay scallops, clam strips and wild-caught flounder, all fried to a golden brown. He also got to choose the side dish to go with it. He went with some mashed potatoes. My father said he loved everything on his plate. I even tried some of it and it was really good. I normally don't each much for seafood except for fish. I was surprised that I really enjoyed some of the food off his plate.
My daughters both got the grilled chicken. My youngest got hers with broccoli and my oldest got orange slices with hers. My youngest daughter Tesla loves grilled chicken. Every time we go out to a nice restaurant, she always orders grilled chicken. She definitely ate hers up quickly. My oldest Mercades got hers so that she could give it to Tesla. She can be picky with food. She loves Chicken Alfredo, so we shared my food.
My father and daughter Mercades wanted to get a photo taken, so I took one of them. This was right after they received their food. Mercades was very excited to try out some of the food. She loves fruits and veggies, so she dug right in to her orange slices right away.
Everything was very good and the service was great as well. We were very impressed with everything. After we finished eating and paying for our meal, we decided to sit outside for a while.
They had some nice benches to sit on outside, so everyone decided to sit there and just relax. It was nice to get outside for some fresh air after eating.
We saw a nice water fountain, so my daughters went down to sit by it so they could see it. We even caught a rainbow!
We had a great experience at Red Lobster. We would all definitely go again. In fact, we can't wait til we can go again. I know there is a lot more food that I'd love to try out there. Have you ever been to Red Lobster? If so, what's your favorite dish?
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Book Review: 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
The opening line began with, "The boy was everything to her." (Page 1). Those six words express the entire book. She existed only for his sake.
Janusz was isolated from the bombings, starvation, homelessness that affected Silvana in Poland. He does not understand what she lived through. She does not understand why he left.
I read the entire book in one day, all 336 pages on September 1. I could not put the book down, I was hooked from the first sentence.
22 Britannia Road is a sad, depressing story. There are no joyful moments. There is only a deep sadness.
The sadness is for the horrible affects of war on civilians, women, children. The sadness is for the lost hopes and dreams that can not be renewed. The sadness is for the inability to express feelings. The sadness is for questions that can never be answered or resolved. The sadness is for lost time that can never be made up.
Janusz and Silvana are two people who loved each other once, but a war tore them apart, life changed for them, what sliver of a string that holds them together may not be enough.
Positive Points:
- Silvana is portrayed movingly. Her story is powerful. Her character is transparent. The emphasis is not on making her a martyr or heroine. Her story is plainly told and the reader is left to make up their mind about her. I loved that. That I was not persuaded to like her or dislike her, but had the freedom to make my own choice. I chose to not make a judgment about her, but to instead make a judgment about the horrific price of war.
- Symbolism is a strong element in this book. One example is the sky. "The sky is chewing gum gray." (Page 8.) Silvana's hair was gray. Janusz often looks up into the sky, but it is gray. Gray to me defines gloom, something worn-out, depressing, sad, absence of life or vibrancy or hope. The sky is used often in this book, whether it is stormy, or blue, or "the sun turning red in the sky casting a rosy light across the clouds." (Page 34).
- I was affected by this book. I was invested in the story. The most emotional moment for me was what Silvana thought about herself, she was thinking about what she had lived through and the memories that haunt her and on looking at herself she thought she looked "like a wet cat, as though the bathwater had shrunk her." (Page 36). I wanted to weep.
- The story is a mix of dialogue amongst characters, but more about what was going on inside them. Even young Aurek has a internal voice in the story. I believe that by giving me insight into their internal voices I became intimately acquainted with them, I had more empathy for them.
- The author writes with the ability to use words that like music stir the heart with emotion.
- Every story must have a villain. The villain in 22 Britannia Road is not a person, but the war.
- Splendid story for a first novel.
- The reader is moved back and forth in time. This was not always a smooth transition. I was lost a few times and had to read or back-up and find where I was.
- I was not shocked by the ending, I guessed in the first few pages what the story would reveal.
- The sky is probably used too much for symbolism. There are others used, but sky is used too often.
336 pages
Historical Fiction/World War II/Poland/Germany/Nazi Party/England
Link @ Barnes and Nobles:
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COMPANY BACKGROUNDThe company was originally established in 1958 as Gold Star, producing radios, TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners. The LG Group was a merger of two Korean companies, Lucky and GoldStar, from which the abbreviation of LG was derived. The current "Life's Good" slogan is a backronym*.Before the corporate name change to LG, household products were sold under the brand name of Lucky, while electronic products were sold under the brand name of Gold Star (Hangul:금성).In January 2009 LG was able to buy the domain name, LG.com, placing it among the companies who own their two letter brand's domain name.
Name/Title Current Board MembershipSang-Beom Han, 57Chief Executive Officer, Director & EVPLg Display Co., Ltd.Ho-Young Chung, 51Chief Financial Officer, Director & EVPLg Display Co., Ltd.Tae-SikAhn, 56Outside DirectorLg Display Co., Ltd.Jin Jang, 58Outside DirectorKolon Industries, Inc., Lg Display Co., Ltd.William Y. Kim, 56Outside DirectorLg Display Co., Ltd.
Mr. Soon H. KwonManaging Director and DirectorMr. Y. V. VermaChief Operating OfficerMr. Chandramani M. SinghProduct Chief and Head of Consumer ElectronicsAge: 44Mr. R. ManikandanBusiness Group Head of Digital Display & StorageMr. V. RamachandranHead of Strategy
The marketing mix is the organization's overall offer, or value, to the customer.
LG's objective is to provide world class product to upper class and upper middle class to enjoy real luxury in their life. Since LG is a Korean brand and being imported from Korea, it has very advanced features, which are normally demanded by in developed countries.
LG also insures that whatever product they market should be durable enough which last quite many years and give trouble free service to their customers. It provides its refrigerators, five years compressor guarantee and one year free service in spare parts under normal use.
The LG pricing strategy is cost + fixed mark up to cover their GP. Since they cater to upper middle and upper class, therefore their 90% dealers are in big cities only.
Product-wise price list enclosed in appendix for reference.
Advertising strategy of LG is concerned, it is being planned and executed by LG, Korea through their Pakistan Office keeping in view their global approach and theme line.
Since LG is a multi-national brand, their spending on advertising is in such a way that their all product get promoted.
Although for different product they have got different agent; like for TV, New Electronics/Karachi. For computer monitor, Vision Computer. For mobile phone, Chimera.
LG refrigerators are imported. Mostly they import from Korea and some of the models are imported from China as well. LG relatively don't maintain loose stock at their end.
They ask their dealer to maintain sufficient stock at-least 4-6 week at their end. Rather they believe in replenishment of dealer stock based on their sales.
As mentioned above, they have only 300 dealers mostly in big cities and some in small towns. They also have got a policy that retail price all over the country should be uniformed .
PRODUCTS OF LGCONSUMER ELECTRONICSLCD TV, Plasma display, Display panel,color television, music system, DVD recorder/ player,MP3 and MP4 player.HOME APPLIANCESRoom air conditioner, commercial air conditioner,refrigerator,washing machine ,dish washer,microwave,vaccume cleaner
COMPUTER PRODUCTSlaptop, personal computer,LCD monitor, optical storage devices.MOBILE PHONEPremium trend setter phone, camera phone, mobile phone, color screen GSM handset
LG Electronics India the leading consumer electronics company in the country has always catered to the needs and requirements of its Indian Consumers. With its robust Research and Development, LG has introduced the latest and best technology home. Adding another feather to its cap, LG Electronics India has successfully implemented the global In-Plane Switching Technology to its LCD Panels in the country.
Celebrity Endorsement
LG had Abhishek Bachhan, John Abraham, Samsung Has Aamir Khan,Videocon had Amithabh Bachhan and now Sharukh Khan, andAll these players have used celebrity to a good effect to endorse their brands. On the other hand Onida is stuck with itsold ³Devil´ which isn't helping.
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COCOMPETITOR ANALYSISLG ELECTRONICSLG Electronics rightly understood the consumer motivations to create magnetic products, price them strategically, position them sharply and keep making the magnetism more potent.SAMSUNGInitially the strategy of Samsung in India was to create premium image by emphasizing global brand. After facing stiff competition from another Korean major- LG, Samsung also started playing price game.
LG Electronics India Private Limited (LGEIL) is targeting to corner a 42 per cent pie of the monitor market in India by the end of this year.
"According to a Cyber Media Research report, LG's current market share in India is 33.7 per cent, while south contributes 40 per cent to the company's overall monitor sales," YV Verma, chief operating officer
Verma said the company would focus more on B2B products sales this year. The company expects a growth of 30 to 35 per cent this year.
Currently, LG has 33.7 per cent monitor market share and it targets to achieve 42 per cent by the end of 2011.
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Native Americans believed that when an animal crosses your path, it brings a message.
A rotating pack of twelve or more monster-sized buzzards staring at you from the roof across the way? That has to be a bad, Halloween-y omen.
I'm happy to report the instintive dislike of those pathetically hideous carrion-feeders is incorrect!
Woven throughout Native American folklore and Greek mythology, the vulture is deemed a powerful spirit guide, a "cleanser of souls," and one of the most peaceful animals in nature. The scientific name for the turkey vulture, Cathartes aura, actually means "golden purifier." Vultures never kill for food, contrary to almost every other living creature; rather preferring to scavenge or "clean up" the animals left by predators or those that died of natural causes.
The next time you see a vulture soaring (majestically?) overhead, don't immediately jump to the conclusion that your death is imminent (as I usually do when they circle above me toiling in the yard in the heat of summer). Give a silent nod in thanks for doing their part to keep our planet clean and at peace — a lesson each of us would do well to remember.
Should be a rather warm late October weekend here. Imagine we'll even see a handful of trick-or-treaters, and as always, would like to surpass ten so we can rid ourselves of the candy… Here's to a spooky, but not too spine-chilling, Halloween weekend for you and yours!
Cheers, Heather
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Some interesting, fun, delicious reads:
- October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Three out of every 1,000 mammograms result in a breast cancer diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society. The odds are in your favor, so schedule an appointment this month — early detection increases chances of survival to more than 90%!
- New research just in time to give you the creeps.
- Bookmarking this for a future Halloween costume.
- The Little Mermaid debunked + what might've been for Ariel.
- This week's pinned words of wisdom.
Recently on HGN:
- Reprising my fermented caraway sauerkraut with a spookily blood-red cabbage + fennel seed + bay version.
- In case you need more pumpkin-y ideas, here are a few flashbacks to a former blog: pumpkin whoopie pies with coconut chestnut cream, pumpkin maple mousse, orange pumpkin pah pancakes, punkin custard
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More than 15,000 people marched in central Tunis on Saturday chanting support for the Palestinian people, as a weeklong anti-globalisation forum wrapped up its first-ever meeting in an Arab country.
"Land, liberty, dignity," chanted the marchers as they made their way to the emblematic Habib Bourguiba Avenue -- epicentre of the 2011 protests in Tunisia that sparked the Arab Spring in several Arab capitals.
The march on Saturday was organised to coincide with Land Day commemorations in the Palestinian territories and parts of Israel to mark the 1976 killing of six Arab Israelis who were protesting Israeli plans to confiscate Arab land.
Arab Israelis and Palestinians also rallied on Saturday to commemorate Land Day, with some clashing with Israeli forces.
In Tunis the weeklong World Social Forum, placed under the sign of Palestine and the Arab Spring, brought together some 30,000 individuals and 4,500 organisations who addressed a range of subjects from the environment to women's rights.
The event, launched on Tuesday with another massive march in the heart of Tunis, casts itself as an alternative to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
"We are marching today to make sure that the rights of the Palestinian people to move freely by sea or land are respected, and against the blockade (imposed by Israel) on the Gaza Strip," David Heap of the GazaArk rights watchdog told AFP.
Many marchers were draped in the iconic Palestinian black-and-white keffiyeh scarf.
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Syrian dissidents, Chadian opposition members and officials of Lebanon's influential Shiite movement Hezbollah marched shoulder to shoulder with citizens of France, Canada and the United States.
The peaceful protest wound its way from Habib Bourguiba Avenue to the embassy of Palestine some four kilometres (just over two miles away).
"We wanted to attend the forum which focused on a fundamental issue -- the Palestinian cause," said Ali Fayyad, a Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament who headed the party's delegation to the forum.
Hundreds of workshops were held to discuss a variety of political and social problems, as well as the economic grievances behind the Arab Spring, the crisis in Europe and the role of women in the mostly Muslim Arab world.
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki told the forum that his country, which emerged from decades of dictatorship with the overthrow two years ago of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, needs a new economic model to end poverty.
"The objective is to liberate from poverty two million Tunisians over the course of the next five years," Marzouki said, without spelling out what he envisioned.
Tunisia is plagued by unemployment and riven by often deadly social unrest.
Without their economic and social rights being fulfilled, the liberties they acquired would be "without value," Marzouki said, adding that, if a solution is not found, the country could be driven back into dictatorship.
The forum was also marked by some tensions, including a clash on Friday between Moroccans and Sahrawi independence activists. A Moroccan journalist who tried to film the skirmish was attacked, a member of the forum's international council told AFP.
The WSF has its roots in 1999 street protests in the US city of Seattle but its first edition was held two years later in Brazil's Porto Alegre.


