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Photo: A homeless person's clothes hang on a tree to dry in Trinity Bellwoods Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on September 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Homelessness could rise with economic downturn
COVID-19 already disproportionately affected the homeless. A recession could make things worse unless governments at all levels act boldly.
par	Nick Falvo 25 septembre 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted those who are homeless. The pandemic has resulted in the closure of daytime services like drop-in centres and the closure of public spaces offering access to washroom facilities such as libraries, along with free Internet access.
But things may get even worse in light of the current recession. In order to stem the possibility of a rise in homelessness as a result of the economic downturn, senior orders of government must act boldly. They should fix problems caused by the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), increase income assistance and enhance spending on homelessness prevention.
What have been the main policy responses?
In Canada's major cities, senior homelessness officials have partnered with health officials and others to respond to the pandemic. Typically, local officials have done so by creating more physical distancing at existing shelters, opening new facilities and creating facilities for both isolation and quarantine.
The Government of Canada has provided important financial support for the homelessness sector during the crisis. Indeed, Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, announced in March, included an additional $157.5 million in one-time funding for Reaching Home (the federal government's major funding program for homelessness). On September 21, Ottawa announced an additional $236.7 million for Reaching Home, along with $1 billion for modular housing, the acquisition of land, and the conversion of existing buildings into affordable housing. Provincial governments have also stepped up with funding enhancements of their own.
Despite this enhanced financial support, a number of challenges remain in the sector, including the existence of shared bathrooms; harm reduction, such as safe access to illicit drugs; outdoor sleeping; a dwindling workforce at emergency shelters and drop-in centres; and an anticipated increase in homelessness resulting from the economic downturn.
What should the federal government do now?
The federal government should take a soft approach to recovering CERB overpayments from social assistance recipients, add a prevention stream to the Reaching Home program, and enhance the Canada Housing Benefit.
Offer CERB forgiveness. There is growing concern across Canada about CERB overpayments made to many low-income individuals, including to social assistance recipients — people who are already very vulnerable to homelessness. There are anecdotal accounts of social assistance staff in some parts of Canada encouraging their clients to apply for CERB, even though they may not have been eligible. With this in mind, the federal government should consider taking a soft approach with some recipients of CERB who may not have been eligible for the benefit. Such an approach might include not trying to fully recover the value of CERB from these individuals. Even complete amnesty should be considered in some cases.
Add a Reaching Home prevention stream. Reaching Home is a federal program that funds communities across Canada to respond to absolute homelessness. It currently funds some prevention work (in addition to other initiatives). However, Employment and Social Development Canada should consider creating a new funding stream within Reaching Home with a specific focus on prevention. The focus would be short-term financial assistance to prevent persons from losing their existing housing.
Enhance the Canada Housing Benefit. Central to the Canadian government's National Housing Strategy is the launch, in 2020, of a Canada Housing Benefit (CHB). This benefit provides financial assistance to help low-income households afford the rent, mostly in private-landlord buildings. The government estimates this will cost $4 billion over eight years. It is expected that half of this money will come from the federal government, and the other half from provinces and territories.
The CHB was supposed to launch nationally on April 1; however, at the time of this writing, just two provinces (British Columbia and Ontario) had formally agreed to terms regarding the CHB. The federal government could increase the value of this benefit, which would encourage provinces and territories to sign on. For example, the federal government might offer cost-sharing.
What should provincial and territorial governments do?
Provincial and territorial governments have crucial roles to play in preventing further homelessness. They should reinstate social assistance eligibility for recipients who became ineligible due to the CERB, and also encourage housing-focused emergency shelters.
Reverse social assistance suspensions caused by CERB. Many public officials have been unclear with social assistance recipients as to whether or not they are eligible for the CERB. Some administrators penalized social assistance recipients who received it, while others did not. Some provinces (Newfoundland and Labrador) even encouraged CERB applications and then suspended social assistance benefits from the same individuals after they received it. Such suspensions often result in the loss of health and dental benefits, in addition to the loss of social assistance cash benefits.
For people who have lost their social assistance benefits after receiving the CERB, re-applications for social assistance may take a considerable amount of time thus increasing their vulnerability to homelessness. Provincial and territorial officials should not suspend people from social assistance because they received the CERB. Anyone who has already been suspended should be immediately reinstated.
Encourage housing-focused shelters. The concept of "housing-focused shelters" is growing in Canada. It refers to operators of emergency shelters moving shelter residents into permanent housing. Such a practice is easier to carry out when rental vacancy rates are relatively high–and vacancy rates are expected to increase in light of COVID-19.
Not all shelter operators in Canada currently encourage residents to move on to housing to the same degree. Provincial and territorial governments can encourage emergency shelters to be more housing focused by changing the terms of funding agreements. For example, they can incentivize flow rather than bed occupation. (For a brief consideration of housing focused shelters, see the module titled "Innovative practices" in my Homelessness 101 workshop.)
Homelessness officials in Canada's major cities have partnered with health officials and others to respond to COVID-19, arguably this sector's greatest challenge since the Great Depression. However, the current recession may make matters worse and bold policy responses are needed to prevent this.
This article is part of the Tackling inequality as part of Canada's post-pandemic recovery special feature.
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Homelessness could rise with economic downturn

