Santa phobia, is it true anxiety? Does it have lasting effects? Just how traumatic is the situation? Is it just one more worry for Mom at the mall? Let's look into the problem that is very common when taking "photos with Santa" and discuss how to make the experience a good one.
Some kids will seek out Santa from the time you get out of your car in the parking lot if they know you have planned the trip. Take note of their anxiety or enthusiasm level and monitor it a bit as you go along.
Beards can be scary and awkward. Talk to him or her about it. What do they think?
Today's mall or shopping center Santa operation can be very high tech. Many will help you avoid the long lines by texting you when your turn is near and allowing you to get some shopping done.
Many have digital equipment for instant review and printing packages while you wait. They are usually experts in using photography props , sleigh bells and honking horns to help your child "watch the birdie."
Rest up and find a place to discuss with your child how it will go down. "When we get up there, we are going to sit down on his lap and tell him what you want for Christmas. He has a beard and a booming voice and so on."
Consider going up first and asking your child if they would like to take a turn. Engage them slowly to the process as best as you can. Depending on his or her curiosity level, personality and preliminary reactions, your child will help you make the decision whether to move forward. Do not plow ahead or say "what is your problem?" and "it's just Santa, you have been talking about him all week."
The best scenario is for your child to make it their own idea to go up and sit on Santa's lap. They are not as afraid as when a parent is directing it.
Siblings of course can help set the tone. Help direct their compassion for their little brother or sister and not compound the problem with teasing or added stress.
Finally, if Santa Phobia rears its head, pull back and regroup. Give the situation some time, walk around the mall a bit. See Santa from afar, maybe they will ask you for a second chance. Making it back to the parking lot and your car with a great photo can now be checked off of your list.


