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|2012-12-12, 07:53
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We're Back
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Discord
Age: 30
|2012-12-12, 08:02
|Link #982
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: M
I believe the idea of Jor plan is to disable all communication all around the world.
At least for example,country A cannot get land resource(petroleum etc) from country B if they didn't have enough information about it.The war will also shrink in scale,no bombing from over the sea.Soldier which cannot get backup form their home country have no choice but surrender when in enemy territory.
But the bad things is the communication between human will disappear,the racist problem will accelerate due to lack of communication.The technology's advance will become slower multiple times...
The meeting between humans surely causes some argument and may escalate into war.
So,Koko just split them up,dividing them so that the countries would never argue between them selves anymore...
|2012-12-12, 08:10
|Link #983
Truth Martyr
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 32
Also, looking at the escort team for Rabbitfoot, the camo pattern looks to be the Navy's AOR I instead of the Marine Corps' MARPAT, which would suggest that these are Navy Shore Patrol or Masters at Arms, rather than Marines (also IIRC marines don't use that particular type of shirt).
|2012-12-12, 08:43
|Link #984
Awakened One
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Northern Italy
Jormungand Season II is defintely a step better than Season I. We finally know the scope of Koko's plan, and it didn't disappoint. She is really loco!
However her plan is full of holes IMHO. It's not like humanity didn't fight wars before 1910. The lack of fighter planes won't stop the African civil wars, for instance.
And if she pulls that stunt, she will instantly become public enemy number one. They know she in South Africa. Does she think that she can fight all of the world's military?
I expected Jonah to oppose Koko's plan. There was some foreshadowing that he will betray her (Kasper asking him to work under him, etc.). From the preview it looks like he won't pull the trigger, but will he stay with Koko or will he become her enemy? Next week can't come soon enough.
|2012-12-12, 08:47
|Link #985
Truth Martyr
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 32
Y'know, it was implied throughout Season One that Jonah was to serve as a substitute conscience for Koko - IIRC she all but stated out loud that he was her morality chain.
Well, Koko, it looks like your conscience just spoke, and is so horrified at what you are doing that he just pulled a gun on you - irony of ironies, the same gun you gave him, that was intended for him to protect you with.
Except now he's using it to threaten you.
Also I wonder how the next episode will play out - we will still need to see what role those Flankers will play.
Also, a bit of trivia: The drone Koko uses is the SAGEM Sperwer, equipped with Spike antitank guided missiles. IRL, the Sperwer served with the Canadian forces from 2003 to 2009, before being retired, which is probably where Koko got hers; currently the only operators are the French and Greek armies.
|2012-12-12, 10:16
|Link #987
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Aussie
Age: 32
The lyrics to the Koko theme song never fitted better
her plan for world peace is just beyond ridiculous, how on earth is limiting technology going to solve all the conflicts driven by territory, race or religion /facepalm
|2012-12-12, 10:35
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Join Date: Jan 2011
|2012-12-12, 11:58
|Link #989
Truth Martyr
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 32
Admittedly, if that secrecy is compromised, then whatever light forces available can be overwhelmed by an attacker who knows exactly what she is facing, and has planned accordingly. Which is exactly what happened here.
From what I have been told by my friends who are in the military, and from what reading I have done, having a company-sized unit to escort a single person is overkill, particularly given that the package is moving inside a US Navy base, and that any attackers would first need to penetrate the base's security cordon.
(Yes, yes, I am quite aware that a skilled special forces team can infiltrate secured facilities like Camp No; cf Red Cell, and that Lehm-tachi did exactly that.)
Also, Night Nine's CO may have wanted to have some distance between his platoon, the friendlies, and Koko's team, so as not to get friendlies in the crossfire. SEALs as a general rule view other members of the US Armed Forces as relatives - you may not like them very much, but you'd rather not they get shot.
The most likely reason, however, is just plain physics/drama - it took that long for Night Nine to reach the attack site, and then to pursue Koko's team.
Also, you need the right tools for the right job. Delta specialise in surgical strikes, hit and fade raids and blending into the locals: notice how Koko's team performs two outta three, thanks to Lehm's influence. Green Berets are oriented towards hearts and minds, teaching and mentoring: a Green Beret is a warrior teacher, who works with locals to train them to fight the enemy; he can do direct action, but it's not his specialty. Rangers are just light infantry with a bit of SF lite skillset.
The SEALs are the best option for this situation, being a force specialised for direct action in all theaters, and trained to react quickly to changes and adapt to an ever-changing situation. (The fact that the Navy gets to handle this in-house, without involving the Army, is a further bonus). The problem with this is that the SEALs are always in demand; while theoretically the 8 active SEAL Teams have their own Area of Responsibility, in practice they're being parceled out wherever they're needed. No SEAL Team has, as far as I know, deployed as a single team in recent history, but as platoons to designated AORs. It's not unheard of for a SEAL platoon to be split even further to handle AORs on opposite ends of the earth. From what reading I've done, it's rare for more than one SEAL platoon to be in one AOR in the first place.
Only SEAL Team Six, as far as I know, has deployed in large numbers, for Operation Neptune Spear. And even that was an unusual case.
Secondly, given the extremely bad weather - a tropical storm with high winds, and rain so strong it throws off aim - I personally doubt that a helicopter would be able to take off. Note how Lehm has them exfil on foot, instead of the Little Birds they used for the Baburin job. Also, note that when the Predator is shot down, they can't launch the backup Reaper due to the weather.
Remember, Night Nine came within inches of killing Koko's team, despite the loss of the Predator's intel, GPS being jammed and the tactical datalink being hacked. They outgunned, outnumbered and outmatched Koko's team, and it was only her cheating that saved her team.
Of course, as they say in special forces, if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.
|2012-12-12, 12:47
|Link #990
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
So one megalomaniacal arms dealer has a quantum computer that can hack into any network. Are all the goverments in the world gonna make people stop using the internet, stop using land phones and cellphones? Are people trying to make massive uprisings or wars gonna go back to use smoke signals and secret reunions in basements?
In the real world this might sound absurd and flawed, but we're watching an anime with a ficticious story with some underlaying critic undertones about our world and war.
Another thing is all this discussion about Night Nine being late an all. But you've all been missing the reason. If you watched the end of the previous episode and the prologue of this one the NSA and CIA have very different agendas for Koko and HCLI. Whereas Palme from the NSA wanted to stop them. Bookman wanted a piece of the pie named Jormungand. In the prologue you can see that Fatman was using his contacts in the goverment to screw with Palme or delay Night Nine. It's like Bookman is really trying to play with fire by letting Koko get Rabbit Foot and see the potential of Jormungand. All pointing that because of his hubris it's all gonna bite him back.
