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CHINA: Government Refusal to Cut Aid to Farmers Blocks Bid to Join WTO
China won't sacrifice income support for farmers in talks this
week to join the World Trade Organization, officials and analysts said
China's level of farm support is lower than in more developed countries
such as the United States, said Ke Bingsheng, director-general of the
Ministry of Agriculture's Research Center for Rural Economy. Rural incomes
in China grew just 2 percent in 2000 compared with 7 percent for city
dwellers, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, and China says it
needs to support farmers to close the income gap with urban workers.
"I don't understand the position of the U.S. and other trading partners
insisting that China must further reduce its domestic supports," Ke said.
"China will never be in a position to support its farmers at as high a
level as developed countries because it does not have enough money."
Members of the 140-nation WTO are meeting in Geneva this week in an effort
to reach an agreement on how much China must open its markets in order to
join the group that governs international trade. Yesterday's talks lasted
just five minutes--with delegates failing to break the deadlock over
agricultural support and other issues such as foreign access to the
country's service industries.
"There is little time left" to overcome those differences in the talks due
to end tomorrow, WTO Deputy Director-General Paul-Henri Ravier told the
closed-door meeting. More bilateral and multilateral meetings are needed
despite "intensive work and serious efforts" during the weekend, he said.
On Friday, after the first three days of talks, China's chief negotiator
Long Yongtu expressed frustration with attempts by the United States and
the 18-nation Cairns Group, which includes Australia, Canada and Brazil, to
limit China's farm subsidies to 2 percent of the value of the nation's
agricultural output, rather than the 10 percent limit allowed for
developing nations.
China's only real farm supports are the above-market procurement prices
paid to farmers for strategic grains such as corn, rice and wheat, and
subsidies to cotton marketing agencies to hold reserves, Ke said.
China in 1999 spent 31.9 billion yuan ($3.85 billion) on subsidies for
grain and cotton, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. That is
less than a quarter of the $16.9 billion in farm income support outlays
reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the same year.
On a net basis, after taking into account China's 8 percent agriculture
tax, China's support for the domestic agriculture is actually negative, Ke
China's spending is also spread over a rural population of 900 million,
compared with about 5 million farmers in the United States.
If China's farm supports are capped by the WTO, it may restrict the
nation's ability in the future to reduce the perceived threat to social
stability caused by the gap between rural and urban earnings, said Michael
Goettl, Shanghai-based president of consultancy China Food and Agricultural
Services Inc.
Strict limits on China's domestic farm supports would be onerous, as the
country has already agreed to end export subsidies for farm products and
increase import quotas, Goettl said.
Average rural per capita income rose 1.5 percent in the first half of the
year to 1,013 yuan ($122), compared with an 8.7 percent gain in urban
incomes to 3,208 yuan, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Final income figures for 2000 have not been released yet.
"Chinese officials want to allow themselves the flexibility to address this
issue without being hampered by WTO commitments," Goettl said. "It's a
perfectly legitimate policy goal and I don't know why other countries would
come down hard on them if this is really the only issue at stake."
The world's most populous nation can't end its 14-year effort to join the
Geneva-based trade body until the WTO drafts a final agreement that
combines the terms Beijing agreed to in its individual accords with member
Although an agreement is close on several issues that will form the legal
basis of China's accession terms, divisions remain in areas ranging from
trading rights to safeguards on textiles. A final accord could be months away.
Progress on Chinese membership has also been hampered by the U.S.
presidential election. While President-elect George W. Bush supports
China's accession, his team may want to pick apart pieces of the plan
already endorsed by the Clinton administration.
"One can understand if the Chinese are nervous about doing a deal with the
outgoing administration," said David Woods, editor of Geneva-based World
Trade Agenda. "China's ambition to enter the WTO as soon as possible hasn't
changed. It's uncertain about the mood on trade in the new Congress.
- 181 Food and Agriculture


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Economics Journal: The Blur Between Tips and Bribes
By Rupa Subramanya
When you eat out, order takeaway, have groceries delivered or get a haircut, tipping the service provider shows your appreciation for the service rendered, in India as elsewhere.
A tip of 10-15% is typical in India, and will vary depending on how you rate the service, your familiarity with the service provider, how often you frequent a place. At high-end restaurants or five star hotels, a service charge is usually included in the final bill, in which case most Indians don't leave a tip.
Tipping is related to the service you've already received, but after a satisfying experience, you may also hope that a tip makes a difference to the quality of service you receive in future if you expect to be a repeat customer.
The incentive structure linking good service and a generous tip is something that is well understood by people whose earnings depend substantially on tips. It is also understood by their employers, and indeed is factored in by the market. In the U.S. and Canada, for example, restaurant servers are routinely paid the minimum legally allowable wage, with the understanding that this will be topped up by their tips. A waiter or waitress at even a modest neighborhood eatery or pub would expect to make a good chunk of their daily earnings in tips. Providing good service is obviously in their interest.
In the helter-skelter of the modern Indian economy, where many restaurants thrive, private clubs generally don't allow tipping. They seem to live in a quasi-feudal afterlife of the British Raj. The reasoning is that tipping would monetize the relationship between club member and staff. In the words of the 19th century Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle, this would create a "cash nexus" between member and employee, and thus corrode what should be a cordial, familial relationship. (Carlyle also coined the phrase "dismal science" to describe economics.)
Quasi-feudal scruples or not, such rules don't stop most members at these exclusive clubs from surreptitiously slipping a few rupees in cash as a tip, often conveniently tucked under a signed bill that is the form of currency in these places. As anyone who's frequented such clubs knows, tipping, even though it's against the rules, works. You can spot members who tip, as staff are falling over themselves to provide quick service, while those who don't tip often wait ages for a server to even make eye contact.
Furthermore, most middle class Indians, even those who don't frequent restaurants and clubs, rely on a host of service providers to help run their homes. A regular tip (in cash or in kind) or bonus to the maid, driver, or building watchman, while not necessarily guaranteeing great service, should ensure at the very least that they minimally do their job.
By now, you might think that tipping when you feel you shouldn't sounds more like a bribe, and you're probably right. Most of us tend to think that tipping and bribing are ethically two distinct concepts. Tipping is legal, and rewards good service; bribery is illegal, and is meant to induce good "service" (such as tearing up a parking ticket or putting you at the head of a queue.) In practice, however, the boundaries are often blurred. As the example of tipping at private clubs shows, it both rewards quick service and is used as an incentive to ensure speedy service in future. And it is against the rules.
New research supports this link between tipping and bribing. A study by organizational behavior scholars Magnus Thor Torfason of Harvard Business School and Francis Flynn and Daniella Kupor of Stanford University, shows a statistical correlation between bribing, seen as immoral in most cultures, and tipping, which is generally regarded as acceptable.
Using a cross-national data set for 32 countries, Mr. Torfason and his colleagues constructed a tipping index that tries to measure the prevalence of tipping in different countries. This was matched with a bribery index, based on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.
They found that countries with higher rates of tipping behavior also show higher rates of corruption, notably bribing. What's more, this relationship statistically accounts for the effects of other dimensions that could influence both tipping and bribing, such as a country's GDP, its level of income inequality, and cultural factors. In other words, the connection between tipping and corruption isn't being driven by these other factors. In the U.S. where tipping is highly prevalent, controlling for GDP, the authors find that relative to other similarly wealthy countries, the U.S. has higher rates of corruption.
The researchers explain their findings by referring to the psychological concept known as "temporal focus." To the extent that tipping represents an attempt to get better service in future, rather than a reward for past service, it might make someone more predisposed to give a bribe, to achieve exactly the same end.
To bring home their point, they compare two countries, Canada and India, which score similarly on tipping but very differently on corruption (with India scoring much worse than Canada.) Their study showed that Canadians are much more likely to view a tip as a reward for good service, while Indians are more likely to see it as an inducement for future good service.
Psychologically, tipping seems to serve different functions in the two countries, which also helps explain the big difference between the two on corruption. While debates focus on issues of large scale corruption in India, very often the roots could lie much closer to home.
Rupa Subramanya writes Economics Journal for India Real Time. You can follow her on Twitter @RupaSubramanya.