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Kanye West Explains Why He Won't Back Down When It Comes to His Businesses and Children
Kanye West's journey co-parenting with his estranged wife Kim Kardashian hasn't been the easiest, with their latest issue being the topic of where their children will attend school. The Grammy Award winner took to his Instagram page this week, where he shared screenshots of their conversation. Many criticized the star for airing out his family drama online, but the rapper quickly fired back at critics, calling them "crazy" for not "understanding."
According to TMZ, which captured the drama unfolding, it all started Thursday night, Sept. 1 when the "Runaway" rapper returned to Instagram with a series of since-deleted posts regarding his latest co-parenting struggles.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. (Photo by Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images)
The "Bound 2" emcee called for an assist from Scott Disick, Tristan Thompson and Travis Scott, all of whom have fathered children with members of the Kardashian-Jenner star, calling them "c– donors."
Ye also shared a text exchange between him and the SKIMS founder, who pleaded with him, writing, "From my mom- PLEASE. Tell him to please stop mentioning my name. I'm almost 67 years old and I don't always feel great and this stresses me to no end." The rapper replied, "Y'all don't have so so over my black children and where they go to school. They will not do playboy and sex tapes. Tell your Clinton friends to come get me. I'm here."
The renowned entertainer claimed he hadn't had any say on where his kids went to school. Kanye recently opened up his Donda Academy and apparently wants his children to attend the Christian private school. The former couple have four young children: North, 9, Chicago, 4, Saint, 6, and Psalm, 3.
"My kids going to Donda / They not going to Sierra Canyon / Charlemagne the God [sic] and Kris / get your motherfu–ing popcorn," he wrote in the since-deleted black meme.
When asked to stop, the 45-year-old refused, saying, "We need to talk in person. You don't have say so of where the kids go to school. Why you get say say. Cause you half white?"
Many felt the rapper went too far. However, Ye stood by his comments. After deleting the images, the Chicago native returned to his platform with a message: "Here is the through line. Gap having meetings about me without me. Adidas releasing old shoes and coloring my shoes like I'm dead, me not having a say on where my children go to school."
He continued, "Call me whatever names you want, if you don't understand why I will not back down on my businesses, my brands and my children then you're the ones who are crazy."
He captioned the latest post, 'I'm not here to be liked I'd you don't like it leave.' [sic].
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My last note:
How amazing is Suarez?
2 international games where he played 1 at altitude, and I believe he played the full 90 minutes in each
Then has 3 games in a week and was incredible (performance and attitude) today
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I don't give a shit about 'fair'. I want 'correct'.
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I can't really decide which one annoys me more. The way we decided to play or the incorrect call. One really bothers me on a theoretical level and for the long-term of Liverpool. The other just endlessly pisses me off about the state of refereeing.
It's debatable what might have happened against United had we not had Shelvey sent off, or if we'd gotten a penalty against Sunderland, but I'm struggling to remember a decision that's gone our way in such a consequential way as those that have gone against us this season. No penalties, no red-carded opposition, disallowed goals (think this is the second). No conspiracy theory required to note that this is just a piss-poor standard of refereeing and it's negatively impacting us in a way it's not impacting certain other teams. In two major games against massive rivals, United have been handed victories. We've had at least 3 points taken from us. Something needs to be done. Three goals scored this weekend - two were offside and given (Arsenal and United) and one definitely wasn't and was disallowed. Why isn't there more attention paid to this? It doesn't matter if it evens out cosmically over the years. There should be some desire to have effective and competent officials involved in making important decisions in the league. Very few professional sporting associations accept such routine incompetence as "the rub of the green". They do things to correct it.
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EdWood
The game left a sour taste once again because of bad referring decisions against us; are there actually any professional and unbiased refs on The Premiership circuit? FA/manure ( an indivisible term if ever there was one) corruption runs deep and is to be rightly despised.
Anyway, I hope BR learns the lesson that unless we play with a proper enforcer in midfield with real physical presence, we are going to be out-muscled by teams who won't sit back and let us play our expansive game. Allen is not the answer, nor is Sahin or Gerrard, not even Jonjo, bless 'im, can be relied upon to impose themselves on opposition midfielders and not give away cheap and costly fks at the same time. We need (and have needed for at least two seasons now) a specialist DM who can cover for Lucas - someone who can tackle consistently and accurately and allow our creative midfielders to play their normal game knowing that their backs are covered should they mess up. We just look unbalanced without Lucas in the team and we badly need an effective substitute; had he been playing today we would have won at least by two clear goals. No problem.
A striker in January? Yes please, but also a DM if you'd be so kind FSG. It might happen.....shyaaa!.
Not to jump on the everybody is against us bandwagon, but i couldn't help myself from getting angry at the retarded comment from an English commentator on Abu Dhabi Sports.
Suarez was over near the corner flag, when a coin thrown by someone from the crowd landed near him.
When he picked it up to show to the ref, the commentator said something like, "OK he's had a coin thrown at him, but he shouldn't be holding it up and bringing everyones attention to it"
What an absolutely moronic thing to say.
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That's a new low, Dane. Proper witch hunt stuff
Loved the way he put the coin in his boot
Doggie said:
He was probably going to save it as a donation to the Everton transfer kitty. You know, the little plastic David Moyes with the the slot in his head, stroking a tiny Leon Osman, outside Goodison.
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basil1492
Had to record the 2nd half, watched it and had to read what was said on here. I kind of had a good idea what to expect. The worst thing was i watched the Utd game before watching the recording and by the end of that game i was feeling like Utd had the refs in their favour already. 2 sendings off, 1 unfairly and then an offside goal given. Went to watch our game and had in my head that the same would happen to us. Was even more upset when the goal was dissallowed but it was like i was expecting it, i didn't even jump up when he scored, just kept waiting for someone to say it didn't count. It's even worse after the replay when you realise it should have counted.
As usual we are talking about how we were robbed of points instead of the way the team played. The officials make that impossible not to do though. BR should be on the phone to Riley tomorrow but i wouldn't blame him if he just decided it isn't worth it. When there was talk of making a super league up (if we could even get into it now) i was gutted but i really hope that it happens now, fair play just isn't going to happen and it's actually putting me off wanting to see our games. I'm so fed up of having a bitter taste in my mouth at the end of our games especially now it's down to the refs rather than our play.
The game itself, well, we didn't keep possession as well as normal and i guess a lot of that was down to their pressing so well. Allen was outfought for a lot of the game but we still had enough from other players to make chances and to win the game. Someone in match said Stevie was playing bad, i'd like to invite them to watch it again. He chased back every time and started a lot of the attacks. In fact he was in my top 3 players. Br changed the system 2nd half and it worked well, was a bit afraid of Sterling getting sent off and people saying that it was BRs fault for not subbing him. Goal should have counted, loved Suarez celebration and Nevilles dive. So gutted right now i can't be bothered following the rest of this thread, just hope MOTD will point out the linesman being talked into flagging and he gets demoted, won't help us but at least a small sense of justice.
Anfield Iron
Haven't had chance to watch the replay yet, but listening to LFC.tv (Steve Hunter), it sounded like a belter of a derby. Poor call denies us winner. Hmmmm, that is so unusual. Thought Rodgers showed good tactical judgment in halftime changes. A lot of positives.
SirBillShankly
Joe and Holly's Dad
Would've taken a point before the game and i was expecting a draw, so not too disappointed with the result but the way we earnt the point, to have let a 2 goal lead slip and the disallowed "goal" at the end leaves us with a bitter pill to swallow.
Was impressed with Everton's 1st half comeback, Mirallas looked impressive and i think Brendan got his tactics correct with the introduction of Coates to combat Fellaini and go with Shelvey's physicality instead of perserving with Sahin. Good to see him altering formation and adjusting tactically so soon in the game.Onwards and upwards.
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Mascot88 said:
People in glass houses shouldn't throw rocks....
Their transfer kitty is shambles compared to us, but maybe that's because they're higher up the table that us so they don't need it as much.
Gears said:
Well that told me for making a light hearted jibe at one of our rivals.
Won't try and have a laugh again, Guv.
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juliannicholas
I dont understnd why they dont go "upstairs" like they do in Rugby when they are not sure if a try has been scored.
Would sort out all this mess. Same with the Utd winner....which was offside
mappen1977
I like many would have taken a point but it has left a bad taste. Credit to BR, and what can you say about Suarez, loved his play, celebration and also keeping the money thrown at him...... what a guy : : . On Sterling he has much to learn and the pressure of playing in a derby at his age will really hold him in good stead for the future.I would like to see him play on the shoulder at times more as he has all the pace and we lack this option really.
I assume this internet hard man is a Bitter.
Joe Littler @joelittler88
@luis16suarez if I ever see you in public I'm going to throw a bottle through your face you absolute twat of a human!
His parents would be so proud of him
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Arminius said:
Yeah, they didn't have much except the long punts up towards Jelavic and Fellaini. Mirallas was lively, but their collective attacking play wasn't much to cheer for.
I think Pienaar's absense was crucial for them though; him and Baldrick down the left is usually the key to their attacks.
DeathOrGlory
Fortune Favours the Gegenpress
Still fuming over that decision. Can't think of much else now.
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ILLOK
In the Danger Zone.
Was just reading his twitter, then boom, sorry that page doesn't exist.
What a shitbag.
juliannicholas said:
In tennis, a challenge takes about 7 seconds. It won't slow down the game as much as people think as long as it is done the right way. How hard would it be for an review official to rule that goal by Suarez to be onside?
lfc.eddie
"¿Plata... O Plomo?"
Hope some investigation is lodged and complains as well. That goal cost me money! I wanted it 3-2 to our favour, damn linesman. Also that coin throwing thing, isn't it frown upon?
I think you could use the natural breaks in the game. When goals have been scored and when a foul has been committed. Combine that with Hawkeye or similar for in/out of play debates, and you've probably eliminated 75% of controversy.
Satan's Junior Caddy
OhYaBeauty said:
Kills the flow of the game, for one. But surely something must be done.
Not really. Suárez scored the third. Let's say ref not sure - tv check, flow not disrupted.
And so on. When the ball goes out, or player dives and so on, play stops for a moment anyway.
Oh and...
WHAT A DIVE!
DEVGRU
Banned for the umpteenth time
The number of offside gaff's the officials have gotten wrong this weekend alone has to be a record..the Arsenal and Man U winner, both clearly offiside..and our 3rd, or rather should have our 3rd goal...called offside.
Just sick and tired of the inconsistencies we keep seeing from the men in black..because they are "only human."
Total and utter bullshit.
I could handle the line better than them and could still get the simple simple decisions right.
I can take a 2-2 draw but we should have won this.
OhYaBeauty
Sine said:
That's one example, but generally play flows out of the offside/ghost goal that isnt/should be allowed. I'm not saying I agree with it, but I think that's the argument.
lfc.8
Disgraceful refereeing. From beach balls to the uncalled penalties to the offside called today, unbelievable. Anyone who thinks it all evens out at the end is misguided. It doesn't.
DanLFC
Strafing ground targets
Thought we were ordinary, never controlled possession, never played our game, Jones distribution from the back was woeful and never allowed us to build from the back and on the occasions when we tried they pressured us into giving it up or passing it back to Jones who would then bomb it forward to nobody.
Obviously the disallowed goal shouldn't have been and we should have taken the 3 points but given how we played I am not completely unhappy with taking a point, was expecting them to grab the winner given the opportunities they had.
It's the argument the FA have been using for years to excuse inaction.
The reality is that most points where a contentious decision is needed take place in a natural break anyway.
- Should that goal stand? The game has stopped because the ball is in the back of the net.
- Should that be a yellow card? or a red? The game will have stopped for a foul.
- which player did that throw in/corner come off? The ball will be out of play.
There is already the technology to tell whether a ball has crossed the goal line or dead ball line.
All these examples would not allow any significant addition of time. They create natural breaks where a fourth official watching a delayed feed can communicate with the referee.
King Aldo
Devestated that we didn't get the 3 points.
We just need another striker or two who can help us to take the chances we are creating. THEN we wouldn't need to worry about the FA's fairly obvious and transparent witch-hunt against LFC at the moment.
My theory is that we don't get a decision in our favour "on balance" for the rest of the calendar year 2012 ... because of our handling of the Suarez case and for calling out the FA with the T-Shirts etc. At least I'm HOPING that our punishment ends at the end of this year and that next year we get back to FAIR treatment.
Its getting so bad I can barely even be bothered to watch EPL games any more, I know for a fact that in these big games that everything is being done to keep MUFC at or near the top and also that we are not going to get ANY decisions.
I don't buy that the linesman bottled it, or made a mistake. I think it just took him a moment to realise that Luis had scored, that it was his hat trick and 3 points for LFC. He remembered his standing instructions and raised his flag.
Don't expect this to change. The FA are dominated by MUFC right now and we are getting hammered by them week in and week out. Its rotten and I'm sick of it. I just wish we could get out of the premiership and into a UEFA managed league instead.
kipland007
Keeping my eye here for when the 'table' is updated - http://www.debatabledecisions.com/english-premier-league-tables
Interesting to note that we are (before today) tied bottom of decisions with Everton at -5. So we will are officially now the unluckiest team in the league.
Also QPR have +5. What a shite team they are to still be bottom with that record.