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text: Reduction in postprandial lipemia after walking: influence of exercise intensityTSETSONIS, NATASSA V.; HARDMAN, ADRIANNE E.Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: October 1996 - Volume 28 - Issue 10 - p 1235-1242 Clinical Sciences: Clinically Relevant Abstract Author Information This study compared the effects of low and moderate intensity walking on postprandial lipemia, holding energy expenditure constant. Nine healthy normolipidemic subjects (5 men, 4 women; age 27.7 ± 0.9, fasting plasma triacylglycerol 0.95 ± 0.18 mmol·1-1, mean ± SEM) who were physically active but not endurance-trained undertook three trials, each over 2 d, in a balanced design. On the afternoon of day 1 they either refrained from exercise (Control), walked for 3 h at low intensity (Walk low, 32 ± 1% ˙VO2max), or walked for 1.5 h at moderate intensity(Walk moderate, 63 ± 1% ˙VO2max). The following morning, after a 12-h fast, they consumed a high-fat meal (1.3 g fat, 1.2 g carbohydrate, 0.2 g protein, 76 kJ energy per kg body mass). Blood and expired air samples were obtained before the meal and for 6 h afterward. Postprandial lipemia (total area under triacylglycerol concentration vs time curve) was lower than control after low intensity walking as well as after moderate intensity walking (both P < 0.05) but did not differ between the two walking trials (Control, 8.09 ± 1.09 mmol·1-1·h; Walk low, 5.46 ± 0.63 mmol·1-1·h; Walk moderate, 5.53 ± 0.58 mmol·1-1·h). The increase in energy production following the test meal did not differ between trials, but fat oxidation was increased in the fasting and postprandial states for both walking trials, compared with control (P < 0.05). Department of Physical Education, Sports Science and Recreation Management, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU UNITED KINGDOM Submitted for publication November 1995. Accepted for publication June 1996. The authors are grateful to Dr. S. S. Mastana and Mrs. A. Packynko of the Department of Human Sciences, Loughborough University, for determinations of aplipoprotein E phenotypes. Natassa V. Tsetsonis was supported by a British Council (Greece) Fellowship. Address for correspondence: Dr. A. E. Hardman, Department of Physical Education, Sports Science and Recreation Management, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK. E-mail:firstname.lastname@example.com. ©1996The American College of Sports Medicine