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Antalya (Alanya, Manavgat, Serik, Kumluca, Gazipaşa, Kemer)
Alojamentos İncekum
Alara Star Hotel
In most beatiful town of Meditarrene famous beach Incekum.Builth 7.500 m 2 on the see , 24 km. To Alanya , 100 km. To Antalya Internatıonal airport and to Avsallar town 3 km. Alara Star Hotel has 195 rooms , 2 panoramic elevatores , tv room , large lobby , lobby bar , pool bar , snack bar , dısco bar , aqua bar , main restaurant ( indoor and outdoor ) , a la carte rastaurant , open air swimming pool , open air childrens pool , Turkish bath , Sauna , heated in door swimming pool , Jakuzi , fitness room , tennis court , (foodlıgted at nigts paıd ) , mini clup rooms , cinema hall , library , hairdresser , shopping centre , diving school and prıve beach in Incekum. Alara Star has opened 2004 summer season.Mostly sea wiev 180 standart rooms ( 25 m 2 cap.2+1 ) , 10 connected suite (42 m 2 cap.2+2 ) , 5 handicapted rooms (15 m 2 cap. 2 ) all the rooms has splite airconditins , safe deposite boxes , sat-tv , minibar , hairdryer , telephone , wall to wall carpet , bathroom , wc and balcony. In all inclusive concept foodlighted Tenis court (paid at night ) , Fitness room , dart , table tenis , water sports and beach voleybol.During the days and nights there will be soft animations , entertainments , competitions , aerobic and at nights cabare shows in the amfi theatre.The high seasons every two weeks Turkisk folklors and live music for our dear guests.For our little guest age between 4-8 miniclub and childrenplay ground with in charge with the animation team. All Inclusive Concept : • Breakfast 07:00 10:00 Open buffet • Late Breakfast 10:00 10:30 Open buffet • Lunch 12:00 14:00 Open buffet • Dinner 19:30 21:00 Open buffet • A la Carte Rest. 19:00 21:30 Fish menü • Snack's 11:00 16:00 • Tea , Pastry 16:00 17:00 • Late Snacks 00:00 01:00 ( Self Service ) • All kind of local drinks with alcohol or without alcohol beetween 10:00 _ 00:00 • Sauna , Tukish bath , Jakuzi , • On the beach and pools the sunbrella , sunbeds ,
Antik Garden
Antik Garden is located at İncekum-Fuğla. 110 km away from the Antalya airport, 20 km away from Alanya. 55 Rooms with 130 bed capacity is situated on a big area. 10 of the rooms are family rooms with two suits. All Rooms have bath (with shower), Direct dial telephone, TV, Minibar, air-condition, hair dryer and balcony. Activities: Restaurant, Beach-Snack Barr, Meeting Hall, Swimming Pool, Jaccuzi, Turkish Bath, Sauna, Massage, Fitness Center, Table tennis, Tennis, Beach volley, Billiards, Mini club, Playing Ground for children, Laundry, Mini market, Private beach, Parking and Water
Alara West Hotel
In Antalya's most beatiful town in Alanya , most beatiful beach Incekum near to the see.The hotel built 6.000 m 2 Alara West Hotel is 24 km. To Alanya , 100 km. Antalya International airporty , to Avsallar town 3km. Hotel is built an Island connectied by land with green gardens and trees.Alara West hotel has 232 beds , 116 rooms.In the hotel there is a lobby , tv room , elevator , pool bar , beach / snack bar , 1 main restaurant (indoor and outdoor ) , 1 open air swimming pool , children's pool , mini indoor pool , mini fitness corner and diving school. Main building has 108 standart rooms (16 m2 cap.2+1) , 8 connected suite (26 m2 cap.2+2) , 12rooms haven't no balcony suite's.Rooms have wall to wall carpet , balcony (except 12) , bathroom , wc , hairdryer , telephone , sat-tv , minibar , safe deposite boxes and splite airconditions. For the sports Table tenis , beach volleyball , with the private companies organize diving , horse riding , water sports (jet-ski , parasaling ).high season once a week Türkisk Folclore night and live musice nights for our dear guests. All Inclusive Concept : • Breakfast 07:30 10:00 Open buffet • Lunch 12:00 14:00 Open buffet • Dinner 19:00 21:00 Open buffet • Snack's 11:00 16:00 • Tea , Pastry 16:00 17:00 • All kind of local drinks with alcohol or without alcohol beetween 10:00 00:00 • Sauna , Tukish bath (From Alara Star Hotel ) • On the beach and pools the sunbrella , sunbeds Paid Activites : • Telephone • Minibar • Towels ( beach and pools ) • Ice cream • All kind of import drinks and coctails served with import drinks • All kind of drinks in Disco (From Alara Star disco ) • Champange • Laundry service • Safe • Massage and peel at the Turkish bath (From Alara Star Türkish bath ) • Foodlight tenis (From Alara Star Hotel) • Doctor's service • All kind of drinks after
About our Hotel Top Hotel Incekum is located on a 25000 m2 green area on the district that has a unique natural and historical richness. Our hotel is 100 km to Antalya Airport, 35 km to Side, 22 km to Alanya, 1 km to Avsallar town that is the nearest centre of population and shopping centre. Our hotel is located on seafront. There are split air condition (individual), satellite TV, telephone, safe box, mini-bar, ceramic floor in our hotel which has 211 rooms and 430 beds. There are bathtub, toilet and hairdryer in our bathrooms. Smoking is not allowed in our main restaurant and in other closed areas. Except our main restaurant, there is an A' 1a carte Restaurant, a sea bar (snack) that serves for seaside and pool and there is an indoor pool. Besides, there is a big outdoor swimming pool for having you a good holiday in Mediterranean environment and there are two junior pools. There is an outdoor pool on a separated area and 3 slides with one of them have three canals. There is a rainbow, elephant and octopod slides for juniors. Our Hotel provides service in a nature with its 211 rooms which have high quality and colour harmony, to provide its customers' having a comfort and peace holiday. Most of our rooms have balcony. Besides, our rooms have split air condition, satellite TV, ceramic floor, room and bathroom telephone, safe box, mini-bar, bathtub and shower, hairdryer and smoke alarm. Pets are not admitted due to hygiene reasons. Our rooms are servicing in 4 star standards. Services Fax, Rental, Exchange, Coiffeur, Souvenir, Market, Boutique, Turkish bath, Sauna, Massage, Photo shooting.
Lonicera World Hotel
Room Features Lonicera World Alanya has 552 rooms with 1380 beds in total. 449 double rooms, 66 threebed rooms, 37 suites.All rooms has designed with elegancy and equipped with Direct dial phone, Safe box, Music broadcasting, Air conditioning, Satellite tv, Shower, Tub, Mini bar, Hair dryer. Room Views : Lonicera World Alanya has rooms with a beautifull scenery of boundless mediterranean. you can relieve your stress and thoughts by watching the sunset and blue dazzling sea from your balcony. Dining and Wining : Lonicera World Alanya has 1 main restaurant with indoor and outdoor capacity which settled right beside the pool, serves various of delicious Turkish cuisines, Also panaroma restaurant by the sea offers different tastes of mediterranean cuisines in a romantic athmosphere.Especially at evenings with the sunset its adorable. 2 Pool bars, Snack bar, Cafeteria, Terrace bar, 2 Lobby bars offers light snacks and cool drinks in its warm athmosphere.Good for relaxing with an impressive view to the Mediterranean sunset after an active day. Inclusive Terms : All Inclusive. Meetings : Lonicera World Alanya has one conference hall with a capacity of 250 pax. All equipped with Corporate Internet, Air conditioning, Sound System, Fax, Collar microphone, Writing Board, Wireless, Flipchart, Table Microphone, Overhead Projector, Voice Recording System, Barcovision, suitable for banquets, weddings, presentations and many other organizations. Facilities and Services : You'll relax with bubble bath reflecting turkish culture of Turkish bath. Club Lonicera Hotel supplies an healthy holiday. Shopping Center is presented to guests. You can find all kinds of sport activities for an enjoyable and sportic holiday in Lonicera world.Lonicera World Alanya assures you a comfortable holiday with endless opportunities such as 2 outdoor swimming pools, 1 Heated Indoor swimming pool, 3 Children swimming pools, Massage, Foam bath, Turkish bath, Jacuzzi, Sauna, Whirl pool,
Alara Kum Hotel
23 km to Alanya , 100 km to Antalya airport , 3 km to Avsallar town.200 m to sea with subway.Most beatiful beach called Incekum.Lobby , Lobby/terracebar , Restaurant ( open and close ) , Poolbar I , Poolbar II ( No bar on the beach ) entrence of the subway served water and fruite juices.Disco , Meetingroom ( 60 pax cap. ) , Readingroom ( 40 pax cap. ) TV room ( 50 pax cap ) , Miniclub , Childrens play ground , Game room , 2 Swimmingpools ( one with 2 slides ) ,1 heated indoor swimmingpool , 1 childrens pool , Fitnessroom , Sauna , Turkish bath , Hairdresser , Shopping arcade.WC at the beach are not belong to hotel for this reason both are paid. Hotel build by 2 blocks , mostly sea view rooms surrended by woods totaly has 197 rooms , 100 of them standart , 23 nosmoking rooms , 2 handicap rooms , 19 suite ( without a door between ) 38 connecting rooms , 11 Family I , 4 Familiy II rooms All the rooms has balcony , bathroom/WC , hairdryer , bathtelephone , telephone , TV , minibar , ( fully – with paid ) , safe , split aircondition and floors with carpet. There is a soft animation during the days and nights.during the day competesons , sports , aerobic , and at hights cabare shows , folklor will be at the amfi theatre.For the childerens miniclub animater ( ages 4-12 ) during the day will be with your childs , also mini club and game park for the childrens , mini disco at nights.Sport activites : Tennis ( foodlight with paid ) dart , beachvolley , boccia , basketball , table tennis without charge. All Inclusive Concept : • Breakfast 07:00 10:00 Open buffet • Late Breakfast 10:00 10:30 Open buffet • Lunch 12:00 14:00 Open buffet • Dinner 19:00 21:00 Open buffet • A la Carte Rest. 19:00 21:00 Fish menü • Snack's 11:00 16:00 • Tea , Pastry 16:00 17:00 • Late Snacks 00:00 01:00 ( Self Service ) • All kind of local drinks with alcohol or without alcohol beetween 10:00 00:00 • Sauna , Tukish bath • On the beach and pools the
