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Sydney-based broker, Blueberry Markets announced on Friday the appointment of Ajak Biar as the new Chief Commercial Officer.
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Fake news: World Bank accuses Kenya's old age pension of benefitting the rich!
Any objective examination of the evidence would show that the pension is improving the lives of the vast majority of over-70s in Kenya – alongside their children and grandchildren – and is a fantastic example to follow
Stephen Kidd
We probably all know the story of the scorpion that was given a lift across a river by a frog. Halfway across, the scorpion stung the frog, condemning them both to death by drowning. As she was dying, the frog asked the scorpion why he'd done it and he replied: "it's in my nature." I was reminded of this story by the latest World Bank attack on a universal social protection programme, this time in Kenya. It seems that, whenever World Bank staff see a universal programme, they can't help but attack it, no matter how successful the scheme. Anyway, here's the story from last week…
In 2017, Kenya took a large step forward in the design of its national social protection system when it decided to implement a universal old age pension, accessed by everyone on reaching 70 years of age. The introduction of the pension was hailed as a great achievement: indeed, it was the first national universal pension in the East Africa region. It is regarded by the Government of Kenya as the platform for building an inclusive lifecycle social protection system, as outlined in its forthcoming Social Protection Investment Plan (which includes ambitious plans for universal child and disability benefits). The scheme replaced a poverty-targeted pension aimed at those aged 65 years and over who were living in extreme poverty, but which, due to its high targeting errors, excluded the vast majority of its intended recipients. The targeted pension had used a mix of community-based targeting and a proxy means test to identify recipients and analysis by Development Pathways had found that its targeting was little better than random selection.* The move to a universal pension was regarded as a means of ensuring income security for all Kenyans in old age, in particular those living in extreme poverty.
Yet, on 31st July 2019, Kenya's Standard newspaper published the following controversial headline: "Cash for Elderly going to rich, says World Bank." The article claimed that, according to the World Bank, for every shilling spent on the universal pension, "73 cents go to the well-off, a situation that has consigned many elderly people to poverty." The information was taken from the World Bank's recently released Kenya Social Protection and Jobs Programs Public Expenditure Review. In its report, the World Bank claimed that the universal pension was only reaching 43 per cent of over-70s and that coverage was lowest in the poorest counties. For example, it included Figure B-6 which claimed to show low coverage across most of Kenya's counties, in particular in some of the poorest counties (such as Turkana, Wajir, Mandera and Marsabit). If this were true, it would have been a shockingly poor performance for a universal pension.
However, the problem with the World Bank's findings is that they were derived from very poor quality analysis and were riddled with errors. This blog will outline some of the main errors and set the record straight.
Claim non-poor main beneficiaries non-sensical
The first very simple point is that, even if it were true that the very poorest older people were excluded from the scheme, the claim that the non-poor were the main beneficiaries is non-sensical. According to Kenya's 2015/16 national household survey (KHIBS), around 80 per cent of over-70s were living in households with per capita consumption below US$2.65 per day, which sounds to me like poverty. In fact, only one per cent were living in households with per capita consumption above US$10 per day (yet even at this level of income, it is pushing it to call people 'rich'). Further, the World Bank failed to recognise that many of the older people living in better-off households have no independent source of income, meaning that they are absolutely in need of an old age pension, if they are to regain their autonomy.
However, the World Bank's core claim that coverage of the universal pension is just 43 per cent is plain wrong. In reality, coverage is probably between 83 and 100 per cent, depending on the data source used. The lack of precision in the result is due to the fact that the exact number of over-70s in Kenya is not known. The last national census was undertaken in 2009 so the current number of over-70s can only be estimated. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, for example, estimates that there are 678,000 over-70s while the national statistics office estimates 977,000. Given that there were – in July 2019 – 849,900 older people registered for the pension of whom around 808,000 were over-70 years, the likely coverage is, therefore, probably in the range given above, and definitely well above the World Bank estimate of 43 per cent. For a new programme, this is a pretty good result.
So, how did the World Bank's staff make such a mistake?
Their first error appears to have been their estimate of the number of recipients of the universal pension. It seems that the World Bank assumed that there were only 566,000 people registered, which is well below the actual figure of 808,000. It was a simple mistake: the 566,000 were the number of new recipients registered after the programme became universal. The World Bank forgot that there were already around 277,000 older people aged 70+ years on the poverty targeted programme in 2017, who they also needed to include in their analysis. In fact, in Figure B-1 in their report, they actually show more than 800,000 older people registered – so they had the correct figure – but somehow managed to use the wrong figure in their analysis.
The second error made by the World Bank was to use data from the 2015/16 KIHBS household survey to calculate the number of older people nationally and in each county. While the KIHBS data provides an estimate of the number of over-70s in Kenya, it is a very small dataset, especially when compared to the national census. So, it is unlikely to be that accurate. Indeed, while the UN and the national statistics office estimate numbers between 670,000 and 980,000, the KIHBS data gives a population of more than 1.1 million. Clearly, the World Bank had a choice on which population figure to use and, for some reason, decided to use the higher figure, even though it was the least reliable. When they combined this with the artificially low number of recipients, the result was a coverage figure well below reality.
Furthermore, the KIHBS data is not representative at county level and even less representative among over-70s. Indeed, the number of over-70s in the dataset in each county ranges from 10 individuals in Marsabit to 93 in Kitui and Murang'a. As a result of these small numbers, when undertaking analysis at county level – as in Figure B-6 above – the margins of error are very large. So, for example:
In Nairobi, while the KIHBS data predicted a population of 25,615 over-70s, in reality we can only say, with 95 per cent certainty, that the confidence interval of between 5,824 and 45,407 includes the actual population;
In Kirinyanga, while the KIHBS data predicted a population of 27,110 over-70s, the 95 per cent confidence interval is between 15,825 and 38,396; and,
In Murang'a, while the KIHBS data predicted a population of 65,349 over-70s, the confidence interval is between 44,688 and 86,010.
Simple mistakes made on pension performance
Figure 1: Re-analysis of coverage of Kenya's universal pension using KIHBS data and showing margins of error
Yet, these margins of error were not acknowledged by the World Bank. Instead, they created an image of precision that was entirely unwarranted. We have re-done the analysis using the correct number of recipients and the results can be seen in Figure 1. We show that, in the vast majority of counties, the results were within the margins of error. Consequently, even when the KIHBS data is used, the World Bank conclusion that there is systematic under-coverage of the pension across counties is without foundation. Of course, if we were to use more realistic estimates of the number of people aged 70+ years, the results across counties would look even better.
The World Bank made further simple mistakes in their analysis, which they also used to make the universal pension look as if it were performing poorly. For example, they undertook simulations to estimate the impacts of the pension, finding that the poverty rate among those aged above 65 years of age has fallen by 5 percentage points, in other words, by 15 per cent. In reality, though, as Figure 2 shows, the potential impacts among recipients are much larger, although the scale of the impact depends on assumptions we make on the coverage. So, using coverage estimates of either 60, 80 or 100 per cent, the impact on the poverty rate in recipient households would be between 32 and 41 per cent while the impacts on the poverty gap would be between 41 and 50 per cent.
The benefits from the universal pension are likely to be very progressive. Figure 3 shows the increase in per capita consumption across recipient households, from the poorest to the richest decile, again according to different coverage estimates. Among the poorest households, the increases are very high – between 90 and 120 per cent – while they are still very impressive across those in the middle of the welfare distribution (at around 20 per cent).
Figure 2: Simulated impacts of Kenya's universal pension on the poverty rate and poverty gap, among recipient households
Bizarrely, the World Bank also misunderstood the results of its own simulations. They claimed that the impacts were only on the pension recipients themselves and that other household members did not benefit. This allowed them to claim that only 4 per cent of the population – i.e. only older people – benefitted from the pension. Yet, in reality, since they were using a household survey, it was not possible for them to differentiate older people from other household members. In fact, their simulations would have assumed that the cash from the pension is distributed across all household members (and we know from qualitative research that older people often share a high proportion of their pension with others). As a result, they would show impacts on everyone in the household and those benefiting would comprise 9 per cent of the national population, more than double the number indicated by the World Bank. In fact, the simulated impacts of the pension are pretty impressive and much greater than those claimed by the World Bank.
Figure 3: Increase in consumption among recipient households as a result of Kenya's universal pension
So, why did the World Bank staff make these false claims? Of course, anyone can make a mistake and, clearly, their analyst made a number of rather large ones. Yet, despite a team of 11 working on the report – supported by an additional 7 staff, 3 peer reviewers and 7 commentators – the mistakes weren't spotted by anyone. It's an incredible case of myopia!
False and very public accusations
My best guess on what really happened is that, given the World Bank's antipathy to universal programmes, they were so happy to see results that showed Kenya's pension in a bad light that their critical senses were shut down. Was this malign intent or just a default reaction? We can't know. However, an indication that the World Bank may not have had the purest of motives can be seen in Figure 4 in which they compared Kenya's social security system with other countries and claimed that it was not in line with international practice. Yet, if you look at the comparison countries they are almost all from the OECD, with social security systems that have evolved, in many cases, over more than a century (OECD countries invest, on average, 12 per cent of GDP in social security while Kenya only invests 0.4 per cent of GDP, although it is growing rapidly, largely due to the universal pension). Condemning Kenya's investment in social security spending by comparing it with countries that have mature systems and a far more expensive array of lifecycle social security programmes that have been built over decades, gives rise to a misleading and short-sighted conclusion. A much fairer comparison would have been with other low and middle-income countries. Yet, this wasn't done, probably because it would have shown that Kenya has a system that is very much the norm for countries in the early stages of growing their social security systems.
Figure 4: World Bank graph showing spending on old age pensions — as a proportion of total social security spending — with the proportion of older people in the national population
In fact, a recent study has shown how World Bank staff function according to a 'confirmation bias driven by ideological predisposition, despite having an explicit mission to promote evidence-informed and impartial decision making.' The Kenya public expenditure review seems to be just another example of this: World Bank staff saw what they wanted to see, rather than what was really there.
So, what needs to happen now? First of all, the World Bank should publicly apologise to the Government of Kenya while releasing a statement to the press withdrawing its false claims and explaining their errors. They then need to fully re-examine its public expenditure review and correct all mistakes (and there almost certainly are many more). Finally, they need to re-write it in an objective manner, focusing on the evidence and detoxifying it of its ideological bias.
It does seem that the World Bank is taking some notice. Following an immediate complaint from the Government of Kenya, the report was taken down from the World Bank's website. But, these attacks on successful universal programmes – and, indeed, on sovereign countries – continue on a regular basis (including in Thailand, Namibia, Mongolia and across the world). They need to stop.
In conclusion, what we have is, ultimately, an example of fake news backed up by fake analysis. It is completely untrue that Kenya's pension has very significant exclusion errors; and, the claim that 73 per cent of transfers are going to the rich is ludicrous. Any objective examination of the evidence would show that the pension is improving the lives of the vast majority of over-70s in Kenya – alongside their children and grandchildren – and is a fantastic example for other African countries to follow. Undoubtedly, the programme has some teething problems, but the correct response should be to support the Government of Kenya to further strengthen the scheme rather than unjustly criticising it using false statistics. It is the World Bank that has to change, not Kenya's pension.
*The analysis will be forthcoming in a soon-to-be-published Social Protection Sector Review.
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Triple Crown Prospects Remain in the Weeds
by Jeremy Plonk
I've written nearly 1.5 million words about the 3-year-old trail since the start of Countdown to the Crown in 2006. But somehow I'm at a loss to write much definitive at this point about the 2020 crop as we're just 3 weeks from the New Year and the start of the 15th season of my scouting report.
The last few years have seen a spark in late bloomers with success in the Triple Crown. Country House was an 0-2 maiden at this stage a year ago, while Maximum Security still was about 10 days away from his $16,000 maiden claiming debut. We all know Justify was only a name on a halter at this point 2 years ago, and Always Dreaming the year prior had not been seen since Saratoga and was 0-2 in the maiden ranks. Cloud Computing wouldn't debut until February of his '17 season that resulted in a Preakness score.
So forgive me if the Monday after the Remsen that I'm not going all in for Shotski, the front-end winner at 8-1 on the usual 9-furlong carousel this time of year. Apologies if the wiseguy horse isn't yet runner-up Ajaaweed, the only closer to make a dent in the top-5 at the Big A. Meanwhile, it's a no-can-do banking your aspirations on a 4-horse, wet-track Los Alamitos Futurity (won by Thousand Words). And, nope, I'm not willing to commit my letter jacket and go steady with Kentucky Jockey Club winner Silver Prospector or the dispatched and ballyhooed beaten favorite in that race Tiz the Law.
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile didn't lend clarity and trustworthiness with its 3,900-1 trifecta of bombs. Storm the Court was 45-1 when he won that one; he wound up 41-1 in the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool. That was no better than 14th choice among 22 individual pari-mutuel interests. No, this Breeders' Cup Juvenile didn't continue a seemingly solid run of results that gave us sophomores-to-be like Nyquist, Classic Empire, Good Magic and Game Winner in succession.
Like most things in life, we wind up with a good news, bad news situation. The bad news is that this 2-year-old crop has done absolutely nothing to distinguish itself or any of its members. The good news is that the last few years has shown that it doesn't really matter as much as it once did.
We will wind up at the first Saturday in May with horses who won or ran well in the Florida Derby, Santa Anita Derby, Arkansas Derby and more. We always do. But in a society that wants its news now – and its hot takes even faster than that – we're going to have to exercise patience.
As D. Wayne Lukas famously said, "People have questions. Horses have the answers."


