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The International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen
The archives of the International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen document the fate of millions of civilian victims of National Socialism and of refugees in Germany in the aftermath of World War II.
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The archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen document the persecution and exploitation of millions of civilian victims of National Socialism between 1933 and 1945, as well as the fate of several million refugees in Germanyimmediately after the war.It serves the victims and their families by providing documentary evidence of what happened to them.Since November 2007, the archives have also been open to those conducting historical research.
The history of the service can be traced back to 1943, when, at the Allies' initiative, a Tracing Bureau was opened with the British Red Cross in London. It was moved from London to Versailles, and later to Frankfurt am Main. In 1946, the UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) took charge of caring for and repatriating the millions of non-German refugees from offices in the town of Arolsen (as it was then called). This small town in Northern Hesse was chosen because its infrastructure had suffered very little damage in the war and it lay near the geographic centre of the three western occupation zones.
The work of the Tracing Service is monitored by an International Commission, which comprises 11 member states (Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom and the USA). It is funded by the Federal Republic of Germany from the budget of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. The ITS receives approximately 14 million euros a year.
On 9 December 2011, the member states signed a new Agreement on the International Tracing Service and a Partnership Agreement on Relations between the Federal Archives of the Federal Republic of Germany and the International Tracing Service. Both Agreements were (provisionally) applied since 1 January 2013, and have been formally entered into force after they were approved at national level in all eleven member states on 1 April 2016.
The new Agreement on the International Tracing Service will, on the one hand, ensure that the present work of the ITS is continued without interruption, in particular its tracing operations with respect to the victims of National Socialist persecution. At the same time, the expansion of its activities will enable the ITS to be transformed step by step into a documentation, information and research centre, to ensure that the fates of the victims and survivors of National Socialism can still be investigated and that the information gathered can be passed on to future generations.
Since these new activities do not fall within the humanitarian remit of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the original tracing services are required far less than before, the ICRC ceased to run the ITS as of the end of 2012. The Red Cross will however continue to cooperate with the ITS. The Federal Archives became the Tracing Service's new institutional partner on 1 January 2013, and will cooperate with and advise the ITS. The Tracing Service will thus be able to draw on the expertise and long experience of the Federal Archives. The ITS has also had a new Director since the start of 2016: Floriane Hohenberg as the successor of Professor Rebecca Boehling. She was appointed by the International Commission, which had advertised the post internationally.
What links the Federal Foreign Office and the Tracing Service?
Germany's prime representative on the International Commission, the main governing body of the ITS, is a member of the Federal Foreign Office. (The rotating chair of the Commission was also held by the Federal Foreign Office from June 2012 to June 2013.) Together with the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Federal Foreign Office takes part in the annual meetings of the International Commission and its working groups. The Federal Foreign Office is also the depositary of the new Agreement on the International Tracing Service and the Partnership Agreement. The texts of both agreements can be found on our website:
Agreements regarding the International Tracing Service signed on 9 December 2011 (not yet in force, applied provisionally since 1 January 2013)
The tasks of the International Tracing Service
In the aftermath of World War II, the prime task of the ITS was to trace survivors of Nazi persecution and their families. This humanitarian task now only accounts for a smaller but still very important part of its work, the focus of which has changed in the course of the years.
The Tracing Service's main tasks today are:
determining the fate of persons persecuted by the Nazi regime,
providing information to victims and their families,
storing, preserving and digitizing documents,
making the archive available for research, and
transforming the ITS into a centre for documentation, information and research.
The digitization of the archive materials is a key field of work in this connection, as it facilitates access to and dissemination of historical documents. The ITS makes documents available to archives and museums, including the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington and the Israeli Holocaust memorial at Yad Vashem. Among these resources are documents on concentration camps and prisons, the Central Name Index, registration cards of displaced persons, i.e. people who ended up outside of their home countries after the end of the war through no choice of their own, as well as documents on forced labour.
Over the decades, the ITS has also issued numerous certificates for those seeking compensation and pension payments. The bulk of the inquiries in this context were made between 1999 and 2007, when some 950,000 former forced workers who had applied for payments from the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" approached the ITS for certificates.
The ITS collection
The archives contain some 30 million documents on persecution, forced labour and emigration from the Nazi period and the immediate post-war years. They also hold numerous documents generated in the course of the ITS's work, such as the Central Name Index, the Child Tracing Service as well as an archive of correspondence. The Central Name Index alone contains 50 million index cards concerning the fate of more than 17.5 million people.
The archives' original documents and the Central Name Index have been included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.
· From its foundation to the present day, the Tracing Service has answered over 12 million inquiries and created more than 3 million correspondence files.
Each month, more than 1000 inquiries are received from researchers and from victims of the Nazi regime and their families.
The archive contains 26 shelf kilometres of original documents from the Nazi period.
The ITS archives include documents on well-known victims of Nazi persecution, such as Anne Frank, Eli Wiesel, Simon Wiesenthal, Konrad Adenauer, Willy Brandt and Kurt Schumacher.
The ITS works closely with schools on education projects and organizes exhibitions.
Visit the ITS website for more information
www.its-arolsen.org
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First glimpse of Jenna Coleman as 'Queen Victoria'
Jenna Coleman's post-Doctor Who career has 'officially' begun with the first pics that have been released of the forthcoming ITV series, Victoria.
With the release of the first images, also comes the news that Rufus Sewell (Parade's End) has been added to the cast as Lord Melbourne, Victoria's first prime minister. The drama will also star Peter Firth (Spooks) as the Queen's conniving uncle the Duke of Cumberland, Eve Myles (Torchwood, Frankie, Broadchurch) as her senior dresser, and Nell Hudson (Outlander, Call the Midwife) as a mysterious new member of the household.
As Coleman prepared to leave her role on Doctor Who and with the series set to begin filming this month in the North of England, she was quick to realize the fact that she had approximately four weeks to go from 'companion to Queen', recently telling Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw, "I am about to start work on Queen Victoria. I have four weeks to become a Queen! It's ITV. I need to learn to ride a horse. I need to learn to waltz, play Beethoven. It's really fun."
The 8-part series will focus on the early life of Queen Victoria, from her accession to the throne at just 18 through to her marriage to Prince Albert.
Look for Victoria to air on ITV in 2016.
'That is a wrap' declares Jenna Coleman as filming ends on 'Victoria'
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Bruce Silver wrote a nice post on BPM and SOA.
I agree on his analysis that these 2 worlds are slowly merging. An Service Oriented Architecture will only be efficient when the business processes on top of it are efficient. It is good to see that the Oracle SOA Suite gets more and more tooling for Business Process Analysis (BPA), simulation and Business Activitity Monitoring (BAM). The tools you need for process improvement or BPM.
In my opinion change management also plays a central role in both BPM and developing a SOA. The changes IT has on the business is known. But why is IT only managing the changes in the software and not the changes it imposes on the organization? The currently known software development methodologies also don't have an answer for this question.
In a recent post I showed the impact of a SOA implementation and the effect of an intervention on adoption of a new system and new business processes. It shows that the use of techniques from requirement engineering and change management pay off.
In the BPM world change management is more common ground. Only I also see an emphasis on tooling and techniques. I hope that with the merging of BPM, SOA and change management the gap between business and IT will be closed and we will add more value to the business. In the end this is the only Key Performance Indicator IT will be measured against.


In our short news piece, 'Balancing Recovery,' we touched on UK Export week and its implications for business. But it is far too important a subject to leave with a passing comment, not the least because exporting is as much about engagement and culture as it is about the transfer of goods or services.
The deep challenge for all those who seek to conduct business outside their own country is to overcome the idea that a global marketplace means that everyone operates and thinks in the same way. Go back fifty years or so and the general perception was that other countries were different, not just in terms of language or currency but in behaviour, thoughts and actions. I remember someone telling me about a visit to France in the early 1960s in which they were surprised to find that trees and fields looked the same as in England. Perhaps a little extreme but this perception of difference meant that we took the time and care to allow for cultural differences in our business transactions.