Lioness Hotel
Rooms and Beds 72 Rooms, 192 Beds, 70 Standard Rooms, 2 Room for Disabled, Room Properties Direct Dial Telephone, Bathroom, Telephone in bathroom, Hair Dryer, Electronic Keylock System, Fire Alarm, Minibar, Wake up service, Safety Box, Balcony, 24 hrs Room Service, TV, Satellite TV, Wireless Internet, Split Air condition, Room Views Sea view, Wining and Dining 2 Restaurant(s) Indoor cap:100, Outdoor cap: 40, Breakfast Hall (total cap: 140), Snack Bar, Lobby Bar, Pool Bar, Beach Bar, Disco Bar, Turkish, Sea Food Cuisines Inclusive Terms All Inclusive Meeting 1 Meeting Room(s) Total Cap: 150, Max (sqm/pax):250/150, Sound System, Collar microphone, Wireless Microphone, Illumination System, DVD Player, VCD Player, Stage, Lectern, Music Broadcast, Slide Projector, Projection Screen, Barcovision, Overhead Projector, Writing Board, Fax, Air conditioning, Laser Pointer,turkeyarena.com Facilities and Services Medical Room, Babysitting, Services for disabled people, Wake up service, Internet, Market, Laundry Service, Power generator, Parking lot for Activities and Recreation 2 Outdoor Swimming Pool with children section, Heated Outdoor swimming pool, Pool for children, Aqua Slide, Turkish Bath , Sauna, Massage, Jacuzzi, Fitness Center, Coiffeur, Mini Club, TV Room, Disco, Sports Table Tennis, Billiards, Beach Volley, Soft Animation, Nearby Attractions Water Sports, Location Near the Sea,() Private Beach, Alanya23 km, Antalya Airport 100
Alaiye Resort and Spa Hotel
# Hotel Name and Location Alaiye Resort & SPA Hotel Alanya Alaiye Resort Hotel Spa is 22 kms from the pearl of the Mediterranean paradise of nature and holiday Alanya, and 105kms from Antalya Airport around Incekum Fugla. # Rooms Private bathroom, Minibar, In-room safe, Housekeeping, Hair dryer, Direct-dial phone, Bathtub only, Bathroom telephone, Balcony, Air conditioning more # Dining Disco Bar, Puzzle Bar, Fancy Bar, Garden Bar, Snack Bar&Restaurant, Alaiye Restaurant, A' La Carte Restaurant more # Hotel Facilities Umbrella, Swimming pool - outdoor seasonal, Swimming pool - indoor, Swimming pool - children's, Swimming pool, Suitable for children, Spa services on site, Shopping on site, Sauna, Room service (24
Hotel Antik
Hotel Antik is located at Incekum-FuÄŸla. 110 km away from the Antalya Airport, 20 km away from Alanya. Our Hotel, with 78 rooms and 176 bed capacity is in Boutique Hotel standart with materials used in design and decoration and understanding of service. All Rooms ; have bath, direct telephone, music broadcasting TV, air-condition, hair-dryer, minibar and balcon. Ten of the rooms are designed as family suites. Activities: Restaurant, A'la Carte Restaurant, Room service, Pool Bar, Vitamin Bar, Beach-Snack Bar, Meeting Hall, Outdoor and Indoor Swimming Pool, Children Pool, Turkish Bath, Sauna, Massege, Outdoor and Indoor Jacuzzi, Fitness Center, Table Tennis, Tennis, Billiards, Laundry, TV Room, Market, Private Beach, Auto Park and Water
Rubi hotel
Location: İncekum - Alanya - Antalya. Hotel Area: 8.000 m². Beach Length: 100 m. Accommodation Type: All Inclusive. Category: 5 Stars. Capacity: 224 rooms, 457 beds. 203 standard, 2 handicap, 10 junior suite, 9 suite. A Block : All rooms are on the beach and feels you like on board and has panoramic sea view. All rooms have balcony, TV (sat), music (on tv), safe, minibar (everyday refilling to 1,5 liter water), phone (international line), bath tube, hair dryer, air-condition (hourly works), sitting chairs and table. Standard rooms are for maximum 3 pax capacity and furnished with cedar furnitures with Mediterranean style. Standard rooms are 22 m2, and suite rooms 37 m2. B Block : Except ground floor, all rooms have sea view. Rooms have same standards of A Block rooms, and more over, the rooms are bigger, and larger with luxury design. Also, all rooms have carpet floor. Standard rooms are 25 m2, junior suite ve suite rooms 37 m2. Restaurants : - Sea View, Air-Conditioned Main Restaurant (Totally 600 pax capacity, 400 pax closed, 200 pax open-air. with non-smoking place). - 2 Alacarte Restaurants (80 and 40 pax). Bars : - Snack & Pool Bar (300 pax sea and pool view with open terrace) - Şark Corner (pancake serving). - Egzotic Bar. - Disco Star's Bar (1000 pax). Other Services : Conference Hall (250 pax), Meeting Hall and Welcome Cocktail serving place (50 pax, with air-condition), Lobby (with air-condition), Tv Room, Fitness Center, Turkish Hamam, Sauna, Open and Closed Pool (with children sections), Two lines Bowling, Billard, Table Tennis, Tennis, Kano, Sea-Cycle, Shopping Center (minimarket, hair dresser, jewellry, boutique, photo shop), Diving School, Rent A Car, Doctor.
Aska Baran Hotel
Our hotel is built right on the sea-side ,with a very beautiful, private sandy beach, and a swimming pool with a children section, in its beautifully green garden. The Baran has 123 standard rooms in two seperate buildings,most of them with sea-view Each room has bath, tv(satelite), telephone, hair-dryer,safe,balkony or terrace air-conditioning and minibar (optionally filled with a charge) The diner ist served at the terrace of the restaurant in summer season with a lovely sea-view. The drinks are served in the bars situated in the restaurant,lobby and garden. The other facilities the Baran offer are meeting room,tv room,winter bar,oriental corner,keep-fit room,sauna- bath, Tuskish bath,indoor swimming pool,playground, billard, table tenis,rent a car,internet cafe,a hair dresser, a small market and a laundry service. The ''All inclussive'' system offers breakfast,late breakfast,lunch and dinner with open buffet,afternoon snack with tea or coffe and the late night
Hotel Aspendos Alanya
From the moment you check in, you'll experience the attentive four-star service and impeccable hospitality that are the trademark of all Özkaymak Hotels. Just as you would be welcomed as a respected visitor within a Turkish home, you are an honoured guest at the Özkaymak İncekum. Each and every one of our 360 deluxe rooms and suites offers a distinctive luxury and hospitality that only Özkaymak can give. Designed to reflect the mood and atmosphere of the Turkish Riviera, the hotel's distinctive looks, with twin wings connected by a large lobby and its warm ambience will appeal to all. For business or pleasure, The Özkaymak İncekum promises a memorable and enjoyable stay. ROOMS TOTAL ROOMS : 346 TOTAL BEDS : 732 STANDART ROOMS : 326 rooms / 34 m² Balcony, wc, bath, hair dryer, telephone, TV, floor carpet, central aircondition, music and minibar. SUIT ROOMS : 12 rooms / 59m² Balcony, wc, bath, hair dryer, telephone, TV, floor carpet, central aircondition, music and minibar. FAMILY ROOMS : 8 rooms / 56m² 2 bed room, balcony, wc, bath, hair dryer, telephone, TV, floor carpet, central aircondition, music and minibar. RESTAURANT & BAR RESTAURANTS : 2 BARS : 6 MAIN RESTAURANT / 07:30 – 11:00 / 19:00 – 21:00 / 22:00 – 23:00 ACTIVITIES SWIMMING POOLS & BEACH Outdoor Swimming Pool : 2 pools / 1000m² / 300 m² Deep: 150-220cm / 120-170cm Indoor Swimming Pool : 1 pool / 30m² Deep: 130cm Children Section : 1 pool / 25m² Deep: 45cm Water Slides : 3 slides Daily programmes: 6 days a week programmes for 14 days activities between 10.00 - 18.00, games, competitions, water gymnastic, steps, aerobic, etc. * Evening programmes: Animation shows between 21.30 - 23.00 * Kids Animation: Play garden and play hall for the kids between 4 - 12
Club Hotel Köşdere
All rooms have music channel, direct telephone in the room and bath, shower, hair-dryer, air conditioning, minibar, sat-tv, safe, balkony and all rooms are carpet covered. In the garden 2 outdoor swimming pools with children section ( one of them with jacuzzi) and 1 indoor Swimming pool with jacuzzi which are totally 3 swimming pools.In the hotels; coiffeur, rent a car, Massage, laundry services, mini market, doctor, health cabin, water sprots, tennis, table tennis, billiards, Türkish bath, Sauna, fitness-center, mini-club, disco and daily animation show programmes are available. It has one meeting hall (130 persons). Our hotel has 2 restaurants with air-conditionings. The first one is indoor cap.450 and outdoor cap.150 persons. The second one is indoor cap.200 and outdoor cap.100 persons.It has 6 bars.All inclusive.
