The primary weapon is the gun you will be using the most. There are several types of primary weapons. This includes Assault Rifles, Submachine Guns, Machine Guns, and Sniper Rifles. The names of the manufacturers or designers are not in-game (probably to avoid affiliation with the companies), but are included here for factual interest.
Assault rifles are the most popular weapon type in Combat Arms. They have well-balanced statistics, and can be used a variety of situations. Assault rifles have an approximate maximum range of 100 metres, which can be measured using the ACOG TA1 Scope. Attempting to shoot any further will see your bullets disappear.
This gun isn't quite on par with the others because it is the default gun and costs no GP to maintain. It has a high rate of fire and fair recoil, but its damage is quite low. The M16 is the only assault rifle besides the SG550 (and then only at range) that kills in more than four shots.
Still, the M16 isn't a totally horrible gun, and you can still get kills with it if you are poor and don't have the GP to rent something better. The M16 can be fitted with all Modifications.
It is recommended that you do not attach a silencer, because it will cause the M16A3 to be a borderline 5-6 hit kill.
The Colt M4 carbine and its variants are shorter versions of the venerable M16. The main reason why some people enjoy using the M4A1 is because of its ridiculously low recoil. Your crosshair will go up about a millimeter, and then rock side to side at a barely noticeable strength. The side recoil is completely eliminated if you attach and use a scope.
The low recoil is balanced by relatively weak damage, although it still gives a four-shot kill. The M4A1 can be attached with all Modifications.
An improved version of the M4A1, the M4A1 CQBR has even less recoil (as if the M4A1 has a lot at all). It is slightly more portable, has a higher firing rate, and can be drawn faster.
Not a commonly seen gun, the K2 sports a high rate of fire. It is also very accurate, beaten in the stat only by the AK47 and G36E.
The interesting thing about the K2 is that it can fire in all three modes: single shots (semi-automatic), bursts, and automatic. While most people that use the K2 will set it to Auto, using Semi-Auto or Burst will can be very ammo-conserving and powerful. Using single fire brings out the accuracy and makes the recoil meaningless allowing extremely accurate shots that serves as a perfect anti-sniper purpose.
Similar to the M4A1, this yellow and slightly strange looking gun is low on recoil. It has hardly any up recoil, but it does have quite noticeable side recoil. It cannot be used to spray-snipe at far range like the M4A1 can, because of the relatively hefty side recoil (alternates left and right quickly, making it harder to aim). It is a weak four shot kill, only ever so slightly stronger than the M4A1, but every other stat is a fair balance.
This is also one of the few guns capable of burst fire. The SCAR-L can be fitted with all mods. Adding a scope will not negate its side recoil.
This version of the durable SCAR-L is painted black to camouflage in with the night. Otherwise, it is the same as the SCAR-L.
This very expensive rifle is almost the same thing as an M4A1 CQBR, except that you can just buy it with GP rather than try Supply Case after Supply Case. It has almost non-existent recoil, has a good rate of fire, it's best is medium to medium-long range distances, and is a borderline 4-5 hit kill. You will be able to halfway snipe, but with little effectiveness at extreme distances.
The same thing as the M416, but it comes with a nice camouflage skin and a slight increase in damage. The rank unlock keeps its popularity down.
This deals the strongest four-hit kill and has very high accuracy. Like the AK47, the G36E lacks in portability. The strange recoil pattern causes the gun to kick everywhere, making it difficult to handle.
The G36E costs an extra 150 GP than the other assault rifles because it has a built-in scope. This scope has the range of a sniper rifle, which makes the G36E also useful for long-range sniping. When using the gun in this manner, you must fire single shots, or else the recoil makes it useless. The G36E can accommodate all modifications except new scopes.
This is the second strongest assault rifle. Capable of a three-hit kill, it is deadly in the hands of a skilled user. To add to the damage, the AK47 also features the second highest accuracy of all Assault Rifles.
The AK47's damage and accuracy is counterbalanced by bad statistics in many other areas. The recoil is very strong and can get out of hand (bursting instead of spraying helps to control it), the rate of fire is slow, the crosshair gets absolutely huge, and its not very portable.
The AK-47 is now purchasable at the Black Market for a permanent usage period. This permanently replaces the M16A3.
A toned-down, or CQB version of the AK47. The damage is reduced from a 3-hit kill to a strong 4-hit kill. Recoil is reduced and goes slightly more "everywhere", and the crosshair can still get quite big. The gun also fires with a very distinct and loud crashing sound, so it is hard to be stealthy without a silencer.
Overall, the AK74U is a very balanced combination of all statistics. It can be fitted with all modifications.
This gun is the same as the AK47, but with drastically reduced recoil and a barely noticeable increase in power.
The AK103 is also capable of burst-fire. Since the gun is a three-shot kill anyways, if you use burst mode and aim well, you can kill people with one click of the mouse.
This bullpup model gun is the weakest four-shot kill. To compensate for the power, the FAMAS features high accuracy, fair recoil, and the second highest firing rate out of all the assault rifles.
The FAMAS fires with an extremely distinctive popping sound that alerts skilled players that you're using it. The recoil of the FAMAS when scoped is unique in the fact that it sways noticeably from side to side as it moves up. Although annoying, experienced players will shoot in bursts to take out targets at a medium to long range. The crosshairs when firing without a scope hardly expand due to the small spread of the bullets, allowing great hip fire accuracy.
This assault rifle features great accuracy, a high rate of fire, and literally insignificant recoil. The crosshair doesn't get very big either. However, it is a weak four shot kill at maximum, and any distance makes it a five hit kill.
The main downside of the SG550 is its small clip and limited ammo. The gun is one of the least portable assault rifle, so don't expect to be getting anywhere quickly. It is also very expensive.
This gun is rarely seen, because its downsides cause many people to favor the stronger "low end" assault rifles, such as the M4A1, FN SCAR, and M416.
The AUG-A1 is a four-shot kill and has a very high rate of fire for an assault rifle. The AUG is similar to the G36E in that it also costs an extra 150 GP because it comes with an attached scope, and this scope has the range of a sniper rifle. The AUG also recoils slightly more everywhere than it does up. Also worth mentioning is that the AUG is the fastest reloading assault rifle.
Because the AUG isn't as accurate as the G36E, the scope isn't as good for sniping as it is for medium range combat. When using the scope and single-shotting, the strong recoil is negated and it will only kick straight up, making the AUG's scope easy to manage. The AUG is capable of burst fire and can be fitted with a suppressor or magazine mod.
This variant of the AUG-A1 features an increase in damage.
The M14 assault rifle isn't actually an assault rifle, it's a battle rifle, which is a hybrid of a sniper and an assault rifle. Although still a three shot kill, any damage more than 2 to the target (or a light vesting target) will result in a 2 shot kill. It is also very accurate. However, it fires very slowly, making this gun a great way to get yourself killed in close combat.
The M14 can fire on automatic or semi-auto. The automatic mode will cause the gun to have strong recoil every shot without a scope. Using the semi-auto mode completely eliminates the recoil, keeps the crosshair in check, making this gun perfect for mid-range combat or as a sniper substitute. Using a scope without a S1 suppressor will eliminate the diagonal recoil and the almost non-existent side recoil. However, the rate of fire is so slow that the recoil doesn't even affect your aiming much. When sustaining fire, both are deadly accurate. This gun's uniqueness comes with a high price.
As of the October 28, 2009 patch, the fire rate of the M14 has been increased, making the weapon less underpowered.
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Summary: Political structure
Form of state
Parliamentary republic
Head of state
President; Milos Zeman was directly elected for a five-year term in January 2018
National legislature
The Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of parliament) has 200 members; the Senate (the upper house) has 81 members
Universal direct suffrage for party proportional representation, subject to a 5% threshold
Last elections: October 2018 (Senate); October 2017 (Chamber of Deputies); January 2018 (presidential). Next elections: October 2020 (Senate); October 2021 (Chamber of Deputies); January 2023 (presidential)
Main political parties
Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD); ANO; Christian and Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL); Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM); Civic Democratic Party (ODS); TOP 09; Czech Pirate Party (CPS); Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD); Mayors and Independents (STAN)
Government (caretaker)
Prime minister: Andrej Babis (ANO)
Deputy prime minister; minister for the environment: Richard Brabec (ANO)
Deputy prime minister; interior minister: Jan Hamacek (CSSD)
Key ministers
Agriculture: Miroslav Tomen (CSSD)
Culture: Antonin Stanek (CSSD)
Defence: Lubomir Metnar (independent)
Education: Robert Plaga (ANO)
Finance: Alena Schillerova (independent)
Foreign affairs: Tomas Petricek (CSSD)
Health: Adam Vojtech (independent)
Industry: Marta Novakova (independent)
Justice: Marie Benesova (ANO)
Labour & social affairs: Petr Krcal (CSSD)
Regional development: Klara Dostalova (independent)
Transport: Dan Tok (ANO)
Central bank governor
Jiri Rusnok
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Weather in Thailand
Weather Thailand – Monsoon Seasons
Thailand weather has high temperatures and humidity levels are experienced throughout the year. The weather in Thailand is affected by two monsoon seasons:
South-West Monsoon – May to October effecting the West coast (Phuket and Khao Lak/Similan Islands)
North-East Monsoon – November to March effecting the East coast (Koh Tao, Koh Samui)
Monsoon Season Thailand
The Monsoon brings about routine flooding in the north, north-east and central regions, often causing mudslides and flash floods; visitors planning to trek in the jungle during this time should check conditions with licensed tour guides before leaving. Phuket can have flooding but that's most of the time temporarily and does not affect tourism and divers.
The cool season, the favoured weather Thailand for most visitors, runs from November to February. Bangkok has a hot, tropical climate with daytime temperature reaching the mid-30s Celsius throughout the year. November to February is the driest time of year and the most popular with tourists. March, April and May are the hottest months, and the rainy season runs from May to October, of which October is the wettest.
Temperatures in the capital, Bangkok, range between 68°F (20°C) in December and 95°F (35°C) in April. January and February are normally dry, March to May is the hottest time of year, June to October tends to be the wettest season (with 90% of the country's rainfall occurring in this period), and November and December are the coolest months.
As the rest of the planet, the weather is definitely changing over time. The seasons are not as clear as they used to be. For sure the hottest time is still the same, from March-May. And no matter if its raining or not, Thailand is still one of the better countries to spend your holidays in and rain or no rain, you can dive in Thailand 365 days a year with an average temperature of 27 Celsius.
Thailand can best be described as tropical and humid for the majority of the country during most of the year. The area of Thailand north of Bangkok has a climate determined by three seasons while the southern peninsular region of Thailand has only two.
Possible strong winds in low season
In northern Thailand the seasons are clearly defined. Between November and May the weather is mostly dry, however this is broken up into the periods November to February and March to May. The later of these two periods has the higher relative temperatures as although the northeast monsoon does not directly affect the northern area of Thailand, it does cause cooling breezes from November to February.
The other northern season is from May to November and is dominated by the southwest monsoon, during which time rainfall in the north is at its heaviest.
The southern region of Thailand really has only two seasons — the wet and the dry. These seasons do not run at the same time on both the east and west side of the peninsula. On the west coast the southwest monsoon brings rain and often heavy storms from April through to October, while on the east coast the most rain falls between September and December.
Overall the southern parts of Thailand get by far the most rain, with around 2,400 millimetres every year, compared with the central and northern regions of Thailand, both of which get around 1,400 millimetres.
So when is the best time to visit Thailand?
Generally speaking, the best time to visit Thailand is from November to February when the northeast monsoon is blowing cool, dry air that serves as a respite from the heat. During this cool season, the temperature ranges from 18 to 32 degrees Celsius in Bangkok, while in northern and northeast Thailand, temperatures can get quite cool with morning temperatures as low as eight to 12 degrees Celsius with the occasional 20 degree day. Nights can be particularly chilly and at high altitudes the temperatures can and do drop below freezing.
In Phuket we are quite lucky as we are able to dive 365 days in the year, compared to Khao Lak or Koh Lanta and Krabi for example who close down for the Monsoon season.
The summer period, or hot and dry season, is from March to June. At this time temperatures in Bangkok average around 34 degrees, but can often reach 40 degrees with humidity levels of 75%.
Try and avoid April if you don't like it hot, unless you plan to be permanently submerged in the ocean, because this is the hottest month across the country. This is the best month for the Thai people as its their New Years celebration SONG KRAN. This is done with water pistols and water buckets the whole day long. Some places even celebrate this for a week.
From July to October is the monsoon, when most of Thailand's annual rainfall is accumulated and flooding can ravage the country. The humidity averages just under 90%, with temperatures averaging around 29 degrees Celsius in a very wet and rainy Bangkok.
The monsoon finishes when the wind direction changes, bringing dry weather from the northeast. At best this season can be described as unpredictable and not the constant downpour of rain like you may expect. The middle months of this season may hold particularly heavy rains for the north of the country.
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I'd like to use this occasion to share a bit about my family. These close relationships have helped shape who I am and what I'm doing as Oregon's Attorney General.
I come from a big family. Seven siblings! Josh, shown in this photo with Mom and me, is the youngest and has Down's syndrome. He truly brings his special touch to all who come in contact with him. A card-carrying union member, he works at the student center at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and has lived in the same group home near Mom for three decades.
Mom is 93 and pretty amazing herself! She goes to current events classes at the library and still loves a good argument. Her memory challenges her. But her walking pace is breathtaking!
Josh and Mom have been two of my rocks since forever. I hope you have important people like them in your life, too.
I wish you all the best – and thank you for your support. It's made a huge difference.
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Georges van Slype (1928-2009) fue un documentalista e informatólogo belga. Fue uno de los mayores expertos en lingüística documental, especialmente en el desarrollo de tesauros.