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The need for thermostable vaccines
Vaccines are temperature sensitive and most of the currently available vaccines (such as those for measles, mumps, pertussis, tetanus, influenza) must be stored between 2ºC and 8ºC. Exposure to high or very low temperatures causes rapid loss of bioactivity. Maintaining the cold chain (refrigerating vaccines at every step of the transportation and storage process) increases the cost of immunisation by 14% (source: WHO), but most importantly vaccine damage as a result of cold chain breakages costs human lives.
This challenge is particularly acute in mass vaccination programmes in developing countries where high ambient temperatures and lack of infrastructure to support a reliable cold-chain leads to vaccine wastage rates of 25-50%. As recently as 2007, 151 million vaccine doses were wasted (source: Gates Grand Challenges).
Thermal stabilisation of vaccines has been identified as one of the much-needed technologies capable of transforming immunization programmes in the 21st century and is seen as a strategic priority for the WHO, GAVI, PATH and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Sugar preserves vaccines without refrigeration
A simple and cheap way of making vaccines stable – even at tropical temperatures – has been developed by the scientists at the Jenner Institute and Cambridge Biostability Ltd. The technology involves mixing the vaccine with the sugars trehalose and sucrose. The mixture is then left to slowly dry out on a simple filter or membrane. As it dries and the water evaporates the vaccine mixture turns into a syrup and then fully solidifies as a glass on the membrane. The thin sugar-glass that forms on the membrane preserves the active part of the vaccine in 'suspended animation', protected from degradation even at high temperature. Flushing the membrane with water instantly rehydrates the vaccine from the membrane.
The research article can be found here.
Harnessing this thermostabilising technology for field-usable vaccines is the next goal of the work programme at the Jenner Institute. The World Health Organisation's immunisation programme vaccinates nearly 80% of the children born today against six killer diseases: polio, diphtheria, tuberculosis, whooping cough, measles and tetanus.
One of the biggest costs is the cold chain – making sure vaccines are refrigerated all the way from the manufacturer to the child, whether they are in the Western world or in the remotest villages in Africa. If most or all of these vaccines could be stabilised at high temperatures, it would both reduce cost, and more children would be vaccinated, saving many lives.
Stabilising a vaccine for NDV, a fatal disease of poultry
Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious disease affecting a number of avian species causing very high mortality, sometimes approaching 100 per cent. The global economic impact of virulent Newcastle disease is enormous, particularly for many developing countries in Africa, where death from the disease causes hundreds of millions of deaths per annum in poultry. Although ND vaccines can offer protection, they are unstable and need an intact 'cold chain' during transport and storage, which is often not available to farmers in low-resource countries, particularly in remote settings. An additional problem is that current vaccines are available as 500-1000 dose vials; these large multi-dose formulations make them impractical for smaller poultry units.
In 2015 the Jenner Institute (Professors Adrian Hill at Oxford and Venugopal Nair at Pirbright) was awarded funding from BBSRC to produce a thermo-stable form of the ND vaccine using sugar-membrane technology, which will not require refrigeration. The project aims to produce membrane sheets impregnated with sugar-formulated ND vaccine which can be cut into different sizes according to the size of the flocks requiring vaccination.
We welcome opportunities for collaboration or business partnership. Enquiries can be directed to Dr Rebecca Ashfield:
Email: rebecca.ashfield@ndm.ox.ac.uk
Adrian Hill
DIRECTOR OF THE JENNER INSTITUTE, LAKSHMI MITTAL & FAMILY PROFESSOR OF VACCINOLOGY, PROFESSOR OF HUMAN GENETICS


