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Why study in Australia or New Zealand?
Going to university can be more than just about studying, so where would you like to live for a few years, while you continue your education?
International students studying in Australia or New Zealand for the duration of their course, have the added advantage of having the time to fully immerse themselves in the local lifestyle and the chance to travel and see that part of the world, at the same time as getting a world-recognised education.
Living such a long way from home for an extended period of time isn't everyone's cup of tea – it can be challenging, particularly at first. But if you are someone who is independent by nature, with a sense of adventure and a bit of initiative, and are not afraid of doing something different, there are some amazing experiences and opportunities to be had. Depending where you choose to study, once classes are over you can head to the beach, go skiing for the weekend, take in an exhibition or an art gallery, learn to dive, or just explore the great outdoors.
|There are 43 universities in Australia and just eight in New Zealand.
Australian and New Zealand university qualifications are recognised and respected by employers and other universities worldwide. The universities are research-led, and undertake pioneering research in many fields:
- The technology for the world's first vaccine for cervical cancer was discovered at the University of Queensland;
- Solar cell researchers at the University of New South Wales played a key role in achieving the highest efficiency for solar power, setting a new world record of 43 per cent of sunlight converted into electricity;
- University of Otago researchers have developed a simple urine test to detect kidney transplant rejection, which they hope will eventually replace the current invasive biopsy test.
Governments and businesses worldwide seek the expertise and research power of Australian and New Zealand universities, and their discoveries and academics are in demand by organisations ranging from NATO to NASA. Research excellence is key to ensuring quality undergraduate and postgraduate opportunities, as discoveries and knowledge filter down to inform all levels of university teaching.
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There are three main types of higher education which lead to Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degrees.
In Australia it is quite common for students to enrol in a double or combined Bachelor Degree program which leads to the award of two Bachelor Degrees. This is most common in the fields of arts, commerce, law and science.
How to Search for Courses in Australia and New Zealand
Australian institutions offer a wide range of courses – from science to management and commerce, humanities to engineering, and law to health sciences. Australian institutions rank among the world's best by discipline, particularly in engineering and technology, medicine, environmental science, and accounting and finance.
There are 43 universities in Australia (40 Australian universities, two international universities, and one private specialty university). Along with our universities, many other institutions offer higher education courses. You can search for institutions and courses using the Institution and Course Search on this website
You can use the Course Search on the Study in Australia website to find courses.
Application Procedures for Undergraduate courses in Australia and New Zealand
When to Apply
University courses in Australia run from early March to late November, with the academic year divided into two semesters. Semester 1 runs from February to June, semester 2 from July to November.
For most Australian universities, applications close one month prior to the commencement of classes. Places are limited in all programmes, especially popular degrees.
Irish students need to apply for a student visa for Australia. From start to finish, the Australian student visa process can take up to three months.
How to Apply
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To study in Australia, students need to apply for both Admission to an institution and for a Student Visa from the Australian Government.
There are a number of steps you must go through including:
- Deciding on your preferred course and institution.
- Submitting your application to the institution.
- Receiving and accepting a Letter of Offer.
- Receiving your electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE).
- Applying for your student visa.
There are a range of entry requirements to meet for both your institution application and for your visa application:
- Academic requirements.
- English language requirements.
- Evidence of funds to support your study.
- Overseas student health cover.
Where to Apply
Once you've made the decision to study in Australia and you know where you want to study and which course you want to undertake, there are two ways you can apply:
- Apply directly to the institution of your choice
Simply download and complete the college's application form. You will need to submit a separate application to each institution. You will also need to prepare and submit any supporting documentation required. These will vary depending on the course, the provider and the qualification you are studying for.
- Apply though an Australian education agent e.g - Study in Australia.
When you have read through the course lists, discussed your options and decided which universities you want to apply to, you can let them know and they will send you the relevant application forms and a guide to applying. This will include a checklist of all the supporting documents needed. The completed forms and supporting documents can then be submitted to Study Options, who make sure everything is complete and correct before sending your applications to the universities for assessment.
Most institutions partner with a number of agents. Details on the agents an institution works with can be found on their website or by contacting them directly.
Duration of undergraduate courses in Australia and New Zealand
An Undergraduate degree programme is typically 3 years (144 -156 weeks) in duration.
College Fees and Living expenses in Australia and New Zealand
Tuition Fees
Fees for an Undergraduate Bachelor Degree range from $15,000 to $33,000 per year in Australian dollars. This does not include high value courses such as veterinary and medical. Students should visit individual college websites directly to see costs for these courses.
As an international student, the tuition fees for Australian Universities are payable before you study.
As well as using the Course Search on the Study in Australia website to find courses, you can find details such as tuition fees and any additional costs such as course materials and access to institution facilities.
Accommodation & Living Costs
Knowing the average living costs in Australia is an important part of your financial preparation. For your reference, here are some of the costs associated with living and studying in Australia. (All costs are in Australian dollars.)
Other living expenses
Minimum cost of living
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has financial requirements you must meet in order to receive a student visa. Below is a guide on the requirements you must meet to study in Australia:
All costs are per year in Australian dollars.
Funding Opportunities and Scholarships for Studying in Australia
There are many scholarships, grants, and bursaries available to help support students financially with studying in Australia. They are offered by the Australian Government, education institutions, and a number of other public and private organisations.
You can use the search tool on the Study in Australia website to find relevant scholarships, along with contact details for the institution providing the scholarship. All applications for scholarships are made directly to the providing organisation.