Biografía
Nació en 1928 en Bélgica, en zona francófona. Se licenció en Económica en la Universidad Libre de Bruselas, doctorándose en Economía Aplicada. Aunque trabajó en el mundo universitario como profesor en la universidad donde estudió y que creó el departamento de Documentación en 1970, o en la Universidad de Ginebra durante la década de los 80, Georges Van Slype trabajó durante 31 años en el Bureau Marcel Van Dijk (desde 1962 a 1993) un gabinete compuesto de ingenieros y consultores especializados en técnicas de gestión, dirigiendo un equipo de documentalistas.

Allí desarrolló más de una docena de tesauros monolingües y multilingües para numerosas instituciones, tanto públicas como privadas, organismos nacionales como internacionales. Los tesauros podían ser de ciencias exactas, humanas, sociales...  En 1963, Georges Van Slype dirige el desarrollo y elaboración del primer tesauro multilingüe del mundo: el Documentation Internationale de Recherches Routieres (DIRR), en inglés y francés. Otro tesauro importante que desarrolla es el tesauro de educación EUDISED en 1984 junto a Jean Viet.

En 1967, Van Slype, en compañía de Marcek Van Dijk, realizan un viaje pensionado por la Électricité de France (EDF) por Norteamérica, Reino Unido y Alemania donde visitará distintos centros de documentación donde se nutrirá de todo lo relacionado con técnicas y servicios documentales que dará como fruto la obra El servicio de Documentación frente a la explosión de la información en coautoría con Van Dijk.