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Fr Frank's Homily – 30 May 2021
By Fr Frank Brennan SJ, 30 May 2021
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Homily for the Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity
Readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-34,39-40; Psalm 32(33):4-6, 9, 18-20, 22; Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20
Today we celebrate Trinity Sunday. It is also National Reconciliation Week with the theme: "More than a word. Reconciliation takes action".
In his encyclical Laudato Si': On Care for our Common Home, Pope Francis has a section entitled "The Trinity and the Relationship between creatures" in which he states:
"The Father is the ultimate source of everything, the loving and self-communicating foundation of all that exists. The Son, his reflection, through whom all things were created, united himself to this earth when he was formed in the womb of Mary. The Spirit, infinite bond of love, is intimately present at the very heart of the universe, inspiring and bringing new pathways."[1]
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We affirm the Father as our foundation, Jesus as the one united with us and the land, and the Spirit inspiring us to find new pathways to reconciliation.
Francis goes on to say:
"The human person grows more, matures more and is sanctified more to the extent that he or she enters into relationships, going out from themselves to live in communion with God, with others and with all creatures. In this way, they make their own that trinitarian dynamism which God imprinted in them when they were created. Everything is interconnected, and this invites us to develop a spirituality of that global solidarity which flows from the mystery of the Trinity."[2]
Commissioned to make disciples of all nations and consoled that the Spirit bears witness that we are all children of God, we see the Trinity as an inspiration and a model for right relationships with each other, with the whole of creation, and with our God. When the going seems tough, we take heart that "One Person of the Trinity entered into the created cosmos, throwing in his lot with it, even to the cross."[3]
Does the joy, energy, delight and mystery of our contemplation of the Trinity provide us with any inspiration for National Reconciliation Week when we are reminded that reconciliation is a call to action? During the week, the Aboriginal performer Mitch Tambo, quoting the all too familiar and shocking statistics on domestic violence and out of home care, reminded us: "We want to be free. We want to be trauma-free."[4] The federal MP Ed Husic, whose electorate has the largest urban Aboriginal population of any electorate in the country, told us the best starting point: "They want us to do what we would do if something had happened to us that fundamentally, which is just appreciate what I went through and then we can talk."[5]
It's not as if we are starting from scratch in our quest for national reconciliation, listening, appreciating, and committing ourselves to a trauma-free future. You could be forgiven for thinking this was not so, given the ongoing stand-off between government and Indigenous leaders over the issue of constitutional recognition. It sometimes seems that we are starting from scratch. Let's take heart that the 10-year existence of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation chaired by Patrick Dodson and the following 20-year existence of Reconciliation Australia have borne fruit, abundant fruit, allowing more and more Australians proudly to lay claim to their Indigenous heritage, allowing more Australians to welcome and affirm this cultural renaissance and self-awakening, and providing the public space for the shared acknowledgment of Indigenous heritage and culture. This is long, slow work, but it is a national achievement which, despite setbacks, is on a trajectory headed in the right direction.
We still have a long way to go in finding common ground for constitutional recognition. As that journey continues, we must continue our commitment to those First Nations organisations which are the privileged places for Indigenous Australians to obtain employment, as well as opportunities for leadership while delivering self-determining services to their own mob. These are the places where they can enact and embody their unceded sovereignty.
As a nation, we still need to do more in putting right the wrongs of the past to provide opportunities for education and training – the opportunities for choosing a way of life for those living in two worlds, those worlds described by the great anthropologist WEH Stanner as the Dreaming and the Market. I dedicated my last book on Aboriginal rights to a young Aboriginal man who took his own life at 23 years and to "others like him caught between the Dreaming and the Market".
As a nation, we need to concede that our constitutional arrangements are still inadequate given the failure of the Constitution even to mention Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and their history in this land, and the confusion of the key provision of the Constitution empowering the Commonwealth Parliament to make special laws affecting Indigenous Australians. That key provision was originally formulated at the 19th Century Constitutional Conventions to allow the Commonwealth Parliament to make laws with respect to "the affairs of people of any race with respect to whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws not applicable to the general community; but so that this power shall not extend to authorise legislation with respect to the aboriginal native race in Australia". It was envisaged that such laws would restrict unwelcome migrants like the Afghans and the Chinese. Australia's first prime minister Edmund Barton told the 1898 Constitutional Convention here in Melbourne: "I entertain a strong opinion that the moment the Commonwealth obtains any legislative power at all it should have the power to regulate the affairs of the people of coloured or inferior races who are in the Commonwealth."[6]
In 1967, we voted overwhelmingly to extend the operation of this racist provision to include the possibility that the Commonwealth Parliament could legislate with respect to the First Australians. As judges of the High Court have said, the amended provision was "an affirmation of the will of the Australian people that the odious policies of oppression and neglect of Aboriginal citizens were to be at an end"[7] and "to mitigate the effects of past barbarism"[8]. The primary object of the power as amended to include Aborigines was beneficial, removing the fetter upon the legislative competence of the Commonwealth Parliament to pass necessary laws for the benefit of Aborigines.
Surely such special laws should be passed by our Parliament only if those citizens covered by those laws seek them or agree to them. How is that to be done? To answer that question and to place the answer in the Constitution, we need to work for agreement between the major political parties and with Indigenous leaders. Until such agreement is reached, we will not get to the first step amending our Constitution. Let's remember that no one under 75 years of age voted in the 1967 referendum. No one under 62 years of age has ever voted in a successful referendum. We've only ever had eight successful referenda in 120 years.
In his most recent encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis concludes with a prayer to God, Trinity of Love:
O God, Trinity of love,
from the profound communion of your divine life,
pour out upon us a torrent of fraternal love.
Grant us the love reflected in the actions of Jesus,
in his family of Nazareth,
and in the early Christian community.
Grant that we Christians may live the Gospel,
discovering Christ in each human being,
recognising him crucified
in the sufferings of the abandoned
and forgotten of our world,
and risen in each brother or sister
who makes a new start.
Come, Holy Spirit, show us your beauty,
reflected in all the peoples of the earth,
so that we may discover anew
that all are important and all are necessary,
different faces of the one humanity
that God so loves. Amen.[9]
This Trinity Sunday, we recognise Jesus crucified in those who are not yet trauma-free. We recognise the risen Jesus in those who make a new start. We hope and pray that we can be reconciled seeing the Spirit reflected in all the peoples who constitute contemporary Australia, discovering anew that the First Australians are important and necessary constituents of the nation, being different faces of the one humanity that God has loved in this land for 60,000 years or more. May the torrent of fraternal love create the space for constitutional reconciliation of our nation.
Fr Frank Brennan SJ is the Rector of Newman College, Melbourne, the Distinguished Fellow of the P M Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University, and the former CEO of Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA).
[1] Pope Francis, Laudato Si', #238
[2] Ibid, #240
[4] ABC Q&A, Trauma and Truth Telling, 27 May 2021 at https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/2021-27-06/13352714
[6] Edmund Barton, Official Report of the National Australasian Convention Debates (Third Session): Melbourne 1898, pp. 228-9
[7] Justice Brennan in The Commonwealth v Tasmania (The Tasmanian Dam Case) (1983) 158 CLR 1 at 242
[8] Justice Deane in The Commonwealth v Tasmania (The Tasmanian Dam Case) (1983) 158 CLR 1 at 273
[9] Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, #287