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The leaders of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea asked for EU support Tuesday (3 March) to set up a homegrown Marshall Plan to fight Ebola.
During a high level conference organised by the European Commission in Brussels, the three leaders requested massive international assistance but insisted on retaining the ownership of the recovery effort.
Thanks to global action, the Ebola epidemic now appears to be contained and the next target is to bring the number of new Ebola infections down to zero.
The Ebola: from emergency to recovery conference was not intended to be a donour conference, but rather to focus on the next steps to reach this target and prevent new cases.
The main message was delivered by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, one of the most respected leaders in the developing world, who has been President of Liberia since 2006.
Speaking on behalf of her colleagues from Guinea and Sierra Leone, she said that the three leaders had come to Brussels "in a show of unity". Sirleaf thanked the EU and the other international players who had helped turn the tide against the deadly disease.
But she stressed that Ebola had largely destabilised the three countries, forcing the closure of borders, schools, farms, trade and travel routes. Markets had ceased activities, and contractors and investors have fled the region, she explained. As a result of falling revenue, fiscal balances weakened, Sirleaf said, while expenditure increased, largely on health operations. GDP projected for 2014 across the region dropped, and may deteriorate even further in 2015, the Liberian leader warned.
As Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea take the first steps to recovery, Sirleaf said that the three countries also needed their international partners to remain committed and help them stabilise their economies. And as these countries' markets are relatively small, the best solution was a regional approach.
'Marshall plan'
But she stressed that any regional plan should be "home-grown".
"There is no doubt that this would require substantial resources – even a 'Marshall Plan', as suggested by World Bank President [Dr. Jim Yong Kim]. We believe that this can be achieved by allocation of the additional resources committed by the European Commission," Sirleaf said.
"Our task would be to formulate a regional plan, a roadmap and a coordinating structure. We propose to conclude this in the next month," she added.
"If we are to achieve our economic goals, more will be required. Our investing partners must give back more. In fair taxes, fair pricing and fair high level job opportunities," President Sirleaf further argued, adding that in return, the three countries would do their part, by creating a better business environment and by better controlling corruption.
The Liberian leader appealed for direct budget support, debt cancelation in favour of the affected countries and "full disclosure" of all resources committed for the fight against Ebola.
The European Commission agreed to add the "promotion of regional cooperation" to its press release from the conference, but also insisted that the affected countries should improve their governance and accountability.
European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said that the EU had the responsibility to be effective in its development assistance, to promote good governance and invigorate regional cooperation.
Asked to name the three things the conference was able to achieve, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Commissioner Christos Stylianides, who is also the EU's Ebola coordinator, said the most important was to maintain international support until there are no more Ebola cases. The second iws to promote regional cooperation in tackling the disease, which knows no borders. The third is assisting the recovery of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, especially in health, education, water and sanitation.
Debbie Hillier, Oxfam's policy lead on Ebola, said:
"Today's conference was a useful first step on the long road to recovery but much more needs to be done.
"Donors have pledged to make children in Liberian schools safer and healthier post-Ebola with clean water and proper sanitation – they should now step up in the same way to address other areas of acute need.
"That means ongoing support to help the affected countries get to zero cases and reboot their shattered economies. Communities in Liberia and Sierra Leone who have endured Ebola's six-month reign of horror have told us they are desperate to feed their families and start to earn a living again.
"Before next month's World Bank spring meetings, leaders must now turn this dialogue into solid commitments to get families back on their feet through an immediate cash injection, investment in jobs and essential services like health, water and sanitation, in particular in Liberia where cases are very low."
Adam Garley of WaterAid told EURACTIV that the non-profit organisation supports the call made by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and international agency Oxfam today for donors to support the government's $60 million appeal to upgrade Liberian schools with water and sanitation facilities.
Garley said that WaterAid was working in Liberia since 2009 and that in order to get children back in the classrooms, parents needed to be sure that schools are safe.
"There's a huge lack of access to wash in schools in Liberia. Just over half of the schools in Liberia don't have access to safe water and around half don't have access to proper, safe toilets, or don't have access to hand wash facilities", he said, adding that sanitation was precisely what was needed to prevent a spread of Ebola in the future.
There are about 5.200 schools in Liberia and 4.000 have been surveyed for wash facilities. Based on this, the amount neede was identified to be of $60 million, he explained.
World Vision urged global leaders attending the European Union High-level Conference on Ebola in Brussels tomorrow to offer increased support for children in affected West African countries. More than 8,000 children have been orphaned in Sierra Leone alone.
The Christian humanitarian organisation which has conducted relief and development programmes in Sierra Leone for almost 20 years is supporting temporary community care centres for orphaned children, who are being placed with extended families.
World Vision called on donors, the Government of Sierra Leone and its partners to continue the immediate response to contain Ebola until there are zero cases, while ensuring a smooth transition to a sufficiently funded, well-coordinated recovery phase that prioritizes children's needs.
Up to 4.5 million people have been threatened by Ebola since the epidemic broke out last year in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
9,000 have died so far in the three countries, but the number of new cases is now sharply decreasing.
The European Union has mobilised substantial political, financial and scientific resources to contain, control, treat and ultimately defeat the Ebola virus.
The EU's total financial contribution to fight the epidemic is over €1.2billion. This includes funding from member states and the European Commission.
The Commission has provided over €414 million to fight the disease, covering emergency measures, urgent Ebola research, as well as longer-term support.
The recent announcement of the first results ever to show that a treatment (favipiravir) might be effective against early Ebola disease is a result of this financial support.