Incekum Beach Resort
Our hotel which has been constructed, with an original architecture, on a small peninsula of 100.000m2, at 28 km west of Alanya where Toros mountains taken place on its north, and Mediterranean sea at south, has opened a new page on the meaning of holiday. Our hotel having rarely large garden, has a place far from all kind of affects of the external world, with its own bays and beach. Our professional team will commence to render service and help you as soon as you enter into our hotel. Our hotel aimed at, to bring its understanding of "perfect holiday" through protecting and embellishing the existing nature, with its original architecture and layout plan. The Architectural designs and location details of the blocks where the rooms taken place, are integrated with the orginal tissue and marvellous geography of Mediterranean Sea and place of mind, from each point of our Hotel. Turquoise colour Mediterranean Sea is just by the side of you, close by our swimming pool with the beach and wharfs constructed on the peninsula belongs to our Hotel. You may have a pleasant swimming or water enjoy either in the swimming pool or in the sea. The swimming pool and around, let live the day time amusement in different manner during also in the night thanks to its special lighting system and panorama. We have ali together 358 rooms in total 12 blocks. All the rooms with equipment and the ground is covered with laminante and ceramic. In the rooms there is individually adjustable air-conditioner, safe box, balcony, TV, telephone, bathtub, hairdryer, and mini bar. The decoration of rooms is fashionable and elegant. We have thought the comfort of our guests in the rooms and most of the rooms has seaside. Our open swimming pool which has been located excessively near to the rooms, has been providing rest during the day with the actions and pool beach bar, and renders amusing hours for our guests with its pleasant details. Our professional team is
Yetkin Club Hotel
Hotel situation : The pebble/sandybeach can be reached through the stylish decorated pedestriantunnnnel. From the private beach you have direct acces to the sea (50 meter of sandy soil), subtropical garden. To Alanya approx. 12 km. (dolmusc connection). 500 meter to next village. Hotel information : 68 hotelrooms in three floorbuilding, 48 appartments in three floor annnexbuilding, reception, tv lounge, mainrestaurant, specialityrestaurant, poolbar, beachbar, supermarket, subtropical garden, swimmingpool with separate childpool and small waterplash, sunterrace and children playground. Sunshades and dekchairs at the pool and beacharea free of charge. Matras at the beach free of charge. One beachtowel pro person (from 7 years up) inclusive (are being changed once a week). Turkish category : * * * * (4 stars) Miniclub : İSix times a week germanspeaking childanimation (04 - 12 years). Six times a week minidisco. Hotelrooms : Cozy hotelrooms with individual airconditioning, safe, telephone, sat-tv, refrigerator, shower, toilet, hairdryer, balcony. For 2 adults + 1 child or 3 adults. Familysuite : Minumum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 childrens. Maximum 5 adults and 1 child. Combined livingroom with diningtable and 2 sofabeds, separate kitchen, two separate sleepingrooms, all rooms with individual airconditioning, s balconies, sat-tv, refrigerator, shower, toilet, hairdryer, telephone, safe. Entertainment : 4 times a week evening programm. Sport and Activities : Inclusive : Beachvolley, mini football, darts, tabletennnis, canoe, aerobic, gymnastic, pedalboat(depending on the weatherconditions), windsurfing (with surflicence). Payable : Billiard, chess. All Inclusive : Fullboard (buffet + being served in the mainrestaurant), coffee and pastry. At the beachbar lunch is being served as well : saladbuffet, spaghetti, frech fries, İtalianische pizzas and Turkische pizzas. All local alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks from 10:00 - 24:00 hours (at
Yaląhan Hotel
Located at İncekum, 22 km to Downtown Alanya, the Yalıhan Hotel features 125 spacious rooms and 250 beds provided with balcony, mini-fridge, telephone, central heating, central music broadcast, satellite TV, hair dryer. The hotel Offers for Free Fitness room, Mini club, jacuzzi, Hammam, Table Tennis, Bicycle, Beach volley, Beach Football, Ice cream for children (0-12) from 19:30 to 21:30, Swimming set (Fin and Goggles), Animation program (1-2 Times a week), Sunshades, Sunbeds, Ottoman and fish A la Carte restaurant, Wireless LAN in the lobby.
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We had such a super fantastic day yesterday! First we went to mom's and made Christmas cookies:)
Then we had reservations here...we have been waiting to go until Kinsley mentioned it herself, we wanted to do the whole experience but we wanted her to remember it:)!!! This was the year!
Getting a snack at the bistro:) Sweet Kaden was such a good sport on this ultra girly day!
Guess what Santa is bringing this year?:) This was just one she borrowed to sit with us in the doll highchair at the table, hers will look much more like her with brown hair, brown eyes:)!
Afterwards we went to eat dinner with mom, Kaden lost his first front tooth - tooth fairy brought him $5:)
Another fun part about our day is that my cousin Millie, Uncle Bub, and their families were in town at mom's! Kinsley had a blast with Averi playing "Makeover":) They did a little fashion show for us before we had to leave:)! Aren't they precious?!


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At the time, Mom's question caught me by surprise: "Have you ever tried marijuana?" she asked, sloshing her coffee around in a mug as we stood together in the kitchen. My mind went blank. Could this be the fabled "drug talk" that parents are supposed to give to their teenage children? If so, why was I getting it at 30?
It turned out my mother was less interested in my drug use than her own. When I told her I'd smoked pot in college, and a bunch of times since, she took the news in stride. The thing was, she and my father were hoping to score some weed. Did I know anybody?
A little context: My parents paid for my college education. They put me up for a semester of graduate school. They sat through three school plays and one flute recital; they came to my art opening; they bought me a skateboard. But given the chance to pay them back—in part, at least—for so many years of support and encouragement, I failed to deliver so much as a dime bag.
"You didn't say no," my mother recalled the other day, "but you didn't say yes. It was clear that you were very hesitant about this." After a moment, she added: "You didn't give off positive vibrations."
OK, so I never hooked up my parents. But in the weeks and months that followed, I discovered that many of my contemporaries—people in their late 20s or early 30s—had experienced something similar. Soon I'd heard dozens of stories about retired moms and pops returning to the marijuana habits of their youth. There were solicitations made over family dinners, intergenerational drug deals worked out over holiday weekends—the anecdotes were easy enough to find. Would I come across any data to support this trend?
In fact, a statistical trace of what I've taken to calling the "puff daddy" movement emerged a few years ago, when researchers at the National Institutes of Health compared national drug surveys conducted over two-year periods beginning in 1991 and 2001. Their analysis, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that the percentage of people who say they smoked marijuana in the past year had remained fairly stable over the 10-year stretch. (That is to say, it ended where it started.) But they found a very different pattern among those between the ages of 45 and 64: As my parents' generation matured, the number of smokers in that group had nearly tripled.
The baby boomer drug uptick turns up again in the recent data. According to the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, almost 6 percent of all adults between the ages of 50 and 59 reported smoking marijuana in the past year. That's up from about 3 percent five years earlier. Meanwhile, the number of recent users over the age of 50 has climbed to 2.65 million people nationwide (and we can assume the real prevalence is somewhat higher, since these figures are based on self-reported drug use). Here's something to think about: There are about as many boomers using cannabis today as there are high-school students doing the same.
Still, it's not easy to get an accurate picture of who these puffing oldsters are and how their drug habits have evolved over the last few decades. (It's also not clear to what extent the legalization of medical marijuana has been a factor.) 270,000 people are taking cannabis for health reasons in accordance with state laws. * Surveys of marijuana-prescribing doctors suggest that 20 percent to 30 percent of their patients are over the age of 50, which translates to roughly 65,000 boomers in all. That's just a few percent of the estimated 2.65 million who have recently used marijuana, according to national survey data"> In August, researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration published a detailed look (PDF) at patterns of drug use among the boomers. Most appear to have used marijuana continually throughout their lives, but a sizable portion were classified as "resumers"—those who recently emerged from a long hiatus in smoking dope. Sure enough, almost all the puff daddies and pot mommas I've encountered fall into this latter category: After years of abstinence, they've just recently started to rifle through junk drawers for vintage roach clips and rolling papers.
Barbara, a 61-year-old mother of two from Belmont, Mass., began using drugs in her post-college years. She was living in Europe and following the Hippie Trail through Turkey, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in 1971 and '72—a period during which she smoked hash every single day. Then she came back to the United States, got married, and started a family.
Over the next 20 years, Barbara says she tried marijuana only a handful of times, with friends. "I was a soccer mom," she explains. "I wasn't into smoking at all. I didn't think about it, and I didn't miss it."
The habit came back after she separated from her husband in the 1990s. These days it's more about the living room than the magic bus: "I like to smoke at home and just relax," she says. "Sometimes I'll get on my treadmill; sometimes I'll get out my guitar; sometimes I'll just watch Desperate Housewives and giggle."
Barbara's story jibes with the conventional wisdom on how drug and alcohol use develops across the lifespan. Getting married and having kids tend to be associated with reductions in drug use, while divorce and retirement often come with increased dosages.
Whatever the cause, empty-nesters seem to be enjoying marijuana now more than ever. That doesn't mean they're comfortable with the public face of marijuana use: As a rule, the people interviewed for this article did not want to share even their first names—some cited the potential for legal trouble; others worried about what their friends might think. As for the experience of smoking itself, none reported any paranoia or anxiety whatsoever. In fact, most said they find a calm and serenity in marijuana that was lacking in their youth.
For a 57-year-old retired schoolteacher in southeastern Ohio, smoking has become an evening ritual with her husband. She'd given up a weekly habit in 1975, only to be reintroduced by her son 25 years later. (First they shared a joint to celebrate his engagement; then he helped her fashion a beer can into a rudimentary bong.) Now she and her husband enjoy a few puffs as they watch the sunset through the kitchen window. "It's really a treasured part of our day, just calming down from whatever, chewing over what was going on," she says.
