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Microsoft has announced Windows 8 upgrade price increases of as much as 400 per cent that will take effect February 1, when a three-month promotional discount ends.
The current $US39.99deal for a Windows 8 Pro upgrade expires in less than two weeks, on Jan. 31. At that point, higher prices similar or identical to those for Windows 7 will move into place, Microsoft spokesman Brandon LeBlanc confirmed Friday.
An upgrade from XP, Vista or Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro will cost $US199.99 starting February 1, LeBlanc said, a five-fold increase. The Windows 8 Pro Pack, which upgrades a copy of Windows 8 - the edition installed on most consumer PCs - to the more capable Windows 8 Pro, will run $US99.99, a 43 per cent jump from the promotional price of $69.99.
Microsoft will also add a new SKU to the mix that upgrades XP, Vista or Windows 7 to Windows 8, not the Pro edition. The price: $US119.99.
The Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro upgrade prices are identical to the suggested list prices for Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional upgrades, but the Pro Pack's $US99.99 is 11 per cent higher than what Microsoft charged for the "Anytime Upgrade" from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional.
The prices were not surprising, as numerous retailers had long cited the after-discount costs for Windows 8 Pro and Pro Pack. The only real news was the availability of a Windows 8 upgrade, something that Microsoft had previously declined to confirm.
LeBlanc also noted that download and boxed copy prices were the same, a pricing practice Microsoft has used before.
Although Microsoft was applauded last summer when it unveiled the $US39.99 Windows 8 Pro upgrade, Friday's final price tag revelations show that Microsoft has little interest in mimicking Apple. Last year, Apple sold OS X 10.8, aka Mountain Lion, for $US19.99. In 2011, Apple charged $US29.99 for Lion.
Last summer, when Microsoft revealed the Windows 8 Pro discount, Stephen Baker, an analyst with the NPD Group, pointed out that it wasn't in the Redmond company's interest to dramatically drop the price. Microsoft's goal, said Baker, was to sell new PCs, not get customers to upgrade old ones.
"It behooves Microsoft to get people to move to new hardware, so they're not going to make an upgrade extraordinarily cheap," Baker argued then. "This [upgrade cycle] is even more about hardware. Microsoft wants people to get off XP and into the new different types of hardware."
While customers have until the end of the month to take advantage of the Windows 8 Pro and Pro Pack discounts, other deadlines have already come and gone: The Windows 8 previews expired Tuesday, Jan. 15. Since then, the free previews have automatically restarted every one or two hours, and on-screen messages have told users that they must upgrade to a paid license.
More information on Windows 8's upgrade paths can be found on Microsoft's website.


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Yunel's yardwork keeps Rays streaking
Shortstop hits go-ahead homer, Tampa Bay wins fifth straight
ST. PETERSBURG -- Everybody figured Joe Maddon's rose-colored glasses had fogged up early in the season when the Rays manager talked about his club's slumping offense having the potential to become a "swarming" attack.
Credit Maddon for understanding his team, which has evolved into a quick-strike offense, that, well, seems to swarm like he said it would.
"When theory and reality come together, it's always fun," Maddon said.
Yunel Escobar unleashed Monday night's swarm when he ripped his seventh homer of the season into the left-field stands to lead off the seventh.
By the time the Twins finally got the required three outs to end the inning, the Rays held a three-run lead and had effectively put the game away in a 7-4 win at Tropicana Field.
Escobar's blast came on an 0-1 pitch from Samuel Deduno. Desmond Jennings followed with a triple, and one out later Ben Zobrist homered off Caleb Thielbar to complete the three-run outburst that broke a 3-3 tie.
Prior to Zobrist's blast, Thielbar had held opposing batters hitless in 31 straight at-bats, and the home run was the first run the rookie left-hander has allowed in his Major League career, snapping a streak of 17 scoreless appearances.
Thielbar said he intended for the pitch to find the inside part of the plate, but it finished as a belt-high fastball over the middle.
"Where guys like that get most of their home runs at," Thielbar said.
The Rays have now won five games in a row and nine of their last 10 to move to 50-40 on the season, and into second place in the American League East.
"The thing I like is we're 10 games over, and segmentally, we have to get up 15, that would be next," Maddon said. "And then you work it from there. But you have to go to 10, and then you have to go to 15, etc., etc. The major takeaway from tonight is the fact that we're 10 games over .500, for me."
Maddon addressed the perception that the Rays are in the midst of a winning stretch only because they have been beating up on the likes of the Astros, the White Sox and now the Twins, all teams well below .500.
"I just think we're playing well," Maddon said. "I know there's a lot being made about the schedule right now, but I don't believe in that stuff. … I really like the way we played [Monday night].
"We've been playing well. That's why the record is 9-1 over the last 10 games. Pitching well, playing good defense, not expanding our strike zones. That's the primary reason we've been winning, because we've been seeing some pretty good pitching."
Zobrist echoed his manager.
"All the way across the board, offensively, pitching, defense, everything is clicking right now," Zobrist said. "I feel like it really doesn't matter who we're playing. We feel pretty confident about the way we're playing, and that's where we're at right now. It's a good spot to be in."
While the swarm that has given the Rays one of their better offenses in recent history, the starting pitching has been the straw stirring the drink during this hot spell.
Roberto Hernandez filled the role on Monday night, giving the Rays a blue-collar quality start that saw the veteran right-hander allow three runs in six innings before leaving with the game tied.
Rays starters have worked at least six innings in 17 of their last 19 games, which is a drastic improvement after failing to work at least six innings in the seven games prior to the current run.
Alex Torres took over for Hernandez and pitched a scoreless seventh to win his third game of the season. Joel Peralta pitched a scoreless eighth before Jamey Wright surrendered a run in the ninth. Fernando Rodney finished out the game by collecting the final two outs to earn his 20th save of the season.
Luke Scott took advantage of his second game hitting in the No. 2 spot by taking Deduno's seventh pitch out of the park for a solo home run in the first. Jose Molina had an RBI single in the second.
The Twins cut into the lead in the third on doubles from Aaron Hicks, who was a homer shy of the cycle, and Brian Dozier. A fan was removed from the game for interfering with Hicks' double. Justin Morneau homered in the fourth to tie the game before Chris Parmelee's sacrifice fly gave them a 3-2 lead.
Evan Longoria evened the score again in the fifth with a single up the middle to score Jennings, who led off the inning with a walk.
"The team is playing very loose right now," Escobar said. "We have a lot of good hitters on this team, and everyone is doing what they have to do to win. That's why we're having the success that we're having."