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|2012-12-12, 12:52
|Link #991
Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
Another great episode. The plan may be flaky, but it's still fascinating. Of course Jonah is right. Great to have scenes from both ends of their relationship: from the bath/kiss to the gun. Good stuff. And fascinating to realize that Koko and Minami are just about equally crazy -- and Rabbitfoot makes three, lol.
|2012-12-12, 12:57
|Link #992
The Interstellar Medium
Join Date: May 2008
Location: [SWE]
Age: 29
To me this was probably the best ep of the series. Everything comes together beautifully and that's before considering the music used during the fighting scenes. My god. I had a hunch that it would come to this sort of of confrontation, but still.
I need new pants.
|2012-12-12, 13:32
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Radical Dreamer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Washington DC
I saw that last scene coming. Koko is unstable. The only reason why her entourage even stays by her side is because they want to be on the winning side. When Koko's brother wanted Jonah to work for him again, it was most likely just for this reason
|2012-12-12, 14:06
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Some serious action this time.
It was about time for it too.
Koko really had a great plan.
She thought it through really well.
Bath time looked nice.
That Jonah sure has some privileges.
OMG has she finally gotten off the rails?
Anyway, it's going to be really interesting seeing that plan work.
Jonah's reaction to that was pretty normal.
Everyone else being silent was kinda off.
|2012-12-12, 16:16
|Link #995
Hiding Under Your Bed
Join Date: May 2008
Koko is obviously dealing with issues raised from her rather unique upbringing, and her specific plan is a rather loony extension of that, but the broader idea of whether it's ok or not to sacrifice something for the greater good will always be a fun argument to have.
I'm fairly certain at this point that I know where this is all headed (and I'm going to be doing some serious eyerolling when we get there), but it would be amusing for the dvds/blurays to be published with alternative outtakes in the extras section, with one where Koko simply responds in a deadpan manner to Jonah's outburst with a double tap to his forehead.
|2012-12-12, 16:21
|Link #996
I disagree with you all.
Join Date: Dec 2005
I really don't see how her plan will bring world peace, though. People are still going to want to kill each other. On foot and with their bare hands if they need to, but it won't come to that, no matter what her magic computer can do.
|2012-12-12, 16:28
|Link #997
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 32
This episode had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. And that ending, while predictable, was incredibly intense. Koko is either seriously loco or doesn't understand Jonah at all. Or maybe a bit of both. She should have known he would never accept that plan. He's not the kind of person willing to sacrifice innocent people for the greater good. Not to mention, her plan is seriously flawed. There is no way this is going to lead to world peace, in fact it will probably only make things worse since it will end the era of nuclear deterrence. She's completely delusional.
|2012-12-12, 18:02
|Link #999
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
While this won't stop conflict entirely, over the long term it will reduce lives lost. It's difficult to have mass murders or genocides if overwhelming firepower is reduced.
With Jormungand able to deny any shipping they don't like and Hek-GG able to ship anything, anywhere, anytime, they decide winners. Don't like Syria's Assad? Jam all his tactical movement and coordination and supply the rebels. Don't like the rebels afterwards? Deny them trade completely after they win.
If people can't fight without knowing that someone's going to swoop in and deny you while helping the enemy, they're a lot less likely to start things.
That being said, Jormungand alone can't do it all. North Korea could decimate South Korea with their already in place artillery. Anything low tech or already in place isn't going to be badly hurt by Jormungand. Local conflicts like Hutus and Tutsis would still go strong, although slower with no more bullets and only improvised weapons. You'd still need someone benevolent to guard against the aggressor. I suspect Koko probably has some sort of follow up to prevent smaller scale conflicts. Manipulate UN peacekeeping forces maybe? Jormungand would definitely allow you to strong-arm any military forces on the planet into assisting you. Hell, Hek-GG could provide all the world-wide force allocation that used to be the sole privilege of the US.
A combination of Jormungand with an intervention force guaranteed to have better supplies, training, technology, and size could guarantee world peace.
|2012-12-12, 18:37
|Link #1000
Join Date: Sep 2006
Wow. Truly wow. At the end of the episode I was literally on the edge of my seat.
Koko in her hotel room directing her drone to take out the US drone was really something. When she misdirected the SEALS to the border, that was top stuff.
But her speech at the end was truly epic.
Why isn't it next Wednesday yet?
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It rained. It didn't pour and ruin everything, but it rained. As I was walking through the small amount of mud created by the rain I decided to just be thankful for it. So here I am on Saturday morning…thankful for all the great I get to experience this weekend. (And the morning sun.)
On Friday, my day started with Internet issues. While frustrating, I did get the opportunity to get to know some other media folks so….blessing in disguise! After a much later start than planned, my friends and I went to Main Stage to see Dirtfoot play. They're putting out a new album and it was nice to hear some of their new songs. Scotty was wailing on the sax and J let his hair down to properly play banjo like a boss. As usual, Dirtfoot was great fun.
Next up was Elephant Revival – one of my all-time favorite bands. They're playing again today and intend to be there for the entire show. I had to leave Friday's show early so I could go to a mandatory press conference. I didn't get to see Elephant Revival's best set, as there were lots of sound issues. Of course, they played through the storm and we all came out better for it. The band played at least one song I didn't know and one of my favorites, 'What Is Time.' During the press conference I got to hear a lot about how members from Tedeschi Trucks Band, Greensky Bluegrass and Turnpike Troubadors felt about playing at festivals. A member from Greensky said playing at festivals helps him keep reality written into his songs because you're really with the people instead of separated by a one-time show on a large stage. There was a general consensus from the artists about the many benefits (both personally and professionally) of playing at music festivals vs. regular concerts.
After the press conference I went to my favorite stage, Backwoods. It's canopied by trees and the acoustics are great! I saw a band I'd barely heard of called She's A Keeper…and was incredibly impressed. They played a cover by The Band, rocked sometimes, jazzed occasionally and switched up the genre but kept a foundation of bluegrass. I love bands who take you through multiple genres – it shows a great talent for understanding sound and instruments…not just the music they play.
Next up I caught a few songs from Fayetteville, AR band Groovement with a new friend I found sitting a field. ;/ They play high-energy, Andy Frasco-type music. The crowd was loving it, so hopefully they found a few new fans. After a few minutes at Groovement I caught some of Rosco Bandana. I feel like I've seen them before somewhere, but maybe I just had deja-vu. Either way, these guys were great fun. They played Americana with a twinge of bluegrass. Sometimes the drummer played banjo, always they ended their songs with lots of energy and a loud applause from the crowd.