Now, thanks to the advent of the computer and universal travel, our world perception has changed. We travel abroad more frequently, we readily share sporting and other events on TV and via the internet, we Skype and we surf the web. We now live in a time in which a video of a cute dog doing tricks can go viral across the globe. In short, we live in a global age in which the far corners of the world are no more distant than the end of our street.
But if we assume that just because our world perceptions have shrunk we all now think and act alike then we are in for a fall. In some cultures yes means yes; in others it means I can't do what you are asking but I'll say yes because I don't want to disappoint you or to lose face; in others it means yes I'll go away and think about the problem. Businesses which fail to understand this are just leaving themselves open to expensive mistakes.
Whether we export, whether we import, or whether we run offices in different parts of the world, if we try to impose the same set of rules it just isn't going to work. Yes you can embark on an organisation-wide drive to improve employee engagement but the methods you use may have to be different in different countries. Yes you may decide to take steps to improve customer experiences but what matters to a customer in one country may be far down the list of priorities for customers elsewhere. Even something as simple as how you greet a customer is not a universal act.
Going further, global awareness is not just about consumers, nor simply about suppliers or multi-national departments. At heart global awareness is about taking steps to engage everyone in the aims and values of the organisation. It is about recognising the differing priorities and attitudes which multi-cultural, multi-national and multi-age group individuals bring to the organisation. It's about celebrating everyone's unique talents and using them to enrich the experience.
The secret of success is to stop assuming and start treating people as individuals. But in so many organisations this just doesn't happen. When employee absence rises, when there is conflict in the office, when customers stop buying your product, when suppliers deliver unsuitable products or deliver late, when regulatory bodies censure you; at the heart of the problem sits the arrogant assumption that people are incidental to the business and furthermore that people are all the same.
UK Export week is all about promoting success on the global stage. How many of our businesses will fail on that stage thanks to a lack of awareness about the need to individually engage within the global marketplace?


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Tanner Roark Biography, Stats, Salary, Wife and Other Facts You Need To Know
American professional baseball player Tanner Roark has made a name for himself in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing as a pitcher for the Washington Nationals. He made his Major League debut with the team in 2013 and has stayed there ever since.
Tanner Roark Biography
The MLB pitcher was born Tanner B. Roark in New Haven in southern Illinois on 5 October 1986. When he was quite young, his parents moved to Wilmington after his father had secured a job there. He had started playing baseball at an early age when he grew up with his brother Dillon Roark and his older sister Samantha. One of the most important things that influenced his love for the game is his father, who has always loved the sport.
Roark attended Wilmington High School and from there he transferred to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Both in his high school and college years, he played the sport he has always loved.
Career and Stats
As mentioned earlier, it was Tanner's life as a baseball player in the MLB that put him in the spotlight. Before he took the big step, he was selected by the Texas Rangers after he was allowed to do the Amateur Player Draft of 2008. He remained on the team until 2010 when he was transferred to the Washington Nationals.
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Roark began playing for the Nationals in the Minor League, and in 2013 the pitcher moved up to the big leagues. He's been with the team ever since.
Beyond the league, Tanner Roark also played for the United States baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, where he helped the team win the gold medal in both the semi-final against Japan and the final against the Dominican Republic with significant games.
By the time he had played 164 games, he had also started in 124 of them, saving a single game. His career wins over substitutes are 15.3, his wins are 58, his losses are 45 and he has a deserved run average of 3.42. In addition, Roark has 833.0 innings thrown, 651 strikeouts and his spaces plus hits per inning thrown (WHIP) is 1.182.
Tanner Roark Contract and Salary
Since beginning his career in the MBL in 2013, Roark has stayed with just one team, and that is the Washington Nationals. Nonetheless, he has signed several contracts with the team. In 2018, he signed a one-year contract with the team worth $6,475,000. Since this is a one-year contract, it is expected that he will take home a guaranteed salary in the same amount.
He had previously also signed a one-year contract with the team in 2017. The value of the contract was $4,315,000, which is also his base salary. He has obviously made good progress, considering that his salary was $543,400 in 2016, compared to $529,600 in 2015 and $506,100 in 2014.
Tanner Roark's Wife
Roark isn't someone who has a long history with women. In fact, he has not been publicly associated with any woman in the past, except the woman he eventually married, Amanda Botelho, who is now known as Amanda Roark.
The two have come a long way, having been together since college before deciding to become man and wife in 2013. Amanda Roark was born in 1989 in Lawton, Oklahoma, as Amanda Patricia.
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Prior to her covenant with Tanner, Amanda had the couple's first child, Madison, in 2009. Two years later, they decided to get engaged and two years later to enter into marriage. In July 2015 Amanda and Tanner had their second child, another daughter, whom they named Kennedy Gary.
Other Facts You Need To Know
Tanner has a good stature and height. He stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches, while his body weight is 240 lbs.
Tanner Roark helped the Wilmington Wildcats win titles in 2003 and 2005.
His parents are Jodi Roark (mother) and Toby Roark (father).
The Washington Nationals pitcher came from a very athletic family with an older sister who played volleyball, basketball, and softball, and a brother who played baseball during his college years.
Due to some difficulties he almost left baseball when he was in college. And this even though playing in the Major League was his dream since he was a child of 7 years.
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The Rise is one of those releases which make a strong and enjoyable first impression but it is over time where the realisation of just how good and full it really is emerges. The new EP from British alternative rockers Fenrir is a quickly rousing and lively stomp which just grows in stature the more attention it is given. It is potent evidence of the growth and maturity which has blossomed in the band's sound since the release of its predecessor two years ago. Their sound is still not the finished article we would suggest, but with similar steps ahead, the Ipswich hailing quintet is looking at very healthy creative horizons ahead hopefully matched by success.
The release opens with Tell My Wife I Said 'Hello' and an instant surge of guitar enterprise and heftily impacting beats from drummer Ben Brennan. Settling down a touch for the quickly enticing voice of Ben Slater, a sneaky dark and alluring bassline slipping in alongside him, the song is soon spinning a web of guitar enterprise from Cockayne and Krishan Alwis around the increasingly brooding and irresistible bait of bassist Lewis Rudkin. The vocals get stronger and more impressive with every passing verse and chorus, Slater's voice potently backed by the strong tones of Cockayne, whilst the track itself just grows more anthemic and virulently persuasion to provide an enjoyably bracing and skilful start to the EP.
Its mighty lure is backed up by the following roar of Bones, a song alive with blazing guitars and rhythmic strength around impassioned vocals. At two and a half minutes the track is a turbulent spark for ears and imagination but niggles a touch when it brings out a glorious infection clad hook to lick lips over and then swiftly comes to an end. That frustration is soon forgotten though once Hurt Hands lays its melodic charm and tenacious adventure on ears. Again energy and emotive intensity ebbs and flows with an imagination to match that of the craft and the contagious heart of band and song respectively. Unpredictability is also a rich spice to the track, moments of calm alive with intrigue and bold adventure whilst emotion just oozes from its more incendiary expulsions of sound and intensity. Fair to say the track steals the show, even outshining the impressive opener.
A melodic kiss is provided by brief instrumental Einn, more evidence, as if it was needed, of the skills of the band and the variety in their composing, before Smoke Signals intensely smoulders and bellows to keep a greedy appetite happy. In some ways the song and subsequently its successor lack the same spark of the earlier tracks, bringing less uniqueness to their proposals, but it and the gentler and captivating, but no less impassioned Victory Rose II, only reinforces the potency of a thoroughly enjoyable encounter. Each show that the band is right on course to be that something which is distinct from the crowd and with tracks like Tell My Wife I Said 'Hello' and Hurt Hands sooner rather than later.
As suggested earlier, The Rise requires maybe a touch more time than others to become the forceful pleasure it certainly is but give it that and Fenrir rewards with one consistently appetising and enjoyable adventure we can only recommend you go take a listen to.
The Rise EP is available now at the Fenrir Bandcamp profile.