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Detroit Regional Chamber > Member News > Butzel Long attorney David F. DuMouchel is one of two Michigan attorneys ranked Tier One in White Collar Crime & Government Investigations by Chambers USA 2017
Butzel Long attorney David F. DuMouchel is one of two Michigan attorneys ranked Tier One in White Collar Crime & Government Investigations by Chambers USA 2017
Posted on June 30, 2017 by Saji .
Butzel Long attorney and shareholder David F. DuMouchel, who Chairs the firm's Corporate Compliance, Internal Investigation and Criminal Defense practice, is one of two Michigan attorneys ranked Tier One in White Collar Crime & Investigations by Chambers USA 2017 — The Client's Guide.
DuMouchel's practice is limited to white collar criminal defense, defense of corporations and individuals in criminal and civil antitrust matters, professional licensure and criminal health care, IRS investigations of both taxpayers and professionals, SEC enforcement of corporate executives fraud, public corruption, as well as grand jury investigations, internal corporate investigations and compliance.
DuMouchel is a recipient of the prestigious Leonard Gilman Award from the Federal Bar Association as the outstanding criminal law practitioner in the Eastern District of Michigan. He has been named by Best Lawyers as the "2010 Detroit Criminal Defense: White-Collar Lawyer of the Year." Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year." Notably, he has been listed in each edition of Best Lawyers in America since that publication began more than 30 years ago, including the most recent. DuMouchel has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Lawyers in the state of Michigan by DBusiness magazine and he's also listed in Michigan Super Lawyers.
From 1978 to 1985, DuMouchel served as chairperson of the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission. He served as law clerk to Chief Justice Thomas Giles Kavanagh of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1975-1977. He was an adjunct professor of law at Wayne State University and is a frequent lecturer on criminal practice matters including "Ethics-Grievance Procedures," Detroit-Wayne County Criminal Advocacy Program; "Subpoenaing Lawyers," Criminal Justice Section, Federal Bar Association; "Plea Negotiation," White Collar Crime Seminar, Federal Bar Association; "Grand Jury Practice," Federal Bar Association; "Grand Jury Practice," U.S. District Court, New Lawyer Seminar, 1986-present.
DuMouchel has often served as a panelist; he was featured at the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants Fraud Awareness Symposiums; the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law's presentation on corporate misconduct entitled "Conducting an Internal Investigation: Legal and Corporate Issues;" and the State Bar of Michigan's program "Compelled Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege for Businesses: Issues and Practices for Corporate Lawyers and their Clients".
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DuMouchel has been a member of the State Bar of Michigan Criminal Code Revision Committee, U.S. Courts Committee, and Grievance Committee. In addition, he is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and was a Director in 1981. He is a Master of Bench emeritus, American Inn of Court Ch. XI. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Michigan State Bar Foundation.
DuMouchel is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and serves as a member of the Criminal Procedure Committee, and is a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers.
In 2012, DuMouchel was appointed as the 6th Circuit representative to the Practitioners' Advisory Group to the U.S. Sentencing Commission. He was re-appointed in 2014.
DuMouchel is a Member of Standing Committee on U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Planning Committee, he served as a member of the U.S. District Court Magistrate Selection Committee in 2014, and was a member of the Judicial Advisory Committee to evaluate applicants for the U.S. Attorney and federal judicial appointments in the Eastern District of Michigan in 2010 and 2012.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, whose membership is limited to one percent of trial lawyers in any state. DuMouchel also is a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers.
DuMouchel is a cum laude graduate of Wayne State University Law School (J.D., 1975) and the University of Detroit (M.A., 1972).
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The new deputy mayor for housing and residential development, James Murray, is pessimistic about the situation: "The mayor has been clear that fixing London's housing crisis will be a marathon, not a sprint – and the UK's decision to leave the European Union has now made this job even harder."
Some London boroughs are more optimistic. Paul Nichols, divisional director for regeneration enterprise and planning at Harrow, said: "We don't currently envisage that Brexit will negatively affect our own housebuilding plans. The council is delivering a build-to-rent programme, alongside estates regeneration and affordable homes programmes: the demand in these areas is as strong as ever.
"The more immediate impact of Brexit appears to be on market housebuilders. If their plans are scaled back, this could place additional pressure on London's rental market in the short term," added Nichols. "Naturally, we are watching the situation closely and particularly alert to interest rate changes, loan costs and any potential upward pressure on build costs. In the wider development market, there has been no indication so far of any weakening in the desire of developers to get on with their major schemes in Harrow."
Brendon Walsh, executive director regeneration, economic development and environment, at Hounslow Council, said: "So far the feedback from housebuilders has been patchy, there have been some concerns about availability of skilled labour but not when it comes to the financing of schemes. Clearly the froth seems to have come off the top of the central London market, but this hasn't impacted Hounslow, which still represents good value in the context of London."
But when considering the wider impact of Brexit, Ealing Council's executive director regeneration and housing Pat Hayes is more concerned: "We in London and in Ealing will carry on working to attract investment and loudly proclaiming our commitment to economic growth and social inclusivity  and we will continue to be successful albeit, in more difficult circumstances. The losers are the younger generations who will miss the opportunities to live, work and study in Europe which people my age enjoyed and will suffer from the economic slowdown which might arise from our exclusion from the single market."