By this time in the night it had been raining most of the day. Not great, but not bad either. The mud is manageable and the temperature is chilly but not unbearable. We settled into Main Stage at our spot for Yonder Mountain String Band. I've seen them a handful of times, and this show was no exception. I was expecting a lot of special appearances but we didn't get any for this set. Guess I'll go to the Saturday show too! As usual, the lights were amazing. And the songs impeccable. One of my friends said "It sounds like they've been prepping for this for a year." Another said of the banjo, "He was going balls-to-the-wall all night." How could you not have a great time at this show!? They played a Dylan cover, and a few I noticed as covers but couldn't place. These guys are masterful performers. They have been playing for so long a night on stage seems as simple as sleeping. The band voiced their gratitude to Tedeschi Trucks Band coming to play – they had a dream, the band said, and it came true. In the middle of the set YMSB played a song written for one of the members' future daughters. It was beautiful and incredibly heartfelt. We closed down the set and left for our lifeblood…BBQ NACHOS.
After eating an AMAZING plate of BBQ nachos from Rub-N-Butts BBQ. They were covered in legit smoked meat, cheese sauce, BBQ sauce and jalapenos. My mouth was so incredibly happy for the nachos! We traveled back to our campsite to chow down and waited for Tedeschi Trucks Band to start. They ended up beginning the show about thirty minutes late and in the rain. By that time, I just couldn't get out of my chair. (Remember how I got too tired to stay awake at 11 pm Thursday night…ugh, I'm so lame.) So we listened to the show from our campsite and it was amazing. Susan Tedeschi was a much more prominent feature of the show than I thought she would be. Her musicianship is incredible and her voice soulful and strong. I loved hearing her sing. And of course there's Derek Trucks – he played like it was nothing. Like he was doing the dishes and getting super paid for it. The backup for these guys didn't leave anything behind, either. They played just as well as Tedeschi and Trucks but simply weren't showcased the same (of course).
After Tedeschi Trucks Band my campmates and I all snuggled into our warm-ass sleeping bags and listened to the rain patter on our tents, lulling us to sleep. What a great day. It's Saturday morning now. We're cooking a breakfast of eggs, sausage, potatoes, veggies, peppers and cheese. Today I'm looking forward to Beats Antique (I hope they have their awesome, new stage setup!), Kopecky Family Band, Railroad Earth, Shook Twins, Everyone Orchestra and maybe Coyote Union (if I can stay awake!).


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I LOVE your bunnies and kitties and heart-headed dolly! I think ALL of the new critters are MARVELOUS! Am I nuts (yes, of course) or do I see something that resembles music notes right in front to the left? Maybe it's arms or legs. LOL! As for gray days - sigh. My favorite! Really! I ADORE gray, cold days when the world is cozy-right for creating, reading, drinking far too much coffee, and feeling snug. Your rainbow's a beauty! HUGS!!!!ReplyDelete
If there's such a thing as a delightful vivisectionist--you're my favorite! It looks very promising. I can't wait to see them mature into something as pretty as that rainbow.ReplyDelete
I Love seeing your befores and afters!ReplyDelete
They always boggle my mind!
I do kinda agree with Kai, when it's cold, grey and dreary I tend to accomplish more inside!
I'm already thinking about getting my garden seeds and gardening always bites into my creative inside time!
I just love seeing the beginnings of your pieces. It's fun to imagine what they will be come. And they ALWAYS exceed the limits of my imagination.ReplyDelete
How cute...and I love your rainbow! WOW! ♥ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous rainbow! I remember seeing many, many rainbows as a kid living in the Willamette Valley - Oregon is sooooo pretty.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous WIP's too - can't wait to see them finished.
Have to add, I LOVE your "Choose Optimism" badge - is that something found online, or created? It's a great reminder. :)
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Love the new colors on the table! That'll take the 'drearies' away!!


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What to Expect in the Next iPad Mini
Apple suppliers are gearing up for mass production of a new iPad mini that will likely feature a high-resolution screen from Samsung. The WSJ's Lorraine Luk talks about what consumers can expect in the next iPad mini.
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... the ... Apple and its economy there's a nice card tearing up to produce an ex I pad Meanie ... and sources say Samsung is a screen supply ... this is Asia's today and unique in ... joining me to discuss the story is the Lorraine Luk tech correspondent in Taipei ... the rain thanks for joining us today even talking to your Asian component sources what if you have to say about the next I pad Meanie ... she will likely feature a high resolution retina display ... unlike the current activity which will come with a ... goalless cautiously ... the next ... he will likely ... be the same size ... the current setup for by each auto ... and Apple has also been contemplating ... multiple color but the first phone and I pad Meanie ... right and what's interesting about the next I pad Meanie is that's ... it's going to have Samsung make a high resolution screen for the device ... on it took was a little but about swine Samsung's involved in this next products ... on because Apple wants to ensure a supply of screens ... any ... energy to play and what they feel phonics makes this was ... because of a health spa next to me it's the ... we all over the fish and seafood and a ... great industry sold a deal on a piece of a longer flight the next I need ... and initially Apple's iOS wants to use green thumb shot and Angie's play ... later decides to accept some ... to make this week ... and the rate of just a little but about what this says about the relationship between Apple and Samsung ... they have a very tight family since it but they're also rivals in the smartphone market ... so what does this say about their relationship ... this is a really unique because they are old competitors and partners ... it's really difficult for Apple to diversify away from Samsung ... because Samsung is one of the suppliers ... that can make some of the ... holdings ... in high ... end and closed at fourteen and its sole Apple's has a choices ... and when caring for their sources in terms of when we will likely see the next I pad Meanie isn't coming soon or it would be next year when they are actually ... coming into the market ... it's also ... a doubt ... ay ay ay ay other possible option in the fourth quarter ... Seoul the likely to feel duty by the late fourth quarter only thirty two thousand fourteen ... ok ... lots of anticipation ... on to cut Apple CEO is in Beijing this week on the answer is meeting with executives at some of the ... biggest telecom operators there ... um what Leno about some of the meeting said he's held in China ... are we likely to see a new I phone from China Mo money time soon ... I don't think so because of in China ... Wal-Mart is that it is nice and peaceful Apple ... and in China ... the world's largest mobile carrier by subscribers ... doesn't get so that I phone ... to tell me that the house for thirty years that the current reach it ... so it'll likely be awhile until we we we see tunnel was offering me I Phones are saying ... um not to then says yes I know ... actually China Mobile said on ... the only slightly to charity I phone when they have to make it four G technology ... if you wait and hope ... for all of the forty nine cents ... okay thanks Fran much for the rain ride joining us from Taipei ... for more on that story indebted Des beest dot com I'm unique in for the last two channel digital network thanks for watching ...