Useful links for Studying in Australia or New Zealand
StudyinAustralia – is the official Australian Government website for international students. Find out about courses, institutions, studying and living costs, the application process, visa requirements and much more.
Why Study Down Under – Why go all the way to Australia or New Zealand to study at university? Here are a few things to consider
Study Options - the official representative of Australian and New Zealand universities in the UK and Ireland. They are here to ensure the process of applying to those universities is as stress-free and straightforward as possible. Study Options is the only organisation in the UK that focuses exclusively on Australian and New Zealand education. Hundreds of UK students apply to Australian and New Zealand institutions through Study Options every year.
My Future - myfuture is Australia's national career information and exploration service, helping people to make career decisions, plan career pathways and manage work transitions.
The International Education Financial Aid website - provides a database of financial aid information for students who want to study in a foreign country. The site contains a comprehensive list of grants, scholarships, loan programmes and other information that may be helpful to students interested in studying in Europe, or other countries abroad CLICK HERE


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Vitamin D and Diabetes: No Bones About It
There has been a lot of recent interest in the role of Vitamin D (VitD) in the human body. Until recently, medical understanding of VitD has been limited to knowledge about bone health and calcium absorption. However studies over the past decade have now shown VitD has actions in the body unrelated to bones, including assisting in normal immune function, normal blood vessel health, normal organ function (including the pancreas), "normal" mood, and may protect against certain cancers [1]. VitD is required by the pancreas to make and release insulin.
Although we make VitD in our bodies, data shows VitD deficiency is common, especially in people with diabetes. Given recent concern over sunlight exposure and the risk for skin cancers, many people who live in areas where sunlight exposure is adequate use sunscreens that block VitD production, contributing to deficiency. For others (like me!), who live in higher latitudes where sun intensity is too low to make adequate VitD year-round, deficiency is even more common. How do you find out if you should supplement VitD? Read on.
Vitamin D Action: The Basics
Vitamin D (VitD) is poorly classified in human nutrition and physiology as a vitamin. It is true, it does assist with many bodily functions and enzymatic actions like other vitamins, but really it acts more like a hormone helping to regulate complex bodily functions including bone density, electrolyte balance (calcium and magnesium especially) for the cardiovascular system, and the release of insulin by the pancreas.
There are actually several forms of VitD in the human body, each with slightly different activities. The storage form of VitD is a 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-VitD). Although 25-VitD has physiologic actions, they are weak compared to the more active form of VitD, 1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25-VitD). 25-VitD is converted to 1,25-VitD when blood levels of calcium fall too low and more calcium is needed. 1,25- VitD helps increase the absorption of calcium from the food we eat and helps the kidneys reabsorb calcium from the blood stream.
Where Does It Come From?
Vitamin D is made in the skin in response to exposure to ultraviolet light, i.e. sunlight, and from the diet. It is a fat-soluble vitamin and therefore is usually present in high fat foods. Dairy products are the most common source of VitD because many dairy products are fortified, however certain seafood including salmon and shrimp actually have higher concentrations. There are few vegetable sources of VitD (shitake mushrooms are one exception!), although because we make VitD this should not be a problem (unless you work inside all day and use sunscreen like most other people!).
Vitamin D Actions: More Modern Thinking
Medical science now knows of many more actions of VitD in addition to bone health. VitD helps regulate calcium (and to a lesser degree magnesium) absorption into all tissues and organs in the human body [2]. This may not sound that exciting, but given every heart beat and every muscle contraction require calcium, this is actually very exciting! Further more, every muscle relaxation, including relaxation of the smooth muscles inside of your blood vessels, requires magnesium- also regulated by VitD.
Have you ever noticed that you feel better after a day at the beach or after a walk on a sunny spring afternoon? There are many reasons for this sense of well-being - including the effects of exercise and the effects of relaxation on mood - but there is also an effect of VitD. VitD helps regulate the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain [3, 4]. The actions of serotonin have been popularized in recent decades by the popularity of SSRIs, or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, for the treatment of depression. In fact, there is a daily cycle of serotonin production and release which is balanced by a nighttime production of melatonin.
Both serotonin and melatonin share a common ancestor, an amino acid called tryptophan. Guess what? VitD helps throw the switch, directing tryptophan production more toward serotonin and less toward melatonin. Since melatonin makes us sleepy and increases our cravings for fatty foods (ever feel like hibernating?), it stands to reason that VitD may have an impact on food cravings, energy levels and overall mood by helping to make serotonin[3, 4].
There is mounting evidence that suggests VitD may also protect against certain cancers, including breast, colon and prostate cancers [5, 6]. This sounds surprising at first glance, but looking deeper we find that VitD actually binds to genes in a manner very similar to the hormones estrogen, helping to regulate the actions of many processes in the body.
Vitamin D in Diabetes
The importance of VitD in diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, has been recently reviewed by Mathieu in the medical literature [7]. VitD appears to function in several mechanisms to maintain normal insulin secretion. A vitamin D receptor (VDR) participates in the regulation of insulin gene transcription and appears vital to normal production, in part by maintaining normal calcium levels within the insulin-producing beta-cells [8]. Decreased levels of VitD in people with diabetes have been associated with more rapid progression of atherosclerosis, i.e. "hardening of the arteries"[9].