If you mention the phrase 'drug addiction' most people will think of homeless people who spend their days looking for ways to generate enough funds to purchase their next fix.
However, there are many different types of addiction and anyone can become addicted. People in high stress jobs will often feel the need to take drugs to reduce stress. Alternatively they may need the artificial high that these drugs supply simply to get them through the day.
For every type of drug there is a specific path to recovery. For instance, fentanyl addiction treatment relies on a slow reduction in the drug and a series of counseling sessions to ensure that the cause of the addiction is dealt with. As fentanyl is a strong painkiller, effective fentanyl addiction treatment must deal with the best way of counteracting the pain in the future. If it does not the fentanyl addiction treatment will be unsuccessful; simply because the addict will need something for the pain and this will be the drug which works.
In contrast, someone who is addicted to heroin will be weaned off the drug by providing them with a replacement drug. This is because the addiction is to the high and they are less likely to be underlying issues causing pain.
You may think that you are immune to addiction or that you would never lower yourself to that level. However, human nature is generally addictive; the issue is not whether you will become addicted to something but whether it is likely to be harmful to your health, work and the people around you.
Coffee addiction is common but rarely seen as an issue. In fact the coffee culture which has become so prevalent actually makes it acceptable to have a coffee addiction! In addition, coffee is generally inexpensive and therefore not something that is likely to lead to social or financial issues.
Alcohol addiction is very different as it can cause serious damage to your health and you will be a different person when under the influence. This can cause you to do reckless and irresponsible things.
Drug addiction is generally seen as the worst type of addiction. However, there are many different types of drug addiction. As illustrated by the fentanyl addiction treatment program; it is possible and surprisingly common, to be addicted to prescription drugs. The high these give you will lead you to the same issues as other drug users.
Other drugs are used through the lifestyle you lead and the pressures you face from your peers. The issues and potential solutions are the same in each scenario.
As illustrated by the fentanyl addiction treatment; most addictions can be treated by rehab clinics and this is the most likely route for successful withdrawal. However, to be truly free of an addiction you will need to be able to return to your current life, without the drugs. This can be exceptionally difficult and is the reason why many people return to drugs or find it so hard to stay clean.


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This is not true in every country. In South Korea, 20 percent of consumers buy groceries online, and both in the United Kingdom and Japan, 7.5 percent of consumers do, according to Kantar Consulting. But those are countries with just a few large population centers, which makes it easier for delivery companies to set up shop in a few big cities and access a huge amount of purchasing power. In the United States, by contrast, people are spread out around rural, urban, and suburban areas, making it hard to reach a majority of shoppers from just a few physical locations. In South Korea and Japan, customers are also more comfortable with shopping on their phone than consumers are in countries like the United States.
But companies are still trying to make online grocery delivery work in the United States. Today, Peapod is one of dozens of companies offering grocery delivery to customers in certain metro areas. In June 2017, Amazon bought Whole Foods for $13.4 billion and started rolling out grocery delivery for Prime members in cities across the country; analysts predicted at the time that the company's logistics know-how would allow it to leverage Whole Foods stores to dominate grocery delivery. Also in 2017, Walmart acquired Parcel, a same-day, last-mile delivery company. Two months after that, Target said it was buying Shipt, a same-day delivery service. Kroger announced last May that it was partnering with Ocado, a British online grocer, to speed up delivery with robotically operated warehouses. Companies like ALDI, Food Lion, and Publix have started working with Instacart to deliver groceries from their stores. FreshDirect recently opened a highly automated 400,000-square-foot delivery center and says it plans to expand to regions beyond New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., in the coming year.
Groceries, though, can't just be packed in a box and entrusted to mail carriers. Imagine fulfilling an order that includes popsicles, avocados, a case of Coke, and tortilla chips. The popsicles have to be kept cold, the avocados have to be chosen carefully, the Coke is heavy, and the tortilla chips can't be crushed. Now consider that the average Peapod order has 52 items.
Grocery stores are stuck in a tough place right now. They're facing challenges from big retailers like Walmart and Target, which have started offering produce and fresh food, and from discount chains like Aldi and Lidl, which recently started adding stores in the United States. Now, as Amazon enters more markets, it's forcing grocery stores to offer delivery, too, even though they'll lose money on it. If they don't, customers may go somewhere else. Amazon is using its deep pockets to undercut its competitors on price, taking a page from other tech start-ups like Uber that tried to corner the market first and then make money after.
But ubiquity remains the holy grail of grocery delivery, and all the stores know it. So they're offering discounts and deals to get customers to sign up for delivery services, making thin margins even thinner. Most online grocery-delivery services offer free delivery on a customer's first order, for example. According to Elley Symmes, a senior analyst on Kantar Consulting's grocery team, the No. 1 reason many customers got groceries delivered was that they received an incentive to do so. But when those promotions go away, so do the customers. "Delivery costs continue to be a barrier to entry," Symmes told me.
And besides, unlike being a customer in other industries tech has disrupted—going to the post office, taking cabs in certain cities—going grocery shopping isn't all that unpleasant. In the suburbs, people get in their car and drive to spacious stores where they can pick out the produce they like and also find out about new products on the shelves, says David J. Livingston, a supermarket analyst for DJL Research. Some stores offer other services, like prescription pickup or wine bars, that make them an experience people enjoy—they're faced with the daunting task of making stores more appealing to people while also making delivery appealing too.
However they get customers to sign up, supermarkets are likely going to have to spend a lot of money in promotions and deals as they try to make delivery more popular among consumers. This, of course, advantages Amazon, which has deep pockets and has long been able to convince shareholders that spending up front on getting customers in the door has long-term dividends. This has never been Peapod's strategy—it outlasted competitors like Webvan because it never spent a lot of money it didn't have, Parkinson told me.