par Nick Falvo. Originellement publié sur le site Web d'Options politiques
septembre 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted those who are homeless. The pandemic has resulted in the closure of daytime services like drop-in centres and the closure of public spaces offering access to washroom facilities such as libraries, along with free Internet access.

But things may get even worse in light of the current recession. In order to stem the possibility of a rise in homelessness as a result of the economic downturn, senior orders of government must act boldly. They should fix problems caused by the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), increase income assistance and enhance spending on homelessness prevention.

What have been the main policy responses?

In Canada's major cities, senior homelessness officials have partnered with health officials and others to respond to the pandemic. Typically, local officials have done so by creating more physical distancing at existing shelters, opening new facilities and creating facilities for both isolation and quarantine.

The Government of Canada has provided important financial support for the homelessness sector during the crisis. Indeed, Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, announced in March, included an additional $157.5 million in one-time funding for Reaching Home (the federal government's major funding program for homelessness). On September 21, Ottawa announced an additional $236.7 million for Reaching Home, along with $1 billion for modular housing, the acquisition of land, and the conversion of existing buildings into affordable housing. Provincial governments have also stepped up with funding enhancements of their own.

Despite this enhanced financial support, a number of challenges remain in the sector, including the existence of shared bathrooms; harm reduction, such as safe access to illicit drugs; outdoor sleeping; a dwindling workforce at emergency shelters and drop-in centres; and an anticipated increase in homelessness resulting from the economic downturn.

What should the federal government do now?

The federal government should take a soft approach to recovering CERB overpayments from social assistance recipients, add a prevention stream to the Reaching Home program, and enhance the Canada Housing Benefit.

Offer CERB forgiveness. There is growing concern across Canada about CERB overpayments made to many low-income individuals, including to social assistance recipients -- people who are already very vulnerable to homelessness. There are anecdotal accounts of social assistance staff in some parts of Canada encouraging their clients to apply for CERB, even though they may not have been eligible. With this in mind, the federal government should consider taking a soft approach with some recipients of CERB who may not have been eligible for the benefit. Such an approach might include not trying to fully recover the value of CERB from these individuals. Even complete amnesty should be considered in some cases.

Add a Reaching Home prevention stream. Reaching Home is a federal program that funds communities across Canada to respond to absolute homelessness. It currently funds some prevention work (in addition to other initiatives). However, Employment and Social Development Canada should consider creating a new funding stream within Reaching Home with a specific focus on prevention. The focus would be short-term financial assistance to prevent persons from losing their existing housing.

Enhance the Canada Housing Benefit. Central to the Canadian government's National Housing Strategy is the launch, in 2020, of a Canada Housing Benefit (CHB). This benefit provides financial assistance to help low-income households afford the rent, mostly in private-landlord buildings. The government estimates this will cost $4 billion over eight years. It is expected that half of this money will come from the federal government, and the other half from provinces and territories.

The CHB was supposed to launch nationally on April 1; however, at the time of this writing, just two provinces (British Columbia and Ontario) had formally agreed to terms regarding the CHB. The federal government could increase the value of this benefit, which would encourage provinces and territories to sign on. For example, the federal government might offer cost-sharing.

What should provincial and territorial governments do?

Provincial and territorial governments have crucial roles to play in preventing further homelessness. They should reinstate social assistance eligibility for recipients who became ineligible due to the CERB, and also encourage housing-focused emergency shelters.

Reverse social assistance suspensions caused by CERB. Many public officials have been unclear with social assistance recipients as to whether or not they are eligible for the CERB. Some administrators penalized social assistance recipients who received it, while others did not. Some provinces (Newfoundland and Labrador) even encouraged CERB applications and then suspended social assistance benefits from the same individuals after they received it. Such suspensions often result in the loss of health and dental benefits, in addition to the loss of social assistance cash benefits.