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Scotty McCreery has something to be extra thankful for this year. The 18-year-old 'American Idol'-winner-turned-country-superstar announced on Wednesday, Nov. 23, that his debut album, 'Clear as Day,' has reached gold status.
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How Old Are Your Kid's Arteries?
Lowering bad cholesterol gets most of the attention in preventing heart disease. A new study in children found that the ratio of triglycerides to good cholesterol is an important tool in assessing arterial health. Ron Winslow looks at the latest research.
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... I ... welcome back to lunch break I'm Kelsey Hubbard ... the old are your kids arteries at the question being raised in more and more amid growing fears about that ... might help the millions of overweight American can the beest deputy bureau chief ... Ron Winslow joins us now believe this research on this front thanks much for being here in such an interesting story with a lot of people wouldn't think that they would have to worry about ... the health of their children's arteries that are saying that's not the case ... of that is that that's really correct and ... stiffening of the arteries ... these include something happens ... to older adults ... many of whom of ... you know sort of underdone be ... a brunch of ... risk factors a murder is over ... over most of the decade taking care ... to ensure that we held the top effort to users the activities eleven plus you know you it's I mean it is actually with the researcher that I talk to a mystery ... how will intervene if you've read at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital ... to cause a accelerated aging ... and so if your arteries are aging to likely ... boy did is that you will be an early risk ... for heart attacks strokes or other ... other bad outcomes was accelerating this early in San Angelo and I mean the big thing is ... is an overweight or obese um ... the state is the only ... culprit here ... and its effect on a component of cholesterol called triglycerides ... we think of the cholesterol ... management most the time we always think of LBO ... debt cholesterol to keep to ... lower your pretty good shape ... um this is a different component ... it's actually sort of a combination of blood fat and sugars ... and you know when it celebrated ... in particular when its elevated in ... comparison to ... the Palm Beach deal which is the good cholesterol ... that is what these researchers show is a sign ... that your arteries maybe stiffening ... right and so ... was a new study in the new test that they can do to let parents now about what the health of their child and see no actually it's a standard ... test a cluster of fish and a blood test to get the number ... is yours was broken into three different categories else HDL LDL ... and triglycerides ... and has put the number for the drug was rise over the HDL ... and you get that now they really haven't ... yet come down with what's your ... the absolute number of its own good or bad ... are still working on developing this ... if your test ... is a two point seven or so ... if history shows two point seven or so or higher ... that's ... an indication that you might to take it seriously ... while certainly ... something we all wanna watch out for especially with kids kept getting an academic and scientific and entirely lost reread beverages and I'm not too many carbohydrates and you know pasta ... oh ... no wait what I'm saying or read ... the postcard those are things that really ... moves the train was running low ... and the good news is is that if you control your diet ... to triglycerides in particular respond very well ... let's kidneys and other things from the pre CNN ... did not account for the ... listening and hopefully getting that information out going forward


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WINCHESTER City Council is set to build 50 affordable homes in Abbotts Barton over the next six years.
A council committee will discuss the £7.5m plans at a meeting tomorrow morning (Feb 27).
It is part of an overall programme to build 350 affordable homes in the district in the next 10 years.
The council wants to build on a mix of open space and garages in Austen Close, Dyson Drive, Charles Close, Hussey Close, Hillier Way and Colbourne Court.
Houses would be a mix of three-bed family homes, two-bed flats and dormer bungalows.
But the development would also provide landscaping for new public spaces, including a new footbridge and trim trail along Nuns Walk.
Cllr Ian Tait, portfolio holder for new homes delivery, said: "It is a real privilege to be leading the Council's New Homes Programme. I recognise that getting the balance right between maximising the number of homes delivered and ensuring that they respect the needs of the existing community can be very demanding. Winchester is a city that has seen continual development over its history and good quality, well-designed homes will only go to strengthen and enhance this vibrant place."
The proposals follow months of consultation with residents and many opposed the plans for reasons including losing green spaces, introducing parking permits and overcrowding the area.
But in a report to the committee, Andrew Palmer, head of new homes delivery, said: "While there was significant objection from many to the proposals for new housing, many also appreciated the need for additional homes and were able to identify where they would prefer housing to go.
"The council is engaging with a local action group which has been established, to further discussions on the framework."
Cllr Tait added: "As we move forward with our proposals to deliver around 50 new homes in Abbotts Barton we will continue to work with local residents and take into account their thoughts and issues as far as we possibly can."
The council would also set up a community lettings plan for new residents giving priority to local people needing affordable homes and taking into account employment and school factors.
If approved the proposals will go to a full council meeting and then on to a planning committee.
The council's waiting list is currently 3,500 strong with 100 more joining each month and an average wait period of three to six years.


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I think Lil and Scott are starting to lose the competition. If they don't bring up their competition soon, previous idols which i've predicted to go early such as Kris and Megan might outlast them.And Allison is back and HOT this week. I really love her, OMG. She's my number one favourite for now this season.I expected Megan, Michael and Lil to be in the bottom 3.. but looks like Lil's fanbase is seriously strong.. for now!!Right now, I see Matt, Allison, Adam and Danny going really far. Lil, Scott and Kris will be in danger if they don't start performing up to standard. Megan will be gone really soon (ONLY 2 GIRLS LEFT!! ) and Anoop seems to have good and bad weeks here and there.
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NSA-To-English Dictionary: I Don't Think These Words Mean What You Think They Do
from the if-you-can-redefine-the-language dept
- Surveillance: When we actually access full content of your calls and emails, but not when we access all the data about who you talk to, where you are and what you do.
- Collect: When we run a search on data we
collecteder... "stored for safe keeping."
- Relevant: Everything. It might become relevant in the future, thus it's relevant today.
- Targeted: As long as we're collecting the info for an investigation that involves a "target" then any info is "targeted" even if that info has nothing to do with the "target."
- Incidental: Everything that we collect... er... store that may become "relevant" at some point but isn't now even though it's "targeted." In short: everything.
- Inadvertent: Stuff we did on purpose on a massive scale that looks bad when exposed publicly.
- Minimize: A term we use to pretend that we delete information on Americans, but which has many exceptions, including if you encrypted your communications or if we have a sneaking suspicion that you're 51% foreign based on a hunch.