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Famous Prime Rib served nightly. Join us!
Great steak for goodness sake.
Includes your choice of side and salad.
Mon-Fri 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
We are Closed on Christmas Day, New Years Day, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July and Super Bowl Sunday.
We will be open until 10:00pm on NYE.
Sat & Sun 4:00 p.m.
Mon - Fri 11:00 a.m.
Happy Hour 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Mon 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tues - Sat 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sun 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Lock Stock & Barrel was established in June of 1977. It is one of the oldest steakhouses in the valley carrying on a long tradition of quality meats and service. The Lock Stock & Barrel has established itself as a premier destination for true meat lovers. The Lock prides itself in a dedication to food quality by keeping our standards at a level that exceeds those of our competition. We sell out of our prime rib every night and it is a good idea to get in early.
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Very dark color with purplish look in the sun. Pearling on lower wings and flanks — semi-spotted.
Brown striped body with white on face, wings and belly.
Guineas en Venezuela: Una excelente opcion para el desarollo rural sostenible.
Tambien trabajamos en el mejoramiento genetico de las gallinas de cello desnudo para sis teams de produccion en pastoreo en el tropico.
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We also work in the genetic improvement of the Neck Naked hens for grazing production systems in small scale under conditions of the tropical climate.
Accept advance orders for keets- Deposit req'd. Min 3.
I do not ship live animals, you will need to pick up your order at my house.
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Want to know what the Tiger Moth Squadron is all about?
The Tiger Moth Flight Experience – welcome to the world of open cockpit flying. The sights, smells and sounds are unique to this type of aviation. The de Havilland Tiger Moth was the primary wartime RAF trainer and all pilots, such as Guy Gibson, flew the Tiger Moth during their initial training.
We challenge you not to be inspired by a flight in our Tiger Moth DA82A.
In collaboration with the RAF Benevolent Fund, the Tiger Moth Flight Experience have developed a flight package which will not only thrill you and give you the flight experience of a lifetime but also enable us to contribute to the great work the Fund does for serving and retired RAF personnel.
Come and have a great time at our themed wartime experience. Bring your family and friends and share the fun.
Book your Tiger Moth Flight Exeprience today using our easy to use store.
We offer commemorative photos and videos of your flight in the Tiger Moth making the Tiger Moth Experience a gift your loved one will never forget.
Below are some videos of Tiger Moths, including a very old instructional film that takes the novice pilot through the controls of the aircraft.


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Classic Interview: Tom Kalinske
The August 1993 issue of the Spanish game magazine TodoSega spoke to then-President of Sega of America, Tom Kalinske. It's unclear when and where the interview took place, but the same issue also featured coverage of the June 1993 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Chicago, it's possible the conversation took place there. In the interview, Kalinske discusses Sonic 3, the Sega CD, Sega's VR helmet, and the Saturn. It's pretty lengthy for a magazine review (three pages in the actual issue), and there are some interesting points made, particularly regarding Kalinske's contention about when and how to release a new hardware platform.
Sega is hot, there's no doubt about it. That's why our magazine couldn't miss the opportunity to interview the President of Sega of America, Tom Kalinske, who, in a friendly interview, gave us a heads up on the dream factory's new projects. Among them is a new 32-bit console called the Saturn that looks destined to leave all previous formats we've seen in the dust.
TodoSega: We know that the battle between Sega and Nintendo is probably more fierce in the U.S. than it is in Europe. What's the state of that struggle right now?
Tom Kalinske: From our point of view, its magnificent. We think we're going to sell around 6 ½ million Genesis consoles (the Mega Drive's name in the U.S.) throughout this year, and that would mean achieving 58% market share. It looks like we're dominating on both sides of the Atlantic.
TodoSega: Let's talk about some of the new products you presented this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Chicago.
Tom Kalinske: I think that some of the games we're currently developing are truly astonishing. I think that the work we've done together with Virgin and Disney on the Aladdin project is truly notable. I saw the first images of this game a few weeks ago and it made a magnificent impression. Then, I saw it on its official launch day and it left me amazed. It seems that they perfected it and have added some great details. I think it could be among the best games that have been made for our console, either from us or by another publisher.
Sonic Attacks Again
TodoSega: We've also heard about a new Sonic title, but not exactly part 3. Is that true?
Tom Kalinske: Effectively no. I think there should be no confusion about it. I think the game can only be compared to one like Mario Kart. It's just a variant of Sonic, so it can't be considered the third entry in the series. In this case, we're taking advantage of Sonic's charisma and putting that in a pinball game, and that's turned a good idea into a great reality.
TodoSega: Being that the case, when will Sonic 3 come out?
Tom Kalinske: It won't be released until 1994, probably January.
TodoSega: [referring to Sonic Spinball] Is that why its launch date, which was supposed to be Christmas, was delayed?
Tom Kalinske: No, it has more to do with a conscientiously elaborated policy. January is a great month in the video game industry because of its proximity to the Christmas season, and we believe that it's the ideal time for releasing a blockbuster like Sonic 3.
TodoSega: Can you tell us something about the game?
Tom Kalinske: I could, but I'd probably be lynched…
TodoSega: Are any new characters?
Tom Kalinske: Yes, I can tell you that. Sonic has a new friend in this game.
TodoSega: But… what's going to happen with Tails?
Tom Kalinske: There's no need to be afraid, since he's still in the game. He's become an essential character!
TodoSega: Will there be any new enemies?
Tom Kalinske: We'll have to wait and find out.
Other Blockbusters
TodoSega: Ok… Let's go back to all the great releases coming this year. Is there any game you want to single out?
Tom Kalinske: Perhaps you've heard of a little game called Jurassic Park… Well, the game based on the movie is great. I saw the film recently and was terrified. It's one of those cases where the movie is better than the book, and the book was very good. In the game, you can take on the role of the doctor [Grant] or the velociraptor, which is supposed to be the "bad" guy.
The Sega CD version is simply impressive, with multiple cinematic sequences and even new scenes added. In the film, the characters mention a Dr. Bakker multiple times. He's a real person. Guess who our advisor on the game was? In fact, he appears in various scenes in the game to explain things about the dinosaurs.
I don't want to forget to mention a game called Eternal Champions, which comes out at the end of this year. It's a fighting game, but the characters are two or three times as large as those typically found in these types of games.
Of course, I have to mention our new Sega Sports division, for which we've created a new logo. We're doing everything possible to outdo ourselves with each new release. This is important, because Sega Sports represents 38% of our game sales volume. Next year, we'll be releasing new games for American football, baseball, basketball, hockey, racing, golf, tennis, boxing, and American wrestling.
TodoSega: What can you tell us about your European football projects?
Tom Kalinske: We're working on a game for that sport. I forgot to mention it because it's being developed in Europe, since they're more familiar with the sport over there than we are.
TodoSega: Will the game be sponsored by the World Cup?
Tom Kalinske: I'm not sure about that. I'm under the impression that it will be, as we've gotten almost all the official sports licenses so far. We have the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, and the principal names in boxing. I can't believe that we would forget the World Cup.
The good thing about these licenses is that they've been signed by government representatives, which gives us access to all the teams and stars of those sports. Because of that, we've been able to include much more statistics, making the games more realistic. The same can be said of sports figures. We have all their stats and have included them in our games.
TodoSega: We know you often create games based on lovable characters like Sonic, ToeJam & Earl, and Ecco. Is there anything new on this front?
Tom Kalinske: Ecco 2 is currently under development, but it's going to take some time to complete. The first game sold so well that we've had to work really hard to improve on it. Otherwise, it wouldn't be worth releasing. We hope that the game will be on stores shelves in summer 1994.
TodoSega: At this show, you've also presented a new peripheral for the Mega Drive, the Sega VR. What impact do you think it will have on consumers?
Tom Kalinske: I think it will be an enormous step forward. Someone might thing that this has already been seen in arcade game rooms, but we have to keep in mind that these machines cost around $7,000 (over 800,000 pesetas), and what we're going to offer is a device that costs $200 (some 25,000 pesetas) that exactly reproduces the game room experience, which is a real success. Evidently, our machine isn't as good as the ones in arcades, but it's of sufficient quality to satisfy players.
TodoSega: What can you tell us about the evolution of the Mega CD? It seems like the first wave of titles for the add-on didn't make a lasting impression…
Tom Kalinske: Most of our new CD titles haven't been revealed because we're still filming parts for them. One of the most advanced is Jurassic Park, which I told you earlier looks superb.
There's another game that's still untitled but looks really promising. It's a boxing simulator that presents real video footage of the fighters at the moment they receive a punch. It's impressive how you can erase an opponent's smile with a solid left hook! We're also working on what could be a new type of Sega interactive movie. It's called Ground Zero Texas, and it has a ton of action and intrigue in the same style as Night Trap but better.
TodoSega: What about Sonic CD?
Tom Kalinske: We've haven't decided on a launch date yet. The product is really far along, but we want to introduce so many new things, like special movements and more stages, that it's still not clear when it will be finished.
TodoSega: Will Sonic Talk?
Tom Kalinske: That's always an interesting possibility, no?
TodoSega: At this show, the general impression is that the Mega CD has fallen behind the brand new 3DO, which will be released in the fall. Do you agree?
Tom Kalinske: Absolutely. The most important thing is price-to-quality relationship, and in that regard we're far ahead of the 3DO. Who has more experience than Sega with 32-bit products, when we've been in the arcade business for so long? The problem, I believe, is in offering the best quality for the most reasonable price, and at this moment we don't believe that anyone is in a position to accept that challenge.
Instead, what we're doing is improving our 16-bit machine, and our biggest achievement in that area is recently signing a deal with CinePak that will give us access to digital image technology very similar to that used by 3DO. With it, we'll be able to improve the quality of the digital images in our Mega CD games, which from now on will be full-screen and not just a small box. The color palette will increase from 64 to 512 and the image resolution will be much higher.
The truth is that when I went up to the 3DO booth and saw what they were exhibiting, I came to the conclusion that our stuff is as good and a less expensive. The 3DO will come out at $700 (more than 80,000 pesetas), and we're not prepared to sell any hardware for more than $500 (60,000 pesetas).
The Jump to 32 Bits
TodoSega: But you're working on a 32-bit console and we've heard that it's almost finished. Does the name "Saturn" ring a bell?
Tom Kalinske: Sounds like a good name, doesn't it?
TodoSega: Evidently, it means more than that to you…
Tom Kalinske: I had to admit that it does, and everyone knows that we could release a machine with those specifications tomorrow, but I repeat, the most important thing is releasing your products at the right time and with the right price. That's precisely what's keeping us from embarking on that adventure right now, and as a result, I don't think a new Sega console will debut until 1995. I think that instead of that, we're going to take advantage of the new opportunities afforded to us by the deal we signed with CinePak, which is going to make the Mega CD the best CD-ROM format on the market.
TodoSega: When Saturn – if that will be its final name – is released, will it be compatible with the Mega CD?
Tom Kalinske: I believe so. Backwards compatibility has been shown to be beneficial so far.
TodoSega: Will the console have a cartridge port?
Tom Kalinske: That's exactly what we've been discussing at this time. In the short-term, there are still great things that can be done on cartridge, but everyone knows that in the long-term that format is condemned to disappear. So, it's very complicated to make a decision in that regard.
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Starting #publibchat for public library people on Twitter!
Hi, we're Katelyn Patterson and Elizabeth McKinstry, and we'd like to start a monthly (for now) chat on twitter dedicated to public libraries.
But #publibchat is about and for all public library workers and interested persons, so we can't get going without your input. Please let us know what you want - we appreciate your time.
* 1. Are there days/times of the week that work best for you? Choose as many as you like.
* 2. What's your timezone?
* 3. Are you interested in discussions geared to a particular size of library?
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i-SPY at the Seaside What Can You Spot?
Search for over 140 sights at the seaside with this i-SPY guide. This fun activity book encourages kids to explore outdoors, from ships and rescue vehicles to rock pools and seaweed, in search of i-SPY points. A fun, interactive way to encourage curious children to learn about the world around them.
- Points to score from common spots like paddling dog (10 points) to top spots such as Squat Lobster (25 points).