For people who have lost their social assistance benefits after receiving the CERB, re-applications for social assistance may take a considerable amount of time thus increasing their vulnerability to homelessness. Provincial and territorial officials should not suspend people from social assistance because they received the CERB. Anyone who has already been suspended should be immediately reinstated.

Encourage housing-focused shelters. The concept of "housing-focused shelters" is growing in Canada. It refers to operators of emergency shelters moving shelter residents into permanent housing. Such a practice is easier to carry out when rental vacancy rates are relatively high--and vacancy rates are expected to increase in light of COVID-19.

Not all shelter operators in Canada currently encourage residents to move on to housing to the same degree. Provincial and territorial governments can encourage emergency shelters to be more housing focused by changing the terms of funding agreements. For example, they can incentivize flow rather than bed occupation. (For a brief consideration of housing focused shelters, see the module titled "Innovative practices" in my Homelessness 101 workshop.)

Homelessness officials in Canada's major cities have partnered with health officials and others to respond to COVID-19, arguably this sector's greatest challenge since the Great Depression. However, the current recession may make matters worse and bold policy responses are needed to prevent this.

This article is part of the Tackling inequality as part of Canada's post-pandemic recovery special feature.

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"America needs a Supreme Court committed to upholding and enforcing the law while interpreting the Constitution as it was written and intended by its framers."
– Jason Yates
DALLAS — Jason Yates, CEO of My Faith Votes, releases the following statement in response to President Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court:
"Millions of American Christians supported then candidate Trump based on his promises to nominate solidly conservative, originalist justices to the Supreme Court. The nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to fill the seat vacated by Anthony Kennedy shows, yet again, that President Trump is keeping his promise. America needs a Supreme Court committed to upholding and enforcing the law while interpreting the Constitution as it was written and intended by its framers. Only then will we protect and preserve the rights guaranteed in the Constitution for all Americans to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Judge Kavanaugh fits this prescription. Christians can be particularly heartened by Judge Kavanaugh's stellar record of championing religious freedom, and he no doubt will bring an impeccable record, intellectual reasoning and Constitutional integrity to the Court. Please join me in praying for Judge Kavanaugh as he goes through the confirmation process. May God bless the future of our Supreme Court."