En 1976, redacta para la Comisión Europea las normas básicas por las cuales se debe guiar la construcción de un tesauro.

En 1987, publica una obra de síntesis que tendría una influencia decisiva en el área documental francófona e hispana. La obra se titulaba Los lenguajes de indización: concepto, construcción y utilización en los sistemas documentales. En esta obra, analiza los distintos lenguajes documentales de manera comparativa, dividiendo entre lenguajes precoordinados a los lenguajes de clasificación, y postcoordiandos a los lenguajes de indización.

Georges Van Slype mostró su atención en los lenguajes de indización (listas de palabras clave, lista de descriptores libres, lista de autoridades y tesauros) desde su concepción, construcción y utilización. En tesauros ahondó sus investigaciones realizando comparativas entre los tesauros existentes y comprobando la funcionalidad de los programas informáticos de ayuda en su construcción. Van Slype definió al tesauro como lista estructurada de conceptos destinada a representar de manera unívoca el contenido de los documentos y de la consulta dentro de un sistema documental determinado. Además, fue un ferviente defensor de la utilización del diagrama de flechas para la conceptualización de un tesauro.

Van Slype también analizará la indización y los problemas de recuperación de información desde una doble prisma: el humano o manual, y el automatizado o asistido por ordenador.

Bibliografía
 GIL URDICIAIN, Blanca (2003): Lenguajes documentales. EN: Manual de Ciencias de la Documentación. Madrid:Pirámide.
 VAN SLYPE, Georges (1991); HIPOLA, Pedro (trad); Moya, Félix de (trad): Los lenguajes de indización: concepto, construcción y utilización en los sistemas documentales. Madrid, Salamanca:Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez; Madrid:Paidós

Enlaces externos
 https://www.cairn.info/revue-documentaliste-sciences-de-l-information-2010-3-page-69.htm
 https://web.archive.org/web/20110219054255/http://www.adbs.fr/grande-figure-georges-van-slype-91421.htm?RH=REVUE
 http://www.elprofesionaldelainformacion.com/contenidos/1993/diciembre/se_retira_van_slype.html

Nacidos en 1928
Fallecidos en 2009
Documentalistas de Bélgica
Informatólogos de Bélgica

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Over the past two centuries, our industrial, technological society has released tens of thousands of chemical substances into our world. They're produced by ever more countries, in ever larger quantities, with little understanding how they affect nature – let alone our own health. They find their way into our air, water and soil, the dust that blows along our streets. They permeate our homes and workplaces, and find their way into our very bodies.
Clearly, we leaped into this brave new world before we looked. Are these substances good for us ? Can our bodies deal with them ? We of course hope so, but if over time they can't, there must at some point be consequences. What follows should give some idea what those consequences might be.
- 157 that are toxic to the nervous system.
And since a mother's body concentrates such substances, an infant will receive still more of them in her milk.
Birth defects are steadily, in some areas even rapidly increasing, worldwide. There are now 4.4 million children in the United States diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. Autism now affects as many as 1 in 150 children. Childhood allergies, asthma and cancer, all with known links to environmental toxins, continue to rise.
- Learn more about this issue, and share the information further.
- Protect and detoxify yourself and your family, and show friends how.
- Link up with others who are concerned, speak out to your elected officials - and encourage friends to do the same !
With the affects we're seeing in newborns, we feel the handwriting is on the wall for our human race - and we feel obligated to do something. We hope you do too.
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Further Films (également connue sous le nom de Furthur Films) est une société de production de cinéma américaine qui a été créée par l'acteur et producteur de cinéma américain Michael Douglas en 1997.

Filmographie
 2001 : Divine mais dangereuse (One Night at McCool's) de Harald Zwart
 2001 : Pas un mot (Don't Say a Word) de Gary Fleder
 2002 : Swimf@n de John Polson
 2003 : Une si belle famille (It Runs in the Family) de Fred Schepisi
 2003 : Espion mais pas trop ! (The In-Laws) de Andrew Fleming
 2006 : The Sentinel de Clark Johnson
 2015 : Hors de portée (Beyond The Reach) de Jean-Baptiste Léonetti
 2017 : L'Expérience interdite - Flatliners (Flatliners) de Niels Arden Oplev
 2019 : We Have Always Lived in the Castle de Stacie Passon
 2020 : Ratched de Ryan Murphy et Evan Romansky (série TV)
 prochainement :
 Starman de Shawn Levy

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Sociétés de production de cinéma par ordre alphabétique
 Producteur de cinéma

Liens externes

Société de production de cinéma ayant son siège aux États-Unis
Société de production et de distribution audiovisuelle fondée en 1998
Entreprise ayant son siège en Californie