- No: When said to Congress in response to questions about whether we collect data on millions of Americans, this means "fuck you."


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Stephanie Shin became the fourth fencer in MIT history to capture first place in epee at The Big One which was held this past weekend at Mount Holyoke College. Cordelia Link and Elena Tatarchenko joined Shin among the top-10 finishers as they placed second in foil and 10th in sabre, respectively.
The Engineers found additional success in epee action as Nicole Koulisis, Zhenya Gu, and Joanna Tong placed 11th, 16th, and 18th. In their intercollegiate debuts, Kristin Kuhn ranked 35th while Teresa Giblin was 53rd.
In foil, Lindley Graham captured 17th place as Chun Li posted the next finish at 30th. Rounding out the squad was Amirah Khan in 35th place and Jenna Caldwell in 47th.
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Daniel Libeskind, internationally renowned architect and city planner, first caused a sensation with his designs for the Jewish Museum in Berlin, which opened its doors in 2001. The construction marked the start of his international career as an architect.
Sculptural aesthetic is typical of Libeskind's architectural style. His worked is characterised by asymmetrical, slightly distorted buildings, some of which seem to have stood stock still in the middle of a movement. His thought follows interdisciplinary approach: the language of his architecture tells a story and creates an immediate link with its surroundings. He won't let himself be tied down. "I'm fascinated by the relationships between lines and words, between silence and music. Conceptions for spatial experience are also born out of that", said Libeskind in an interview.
Libeskind was born in Poland in 1946, and his parents emigrated to Israel in 1957. He now also has US citizenship. After studying music in New York and Israel, he began a career as a professional musician before discovering architecture. He has lived in New York with his family since 2003. Libeskind has lectured at universities in Yale, London, Zurich and St. Gallen, among others.
"It's about creating memorable places, and buildings that will endure beyond their time", Libeskind said in an interview with the Rheinische Post. Take a look at these truly memorable buildings here.
1. The Mons International Congress Centre/ Belgium
Libeskind sees the International Congress Centre in Mons as a mediator between cultures. It was created as part of the preparations for the "Capital of Culture 2015" initiative.
2. The Bundeswehr Military History Museum in Dresden
The museum, newly renovated according to Libeskind's plans, reopened in 2011. A stand out feature is the sloping walls that threaten to fall over.
3. Vanke Pavilion in Milan
The exterior of Libeskind's pavilion, made for the Chinese construction company Vanke for the expo in Milan, resembles a lizard, and the interior is designed to look like a coral reef.
4. World Trade Centre in New York City
According to Libeskind's early designs, the new World Trade Centre should have looked more original.
5. The Vitra residential tower, in Brazil's São Paulo
His first project in South America: the Vitra residential tower, a 77 metre tall, incredible new construction housing luxury apartments, stands in Brazil's São Paulo.


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Mountainside Fitness has found a unique way to market itself and be seen by about 2 million people each year.
After a year of negotiating and planning, Mountainside Fitness, Tempe, AZ, has signed a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team and the county of Maricopa, AZ, to rent 13,000 square feet at Chase Field, the ballpark for the Diamondbacks, for use as a Mountainside Fitness center, says Billy Malkovich, CEO at Mountainside. The Chase Field facility is expected to open in spring 2012.
As a Diamondbacks sponsor, Mountainside, which has nine locations, already had a sign at Chase Field and sent trainers to the ballpark a few times each week to lead boot camps for Diamondbacks office staff. However, the Diamondbacks wanted to offer more fitness options to its staff, and Mountainside wanted to make its brand more active, which led to the idea of a club within the ballpark.
"It went from being a cool idea to something that, from a marketing standpoint, no one had ever done before," Malkovich says. "It was a way for us to change the game in sports marketing."
The company will go from having a static sign in the ballpark to having a fully functioning club in which the 2 million people per year who come to a Diamondbacks game can see the club, walk through it and really get to know Mountainside, he says.
For the deal to happen, Mountainside needed approval from Major League Baseball and the county, which the Diamondbacks helped the fitness company secure. Mountainside will not receive funding from the county or the Diamondbacks for the project. Instead, the company will spend $1 million to renovate and equip two areas of the concourse, one on top of the other, that are not in use.
That is far less than Mountainside typically spends to build its 40,000-square-foot suburban clubs from the ground up. At those facilities, the equipment alone generally runs $1 million. However, on a cost-per-square-foot basis, the expense for the Chase Field location is higher than typical Mountainside clubs but worth it because of the opportunities it provides, Malkovich says.
The move, he adds, will make Mountainside one of the only fitness centers in downtown Phoenix, which is comprised of mostly business traffic, although some residential housing has been built in recent years. It provides a place to work out for Mountainside's suburban members who work downtown, and it allows the company to reach new membership possibilities in downtown workers and baseball fans, Malkovich says.
"We look at this as tapping into a new market," he says, adding that it might make health clubs less intimidating for baseball fans who have never been inside one. "Everyone in the fitness industry talks about how we shouldn't fight for the same customers anymore. We should grow the customer base. This is definitely a move on our part to grow the customer base."
Space that used to be a Diamondbacks pro shop will be converted into a group cycle room with a glass wall so that people in the main concourse can watch a class. The club also will situate a line of children's fitness equipment in the main concourse just outside the club so that children can try equipment with the help of a staff member. People also will be able to take guided tours during games, entering the club from an entrance in the concourse. The club also will have an entrance from outside the stadium.
"We want to be as interactive with the fans during the games as possible but make sure we maintain the integrity of what is happening inside Mountainside so that it is a great experience for our members as well," Malkovich says.
Despite this type of interaction, the possibility of watching a game while working out likely will be limited to viewing it on the TVs inside the gym. Although the architectural plans are not finalized, the facility will be located behind the center field wall, so while the club will offer a view of downtown Phoenix on one side, the view from the other side will likely be the concourse.
"You won't have direct site lines to the action on the field, but you are going to feel it," Malkovich says. "When you have [up to 50,000] people cheering for something, that guy on the treadmill is going to feel it."
The two-story space at Chase Field will be built to accommodate 2,500 members, and Malkovich has already secured additional space within the stadium for future expansion. Mountainside will offer programming that makes use of the ballpark when the team is not playing, including boot camps and stair running. It also will provide shuttle service for its downtown members.
Although Mountainside has partnerships with the NBA's Phoenix Suns, the NFL's Arizona Cardinals and the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes, Malkovich does not anticipate similar deals with these organizations due to the proximity of their stadiums to existing Mountainside facilities. The Suns play just a few blocks from Chase Field, and the Cardinals and Coyotes play in suburban Glendale, AZ, where Mountainside already has a strong presence.