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Miller Victory Shows Green Taxes Can Be Toxic
Wednesday 1st September 2010
Joe Miller has held onto his narrow lead and Sen. Lisa Murkowski has graciously conceded in a surprising Alaska Senate primary. While many people are focusing on other story lines, Alaska is one of our biggest energy states and Murkowski's support for energy taxes may be one of the major reasons Joe Miller was able to pull off this remarkable upset.
Elections are always a combination of lots of factors, and the most significant was likely Sarah Palin's support, about which Miller said: "I'm absolutely certain that was pivotal." But an endorsement, even a powerful and high—profile one, would not normally be enough to topple an incumbent senator in Murkowski's position.
Especially because Alaska is an energy state.
Lisa Murkowski was in line to chair the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee if Republicans gain control of the Senate. She is currently the ranking member, as powerful a position on energy issues as possible in the minority party. Her seniority and position on that panel should position her well to protect home-state energy interests, and she did so very effectively in June, when she led the fight to stop the EPA's global warming power grab.
That type of seniority and position of power on the committee with jurisdiction over the state's biggest industry should have carried her to an easy victory. Instead it seems to have backfired.
Joe Miller, unlike Murkowski, took a clear, written stand in opposition to energy taxes. Miller signed the NoClimateTax.com pledge and made a strong commitment, in writing, to oppose any global warming bill that hides a tax hike.
Murkowski, on the other hand, refused to sign the pledge and openly discussed a carbon tax approach that could have a major negative impact on the oil and gas industry and the U.S. economy. And in recent years she co-sponsored a cap-and-trade bill that hid an enormous tax hike, an issue Miller campaigned on.
In an energy state like Alaska, that's not just a major economic policy mistake; as Murkowski has learned the hard way, it can end a Senate career.
With cap-and-trade energy taxes looming in a potential lame duck session after the election, Murkowski may have one last chance to vote on a huge national energy tax. She did the right thing with a classy concession speech and if she faces a lame duck cap-and-trade vote she should do the right thing for the Alaskan economy — and the rest of the United States — and tell Harry Reid no.
Phil Kerpen, 31 August 2010


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Reading: Effectiveness of safety cannula in reducing needle stick injuries
Effectiveness of safety cannula in reducing needle stick injuries
KT Abeywardana ,
Ministry of Health, LK
WABN Wijesinghe,
Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital (SJGH), LK
GK Iresha,
PCLS Buddhadasa,
KS Jayatilleke
Introduction: The decision to support the implementation of safety cannulae in a health care institution requires analysis of its cost-effectiveness. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of safety cannulae over conventional cannulae in reducing needle stick injury (NSI) incidence in Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital (SJGH), Sri Lanka.
Methods: Hospital device utilization data, NSI data, and total expenditure data including the cost of management of NSIs for conventional and safety cannulae were collected from the period 01/01/2016 to 30/06/2019. The NSI incidence (annual rates per 100,000 devices) for conventional and safety cannulae were calculated and compared to determine the existence of a statistical difference between them. The cost per device inclusive of the management of associated NSIs was also calculated.
Results: The total number of conventional and safety cannulae utilized during the study period was 86,412 and 284,686 respectively. In total, there were 12 NSIs associated with conventional cannula insertion and 5 NSIs associated with safety cannula insertion. The annual NSI incidence per 100,000 devices for conventional and safety cannulae was 13.89 (95% CI 7.18-24.26) and 1.76 (95% CI 0.57-4.099) respectively. There was a significant reduction of NSI incidence with the use of safety cannulae (p< 0.0001). The cost per device inclusive of management of associated NSIs for conventional and safety cannulae was Lankan Rupee (LKR) 73.18 and LKR 83.17 respectively.
Conclusion: There was a substantial reduction of NSI incidence with safety cannulae and we recommend its use in the prevention of occupational risk to health care workers.
Keywords: Needle stick injuries, Health care workers, Safety devices, Safety cannula, Patient safety, Occupational health
How to Cite: Abeywardana, K., Wijesinghe, W., Iresha, G., Buddhadasa, P. and Jayatilleke, K., 2020. Effectiveness of safety cannula in reducing needle stick injuries. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 10(1), pp.65–71. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v10i1.8272
Published on 30 Apr 2020.
Abeywardana, K., Wijesinghe, W., Iresha, G., Buddhadasa, P. and Jayatilleke, K., 2020. Effectiveness of safety cannula in reducing needle stick injuries. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 10(1), pp.65–71. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v10i1.8272
Abeywardana K, Wijesinghe W, Iresha G, Buddhadasa P, Jayatilleke K. Effectiveness of safety cannula in reducing needle stick injuries. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020;10(1):65–71. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v10i1.8272
Abeywardana, K., Wijesinghe, W., Iresha, G., Buddhadasa, P., & Jayatilleke, K. (2020). Effectiveness of safety cannula in reducing needle stick injuries. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 10(1), 65–71. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v10i1.8272
1. Abeywardana K, Wijesinghe W, Iresha G, Buddhadasa P, Jayatilleke K. Effectiveness of safety cannula in reducing needle stick injuries. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020;10(1):65-71. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v10i1.8272
Abeywardana K and others, 'Effectiveness of Safety Cannula in Reducing Needle Stick Injuries' (2020) 10 Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 65 DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v10i1.8272
Abeywardana, KT, WABN Wijesinghe, GK Iresha, PCLS Buddhadasa, and KS Jayatilleke. 2020. "Effectiveness of Safety Cannula in Reducing Needle Stick Injuries". Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 10 (1): 65–71. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v10i1.8272
Abeywardana, KT, WABN Wijesinghe, GK Iresha, PCLS Buddhadasa, and KS Jayatilleke. "Effectiveness of Safety Cannula in Reducing Needle Stick Injuries". Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 10, no. 1 (2020): 65–71. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v10i1.8272
Abeywardana, K, et al.. "Effectiveness of safety cannula in reducing needle stick injuries". Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 10, no. 1, 2020, pp. 65–71. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v10i1.8272


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Mario Bonotti was an Italian film editor. While much of his work was in popular genre cinema, he also edited several post-war neorealist films such as The Bandit (1946) and Without Pity (1948). He had an acting role in the 1953 film Love in the City.

Selected filmography
 Black Shirt (1933)
 Two Million for a Smile (1939)
 Maddalena, Zero for Conduct (1940)
 Bridge of Glass (1940)
 The Cavalier from Kruja (1940)
 Saint Rogelia (1940)
 The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez (1940)
 Teresa Venerdì (1941)
 Forbidden Music (1942)
 A Garibaldian in the Convent (1942)
 Giacomo the Idealist (1943)
 The Children Are Watching Us (1944)
 The Gates of Heaven (1945)
 The Bandit (1946)
 Without Pity (1948)
 Escape to France (1948)
 Variety Lights (1950)
 The Passaguai Family (1951)
 Beauties in Capri (1952)
 Toto in Color (1952)
 Barefoot Savage (1952)
 Aida (1953)
 Love in the City (1953)
 If You Won a Hundred Million (1953)
 Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love (1954)
 The Captive City (1962)

References

Bibliography
 Mauricio Ponzi. The films of Gina Lollobrigida. Citadel Press, 1982.

External links

Italian film editors
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
20th-century Italian people

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The Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) released this morning puts the year-over-year inflation rate at 1.52%. It is substantially below the 3.76% average since the end of the Second World War and above its 10-year moving average, now at 1.58%.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has compiled CPI data since 1913, and numbers are conveniently available from the FRED repository (here). Our long-term inflation charts reach back to 1872 by adding Warren and Pearson's price index for the earlier years. The spliced series is available at Yale Professor (and Nobel laureate) Robert Shiller's website. This look further back into the past dramatically illustrates the extreme oscillation between inflation and deflation during the first 70 years of our timeline.