Clinical trials of VitD replacement in diabetes are few. Borissova et al. administered just over 1000 IU per day to diabetic patients over one month; 70% of diabetic patients were VitD deficient at the beginning of the study [10]. Significantly improved insulin response at meals was observed. Case reports have described beneficial results including improved glucose tolerance and increased beta cell function [11].
How Common Is Vitamin D Deficiency?
VitD deficiency is very common, especially during the winter months and in northern states. Current estimates suggest the prevalence of VitD deficiency in the general population is between 36-57% with estimates in people with diabetes range from 34-71% [1, 9, 10].
How Do I Find Out If I Have Vitamin D Deficiency?
Blood tests for VitD are possible and "should" be covered by medical insurance when ordered by your physician. Laboratory assessment of VitD status should be performed by measuring 25-Vit D. 1,25-Vit D is very active in the body and it is removed from the body quickly. Current literature suggests a value of 32 mg/L (80 nmol/L), however many clinical laboratories have not modernized their normal ranges[12, 13]. If you have your VitD levels checked, ask your doctor for your value and compare it the recommendation above; feel free to show your doctor this article and ask him/her to read the references below. VitD replacement beyond a suggested optimal level of 32mg/L (80 nmol/L) cannot be recommended.
Sounds Like I Need More Vitamin D. Why Not Just Supplement?
Vitamin D is a very active compound and taking too much can cause damage. Therefore I always recommend patients have their blood levels checked before supplementing and monitor regularly once replacement therapy has started. Taking too much VitD can dangerously elevate calcium, causing heart palpitations and lead to kidney damage. Reviews of the safety of vitamin D3 supplementation in the medical literature suggest doses less than 4,000 IU per day are not known to produce adverse effects, but safe long term doses have not been well studied.
Take an Active Role
Vitamin D deficiency is common in the general population and perhaps more common in people with diabetes. Given the now recognized role of vitamin D in cancer prevention, insulin production in diabetes, high blood pressure and many other health conditions, ask your doctor to check your vitamin D status and consider guided supplementation if you are deficient. Always work with your conventional physician, licensed naturopathic physician or licensed complementary health provider to ensure regular testing and response to replacement therapy.
Ryan Bradley, ND, MPH March, 2007
1. Holick, M.F., High prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy and implications for health. Mayo Clin Proc, 2006. 81(3): p. 353-73.
2. Hardwick, L.L., et al., Magnesium absorption: mechanisms and the influence of vitamin D, calcium and phosphate. J Nutr, 1991. 121(1): p. 13-23.
3. Partonen, T., Vitamin D and serotonin in winter. Med Hypotheses, 1998. 51(3): p. 267-8.
4. Partonen, T., Extrapineal melatonin and exogenous serotonin in seasonal affective disorder. Med Hypotheses, 1998. 51(5): p. 441-2.
5. Garland, C.F., et al., The role of vitamin D in cancer prevention. Am J Public Health, 2006. 96(2): p. 252-61.
6. Holick, M.F., Vitamin D: its role in cancer prevention and treatment. Prog Biophys Mol Biol, 2006. 92(1): p. 49-59.
7. Mathieu, C., et al., Vitamin D and diabetes. Diabetologia, 2005. 48(7): p. 1247-57.
8. Chiu, K.C., et al., Hypovitaminosis D is associated with insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction. Am J Clin Nutr, 2004. 79(5): p. 820-5.
9. Targher, G., et al., Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 concentrations and carotid artery intima-media thickness among type 2 diabetic patients. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 2006. 65(5): p. 593-7.
10. Borissova, A.M., et al., The effect of vitamin D3 on insulin secretion and peripheral insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetic patients. Int J Clin Pract, 2003. 57(4): p. 258-61.
11. Kumar, S., et al., Improvement in glucose tolerance and beta-cell function in a patient with vitamin D deficiency during treatment with vitamin D. Postgrad Med J, 1994. 70(824): p. 440-3.
12. Heaney, R.P., Functional indices of vitamin D status and ramifications of vitamin D deficiency. Am J Clin Nutr, 2004. 80(6 Suppl): p. 1706S-9S.
13. Vieth, R., Vitamin D supplementation, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, and safety. Am J Clin Nutr, 1999. 69(5): p. 842-56.

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By Eric Kowal, RDECOMAugust 13, 2012
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Aug. 13, 2012) -- Why would the U.S. Army want to fire a 155 mm projectile into 540 feet of steel catch tubes and then recover the projectile at the other end?
The answer is actually quite simple: It saves time, money and helps to develop better products.
First, the forces the projectile experiences from being fired from a cannon tube can be recorded using on-board-recorders, which help engineers design robust and reliable precision munition systems and components.
That information is then transferred to a computer, analyzed and provides valuable feedback to engineers and warfighters to help in the future development of weapons and munitions systems.
Second, the Soft Catch, or SCat, Gun System saves money Engineers can either catch the round and easily recover it within minutes at Picatinny Arsenal or traipse through the desert in Arizona looking for the round they just fired.
Without the Soft Recovery System facility and the Soft Catch Gun capability, the costs associated with weaponizing advanced technology increase to the point where programs are managed at high risk to fit within allocated budgets.
The SCat facility is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, or ARDEC, and dovetails with the organization's mission.
Development programs such as the Excalibur Precision Ammunition and Precision Guidance Kits can use such a system for ongoing development, thus reducing development cycle time and cost.
"This is here to soft-catch projectiles so that we can tear them apart after we have fired them to determine what has or has not survived,"said Robert Marchak, a mechanical engineer in the Fuze Division of the Munitions Engineering Technology Center.