New white paper from Adobe: Designing Engaging Mobile Experiences by Josh Ulm. Paper aims to help understanding the guiding principles that are critical to designing great experiences for today's mobile device users.
Nokia announced 6 new devices; 3110 Classic, 6110 Navigator, E61i, E65, E90 and N77. There is also a detailed review of E90 on My-Symbian. All of them are Flash Lite enabled. We also updated our Flash Lite devices list for developers. With latest additions now there are 46 Nokia devices with Flash Lite pre-installed.
A new article by Forum Nokia; Mobile action games – Ready, set, action! This article discusses the challenges and possibilities of designing action games for mobile devices. Many of the issues presented relate to overall game design and game mechanics that aim to improve the user experience, rather than details of technical implementation.


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Home/Sports/Cowboys' Dak Prescott defends Amari Cooper's COVID vaccine decision: 'That's my brother, we're going to support him'
Cowboys' Dak Prescott defends Amari Cooper's COVID vaccine decision: 'That's my brother, we're going to support him'
The Cowboys' offense got a taste of life without Amari Cooper in their 19-9 Week 11 loss to the Chiefs. It wasn't pretty.
Dallas' passing game sputtered as Cooper missed the game following a positive COVID-19 test. Dak Prescott racked up just 216 passing yards while throwing two interceptions. His wide receivers caught just 13 passes for 105 yards during the game, and production waned after CeeDee Lamb exited the game with a concussion.
Cooper's presence surely could have helped the Cowboys. However, the receiver — who is unvaccinated — was ruled out for Week 11 and Week 12 because of his positive test.
NFL POWER RANKINGS: Cowboys slip after loss vs. Chiefs
A reporter asked Prescott after the game how much Cooper's absence — which came "in part because of a decision he made," in the words of the reporter — hurt the Cowboys. Prescott chose to defend his teammate.
"I mean, yeah it's unfortunate not having him," Prescott told reporters, per USA TODAY Sports. "But to say 'the decision he made,' I mean me (being) vaccinated, I could get out and be out two games. So let's not try to knock the guy or put the guy down for a personal decision."
The reporter pointed out that the protocols for vaccinated players to return to action are less stringent than those that unvaccinated players face. However, Prescott explained that if he tested positive as a vaccinated player, he would likely miss at least two games, like Cooper.
"I pretty much would (be)," Prescott said. "You give me the number of people who have flashed back vaccinated or unvaccinated in that time and tested out."
MORE: Cam Heyward says 'nothing malicious' about roughing Justin Herbert
Unvaccinated players, like Cooper, are automatically out of action for a minimum of 10 days under the NFL's current COVID protocols. That's why he has already been ruled out for the Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day game.
Meanwhile, vaccinated players are eligible to return after two negative COVID tests that occur at least 24 hours apart. A recent example of this would be Ben Roethlisberger, who was able to play for the Steelers in Week 11 despite testing positive for COVID on the Saturday before Week 10. He was out of action for about eight days.
So, while a vaccinated player can be in danger of missing multiple games, it is easier for them to return to the field.
Regardless, Prescott wanted to make it clear that he and the Cowboys support Cooper's decision.
"That's my teammate, that's my brother, we're going to support him," Prescott said. "That's his decision, as I said way back in training camp when you guys asked me this question. So yeah, unfortunate we're not having him but I know he'll come back and be beneficial for us in the late part of the season."
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Prescott also sees Cooper's absence as an "opportunity" for him to develop chemistry with other members of his receiving corps.
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While his little body should've still been safe in his mother's womb, he was lying in a plastic crib, fighting off the poison he'd been fed for 32 weeks. At four weeks old, he was suffering through the painful withdraw that conquers grown men. At four pounds, his little heart was fighting to beat, his little lungs fighting to breathe.