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Hi everybunny! My name is Shannon, a Columbus native who has never left the great state of Ohio, and who loves her state despite (because of) its quirkiness. My love of bunnies and running started almost around the same time. I started running so I wouldn't put on the freshmen 15 (which didn't work) and DH adopted my first bunny for me in 2005.
While no one would ever guess that these two passions of mine have merged, they somehow always seem to come together. In 2011, I ran the Columbus Marathon and raised $600 for the Columbus House Rabbit Society and in 2014, I ran 100k (62 miles) and raised $3,000 for the Ohio House Rabbit Rescue's Be The Voice Campaign.
I love running and I love my rescue bunnies.
Besides my husband, I share my home with three rescue buns.
Thurmmie "Tan Tan"
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Each one of these cuties brings me so much joy and they have such unique personalities.
As a runner I have finished 7 marathons, two ultras and a bunch of halves, 10k's and 5k's. I also am part of a local group called the Fleet Feet Pace Team.
I am also the Race Director for the Run Your Buns Off 5k and Hopper One Mile.
As you can see my love of running and rescue rabbits seems to have come full circle.
Besides the bunnies, I am a doctoral candidate at The Ohio State University, studying education and the history of educational reform. I love to travel and hope to one day live on the beach next to the ocean (preferably the Gulf).
Recently I changed the name of my blog to more appropriately reflect me as an individual; I am calling it Buckeye Bunny: An Ohio Girl who Runs for Buns.
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During my first year of university my friend Cory Babiak and I began to plan a cycling trip across Canada. I don't exactly remember where the idea came from, but it quickly developed from a dream, to something that could actually happen. We decided to raise money for the B.C. Cancer Foundation, as both of our families have been effected by cancer. We raised over $15,000 from friends, families, and local businesses. The experiences of fundraising, and the completion of the actual cycling trip have been two of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
The Trip
The trip itself took 48 days (including 3 rest days), and we covered over 6,500km. We started in Victoria B.C. (dipping our tires into the Pacific Ocean) and finished in Halifax Nova Scotia. Everyday brought a new challenge, but our friends and family supporting us back home, and the people we met along the way pushed us to keep going. Looking back Cory and I were both unprepared at the start of the trip. Throughout the Western mountain ranges we both experienced physical pain. It was also a learning experience figuring out would and wouldn't work in terms of camping. Although extremely challenging, the mountains also presented many rewards such as breath taking scenery, extreme speeds, fresh air, kind people and new experiences.
When we arrived in the prairies I was pleased to discover they were not as boring as most people may think. Although extremely flat, we saw lots of wildlife, and had some amazing experiences. If you ever end up in Piapot Saskatchewan make sure to go here: http://www.piapotsaloon.com/history.htm and ask for Glen. We had one of our most memorable nights. It involved shotguns, pickup trucks, and great hospitality.
Ontario turned out to be much harder than I had imagined. Not only did it rain almost everyday, but the hills/mountains out there are way bigger than I knew. It took forever to cross Ontario and I was happy when we were done with it. The roads were very dangerous and had small shoulders. On the positive side there was lots of great scenery, wildlife, and like every other part of Canada great people to be met along the way.
Quebec and the Maritimes provided safer riding, and the amazing feeling of the finish being attainable. Quebec in particular was very bike friendly, and there were lots of great side roads to be found. The Maritimes were fun to ride through, and it was my first time in this part of Canada. We also made great time through here.The riding was very hard due to our sore bodies, but we really pushed ourselves the last couple weeks. Near the very end I found it easier to push myself with the self knowledge that I knew I could make it.
After 47 days of cycling we arrived to the outskirts of Halifax late at night and crashed at Cory's father's house in Waverly. At this point it felt like we had finally accomplished our goal. We were able to sleep in, and the next morning set out on a short ride to Crystal Crescent Beach where we decided we would finish. Cory's cousin joined us for the final day, and a small welcome party awaited us on the beach. Several km out we grabbed a bottle of Champagne to pop, and minutes later we dipped our tires into the Atlantic ocean, signifying the completion of our coast to coast journey. After 48 days of soar muscles, sunshine, rain, speed, headwinds and tailwinds it felt surreal that it was over. It took my body several days to realize that it could finally rest, and I felt very tired and weak for several days after the trip. If you have the time and funds to make this trip happen it is 100% worth it. You will be tested in every way, and it is not easy, but nothing worth doing is. Go out there, explore, and try it for yourself.