"I think this deal would be difficult to get done anywhere else," Malkovich says. "You need a good mix of opportunity, a lot of creativity and having a lot of what can be difficult parties all agreeing to something. I think this was a perfect situation for something like this to have happen."
Cullen Maxey, executive vice president, business operations for the Arizona Diamondbacks, said in a statement from the team, "Adding a state-of-the-art fitness center within the walls of Chase Field is a positive for our employees, fans and people downtown. Promoting health and wellness to our fans and giving them convenient access to this facility is truly unique to Major League Baseball."


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Dustin ... Men dont usually have BPD.
In males it mostly manifests as Narcissim
They are both serious disorders.
I hope none of that stuff happened to you.
The basis of both of these disorders is severely/dangerously low empathy.
Our current poster boy for Narcissism is Lance Armstrong ... Liar Liar Bike Pants On Fire .... Doesnt give a rats ass about anyone other than himself and will utterly destroy others to get what he wants and completely not give a shit about them...
Our poster girl for BPD is Marilyn Munroe .... Manipulative, liar, suicidal, self harm - Loves you today hates you tomorrow, Highly promiscuous ...
Oh, I'm not narcissistic.
Hope it didn't happen to me? LoL, it ALL happened to me. Every bullet point.
This is not at all meant to diminish your experience: yours is a common experience. My father left before I was born. My step-dad came along when I was four and was abusive in all the ways you mentioned. The exception here is that we had superb communication skills. <-this is a nutshell, also (in other words, long. fucking. story.)
YES. Someone should accept you for all of that. Because what choice would your partner have? Could you hide it? Could you change it? Sure, you can hide it on a few dates, but it's going to come out. And if she can't handle it, she can't handle you... and it's time to move on. My bf and I both have baggage we accept about each other. Everyone has baggage. And I don't know why you'd wanna be with someone not emotionally mature enough to handle it. Your future partner will have to accept all that, because it's a packaged deal.
Now you have, so now you can never again say you haven't. ;)
You're probably right that women aren't yearning for more responsibility; they are indeed yearning for more freedom... like everyone else. I want the freedom to do as I please and deal with the consequences on my own. That seems pretty basic to me. That's what you want, too. That's what everyone wants. No one sits around hoping for more responsibility, but most people realize it's inevitable... and it's not like your average woman lives in a sheltered bubble where responsibility is a foreign concept to her.
So, give us our basic rights and freedoms; let the chips fall where they may. Let these females that insist on equality get exactly what they're asking for. If there's some reality they're out of touch with, they're going to collide with it soon enough. Stop "protecting" us. What do you honestly think will happen? You think we'll all break down crying and beg to be let back in the kitchen?
Hold these girls you're dating accountable. If they wax poetic about feminism, then let them pay half the tab if you really want to make that point. You won't get laid that night, but that's the price you pay if consistency is really as important as you make it out to be... and you might drive an important point home. Without the snark, if women want equality, then they need to give up being treated like special princesses and, yes, accept more responsibility. BTW, our load is already quite cumbersome.
Morgan and I take turns paying for dinner and clothes. He pays the rent; I pay for everything else (groceries, utilities, internet). We have separate accounts. We might talk about how wise it is for one of us to make a big purchase, but we generally don't answer to each other when it comes to money; we both earn our own. It's been this way since day one, and it works well. We walk the equality walk. It wouldn't look the same for every couple, but I'm not just full of hot air; I put this into practice. We're a team. We both have responsibilities.
And as far as your experiences with girls? I don't know what else to tell you except that it takes time to find someone you're compatible with. If you're a true romantic, you have to keep waiting to find a girl that appreciates that trait. You *should* find a person that accepts you for you. It's not bullshit. What's bullshit is believing every girl you date should accept you. Not everyone accepts you! It's a SPECIAL (to you) person that will accept you; a person that will take time to find. You're looking for an individual; one person among millions. I don't think it's some cosmic thing; there are probably hundreds you'd do well with... but out of BILLIONS the planet over? Expect it to be hard. And, in the meantime, enjoy that field you're playing.
Thanks for the post :)
I'm going to nitpick one thing here. All our lives, men are brought up thinking we should be the protector of the female. So...
'Stop "protecting" us'
In the shooting in the batman movie theater, Do you believe the males were justified in throwing themselves on the females to protect them from the bullets?
How many stories have you heard of females throwing themselves at danger to protect a man? Other than perhaps combat situations?
So then you have these females balling their eyes out on tv about how their boyfriend protected them from the bullets and died.
All I could think to myself was. 'Wow, what a baby. Her boyfriend just sacrificed his life to save yours and you're acting like a total baby on national television. Grow up a bit.'
I was angry about it. Angry about their absurd emotional outbreak after someone just died for them.
Or maybe it's because I wanted to hear the words "I'm so upset and emotional because I didn't deserve it. I am a female and that didn't justify my boyffriends actions to save me. I didn't deserve it and I feel guilty for this entire situation. I'm so sorry to the family of my boyfriend."
Maybe it's because they felt deep down that they didn't deserve such a chivalrous action - Or was it just female emotion coming out and in the end they still felt entitled to such a chivalrous action because of their gender?
They were hysterical. Not just tearing up.
I think I implied that it wasn't necessarily the fact they were emotional but the fact that they left many things out that I feel needed to be said.
I remember one of the boyfriends, it was like...their 2nd date or something and he pushed her to the ground and protected her.
Men tend to do things out of a sense of duty rather than love, and I think with women it's often the reverse. I'm NOT saying that it's always this way or that but just that I think there are tendencies.
Don't forget that mothers give their lives for their children, too. It's not only men risking and giving their life for loved ones. I assume you heard of the teacher at Sandy Hook who hid all her children in a cabinet and literally took a bullet (or several) for their sake. The only real difference is that women don't typically protect men... but that doesn't make them less heroic, and it's not "the way it should be", either.
Morgan may feel inclined to protect me in similar situations, but I'd feel just as inclined to protect him! I don't just keep him around as a human shield. I love him. I would hate life if he actually took a bullet for me. These women just lost someone dear to them! How else are they supposed to respond? It's not like you actually want your significant others to die for you. Maybe it sounds romantic, and movies hype it up or whatever, but the reality would be horrifying... and crushing. It's not just female emotion. I would hope you'd cry if your girlfriend gave her life for you.
And no, they weren't entitled to the sacrifice of their men because they were female. Not at all. It had nothing to do with whether they deserved it. We all try to protect each other from harm. And our country has embedded this "women and children first" notion in, but I don't think it's inherently the way it should be. I think everyone should look out for each other.