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Q: Why does Idris order the arguments to Data.Vect as size then item-type? Just as the title says. In the other dependent systems I'm familiar with (Agda and Coq), the vector type is defined as Vect : Type -> Nat -> Type. Putting the parameters before the indexes makes sense to me and, in any case, it seems to be the standard for the vector type. Why does Idris use Vect : Nat -> Type -> Type?

A: There's no observable difference in Idris between parameters and indices. Having the type parameter the last one is convenient for the Functor (Vect n) instance.

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Cablegate: Media Reaction: Wto Ruling, U.S. "Returns to Asia," China's
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Editorial Quotes
1. WTO RULING
"WTO ruling will spur improvement of China's audio-visual industry"
The official Communist Party international news publication Global
Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (08/14): "If the World Trade Organization
ruling is effective, American audio-visual products, primarily
Hollywood films, will have more avenues to penetrate the Chinese
market at a lower cost. In recent years, American audio-visual
products have spread around world and threatened the 'cultural
industry' in many countries. This ruling has sounded an alarm in
China's cultural industry. In the context of globalization, it
seems that we have only one choice: to make ourselves better and
stronger. In the end, China's influence in the world will be
determined by the number of people who are watching Chinese movies,
listening to Chinese music, and reading Chinese books."
"WTO decision will cause a chain reaction"
Guangdong 21st Century Publishing Company's business newspaper 21st
Century Business Herald (21 Shiji Jingji Baodao) (08/14): "China may
appeal a ruling by the World Trade Organization supporting a U.S.
complaint against the country's regulations on imported books,
films, and music. Zhang Jianxin, the Dean of the International
Relations and Public Affairs Institute at Fudan University, said he
is not optimistic that the appeal will succeed. China does not need
to regard this ruling as a big threat. He argued that the WTO's
decision will help China protect intellectual property rights by
causing China to pass additional laws on IPR protection. The ruling
will also inspire China's cultural industry to improve the quality
of its products. From a long-term perspective, the benefits of this
ruling will outweigh the drawbacks."
2. U.S. "RETURNS TO ASIA"
"U.S. returns to Asia to contain China"
The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal
(Shijie Xinwenbao) (08/14): "The reasons the U.S. has returned to
Asia are to prevent China from becoming the major power in the
region, to put more pressure on Myanmar through deeper involvement
in ASEAN affairs, and to prevent North Korea from developing allies
in the region. The U.S.'s sudden interest in Southeast Asia is due
to the fact that it believes there is an opportunity to take
advantage of the differences between China and some ASEAN countries
over the South China Sea issue. The U.S. thinks these ASEAN
countries might want to leverage U.S. power in the region to
counter-balance China. The U.S. wants to manipulate the struggle
between China and ASEAN countries to weaken China and hinder its
development."
3. CHINA'S LIQUIDITY WORRIES
"The era of the U.S. injecting liquidity into China has come to an
end"
Guangdong 21st Century Publishing Company Ltd.'s business newspaper
21st Century Business Herald (21 Shiji Jingji Baodao) (08/14): "A
Chinese expert said China's $2 trillion foreign exchange reserves
are equal to the liquidity the U.S. has injected into China. This
liquidity has developed private sector and export companies in China
and increased the efficiency of the Chinese economy. However,
China's concern over a possible liquidity crisis caused by
improvements in the U.S. economy has triggered sharp fluctuations in
the capital market. Signs of economic recovery in the U.S. have had
a mixed impact on China. On the one hand, China's exports to the
U.S. are expected to pick up as growth in U.S. imports resumes. On
the other hand, the value of the U.S. dollar may rise, causing a
flight in the capital that has propped up asset prices in emerging
markets. The tightening and loosening in liquidity is like a
'double-edged sword,' which puzzles both China and the U.S., the
world's two most important economies across the Pacific."


Women threaten in cheeky campaign: "We won't shave 'til men do."
Procter & Gamble's Braun, no longer content to play second razor to Norelco, has launched an unbranded viral campaign to scare men smooth. According to Advertising Age, they've "founded" a faux advocacy group, the National Organization of Social Crusaders Repulsed by Unshaven Faces, with its headquarters at NoScruf.org.
The main premise is this: Fellas, you gotta shave, 'cause the ladies hate the stubble. Scratchy, prickly, ow! (I think dear husband looks hot with a bit of a shadow, but whatever.) There's even a video, "In Your Dreams, Stubble Boy," in which our eponymous hero has a nightmare about the error of his unshaven ways. Gotta say I smiled when his spiky cheek pops a little girl's balloon and she bursts into tears while her mom snarls, "Nice job!"
But here's where the campaign gets very Lysistrata -- and a tad less charming. In other words, as the mythology here goes, these women are refusing to shave 'til men do. In other words, these "social crusaders" aren't just "repulsed," they're repulsive -- just watch Stubble Boy's face (and hear the horror movie soundtrack) when he encounters them out and about in all their shaggy glory. The real premise is: Fellas, you gotta shave, 'cause you hate to see the ladies with leg hair. Or underarm hair (check out the gals on the site, arms raised in hirsute salute). Or God forbid, a unibrow (see video).
While bonus fur on a male (with the possible exception of the overblown business about back hair) is seen as "scratchy" at worst, on women it's a complete nightmare on Elm Street. Look, you can make your own decisions about grooming choices and what they "mean" -- and about whether this doofy campaign is worth fussing over to begin with (I think it deserves maybe 300 words, which is right where I'm gonna stop) -- but still. Can't say it ever helps to remind women (and the men who love/hate them, depending) that whatever their body does naturally is probably something they need to fix.


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D.C. Dispatches
U analysis: House GOP more aggressive than Dems in media outreach
By Derek Wallbank | 02/18/2010
Minnesota House Republicans have been almost twice as aggressive in pushing their message to the media via press release as their Democratic counterparts, according to an analysis by University of Minnesota professor Eric Ostermeier.
Ostermeier, in an analysis posted on the U's aptly-named Smart Politics blog, found that Republicans John Kline, Michele Bachmann and Erik Paulsen issued an average of 9.6 press releases per month, while the state's five House Democrats put out an average of 5.2 per month. The sample counted releases posted to lawmakers' websites from the beginning of the year through February 17.
"While critics continue to charge Republicans on Capitol Hill as simply the 'Party of No,' the Minnesota Republican U.S. House delegation is leading the charge with a much more aggressive media strategy, laden with both negative and positive messages, than their DFL counterparts," Ostermeier wrote.
Of course, it's worth pointing out that the study only considers one metric of media outreach — not phone calls, limited press releases, leaks or things like that. But press releases are certainly part of the story.
Ostermeier's post also includes an interesting drill-down analysis of the topics lawmakers focused on, as well as a positive-negative-neutral tone breakdown of the Republican releases, all of which can be read by clicking on this link.