The high never makes her feel self-conscious or uncomfortable, as it did when she smoked at parties in the old days. "My mind is a lot more peaceful than it was when I was younger," she says. "We're not trying to buy a place, we're not trying to get enough money to live on, we're not raising a family. … It's just very mellow."
Where does she get her marijuana currently? She has a friend "who knows somebody" with a top-notch source. "It's a designer variety. Acapulco gold."
The mind-boggling array of highly potent cannabis strains can be intimidating for some boomers. "Pot's different now," says a divorced, 54-year-old counselor in Philadelphia, who remembers an awkward evening spent with her son and a pan of brownies. "One hit and you're gonzo. I figured that out after a few behavior mishaps."
Back in the early 1970s, an everyday habit had made her deeply depressed, and she ended up quitting at the suggestion of her therapist. ("It was like I could see the sky again," she says.) Later she spent some time as a drug and alcohol counselor, helping college students who were smoking too much. But her recent experiences with marijuana have been very positive, once she got used to the modern varieties.
The puff daddies and pot mommas do have some reservations about smoking, but these tend to be health-related. Barbara, the ex-soccer-mom from Belmont, is afraid of a product tainted by biotechnology. "I am like a Whole Foods profile," she says. "I want organic meat; I want fish that comes in from dayboats; I only drink distilled water. … What I smoke today, I know who grows it, and I know it's not a genetically engineered superstrain." Others fear gaining weight from too many bouts of the munchies or bad interactions between marijuana and prescription meds.
The clinical evidence suggests that the greatest danger faced by boomers who use cannabis is heart disease. Getting high can increase your heart rate by about 40 beats per minute and cause unusual blood pressure fluctuations, which may in turn temporarily boost the odds of a heart attack. In 2001, a team of researchers from the Harvard Medical School found that smoking marijuana causes a transient, fivefold increase in risk. (Exercise, sexual activity, and bouts of anger can cause similar short-term risks.)
A 2008 paper published in the American Heart Journal takes these findings a step further: Although its sample sizes were small, the study found that marijuana users were significantly more likely to die, from cardiovascular distress or other problems, than those who didn't use illegal drugs. According to the paper's first author, Kenneth J. Mukamal, marijuana appears relatively safe when looked at across the general population. But it may be risky for certain subgroups, like those with incipient heart problems.
Then again, there may be some good reasons to keep smoking. In August, researchers at the University of Edinburgh published evidence that the drug might help prevent osteoporosis among the elderly. Cannabis can also be used to treat nausea and unintentional weight loss, and it may (or may not) have some salutary effect on older patients with glaucoma or Parkinson's disease. Advocates for the medical use of marijuana cite many other potential applications.
I called Dr. Mukamal to find out whether he thought cannabis was good or bad for old people. He didn't seem too impressed by its age-defying effects. "People of heart-attack age are smoking marijuana. Frankly, I think those folks should be concerned about it."
My parents didn't seem perturbed by this doctor's warning. Nor were they put off by my cautionary tale about the 65-year-old grandma who'd recently been caught with 33 pounds of premium marijuana in the trunk of her car. I tried to nag them, but they were pretty mellow about the whole thing.
Correction, Sept. 17, 2009: The original version of a sidebar to this article incorrectly described the nonpartisan ProCon.org as an "advocacy group." ( Return to the corrected sentence.)


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"A real-life bedtime story for grownups."
—The Seattle Times
"Cisneros captures the experience of grief with moving and visceral clarity. . . . Like the best bedtime stories, [Have You Seen Marie?] both honors the darkness around us and keeps the same darkness at bay."
—San Francisco Chronicle
"[A] magical journey . . . . Cisneros has folded powerful themes into this seemingly simple fable: onfronting and accepting the loss of a loved one, the importance of community, the presence of spirituality in our lives and the way that imagination and art can illuminate reality . . . . [Characters] come to life not only in Cisneros' poetic nuggets of prose, but in Ester Hernández's sweetly realistic color illustrations . . . . The book glows."
—The Miami Herald
"The narrative becomes a springboard for a moving exploration of loss."
—San Antonio Express-News
"Unique and uplifting . . . . Have You Seen Marie? does what every good picture book does by creating meaning through experience while being fun to read aloud . . . . Cisneros and Hernández invite the reader to visually enjoy the story, to listen to the music of the words, and have an experience without getting bogged down in self- help monotony."
—El Paso Times
"[Have You Seen Marie?] is at its heart a parable for adults, whose themes of death, mourning and loss take on new meaning when presented within a simple tale about a cat gone astray . . . . Full of picturesque illustrations of San Antonio and its colorful characters."
—NBC Latino
"A fable for grieving grown- ups, and . . . medicine for hearts broken from loss."
"Cisneros's gift of storytelling and Ester Hernández's illustrations bring to life the story about death, grief, and the desire to move forward. This book is a wonderful gift to share with someone who is experiencing the pain of losing a loved one."
—Modern Latina


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One of these days, I have to find the time to spend a weekend in Newcastle with camera and map, just walking the streets. I make this point because the collapse of the GPT deal that would, in theory at least, have revitalised the Newcastle CBD has led to some very conflicting comments.
The impact of change and especially the continued growth of large shopping centres on central town areas within New England has been quite profound, from the Newcastle CBD to the Armidale mall to Lismore. At a personal level, I find the shopping malls quite useful, but I really don't like them. They transform variety into a standardised pap that is the same wherever you go.
I suppose that I have become something of a passionate supporter of Newcastle revitalisation. I have never lived in the city, just visited over a long period. Yet it has been important enough to me during that time to want to see it emerge from the shadows that have so often surrounded it as a distinct entity in its own right.
Now someone from Newcastle might say, rightly, that of course it's a distinct entity. I would fully accept that criticism. My point is that nobody outside Newcastle really knows that it is!
When I look at the comments on the Newcastle CBD revitalisation, I am struck by just how inward looking they are. To be fair, I have applied the same criticism to other New England centres such as Maitland or Armidale. We all suffer from border myopia.
Accepting that I do not have the detailed knowledge of Newcastle that I should and that I am writing as a sympathetic outsider, I would make just three points about Newcastle CBD revitalisation.
First, Newcastle is, or is not, a a centre in its own right. To my mind it is, a place with a distinct history and culture. I know this because I research and write about it. If it is, then there needs to be an overall Newcastle strategy that builds upon Newcastle's special features. This then provides a context for CBD revitalisation.
Secondly, if people won't immediately come as visitors to the CBD, then you need to bring them as residents. My feeling is that central Newcastle potentially provides a rather wonderful urban living environment. If I'm right, you don't necessarily need a grand plan for urban revitalisation, simply a planning environment that encourages inner city living. Get people, and vibrancy follows.
Thirdly, while there is nothing necessarily wrong with grand plans such as that put forward by GPT, a lot of the best development comes from organic, incremental, growth. Start small, and let the flowers bloom.
Here I noticed the way in which light vs heavy rail became a show stopper. Now my personal view is that Newcastle should be cautious about getting rid of heavy rail because once it's gone, you can't get it back. I am also influenced by what I see as a fact, that once people from Sydney or other places have to change trains, you lose people.
In my vision of Newcastle CBD, I see loaded trains unloading people in the city centre so that they can enjoy the essential city. I don't see people doing this when they have to drag their luggage from one station to another, then try to fit their luggage into light rail designed for city computers.
Maybe I'm wrong. I am an outsider. What do you think?


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About Project
About project "E-medica"
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Report from the 9th meeting in Zadar (2014)
Report from the Meeting in Maribor, 2013
Report from the 8th meeting in Zadar
Report from the 7th Meeting (Duga Uvala)
Report from the Meeting in Maribor (Slovenia)
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Presentations of project "E-medica":
New Technology In Education (Belgrade)
Računalo u školi 2011
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"Zadar White Heart" for "E-medica"
Presentation at the Association of Medical Schools
At the International Conference SIRIKT 2009
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CUC 2006. Dubrovnik
Symposium "Computer at school X." Solaris
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Mlinarska Zagreb
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dr. Alen Vukelić
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They told!