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The General Committee for Civil Affairs and the International Committee of the Red Cross have reached a deal with Israeli occupation authorities that allows Palestinian families to visit their detained sons and relatives two times a month.
The deal came in accordance with the agreement that stipulates ending prisoners' collective hunger strike.
In a statement on Thursday, the Civil Affairs Committee said that a previous agreement had been reached between the Palestinian Authority and the Red Cross which is the body that manages family visitations in Israeli jails.
Some 180 Palestinian, Arab and international organizations on Thursday signed a petition, prepared by Samedoun Network for the Defense of Palestinian Prisoners, demanding urgent release of the Palestinian MP and leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Khaleda Jarrar.
Lawyer Charlotte Keats, Samedoun international coordinator, expected that the number of political associations and other societies, that launched a UN campaign to halt the illegal administrative detention and releasing Khaleda Jarrar, will jump to hundreds within the few coming weeks.
Israeli forces apprehended MP Jarrar on July 02, 2017 and extended her administrative detention three times consecutively.
Israeli court on Thursday issued an indictment against the Palestinian detainee Nour Shennawi, from Jenin city in the northern West Bank. The indictment included charges of stabbing a female settler in Afula, knife possession and entering 1948 Occupied Palestine without permission.
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested Shennawi on June 11, 2018 after chasing and shooting him in the foot after carrying out an anti-occupation stabbing attack.
Israeli prosecution claimed that captive Shennawi carried out the attack to avenge his friends Mohammad and Nour Saabneh who were shot by IOF gunfire at Huwara barrier south of Nablus.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, twenty Palestinians, including one woman, in several parts of the occupied West Bank and summoned a young woman for interrogation.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched dozens of homes across the West Bank, and interrogated dozens of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
The soldiers also invaded the home in a journalist, identified as Mos'ab Qfeisha, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, and searched his property.
Also in Hebron, the army abducted five Palestinians, including a woman, identified as Radwa Mohammad Abu Aisha, 53.
In addition, the soldiers invaded the al-Am'ari refugee camp, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and summoned a young woman, identified as Rafeef Ghazi, 25, for interrogation, after breaking into her home and violently searching it.
On Wednesday at night, the army said several Palestinians hurled stones at a colony's bus, near Hizma town, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, causing damage to its windshield.
Wa'el al-Faqeeh, 48 (former political prisoner, Nablus.
Thabet Nassar, (former political prisoner), Madama, Nablus.
Mohammad SobhiTabanja, (former political prisoner), Nablus.
Mohammad Safi, al-Jalazoun refugee camp, Ramallah.
Jabr Awad Rimawi, 27, Beit Rima, Ramallah.
Ziad Mahmoud Awwad, 35, Bethlehem.
Khaled Mohammad Ibrahim, 18, Beit Fajjar, Bethlehem.
Nidal Khaled Taqatqa, 34, Beit Fajjar, Bethlehem.
Ekrima Aziz Mer'ey, Qarawat Bani Hassan, Salfit.
Sayyaf Mahyoub al-Arabi, Qarawat Bani Hassan, Salfit.
Sajed Mousa Awad, Halhoul, Hebron.
Mohammad Sobhi Awad, Halhoul, Hebron.
Mohammad Dirar Awad, Halhoul, Hebron.
A number of Palestinian minors, recently arrrested by Israeli forces and currently held in Ofer detention center, were subjected to severe beating and ill-treatment during their detention, rights sources said.
According to the testimonies reported by the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), the 15-year-old Khalil al-Khatib was severely beaten all over his body at the hands of Israeli forces with the butts of their rifles.
Al-Khatib was later sentenced to three months in prison.
Ahmed Saada, 17, was further subjected to a similar attack after Israeli soldiers violently stormed his family house at dawn on 7 May.
The 17-year-old Munther Abu Shama also suffered different injuries after being beaten during his arrest on 11 May.
Violent clashes broke out at dawn Thursday between Palestinian young men and Israeli soldiers in Halhul city, north of al-Khalil province in the occupied West Bank.
According to local sources, scores of young men confronted the soldiers during their presence in Nabi Yousef area of the city and hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
Four young men were taken prisoners during the events and transferred to Etzion detention center.
Palestinian prisoner Israa Jaabis, aged 32, has sounded the alarm over the systematic medical negligence she has been made to endure in the Israeli HaSharon dungeon.
A lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners' Society quoted the detainee following a prison visit as stating that she urgently needs to undergo cosmetic surgeries in her hands, ears, face, and teeth to fix severe deformity.
The detainee also needs a burn-soothing suit and drugs to alleviate her pains.
Prisoner Jaabis, from Occupied Jerusalem and the mother of a child, was kidnapped by Israeli forces on October 10, 2015, after they opened fire at her car, blowing it up. As a result, she sustained severe burns that led to disfigurements all over her body. She also had her fingers amputated.
Jaabis is serving an 11-year-sentence in Israeli occupation jails.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday kidnapped five Palestinian young men, including ex-detainees, from their homes in different areas of Nablus province in the West Bank.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers aboard several patrol vehicles stormed different neighborhoods of Nablus city, raided homes and kidnapped three young men.
The detainees were identified as Wael al-Faqih, Mohamed Subaih (ex-detainee), and Mahdi Shahin.
Two other ex-detainees identified as Thabet Nassar and Mohamed Awwad were taken prisoners from their homes during IOF campaigns in the towns of Madama and Awarta.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that a detainee from occupied Jerusalem, is suffering complications and severe pain, due to torture during extended interrogation by Israeli soldiers.
It said that the detainee, Omar al-Kiswani, was abducted by the soldiers, on March 7th 2018, after the army invaded Birzeit University, in Birzeit city, in the central West Bank governorate of Ramallah; the Palestinian is the elected head of the Students' Senate at Birzeit University.
Al-Kiswani, from Beit Iksa town near occupied Jerusalem, was subject to ongoing interrogation, and torture at the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility, in Jerusalem, and was tied to an iron chair for roughly eighteen hours each day.
He was punched and kicked by the soldiers, in addition to being repeatedly stuck with electric batons on several parts of his body, causing many serious sores, cuts and bruises, but was only given painkilling pills, without being seen by a healthcare professional.
Al-Kiswani was also verbally and emotionally assaulted and abused by the soldiers, and was denied the right to council for two months.
Israeli soldiers shot, on Wednesday evening, five Palestinians, including one child near Rafah and Jabalia, in the southern and northern parts of the Gaza Strip, and abducted the wounded child. One of the injured Palestinians suffered serious wounds.
Medical sources said the soldiers fired live rounds at protesters on Palestinian lands near the 'border fence', east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, wounding four of them.
They stated that the wounded Palestinians were rushed to Abu Yousef Najjar Hospital and added that one of them suffered life-threatening wounds.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted a child, 15 years of age, after shooting him on Palestinian near close to the fence, east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) kidnapped on Wednesday evening a Palestinian young man after being shot and injured near the northern border of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli military sources claimed that the injured youngster was detained after approaching Abu Safiya military site east of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Local sources affirmed that Palestinian resistance fighters opened their machinegun fire at Israeli soldiers to prevent the young man's detention.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, eleven Palestinians, including a husband and his wife, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
The PPS said the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, interrogated dozens of Palestinians and abducted the eleven residents, including a former political prisoner, identified as Mahmoud Mohammad Abu Ayyash.
Also among the abducted Palestinians is Mahmoud Salem Tarayra, the brother of Issa Tarayra, 15, who was killed by the army on September 20, 2016.
In addition, the soldiers abducted a husband, identified as Nitham Ma'ali, and his wife, Najla', from their home in the Burqa town, east of Ramallah.
Mohammad Hasan Alama, 19, Hebron.
Sobhi Suleiman Abu Shakhdam, Hebron.
Mahmoud Mohammad Abu Ayyash, Hebron.
Qais Mohammad Abu al-Jadayel, Bethlehem.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, many homes in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, conducted violent searches of homes and abducted two Palestinians, in addition to illegally confiscating cash.
Media sources said the soldiers abducted Sobhi Abu Shakhdam, after searching and ransacking his home, and summoned his father, Suleiman, for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center, north of Hebron.
They added that the soldiers also invaded homes in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and abducted Mahmoud Mohammad Abu Ayyash.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the homes of Ismael al-Hashlamoun, and his sons, Soheib and Hamza, in Khallet Hadour area, and searched them before illegally confiscating 25.000 Shekels.
The soldiers also installed roadblocks at the entrances of ath-Thaheriyya town and the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, in addition to several areas in Hebron city, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, three young Palestinian men, including a former political prisoner, in Bethlehem and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of the city, and searched several homes before abducting two Palestinians.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as Qais Mohammad Thawabta, 19, and Amin Ali Thawabta, 20.
In addition, the soldiers invaded homes in Asira ash-Shamaliya town, north of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and searched many homes before abducting a former political prisoner, identified as Ahmad Tawfiq Sawalha.