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Home / The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 16, Number 2
Factors influencing sex differences in numbers of tuberculosis suspects at diagnostic centres in Pakistan
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Authors: Khan, Mishal S. 1 ; Khan, M. S. 2 ; Sismanidis, C. 3 ; Godfrey-Faussett, P. 1 ;
Source: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 16, Number 2, 1 February 2012, pp. 172-177(6)
Publisher: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.11.0265
SETTING: DOTS-reporting tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic centres across Pakistan.
OBJECTIVES: To quantitatively investigate the influence of diagnostic centre characteristics on the number of female and male TB suspects registered at diagnostic centres.
DESIGN: Ten districts were selected across the four provinces of Pakistan. Data were collected on male and female TB suspects in all diagnostic centres within each district. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on characteristics of the diagnostic centres. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the influence of each characteristic on sex differences in the numbers of suspects.
RESULTS: Two diagnostic centre characteristics were associated with higher numbers of female than male TB suspects: catering to the local catchment area (P = 0.001) and being accessible on foot (P = 0.002). The following characteristics were associated with higher numbers of male than female TB suspects: being open after 2 pm (P = 0.041), having more than five doctors working at the centre (P = 0.019), and having more than 100 suspects registered per quarter (P = 0.008).
CONCLUSIONS: Smaller, local diagnostic centres that are accessible on foot registered more female than male TB suspects. More centralised facilities located further from homes, larger facilities and those with evening opening hours registered more male than female suspects.
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Keywords: diagnosis; gender; health-seeking behaviour; tuberculosis
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Steve Ramey
Vermonters demand single payer
By Steve Ramey
MONTPELIER, Vt.--Hundreds of people packed the main chamber of the statehouse on January 12 for a joint hearing of the House Health Committee and the Senate Health and Welfare Committees.
It was an overwhelming show of support for establishing a single-payer health care system in Vermont. Of the 120 people who signed up for the three hours of testimony, more than 100 were in support of a single-payer system.
Vermonters from all over the state--doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, teachers, the unemployed, the self-employed, people living with chronic illnesses and disabilities, representatives from patient advocacy groups, union locals and state federations, and the League of Women Voters--showed their support.
There were dozens of harrowing stories. "I had to put a price on my life. How much debt would you incur in order to stay alive?" asked Walter Carpenter of Montpelier, who lost his job and insurance before he learned he needed a $10,000 procedure to save his life.
Jennifer Larsen of Essex Junction, who last year testified at the statehouse in support of equal marriage rights, said, "Tonight, I feel more vulnerable testifying, feel more vulnerable letting my employer know I have lupus and asthma, than letting them know I happen to be a lesbian."
Another man, flanked by his two young daughters, described how he tried to treat a heart attack with Excedrin because he'd lost his job and insurance coverage. He ended by admonishing the legislators to pass single payer: "We can save some lives."
Deb Richter, a doctor and activist with Vermont for Single Payer, told the committees, "Thirty-one cents of every health care dollar spent in the private sector doesn't go to care, but administration--profit, executive compensation and bureaucracy needed to squeeze out profit."
To emphasize her point, she unfurled a list of all the insurance companies her practice of five physicians had to deal with. The list of just their names and addresses stretched much longer than the chamber had room for. She concluded, "I could see 20 percent more patients if I had less paperwork."
Tristin Adie, a registered nurse and activist in the Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign, exposed the insurance companies' outright graft. She testified, "Profits at 10 of largest health care insurance companies rose 428 percent from 2000 to 2007, with $120 million in pay in 2007 alone for executives."
The Vermont Workers' Center's Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign was the main mobilizing force behind the hundreds of people in attendance. Their red T-shirts and signs declaring "Health Care is a Human Right" dominated the crowd. The campaign was kicked off on May 1, 2009, with a massive weekday rally of more than 1,200 people at the Statehouse.
Since then, the campaign has held numerous human rights hearings and health care panels all over the state while collecting thousands of signatures on postcards that were delivered to the state legislature earlier this month.
Sen. Bernie Sanders gave the first testimony, telling the committee the nation would be looking more to the states for leadership on health care reform. "At the end of the day, it will be the states that lead the country to a rational health care system."
The ridiculous national health care debacle proves that, if we're going to get a decent health care system in the U.S., it's going to take real grassroots activism like that of the Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign in Vermont on a national scale.
Labor's power and the Medicare for All struggle
The recent nurses' battles for workplace dignity and patient safety should be a source of strength for the fight for single-payer health care.
Emma Wilde Botta
Voting our way to single-payer in California?
The frontrunner to be California's next governor has endorsed single-payer legislation, but the Democrats have to be held accountable.
Sean Petty
How can we win Medicare for all?
We desperately need to develop the social forces capable of challenging both parties' opposition to single-payer health care.
Single-payer got close so the Democrats killed it
Leading Democrats in California stepped in at the last minute to kill their own proposal for statewide single-payer health care.
Obituary: Dr. Quentin Young
He wanted everybody in and nobody out
It's a testament to his influence and efforts that a single-payer health care system is being discussed again in Election 2016.
Alan Maass
The re-return of Karl Marx
The media may grudgingly admit that Karl Marx's analysis of capitalism was correct in certain ways. But the point for Marx was to change it all.
Ferguson is fighting back
SocialistWorker.org writers report from a Missouri city that is rising up against police murder, despite every effort by authorities to silence them.
Justin Akers Chacón
The case against "The case against open borders"
Angela Nagle's attention-getting article claiming that migration hurts the working class relies on arguments as old as they are deceptive.
Lance Selfa
The Trumpification of American politics?
From the top of the party to the bottom, Republicans are going "full Trump." What does this mean for the midterm elections and U.S. politics?
Alan Maass and Todd Chretien
The ISO and the soul of international socialism
Among the different ways of understanding socialism and Marxism, the ISO stands in a tradition summarized by Hal Draper as "socialism from below."


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60 years of miffy
In 2015 it is 60 years since Miffy first started delighting children and their parents. And we plan to celebrate that all year long! One of the events being organised is the Miffy Art Parade: a project that honours Miffy, her creator, and fans of all ages worldwide. The Miffy Art Parade unites, inspires and is helping to create a better future in partnership with UNICEF.
The first book about Miffy was published in 1955. Dick Bruna recounts how, during a family holiday, he told his oldest son a story about the little bunny hopping around in the garden of their holiday home. He did some drawings of the little bunny, and Miffy was born. Miffy has since appeared as the leading character in 32 books that have been translated into more than 50 languages and sold more than 85 million copies worldwide.
Three generations have grown up with Miffy the Netherlands. But Miffy is also very popular outside the Netherlands. She began her international career in the UK and Japan in the 1960s and can now be found in dozens of countries all over the world. Besides featuring as the leading character in the books, Dick Bruna's world famous children's character is also enduringly popular as a design icon on all kinds of products.
The logo for 60 years of Miffy shows how Miffy evolved. To start with, she looked like a soft toy, with floppy ears. From 1963 onwards she has straight pointy ears and lovely round cheeks and looks candidly at the reader with her little black eyes. Some years later Dick Bruna made her ears and face even rounder, so they were more balanced. He also changed the proportional relationship between her body, which became slightly rounder, and her head.
Dick Bruna was born in Utrecht on 23 August 1927. His father ran the family publishing company, A.W. Bruna and Zoon, which was founded by his great-grandfather in 1868. Though he was meant to follow his father into the publishing business, Dick managed to convince his father that he was unsuited to the profession. In 1951 he started working for the company as a book cover designer and made a significant contribution to the success of the Zwarte Beertjes paperback series. His powerful images and simple graphics have made his book cover designs and posters highly coveted collectors' items.
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Bura Lumpai is a luxury resort in the alluring valley of Pai, offering guests a rejuvenating experience of natural harmony and tranquility. Located just outside the town centre on the peaceful banks of the Pai River, the resort offers breathtaking views across the rice paddies and lush mountains and is within easy walking distance of the Wawee coffee shop and the historical Japanese bridge. Bura Lumpai currently offers Pai's first luxury camping quarters, set above a sandy beach fringing the river and surrounded by the sounds of nature. Coming soon...Nine luxury villas overlooking a wide freshwater dam.
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Over the past decade, Human Geography has been one of the most popular majors at the USMA, and just in the last 5 years about 150 human geographers have graduated and are now working around the world. This is a social science major just like political science, economics, psychology, or sociology. Geographers want to research and answer questions about the world we live in. A lot of regional geography courses are offered, so it's a great major for anyone interested in learning more about our world, global cultures and international issues. This major prepares cadets well for careers in any international field, such as the foreign service, international business, non-governmental organizations, or a full career in the Army.
Contemporary Human Geography is a beautifully crafted, modular springboard into essential human and cultural geography concepts, designed for the contemporary geography student. This brief, innovative text explores current human geography in the bold visual style that distinguishes Dorling Kindersley (DK) publications.
A concise introduction to the study of the role that humankind plays in shaping the world around us. Featuring an overview of theory, end of chapter summaries, case study boxes, further reading lists and a glossary, this book is the ideal introduction for anybody new to the study of human geography.
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography, founded in 1830. The Society is a world leader in advancing geography and supporting its practitioners in the UK and across the world.
Founded in 1902, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) is the world's largest organization of individuals interested in anthropology. The AAA today reflects the growing diversity of the discipline, and in Richard B. Woodbury's words, ". . . has remained the central society for the discipline, addressing with considerable success its increasingly varied interests and speaking for anthropology to other fields, the federal and state governments, and the public."
A legislative review of a bill resulting from intensive consultation with tribes across the country that are involved in energy exploration, development, and production, containing measures that tribes requested of the Committee, rooted in the principle of increasing Native Americans' control over their lands' resources.
Military operations are shaped by the characteristics of the military operating environment. Consequently, the scale, tempo, and complexity of any type of military endeavor are linked to the physical and cultural landscapes of the region in which it is conducted. Military geographers use geographical information, tools, and techniques to examine those links. Iraq's operating environment is studied to identify the relevant components of its physi- cal and human geography. This military geographical examination of Iraq tells us a great deal about how the physical and cultural environment have influenced the war, as well as how the complexity of its human landscape continues to affect the postwar rebuilding of the country.