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So a few weeks ago, I shared a really short preview of my mix. I now have 1/4 done ( ) but I just wanted to share it with you guys for any comments or tips!
P.S. Bad Romance in 4k!
oooh this is good! I like it so far.
Love it! What program are you using for the mix?


Leiden Centre of Data Science (LCDS) is a network of researchers from different scientific disciplines, who use innovative methods to deal with large amounts of data. Collaboration between these researchers leads to new solutions for problems in science and society.
Big data is everywhere: a constantly increasing amount of data is being produced worldwide. How can we transform this ocean of data into a sea of knowledge? Data Science, a quickly rising scientific discipline, forms the answer to this question. It trains researchers to discover and analyse meaningful patterns in data, and to convert these into useful information. Methods from Data Science are important in order to maintain a competitive edge in research, not only in the field of Computer Science, but in all academic domains.
At Leiden Centre of Data Science, we bring together researchers from a range of different scientific disciplines. LCDS serves as a knowledge hub for researchers who are interested in using innovative approaches and techniques for dealing with large amounts of data. We offer the expertise and facilities that are needed for this type of research.
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The common denominator of all these projects is their use of innovative ways to collect, analyse and validate large amounts of data. Our research projects fall into two broad categories: fundamental and applied research.


I'm not liking several things about pie.
*Navigation bar. Apparently my choice is to have the bar there all the time or to have a condensed version. Either way it's on the screen now when before I could hide it and only summon it if I needed it. I feel like they took away some of my screen.
*Multitask/Recent apps is less functional. I could see several cards at once before and quickly know how many I needed to go through to get to the app I wanted. Now I can only see one at a time. I feel like I have to go slower looking for the app I want to pull up.
*Splitscreen isn't as streamlined. It takes and extra tap to get two apps open in Splitscreen and if one of the apps I want isn't in the recent apps que I have to type in to search for it instead of the easier look through the list set up they had before. Getting an app into pop up view seems easier now, but overall this process is less convenient.
*My always on display is now only on for a few minutes. IT'S NOT AN ALWAYS ON DISPLAY ANYMORE THEN IS IT! To be an always on display it need to be always &@#$ing on. I glance at it all the time and now I have a blank screen I have to touch before I can see what time it is.
*Fortunately the problem of my phone imagining there was water in my charging port was easily corrected with a restart while plugged in, but that was briefly a big annoyance with the update.
These are complaints after just a couple hours and I'm not talking about minor annoyances like changing the look of things for no apparent reason since that doesn't change how it works and I'll get used to it I'm sure.
I can't understand why there seems to be this compulsion to tinker with things that are working really well.
I can only help with issues 2 and 4. You can download the good lock app and that night help with the recents thing. For the aod is probably set on the option where you have to tap the screen to turn it on. Go into the aod settings to choose the option for it to always be on.
I don't see any of these are issues except the last one related to water. With pie Samsung moved or consolidated expert functionality to Goodlock and I can execute better with more customization now. Pie is much better. I guess with samsung specific functionality moved to Goodlock, updates may be bit quicker (just my 2 cents).
2. This is a Google decision, not Samsung. What you're seeing is Google's multitask setup. Allegedly a Google Policy made it that way that Samsung can't modify it out of the box. You can bring back Samsung's old functionalities via Samsung GoodLock's Task Switcher plugin. There's also options there for changing the view of the multitask to grid, list, card stack. Download from Galaxy App Store.
3. GoodLock's MultiStar Plugin improves on this and brings back several of the old multitask functions of Samsung.
4. Settings>Lockscreen>Always On Display>View Mode>Always On. By default it's on Tap to Show.
Well basically all your complains are stuff Google decided to make Pie do, not Samsung.
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I can't recall ever wanting, wishing or waiting for any update.
There is always the fear of a bad update, be it bad "improvements" or actual issues like battery drain and broken services.
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It was just a joke... While you may not have wanted or wished for this latest update, you can bet your bottom dollar that this forum was packed with people, (including myself), who couldn't wait for it. And as is always the case, after the update those same people, (including myself) come back to this forum and complain in some fashion how the lastest update broke this or changed that. Hence, Evil Monkey.
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Apologies! I had just awakened and am not sure what I was thinking.
I do have strong feelings against these "updates" that are forced upon us and have to either jump through hoops to prevent or take it and deal with the "features". I don't understand why there is no choice in acceptance of an OS "update".
If it's the icons, just go settings>wallpapers and themes>icons. Download a new icon pack.
To enhance split screen use good luck.
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Ok I need to know lol... What is llama?
It's a task app for your phone. Things like: When I get home it automatically turns on Wifi and when I leave it shuts off. It turns bluetooth on when I connect to my car, turns off when I am not. So many different things you can tell it to do. I searched for it on the Google Play store, but it doesn't show up after the update. I think mine was already on my phone so it stayed there.
It seems to be working fine though with the Pie update, even though the pop up said it wasn't compatible.
Is Llama better than Automate It?
Llama would not show in my Play Store. I actually had to Google it.
It looks like Llama is only for location based rules.
Llama would show in my Play Store. I actually had to Google it.
I prefer using Samsung's Routines. Or if needs more specification, Tasker.
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I'm having a laundry list of issues come up as well, though honestly I am so frustrated I can only remember a few.
While listening to music, if I shift to a game app, suddenly it jumps in sound. I am constantly prodding my volume up and down to keep it low while I work so that I can hear other things.
My recent apps disappear from the menu bar if I use it too often, and become and icon at the bottom. I hate that. I have had a note since the 3s and love the old sifting through it took only seconds.
Bixby is STILL always lurking! Last phone I was able to shut the whiny bleep up once and never have to worry about her again. Pleeease I just want her gone. I prefer Google weirdly enough.
I have the high contrast keyboard on so I can see what I'm doing because I'm old and crap. The damned thing has a notification I can't turn off in my drop down menu when it didnt use to. Why do I want to keep that up? I k now the dang thing is on!
I will say though that my battery seems to be working a whole lot better.
Seems Android name level updates are almost arbitrary, and the wheel keeps trying to be remade. Big old diminished return curve as far as value add at this point.
Wish they got rid of the warning of listening at too high a volume being harmful.
It comes back once after you restart. That should be fine.
How can I disable all themes on my Note 9 after Pie update?