"We are trying to increase the reliability of smart munitions when we give them to the Soldier," he said.
The system is comprised of a 155 mm Howitzer weapon with a M199 gun tube and 540 feet of catch tubes.
This is a hybrid system that uses both pressurized air and water to help slow down the projectile's momentum. It is the only system of its kind in the world.
The first part of the chain of catch tubes only contains atmospheric air. The next section, 320 feet of the tubes, contains pressurized air, followed by an 80-foot section filled with water.
A small burst diaphragm seals one end of the pressurized air and a piston seals the other end.
The piston also separates the water and pressurized air sections. The burst diaphragm and piston are replaced after each test fire.
Once fired, the projectile achieves free flight for approximately 6 feet and travels down the catch tubes, generating shockwaves that interact with the atmospheric air section, the burst diaphragm, the pressurized air section, the piston and the water section.
In a little over one second, the projectile shock waves break the burst diaphragm. The air section is compressed and pushed forward, shock and pressure shear the piston moving it against the water (momentum transfer), all while slowing the projectile to a stop.
The piston is ejected out of the end of the system,followed by the air and water, and finally the projectile comes to rest in a mechanized brake system.
On-board-recorders inside the projectile measure the accelerations of the projectile from the gun-launch and the catch events.
With a muzzle velocity of 888 meters per second, the entire test takes a little over one second from the time the projectile is fired until it has completely stopped.
The speed of 888 meters per second is equal to 1,986 miles per hour. If a commuter plane could travel at that speed, passengers could fly from Picatinny Arsenal to Albuquerque, N.M., in one hour.
The catch tubes are made of the same steel used to manufacture the 155 mm gun tube.
What makes this system attractive is the tight fit achieved just over the projectile bourlette diameter. This helps keep the projectile straight and makes for a smooth ride.
In addition,the system was designed to quickly remove and replace broken parts. Having the capability to quickly turn the system around after part failures is critical in maintaining an ongoing testing capability, which in turn helps weapons programs stay on schedule.
Since the system is entirely made of metal,temperature fluctuations cause the system to expand with heat and contract when cold.
The system was designed to remain straight, yet have the ability to move in the axial direction during these temperature changes, otherwise, if completely fixed, the stresses caused by contractions or expansions could break bolts or other critical parts on the system.
"This whole system during the winter--to-summer months can grow or shrink about two inches on any given day," Marchak said.
The speed and or velocity of the projectile can be controlled by the energetic operator using a pre-determined amount of propellant, but in doing so, the amount of pressurized air and mass of water needs to be accounted for as well.
"This whole system is more or less based on the velocity of the projectile. The faster the projectile flies, the more pressurized air and water mass you need to try and slow it down," Marchak said.
Marchak said that in order to determine the amount of air pressure and water mass used in the system, many variables need to be considered,including the outside temperature, since the density of the pressurized air changes with temperature.
"We also have a lot of instrumentation, pressure gauges, accelerometers, temperature sensors, proximity sensors," Marchak added. "We are trying to measure and characterize how the projectile and the shock wave that comes off the projectile travels down the tube."
The data is dumped into an electronics data conex box alongside the catch system, then transferred to the safety bunker where a team of engineers save, process, and evaluate the information.
Some of the items tested in the SCat gun include electronic safe and arm devices, GPS electronics boards, infrared cameras,control actuation systems, guidance and navigation units, and many more mechanical and electrical components.
Current customers include the U.S. Army, Excalibur, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Collins, BAE, and Goodrich.
The Goodrich use of the SCat Gun System has been increasing, with the team achieving a milestone of its 500th shot, May 22, 2012.
A typical test day includes four to five test shots at an average cost of $28,000, which Marchak describes as a small price for helping warfighters in the pursuit of battlefield dominance.
The first round fired from the 155 mm SCat Gun System came in April 2007. Now, with 559 shots completed to date, Marchak said the system is becoming the standard for precision munitions testing.


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Real Estate Radio With Louis Cammarosano 11/14/11
On Monday November 14, 2011, Louis Cammarosano, General Manager of HomeGain, was a guest on the Real Estate Radio show on The Big Talker 1580 AM, hosted by Ryan Sloper.
Listen to the show.
Part 1 (15:00)
Ryan notes a curious answer by Newt Gingrich about housing during the recent Republican debate. Louis notes the problem of having a real debate with nine candidates in an hour and noted Ron Paul, for example only spoke for 90 seconds in the most recent debate. Louis notes that there is no free market in real estate as the government is so involved in the real estate market. Louis notes the absurdity of giving the executives of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae bonuses.
Ryan discusses the issues that Private Mortgage Insurance companies are having and their impact on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Louis notes the analogy during the financial crisis when AIG was unable to meet its insurance obligations to Goldman Sachs and the Fed had to bail them out. Louis notes that the government caused the housing bubble with low interest rates.
Louis notes that the government also causes the cost of education to go higher by guaranteeing loans. Louis note that when the government sponsors services by guaranteeing loans, prices go higher but the quality does not go up. Louis notes that students with excessive loans will have a hard time getting a job and even if they get one will have a hard time getting a loan to buy a home. Louis notes that 70% of the U.S. economy is based on spending-spending with borrowed money. Continue reading this post


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ROSELAND, N.J. – Senior Tom Pangia (Hammonton, N.J.) was named to another preseason All-American team this week as USA Football News announced its 2012 Division III Preseason All-American teams. Pangia, a linebacker, was named to the third team defense to represent Gallaudet University. This is the 20th annual Division III preseason All-American team that is selected by coaches, sports information directors, pro scouts, media and USA Football News staff.