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Bridging the political gap in UK's most easterly constituency
Monday April 27, 2015, 5:31 PM
Political promises for a third river crossing in the marginal constituency of Waveney. Credit: ITV News Anglia
The Waveney constituency in Suffolk is as far east as you can go in the British Isles and it's also one of the most marginal seats in the country.
The Conservatives beat Labour by a little under 800 votes at the last election in 2010.
The largest town in Waveney is Lowestoft with an industrial heritage. Its fishing industry has long been in decline but it still maintains a thriving fish market. Tourism is also strong in the town along with businesses serving the offshore industry.
Click below to watch a report on the Waveney constituency from ITV News Anglia's Suffolk reporter Tanya Mercer
The constituency is named after the River Waveney, which marks the border between Norfolk and Suffolk.
The seat stretches inland from the coast along the valley towards the market towns of Beccles and Bungay.
It was held by Labour between 1997 and 2010 when the sitting MP Bob Blizzard was beaten by Conservative rival Peter Aldous by just 769.
The pair return to do battle again in 2015 along with candidates from UKIP, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party.
Parliamentary candidates in Waveney in 2015
Peter Aldous - Conservative
Bob Blizzard - Labour
Graham Elliott - Green
Steve Gordon - Liberal Democrat
Simon Tobin - UKIP
Polling stations will be open in Waveney and around the country from 7am until 10pm on Thursday 7 May 2015.
The votes will be counted after 10pm but the result is not expected until the early hours of Friday 8 May.
There are also local elections to Waveney District Council and parish councils being held on the same day.
Read more: Constituency profile of Waveney
Your county-by-county guide to local elections in the Anglia region
If you want to find out more about your constituency in the Anglia region click on the map below


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Chapter 1084 - 1084: Four Emperors
Orion felt like he was getting stronger. Testing his strength, he once again wanted to attack but stopped as he saw Emperor Lu appearing right before him.
Orion quickly jumped back to create some distance before he fired another dark ball of energy towards the arm of Emperor Lu which was getting increasingly closer.
The hand which was reaching out towards Orion's throat to crush it was attacked by the ball of darkness which disintegrated his entire hand while also taking out some part of his shoulder.
"This idiot. That's why I don't like reviving the beings that had their bodies destroyed beyond repair. He came back to life and had his strength, but his head is a mess. Whatever, I don't need him to delay anyone anymore. He has already fallen, and now I can take part. In any case, the formation is useless now."
There was disappointment in the face of the half masked man as he appeared on top of the Royal Palace from where he had the perfect view of the battle between Long Chen and Orion.
He couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment as he saw the scene ahead.
It had only taken him a few moments to get here, but that much time was already enough for Long Chen to take out Wu Lia.
The dark eyed Long Chen was so enraged that as soon as he woke up while tossing Wu Lia back, he appeared near him and thrust his open hand inside Wu Lia's throat, the same way he wanted to kill Long Chen.
Wu Lia didn't even have the time to stand as he watched Long Chen's hand entering his throat. How was this guy? It was as if Long Chen was teleporting, which was surprising. How could this guy Teleport? The formation was still intact.
He didn't realize that the formation had become inactive despite still running since the space had gotten so unstable suddenly.
The dark element of Long Chen was too strong after the Dark Sacrifice; it was basically as if he was actually a Heavenly Demon since they had similar features.
Long Chen didn't know that the Dark Sacrifice which he used had originated from Heavenly Demons themselves. They couldn't be stopped with such basic formations, and the same was now true for Long Chen.
The only difference was that Heavenly Demons still had their heads in control when they used that. Because of being a Mortal, Long Chen didn't have as many advantages as them.
Long Chen could neither escape the backlash of using this skill nor control how he used the skill. But now that he had used the skill, he didn't care. All he cared about was using his powers until he was satisfied.
The Immortal World... It was a world where the strongest of the humans lived. The only way someone could go from Mortal World was if their Cultivation was higher than Saint Realm. That was why everyone who broke through to the realm above Saint realm chose to elevate and establish a life in the Immortal World.
The lure of the Immortal World was just too much to give up.
The Immortal World was rich with Immortal Resources that could increase the strength of Cultivators because of which their Cultivation also had a better chance of growing.
The Qi of the Immortal World was also nourished by a small amount of Origin Energy which was what Heavenly Warriors used. Even though humans couldn't use that energy, even the Qi, which was nourished by it, was helpful for them.
It was said that if someone broke through to the realm higher than Saint, their Cultivation was affected by place.
If they stayed in the mortal realm, their Cultivation was at least a thousand times slower than living in the Immortal World. Moreover, they couldn't have the chance of getting treasures and establishing their families in the Immortal Realm if they stayed behind.
Even though the Immortal Realm was a big world, it was divided into four major parts, all of which had an Emperor— the south, East, West, and North.
The four Emperors of these four parts were the rulers of this world. Even amongst the four, the Northern Emperor was said to be the strongest as he had achieved the peak Cultivation that was possible for a human.
As for the rest, they were only a little behind from the Northern Emperor.
The Heavenly Realm possessed controls of half the Empires. As for the rest, they were controlled by the Heavenly Demons.
The Heavenly Warrior and Heavenly Demons ruled over all the mortal worlds in essence, but they didn't bother actually governing these places.
Instead, they used the Immortal Realm as the mediators to control the words while they focused on more important things.
The only thing the Heavenly Realms did was to give a certain set of rules through which the Immortal Realm was supposed to govern for them.
The Northern and the southern Emperors worked with the Heavenly Warriors to control their side of the Immortal Realm. As for the Eastern and the Western Emperors, they worked for the Heavenly Demons, controlling their side of the world.
The upper world hasn't established many rules. But amongst the ones that were established, the major one was that no one from their Enemy's bloodline was supposed to foot there. If that rule was violated and it was discovered, the punishment was really big.
Since it was a potential Heavenly Demon who had appeared there, Emperor Lu knew how serious it was. If he kept it a secret and didn't tell them, their world had the potential to be destroyed by the Immortal World.
And even if Immortal World supported them, the Heavenly Warriors were still at the top. A slight exposure would make everyone suffer. This was why everyone took his news seriously.
As soon as the Northern Emperor received the message of Emperor Lu, he immediately convened a meeting with the Southern Emperor.
"You think a Heavenly Demon is there? Why would the Heavenly Demons go down to that world? This sounds like a lie," Southern Emperor told the Northern Emperor, believing it to be a lie.
He believed in his theory.
"I believe that as well. It's certainly not a Heavenly Demon. If it were one, he wouldn't have run away from this pesky Saint Realm Emperor. Instead, it would be this Emperor who would have to run. The Entire Empire would have been destroyed when a Heavenly Demon is enraged," the Northern Emperor agreed.
"Why is he lying then? To get some credit from us?"