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193 Rijeka
192 Beograd
190 Vrapče-Pula
189 Novo mesto
187 Zadar-Šibenik
186 Maribor-Zadar
185 Bedekovčina
184 Viktorovac
183 Šibenik-Pakrac
182 Zadar-Maribor
181 Zagreb
180 ZG-Nehaj-ZD-Bedekovčina
179 Zagreb-Pula
178 Zagreb
177 Zgb-Čakovec-Koprivnica
176 Zgb-Čakovec-Koprivnica
175 Šibenik-Split
174 Šibenik-Beograd-Sarajevo
173 exchange in Čakovec
172 Šibenik-Zagreb
171 Zagreb
Realized 2018/2019
170 Kaštel Štafilić
169 exchange in Zagreb
168 exchange Kaštel Štafilić
167 exchange S.Mitrovica
165 exchange S.Mitrovica
164 Kaštel Štafilić
163 exchange S.Mitrovica
161 exchange in Zagreb
160 Exchange in Split
158 Exchange in Čakovec
156 Exchange in Maribor
155 Exchange in Zagreb
154 Exchange in Zagreb
150 Exchange in Sisak
149 Exchange in Sisak
148 Exchange in Sisak
147 Exchange in Zadar
146 Exchange in Šibenik
144 Čakovec-Stubičke
143 Dubrovnik
141 Zagreb
138 Koprivnica
137 Zadar
136 Dugo Selo
135 Zadar
134 Čakovec
133 Rijeka-Split
132 Zadar
131 Zagreb
130 Zagreb
129 Varaždin
127 Belgrade
126 Koprivnica-Zagreb
125 exchange in Maribor
122 exchange in Zagreb
Realized 2017/2018
121 exchange in Sisak
120 Two exchange in Bedekovčina
119 exchange in Varaždin
118 VC Šibenik-Pakrac-Bjelovar
117 exchange in Zagreb
116 exchange in Pregrada
115 Second exchange in Zagreb
114 Two exchanges Zagreb-Zadar
113 exchange in Čakovec
112 exchange in Šibenik
111 exchange in Šibenik
110 exchange in Zagreb
109 Exchange in Čakovec
108 Video-konf. Zagreb - Zadar
107 Exchange in Novo mesto
106 Exchange 6 schools i Sr.Mitrovica
105. Exchange 6 schools in Zagreb
104. Exchange in Zagreb
Realized 2016/2017
103 Exch. Zadar in Maribor
102 Exchange Varaždin and Bjelovar
101 Mlinarska & sailors in Novo mesto
100 Exch. Zagreb Zadar in Novo mesto
99 Exchange Bjelovar-Zagreb
98 Second exchange Zagreb
97 Visits Mlinarska Zagreb
96 Correct Breathing
95 Past of mental hospitals
94 Novo mesto-Zadar-Zagreb
93 exchange Maribor-Zadar
92 Video conferance
91 exchange in Zagreb
Realized 2015/2016
90 exchange Bjelovar-Koprivnica
89 exchange in Zadar
88 exchange Pakrac-Bjelovar
87 exchange Vrapče-Bedekovčina
86 exchange Zadar-Maribor
85 exchange Bjelovar-Zagreb
84 exchange Zagreb-Bedekovčina
83 exchange S.Mitrovica-Bedekovčina
82 exchange Zagreb
81 exchange Zagreb
80 exchange Maribor in Zadar
79 exchange Novo Mesto
78 exchange - Zagreb
77 exchange Zagreb
76 exchange Bedekovčina-S.Mitrovica
75 exchange Zagreb
74 exchange Celje-Zadar
73 exchange Maribor-Zadar
Realized 2014/2015
72 exchange Zagreb-Skopje
71 exchange Varaždin-Maribor
70 exchange Zagreb
69 exchange Maribor-Zadar
68 exchange Novo mesto-Zagreb
67exchange Novo mesto-Vrapce
66 exchange Zagreb-Varazdin
65 exchange Zagreb-Zadar
64 exchange Maribor-Zagreb
63 exchange Varazdin-Vrapce
62 exchange Varazdin-Zagreb
61 exchange in Šibenik
60 - Present - Zagreb
59 exchange in pharmacy
58 exchange in Zagreb
57 exchange in Maribor
56 exchange in Zagreb
55 exchange Vrapče in Novo mesto
54 exchange in Novo mesto
53 exchange Maribor - Zadar
52 exchange in Zagreb
51 exchange in Zagreb
50 exchange in Zagreb
49 exchange in Zagreb
48 exchange in Bedekovčina
Realized 2013/2014
47 exchange Bjelovar-Zagreb
46 exchange - Workshop "Roman Medicine"
45 exchange - Vrapče & "Nurse's Uniform"
44 exchange - Mlinarska & Thyroid gland
43 exchange - Zadar sailors in Mlinarska
42 exchange Maribor - Zadar
41 exchange in Zagreb and workshop
40 exchange Midwifery & Gymnasium Zagreb
39 exchange: Visit Clinic "Leptir" Zagreb
38 exchange in Zagreb
37 exchange Varaždin - Maritime School Zadar
36 exchange Mlinarska - Vrapče
35 Students from Mlinars in Maritime School Zadar
34 Students from Mlinarska in visit Šibenik
33 Zadar medics and sailors in Kranjska Gora
32 Midwives visiting Women general high school
31 exchange Mlinarska & School of Dance
30 Visit the Museum of the City of Zagreb
29 exchange Zagreb-Bjelovar
28 exchange Zagreb (picnic)
27 exchange Zagreb
26 exchange Maribor-Zadar
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25th exchange Zagreb - Zadar
24th exchange Zagreb - Split
23th exchange Zagreb - Zagreb
22nd exchange Mlinarska - Bedekovčina
21th exchange Mlinarska - Vrapče
Realized 2011/2012
20th exchange of Midwives Zagreb - Split - Maribor
19th exchange Zadar - Maribor
18th Midwives exchange Zagreb - Bjelovar
17th exchange Mlinarska - Maritime Scholl Zadar
16th exchange of Maribor - Zagreb
15th exchange of Zadar - Maribor
Realized 2010/2011
14th exchange of Maribor - Zagreb
13th exchange of Maribor - Zadar
12th exchange Zagreb - Maribor
11th exchange Zagreb-Split-Zadar
10th exchange of Maribor - Zadar
Realized by 2009
9th exchange Vrapče - Zadar
8th exchange - Schola Medica 2008.
7th exchange Bedekovcina - Pakrac
6th exchange Bjelovar - Zagreb (en-US)
5th exchange Pakrac - Split - Sisak
4th exchange Zagreb - Split
3th exchange Virovitica - Zadar
2nd exchange in Split, 2006.
1st exchange in Rijeka, 2006.
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Glyphosate, Health At Stake
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
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Body Mass Index 2
Vaccination – Yes Or No
We Eat (No)Healthy At School
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Our Heartbeats
Life Path Of One (NON)Addict
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Combustion Syndrome At Work
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Biological Terrorism
Life With Hemodialysis
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One day without mobilephone
Tradition Which Heals
Organ Trafficking
Squeeze or show your teeth
Therapeutic Dogs
Rhythm With A Horse
To health on two wheels
Creative Learning
Yoga 2
Storytelling As A Cure
Medicine Through Literature
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Activities of a Secondary School Student
Financial Literacy 2
Prevention of oral health
Rare Diseases
Life After Death
Attractiveness of the Nursing Profession
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Ancient therapy
Body Mass Index
Intrahospital Infections
Geothermal Springs
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Urgent Contraception
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Future of Mental Hospitals
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Body Memories
I'm Not Cigarettes' Victim
Anthropological Medicine
Placebo You Are!
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Health of Kidneys
Martial Arts And Health
Financial Literacy
Natural Cosmetics 2
History Of Mental Institutions
dr. Jozo Jagodic
Why We Don't Smoke
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Ah, these hormones
Heart Mine & Yours Stay in Love
Sport and people with disabilities
Depression In Adolescence
Life of children with diabetes
How they treated our ancestors
Cyborg Ethics
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Right Idea
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Folk beliefs
Pet, A Friend, A Therapist
Adolescent addictions
Bribery and Corruption
To school by bike
Volunteering without borders
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Dalmatian jewelry
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Is coffee harmful to your health?
Medical Corps
Beauty of Heart
Our Daily Bread
Living With Stoma
Testing Drugs On Animals
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Toll-Like Receptors (TLR)
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Thyroid Gland
Stereotypes and prejudice - LGBT
Water rescue
Unnecessary cosmetic surgery
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Semiprecious Stones
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Generation gap
Global Warming
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Organ Transplantation - Donor Card
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Quality School
Glagolitic Alley
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History of Medicine
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Mental Health
Biblio and Music Therapy
Autochthony of my homeland
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Suicidal behavior of young
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Children Butterflies
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Are we less valuable if we are different
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The Art of kissing
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They Are Alive In Us
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69 VC Vinica-Zadar
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64 VC Bedekovčina
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62 VC ST-Sesvete-BJ
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Lecture of dr. Manoj Gandhi (2012)
Megaconference Jr 2012
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HPV virus, February 27, 2009. - Split
Transfer operation from the General Hospital Zadar
Trial transfer from the General Hospital Zadar
State Graduation - March 4, 2008
Lecture by Dr. P. Silverstein (USA): HIV
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Saturday, August 15, 2020
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Medical School Jezero Sarajevo
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Secondary School Dugo Selo
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Tourist Catering School Šibenik
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Music School Sisak
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Medical and Chemical School Šibenik, Croatia
Marina Čaić
Secondary School Viktorovac Sisak, Croatia
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Medical and Chemical School Šibenik, Croatia
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Secondary School Viktorovac Sisak, Croatia
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January 31, 2013
By Charlene Muhammad
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Hate crimes will not be tolerated in Compton or in any other community, declared a coalition of civic, religious, and educational leaders and community activists during a Jan. 28 press conference in front of Compton City Hall.
This response stems from the recent arrests of three alleged Latino gang members whom police say tried to force an African American family from their home on 153rd Street. The family recently moved into the home when one of them was attacked on Dec. 31, 2012, according to L.A. County Sheriffs.
Police have arrested the three suspects - one a juvenile, whose name was not released, along with 21-year-old Efren Marquez of Riverside County, and 19-year-old Jeffrey Aguilar of Compton. Marquez allegedly pointed a gun at the male victim and threatened to shoot him, while he was allegedly being beaten by Aguilar, Captain Mike Parker informed in a press release.
After the attack, the suspects fled but returned 30 minutes later with a group of 15-20 gang members, "who surrounded the front of the victims' home shouting racial epithets and telling them that members of the African American race (using the 'n-word') were not allowed to live in the neighborhood. One unidentified member of the group threw a large beer bottle through the front living room window, shattering the window," Captain Parker's statement read.