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Cutler To Fans: 'Let's Tone It Down A Little Bit' In Red Zone
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CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 09: Jay Cutler #6 of the Chicago Bears smiles on the sidelines near the end of the 2012 NFL season opener against the Indianapolis Colts at Soldier Field on September 9, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Colts 41-21. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)Jay Cutler. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
By Adam Hoge-
SOLDIER FIELD (CBS) Jay Cutler has a simple message for Bears fans: Zip it.
As has been a problem for the last few seasons, the Bears offense had trouble communicating when it entered the red zone for the first time Sunday because the fans were making too much noise. That's not supposed to be a problem for the home team.
"Please, please, please let's tone it down a little bit when we're down in the 20," Cutler said after the game as he delivered a message to the fans. "You're more than welcome to yell and scream and do whatever you want to do after we score, but please, let's go ahead and quiet the stadium down and save it for after we score. Thank you. That's my PSA."
After Matt Forte gained 15 yards to put the ball at the Colts' 1-yard line in the first quarter, fans naturally cheered. But then they didn't stop cheering. As the offense went to huddle, nearly all 11 Bears players on the field were waving their arms in a "quiet-down" motion. It didn't work and the Bears ended up calling timeout.
Cutler was obviously very frustrated as he went to the sideline. Fortunately, three plays later, running back Michael Bush ran it in for a 1-yard touchdown to tie the game at seven.
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Felice Giani played an interesting role in the development of the Neoclassical style and was in touch with many prominent people on the international cultural scene. He moved to Rome when he was 20 where he immediately found work in the last phase of decorating Palazzo Doria (1780). Although he was already interested in the classical ornamental repertory, the young Giani flirted with visionary Romanticism . In the work that he produced subsequently in Rome and Faenza (Palazzo Zarchia Laderchi and Palazzo Milzetti, his masterpiece ), the dynamic flair that had characterized his style before 1800 did not disappear. It seemed rather to be redirected toward re-reading classical antiquity in an eclectic way. The combination of a stay in Paris and the Napoleonic years gave his style one final thrust. He made a second journey to Paris where he painted frescos in the villa of the Secretary of State of the Kingdom of Italy. This commission brought him international renown and put him in touch with the various currents in French painting at the start of the nineteenth century. Giani s work belongs to the historicist phase that straddled the end of the eighteenth and the start of the nineteenth centuries. His fantasy and ornamental taste took him beyond definitions of Neoclassical or Romantic.
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Registration for 2017 Qualifiers is not available yet. But it will be available as qualifier dates are announced. Stay tuned for fall announcements.