Former Bison defender Matt Harris was selected to the second team defense but he is not on the team this season.
This is Pangia's third preseason honor as he has been named recently to the 2012 D3 Senior Classic South Region second team defense and the 2012 Beyond Sports College Network second team defense back in July.
Pangia, the first-ever three-time All-ECFC first team defender, led the conference with 103 tackles (72 solo) as the team co-captain had 11 or more tackles in six of the 10 games this season. The junior linebacker forced two fumbles, recovered one, and made one interception as he started in all 10 games.
Gallaudet will open the season on Saturday, September 1, in Ohio to take on Otterbein University in a non-conference game at 1 p.m.
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This Article From Issue
January-February 2011
Volume 99, Number 1
Page 72
ATOMIC OBSESSION: Nuclear Alarmism From Hiroshima to al-Qaeda. John Mueller. xvi + 319 pp. Oxford University Press, 2010. $27.95.
Reading John Mueller's Atomic Obsession is like going through the looking glass with Alice. Examining the conventional wisdom about nuclear weapons from the other side of the looking glass, Mueller tells us that their destructiveness has been exaggerated; that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were of marginal importance in ending World War II; that "nuclear weapons have been of little historic consequence," and that the United States and the Soviet Union would not have gone to war even in the absence of nuclear deterrence; that arms-control treaties are usually a waste of time and effort; that the dangers of nuclear proliferation are greatly exaggerated; that sanctions aimed at stopping countries from seeking nuclear weapons make it more likely that they will pursue them; and, finally, that "the likelihood a terrorist group will come up with an atomic bomb seems to be vanishingly small."
In arguing against atomic "alarmism" and the inclination "to wallow in a false sense of insecurity," Mueller has something to annoy everyone. Conservatives can take umbrage at his arguments that the bombing of Hiroshima was unnecessary to end World War II and that the Cold War nuclear buildup was not needed to deter the Soviets. Liberals can be upset by the claim that arms-control treaties are pointless and sometimes even counterproductive.
The challenge in reading Mueller's book is to separate insights that are deviant but useful (some of his deconstructions of the conventional wisdom are genuinely insightful) from arguments that are deviant because they are exaggerated, misshapen or just plain wrong. Many of Mueller's sharp-edged points about the hyping of the dangers of nuclear proliferation and terrorism fall into the first (insightful) category, but his critiques of arms control and his apparent smugness about all nuclear dangers belong in the latter.
Mueller argues that liberals and conservatives have joined in exaggerating the danger and importance of nuclear weapons; they have used our fears over the years to justify unnecessary weapons programs and arms-control negotiations, a counterproductive invasion of Iraq, and now bloated counterterrorism initiatives. He builds his argument atop an exercise in counterfactual history, maintaining that nuclear weapons were unnecessary to keep the peace during the Cold War, because both superpowers would have been deterred from war anyway by memories of the carnage of World War II, and because the Soviet Union was too risk-averse to chance an invasion of Europe. (He does not ask whether Soviet nuclear weapons might have deterred the United States from starting a war with the Soviets.) Those who know Cold War history in its rich complexity will be infuriated by the simplifications, omissions and blithe assumptions in this exercise in intellectual casuistry, which brings to mind not the work of a scholar seriously weighing evidence, but the efforts of a high-school debate team to push a contrived point of view as far as possible.
The most original, incisive and interesting part of the book is the last third, in which Mueller slashes through the hype that guides much public discourse and policymaking about the risk of nuclear terrorism. He points out that a foreign government is unlikely to give a nuclear weapon to a terrorist group because of the danger that, as supplier, that country would invite retaliation against itself. He also uses the writings of several nuclear scientists, including the former Los Alamos division leaders Carson Mark and Steve Younger, to argue that it would be prohibitively difficult for a small terrorist group that lacked state sponsorship to acquire the subtle engineering knowledge needed to overcome the technical challenges involved in turning black-market nuclear material into a workable nuclear weapon. Many scientific experts not cited here by Mueller would take issue with that argument. And having read one of the articles that Mueller does cite—"Can Terrorists Build Nuclear Weapons?," by J. Carson Mark and others (1987)—I am of the opinion that it does not, in fact, support Mueller's argument. Furthermore, in dismissing the case for a terrorist nuclear threat, Mueller does not adequately address the possibility that a terrorist group seeking a bomb might have access to a scientist with nuclear-weapons experience from another state as an adviser or team member. Still, by pointing out the importance of tacit and esoteric knowledge to the success of such an endeavor, Mueller is making an important challenge to glib assumptions about the ease with which a terrorist group, even if it had access to uranium and plutonium, might be able to make a bomb.
Mueller fails to discuss another possibility: that a rogue element within a state, not the state leadership itself, might sell an intact nuclear weapon to which it has access. This scenario is far from speculative: After the fall of the Berlin wall, a Soviet soldier guarding nuclear weapons in East Germany offered to sell an atomic warhead to the antinuclear organization Greenpeace; Greenpeace wanted to buy the weapon and display it to show the dangers of nuclear proliferation. They were arranging payment and transportation when the warhead in question was abruptly removed from East Germany by the Soviets. It is, sadly, all too typical of Mueller's style of argument that he makes his case with copious references to any literature that supplies evidence supporting his point of view, but he ignores inconvenient facts and arguments.