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The Chicago dog bite attorneys at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers are hardly surprised that the CDC reports 4.5 million people are bitten by dog every year. Our injury lawyers use the full force of Illinois law to recover financial compensation from the owner of a dog for physical and emotional damages suffered by our clients.
Helping You Recover Compensation For Your Injuries During a Dog Attack
An example of a recent dog attack case our office handled involved a 12-year-old boy who was attacked by a dog at a family reunion. The dog bit the boy and pushed him backwards into a bonfire. A recovery for both bites and burns was made against a relative for $755,000.
If you or your child was injured by a dog in Chicagoland area, we invite you to complete our on-line case intake form for a free review of your situation. A lawyer will personally review your case and advise you of your legal options to recover financial compensation for you pain, disfigurement, lost wages and medical expenses. While our office is headquartered in Chicago, we serve people injured in dog bite attack cases across the entire State of Illinois.
Our Attorney's Commitment to Getting Dog Bite Victims the Maximum Compensation Illinois Allows
It is easy to look at dog bite injuries and assume that they are one-dimensional physical injuries. To the contrary, the effects of a dog bite are physical and psychological. In many circumstances, victims may require plastic surgery to address unsightly scars and may suffer emotional trauma due to their appearance or develop fear of animals due to an association with the attack.
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When evaluating your case, our Chicago dog bite lawyers will look at every aspect of Illinois tort law to ensure that you receive all the compensation that the law allows.
According to Insurance Information Institute, Illinois ranks second in the nation when it comes to payouts for claims made under homeowner insurance policies in 2016. The Institute reports that there were 910 claims made against dog owner's insurance policies with an average payout of $42,837.
Below are some factors that need to be considered when evaluating dog bite cases from a settlement or litigation perspective.
- Medical care and bills. Some dog bites can require extensive medical procedures to repair damage to muscle tissue and nerves or to cover up the appearance of scars that alter the victim's physical appearance. Bites may also become infected and require emergency treatment to address the infection.
- Emotional and psychological trauma. Some victims experience flashbacks of a brutal attack any time they approach another animal. It can impact their ability to socialize with dog owners and make it difficult to maintain friendships and relationships with people who have pets.
- Residual scarring. It is difficult for children and adolescents to develop friendships and make needed social connections when they are ridiculed over their appearance. Dog bites can leave noticeable scars and make it difficult for children to lead a normal and healthy life without undergoing extensive plastic surgery.
How Illinois Law & the Chicago Municipal Code Applies to Dog Bite & Attack Cases
While provocation may be claimed as a defense in dog attack cases, Illinois law firmly places responsibility on dog owners when their canine injures a person due to a bite or attack (non-bite injuries) pursuant to the Illinois Animal Control Act (510 ILCS 5/1). It is the responsibility of owners to take reasonable measures to control the actions and temperament of their animals, however.
The following are the fair expectations placed on all dog owners:
- To keep dogs contained when on their premises or on a leash when in public.
- To properly train their dogs and reinforce a peaceful temperament. Many of the owners of vicious dogs actually promote their aggressive behavior and think that it makes a statement to have an attack dog. When the dog gets loose and mauls another human being, the appeal is quickly lost.
- To supervise their animal when it interacts with strangers. When children approach a dog and ask to interact with it, it is the duty of the dog owner to make sure that the dog remains peaceful and docile. Before the child interacts with it, the owner should establish boundaries early on that will prevent provocation of the animal.
In addition to the above laws that apply to all dogs in Illinois, the City of Chicago has enacted its own ordinances for dog owners to comply with in order to ensure public safety. Known as "Animal Care and Control" the city has incorporated these regulations as part of the Municipal Code (7-12-010). In part, Chicago requires dog owners to:
- Animals shall be leashed or fenced in on the property in order to avoid crossing the property line (7-12-030)
- The executive director has the authority to investigate dog bites and determine if a dog is 'dangerous'. If deemed to be a vicious animal, the director may have the dog euthanized.
- When the executive director deems a dog to be dangerous, a fine may be imposed between $500 and $1,000 and obedience training may be ordered.
- Dog owners must notify the director within 24-hours of a bite attack on a person
- All dogs over four months must be licensed and vaccinated
The attorneys at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers regularly use the applicable laws to pursue claims or lawsuits on behalf of people injured by dogs in Chicago. If you have been injured in a dog attack, contact us to learn more about how we can help you recover the compensation you need to cover the cost of your medical treatment and ongoing care.
How Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers Can Help You
Many people assume that there is little that they can do following a dog bite attack in terms of pursuing the owner of the animal for damages related to their injuries.
Our law firm is committed to protecting your rights and taking the steps necessary to hold the owner of the animal responsible for the attack. You can take comfort in the fact that our office has successfully handled people from all parts of Illinois with serious injuries related to dog attacks.
You can review a sampling of our dog bite settlements here.
From the time our office is retained in a dog bite case, we get to work to secure the following materials to help ensure the value of your case is maximized via settlement or trial:
- Medical records and bills
- Dog registration materials
- Veterinary records
- Police or animal control reports
- Professional photographs of bite wounds and scarring
- Reports from experts such as animal behaviorists or plastic surgeons who can help explain the cause of the attack and extent of the injuries
- Correspondence with the dog owner's homeowners insurance carrier
Our Chicago dog bite attorneys are specialists in Illinois dog injury law and have pledged only to collect a fee after successfully securing compensation on your behalf. We will arrange a consultation to review your legal options free of charge and if we cannot assist you in your financial recovery, you'll owe us nothing.
In an effort to educate people regarding their legal rights following a dog attack, we have assembled some of the most comprehensive resources available on the web.
- Free Dog Bite Guidebook
- Dog Bite FAQ's
- Illinois Dog Bite Case Valuations
- Information on aggressive breeds such as Pit Bulls, Dobermans and Rottweilers
The content on this page was prepared and maintained by attorney Jonathan Rosenfeld.


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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) says Speaker John Boehner's latest plan to raise the debt ceiling days before the nation defaults on its debts doesn't have what it takes to get her support. Bachmann has said unequivocally that she won't vote to raise the nation's borrowing limit, despite the looming threat of default, and it seems that Boehner's plan to unite his caucus and get the crisis ended hasn't moved her to change her mind.
"This Republican will not vote to raise the debt ceiling," Bachmann told reporters at an Iowa presidential campaign stop, according to ABC News. "My colleagues will have to come to their own conclusion."It's not a huge surprise that Bachmann would opposed Boehner's plan. She's made refusing to vote for an increase in the debt ceiling a key tenet of her campaign so far, and polls have shown GOP primary voters like what she's selling.
For Boehner, Bachmann's opposition to his plan is another sign of the difficulty he faces uniting his party over any plan to keep the nation from default. Bachmann is the leader of the House Tea Party Caucus and a vocal member of the purist conservative wing Boehner's having trouble wrangling.


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text: Human Rights Observatory Plans to Buy New Jet for Swazi King Face Opposition Swaziland's pro-democracy and civil society organizations have asked the government to scrap plans to buy a new presidential jet for King Mswati III, estimated to cost $13.2 million. The banned opposition and pro-democracy group, the People's United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO), described the move to buy the new jet as insensitive and corrupt, adding that the amount could be better spent to alleviate the economic challenges Swazis face. The group says this comes at a period when...Read complete article© Voice of America - Thursday, April 21, 2016


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by Renshaw, A. G. and John Young Sargent
Good. 1882. Pamphlet. A pamphlet with a copy of a letter composed to John Young Sargent from A. G. Renshaw, dated February, 7th, 1882, London, and the response from Sargent to Renshaw dated February 10th, 1882. The topic is the Mexican National Railway, the line built from Mexico City to Laredo, Texas. Noted is an intent to publish the letter, as this pamphlet, to educate potential English investors in the railway. Renshaw, the London agent of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, gives his impression of the economy and development of Mexico and the Western United States as well as the viability of the rail project, known as General Palmer's Railway. William Jackson Palmer of the Denver and Rio Grande was the force behind internationally linking the rail systems. An uncommon document with both letters, with six various copies of the letter and response on OCLC. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 18 pp . (Inventory #: 010431)


text: A Projection of the Impact of Lipid-Lowering Therapy on High-Risk Employee Disability and Medical CostsSong, Xue PhD; Huse, Daniel M. MA; Williams, Setareh A. PhD; Borok, Gerald M. PhD; McDonough, Ken MD; Ozminkowski, Ronald J. PhDJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: October 2006 - Volume 48 - Issue 10 - p 1014-1022 doi: 10.1097/01.jom.0000237773.26755.78 Original Articles Abstract Author Information Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the impact of introducing rosuvastatin calcium on direct and indirect costs among patients at high risk for coronary heart disease. Methods: An economic simulation model was developed to project the number of cardiovascular events and associated direct and indirect costs under varying treatment scenarios. Results: In an average-sized commercial health plan with 210,000 covered lives and 9,336 high-risk patients, an uptake of rosuvastatin by 11% of high-risk patients would result in eight fewer cardiovascular events, a net savings of $0.85 million in direct medical costs and a net savings of $36,404 in productivity loss over a period of 5 years. The overall reduction in total costs is equivalent to $1735 per rosuvastatin-treated patient. Conclusions: At current statin prices, the use of rosuvastatin could lead to fewer cardiovascular events and lower direct and indirect costs. From Thomson Medstat (Dr Song, Mr Huse, Dr Ozminkowski), Ann Arbor, Michigan; and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (Dr Williams, Dr Borok, Dr McDonough), Wilmington, Delaware. CME Available for this Article at ACOEM.org Daniel M. Huse is employed by Thomson Medstat. He has no commercial interest related to this article. Address correspondence to: Daniel M. Huse, MA, Thomson Medstat, 125 Cambridgepark Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140; E-mail: email@example.com. ©2006The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine


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The following post comes from guest author Jeff Wise. Jeff played baseball for 14 years , lettering all three years in high school baseball, and played college baseball at Roane State Community College. He has a passion for baseball and has made it a goal to help as many players as possible with easy-to-learn baseball hitting tips. He offers articles, blog posts, special reports, ebooks and videos all related to baseball hitting tips for beginning and advanced players at www.baseballhittingtipsonline.com.
There are literally thousands of kids who will sign up for baseball this year for the very first time. Parents are excited and the kids are excited. They'll also be a little nervous because they may not know what to expect. Baseball hitting is one of those unknown areas for new players and parents.
I want to put you at ease so you don't show up at the first practice or tryout without a clue. Yes, you want the first year playing to be all about fun and learning a new sport. You also want to prep your child with some basics, though, so they can hit the ground running.
I vividly remember my first year playing baseball. I remember what city I was in, what house we lived in and how my dad prepped me for my first practice. I was definitely blessed because my dad spent a lot of quality time with my brother and I showing us how to play the game of baseball. We had an immediate respect for the game even at a young age because of him.
What my dad taught us from the very beginning were the basic fundamentals of baseball hitting. The reason a player should learn these at the start is because they'll need them for the rest of their playing days. Major League Baseball players learned basic hitting fundamentals when they were kids and they practice and train focusing on fundamentals to this day. If you want to hit the baseball well then you need to know, learn and practice the basics.
One of the very first hitting fundamentals I have for you isn't a mechanical one. You've got to have fun, plain and simple. I played multiple sports and I don't know of a more fun activity in the world then baseball hitting. Every fun activity I did growing up seemed to involve hitting. Hitting baseballs, hitting wiffle balls, hitting pinecones with a bat in the backyard … it's fun!
Batting grip – From the very beginning, make sure your kid has a firm grip on the bat while holding it more in their fingers and not stuffed way back in their palms. Also, try to have them line up their door-knocking knuckles which will allow them to control the bat and their swing better.
Batting stance – Keep everything basic and simple. Have both feet parallel and shoulder width apart and stand in the middle of the batter's box. With a slight bend in the knees, hold the bat in a vertical position just slightly angled over the back shoulder. The head should always be pointing towards the pitcher. Following those basics should give kids the most comfort while standing up there.
Eyes on the ball – You might be wondering why this is basic. Well, I was a kid and I have kids of my own now. Everything is new, and as a kid, the baseball field is big and busy. The ballpark is crowded, parents and other fans are everywhere, umpires are intimidating, and there's lots of cheering. The main focus while hitting should be on the white baseball. Not the shortstop, not the scoreboard, and not the pitcher's feet. Keep your eyes on the ball from the time it leaves the pitcher's hand until you swing the bat and make contact.
The baseball swing – You don't have to swing as hard as you can. Swing the bat in a nice, fluid motion. You will naturally swing pretty hard anyway. If you've got that nice solid grip in your fingers your muscles will grip and swing hard. Make sure to follow all the way through with the swing. Don't stop at the moment of contact. Swing all the way through the hitting zone.
Baseball hitting is loads of fun and there is such a sense of accomplishment when you get a hit in a game. Always encourage your child and be patient with them while they are learning this new activity.


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Aunt Nancy's German Potato Salad
Claudia McClaran
Many years ago, someone in the family collected recipes from descendants of my great grandparents, William M. and Florence E. (Snodgrass) Whaley and had them compiled into a cookbook. I am posting those recipes here so that they will not be lost. This recipe was submitted by my Aunt Nancy and Uncle Jay.
- 6 to 8
- small to medium sized potatoes, boiled in jackets
- 1 small
- onion, diced fine
- 1 c
- finely diced bacon
- 2 Tbsp
- vinegar
- chives
How to Make Aunt Nancy's German Potato Salad
- 1Boil potatoes in jackets until done and let cool.
- 2Peel potatoes and slice real thin.
- 3While peeling and slicing potatoes, cook bacon and brown really well.
- 4Slice potatoes and onion into a large bowl; pour in vinegar and sprinkle with chives, just enough for a little color.
- 5While bacon is still hot, pour over mixture (both meat and grease). Add salt and pepper to taste.
- 6This is good for picnics because it really lasts a long time without refrigeration.
About Aunt Nancy's German Potato Salad
Course/Dish: Potato Salads
Main Ingredient: Potatoes
Regional Style: German