It may intensely fascinate more than it explosively thrills but The Story So Far, the debut EP from UK metallers Faces Of Eve, is a thoroughly enjoyable introduction to a potential drenched band. Across six compelling tracks, they create a tapestry of diverse sounds which at any given moment can be as progressive metal as they are alternative rock, as tech metal as they are experimental. It makes for a seriously enticing proposal keeping ears and imagination rigorously keen and though many songs just lack the final essence to ignite the biggest reactions, an ingrained appetite for more is a swiftly done deal.
The Hertfordshire quartet emerged towards the end of 2013, Faces Of Eve emerging from the ashes of Brave The Moment, Shields, Trophies Of Dahmer, and Olympus Must Fall. A potent following to their impressive live presence quickly grew and now fresh off a UK tour with Oaths, the band is turning up the heat on a national recognition with The Story So Far.
It all starts with For My Fallen Heroes and an enticing coaxing from guitars and a harmonic ambience. The strings of Dan Sloane gently dance with ears as the melodic tones of vocalist Benjamin Fordham Black add their caresses to the magnetic persuasion. The air of the song has an increasingly imposing texture, not intimidating but carrying open shadows enhanced by the heavily wiry tones of bass. It does all unite in a richer and thicker tempting, though that is for mere moments as the song suddenly stops. It is a strong opening but the abruptness of the track without being instantly replaced by its successor, or bleeding straight into it, feels slightly odd. It is a minor thing though and soon forgotten as Feed emerges from the distance with a tangy groove around punchy rhythms. Full in the face, the track is soon a thrilling web of spidery grooves and sonic tendrils wrapped in more strong vocals and contagious hooks. An increasing unpredictability almost as quickly erupts too, a weapon the band use to great effect over the release and here emerges in jagged riffs and barbarous snarls from the bass of Alistair Hines which strikingly flirt with the superbly crafted mesh of flavours and technical imagination. It is like a festival of sound, a collusion of textures hinting at bands like Circles, Muse, Alexisonfire, and Shattered Skies, and at its heart just an irresistible rocker.
The following Crime Of Passion opens with a sombre atmosphere, vocally and musically, as scythes of guitar court the imagination with the vocals in a melancholic yet charming invitation. The steely funk bait of Hine's bass stirs the song's air soon after as the blend of falsetto and emotive vocals entangle, the track eventually shrugging off its reserve as the potent beats of Oliver Jones incite a voracious and snarling tango of metal bred sound. As its predecessor, the song is soon evolving and weaving in various styles with every passing grouping of seconds and similarly gripping ears and thoughts through its bold adventure.
Temporal Rotunda also has a morose toned start, voices and sounds cloaked in a cloudy ambience which eventually sparks into a composed but fiery stroll littered with jabbing beats and gnarly riffs bound in spicy grooves and melodic incitement. The track prowls at certain points, imposing its weight and alluring intensity whilst veining its trespass with attention pulling slithers and twists of melodic and off kilter imagination. By its end the dark side of the track is a riveting enticement, leaving a lingering pleasure which One Man Show runs with through its own vivacious and agitated qualities. The technical growl and nagging of song and sound is a persistent beckoning but the band inventively send it spinning with swift flashes of avant-garde and progressive ingenuity, matched by resourceful vocals. It is an outstanding track which epitomises everything good about The Story So Far and how it just misses the mark. It is inventive and fiercely imaginative but never pushes its promise to the limits hoped, never quite finding the spark which tips a great song into a show stopper.
It is nevertheless inescapable evidence of the songwriting and technical qualities of Faces Of Eve and their infectious sound which is confirmed on final time by Dwellers. The closing song is another which is a born rocker at heart, its aggressive alternative rock core encased in a spiral of tenacious grooves, their union twisting into an increasingly dramatic and ferocious blaze. Things continue to move into new textures and scenery as the track increasingly lure ears and enjoyment, always returning to its creative spine but always providing new highly satisfying endeavours off of it.
Faces Of Eve is a name to make a note of and The Story So Far a release to seriously think about checking out. Both are destined to promote thoughts that here is a band with a very successful future before them if they want it.
Faces Of Eve will be uncaging their EP 'The Story So Far', on Monday 29th June through all digital platforms.
Encouraged by an array of areas from Circles and Hacktivist to Alexisonfire and Slaves, Faces Of Eve can loosely be placed in the progressive / tech metal bracket. However, their deft ability to merge genres where ensuring widespread appeal and originality, is certainly impressive.
Hailing from the Hertfordshire area and born from the ashes of Brave The Moment, Shields, Trophies Of Dahmer and Olympus Must Fall, Faces Of Eve despatch technical riffery and ferocious power merged with unbridled energy and considered song structures. The quartet have also acquired a substantial following in such a short space of time, largely due to the strength of their set and work ethic. The band have just completed another successful jaunt around the UK with fellow rising hardcorers 'Oaths'.
Faces of Eve now press on with their debut EP 'The Story So Far'. The record is brimming with six slabs of sizzling progressive infused technical metal. From the dynamic and alluring beatings of opener 'For My Fallen Heroes' through to 'Dwellers', the band deliver each note and riff with heartfelt emotion and formidable force. With further touring and shows in the pipeline for the remainder of the year, just watch them take off…..
1. For My Fallen Heroes; 2. Feed; 3. Crime Of Passion; 4. Temporal Rotunda; 5. One Man Show; 6. Dwellers.


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BLAINE COUNTY — Local and federal fire crews are making substantial progress on the Sharps Fire in central Idaho.
The fire, located about six miles east of Bellevue, started on July 29 and has grown to some 64,646 acres of burned grassland and trees in the Sawtooth National Forest.
Sections of the national forest have been closed to the public so firefighters can continue to battle the blaze. Additionally, the Bureau of Land Management has closed public lands around the fire and multiple roads and trails remain closed throughout the region. For a complete list of closures click here.
The Blaine County Sheriff's Office has concluded the Sharps Fire was started by a man not properly using an exploding target. Ryan M. Jensen, 35, of Bellevue admitted to deputies he started the fire. He has not been arrested, but will appear in court in the future, Sheriff Steve Harkins said in a news release.
A total of 425 firefighters are battling the fire.
For more information on the blaze click here.


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Hampstead Highgate Express > News > Health
North London MPs and Unison call for end to NHS pay disparity between boroughs
Michael Boniface
NHS workers marching to Downing Street to demand a pay rise. Picture: Yui Mok/PA - Credit: PA
Hornsey and Wood Green MP Catherine West is calling for NHS workers in Haringey to be paid the same as in Camden.
Hornsey and Wood Green MP Catherine West is calling for pay harmonisation in the NHS. Picture: Joshua Thurston - Credit: © Joshua Thurston - All Right
Currently, NHS staff in the capital's outer boroughs – for instance Haringey, Barnet and Brent – are paid less than workers in inner boroughs such as Camden, Islington and Hackney.
Labour's Ms West labelled the pay disparity between London's health workers "ridiculous" and her call for change was echoed by the trade union Unison, and the Conservative Finchley and Golders Green MP Mike Freer.
Fellow north London MPs Keir Starmer and Tulip Siddiq called for a reassessment of NHS pay while the Department of Health and Social Care said the distinctions were designed to manage the additional costs of living in London.
High cost area supplements (HCAS) are paid on top of NHS workers' basic salaries to help towards London costs. In inner London, the HCAS is 20% of workers' basic salaries (between £4,473-£6,890). In outer London it is 15% (between £3,784-£4,822).
In July, the government announced an above-inflation pay rise for public sector workers including doctors – but some health workers such as nurses, midwives and hospital porters were omitted.
Ms West welcomed the government's pay rise but called for parity across the NHS.
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She told the Ham&High the capital's inner and outer boundaries, established in 1963, which dictate the HCAS, were "outdated" and that the "whole of London has complex needs".
Ms West said: "It's ridiculous that if you happen to work in Haringey you're getting less than if you happen to work in Camden for exactly the same job."