In the last post we mentioned that we had one more experiment we wanted to perform with the construction of these fins. Well the above photo is the result of this latest experiment.
For this experiment the fin blank was glued up with the exact same procedure as described in the last post, the main difference was that this time we used a piece of 1/8" G-10 as the backing plate, in place of the PHENOLIC. For those who don't know what G-10 is, it is a material made up of fiberglass layers and epoxy resin that are compressed in a very powerful press into flat panels. This allows the typical 1/4" panel to have many more layers than one of our standard fiberglass panels, with a much lower resin content. This makes the panels incredibly strong and very stiff. G-10 is often used in place of metal for some applications, one example, on a lot of modern racing sailboats the chainplates that hold up the mast are made out of G-10 instead of stainless steel!
This quad set was for a DUAL TAB base setup, by using the G-10 we not only met the requirements for the stiffness, but it also meant that we got the added benefit of an incredibly strong base even with those small tabs. These fins do not flex in the bases like most DUAL TAB fins and are certainly going to be a lot less likely to snap off.
Because of the flip tips, the body of the fin is very stiff, but there is still flex in the tips where we would prefer to see it as the G-10 only extends to the base of the flip.
You might be wondering why we are interested in more stiffness, there are a couple of primary reasons.
First, in our testing of these fins with the larger flip tips, one of the problems we ran into is that they can hum at very high speeds and loads. Normally, humming is attributed to a bad foil, or some problem with the trailing edges (often from spray), but with these designs it was something completely different. When these fins are made out of a 1/4" panel with the extended flip tips, at high speeds and loads the fins flex enough that they flutter causing them to hum. The minute we started using 3/8" panels this problem disappeared. Although to be honest the only time the problem showed up in the first place was when using the fins in a tow board on waves with 30' faces, and even then it was very intermittent. Since moving to the thicker materials this problem has completely disappeared.
Secondly, the increase in stiffness makes the fins a lot more responsive, by this we mean that when you crank a turn the fins react immediately without delay making them feel a lot more responsive and fast. The characteristic shows up even more in bigger surf where it matters. Normally with a more flexible fin it will flex as it get loaded the starting a turn, this causes a slight delay in reaction time, by increasing the stiffness this problem is mitigated.
We are blown away by this set of fins, these things look like jewels even if we do say so ourselves. Foiling them was an absolute joy. Plus the presence of the G-10 made it so much easier to dial in the edges as this material hard and therefore not very easy to over sand. The way that the SMOKE TINT fiberglass transitions into the G-10 at the leading and trailing edges just looks insane. The fins in the photo have not been retouched in any way, this is what they looked like when finished. In this case the finish is just oil on the sanded fiberglass. Now admittedly we sanded all the way to 500 grit, but after that there is nothing but the oil. We like this finish because it leaves the foils unadulterated by spray. Also makes it a lot easier to tweak them if needed!
After this experiment we have now concluded that this DV8 series needs to be made out of 3/8" panels, and at the very least for the larger fins they can definitely benefit from this composite approach for the assembly of the fin blank.
We have to be frank though, these fins will not be for everyone as there is no way a fin like this can be made inexpensively, until we start molding them. This is a very labor intensive and time consuming way to make a fin. But as far as we are concerned they are worth every bit of the effort, as it makes something that is a highly function piece of art.
So what is left to do? The only thing we are going to be experimenting with are the use of different colors for the fiberglass parts of the fin blank, to see what the effects are when foiled with the G-10 backing, so purely aesthetic!
Next up we are doing a set of AMBER TINT and G-10, followed by a RED TINT and G-10! We'll post some photos of these variants as we get them done.


Freud is nervous. It's 1895 and he is just an historical footnote in the annals of psychiatry; but his mentor and inspiration Wilhelm Fliess is coming to town. Perhaps he can help Freud solve the unfathomable condition of one of his most difficult patients - Emma Eckstein. Perhaps Fliess can help Freud get to the heart of Emma's real illness.


Men have physical, emotional, and spiritual needs that are important for both men and women to understand. In this teaching, see how there are different types of men, and learn about three of those types. Learn how their personalities affect their leadership styles, and what they need from the women in their lives. As a man, learn how you can better communicate with your wife and those around you to help meet your requests and needs. As a woman, listening to this teaching will provide you with answers, as it gives you valuable techniques that can be put into action for better relationships with the men in your life.
So, what is the true leadership role of the man and how does the woman help him succeed as he walks this out? Find out in this teaching!


I enjoyed reading Linda's article about Ada Niedenthal and agree with a lot of Linda's comments.
I too find myself spending a little too much time working on the computer instead of at the sewing machine. Many times my compositions are based on photos, and I also do research on the web if I am working with something specific. But it is very easy to get caught up with all the options available on line, as well as photoshop and paintshop etc. Sometimes I'm busy playing around and dont get around to actually putting all my ideas to work!
Like anything else, moderation is the key. I havent had access to a computer in a few days but havent missed it. We were sailing on the Adriatic and Im taking plenty of photos to inspire me later. Its good to get out, without any obligations, and just see what the world outside the internet has to offer!
Thanks for the informative and inspiring article, Linda. I enjoyed Ada's work and will research her further when I get home.
Having the World Wide Web on our desks is like living in a library with a fantabulous postal service attached. I'm in complete agreement with Clairan. Input from the Internet can help us hone our particular skills, and does not have to shout out our own voice.
Never got around to listening to it!
I think so, but it is hard if you are an obsessive-type in whatever you do, to balance time spent in the studio and time spent online. For me, reading blogs can be very inspiring, but then there is also time spent keeping up with my own websites & blogs and art groups, that I too have weaned down. Thank you for discussing it, Linda, as it is on my mind a lot these days. Perhaps i do have to set limits (on the computer) and stick to them in order to do more art?
Do we regret time we spend reading? Looking at exhibits in museums and galleries? It's just a matter of discipline. The net is a wonderful source of both inspiration and procrastination. It's up to each of us to maximize the one and moderate (notice I don't say minimize!) the other.
I too am getting sucked into the internet and all it's possibilities. I know that every minute I spend here are minutes lost from working. On the other hand it feeds me when I'm struggling with ideas and let's me know that there are people out there that think and work as I do. It's nice to know I'm not alone!
Probably not 'nuff said, but quite quite true. I wouldn't even know what a fine mind Linda Frost has if it weren't for email lists. What a loss that would be in my life!
Thanks for introducing me to another new artists.