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WHY AM I DIFFERENT AND WHAT IS A GAIT SCAN?
I am a podiatrist with almost 20 years of experience assessing and treating foot problems not just in private practice but also at an extended scope level within the NHS.
Why is this important or even relevant???
Well, my work in the NHS has given me so much experience and so many patient contacts that I would never have gained in private practice alone. The learning I have gained from my NHS experience working with orthopaedic consultants and physiotherapists up to consultant level has been phenomenal. I still see things every week that I've never seen before and I'm constantly learning.
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I have also completed my PhD research which looked at the patient experience of orthotics for back pain. This means I understand and value the importance of the patients voice and their experience. The findings have improved my clinical skills in that I now make more time to listen to my patients and involve them a lot more in their treatment.
In 2004 I purchased my first gaitscan when I established Axis Podiatry, and it was the best thing I ever did.
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Patients still find the technology and images fascinating and even more so since I upgraded my system last year.
The gaitscan also provides information and detail that even with my 20 years experience I couldn't see with the naked eye watching a patient walk up and down in clinic or even on a treadmill with slowed down video gait analysis.
For me as a podiatrist it is most importantly a means to prescribing what I have found to be the best orthotics on the market. I prescribe TOG orthotics that can be specialised to the prescription you need, your footwear and the sport you chose to partake in. They also come with a manufacturers lifetime warranty against breaking or cracking which is fantastic. I still see patients now that I first assessed over 10 years ago and we can either modify their prescription or just get their orthotics refurbished.
I hope this blog has gone some way to explain why i might be different to other podiatrists you have seen or why I am different to gait analysis in a running shop which is by the way perfectly adequate for advice on running shoes but not for treating an injury…..
LACING UP THOSE RUNNING SHOES!


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Who is Peter Gerard?
I am an experienced filmmaker (director, producer and editor) and a leading expert in digital distribution technology and online marketing strategy. I was recently the GM of Entertainment at Vimeo.
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I was then drawn to study at USC by a big scholarship. During my freshman year, I soon realised I could use USC's cash to hang out in Europe for a year (aka "study abroad").
That year turned into thirteen years in Edinburgh, Scotland, where I worked in design and web development, volunteered as Design Editor for the Student Newspaper, and completed my film degree. Around the time I left university, I finished my first feature documentary for international television distribution ("Just to Get a Rep").
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Then I combined my skills and founded Distrify to pioneer "direct-to-fan" digital film sales by inventing a shareable movie trailer that includes a built-in buy-button and the easiest affiliate rewards system ever. I ran the company for four years.
In 2013 I won the British Council's Creative Entrepreneur Award and was named in the h.Club 100 list by The Hospital and The Guardian Culture Professionals Network.
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Памятная медаль Войны 1939—1945 —  французская медаль, предназначенная для награждения военнослужащих и гражданских лиц, принимавших участие в кампаниях Второй мировой войны.

История
Медаль учреждена Указом № 46-1217 от 21 мая 1946 года.. Как и предшествовавшая ей , предназначалась для всех активных участников войны, внесшим свой вклад в противостояние со странами «Оси» в том числе, воевавших в рядах французских вооружённых сил иностранцев и членов экипажей вооружённых судов.

Указ от 2 августа 1949 г. расширил её применение на принимавших участие в мероприятиях французской гражданской обороны.

Описание награды
 Медаль: в форме вытянутого шестиугольника, из бронзы. Максимальная длина 38 мм (без кольца), ширина 28 мм. На лицевой стороне изображен петух с распростертыми крыльями, стоящий на разорванной цепи на фоне Лотарингского креста (символ голлизма). На оборотной стороне в центре стилизованное изображение лавровой ветви над надписью Guerre 1939-1945 (), окаймлённые по дуге надписью République française (). Посредством расположенного в верхней части кольца, медаль крепится к ленте.
 Лента: шириной 38 мм, из голубого муара, по краям окаймлена узкими красными (1 мм), широкими зелёными (3 мм) и вновь узкими красными полосками. В центре по вертикали расположено повторяющееся изображение буквы "V" красного цвета (символ победы).
 Дополнительные знаки отличия и награды: к ленте медали могут крепиться пристёжки, означающие участие в кампаниях (12 официальных с указанием ТВД либо кампаний (1 отменена) и 7 с датами):

 France («Франция», 3.09.1939 — 25.06.1940 (Саарская операция, Французская кампания));
 Norvège («Норвегия», 12.04.1940 — 17.06.1940 (Норвежская операция));
 Afrique («Африка», 25.061940 — 13.05.1943 (африканский фронт));
 Libération («Освобождение») за операции на Корсике и Французскую кампанию 25.06.1940 — 8.05.1945 (Движение Сопротивления, сражение за Корсику, освобождение Франции));
 Allemagne («Германия» 14.09.1944 — 8.05.1945 (Центрально-Европейская операция));
 Extrême-Orient («Дальний Восток» (включая Индийский и Тихий океаны) для операций 7.12.1941 - 15.08.1945 (Тихоокеанский ТВД));
 Grande-Bretagne («Великобритания», 25.06.1940 — 8.05.1945. (Битва за Британию));
 URSS («СССР» за действия авиаполка «Нормандия — Неман»  на Восточном ТВД с 28.11.1942 — 8.05.1945);
 Atlantique («Атлантика», эта и последующие пристёжки за морские операции, проводившиеся в соотв. океане/море Битва за Атлантику;
 Méditerranée («Средиземное море»)
 Manche («Ла-Манш»)
 Mer du Nord («Северное море»)

Существовавшая пристёжка ITALIE за Итальянскую кампанию была отменена в 1953 году в связи с учреждением соответствующей .

Существуют также неофициальные пристёжки, например, «Italie 1943», «Ile d'Elbe», или «Autriche» (список неполон), созданные в частном порядке для военнослужащих, желавших отметить своё участие в боях на конкретных участках фронта, не попавших в установленный список.

Кроме того, имеются 7 пристёжек с датами 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1945 предназначенных тех случаев, когда события, ставшие причиной награждения медалью, имели место вне рамок указанных ТВД и/или периодов, указанных выше.

Ещё 2 пристёжки были учреждены указом от 2 августа 1949 года:
 DÉFENSE PASSIVE () для тех получивших травмы или ранения участников мероприятий по защите населения, которым полагалась пенсия по инвалидности.
 ENGAGÉ VOLONTAIRE () для тех, кто мог подтвердить факт добровольного вступления в ряды вооружённых сил в период 1939-1945 гг.

Известные награждённые
 генерал Филипп Леклерк
 генерал Мари-Пьер Кёниг
 участник Сопротивления Жан Мулен
 генерал Альфонс Жюэн
 генерал Шарль де Голль
 генерал Анри Жиро
 полковник КМП США , впоследствии также киноактёр
 лётчик-ас Пьер Клостерманн

Примечания

См. также
 Награды Франции

Источники
 Les Décorations françaises (préf. Jean-Philippe Douin), Paris, Trésor du Patrimoine, 2003, 95 p. (ISBN 2-911468-99-6, OCLC 56111972)

Ссылки
 Site très complet traitant des décorations militaires et civiles françaises
 Museum of the Legion of Honour

Медали Франции

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are all posts like this or is it just mine???
You can edit the post to add the first letter of the character names.
its lj doing it. one of the many kinks thats going on rn.
Apparently it happens if you paste the text into the rich text editor and not the basic HTML box.