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PROSHOCK ICE is used to treat areas of small, localised, excess body fat which is resistant to diet and exercise, and for the improvement in the appearance of cellulite, as well as general body contouring and reshaping.
It is suitable for both men and women. It is most commonly used on the hips, thighs, buttocks and abdomen.
Considered to be a very versatile treatment, it can be used on almost all areas of the body, barring the chin and face. It is an alternative treatment option for those who are not suitable for liposuction, or who do not want to go down the surgical route.
It is not a weight loss solution.
Once the damaged fat cells are metabolised by the body, the results should be permanent and long lasting, as long as you adopt and maintain a healthy diet and regular exercise following treatment.
PROSHOCK ICE is classed as a non-invasive treatment method, therefore potential side effects are considered minimal, and no downtime is required.
There may be some temporary redness in the treatment area, which will disappear after a few hours, possibly lasting longer in more sensitive skin.
Consult with your GP before going ahead with PROSHOCK ICE to ensure that there are no underlying health conditions that could affect your suitability for treatment.
As with all cosmetic procedures – invasive or non-invasive – it should be avoided by women who are pregnant or breast feeding.
The programme depends on whether you are undergoing treatment for excess fat or cellulite.
•	Excess Fat – The session begins with ice lipolysis, with the low temperatures of the freezing probe triggering the destruction of the fat cells. Ice lipolysis is followed by the shock therapy treatment. The usual recommended course of treatments is six sessions, performed 7 to 14 days apart, on average every 10 days until completion.
•	Cellulite – Ice lipolysis and shock therapy are alternated over a 30-minute treatment session, with the freezing probe reaching higher temperatures than in the excess fat treatment.
Measurements and photographs are usually taken before and after treatment, so your progress can be seen.
The price for PROSHOCK ICE will vary between clinics, with an estimated cost of £600 - £800 per treated area.
Immediately after the first session there should be a decrease in the circumference (centimetres) of the fatty tissue, and/or an improvement in the appearance of cellulite, i.e. a smoothing of the dimpling `orange peel`appearance of the skin. More noticeable results are visible two weeks following treatment, with optimum results showing following your recommended course of treatment.
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KCG Researchers Finn Ole Semrau and Frauke Steglich joined the 21st Göttingen Workshop "Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen",which took place on February 20-22 in Göttingen, Germany. Organized by Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rübel (University Göttingen) and Prof. Dr. Carsten Eckel (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) in cooperation with the Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege), the workshop brought together German speaking junior and senior academics who specialize in theoretical and empirical international economics. Prof. Dr. Carsten Eckel gave the keynote speech of the workshop on "Too much of a good thing? Labour market imperfections as a source of exceptional exporter performance".
Finn Ole Semrau presented a paper titled "Stepping up to the mark? Firms' export activity and environmental innovation in 14 European countries", which is co-authored by Prof. Aoife Hanley, Ph.D. (KCG Senior Fellow). They investigate how a firm's export activity and country idiosyncrasies determine the firm's adoption of environmental innovation. In line with prior studies, they do not find any environmental premium to exporting, if a firm is from an advanced European country. Conversely, in a finding new to the literature, they reveal a positive relationship between exports and environmental innovation, if a firm is from a less advanced country. Additional results indicate that foreign stakeholder preference affects the environmental performance of domestic firms.
Frauke Steglich presented an ongoing research project "Importing, exporting, and firm level volatility in India", which is joint work with three other KCG (Senior) Fellows, Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D., Thilo Kroeger, and Prof. Horst Raff Ph.D. This paper examines the relationship between firms' trade status and their production and sales volatility using a detailed data set on firms' balance sheets from an emerging market – India. Preliminary findings suggest that importers and exporters have lower volatility in both production and sales, as compared to their purely domestic counterparts. The direction of the effect is established by evaluating the short- and long-run changes in firms' production and sales fluctuations for import and export starting firms. Additionally, an exogenous tariff reform imposed by the International Monetary Fund is exploited to tackle endogeneity concerns of the analysis.