"I don't care who committed the hate crime. Hate crimes are unacceptable in Compton or anywhere else in our society" stated Compton City Councilmember Janna Zurita.
Assemblyman Isadore Hall, a Compton native, is working with neighborhood and law enforcement leaders to help form a pro-active plan to prevent similar incidents from occurring. "I was shocked and saddened to learn about this senseless attack on an African American family in my hometown. No family should live in fear of gangs, especially not on their own street and in their own home."
"It's a shame and we're saddened by what's happened but it's not just happening in Compton. It's happening all over," said Basil Kimbrew, chair of the California Friends of the African American Caucus.
The family who was victimized by these crimes is worried and has been relocated for their safety and is reportedly doing fine.
Coalition members at the press conference included Councilmember Janna Zurita, Satra Zurita (clerk of the Compton Unified School District Governing Board of Trustees), Rev. Eric Lee (Black Community Clergy, Labor Alliance), Rev. K.W. Tulloss (L.A. president of the National Action Network), Basil Kembrew (chair of the California Friends of the African American Caucus), Paulette Simpson-Gipson (president of the Compton NAACP) Albert Robles (vice-chair of the California Friends of the Latino Caucus), Larry Aubry (community activist and LA Sentinel Columnist) and Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson (president of the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable).
They challenged the district attorney and justice department to impose the harshest penalties allowed for attacks based on race.
Zurita insisted the incident does not define Compton. "We are no different. African Americans and Latinos have similar cultural values. We both have an incredible resilience in the face of difficult circumstances," she said.
Zurita offered early childhood education on racial harmony, cultural differences, tolerance, and respect as some solutions to the problem.
"Let's face it. There are many people, even in this day with an African American president, who still teach their children the ignorance of racism," Zurita added.
According to media reports, the U.S. Attorney's Office will decide if the suspects should face federal prosecution.
Jasmyne Cannick, a political consultant and Compton native said Blacks must take direct action to avoid feeling outnumbered and overwhelmed in their city.
"We have to stop, every time we get some money or we decide we want to buy a house, buying a house in Rialto or Palmdale or outside of Compton because we want to get away from us. You can't have it both ways. If you've got pride in being Black and pride in your city, you stay," she stated.


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The video card wars are heating up once again between NVIDIA and AMD, with no signs of slowing anytime soon. This rivalry has been going on for the better part of two decades. However, there have been brief periods of one-sidedness over those decades -- the last being a few years ago when NViDIA released its GTX 600 series line that shattered AMD's HD 7000 series cards in raw video game power. Soon after, NVIDIA launched its GTX 700 series (including the Titan), AMD, the "red team," fired back with the R7 and R9 series of video cards that have nearly dominated the market at almost any price point over the "green machine."
AMD's R9 290X is on par with NVIDIA's GTX 780, and in some benchmarks is neck and neck with the company's performance beast, the Titan. However, AMD's flagship sails far ahead, costing significantly less than the competition at roughly $550, versus $1,000. While these cards have been designed and manufactured for gaming purposes, there is a little talk about added bonus. Gaming cards are topping the application-based benchmarks at a low dollar value.
Both companies offer workstation solutions that are designed for CAD and other rendering tasks (AMD's FirePro series and NVIDIA's Quadro line, respectively). These cards are costly (priced anywhere between $3,000 and $5,000), but they do offer a surprising amount of punch when it comes to gaming (when compared to their gaming counterparts). Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about using gaming cards used for professional applications -- at least that used to be the consensus.
In yet another surprising twist, AMD's R9 290X series cards were recently put to the test against both professional and gaming offerings from both companies' current and previous line of cards in a series of benchmark trials. The outcome was indeed surprising in both 2D and 3D applications, with the R9 card coming within spitting distance to NVIDIA's Quadro K4000.
Since 2D CAD isn't very demanding in pushing the pixels, almost every card (gaming or professional) released in recent years can handle that particular workload with relative ease. Of course, that story changed when the same cards were tested in 3D applications using the same Cadalyst 2012 (AutoCAD-based) benchmark. Gaming cards benefit greatly when using the DirectX platform, which is prominent in some CAD applications such as Autodesk and Inventor.
The results in this category placed NVIDIA's GTX 690 (dual-GPU card) at the top, beating both company's professional line of cards, as well as the R9 290X, which hovered in the middle of the result list. When subjected to the Inventor benchmark, the tables were turned with AMD's HD 7990 reigning over all others, including NVIDIA's GTX 690 (with the R9 290X hovering only a few rungs below the 7990), as well as over the professional line of cards, which seems rather odd since they were designed just for this purpose.
The gaming card party came to a crashing halt as OpenGL-based benchmarks were used. Testing using Maya 2013 and Lightwave animation and production benchmarks showed the professional-based cards to take the crown with NVIDIA's Quadro K5000 and AMD's Firepro W9000 coming in at first and second, respectively. Strangely enough, the R9 290X still had game, hovering in the middle of the pack running both benchmarks. Why the gaming series cards beat out the professional-grade offerings (and vice-versa) is no secret. It was due to the different drivers optimized for each platform, even though the cards may use the same architecture. Still, the numbers do not lie. Gaming-based cards can, and have been used in workstations just fine without the need to spend thousands of dollars.
The distinctions between the two are consistently becoming blurred as new card designs are released to the market. AMD's new R9 series exemplifies this notion. Those looking for a decent workstation card that can handle gaming, will do well to give AMD's new card line a look.
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SANTA CRUZ — UC Santa Cruz"s first free course offered on the online Coursera platform has drawn more 18,000 participants, exceeding expectations by instructors of the 10-week literature and history class on the Holocaust.
"I"m a great believer and am happy this is going on," said professor Peter Kenez, who along with professor Murray Baumgarten have taught the popular course to 300 students at UCSC for decades.
"All of the student reactions are very positive."
Coursera offers more than 400 free courses from more than 60 universities, and students can earn certificates of completion after receiving peer-graded work. UCSC launched the course in July after announcing in February that it was one of four UC campuses that would partner with Coursera, which recently announced $43 million in venture capital investment to support growth.
As of midweek, there were 18,342 enrolled in the Holocaust course from at least 58 countries. Coursera boasts on its website of 4.3 million "Couerserians."
Kenez said he received email from participants in China and Finland, even an 80-year-old Hungarian Jew who runs a Holocaust museum in New Zealand. Viewers watch video lectures featuring the two professors, and are directed to documentary footage, novels and other media that explain how and why 6 million Jews were slaughtered in Europe during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Video footage of the lectures date back to 2009, before Coursera was created by Stanford University computer science professors, and has been available on Viemo for years, said Shawna Vesco, who works at UCSC extension and is an instructor on the Holocaust course. The video was edited and improved for Coursera and will be used in 2014 for a hybrid online UCSC course that will offer limited enrollment and weekly visits with Baumgarten and Vesco.
"This is where the future is," Vesco said. "The phrase "online education" doesn"t have to be a dirty phrase. (It) is a pharmacological beast possessing both curative and poisonous aspects, and our task is to fight on the side of the curative. It"s that simple."
Baumgarten is a distinguished professor of English and contemporary literature and is a director of Jewish Studies. Kenez, a Hungarian and Holocaust survivor, is a professor emeritus in the History Department and a founding faculty member of Stevenson College.
Follow Sentinel reporter J.M. Brown at Twitter.com/jmbrownreports
Coursera is a platform offering more than 400 free online courses from more than 60 universities, including UC Santa Cruz. Students do not have to be enrolled at universities to participate, but may receive certificates of completion at the end of the coursework. To learn more, visit www.coursera.org.


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TORONTO - While Nikki Wirthensohn wasn't formally educated in fashion design, she was fortunate to have the guidance of a professional designer and tailor with a royal resume to help show her the ropes: her mother.
"She would make patterns, I would be beside her making patterns," she said in a recent interview, recalling sewing a dress cut from a pattern at age seven. "It's all because of her."
The Toronto-based designer behind womenswear line Narces has a background rich in international travels. Born in Austria, Wirthensohn grew up in Iran and the U.K. and said design, painting and drawing were a big part of her life from an early age. While living in England, her mother, Mitra, worked with British designer Victor Edelstein where she had a hand in crafting fashions for the Royal Family.
One of the memorable looks Wirthensohn said her mother helped work on was the famed midnight-blue silk velvet dress with off-shoulder straps worn by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, as she danced with John Travolta during a 1985 White House state dinner.
"My mom worked on a lot of dresses with the Royal Family. That was obviously one of the other influences — that I had a lot of glamorous dresses around me, a lot of embellishment, a lot of handwork that went in."
Early exposure to such luxurious style clearly left a lasting imprint on Wirthensohn, whose womenswear line Narces — which is her middle name — specializes in elegant eveningwear and after-five attire.
"I saw it as jewelry," Wirthensohn said in describing the appeal of eveningwear. "You put it on and it was something different, something that's embellished on its own. I really saw it as one piece that has many elements on it as far as accessories, the fabric and everything that goes on it rather than separates.
"A customer's going to come and look at one piece that's going to make the entire look. So I love that about it. It wasn't about a top and a bottom that's going to eventually make the look and you can be a part of that look — it was the full look."
Her collections for Narces have been featured in showrooms and events in London, New York, Paris and Toronto. On Thursday, Wirthensohn is poised to make her first appearance at Toronto's World MasterCard Fashion Week with the latest new looks from her label.