We see something similar in Mueller's discussion of arms-control treaties. He regards such treaties as bureaucratically unwieldy and argues that states often only agree to them when they involve no real sacrifice or merely codify what the state already intended to do. He bases this argument largely on a discussion of the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963, which forced nuclear testing underground but did nothing to curtail the nuclear arms race, and the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Agreement (SALT I), which limited missiles but not the newly miniaturized warheads packed several to a missile, which were the real problem.
Mueller has cherry-picked his treaties here. Why not discuss the Outer Space Treaty, which preempted a nuclear arms race in space? And what about the 1988 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which eliminated an entire category of nuclear weapons from Europe, much to the chagrin of hardliners in both superpowers? Above all, why not discuss the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty (the existence of which, astonishingly, is never mentioned in Mueller's book)? The ABM Treaty was widely seen by arms-control advocates as having headed off an expensive and destabilizing race between offensive and defensive weapons during the Cold War.
The strengths and weaknesses of Mueller's argument collide most jarringly in his discussion of nuclear proliferation. He is entertaining when he catalogs decades of dire predictions from experts about a coming cascade of countries crossing the nuclear threshold—predictions that have failed to come true, although this has not deterred contemporary pundits from re-sounding the alarm. And we need to think seriously about his argument that sanctions intended to deter nuclear proliferation killed hundreds of thousands of civilians in Iraq and North Korea while increasing the attractiveness of nuclear weapons to the paranoid leaders of those countries; the remedy may be worse than the disease.
But surely Mueller goes too far, and his polemical casuistry becomes dangerous, when he argues that sanctions and treaties are largely unnecessary because most countries have freely eschewed proliferation, recognizing that nuclear weapons are "militarily useless, and a spectacular waste of money and scientific talent." Although he is surely right that nuclear weapons are overrated and often fail to bring the bargaining power and military strength their owners seek, some countries (whether because they are in a bad neighborhood or have a bad regime) have spared no expense to seek them. And when a country acquires them, this puts pressure on rivals and neighbors to seek them too (as Pakistan did in response to India, for example). There can be a collective logic that forces individual countries to make choices they would rather not. The importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, for which Mueller shows so little respect, is that it releases countries from the prisoner's dilemma here: The treaty and its inspection provisions give confidence to countries who want to eschew nuclear weapons as long as they can be sure that their rivals do so too. This is why Brazil and Argentina both joined the treaty regime in the 1990s, for instance.
In short, Mueller has a gimlet eye for hype about nuclear weapons but is blind to their very real dangers. His book, which should sport a "don't-worry-be-happy" smiley face rather than a scrawled atom on the cover, counsels us in its final sentence that we are not in danger and should "sleep well." Mueller seems to assume that, because there has not yet been an accidental nuclear war, because terrorists have not yet exploded a nuclear weapon, and because no country has used nuclear weapons since the United States bombed Nagasaki, we are safe. Presumably BP executives talked the same way about the safety of deep-water drilling before April 20, 2010; Soviet engineers talked the same way about the safety of their nuclear reactors before April 26, 1986; and NASA engineers talked the same way about the safety of shuttle launches at low temperatures before January 28, 1986. In regard to nuclear weapons, we have arguably been lucky. There have been several incidents in which U.S. planes carrying nuclear weapons have crashed or burned. In 1995 the Soviets mistook a Norwegian weather rocket for a U.S. nuclear attack, and Boris Yeltsin found himself staring into the nuclear briefcase as his aides told him he might only have a few minutes to launch Russian nuclear weapons. And we now know that in the early years of the Cold War, there were senior U.S. military officers who wanted to preemptively attack the Soviet Union.
Mueller mocks those who warn of events that are possible but have not happened. "There is a 'genuine possibility,'" he says, "that Osama bin Laden could convert to Judaism, declare himself to be the Messiah, and fly in a gaggle of Mafioso hit men from Rome to have himself publicly crucified."
If only nuclear disaster were that unlikely.
Hugh Gusterson is professor of anthropology and sociology at George Mason University. He is the author of People of the Bomb: Portraits of America's Nuclear Complex (University of Minnesota Press, 2004).


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Stanton looks to get bat, All-Star bid going
MIAMI -- A year ago, Giancarlo Stanton received the jersey, but he was unable to enjoy the experience.
Stanton was the Marlins' lone All-Star selection in 2012, but he never made the trip to Kansas City due to an injury.
MIAMI -- A year ago, Giancarlo Stanton received the jersey, but he was unable to enjoy the experience.
Stanton was the Marlins' lone All-Star selection in 2012, but he never made the trip to Kansas City due to an injury.
The day before the power-hitting right fielder was to participate in the Home Run Derby, he underwent surgery to remove bone fragments from his right knee.
So while the Midsummer Classic was taking place, Stanton was in Miami recovering from a procedure that caused him to miss about a month as well as the All-Star festivities.
The 2013 All-Star Game is set for July 16 at Citi Field in New York, and Stanton is hopeful of some better fortune.
The All-Star voting process is about to begin, and Stanton headlines eight Miami position players who are on the ballot. Also on the ballot are catcher Rob Brantly, first baseman Casey Kotchman, second baseman Donovan Solano, shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, third baseman Placido Polanco and outfielders Juan Pierre, Chris Coghlan and Stanton.
Although Stanton is off to slow start, the 23-year-old is among the more imposing threats in the game.