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The third jobs report of 2017 showed that the economy continues to trend positively. The Labor Department reports that 98,000 jobs were added in March. The unemployment rate dropped to noticeable 4.5 percent, down .2 percent from last month.
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for January was revised down from 238,000 to 216,000. The numbers for February were revised down from 235,000 to 219,000. With these revisions, employment gains in January and February combined were 38,000 less than previously reported. Job gains have averaged 178,000 over the past three months.
With the unemployment rate at a new post-crisis low, and the rise in wages of 0.2 percent over last month and 2.7 percent over the prior year, this jobs report is solid. The broader underemployment rate, which reflects not only those out of work but those working part-time that would prefer full-time work, fell to 8.9 percent after hitting 9.2 percent in February, which also marks a new post-crisis low.
Economists predicted 180,000 additions ahead of this morning's jobs report and the report fell short of expectations with 98,000 jobs added. While the actual number of jobs added was lower than the predicted number of 180,000, the dip in the unemployment rate is encouraging.
Let's break down the numbers from this month's report.
In March, hourly wages increased by $0.03 to $26 per hour, following a 6 cent decrease in February. This brings the year-over-year wage percentage increase to 2.5 percent. The unemployment rate saw a slight uptick to 4.5 percent.
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Sustainable Development in Organizations
Studies on Innovative Practices
Edited by Mattias Elg, Per- Erik Ellström, Magnus Klofsten and Malin Tillmar
Chapter 2: Subsidiarity in the organization – a key issue to prevent psychosocial risks
François Daniellou
Psychosocial risks may be considered the consequence of specific weaknesses of some individuals who cannot stand the 'normal requirements' of organizations or as the pathology of organizations who cannot cope with the requirements of human subjectivity. The aims of this chapter are (1) to sum up a standpoint of activity ergonomics (Daniellou, 2005) on psychosocial risks as a consequence of impossible debates between different views of 'doing one's job well'; (2) to illustrate it with different outcomes of lean production on health and efficiency, depending on the organizational background; (3) to present possible intervention methods to deal with psychosocial risks in organizations. Many authors (for example, Petit and Dugué, 2012; Clot, 2013) emphasize the relation between health and the possibility for the worker to do one's job well. This position refers to the foundation of activity ergonomics (Guérin et al., 2006), which is the discrepancy between prescribed and real work. In any production situation, some elements have been anticipated, calculated and integrated in the design of technical devices and the organization, by using general, technological knowledge about the products and processes.
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Last seen on June 9th, Venezuelan Dictator Hugo Chavez has been reported by the El Nuevo Herald as in critical condition in a Cuban hospital. With his last contact to the public coming via a June 12th phone call, some are speculating that what was initially thought to be pelvic abscesses is actually prostate cancer. According to the report, Chávez is in "critical condition, not grave, but critical, in a complicated situation."
As his family has flown into Cuba, they have tried to stifle reports of his possible worsening condition. "In response to all the rumors, I can give faith that the president is recovering in a satisfactory manner," Adan Chávez, said "The [dictator] is a strong man." To further this effort, they activated his personal Twitter account and wrote, "I'm here with you during the hard battles every day! Until victory always! We are winning! And we shall win!"
Despite their best efforts though, reports of his weakening status has been escaping Cuba. Upon his potential death, will the people revolt against his socialist policies that has isolated the nation from many trade partners and has led to increased poverty?


text: Am Montag, 27. Juli 2009 schrieb Artur Souza (MoRpHeUz): Morning > On Monday 27 July 2009, 15:31 Mario Fux wrote: > > I planed to provide a buffet with marmale, honey, flakes, bread, fruits > > and co in the morning. Something warm for dinner (different stuff from > > Raclette, Pasta, Soup to regional specialities...) and some meat, cheese, > > bread and co in the evening with the rests of the day or a soup. > > > > What do you think ;-)? > > Sounds great for me. Important to not forget the vegetarians :). Already planed ;-). > Now a big question: which airport is the best to arrive ? Zurich or Geneva > ? (due to trains, etc..) If you can decide, take Geneva. Shorter train trip and cheaper train trip. > Cheers, Mario


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Can I regift my iPhone 2g updated to a 3G to my 10 y/o niece to use in another state to use as an itouch without hooking up the iPhone capabilities as a phone. She is too young to have a phone. I just want to know if she could have Internet and email capabilities without phone service. Would it need a wi fi spot for this!? Or data plan!? Thanks for any advice!
Short answer: yes.
For all intents and purposes, an iPhone is exactly an iPod Touch with the addition of cellular network circuitry and technology. Take that away and you've got an iTouch (as my kids call it, though of course Apple calls it an iPod Touch). In fact, my oldest has a defunct iPhone 3 that she's using as an iPod Touch for just the same reason: she's a bit too young to have unfettered, unmonitored access to the Internet just yet.
But then again, once she's within range of an open wifi network — or gains a password to a closed wifi network — then she's online with the little gizmo. This would be true if she had an iPod Touch too, of course: they also have built-in wifi capabilities, a Web browser, YouTube app, and thousands of apps that require Internet access.
You're in a different place, however, because you want the device to have Internet and email capabilities, and the good news is that it does if it can connect to a wifi network, either at home, school, or anywhere else a signal can be detected.
The biggest difference between an AT&T iPhone and a decommissioned iPhone that's acting as an iTouch —


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Club Registration days are run at regular intervals at the start of every year. This schedule will be posted on the Clubs Social Media forums. Please note that all Players/Managers/Coaches/Mentors/Officers and Referees MUST be registered with a Club.
Registration for 2017 will be facilitated by the following; Club Membership Application Form (Click to Download).
Membership Rates 2017:
- Adult Playing – €100
- Adult Non-Playing – €90
- Family – €140 (2 Adults and all children U18)
- Student €70 (Over 18 & Full Time Student)
- Juvenile €70 (U7 to U18)
- Nursery €50 (U6)
- Social €40
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As tennis players, families, coaches, or tennis staff can attest, tennis travel can be grueling. It's a non-stop travel life which involves living out of one's suitcase, shopping for last-minute tickets, or bargaining for cheap hotels, etc.
In this latest episode of My Tennis Life, the show's stars Nicole Gibbs and Sam Groth talk about their experiences globe-trotting around the world on the pro tour.
About My Tennis Life Series:
In February of 2017, Tennis Channel launched its first multi-platform content series My Tennis Life featuring two professional tennis players, Nicole Gibbs (USA) and Sam Groth (Australia), as they traverse the globe in search of valuable ATP and WTA points. The series gives you a behind-the-scenes look of the professional tour. Tennis fans across the globe will witness Sam and Nicole's efforts to break through respectively on the ATP and WTA Tours, and the challenges they face while trying to improve their game and career earnings.


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On the eve of October 13, 2013, Neil Gaiman, the celebrated author of the Sandman series, defended libraries at the second annual Reading Agency lecture in London. The U.K. government is toying with the idea (some of this already well in motion) of shutting down libraries, about 400 within three years, to save money. Gaiman was super mad about this, and said that shutting down libraries would be like cutting vaccination programs, especially for children.
The Independent, covering the speech, quoted Gaiman as saying, "To remain a global power and have a citizenry that is fulfilled and fulfilling their responsibilities and obligations we need literate kids and literate adults." Gaiman fervently stated that reading even a bad book could help open the doors to preferable ones, fantasy fiction being a great catalyst specifically. Reading at a young age helps with empathy and basic intelligence, and cultivating creative solutions for problems. On a scary note, according to Gaiman, the U.S. made an algorithm that could predict how many prison cells the country would need by plugging in literacy rates, and the results seemed all kinds of dark.
I would have to 100% agree with Gaiman on every word he says. As a kid, I indulged in fantasy and science fiction, and am pretty sure it upped my empathy stats a fair deal. Even schlocky fiction helped when it came time to harvest creative and in depth thoughts. I can't imagine not being exposed to creative fiction in my formative years, let alone not reading at all. Illiteracy is for some reason still a widespread problem, and breeds illegal activity and folks that can't empathize with one another in fruitful, intelligent ways.
My father has stated multiple times in his ranting about humanity that what is lacking here is basic goodness, a Buddhist concept. In brief, it's the basic awareness we all must share, something reading can only bolster. The search for knowledge and the enjoyment of finding connections with characters in a fantasy universe both scaffold the development of wisdom. So yeah, Neil, it's one hell of a good idea to keep those libraries open, affording knowledge and imagination to a generation that may not have it. Kids these days (as older folks say) are bombarded with dumb-ass information in micro-quantities; reading a novel cover to cover is not only an imaginative journey but one of basic discipline as well.
Sometimes I imagine, say, a world without Harry Potter. Gaiman pointed to the fantasy genre as having reinvigorated kids' interest in reading, and he'd be correct. J.K. Rowling's insane success is not only financial, it's ideological. The Harry Potter series paved the way for admittedly lesser quality books, but highly proliferated titles nonetheless. Some highbrow literati may say that HP is trash, but it can't be argued that Rowling saved an entire generation of potential readers. I'd much rather have a lot of kids wanting to be wizards than crime lords (I'm looking at you GTA5). Gaiman even said that labeling books as good and bad was a dick move, and all books had the power to attract kids to reading, whether they be Twilight or Great Expectations. I still prefer Roald Dahl, but as long as it's a book, we're going to be fine.