Wirthensohn described the theme for the spring-summer 2014 collection as an "an aquatic garden party" with a fluid aspect to the lush, textured garments which are rich with embellishment — the latter being a key feature of the brand.
"You've got your silk organzas, you've got your silk fabrics, they're all embellished. It's always a part of the line so the outfit looks almost like jewelry that you're wearing."
In 2011, Wirthensohn was a finalist in the Toronto Fashion Incubator's New Labels contest for emerging designers. Holding a master's degree in business, Wirthensohn balances the demands of design with day-to-day work heading up a buying and merchandising team. But she sees the importance in having the creative and business aspects of fashion well-integrated and to co-exist.
"Initially, I've always seen the creative part of my life as a hobby," she said. "I always wanted to establish myself on the business side and really get to know: 'What does it take to make a business successful?'
"There's always a market, there's always your customer. You need to respond to your customer. You can't just come up with a product for the sake of having the product — there's a huge disconnect.
"So, combining the creative piece and combining the business side, it actually allows your creativity to be sustainable, which is what was key for me."


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"Friends With Benefits" is turning into a miniature "Zombieland" reunion, with a side of "Easy A" and just a soupçon of Yankee third baseman.
Emma Stone and "Zombieland" co-star Woody Harrelson are joining director Will Gluck's "FWB," which stars Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake as, well, friends with benefits.
This news comes just weeks ahead of Stone's first leading role in "Easy A," about a high school student wrongly suspected of being a slut, which Gluck also directed. (check out the promising trailer)
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Also joining "FWB" is Patricia Clarkson (who plays Stone's mom in "Easy A"), Richard Jenkins, Jenna Elfman and Andy Samberg.
But the star turn that could make "FWB" a truly special cinematic experience is the possibility of the Alex "The Centaur" Rodriguez is in talk to take on a small role to be filmed around his baseball schedule. George Steinbrenner would not have put up with this kind of nonsense.
The film is due out in 2011.


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Want a glimpse of what it was like when Amanda Jean and I were like working together while writing Sunday Morning Quilts? Listen to our interview with Pat Sloan on the American Patchwork and Quilting Radio show this afternoon. 4 pm EST or you can download the podcast after the show.
26 March, 2012
Another Date
Posted by Cheryl Arkison at 6:45 AM
Labels: Sunday Morning Quilts
5 comments:
- Josie McRazie said...
Aren't you just the gal on the go! Just ahad a baby and off you go!! LOL! (but I have to say after my 4th birth I was like... I can do this in my sleep! LOL)
- March 26, 2012 at 7:44 AM
- Unknown said...
yeah! I need a new podcast to listen to this week. can't wait.
- March 26, 2012 at 10:19 AM
- Belinda Fireman said...
Hi Cheryl,
I gave you a Liebster award!
- March 26, 2012 at 11:02 AM
- roxi said...
That was my first quilting podcast! You guys did great, can't wait to get my book. I'm in Red Deer so I'll be anxious for you to have a book signing when you are up & at em again.
- March 26, 2012 at 6:10 PM
One click and you were chatting in my sitting room, in Switzerland, in the sun. Amazing! Enjoy the baby -- and WELL DONE! Juliet
- March 29, 2012 at 9:25 AM
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Alberta Health Services, South Zone is currently seeking a full time Physiatrist beginning as soon as possible.
The Chinook Regional Hospital (CRH) is the largest community hospital located in Southern Alberta providing services to Lethbridge and surrounding rural areas with a catchment population of ~150,000. CRH has 250 acute care beds, 45 geriatric beds, 10 ICU beds and 15 NICU bassinets. CRH is an accredited Level 3 Trauma Centre providing coverage in Pediatrics, Geriatrics, General Surgery, Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology, ENT, Urology, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery and Cancer services.Additional Notes About Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a vibrant city of 86,000 located in beautiful southern Alberta - close to the mountains (about 70 miles from Waterton National Park and the Rockies) and an easy drive to Calgary.
Winters are warmer than in the more northern parts of the province - Chinook winds provide welcome thaws. The Chinook is a warm winter wind that keeps humidity low and moderates winter temperatures. Low annual precipitation rates make for an excellent climate and keeps summers warm and dry.
Lethbridge has excellent recreation facilities for both indoor and outdoor activities. There is skiing and mountain biking to the west. There are some lakes within twenty (20) minutes to a half an hour from Lethbridge for boating, wind surfing or sailing.
In the primary education system, there is a public and separate (Catholic) school system and also a number of private schools. The percentage of students moving on to advanced education is above average for most communities. In the area of post-secondary education, there is a large Junior College, Lethbridge College, and a small but highly accredited university, the University of Lethbridge. Both institutions offer a variety of Adult education extended and interest programs. The College and the University add to the vitality of the community.
The University of Lethbridge has excellent Arts and Education Departments, as well as a very good Science Department. Pre-Medicine and Pre-Dentistry programs are popular. The NeuroScience Department does a lot of good research and has an international reputation for excellence.
For any additional information about Lethbridge, please check out websites for the City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Economic Development.
Travel Time:
To Edmonton: 5.0 hrs
To Calgary: 2.0 hrs
To Red Deer: 3.5 hrs
To Grande Prairie: 10.0 hrs
To Medicine Hat: 1.5 hrs
Compensation for this position is Fee for Service.
On Call Stipend: Specialist on Call: No
A Flat Fee is paid to physicians who practice & reside this community of $0 per year provided his/her annual income for insured services is greater than $50,000. (Residency conditions apply, including living in the eligible community for nine of the previous twelve months ending on the payment date.) The Variable Fee Premium paid is an additional 0% for insured services provided in this community.
Rural, Remote, Northern Program (RRNP) - Please note, payments through the RRNP are capped at $60,000 per physician per year.
Retention Benefit - supports and promotes the retention of physicians in Alberta by rewarding their continuous years of service to Albertans. Physicians receive between $5,141 and $12,852 depending on their years of service to Albertans.
Medical Liability Reimbursement - reimburses physicians for their medical liability protection costs less a $1,000 deductible.
Continuing Medical Education - reimburses physicians for eligible continuing medical education costs. Each eligible physician receives a $2,656 annual allotment which can be carried forward for up to three years.
Parental Leave Program - provides $1,063 per week for up to 17 weeks to physician parents of a newborn or newly adopted child.
Business Cost Program - addresses escalating practice costs in community based practices. This fee modifier is added automatically to select office visits and consultations. This program applies across the province and all physicians who provide visit services in an office based setting will receive an additional $2.75 with the exception of Calgary and Airdrie where the fee modifier is $3.25 on select office visits and consultations.Recruiter Contact:
For more information on this posting, please contact:
Trudi Jersak, Physician Resource Planner; 403-388-6552; [email protected]
|Canada Alberta Lethbridge
|Work type:
Full time
Healthcare and Medical
Medical Practitioner
PLEASE! No enquiries from Recruitment Agencies or Headhunters.
Only direct applications will be considered.


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SPOILERS:I would advise two things: 1. Don't throw spore into overdrive because their is a 50/50 chance of losing the ability all together for a few turns. 2. Be careful as Orka is now at 1 hit point.
SPOILERS:Maybe, someone who can actually SEE it, can ask about the ohter guys on the picture, who they were, what happened to them...
SPOILERS:Entling acquired item: TAPE: It's tape!
BurnsBees wrote:SPOILERS:Entling acquired item: TAPE: It's tape!
Orca will rest right here if allowed, if not she's going to go into that portal she saw by the tentacle beast.
SPOILERS:The clam guy could be an "adult" version of the creature on the forsaken picture, so either himself grown up, or a relative...
Also, I would have thought a specimen with foresight could tell me about an item without having to actually see it.
Dusk9 wrote:"...It's wood?"
kurik wrote:Fang waves his tail in front of the clam thing. "Hello, anybody home?" To the others he says "I think I broke him."
SPOILERS:Can PinkNose smell any creatures in the next room?
YoungAndBeautiful wrote:SPOILERS:Can PinkNose smell any creatures in the next room?
BurnsBees wrote:Orca sleeps some more.
Dusk9 wrote:EDIT: Also, does that mean that resting heals you? Or is it just Orca and her Spore Bag that can heal like that?
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It's no secret; the ability to read and write is a vital requirement to surviving
in today's society. Without it, finding a job, filling out forms and even determining
which dressing room to use in a department store can be difficult, if not impossible.
The Adult Education programs at Clinton, Muscatine and Scott Community Colleges all offer basic literacy training for adults, ages 16 and over.
Volunteer Tutors
Volunteer Tutors support our Literacy program by serving as tutors, providing one-on-one instruction in reading and writing in the English language.
Literacy volunteers do receive specialized training in helping adults learn how to read and have access to resource materials, as well as support and advice as they develop their skills as a literacy tutor.
For more information about the Literacy program or serving as a Literacy Tutor, contact our college nearest you:
- Clinton Community College
Learning Center
944 Lincoln Boulevard, Clinton, IA
563-244-7185 or toll-free
(within the 563 area code) 800-637-0559
- Muscatine Community College
McAvoy University
1403 Park Avenue, Muscatine, IA
563-288-6161 or 800-351-4669
- Scott Community College
West Davenport Center
2950 North Fairmount Street, Davenport, IA
563-326-5319 or 800-895-0811