The UK's healthcare system is a deeply pressing issue in Brexit trade talks Matt Wood explains. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA - Credit: PA
Ms West said Haringey and outer London workers often have to pay more on travel, and that the pay discrepancy creates "instability" by encouraging workers to chase inner London jobs.
The MP continued: "You don't really want people from Haringey working in Islington or Camden because they feel they'll be better paid.
"If they could serve their communities where they are it's also greener because then they're not using emissions to get to places."
Jamie Brown, Unison's Head of Health for London, called the proposed reforms to HCAS "long overdue".
He said: "Boundaries between inner and outer London are increasingly a bone of contention for our members with more staff being asked to work flexibly across 'inner' and 'outer' London.
"The reality is that the cost of living in London is extremely high no matter the borough and Unison believes NHS staff in London deserve decent, equitable pay to reflect this."
Mike Freer said: "From my experience of being married to a teacher, I have long thought that the inner, outer and fringe supplements are outdated, and believe that pay should reflect the cost of living for the area, rather than being determined by arbitrary boundaries.
"This approach appears to me to be a common sense one that better reflects the cost of living in London."
Finchley and and Golders Green MP says NHS pay supplements should not be determined by "arbitrary boundaries". Picture: Jacob King/PA - Credit: PA
Tulip Siddiq, Hampstead and Kilburn's MP, said the "need" to ensure equal pay in the NHS was "urgent" following health workers "heroic" role through the pandemic.
Labour leader Keir Starmer, MP for Holborn and St Pancras, called for "a proper solution for recruitment and retention of NHS staff, including the pay talks that NHS workers deserve" but stopped short of backing calls for the disparity between inner and outer to be ended.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "The high cost area supplements (HCAS) within the NHS Agenda for Change contract are designed to recognise the additional costs of living in London, and those living in outer London still receive an additional supplement on top of their salary. Employers are also free to offer local recruit and retention payments.
"We are incredibly grateful for our NHS and care staff's hard work and dedication during the pandemic and we will continue to ensure all staff are rewarded fairly."
An NHS Employers spokesperson said: "There are long-standing arrangements, as in most sectors, for additional payments to NHS employees working within London.
"Any move to alter these arrangements would need to be discussed with our Pay Review Bodies and agreed with our trade unions, with any increase to any pay rates requiring additional investment from HM Treasury, so as not to disadvantage employees elsewhere in the English NHS."
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Why register your trade mark?
Trade mark registration protects 'signs' and/ or brand names that distinguish the goods and services of one trader from those of another. Unlike some other forms of intellectual property (IP), trade mark protection can last for centuries. The oldest registered mark – 'Bass' – was registered in 1876, and is still valid and enforceable today.
What are registered trade marks?
Registered trade marks are the most prevalent form of registered IP and, when managed and carefully protected, can become the most valuable asset of any business. To achieve this, it is vital that not only is the brand name registered, but also all trading names. As such, registered trade marks are likely to become one of the most valuable aspects of your intellectual property portfolio. Without the protection of registration, trade mark owners have to rely on 'passing off' law to protect their trading names; this is very problematic, requires extensive evidence of use, and can be very expensive (see passing off). Trade marks are registered according to the types of "classes" of goods/ services to which they apply.
This includes not only the historic brand, but also all the names currently being used in the business and market place. Evidence of trade mark registration may be vital in disputes against third parties, and as evidence against claims that the trade mark has not been sufficiently used.
The 'classes' trade mark classification system
Almost every country in the world subscribes to a largely uniform trade mark classification system where all goods and services are categorised into 45 classes. Although efforts have been made to group goods and services of a similar nature together, at times the system can appear arbitrary. For example, perfume can be found in the same class as make-up, but hamburgers do not fall into the same class as buns and ketchup! It is vital that when trade marks are registered the correct classes are selected, otherwise the trade mark may not have the appropriate protection. Incorrectly classified goods or services my be refused by the the trade mark registry. Click here for a list of the classes.
Choosing a trade mark name
Registration protects your trade mark so that it can stand out from other brand names in your market sector, and be protected against copycats. Although, in general, anything can be registered as a trade mark, there are some that will not be allowed without the consent of the owner (e.g. the Olympic symbol, certain royal ciphers etc.).
There are advantages to the choice of one name over another. Generally, the more descriptive a name or mark is of the goods and/or services to which it is to be applied, the less education of the consumer (and marketing communications) needs to be undertaken, but the more difficult it may be to register the trade mark. However, the cost of choosing a less descriptive trade mark is that marketing effort will need to be expended on educating the customer that this trade mark identifies goods as coming from one particular enterprise.
Searching for identical or similar trade mark names
Once the potential names have been chosen, a search of the UK trade mark register will identify identical marks that are already registered or pending in the product classes in which you wish to use it. This type of search is sometimes called a "knock-out" search. It helps "knock-out" marks for which there are immediate and obvious obstacles to your use or registration, so you can decide whether to go on to the next level of search for that mark or choose a new one.
Brand Protect will undertake a free 'knock-out' search for you, in order to be able to advise you whether it is worth while proceeding to the next stage. That next stage is a comprehensive search. This involves the identification of identical and confusingly earlier trade marks that have already been registered. The aim of such a search is to identify further – potentially expensive – obstacles to registering your trade mark.
The advantages of registration
After selecting your trade mark for use, it is important to protect the mark by registering it. There are several practical business advantages of registration and also several important legal advantages. One of the business advantages is that trade mark registrations can be used as negotiating tools in business deals. They facilitate licensing, franchising and transfer of ownership. That said, without a registration proving the existence and ownership of the mark, a lawyer (acting on behalf of the other party) would be hard pressed to recommend to his client that any transaction to purchase that mark should proceed.
Another important business advantage of trade mark registration is that it can actually increase the value of a business for potential investors, lenders, public offerings, etc. This is because registration renders a company's trade marks as "quantifiable" assets of the business. A registration enables the owner to show, as part of the value of his business, the goodwill resulting from advertising and promotional expenditures. Accountants have criteria they use to quantify the goodwill of a trade mark resulting from its use and promotion. Thus, expenses associated with advertising and promoting a mark translate not only into increased sales, but also into increased worth of the company; all for the minimal investment in the cost of filing a trade mark application and obtaining a registration.
Furthermore, a registered trade mark can serve as security for financial transactions. They are recognised by banks as security interests and may be mortgaged or secured.
The legal benefits of registration are substantial. Registration provides good evidence of ownership and, perhaps, the exclusive right to use the registered trade mark throughout the United Kingdom. The registration allows the trademark owner to pursue infringers in the courts. This puts the trademark owner in the strongest position by placing a heavy burden on the other party to overcome this presumption. This presumption is not offered to owners of unregistered trade marks.
A registration also expands the geographic scope of protection of trade mark right. Without a UK registration, trade mark rights extend only to the geographical area in which a company has established a market presence by making sufficient sales under the mark. A UK registration provides a presumption of exclusive rights throughout the entire United Kingdom. The same principle applies to European or US trade marks. Trade marks can be registered for use in also all other parts of the world.
The UK trade mark registration process
The cost (in terms of government fees) of making a UK trade mark application is £170 per application, which includes 1 class, plus £50 per additional class (all the goods and services offered in commerce are divided into 45 classes). In addition to this cost there is a fee of €350 charged by this firm to make the application in one class (this is a considerably lower fee than our competition charges).
When an application is made it will then be examined by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO). They will check whether or not the application is capable of being a UK trade mark. The more distinctive the mark to be applied for is, the fewer the number of objections this application will receive from the IPO. The IPO then checks whether or not other companies or individuals have registered identical or similar marks (conceptual, aural and visual similarities). The IPO does not block your application if they find "earlier marks" that are similar to your application, they just advise those earlier rights owners. If the IPO's objections can be overcome, then the application is published in the "Official Journal". This allows the public to oppose the application for a period of 2 months. If your mark is challenged by way of opposition, then there will be an official administrative process, (called "Opposition Proceedings"). Most oppositions are settled before they become confrontational.