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1. Everyone Pivots to the Asia-Pacific
Author: Ralph A. Cossa, Brad Glosserman
Publication Date: 02-2015
Content Type: Journal Article
Journal: Comparative Connections
Institution: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Abstract: A trifecta of international gatherings – the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting in Beijing, the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Nay Pyi Taw, and the G-20 gathering in Brisbane – had heads of state from around the globe, including US President Barack Obama, flocking to the Asia-Pacific as 2014 was winding to a close. North Korea was not included in these confabs but its leaders (although not the paramount one) were taking their charm offensive almost everywhere else in an (unsuccessful) attempt to block a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Pyongyang's human rights record. More successful was Pyongyang's (alleged) attempt to undermine and embarrass Sony Studios to block the release of a Hollywood film featuring the assassination of Kim Jong Un.
Topic: Economics
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2. US-Japan Relations: Abe Settles In
Author: Nicholas Szechenyi, Michael J. Green
Abstract: Prime Minister Abe focused intently on economic policy and led his Liberal Democratic Party to a resounding victory in the July Upper House election, securing full control of the Diet and a period of political stability that bodes well for his policy agenda. Multilateral gatherings in Asia yielded several opportunities for bilateral and trilateral consultations on security issues, and the economic pillar of the alliance also took shape with Japan's entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and discussions on energy cooperation. Comments on sensitive history issues sparked controversy but did not derail bilateral diplomacy. The nomination of Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador to Japan marks a new chapter in the relationship.
Topic: Economics, Government
Political Geography: Japan
3. US-China Relations: Sizing Each Other Up at Sunnylands
Author: Bonnie Glaser, Jacqueline Vitello
Abstract: With their domestic challenges in mind and a shared need for a stable bilateral relationship, Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping met for a day and a half "no necktie" official working meeting to discuss the panoply of bilateral, regional, and global issues that affect US and Chinese interests. The fifth annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S) was held in Washington on July 10-11, along with the Strategic Security Dialogue (SSD) and the first Cyber Working Group. Cyber security, especially cyber theft, was a prominent and contentious issue, aggravated by the revelations of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Maritime disputes in the East and South China Seas were also a source of tension. The bilateral military relationship was a bright spot, with the visit to the US of Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan.
Political Geography: China, Washington
4. US-Southeast Asia Relations: Philippines - An Exemplar of the US Rebalance
Author: Sheldon Simon
Abstract: The Philippines under President Benigno Aquino III has linked its military modernization and overall external defense to the US rebalance. Washington has raised its annual military assistance by two-thirds to $50 million and is providing surplus military equipment. To further cement the relationship, Philippine and US defense officials announced that the two countries would negotiate a new "framework agreement" under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty providing for greater access by US forces to Philippine bases and the positioning of equipment at these facilities. Washington is also stepping up participation in ASEAN-based security organizations, sending forces in June to an 18-nation ASEAN Defense Ministers Plus exercise covering military medicine and humanitarian assistance in Brunei. A July visit to Washington by Vietnam's President Truong Tan Sang resulted in a US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership, actually seen as a step below the Strategic Partnerships Hanoi has negotiated with several other countries. Myanmar's president came to Washington in May, the first visit by the country's head of state since 1966. An economic agreement was the chief deliverable. While President Obama praised Myanmar's democratic progress, he also expressed concern about increased sectarian violence that the government seems unable (or unwilling) to bring under control.
Political Geography: Washington, Asia, Singapore
5. Reality or Symbolism in the Relationship
Author: David C. Kang, Jiun Bang
Abstract: South Korea and Japan are neighbors that are advanced, technologically sophisticated capitalist economies with capable and well-educated populations, and are fully consolidated liberal democracies. They share an alliance with the US, and generally view themselves as stalwart regional allies. As has been the case for many years, relations between them during the past four months were relatively stable, with increasingly deep economic relations, voluminous cultural flows, and general agreement on a strategy of isolation toward North Korea. They also share a tendency to provoke each other over their shared history and the ownership of several islets that sit between them. When this happens, the media goes into a frenzy, breathlessly reporting the latest incident. But which is reality? Do the historical disputes meaningfully affect their bilateral relations? On the one hand, yes: they could cooperate more closely on issues such as military coordination and a free-trade agreement. On the other hand, no: it's not at all clear that historical issues are holding up cooperation and relations are deeper across a range of issues.
Political Geography: United States, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
6. Politics of Two Anniversaries
Author: Yu Bin
Abstract: The summer of 2011 marked two anniversaries for China and Russia. In June, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) celebrated its 10th anniversary at the annual SCO Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. Over the past 10 years, the regional security group has grown fed by its "twin engines" of Russia and China. Immediately following the SCO Summit, President Hu Jintao traveled to Moscow, marking the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Friendship Treaty between Russia and China. There was much to celebrate as Moscow, Beijing, and the SCO have achieved stability, security, and sustained economic development in a world riddled with revolutions, chaos, crises, and another major economic downturn. The two anniversaries were also a time to pause and think about "next steps." While the SCO is having "growing pains," China and Russia have elevated their "strategic partnership relations" to a "comprehensive strategic cooperation and partnership."
Topic: Security, Economics
Political Geography: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Moscow
7. Australia-US Alliance Enhanced as Economies Decouple
Author: Graeme Dobell
Abstract: Australia has a close alliance with the US and deep emotional and cultural ties, but the new reality is that the two economies have decoupled. Twice in the past decade the US has gone into recession, but Australia has kept growing; that is a huge change from the 20th-century experience when Australia's fortunes were closely tied to the health of the US economy. Asia now sets Australia's economic temperature, even as the Australian military draws closer to the US through parallel reviews of the posture of their defense forces.
Political Geography: United States, Asia, Australia
8. US-China Relations
Author: Bonnie Glases
Abstract: President Obama's first-ever trip to China was the main attraction of the fourth quarter. In addition to meeting Chinese leaders, Obama held a town hall-style assembly with Chinese students in Shanghai. The two sides signed a joint statement, the first in 12 years, which highlighted the depth and breadth of the relationship and promised greater cooperation. Nevertheless, the US media mostly faulted the president for not making sufficiently concrete progress on a number of problems. The Copenhagen climate talks garnered much attention in December. As the two largest emitters of CO2, negotiations between China and the US not only occupied the meeting's spotlight, but also ultimately decided its outcome. Trade friction continued to intensify with both countries launching new investigations and imposing duties on several products. The bilateral military relationship took a step forward with the visit to the US by Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's powerful Central Military Commission.
Political Geography: Afghanistan, United States, China
9. U.S.-Russia Relations
Abstract: No abstract is available.
Political Geography: Russia, United States
10. Chronology of US - Southeast Asian Relations
Political Geography: United States, Southeast Asia
11. China-Southeast Asia Relations
Author: Robert Sutter, Chin-Hao Huang
Abstract: The last quarter of 2009 featured high-level Chinese leadership diplomacy with individual Southeast Asian countries, ASEAN, and Asian regional multilateral groups. Salient meetings involved the ASEAN Plus 1 and Asian leadership summits in Thailand in October, a presidential visit to Malaysia and Singapore, including the APEC leaders meeting in Singapore in November, and high-level visits to Australia in late October, and Myanmar and Cambodia in December. Chinese official media commentary showed some concern over recently heightened US and Japanese diplomatic activism in the region. The South China Sea disputes and military tensions along the China-Myanmar border were much less prominent than earlier in the year.