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Accession Number : ADA323908
Title : Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Manpower Projection Methodology.
Descriptive Note : Study documentation rept. Feb-May 79,
Corporate Author : GENERAL RESEARCH CORP MCLEAN VA OPERATIONS ANALYSIS DIV
Personal Author(s) : Somers, R. L. ; Loome, J. ; Rosie, A. M. ; Uscher, A.
PDF Url : ADA323908
Report Date : 31 MAY 1979
Pagination or Media Count : 58
Abstract : General Research Corporation has developed guidance and procedures for accounting for security assistance manpower. This project has the dual purposes of: (1) developing a means for forecasting future year manpower requirements for foreign military sales; and (2) improving the current Security Assistance Manpower Accounting System (SAMAS) and the accuracy and validity of Service reports into the system. This report is concerned primarily with improvements to the current SAMAS.
Descriptors : *MANPOWER, *FOREIGN MILITARY SALES, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, ACCOUNTING, MANPOWER UTILIZATION, PLANNING PROGRAMMING BUDGETING, JOB ANALYSIS, SECURITY PERSONNEL.
Subject Categories : Personnel Management and Labor Relations
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How do you right-size your hardware support? OEMs want you to support their offerings on every piece of hardware in your network, but is that really cost-effective?
You can get robust support from the OEM with countless options, but you might be paying a premium price for features you don't really use or need – especially if the hardware you're supporting is end-of-life/end-of-sale.
There has to be a better way. At what point does an OEM maintenance program reach its point of diminishing returns?
Hybrid support features a blend of third-party maintenance (TPM) solutions, a spares program, and OEM support in the areas where each makes the most sense.
A hybrid support solution puts you in control and can help you save a lot of budget money. It's another way to take control of your infrastructure and ensure you get Technology @ Your Pace®.
With such financial strain on budgets, many organizations are opting out of support contracts. This can be a risky choice, especially when there are alternative solutions available. We understand that your job is evaluated largely on your ability to do two things well: minimize downtime and keep costs low.
Knowing your options is key when it comes to saving money. It's all about finding the right balance for your business needs, and there are many reliable alternative solutions that will save operating expense (OPEX) budget to acquire the support you need.
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There are a number of benefits the secondary market can bring to your organization. Many organizations have turned to hybrid support to build a solution around their specific network requirements and get the data center maintenance they can rely on. We offer our RapidCare maintenance program at up to 50% less than OEM maintenance programs to keep your costs down and protect you in the event of unplanned equipment failure.
Implementing a hybrid maintenance program to protect your hardware is a wise decision. In the event you need a quick and reliable backup plan for your mission-critical hardware, CXtec can provide you with the unique opportunity to implement a program to acquire hot, swappable spares at your disposal - without the high costs.
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No joke: are Australians losing their sense of humour?
Seriously? Fewer Australians (14+) are after something funny to watch, read or listen to during the week, the latest media preference data from Roy Morgan Research shows.
Only 1 in 2 Australians (50%) now cite 'something funny' as their top media content preference at least once during the week. This means, of course, there's another half who don't cite a single time during the average week—whether on a weekday or weekend, at breakfast, midmorning, lunch, afternoon, dinner or after dinner—when comedy is their ideal type of content.
Comedy as a genre preference has been declining consistently by around 1% point a year since 2011, when 54% of us said there was at least one point during the week when something funny was our preferred type of content.
Back then, the laughter was loudest in Queensland, where 58% sought something funny on occasion—but it's now down to a polite chuckle of 52%.
There's also a more sombre mood in Victoria and NSW/ACT, with a 50/50 split between the ha-has and ha-ha-nots. But the issue is of gravest concern in South Australia and Tasmania: most of whom don't want to watch, read or hear anything funny ever, it seems.
Only in Western Australia is the rate of comedy preference unchanged at 53%—making those in the state the most comedy-friendly.
% who cite 'something funny' as a content preference during the week
Source: Roy Morgan Single Source, October 2010 – September 2011 n = 52,119 and October 2014 – September 2015 n = 50,279 Australians 14+.
Tim Martin, General Manager - Media, Roy Morgan Research, says:
"For a nation that prides itself on its unique sense of humour, it's interesting that only half of us ever explicitly want comedic content at particular times during the week.
"The recent decline is being driven by fewer Australians wanting comedy after dinner. At other times of day, the proportion of us seeking a bit of comedy is steady or has even increased—however the after dinner timeslot has long been comedy's prime time, so its decline here has had a big impact on the overall full-week rate.
"This is perhaps a bit of a chicken vs egg scenario, with viewers' changing preferences both driving and being driven by the amount (and quality) of shows that networks schedule. Most comedy has long been supplanted by reality competition shows on commercial TV after dinner. Whether Nine's Here Come the Habibs! serves to reinvigorate or obliterate our appetite for after-dinner laughs remains to be seen, but with over one in four people still saying they prefer comedy after dinner, networks may find viewers are turning to Pay TV or subscription video on-demand service like Netflix and Stan to get their fix.
"The proportion of people who want something to laugh at declines dramatically with age: from around two in three 14-24 year-olds down to only 37% of those aged 50 and over. 25-34 year-olds are the only ones who today are (slightly) more likely to cite something as a media preference at least once during the week, with the sharpest drop among 35-49 year-olds.
"Last year, the US sit-com Big Bang Theory was again the most widely beloved free-to-air show on Australian TV, with 14% of people citing it as something they really love to watch. But maybe that's less for the laughs and more for the educational scientific insights."
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text: More than half of the tracks on Phil Carney and Chris Connolly's sophomore Desertshore LP, Drawing Of Threes, feature Carney's Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon bandmate Mark Kozelek guesting on lead vocals, including the repentant acoustic number "Mercy" that first caught my ears back in September. Now their label, Caldo Verde, have shared a second preview: "Diana," the record's gorgeously downcast opening cut. If you're in the mood for a "sad songs make me happy" gem, give this fine specimen a spin above. Pre-orders for the record can be made here.