We recommend undertaking a search of the UK and EU trade marks database prior to make an application for registering a trade mark, in order to analyse any registered marks which may oppose your application. Doing so may save much time, and therefore cost, later in the course of the application if an opposition against your application is made by the owner of a mark with prior rights. The process of application usually takes 6-8 months. Once the mark has been registered, a UK trade mark acts as a "shield" (in the sense that one UK registered trade mark cannot infringe another). It also acts as a "sword" as you can prevent others from using "similar" brands and marks (see above for the meaning of this). Most potential emulators back down when the registration is brought to their attention. This saves you a great deal of time and money compared to the costs of relying on the common law.
Furthermore, should you decide to sell the trade mark in the future, potential purchasers are more likely to pay more for a registered trade mark.
Accountants have different ways of valuing IP rights but one of the best is to add up all the costs associated with promoting that brand over the years and give this figure. All this is quite complicated. At BRAND PROTECT we won't charge you the earth for our services, but we offer great value for money!
Trade marks are purely territorial in nature. There is no such thing as "international trademarks" (a single registration that is valid in every country of the world). Generally, if you want or need the advantages and benefits brought about by the registration of a trade mark in a particular territory or country, you need to register the trade mark in that territory (the major exception to this is a European Union trade mark)
There are two ways of obtaining a trade mark in other countries:
making an individual application in each of the countries; or
using the Madrid system (WIPO) of international registration of trade marks.
Trade Mark Registration in the European Union
European Union trade marks are valid in all the member states of the European Union. Applications for European Union trade marks are made to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which is based in Spain. The cost (in terms of government fees) of making a European Union trade mark application is €850.00 per application for the first class, plus €50.00 for the second class and €150.00 for each additional class over two. In addition to these government fees, this firm charges €500.00 to make the application (in any number of classes).
The EUIPO assesses the mark to ensure that it is capable of being a trade mark. The application is then published, for opposition purposes, in the "Official Journal". This means that any "person" (an undertaking as well as a real person) who believes that it has prior rights to the application can file an "opposition" to the application. If such an opposition is made against the application (unless the opposition is settled amicably), the rights of the applicant and the opponent's "prior rights" are assessed in an administrative procedure called opposition proceedings". In the opposition proceedings, the opponent could be challenged to prove that he has used his trade mark in the EU in the last 5 years. Although the EUIPO allows oral arguments, in practice, most arguments are made in writing. If all the oppositions can be overcome, the European trade mark is registered for a renewable period of 10 years, and it will be valid in all of the countries of the European Union.
We recommend undertaking a search of the European Union trade marks and national trade mark databases prior to making an application for registering a trade mark. However, whether to undertake a search or not is your decision. A search will allow you to analyse any registered marks which may oppose your application and adds considerably to your market knowledge. Undertaking such a search is likely to save considerable time in making an application – and therefore its cost – later in the course of the application, if the owner of a mark with prior rights opposes your application.
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The international system of registration
The Madrid system of international registration of marks is applicable among the countries party to the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. However, this system is not a direct registration system. In order to use the system, an applicant must have a registered trade mark or a trade mark application (the "basic application") in one of the countries party to the Agreement or party to the Protocol, and an effective place of business there too. In other words, the objective of the international system is to extend the protection of an existing trade mark, to other countries in which the applicant desires to protect the trade mark. This system does not extend to all countries recognised by the United Nations. A list of the countries party to the Agreement or the Protocol can be found at the WIPO site.
This system gives a trade mark owner the opportunity to have his/her mark protected in several countries by simply filing one application with a single Office, in one language, with one set of fees in one currency (Swiss francs). The international application is handled – at the first stage – by the so called "Office of Origin", which is the trade mark office of the Contracting Party in which the "basic application" (as described above) has been applied for or registered. The Office of Origin sends the application to the WIPO. As such this streamlining of the red tape cuts down on the costs to our clients for such applications. The basic fee (for the first 3 classes) for making an international application is 653.00 Swiss Francs (SF903.00 in the case of colour marks). A supplementary fee of SF100.00 is added for each additional class (in addition to 3 classes). To these figures one needs to add a complementary fee of SF100.00 for the designation of each contracting party. The complementary fee of SF100.00 may be replaced by the so called "individual fee", which is only applicable in certain countries (and it is different in each country where that individual fee exists). BRAND PROTECT charges €500.00 (plus €50.00 for each class in addition to the first 3 classes) to prepare and file an application. It should be noted that registration may incur further costs to be charged by either, or both, Brand Protect and WIPO, and this figure depends on the number of classes and the selected countries.
All applications for international marks have to be made in either English, French or Spanish.
An international registration produces the similar end results as an application for registration of the mark made in each of the countries designated by the applicant. If the trade mark offices of the designated countries do not refuse the registration within a specified period (usually 12 or 18 months), the protection afforded to the mark will be at the same, or similar level, to an application for registration of a local mark in that country. The Madrid System also simplifies the subsequent management of the mark, since it is possible to record subsequent changes (such as a change in ownership or a change in the name or address of the holder) or to renew the registration through a simple single procedural step with the International Bureau of WIPO. Further countries may be designated subsequently.
A major drawback of the international system is that the international mark remains open to "central attack" for the first 5 years of its registration in its home country. "Central attack" means that if the mark used as a "basic application" is revoked or cancelled in its home territory, then the international registration is revoked or cancelled to that extent.
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This study analyzes in deep the effects of two major dimensions in organizational justice such as procedural and distributive justice on affective commitment through three conflict management styles such as integrating, compromising, and avoiding styles. These relationships are analyzed in advance on the extent of academic staff in Malaysian Public Universities. Partial Least Squares of Structural equation modelling (SEM) and Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS) are utilized to determine the effect of the two variables and the mediating effect of the conflict management styles. The results exhibit that procedural and distributive justice is significantly related with integrating, and compromising styles while not significantly related to avoiding style. It also revealed that integrating and compromising styles were significant with affective commitment while avoiding style does not relate with affective commitment. In conclusion, the results also showed only integrating and compromising styles mediate the relationship between procedural and distributive justice and affective commitment.


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An Extraordinary Giveaway: The Artist's Way and Beyond Teleclass
I'm so excited to bring you this amazing giveaway: a free spot in The Artist's Way and Beyond, a 12-week teleclass led by the award-winning playwright (and my fellow creativity coach) Zohar Tirosh-Polk. This giveaway is a $200 value! If you've always wanted to do The Artist's Way, or have done it before and are ready to do it again, Zohar (familiarly known as Zoe) will be your personal guide during the 12-week program, which begins February 13. The teleclass will be held on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 2:00 pm eastern (except for the initial class, which may run up to 90 minutes).
Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way is often hailed as the "Artist's bible," with tools like morning pages and artist dates now used by millions across the world. The Artist's Way offers a foundational and spiritual path to accessing your creativity and moving toward achieving your innermost artistic dreams and aspirations. I asked Zoe to share a little bit about what inspired her to offer this teleclass.
What prompted you to create a teleclass from The Artist's Way?
I'm working on two big creative projects right now and I needed to return to The Artist's Way myself. I know The Artist's Way is such a powerful way to reconnect with my own creativity. Having gone through it many times, it has become my artist's bible of sorts, an anchor. It's the thing I go back to again and again to find inspiration, hope, and the tools that help me keep going. I also know that creating a community of creative souls/artists is such a potent experience. It allows everyone to be accountable, inspire one another, keep using the tools, and stay on track with our creative projects. Lastly, I hear so many people say, "Oh yes, I want to do The Artist's Way again," or "I should read it" and I wanted to create an opportunity for those people to do just that.
Why do you think The Artist's Way has become such a phenomenon?
Because it works! 🙂 The Artist's Way addresses the practical, emotional, and spiritual challenges of being an artist/creative soul and offers tangible and brilliant solutions to these challenges. I re-read Julia Cameron's introduction recently and it was incredible to be reminded about how it all happened. She first heard about a painter-friend who started painting as a result of the work he did with her, and then there was a class, then a packet of handouts, and then a book, which has now sold millions of copies worldwide. Artists all over the world gained access to their creativity and and dancers went back to dancing, photographers got shows, writers wrote novels, actors began acting all over the world. It's really amazing to think about.