Topic: Development, Economics
Political Geography: China, Australia, Singapore, Southeast Asia
12. China-Taiwan Relations
Author: David G. Brown
Abstract: Taipei and Beijing resumed progress on economic issues by completing the Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) on cooperation in regulating the financial sector and signing three technical agreements at the fourth round of SEF-ARATS talks. Informal talks concerning an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) continued but no date for starting formal negotiation has been announced. While the pace of progress is now slow largely because reaching compromises on substantive economic issues has proven to be time-consuming, these agreements further integrate the two economies. Taipei has continued to resist pressure from Beijing to address political issues about which opinion in Taiwan remains deeply divided. Cross-Strait trade has recovered quickly from the precipitous drop a year ago and should surpass its pre-recession peak in December. Slow progress is likely to continue in the coming months.
Political Geography: China
13. Chronology of China-Taiwan Relations
Topic: Economics, Education
Political Geography: China, Taiwan
14. Chronology of North Korea-South Korea Relations
Political Geography: North Korea, Korea
15. China-Korea Relations
Author: Scott Snyder, See-Won Byun
Abstract: The last quarter of 2009 raised hopes for developments in China's relations with both Koreas. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping received head-of-state treatment during his mid-December visit to South Korea. In Seoul, Xi presented a series of proposals to further the China-ROK strategic cooperative partnership, including pressing for a free trade agreement. President Lee Myung-bak and Premier Wen Jiabao held bilateral talks on Oct. 10 in Beijing on the sidelines of the China-ROK-Japan trilateral summit, which Lee used to promote his "grand bargain" on North Korean denuclearization. There were also several exchanges between China and the DPRK. In early October, Premier Wen led a large delegation to Pyongyang and proposed a comprehensive set of deals with North Korea. As the first Chinese premier to visit Pyongyang in 18 years, Wen was warmly hosted by Kim Jong-il. Following Wen's visit, the director of the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and Pyongyang's official in charge of inter-Korean relations, Kim Yang-gon, made a five-day trip to China. President Hu Jintao reportedly extended a formal invitation to Kim Jong-il to visit China "at a convenient time" at his meeting with Choe Thae-bok, secretary of the WPK Central Committee and one of Kim's closest aides, who led a WPK delegation to Beijing in late October.
Political Geography: China, Korea
16. China-Russia Relations
Abstract: The last month of 2009 was significant for petro-politics on the Eurasian continent. In mid-December, the 1,800 km Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-China natural gas pipeline went into operation. It connects with the 4,500 km West-East trunk line inside China and has an annual capacity of 40 billion cubic meters. Two weeks later, Prime Minister Putin officially commissioned the first section (about 2,700 km from Taishet in eastern Siberia to Skovorodino in the Amur region) of the nearly 5,000 km Eastern Siberia-Pacific-Ocean (ESPO) oil pipeline to the newly built Kozmino oil port near Vladivostok, where the first batch of Siberian crude was being loaded on the 100,000-ton oil tanker Moscow University bound for Hong Kong. Thus, Moscow and Beijing significantly elevated their postures in the global game of energy diversification for both buyers and sellers. Both pipelines were built during the tenure of President-turned-Prime-Minister Putin. His October visit to China resulted in a dozen high-value commercial deals, but also reflected his 10-year legacy in shaping Russian-Chinese relations and their mutual perceptions.
Political Geography: China, Eurasia, Kazakhstan, Beijing, Uzbekistan, Moscow, Turkmenistan, Hong Kong
17. Regional Overview
Abstract: Last quarter we focused on remarks by US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proclaiming that "America is back in Asia," an obvious dig at real and perceived neglect of Asia by the previous administration. This quarter, both were forced to postpone planned trips to Asia although, in Secretary Clinton's case, not before giving a major Asia policy address in Honolulu. This quarter also ended the same as last, amid hints that Pyongyang really would, at some not too distant point (but not this past quarter), return to six-party deliberations. On a more positive note, it looks like arms control agreements are on the way back, following the announcement that the US and Russia had finally come to terms on a new strategic arms agreement, to be signed by both presidents in April. Speculation about the "changing balance of power" in Asia also continues as a result of China's economic resilience and apparent newfound confidence, although it still seems premature to announce that the Middle Kingdom is back, given the challenges highlighted at this year's National Peoples' Congress. Political normalcy also appears to be a long way from returning to Bangkok where the "red shirts" have once again taken to the street, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency.
Political Geography: Russia, United States, China, America, Asia, Bangkok
18. US-Japan Relations
Author: Michael J. Green, Nicholas Szechenyi
Abstract: Prime Minister Hatoyama Yukio moved to implement his domestic policy agenda with an eye toward the Upper House elections this summer but watched his approval rating fall as he and members of his ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) were beset by political fundraising scandals. The impasse over the relocation of Marine Air Station Futenma continued to dominate the bilateral agenda and alternative proposals put forth by the Hatoyama government failed to advance the discussion. Concerns about barriers to US exports and the restructuring of Japan Post emerged in commentary by the Obama administration and congressional leaders but a joint statement highlighting cooperation on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) reinforced the economic pillar of the relationship. The Toyota hearings in Congress were covered extensively by media in both countries but did not have an immediate impact on US-Japan relations. However, the recall issue and other developments point to potentially negative perceptions that could cloud official efforts to build a comprehensive framework for the alliance over the course of the year, the 50th anniversary of the 1960 US-Japan Security Treaty.
Political Geography: United States, Japan, Asia
19. US-China Relations
Author: Bonnie Glaser, David Szerlip
Abstract: After a relatively smooth period in US-China relations through the first year of the Obama administration, the "honeymoon" ended in the first quarter of 2010. The new year brought new frictions and returned to the spotlight many problem areas. The quarter began with an unexpected announcement from an unlikely player in China-US relations: Google, the internet giant, reported extensive hacking of its networks traced back to China and then redirected Google.cn users to its Hong Kong site to evade Chinese censorship. Tensions were further stoked by the administration's notification to Congress of a major weapons sale to Taiwan and President Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama. Throughout the quarter, economic frictions intensified, particularly over the valuation of China's currency. Despite these numerous difficulties, the quarter closed with the pendulum swinging back toward the center. At the end of March, President Obama and Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg both reaffirmed the US commitment to a positive relationship with China; Beijing announced that President Hu would attend a major international nuclear security summit in the US in April 2010; and Obama and Hu, in a friendly phone call, renewed their determination to sustain healthy and stable ties.
Topic: Economics, Health
Political Geography: United States, China, Hong Kong
Abstract: The interaction between economic negotiations and Taiwan domestic politics will dominate cross-Strait relations this year. Formal negotiation of an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) began in January and both sides now talk hopefully of completing the negotiations by June. On Taiwan, recent election losses make timely conclusion of the ECFA on terms welcomed by Taiwan voters important for President Ma Ying-jeou and the Kuomintang (KMT) party's political fortunes. The announcement of a US arms sales package in January was welcomed by Ma, but predictably created tensions in US-China relations – tensions that raise the stakes when the Obama administration considers Taiwan's request for F-16 C/D aircraft.
Political Geography: United States, China, Taiwan
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In my last note I wrote about Value Creation in non B-schools. I met with Dr Kavita Sharma, Director of the India International Center, and formerly Principal of the prestigious Hindu College of Delhi. I paraphrase our conversation and Kavita's comments.
Kavita told me that before we start to look at how to create value for students, we must understand what value means to them. Value is very personal: it is a feeling of a sense of fulfilment. And some of it comes from a sense of ownership (of one's life or job), a sense of involvement, of fulfilling a vision (if you have one).