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Is the Arab Spring headed for the Gulf?
By Ayham Kamel and Willis Sparks When a Tunisian vegetable vendor's act of suicidal despair ignited fury and demands for change across the Arab world last year, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the wealthiest and most influential of Arab states, went on high alert. Saudis have grown used to trouble across their southern border in ...
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When a Tunisian vegetable vendor's act of suicidal despair ignited fury and demands for change across the Arab world last year, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the wealthiest and most influential of Arab states, went on high alert. Saudis have grown used to trouble across their southern border in Yemen, and when protests swelled in tiny Bahrain last spring, Saudi troops moved quickly across the 16-mile-long King Fahd Causeway to save Bahrain's ruling family from angry Shia protesters. These exceptions aside, the oil-rich Persian Gulf monarchies have so far avoided the worst of the region's unrest.
There are signs that may change. In Kuwait -- a member of OPEC and the Gulf Cooperation Council, home to 3.6 million people, and a base for thousands of U.S. troops -- a long-simmering conflict between an opposition-led parliament and the ruling Al Sabah family has reduced Kuwaiti politics to an increasingly bitter stalemate.
When a Tunisian vegetable vendor's act of suicidal despair ignited fury and demands for change across the Arab world last year, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the wealthiest and most influential of Arab states, went on high alert. Saudis have grown used to trouble across their southern border in Yemen, and when protests swelled in tiny Bahrain last spring, Saudi troops moved quickly across the 16-mile-long King Fahd Causeway to save Bahrain's ruling family from angry Shia protesters. These exceptions aside, the oil-rich Persian Gulf monarchies have so far avoided the worst of the region's unrest.
There are signs that may change. In Kuwait — a member of OPEC and the Gulf Cooperation Council, home to 3.6 million people, and a base for thousands of U.S. troops — a long-simmering conflict between an opposition-led parliament and the ruling Al Sabah family has reduced Kuwaiti politics to an increasingly bitter stalemate.
The government, led by Emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, appoints the prime minister and claims the final word on policy. Reform-minded opposition leaders now say a majority of the 50 members of parliament should be able to appoint the prime minister and that appointees should answer for their performance to elected legislators. Public protests, fueled by uprisings in other Arab countries, have upped the stakes in the battle for control of policy, and in recent months, things have gotten much hotter.
In November, demonstrators stormed parliament and forced the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Sabah, the emir's nephew. In December, the emir responded by dissolving parliament. In February, new elections were held and, much to the ruling family's dismay, the Islamist-led opposition won a majority of seats.
In the last few months, opposition leaders have summoned several ministers to answer corruption and mismanagement charges. While the emir did not respond by dissolving parliament, the country's constitutional court then entered the fray by annulling the results of the February elections and ordering reinstatement of the previous (less confrontational) legislature. Kuwait's cabinet resigned on Monday. The emir will probably call for new elections to avoid a confrontation with opposition groups, but public tolerance for this pattern of confrontation and reformation is now more limited.
It's unclear what happens next, but in months to come, Kuwait may be headed for the kind of trouble that its fellow oil-producing Gulf neighbors have worked hard to avoid.
The most obvious risk to Kuwait's stability could come from within the country's ruling family. By tradition, the post of emir is meant to pass back and forth between the family's Al Jaber and Al Salem branches. But with the death of the previous emir, an Al Jaber, in January 2006 following a nearly 30-year reign, a member of the Al Salem branch held the post for just nine days. The current emir, another Al Jaber, elbowed him aside. He is now 83 years old, and there is no clear plan for succession. When he dies, the Al Salems will probably become more assertive to ensure that their branch of the family is not reduced to permanent second-class status within the ruling elite. The Al Jabers will push back.
In addition, as in Saudi Arabia, some within the family worry that the current ruler has moved too quickly on reform, and there is a generation of younger royals who are already competing against one another for access, influence, and power. With every hint that a formal transfer of authority will soon begin, behind-the-scenes fighting will intensify as dozens of power players move to protect and enhance their positions. The resulting conflict could spill into the open — and at a moment when determined opposition politicians and an increasingly restive public are ready to test their leadership.
Kuwaiti security forces can handle moderate levels of unrest. They've done it before. But an unexpected surge of demonstrations in a moment of divided leadership could provide them an unprecedented test.
That, in turn, could spook investors already worried about the impact of potential Middle East turmoil on the region's oil supplies. It could also bring higher levels of public anger into other Gulf states — maybe even into Saudi Arabia. Kuwait is not Syria or Libya or even Egypt. It is a wealthy country unused to large-scale public unrest. But like regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran, Kuwait is an authoritarian country facing the medium-term prospect of generational change within the leadership in a volatile historical moment for the region.
That's why it will certainly bear watching in months to come.
Ayham Kamel is an analyst in Eurasia Group's Middle East and North Africa practice. Willis Sparks is an analyst in the firm's Global Macro practice.
Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. He is also the host of the television show GZERO World With Ian Bremmer. Twitter: @ianbremmer
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Dancing with the Stars 2010 Week 5 Results: Florence Henderson Leaves the Bunch, Bristol Hangs On… Again
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The Dancing with the Stars week 5 results show aired Tuesday evening on ABC, just one night after the hit reality show staged its first-ever TV theme week. The elimination show featured musical performances by Jason Derulo and Shakira, and was capped off by the elimination of actress Florence Henderson from the DWTS season 11 competition. Here's the play by play.
Co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke opened the week five results show with a look at last night's lowest scorers, Disney actor Kyle Massey, who earned a whopping 5 from head judge Len Goodman for his Charlie's Angels Foxtrot, and teen activist Bristol Palin, who struggled through part of a Jive underneath the hefty weight of a Monkee suit. Kyle and partner Lacey Schwimmer were proclaimed safe to dance again, leaving us to assume that Bristol and partner Mark Ballas — who scored a lowly, bottom-dwelling 18 last night — would find themselves under the glare of the red lights. But oh no: Brooke proclaimed them safe as well, much to the surprise of the couple, and probably the chagrin of the judges. (Carrie Ann Inaba could be seen mouthing "shocking" shortly after the news was revealed.) So two down, six to go.
Tom next turned to (a still-stunned) Lennie and asked him to reveal the encore dance of the week. Not surprisingly, Crankypants called R&B singer Brandy and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy to the ballroom floor to reprise their Friends-themed Quickstep. It was great the first time, and great again tonight: It's awesome to see Brandy steppin' it up. What followed was more extremely odd time-filling, TV theme week weirdness in the form of Bruno Tonioli, Lacey Schwimmer and Mark Ballas pimping a (man, I hope) faux workout DVD called Bring it Like Bruno. These people have no shame.
After a break (and for me, a recovery period post-watching Bruno do the Pencil Sharpener), Jason Derulo (and some folks who must be his dancers) hit the ballroom floor with In My Head. Good stuff. Good energy, good beat. Woo-ha-ha. Backstage in the Red Room, Mark Ballas claimed to be "very surprised" about still being in the competition, while Kyle thanked "Team Schmurgles" fans for phoning in and saving them from elimination.
Tom kept the Dancing with the Stars TV theme results action going in the ballroom as he turned his attention to top-scoring couples Brandy and partner Maks, and actress Jennifer Grey and partner Derek Hough. But before they learned their fates, we were treated to another bizarre infomercial, this time for Easy Steps dance aids and Special Bonus Gift Derek Hough. (Really, DWTS? Do we really need to be this cheesy? I like some cheddar with my Ritz crackers now and again, but this is ridiculous.)
Post-break, the co-hosts re-addressed the top scorers. Brandy and Maks were saved to dance again, but Jennifer and Derek found themselves in jeopardy. That's interesting. Hmm. Maybe last night wasn't a great time to struggle.
The show took a decidedly more serious turn as Tom sat in the audience with a mom and six-brother family from the Congo. A segment aired that told of their struggles in their home country, and ended with the brothers dancing a surprise Cha Cha Cha for the their mom, who happens to be a big fan of Dancing with the Stars. As someone in the midst of a different kind of family turmoil at the moment, I cried a few tears. Bravo, boys!
The season 11 athletes, who each scored a healthy 24 points last night, found themselves under the results show microscope next. NFL star Kurt Warner and partner Anna Trebunskaya were proclaimed safe, while NBA star Rick Fox and partner Cheryl Burke found themselves in danger along with Jennifer and Derek. What followed was yet another corny TV theme week ad featuring season 11's first axed celeb as David 'Sledgehammer' Hasselhoff. (Good sport or pathetic attention grab? Hmm.)
Immediately thereafter, Shakira and her dancers got to work with some entertainment of their own. I think she's cute, but didn't love her performance. For one thing, I totally don't get the MC Hammer pants her dancers wore. Please don't tell me that that particular piece of fashion history is back. For another, there was too much booty for primetime TV. I mean, my kids are in bed by 9:30, but my daughter likes to watch via DVR the next day. The hip and booty shaking Shakira-style was just too slutty. Yuck.
After a break, Jason Derulo returned with his rendition of Georgia on My Mind. A pair of dancers I didn't recognize trolled around the ballroom floor in accompaniment. Smooth, mellow, a little elevator-y, but all in all a good offering. Cool beans.