As a creativity coach, what do you most want your students to gain from this teleclass?
I want them to have renewed faith their creativity, be well on their way in working on a project, and have a concrete plan to keep them going. This is where the "Beyond" part comes in. Every participant will have to create a vision for their work. Through coaching, exercises, careful planning, and accountability tools, everyone will complete the class working toward that vision. It's exciting!
Space is limited. To claim a spot now, register at growcreativecoaching.com/workshops.
To win a free spot in this teleclass, simply post a comment below. Our winner will be selected at random on Friday, February 8, at 9:00 pm eastern. Good luck!


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I have found this a tricky task – keeping a journal with the Lord is such a personal activity – but I hope some of my notes below may be of some use.
I take pleasure in choosing a new note book when I need a new journal – I choose a book I'm going to enjoy writing in, but not too big as it comes with me when I'm away from home.
To ensure I read the whole Bible, I list all of its books in the back of the notebook, and enter a date when each is completed. This gives me an overview of my readings and ensures I don't omit any. Some books have several dates beside them even though they're in the same run-through – either because we have covered them on a Sunday and I want to read the whole book, or like now, where we are encouraged to read Mark. Generally I alternate between Old and New Testaments. I also always have the book of Psalms on the go.
I have made a separate part of my journal to record words from God which I keep easily accessible – I can meditate on these as part of my time with Him.
I am learning to make worship more part of my time with the Lord. I find I hear His voice much clearer when I come from a place of worship. Reading Psalms – often aloud – has really made an impact. Also, I sing – even though this is often my own words to familiar tunes and sometimes some golden oldies. These too are noted – often the Lord prompts a tune or words to come to mind that emphasises what He is saying, and what is on His heart.
Names and situations that I want to be faithful in are added to the journal. This helps me to stay faithful and as I review the entries I can see how the Lord is moving. We are asked to pray for leaders and those in authority – noting this somewhere that is regularly reviewed again helps in remaining faithful to what He has asked.
The notes made each time vary – obviously the Bible passages read, maybe a particular verse or verses that have really struck me. Often the Lord shows me something new or with different emphasis and this is noted. Making the effort to allow enough time has made such a difference to the quality of the time with Him. I am struck that the Lord has so much to communicate to us if we take the time to listen – to my shame this has not always been the case.
I find that hearing the Lord is much easier and clearer when I come from a place of worship – this tunes my spirit in line with His. It also brings to my attention things I need to put right, ask for forgiveness and sometimes the Lord shows me His perspective in regards to a situation.
The notes really help in those time when I don't feel I'm hearing well – or I'm going through some tough stuff, often they help me to focus, give encouragement and remind me of His goodness.
Like any good parent the Lord longs to spend time with us, loves hearing our voice and gets a thrill from answering the longings of our heart. That is not to say that He always answers when and how we anticipate – but His timing is always perfect and He always wants the very best for His children. His perspective is vastly different from ours – He sees a much bigger picture than us. Spending time with Him changes us to be more like Him – what a promise!


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Novartis wins US OTC rights to Prevacid from TAP
Swiss drugmaker Novartis has acquired US rights to anti-ulcer drug Prevacid (lansoprazole) from Tap Pharmaceuticals, a joint venture between Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Pharmaceutical, for an undisclosed amount.
The terms of the deal were not revealed, except that TAP will continue to market and sell prescription Prevacid until at least 2009, when the drug loses its patent, while Novartis takes on full responsibility for what is expected to be a multi-year over-the-counter development initiative.
"Our goal is to switch Prevacid upon its patent expiration and make it one of the top five OTC products in the United States," Novartis said in a statement.
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The 'Broadcast Booby-Trap': How social media is affecting broadcast journalism
Broadcast news viewers have always been fans of a good, old-fashioned grilling. Watching a politician dissolve under the laser-guided questioning of a journalist such as former Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has always made for compelling TV viewing – just watch The Thick Of It's Ben Swain appearing on Newsnight for an indication that news can be as much entertainment as public service.
A recent trend of 'punking' guests live on air, however, seems to have moved this phenomenon into the social media age. Conservative MPs Liam Fox and Sir Michael Fallon have both fallen foul of what we'll refer to as the 'broadcast booby-trap' – where they have been cunningly misdirected, or compromised by the broadcaster live on national television in an effort to generate a neat, tweet-worthy clip. This is a new consideration to us when conducting broadcast media-training, and while our PR spokespeople aren't often subject to the same scrutiny as MPs, it's important to bear in mind that falling for traps can lead to the worst kind of exposure: an embarrassing viral clip.
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"Just as a point of clarification, I didn't send out a tweet," said Dr Liam Fox MP, whilst sitting in front of an enormous screenshot of the tweet in question; this came from his actual profile complete with a head and shoulders shot (pictured). The clip was widely circulated back in March 2017, after the Conservative MP was left red-faced on Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday when responding to accusations that he tweeted:
"The United Kingdom, is one of the few countries in the European Union that does not need to bury its 20th century".
He then went on to explain that someone else had tweeted the words, and that they had been taken out of context from a speech he delivered at a Scottish Conservative conference. It was an embarrassing mix-up, as Fox was unaware or had forgotten that the tweet was from his own account despite clearly understanding the context. It did however generate the perfect shareable headline. This new type of interview gaffe makes for both fantastic television, and a ready and waiting social media clip, and journalists know the publicity they will receive should a clip go viral.
Sir Michael Fallon MP was the next to be caught out by some particularly crafty misdirection live on Channel 4 News. Krishnan Guru-Murthy highlighted the following quote:
"Isn't it possible that things like the Iraq war did not create the problem of murderous Islamic fundamentalists, though the war has unquestionably sharpened the resentments felt by such people in this country and given them a new pretext?"
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Fallon, believing the quote to be from Jeremy Corbyn, began to condemn the notion, until he was reliably informed that it was in fact his foreign secretary Boris Johnson who said the words in response to the 7/7 bombings in London. Labour activist and writer Owen Jones retweeted the clip, proving how a popular a simple interview stunt can be on social media. As broadcasters look more and more to cater for their social media outlets, we expect to see more examples of this type of deceptive interview style, particularly in the current climate where 'fake news' is such a talking point.
We hope that our spokespeople would never be faced with one of these traps, but we are always looking at new ways to bullet-proof our media training in these changing broadcast landscapes so that they are effectively prepared for any scenario. Social media is constantly changing the way we operate in the broadcast PR world, and we have to keep our fingers on the pulse!
For more on our media training techniques, check out our blog here. If you'd like to give it a try yourself, why not book into our 'Media Training Taster Day'? We're hosting hour-long groups of 4 from 14:00-18:00 on 7th September. Head here for more details on how to book in (they're always really good fun!).
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France and America: Opposites, but still attracted
One way of understanding how the French really feel about the United States these days is to ask them not about Iraq but about Arnold Schwarzenegger.
When the Austrian-born actor won the governorship of California, some politicians and commentators said that his victory reflected a dangerous American populism.
But many French shared the enthusiasm of Nicolas Sarkozy, France's law-and-order interior minister.
Sarkozy is said to harbor presidential ambitions, but the fact that he is the offspring of Hungarian immigrants and never went to an elite school puts him at a distinct disadvantage.
In a remarkably confessional interview with RTL radio, Sarkozy said of Schwarzenegger: "That someone who is a foreigner in his country, who has an unpronounceable name," can become the governor of the biggest state in the United States, "is not nothing!"
The current French-American rift, born of differences over Iraq but rooted in deeper post-cold-war friction, is more complex than it may appear. Bitter feelings remain strong on both sides of the Atlantic, and there is a sense that something fundamental in the relationship has failed. In many areas, anti-Americanism – of the kind President George W. Bush will encounter in a visit to Britain next week – is at a high pitch.