"We've got to get him going, he's such a big part of this lineup," manager Mike Redmond has said.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or via your mobile device -- using the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot until July 4 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Fans may submit 25 online ballots during the voting period, but can also earn a one-time bonus of 10 additional online ballots. To access these additional online ballots, you must be logged into your MLB.com account when you submit any online ballot. If you do not have an MLB.com account, visit mlb.com and register in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free MLB.com account.
The names on the ballot represent the Marlins' starting position players on their Opening Day lineup. Coghlan was in center field that day, but since then, Justin Ruggiano has played a majority of the time in center field.
Those wishing to vote for Ruggiano are encouraged to do so as a write-in choice.
Kotchman also is on the ballot, but the veteran strained his left hamstring in the second game, and he's been on the disabled list since. And last week, Hechavarria went on the DL with a bruised right elbow.
Voting at Marlins Park will get under way on Thursday, when the Marlins open a four-game set against the Cubs. Ballots will be collected at the ballpark in Miami through June 14.
Fans can also once again participate in the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each league who they would most like to see participate in the Home Run Derby. The 2013 Home Run Derby -- part of Gatorade All-Star Workout Day -- will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 8 p.m. ET on July 15.
Among the strongest players in the game, Stanton was set to compete in the Home Run Derby a year ago, and he is a logical choice for fans to consider once again.
The 2013 American League and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on July 7 on the 2013 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show, televised nationally on TBS. Baseball fans around the world will then be able to select the final player on each team via the All-Star Game Final Vote sponsored by freecreditscore.com on MLB.com.
And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
This will be the first All-Star Game for Citi Field. Come to MLB.com for extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 84th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
Arguably the most deserving Marlins player this year is Polanco, who is off to a terrific start. The 37-year-old has offered production and experience to a youthful squad.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro.


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Presentation to City Council Opposing Casino
Nathan Edelson
March 14, 2011
As some of you may recall, I am a former Vancouver City Planner.
Like former Councillors Ladner, Puil and Ford, I am not from Las Vegas; and I don't support the proposed casino. I am also proud to be on the same side on this issue as many others with others with whom I have worked including Tom Durrie, Herb Barbolet and John Shayler as well as the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, on whose board I serve.
My reasons are simple:
1. The process doesn't smell right
2. The stadium roof leaks money and doesn't look right
3. Enabling addiction to gambling as a public policy doesn't feel right
Regarding the process, the media has reported that a number of former and current public officials have been working behind the scenes or, in some cases, directly for the casino and associated facilities. Whatever their past contributions to public service – and they are considerable – I believe those who have argued that these facilities should be public priorities may have lost their way. Some have strayed so far along the path toward conflict of interest that it is unclear as to whether they have broken the law or whether the law must be fixed.
• The design of the complex is too large and will further block rather than enhance the important linkages between the Downtown Eastside, including Chinatown, and False Creek.
• The stadium roof now litters our skyline – its design is disrespectful of 3 decades of careful work to protect public views
• The stadium and the roof cost more than $560M. That these funds were spent in advance of this public hearing is disrespectful of the City's rezoning process.
• More importantly, this is a misallocation of public funds when:
– Hundreds of homeless live on our streets
–Thousands of our children are unsafe in schools that need seismic upgrading; and
–Tim Bits are served in the emergency rooms of our hospitals
The TEAM Council on which Marguerite Ford served in the 1970's achieved greatness.
1. It had a clear vision of a city made up of liveable, inclusive and engaged communities.
2. It also had the courage to say NO to the freeways that many experts declared were both necessary and inevitable.
The result is what is recognized as one of the most liveable cities in the world, at least for most, if not all of us.
Should you decide that you have to approve this proposal, be careful to check every detail of the permits. I helped negotiate a Community Benefit Agreement with the original owners of Edgewater so that inner city residents would be given at least 10% of the new jobs.
Many of these were contracted through Cook Studio – a social enterprise that trained low income youth. It was contracted to do offsite catering and to operate the onsite restaurant. When Paragon took over ownership of Edgewater, they cancelled the contract. This contributed to Cook Studio going bankrupt and the loss of opportunity for dozens of young people who were taking their first steps out of poverty.
I think it is important for all of us to recognize that Edgewater has been a good employer. This is why so many of its workers have taken the time to speak on behalf of the company and the pride they have in their jobs.
However, I would ask you to question Paragon as to why so many of its current workers fear that unless the casino is expanded, they may lose their jobs. If the Casino – at its current size is relocated or the license is transferred to another company, Council can help protect their jobs as a condition of development or other permissions.
More than a decade ago, Mayor Philip Owen had to wisdom to understand that addiction to illegal drugs is a public health issue. It is time for us to understand that this is also true of Addiction to Gambling.
I would suggest a Four Pillar approach to reduce government's Addiction to Gambling.
1. The first pillar is Prevention
On one side of the chips, show the high proportion of revenue that comes from the poor;
On the other side, show where the revenues actually go; and
On the large screens show the people driven into bankruptcy, their foreclosures, divorces and innocent children.
2. The second Pillar is Harm Reduction
Develop a policy of no increase in slot machines and tables; and
Gradually eliminate highly addictive internet gambling
3. Treatment is the third pillar
Create a fair taxation policy – so that governments have the resources to provide needed public services without relying on the proceeds of gambling.