Brooke chatted with the two remaining couples in the Red Room next. Tony Dovolani, partner of reality star Audrina Patridge, revealed that the band had inadvertently messed up their music last night (phooey), while actress Florence Henderson vowed to stick around as long as the audience will vote for her. Audrina and Tony were saved to dance again, but Florence and partner Corky Ballas were relegated to the danger zone.
Just to keep ya up to speed, Jennifer Grey, Rick Fox and Florence Henderson are in danger of being eliminated on this Dancing with the Stars TV theme week results show. Surprised? I am. Well, about Jennifer and Rick, anyway. Florence, not so much.
So who got the inglorious axe? Not Jennifer and Derek — they were proclaimed safe. The two remaining couples exchanged handshakes, and after the requisite dramatic music, Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas were eliminated from Dancing with the Stars season 11. A gracious Florence called it "one of the best TV shows I've ever been on", and went on to praise everyone from the make-up team to her partner Corky.
So that's that! While I didn't think Florence would make it much beyond this point in the show, it's a little sad to see her be eliminated on the heels of her Brady Bunch dance. Oh well: At least she went out on a high note.
Tune in next Monday night as things get rockin' with Rock and Roll week, and as Dancing with the Stars counts down the top 10 DWTS dances of all time. Will your faves make the list? I dunno, but Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke's Freestyle from season 2 had better make an appearance! Of course, you can just check in with me if you have other things to do. You know I'll be watching.
Dancing with the Stars TV Theme week results show, October 19, 2010, ABC
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Dancing with the Stars Week 5, Florence Henderson Goes, Bristol Survives Monkey Show
Dancing with the Stars 2010 Week 4 Results: The Situation Has a Situation, Bristol Palin Hangs On
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Researcher raises ethics concerns over Chinese experiment to make monkeys more human
Chinese scientists successfully created human-like monkeys to observe their brains, however their experiments have been slammed as unethical.
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Human Cloning: Are we one step closer?
Meet Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua. They're the first monkey clones ever produced, and they may be the key to the cloning of humans …
Two cloned macaques named 'Zhong Zhong' and 'Hua Hua' at the non-human-primate research facility under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai. Picture: The Chinese Academy of SciencesSource:AAP
A computer scientist who is credited as a researcher on a Chinese medical experiment that saw monkey brains implanted with human genes to make them more human, has slammed the project as ethically unacceptable.
Dr Martyn Styner, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina, has distanced himself from the experiment after the group of Chinese scientists who led it became the target of a medical ethics debate.
Dr Styner argues the knowledge gained from messing with monkey brains in this way was not enough to go through with it.
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
The research, funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and led by the country's Kunming Institute of Zoology, saw the creation of 11 transgenic monkeys that carried human copies of the MCPH1 gene (Microcephalin 1).
The group wanted to observe how the gene affected monkey brain development.
It's the latest series of mutant monkeys to be born in recent years as a result of Chinese medical research.
MCPH1 is considered important for brain development and evolution. It is also linked to brain size.
Of the 11 monkeys, six survived birth and five lived to the study's publication date in China's National science Review on March 27.
According to the research,brain imaging and tissue section analysis showed delayed maturation of the neural system similar to developmental delay experienced in humans.
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In January 2019 China announced it had successfully cloned five monkeys to observe sleep disorders. Picture: Science China PressSource:Supplied
In humans this can see juvenile features carry on into adulthood.
One difference between humans and monkeys is that humans take a lot longer to form their brain's neural-network (from childhood to adulthood). Slowing down the brain maturing process can lead to improved intelligence during human evolution.
The rhesus macaque monkeys, like this one pictured, were observed in the latest gene-altering experiments. Picture: GettySource:AFP
The study also found the gene altered monkeys displayed improved short-term memory and quicker reaction time compared to monkeys that did not carry the gene.
The Chinese researchers have argued that using monkeys to make this discovery provided an important insight into what makes humans unique in terms of brain development.
A mutated MCPH1 gene can lead to microcephaly in babies, which means they can be born with unusually small heads due to abnormal brain development.
SIGNIFICANT HARM TO THESE MONKEYS
However Dr Styner, who was tasked with developing software tools to measure brain MRI data for the research, said he felt there were ethical implications to this research.
"My lab generates software to help other labs with running their MRI studies, I am only loosely connected to the science of many studies. That certainly was the case here. One could even argue that I probably should not be a co-author given my lack of scientific involvement in this work. I had no input on the science in this project, except for how to best process their MRI data," he told News Corp.
"The issue is not transgenic animals in general, or even transgenic monkeys. But rather it's the combination of it all, ie a transgenic monkey whose brain is altered by adding a human brain development gene with the goal to make it more human like.
"There are ethically acceptable uses for transgenic animals (possibly even monkeys) that do not target the brain but with another goal, eg making it a potential organ donor for a human. "That's a very different setting then what we have in this work and one with much less significant ethical implications."
He said in this study by changing the brain and brain development, the researchers created a monkey that was more human like — neither human nor monkey.
"Quite possibly those transgenic monkeys would not fit with their family/colony anymore. Thus there is significant harm here to these monkeys, though I don't think we actually learn a lot from this particular study or avenue of research."
ONLY MONKEYS?
The researchers hope to continue using monkeys to conduct further research on degenerative and social disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinsons, MS and autism as they argue their findings could provide important insight that leads to better understanding and treatment.
However critics have argued that implanting monkeys with human genes pushes the ethical boundaries of using animals for medical research.
But their initial research has been compared to sci-fi classic story Planet of the Apes, which sees gene edited apes go into battle with humans for control.
The researchers dismiss this claim saying apes are not used at all in their research and never will be.
"Zhong Zhong" (L) and "Hua Hua" were the first monkeys cloned by the same process that produced Dolly the sheep more than 20 years ago — another Chinese based study. Picture: Chinese Academy of SciencesSource:AFP
They argue the rhesus monkeys used in the experiments are distant enough from humans genetically to quash this concern. Monkeys are closer related to humans genetically than rodents, but they're not as close as apes.
Dr Styner told NBC News when criticism of the research first surfaced that: "My personal opinion is now that, from an ethical point of view, such research should actually not be done."
CHINA TRIALS PUSH BOUNDARIES
The Chinese Institute of Neuroscience defended its experiments, saying cloned and gene-altered monkeys will lead to a reduction in the amount of monkeys used in medical testing in the future.
They say their experiments are important if we want to shed light on human gene-related disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
In January Chinese research saw five macaque monkeys cloned from a single animal that was gene manipulated to have a sleep disorder.
China announced in January that it successfully cloned the world's first macaques from somatic cells by the same method that made Dolly the cloned sheep. Picture: Chinese Academy of SciencesSource:AAP
The study, for the purpose of observing mental illness, led to all five monkeys developing signs of depression, anxiety and behaviours associated with schizophrenia.
A year earlier China announced it was successful in creating the world's first cloned monkeys Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua.
In 2016 China's Institute of Neuroscience used transgenic monkeys to observe the MECP2 gene, which is related to autism.
The monkeys with artificial human MECP2 gene were subject to behavioural tests. Compared to monkeys that did not have the gene, the gene-altered monkeys had autism-like behaviours, metabolism issues, increased stress responses and lower social skills.
China's institute of neuroscience said they followed strict international guidelines for animal research.
Poo Mu-ming director of Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
"The research will help to reduce the amount of macaque monkeys currently used in biomedical research around the world. Without the interference of genetic background, a much smaller number of cloned monkeys carrying disease phenotypes may be sufficient for preclinical tests of the efficacy of therapeutics," said neuroscientist Dr Poo Mu-ming, who helped supervise both of these studies.
"Researchers used to use more animals for drug test for accuracy, but now we could change the situation with cloning technology," he said.
Late last year another a Chinese researcher drew condemnation from science peers for successfully gene-altering twin girls to prevent them from contracting HIV.
Chinese authorities launched an investigation into the 'world first' result and put a stop to the research.
Monkey clone "Hua Hua", born on December 5, 2017, at a research institution in Suzhou in China's Jiangsu province. Picture: Chinese Academy of SciencesSource:AFP
China is currently considering new laws which would see stricter requirements and greater scrutiny overseeing medical trials in the country.
It would also require all future medical trials to be approved by an administrative body and ethical panel.
In Australia there are strict guidelines for medical research, which is governed by the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research.
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