But a close look at French attitudes toward America suggests that repulsion and disenchantment are at least equaled by attraction, curiosity and outright envy.
Huge swaths of the relationship – in the realms of business, intelligence and even military affairs – still work. Criticism of the Bush administration, given full voice in the media, is offset by a French business ethic that often lauds the United States, and by a strong feeling, particularly among the young, that America remains a land of opportunity.
"When someone says, 'I'm going to work for a big corporation in New York for two years,' well, we all want to live that life," said Martin Coriat, 24, a student at a business school.
It is true that in strategic terms, the countries often seem to have parted ways.
France's unease with the extent of American power has been bubbling since the end of the cold war dissolved the glue of trans-Atlantic relations: a shared threat assessment of Soviet power. No such common threat assessment has existed since then.
Indeed, if Sept. 11, 2001, is now the date of reference for America's security outlook, France and all of Europe tend to look more to 1989 and the end of the cold war. Even as America feels more threatened, Europe and France feel less so. With Iraq, these differences exploded.
"The Americans used the equation 'Iraq equals terrorism' to create a sort of debt of loyalty," argues Stanley Hoffmann, the Harvard historian, in his new book, published in France last month, titled "America, Truly Imperial?" But, he adds, the French government failed to "appreciate how much the context was new."
What also is new is that France, like much of Europe, has relinquished some sovereignty, embracing multinational institutions like the European Union and the World Court.
As a result, France seeks to maximizes its influence by becoming part of a bigger whole. By contrast, the Bush administration prefers to make decisions unilaterally, working with others only when necessary, as with the invasion of Iraq. Tensions inevitably grow.
They are accentuated by the fact that France still believes, like America, that is it has a global mission to spread democracy and liberty. But French "republicanism" requires adherence to the notion of the ideal citizen and does not celebrate diversity or ambition. That, says Michele Lamont of Harvard University, "limits possibilities."
The lure of America The view of America as a land of possibility is strong at L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Jouy-en-Josas, a leafy town 25 kilometers, or 15 miles, from Paris. At this school of business and commerce, the goal is to teach students how to compete in a globalized world where American business models set the standard. Gone is France's historic unease about discussing money.
"Profit is the driver," said Bernard Ramanantsoa, the school's dean and a professor of strategy and business policy. "Money is the key."
Here, the dream among many French students is not to put down roots at home but to sail away – to America, a mythical place, perhaps, but one of boundless energy and possibility.
For Florian Bressand, 23, America offers "the right to fail that does not exist in France."
The exodus of young French to Silicon Valley is so dramatic that it has led to the creation of organizations like Interfrench, a nonprofit group of 5,000 French-speaking members who share business intelligence and even advice about French restaurants.
The departures reflect a measure of self-doubt. A slim volume titled "La France qui tombe," or "France in Free Fall," is on the best-seller list; France's troubled economy has sparked a fierce debate on the wisdom of a law limiting workers to a 35-hour week and whether the French work hard enough. A recent poll found that 63 percent of the French believe their country is in decline.
Yet such doubts coexist with a French sense of cultural superiority to America that often seems overwhelming. Only 24 percent of the French are inspired by the American economic system, 13 percent by American culture, 10 percent by lifestyle and 8 percent by American foreign policy, a poll by the BVA group last found in February.
The disdain for things American is expressed in a variety of ways. Mayor Bertrand Delanoë of Paris, for example, protested the death penalty in the United States by bestowing honorary citizenship on Mumia Abu Jamal, a former Black Panther sentenced to death for the 1981 murder of a white Philadelphia policeman.
The Americanization of France
Dreams of America do not exist in the worker bars just outside a Michelin tire plant in Clermont-Ferrand.
Here, the smell of cigarette smoke masks that of rubber and glue in the medieval-turned-industrial city in the heart of France. The conversations about America among assembly line workers just off the night shift tend to focus on the dangers of a world driven by the American quest for profit.
"The United States, many people say it's so good. But the bottom line, the only thing that counts, is money," said Jose Fernandes, 45, a 26-year veteran at Michelin. "Retired people are forced to go back to work. The lowest workers don't get paid vacations. If your boss doesn't like you, you're fired."
Fernandes added that Michelin management "would copy the United States if it could. But it can't. Here, we have laws." He was referring to French regulations that often make firing an employee impossible, guarantee six-week vacations and provide comprehensive pensions and health care.
The scene is rather different inside Michelin's corporate headquarters. Here, managers use American team-building models and are driven by a fierce competitiveness that has put Michelin ( barely) in the position of No. 1 global tire manufacturer.
Michelin may be one of the most secretive companies in France, but it is also one of the most global, with operations in 18 countries. Only about 30,000 of 130,000 employees worldwide work in France.
"The culture of Michelin is not to be too French," said Jean Laporte, director of Michelin's internal communications. That means talking about profit all the time, he said, adding, "Maybe it's a little bit of an exaggeration to say that the French never talk about money."
Last spring, in the face of an American campaign to boycott all things French, Michelin itself went to war. It answered every letter, e-mail message and phone call, informing its potential enemies that Michelin is as American as it is French, that it employs more than 20,000 Americans in 17 American factories and produces tires for U.S. Army armored personnel carriers.
The public relations offensive worked; the boycott – at Michelin, at least – failed.
What works, what doesn't
Just as Michelin has gone on selling tires in America, swaths of the France-American relationship have continued to run smoothly. When the French police in June arrested Christian Ganczarski, a German Al Qaeda sympathizer with links to the bombing of a Tunisian synagogue in April 2002 and the Sept. 11 attacks, it was the result of an American-inspired sting operation with Saudi and French cooperation.
"The cooperation with the CIA and FBI has become even stronger since September 11 when the United States understood – as we did long before – the war against radical Islam," said Pierre de Bousquet, the head of France's counterintelligence service. "Nothing has changed because of Iraq." But more than six months after Bush declared the war against Iraq over, the extreme friction with France is not. On several issues – from the environment to the death penalty – France and America do not share the same values.
The Bush administration remains in an unforgiving mood, French diplomats say. White House officials remind their French counterparts that the relationship is seriously damaged, and that they are sorely disappointed that France is refusing to contribute to Iraq's reconstruction.
Cognizant of the damage, President Jacques Chirac has stopped using the expression "multipolar world," which had enraged Bush administration officials because it seemed to envision a power to oppose rather than support America.
But privately, many of Chirac's advisers have concluded that they will have to wait for a new American administration before the rift can be repaired.
By both American and French accounts, when Bush and Chirac met in New York in September, they had a remarkably cordial chat – until conversation turned to Iraq.
Chirac said that he knew from "bitter experience" not to underestimate the power of Arab nationalism, and that a swift transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi people was crucial, said two senior officials familiar with the conversation.
"Jacques, I have listened carefully and I strongly disagree," Bush was paraphrased as responding.
Chirac backed off, saying that he was making the point as a friend. Then he added ominously, "History will judge." For France and America, the rift is not quite complete.
Author Gavin SheridanPosted on 14th November 2003 Categories US-EU Relations
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Isabelle Esling says:
America offers people a chance to "make it" which is not the case in France. It is due to a small minded old fashioned attitude that is still alive in France.
Even if I don't like the Bush administration at all, I still prefer America to France…
Hi gavin – still really enjoy reading your blog – just a note to let you know I've moved mine to the following url http://www.annetteclancy.com if you wanted to update your blogroll
forgot to mention that the blog has been re-titled "thinking out loud" which I should do more of, before I fill in comment boxes…!
Welcome back Annette! And thanks for reading
Just curious to know if you wrote this article, and if so, what your credentials are.
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Approximately 5,000 Hawaiʻi students had the opportunity to see and hear the diversity of Hawaiʻi's native birds as well as feel the loss of extinction and the urgency for conservation at the Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds. The Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performed four concerts that brought together science education, art and music at the Neal S. Blaisdell concert hall October 31–November 1.