4. The fourth pillar is Enforcement
• Work with the Province to carry out a full public inquiry into all the events that led to the proposal before you this evening. This should include the circumstances under which Paragon took over ownership of Edgewater, the proposal for more than tripling the size of the casino, the public expenditures on stadium and the public engagement process.
• Whether or not the inquiry reveals illegal activity has taken place, it should check to make sure that the laws regulating conflict of interest are clear and adequately reflect the public's sense of right and wrong.
• This will help public officials – both current and former – "To know their limit; and to stay within it."
In my view, and those of many who have spoken and will speak before you, we need to recognize that the casino is like a freeway – a Social Freeway to Nowhere. Like the TEAM Council of the 1970's, you have an opportunity to turn this proposal down and to have staff complete much needed planning for this area.
Finally, I think it is important that the roof – the roof that would be retractable – remain for decades to come.
Like the Georgia Viaduct before it, it should serve as a symbol for the path we chose not to take. A reminder that in the early part of this century – with all of its challenges – that Vancouver's City Council chose to work with the senior governments to house our homeless, protect the lives of our children and become the Greenest, and the most liveable place on earth – not for most of us; but for all of us.


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(South Korea) A UniKorea presentation, in association with Diaphana Distribution, NEW, KTB Capital and KT Capital, of a Pinehouse Film production. (International sales: Finecut, Seoul.) Produced by Lee Joon-dong. Executive producers, Youm Tae-soon, Choi Seong-min. Co-producer, Lee Dong-ha. Co-executive producers, Michel Saint-Jean, Jung Myung-soo, Lee Seung-ho, Lee Jang-ho. Directed, written by Lee Chang-dong.
With: Yun Jung-hee, Lee David, Kim Hira.
By JUSTIN CHANG
A woman takes up writing poems as a means of coping with her difficult grandson and the onset of Alzheimer's — a description that conveys little hint of the subtle intelligence at work in Lee Chang-dong's quietly haunting new picture. Calmer and less shattering than his masterly psychodrama "Secret Sunshine" (2007), "Poetry" is a deceptively gentle tale with a tender ache at its center, as well as a performance from Yun Jung-hee that lingers long in the memory. Solidifying Lee's rep as one of South Korea's most gifted writing-directing talents, pic will lean heavily on critical kudos to secure offshore sales.
After a prologue of unsettling stillness in which we see a body floating down the Han River, the film introduces Yang Mija (Yun), a beautiful woman in her 60s whose warm, open demeanor finds expression in the bright-colored floral prints and cute white hat she likes to wear. D.p. Kim Hyun-seok's mobile camera follows Mija through a series of routines and errands around her suburban town: cleaning house for an elderly man whom she also bathes, to his evident pleasure; visiting a doctor who's concerned by her recent memory lapses; taking care of her sullen, unresponsive grandson, Wook (Lee David); and, on a whim, signing up for a poetry class at the local community center.
As in "Secret Sunshine," all this leisurely scene-setting lulls the viewer into a sense of security that's ruptured by a sudden twist, one that explains the meaning of that earlier corpse. With Wook and five of his friends implicated in a monstrous crime, Mija is in desperate need of cash for a legal settlement — a mission she undertakes with no particular urgency, instead spending most of her time in search of the poetic inspiration that, she freely and touchingly admits, doesn't come naturally to her.
Given the abundant potential for missteps into sappiness with this sort of premise, what's notable here is the lack of sentimentality in Lee's approach. At no point does "Poetry" devolve into a terminal-illness melodrama or a tale of intergenerational bonding; Wook remains a wretchedly ungrateful cipher, and his horrific actions are left chillingly unexplained. Mija looks and looks intently for the everyday beauty that will unlock her hidden talents, but Lee won't let her or the viewer escape the ugliness that's all around.
In his past films, including "Peppermint Candy" and "Oasis," Lee has established himself as a fearless social critic and sympathetic observer of characters who, due to mental/physical disabilities or emotional/spiritual trauma, find themselves on the margins. "Poetry" presents a patriarchal society that, under a smiling veneer of concern, tries to contain its problems by throwing money at them. Mija — who has no money to give, only compassion — has no place in this culture. Repeatedly, she behaves in ways that inspire one's embarrassed pity: opening her mouth at the wrong moment to ask an ignorant question, or abandoning a conversation to look at some nearby flowers. By film's end, it's clear she's the sanest, healthiest person in town.
The use of poetry as both text and subtext makes the film feel a bit more prosaic and less cinematic than some of Lee's recent efforts, somewhat betraying the novelist-turned-filmmaker's literary origins. There are longueurs here — particularly the direct-address interviews with Mija's poetry classmates — that could be trimmed, though overall this absorbing film feels considerably shorter than its 139 minutes.
Looking fabulous in her flamboyant wardrobe (designed by Lee Choong-yeon), Yun winningly embodies that pleasant, loopy, slightly-too-talkative grandmother everyone's either encountered or been related to, imbuing the old woman with an uncloying joie de vivre and simple desire for human connection that cuts to the heart; in sadder moments, she does most of her acting with her eyes, which can make her look terribly vulnerable and alone. The graceful final passage, which comes close to fulfilling the promise of the title, is all the more poignant for the fact that the central character is heard but not seen.
Camera (color), Kim Hyun-seok; editor, Kim Hyun; production designer, Sihn Jeom-hui; costume designer, Lee Choong-yeon; sound (Dolby SRD), Lee Seung-chul; assistant director, Park Jung-bum. Reviewed at Cannes Film Festival (competing), May 19, 2010. Running time: 139 MIN.