"Don't forget that mothers give their lives for their children"
When my little 2 year old niece decided to crawl into the deep end and I was the only one who noticed the little angel slowly sinking to the bottom, I screamed out her name and swam to the edge of the pool to climb out, starting running to the deep end to save her while every male around the pool was rushing over to jump in. All the females just stood there screaming and the mother (my aunt) was hyperventilating and crying while it all took place, screaming her husbands name as well.
Her baby was drowning and she just stood there in panic screaming her husbands name as if he was the one obligated to jump in with his clothes and wallet and shoes on to save her while she (In a bathing suit) did nothing.
It's baffled me ever since.
I know you know cultural conditioning has a lot to do with this/everything. Men are taught to charge forward, and women are taught to hang back... and stay out of the way. Outside of social conditioning, I don't think gender has anything to do with this.
I could also remind you of the cowardly father that left his wife and kids in the theater, and got into his car to drive away! We could go back and forth, trading stories about men that ran away and women that failed to jump in... or men that were abusive, or women that were violent. It proves nothing about gender. It proves people suck. It proves there are different personalities, and some personalities are disappointingly shitty.
C'mon. You're a pattern-seeking primate. You/we make connections where there are none. Correlation does not equal causation. We can all agree our culture shapes our identities. Atheists have rejected religious indoctrination. Why can't we reject cultural indoctrination in the same way? There are differences in genders, but not to the degree we've been programmed to think.
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How To Make An Outdoor Pallet Lounger
We're back to pallets, and this time a reader is sharing with us her thrifty backyard project: pallet loungers! We thought the result was pretty great-looking, and she agreed to let us publish her tutorial so you could try it out for yourselves.
This tutorial comes courtesy of Shoestring Pavilion:
What You Need
Four pallets of the same size, preferably rectangular
One pallet slightly wider than your other pallets, more square than rectangular
Scrap 2x4s or pallet scraps of the 2x4 kind
Hammer and nails
Elbow grease
1. "Take your four pallets of the same size and stack them on top of each other two by two. No need to secure them, the weight of the wood holds them in place just fine."
2. "Make sure your one remaining pallet is wide enough to fit as a back rest. A pallet usually consists of three layers of wood: the top boards, the middle boards (often 2x4s) and the bottom boards. In this case the top boards need to be long enough to fit as a back rest while still accommodating the 2x4s on each side of the seat. So they need to be the width of the seat plus at least 4 more inches. If they're an inch or two longer than that you don't have to be so precise and it'll make your life easier."
3. "Now it's time to deconstruct the back rest pallet and here's where the hard physical labor comes in... Remove all the bottom boards of the pallet and the two outside middle boards. Leave the one or two (depending on how your pallet is constructed) 2x4 boards in the middle where they are to help you keep the top boards in place. Save all the scraps, some will be used later in this project."
4. "Cut the remains in two halves. Make sure you cut so the slats will be in the same direction as your seat."
5. "Take your 2x4s, either from another pallet like I did or use new from the lumber yard, and attach them to the top boards on either side. These need to be longer than your back rest so they can reach down and fit next to the seat pallets."
6. "Prop your seat back up where you want it to go to determine how much of an incline you want the back to be. I marked the incline of the supporting legs on the side so I knew at what angle to attach the legs later (see pic with arrow). I just reused the original middle boards (2x4s) from my back rest pallet for this and at this point I was so tired and hot that I didn't even worry about cleaning them up. They'll barely be visible in the end anyway. Oh, and I attached the support legs to the back rest at this point, too."
7. "Attach the back rest pallet to the seat pallets. I was originally going to leave the back rest unattached but it was a little too wobbly so I put a screw where the arrow in the below pic is, one on each side of the lounger. It's only attached to the bottom seat pallet, the top one is still loose and removable."
Additional Notes: "And only two months later I finally got to the painting part! Mostly since bright red paint for the outdoor furniture wasn't a high priority in the spending budget. But last week I found Pratt & Lambert exterior paint in "Red Statement" for only $10 a gallon at our local Habitat store and the rest is history...
Now they just need some cushioning, a few pillows and I'm thinking a drop cloth canopy so we can finally start using them... These loungers were free except for the $10 for paint. I barely used a quarter of my gallon so I have plenty left for other projects. Not bad for backyard style!"
Thanks, Titti!
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1/2 medium cabbage head, shredded
15 oz shredded/matchstick carrots
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3 tbs toasted sesame seeds
2 bundles dried bean threads, soak in water until soft
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2 tbs fish sauce
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Yield: 20
1/2 lb ground pork
1/2 medium cabbage head, shredded
8 oz matchstick carrots
3 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 bundle dried bean threads, soak in water until soft
1 fresh sweet corn, cored
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1 tbs smoke paprika
pinch cayenne pepper
1/2 tbs salt
Chili sauce such as Tobasco or Siracha
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Heat up a wok on medium high heat. Add oil and swirl to coat. Brown the pork and corn kernels. Season with salt. Add cabbage, carrots, and bean threads. Add all the seasonings. Stir well. Add masala. Cook until the liquid is evaporated. Taste to correction.
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Actor Patrick Dempsey, who plays heartthrob Dr. Derek Shepherd on the popular medical drama " Grey's Anatomy," hopes to sell a New England traditional with four bedrooms and 5 1/2 bathrooms on 3,841 square feet.
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Dempsey, 43, has donned his surgeon's scrubs for 93 episodes (thus far) of the ABC show. He's been nominated for two Golden Globes for the role, which also earned him the moniker Dr. McDreamy because of his good looks and sex appeal. He also starred in the movies "Made of Honor" (2008) and "Enchanted" (2007). His acting credits date back to the mid-1980s. Dempsey is also an avid skier and car racer; he will be driving a Ferrari at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours.
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Asia-Pacific makes big gains against poverty, but slow to reduce hunger, child and maternal deaths
17 Feb 2012
New Delhi (UNESCAP / UNDP) – The Asia-Pacific region has made big gains in reducing poverty and is moving fast towards other development goals, but still has high levels of hunger as well as child and maternal mortality, said a new report released here today.
The Asia-Pacific region has already reached the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the incidence of poverty, reducing the proportion of people living on less than USD1.25 per day from 50 to 22 per cent between 1990 and 2009, according to the latest assessment of regional progress towards the MDGs published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The region has also achieved some other MDG indicators ahead of the target year of 2015. These include promoting gender equality in education, reducing HIV prevalence, stopping the spread of tuberculosis, increasing forest cover, reducing consumption of ozone-depleting substances and halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water.