"Working with children is a great way to go for training up the next generation of people who can have the toolsets and the passion to solve the really big problems like we're facing with endangered species in Hawaiʻi," said Melissa Price, project co-coordinator and assistant professor of natural resources and environmental management at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
The performances were the culmination of a multidisciplinary collaboration between faculty from the UH Mānoa Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Music Department, College of Education, UH West Oʻahu, Windward Community College, UH Academy for Creative Media System as well as the Bishop Museum and Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra.
"It's a project that brings together all these different kinds of arts and sciences to education all these kids about birds and also show them what new music, new art looks like," said Takuma Itoh, associate professor of music.
Prior to the concert, the students grades 4–12 learned about Hawaiian bird biology, ecology and conservation efforts through a program developed by the UH Mānoa College of Education, and UH music education students went into classrooms to teach a hula and demonstrate instruments in preparation for the concert.
The Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds will have its first public performance on November 14, 7 p.m. at the Blaisdell concert hall. For ticket information on the ʻOhana Concert, see the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra website.


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Whiting Community Center Lobby and Lower Level Renovations
Completed 2015
Renovation/ Restoration
Completed in 2015, the renovations to the Lobby and Lower level of the former Whiting Community Center entailed the conversion and restoration of a 1920's community center into a state of the art work out facility operated by the YMCA. Originally built with bowling lanes and banquet facilities on the lower level, the facility had endured a series of renovation projects and years of neglect to a point where the locker rooms were closed for a few years in the 1980s.
From a technical point of view, the challenge of the project included removing the bowling lanes, lowering a portion of the floor, working around a steam pipe tunnel system, and uncovering years of renovation projects as well as discovering lost construction techniques. In addition to this, a technologically advanced mechanical system had to be retrofitted within the existing building structure. The end product includes the creation of new locker rooms, including family locker rooms, new work out and lounge areas, aerobics room, and reception area. While working around existing constraints, the new layout was designed to meet the needs of the YMCA and their patrons. The end result is a bright and modern facility that preserves certain historical aspects of the original building and has since become a popular destination for residents throughout the region.
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Risk of diabetes complications increases with elevated levels of NT-proBNP
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Healthy people—especially women—with elevated levels of the heart failure marker NT-proBNP have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, if these people develop diabetes nonetheless, they are more likely to suffer from macro- and microvascular complications such as heart attack, stroke, or severe damage to eyes, kidneys, or nerves. These are the findings of a recent study by DZD researchers that has now been published in Diabetes Care.
The NT-proBNP molecule is a biomarker used to predict or diagnose heart failure. On the other hand, it has a positive effect on insulin and glucose metabolism. NT-proBNP stimulates the breakdown of fat in fat cells. In the animal model, higher levels of this peptide also showed a protective effect against overweight and glucose intolerance. Furthermore, studies suggest that people with elevated baseline levels of NT-proBNP have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. But what is the effect of elevated levels of NT-proBNP in people who do develop diabetes? Do they suffer more frequently from diabetes complications? Researchers from the DZD partner German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE) investigated these questions together with colleagues from Tübingen University Hospital, University College Dublin and the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment in Berlin.
First, the researchers analyzed samples from a case cohort consisting of all the incident cases of diabetes and a random sample of EPIC Potsdam to determine whether the concentration of NT-proBNP in healthy people has an influence on diabetes risk. "We found an inverse association between NT-proBNP concentration and future risk of type 2 diabetes. With every doubling of NT-proBNP levels, the risk of diabetes decreased by about 9 percent," said first author Anna Birukov of DIfE. The influence of the NT-proBNP concentration is even more evident in women. There, the risk of diabetes decreased by 20 percent when the concentration of NT-proBNP was doubled.
In samples from 545 people who later developed diabetes, the researchers then investigated whether there was a correlation between elevated baseline NT-proBNP concentrations in a still healthy state and the risk of vascular complications. In this group, 133 people later developed microvascular and 50 people macrovascular complications. "This showed that the NT-proBNP values are linearly associated with these diabetes complications," said Prof. Dr. Matthias Schulze, head of the study, summarizing the results. With each doubling of the baseline NT-proBNP concentration, the risk of severe damage to the eyes, kidneys or nerves increased by 20 percent and the risk of a heart attack or stroke by 37 percent.
"In the future, the measurement of NT-proBNP in plasma could be informative for monitoring the risk of diabetes-associated complications," Schulze said. The extent to which the peptide is suitable as a marker for the development of diabetes-related diseases should, however, be investigated in further prospective studies. The gender-specific associations between NT-proBNP and diabetes risk should also be validated in further prospective studies.
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Umrah pilgrims appeal government of Pakistan for help to return
KARACHI: Umrah pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia have appealed to the government of Pakistan for help to return.
According to details, flights from Gulf countries to Saudi Arabia have been suspended due to fears of the Coronavirus, which cause of Pakistani Umrah pilgrims stranded to Saudi Arabia.
Pakistani Umrah pilgrims have run out of hotel fares, there is no money to buy other airlines tickets, on which the pilgrims have appealed to the government of Pakistan to help them to return back.
Be aware that people coming to Saudi Arabia from different countries, including Pakistan, have been banned, except those who are citizens of Saudi Arabia or hold a residence visa and those who wish to return to their home country, Cargo flights can also be operated for Saudi Arabia, and those with medical visas or new medical visas can travel to Saudi Arabia.
In this regard, the PIA has completed arrangements for the emigrants to return from Saudi Arabia, PIA will bring the pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan via 6 special flights, According to spokesman PIA, flights will be operated on March 14 and 15. It is to be noted that Saudi Aviation gave a 72-hour ultimatum to travelers from all countries including Pakistan to leave from Saudi Arabia.
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Statistical Mechanics of Cellular Systems and Processes
Editor: Muhammad H. Zaman, University of Texas, Austin
Jason K. Cheung, Vincent K. Shen, Jeffrey R. Errington, Thomas M. Truskett, L. B. Freund, Tianyi Yang, Muhammad H. Zaman, Jin Wang, Aryeh Warmflash, Aaron R. Dinner, R. Sinatra, J. Gómez-Gardeñes, Y. Moreno, D. Condorelli, L. M. Floría, V. Latora, Jun Sun, Michael W. Deem
Cells are complex objects, representing a multitude of structures and processes. In order to understand the organization, interaction and hierarchy of these structures and processes, a quantitative understanding is absolutely critical. Traditionally, statistical mechanics-based treatment of biological systems has focused on the molecular level, with larger systems being ignored. This book integrates understanding from the molecular to the cellular and multi-cellular level in a quantitative framework that will benefit a wide audience engaged in biological, biochemical, biophysical and clinical research. It will build new bridges of quantitative understanding that link fundamental physical principles governing cellular structure and function with implications in clinical and biomedical contexts.
Develops a sophisticated understanding of the structure, organization and hierarchy of cellular structure and function
Integrates understanding from the molecular to the cellular and multi-cellular level in a quantitative framework
Links fundamental physical principles governing cellular structure and function with implications in clinical and biomedical contexts
1. Concentration and crowding effects on protein stability from a coarse-grained model Jason K. Cheung, Vincent K. Shen, Jeffrey R. Errington and Thomas M. Truskett
2. Observations on the mechanics of a molecular bond under force L. B. Freund
3. Statistical thermodynamics of cell-matrix interactions Tianyi Yang and Muhammad H. Zaman
4. Energy landscape theory of cellular networks Jin Wang
5. Modeling gene regulatory networks for cell fate specification Aryeh Warmflash and Aaron R. Dinner
6. Structural and dynamical properties of cellular and regulatory networks R. Sinatra, J. Gómez-Gardeñes, Y. Moreno, D. Condorelli, L. M. Floría and V. Latora
7. Statistical mechanics of the immune response to vaccines Jun Sun and Michael W. Deem.
Muhammad H. Zaman, University of Texas, Austin
Muhammad H. Zaman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Texas, Austin.
Cellular Biophysics and Modeling
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Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics (QRB) covers the whole field of biophysics, from ion channels to DNA topology and…