And so campus interviewers have to ask what the student considers value and how will you create value? What are you passionate about? What keeps you or will keep you awake at night?
And for employees it is a sense of involvement that creates value for them. The employee's sense of ownership adds value to the company What can I do to make my job better and get better results for the company, how do I take pride in doing things better? How do I take the extra step?
How does one marry the individual aspiration to the organisational aspiration? And to create Value?
As an example, a business owner's child may wish to make films, but the father can only see the kid in his business. Both have to understand the key to adding value for each other.
So teachers and executives have to go through refresher courses, and understand the question of value creation. And they have then to suggest how students can use the learnings of the course to create value for themselves and their employer and society at large. And students should start to think about value creation as their role rather than just to be subject learners.
What do you think about "Value Creation" as a part of education system? Your comments are welcome.
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Going through the content of your mailer "Value Creation in Education" and the outcome of your discussions with Dr Sharma, I couldn't hold myself back and thus would want to share my personal experience with you.
My son, who was reasonably good in his studies, post his engineering and his joining as a trainee at Wipro, came to have discussions with his mother and me and stated " Dad you have wasted my 4 years, I couldn't be sitting at desk 9 to 5 and writing these stupid codes" My wife was upset and on the contrary I was feeling happy. Happy, because for the 1st time I realize I am talking to an adult, I am talking to a person who has been able to figure out what does he want to do in his life. I took the discussions forward and ask him what do you want to do? he said I want to set up a venture into adventure tourism, again he experience two different expressions, contrary to his expectation, I said good, I am happy, but how would you want to do it, He said give me a week, but meanwhile allow me to resign from my job. My response was it is your life does what you feel best to do but be aware of the consequences.
The boy came back after a week, gave me a presentation and a video to watch, going through the material I had tears in my eyes< i hugged him, i was seeing a young adult who has suddenly become man. A man who has develop the ability to see the value in something what he loves to do and i.e. "to be fit" He immediately knew what I would want him to do, since that day till today he is been following his dream, his love and is exactly doing what he wrote in his project report.
To begin with he wanted to tell the world that I have potential to deliver what I am promising to deliver, He has done 4 mountains. About 50,000 Km of solo cycling… martial art black belt …..Cross fit level 2 trainer – attained a world rating in fitness. Now he has begin his own venture in partnership with another bright kid and has established cross fit box, once he will see the success he wants to establish somewhere near rishikesh a health and fitness park for professionals like us.
The purpose of writing this mail is not to tell you how good I am or my son is, purpose is, our today's education system should enable the kids to dream and bring in the ability, strength and courage to find value in what they dream about, If I would have put pressure on him to continue pursuing what I felt good for him, I would have seen perhaps a not so successful professional but now in him I see a person full of confidence, passion and an extremely cheerful happy and perhaps a successful human being.
We can create value for students and their parents if they can be provided right guidance for school leaving stage to select right course an college, and for those in college ( to volunteer/intern) to improve their employability quotient, and help them from spending money on coaching (large sums are spent without any return).
I do that in my small way, but the response at the right stage is not encouraging.
Same people come back later, and say how they can turn the clock back and heed to the advice/suggestion provided.
Things are better in the better colleges and institutes, but they are not even 0.5% if look at India.
Except for the metro towns, situation is pathetic.
· Any student finally goes for either a job or a Business.
· User Industry for either Job/Business is Manufacturing/Services/Agriculture Sector..They will be final users of student skills either in terms of Job/Business.
· So professional in these sectors should very clearly specify what skills the 360 degree matrices they are looking from potential employees or Business Owners.
· Based on very thorough feedback from the Horses mouth further action to be taken by academician to devise courses taking into account both Job/Business segment.
· Whatever they design get it vetted by the top professionals in these sectors, Because they are the best judge.
· Then they can always take back feedback from students also as icing on the cake.
I fully agree with you. "Value creation" has to be part of Indian education system and the same needs to be done not by the faculty of the college – but by the industry itself.
Whenever I interact with College students as a part of mock interviews / student's HR assessment / Advisory board / Internal Quality Assurance team, value for the students is "a job that will give them higher salary". Nothing wrong in it but sometimes violation of business ethics also does not matter in achieving this goal.
Hence to inculcate the correct values as expected by the industry while working, the Industry should interact with the school / college students and guide them properly on continuous basis.
Thanks for your mail. It is indeed an important subject and the conversation that you have described does touch upon question bothering many of us both as individuals and also as parents.
To put in simple terms value creation in every educational activity is a must. Let me explain.
In all discussions in business today we always focus on eliminating "non-value added" activities to make the structure /process lean, efficient etc. Essentially we are saying that we have no resources to spend (read waste) on non-value added activities. In educational world this resource for students is certainly time (in many cases money too). For educational institute it could be many more things including manpower.
Let me also say that the conversation suggests that there is a disconnect between educational institutes and businesses, which is dangerous but true. It is almost like designing /manufacturing a product, hoping that customer may finally like the same. Obviously the results in many cases will be sub optimal.
Having said this it is obvious that educational institutes must first prepare students to understand various options and then also encourage them to learn more about the choice they have made and in turn make them ready for the same. In that sense the process is more like first part of value creation is linked to making informed decision and then off course making yourself ready to take the plunge.
Last but not the least we still look at education as first step to get into good career and in turn good life. To a great extent today it kills creativity, some genuine research, and also discourages professions (like social services) which could be very satisfying to many individuals. However I guess that is beyond scope of this discussion.
Would be happy to stay connected on this or other activities that you are leading.


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The 100 + Most Influential, Significant and Important Films in American Cinema
Most Influential, Significant, and Important Films in American Cinema:
This revised feature article has selected the most significant, influential, and important films in American cinema in approximately the last 100 years. (Currently there are over 120 films chosen and described in this feature.)
The selections are not necessarily the 'greatest films of all time,' or the most favorite, or the ones that were best reviewed by critics or fans, but those which were major milestones in the development of US film-making. The films are also not ranked, but organized by decade. There is considerable discussion about each's one's historical context and special appeal.
From silents to modern films, these are the exemplary films that transformed US film-making, and had the most impact or influence on the way films were made, and also had tremendous cultural impact.
They are not necessarily the most successful films (at the box-office), or the ones with the most Oscar nominations (or awards), but those factors do play some role in a film's influence and importance.
One can measure a film's long term lasting influence or significance by understanding how many times a film has been reverentially referenced in other subsequent movies.
Other factors include a movie's influence on the popular culture, and/or its advancements in filmmaking and storytelling that brought changes to the future of cinema. They told impactful and compelling stories - sometimes shocking and controversial.
Most Influential, Significant and Important Films in American Cinema
(chronological by time period and film title)
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