However, while strong economic dynamism has driven regional success in poverty reduction, even fast growing countries continue to lose shocking numbers of children before their fifth birthday and thousands of mothers die unnecessarily while giving birth, reveals the report. Over 3 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2010 alone.
The ESCAP/ADB/UNDPAsia-Pacific MDG Report 2011/12, Accelerating Equitable Achievement of the MDGs: Closing the Gaps in Health and Nutrition in Asia and the Pacific warns that at the present rate of progress, the region as a whole is unlikely to meet MDGs related to eradicating hunger, reducing child mortality and improving maternal health, among others.
"We are in a race against time, with just three years left to achieve the MDGs. The good news though, is that our analysis shows many of these goals can still be reached with a redoubling of effort in the time remaining until 2015," said ESCAP Executive Secretary and UN Under-Secretary-General Noeleen Heyzer via video message at the report launch.
"On our goal of reducing child malnutrition, for instance, we need less than 2% annual improvement in all 14 off-track countries to meet the goal. We are so close to the finishing line – it is time for a big final push to 2015 on the MDGs."
If governments are to raise standards of health they will have to focus much more sharply on the needs of the poor and vulnerable, says the report.
"It is clear that achieving health outcomes requires interventions in health, but more importantly outside the health sector to include water, nutrition, education and gender empowerment," stated Ajay Chhibber, UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Associate Administrator and Director for Asia and the Pacific.
"It is absolutely unacceptable that amid the unprecedented economic growth in recent history, disparities within and between countries are growing in our region and mothers and children are dying unnecessarily. We must redouble our efforts to promote inclusive growth and work for achieving the MDGs by 2015," said Bindu Lohani, ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development.
The report reveals striking disparities between and within subregions, countries and even social groups in their progress towards MDGs. While South Asia as a whole is on track for just nine MDG indicators, Sri Lanka is on track for 15 indicators and outperforms the sub-region.
Within countries disparities between men and women, between social and ethnic groups and between regions hold large sections of the population back from achieving the MDGs.
While the number of people without access to safe drinking water in the region fell from 856 million to 466 million between 1990 and 2008, it still accounts for more than half the total developing world population lacking safe drinking water.
Why some countries do better
According to the report, spending on health is important but no less important are the quality of health related services and good governance for better health outcomes. For instance countries that have been effective in controlling corruption have better health results.
Women's literacy and education levels, access to clean water, improved sanitation and basic infrastructure, such as better roads also play a crucial role in improved public health.
Fast-tracking progress
The report notes that many countries can speed up progress with just a little effort. Fourteen off-track Asia-Pacific countries need to accelerate progress by less than 2 percentage points annually to reach the target of halving the proportion of underweight children by 2015.
The ESCAP/ADB/UNDP report outlines an 8-point agenda to fast-track progress towards the health MDGs. This requires addressing the social determinants of health inequities and vulnerabilities, establishing an equitable, accessible, responsive and integrated primary health care system as well as ensuring preventive, promotive and curative mother and child health services.
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DA: Ex-HISD tutor off the hook on gun charge
Harris County prosecutors have dropped charges against a former Houston ISD tutor who was arrested Feb. 1 after a loaded 9 mm gun was found in her car in the parking lot of Fondren Middle School.
Charetta Trishaye Kemp, 28, of Hungerford, was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon. Prosecutors dropped the charge because state law prohibiting guns on school premises does not extend to the school parking lot, said Sarah Marie Kinney, spokeswoman at the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
According to the law, "premises" refers to a building or a portion of a building, Kinney said. The term "does not include any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage or other parking area," she said.
However, Houston ISD has an "absolute zero tolerance policy" for guns on school property, which includes the school parking lot, school district spokeswoman Denise Cantu said. The law requires a property owner to post a sign in the parking lot stating the prohibition of guns, she said. Anyone in possession of a gun on any school property breaks the district's rules but without a sign does not break the law, Cantu said. She was not certain whether there is such a sign on display at Fondren Middle School.
Kinney said that because "premises" is defined in the law as excluding parking areas, possession of firearms in that area is legal, Kinney said. "They can have any policy they want, but it didn't violate any Texas law," Kinney said.
A 2011 law forbids an employer from prohibiting an employee who is legally authorized to have a firearm or ammunition from storing the firearm in a locked, privately owned vehicle in an employer-provided parking lot.
Although her criminal case is cleared, Kemp will not be returning to the campus in the 6300 block of South Braeswood, a school district official said.
Kemp resigned her position "in lieu of termination" after her arrest, district spokesman Jason Spencer said. "Her resignation was accepted and she is not returning to HISD."
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When to Start Anti-HIV Medications
Part of HIV and Its Treatment
August 2012
I just tested HIV positive. When will I start treatment?
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is recommended for all people infected with HIV. ART involves taking a combination of anti-HIV medications (a regimen) every day. ART is a lifelong treatment.
When to start anti-HIV medications (also called antiretrovirals) is a decision you will make with your health care provider. You and your health care provider will consider the following factors:
Can anti-HIV medications really help?
Yes. Anti-HIV medications can't cure HIV, but treatment can improve your quality of life and help you live longer.
HIV attacks and destroys the infection-fighting CD4 cells of the body's immune system. Loss of CD4 cells makes it hard for the body to fight infection. Anti-HIV medications can prevent HIV from multiplying. This reduces the amount of HIV in the body, giving the immune system a chance to recover and produce more infection-fighting CD4 cells. Once a person starts taking anti-HIV medications, an increase in CD4 cells is a sign that the immune system is recovering.
How long does it take for treatment to work?
Once you start treatment -- and take your anti-HIV medications exactly as directed -- it's possible to have an undetectable viral load within 3 to 6 months. An undetectable viral load means that the level of HIV in your blood is too low to be detected by a viral load test. You aren't cured. There is still some HIV in your body. But an undetectable viral load indicates that your anti-HIV medications are working effectively to keep you healthier and reduce your risk of transmitting HIV.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides guidelines on using anti-HIV medications to treat HIV infection. The HHS guidelines recommend starting treatment with a regimen of three or more anti-HIV medications from at least two different drug classes. (See the "FDA-Approved Anti-HIV Medications" fact sheet.) The HHS guidelines list preferred ART regimens. (See the "Recommended HIV Treatment Regimens" fact sheet.) Because people's needs vary, the preferred regimens may not be right for everyone. You and your health care provider will consider your individual needs to select the most effective regimen for you.
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This information is based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents.
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