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What are own voice problems?
As hearing care professionals, we strive to provide hearing aid users with sound quality that replicates what nature intended. Modern technology has delivered improvements in natural sound overall, but every hearing aid wearer still experiences a change in the sound of their own voice. In fact, many clients are forced to accept that they will never be completely satisfied with their own voice.
Identifying the cause of own voice issues is not always straightforward. If the wrong steps are taken to resolve the issue, the hearing aid benefits will likely be reduced.
There are two distinct reasons for own voice issues. One of them is called the occlusion effect—an increase in loudness of the wearer's own voice when the ear canal is blocked by a closed-fit hearing aid. The second reason for own voice issues is caused by the hearing aid's output which can create an unnatural own voice perception.
Have you considered the cause of your clients' own voice issues and the potential disadvantages of current fitting approaches? Watch out for the next blog in our series to find out more.


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A New Year's Coffee Resolution?: A Moratorium On Snake Oil Articles About Coffee
Posted by TheShot on 25 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Café Society, Coffee Health, Consumer Trends
There is something bizarre about the media's unhealthy obsession with the health merits of coffee. Now this is one case where I truly believe the media are just delivering what consumers want from them. And I've already written about this subject at length. But a prominent article in this month's Wine Spectator by Mark Pendergrast, author of Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How it Transformed Our World, prompted further questions for its ironic double standard.
The article is titled A New Year's Coffee Resolution. In it, Mr. Pendergrast professes to have a New Year's resolution to drink more coffee. Why? Because he cites many of the latest medical studies showing that coffee might not be bad for you — it might even be good for you. He writes how coffee provides anti-oxidants … and how "it may also help prevent Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, liver cancer, colon cancer, type 2 diabetes and gallstones."
Of course, we've seen many prior forms of the unnecessarily polarizing "coffee: medicine or poison?" article. What made this one different is that it was featured prominently in the most notable consumer magazine for wine drinkers. Isn't that a bit like Cigar Aficionado magazine citing the latest medical research on the dangers of eating red meat? For all the people who insist on making wine analogies for coffee, we seem to be holding coffee to a different health standard than we have for wine.
Death by Numbers
In 2000, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), alcohol consumption accounted for approximately 85,000 U.S. deaths — third only behind tobacco and poor diet & physical inactivity. Statistics from other U.S. government reports show that, in 2005, 16,885 people in the U.S. died in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes (representing 39% of all traffic-related deaths), and, in 2001, there were over 1,700 unintentional fatal injuries related to alcohol among U.S. college students aged 18-24.
Curiously enough, none of these reports made mention of coffee-related deaths. No mention of five-morning-cups-of-coffee, caffeine-impaired drivers plowing over pedestrians on sidewalks. No mention of caffeine-addicted patients hooked up to tubes in hospitals who died of espresso-induced liver failure. No mention of college students who die each year from coffee-related binge drinking when cramming for exams.
Americans are notoriously bad with proportions — and particularly those associated with relative risks. We sweat the small stuff and ignore the more dangerous threats, deceived either by high drama or mundane routine. Is this coffee paranoia a bit like people willing to give up their civil liberties — worried about being killed at the hands of terrorists — when ultimately they have greater odds of being killed walking across the street or falling?
Perhaps. But there is good news, wine-drinkers: that cup of coffee you obsess about probably isn't going to kill you. However, there may be a dirty secret or two about that wine thing you might want to consider.
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[…] I always say I refuse to write about the latest health-related press release about coffee. Sure enough, last week, I wrote about the so-called new positive news about coffee's affect on your health. A couple months earlier, I wrote about the folly of drinking coffee or tea primarily as a biochemical or epidemiological decision. But this week, I read an article that perhaps best expresses my skepticism over how science, marketing, and media have all come together in an unholy stew to drive much of the public health debate today. […]
[…] Oh, I forgot. We only drink coffee for medicinal purposes. How silly of me. […]
[…] The uncontrollable urge to assign shamanic powers of eternal life or instant death to coffee are still in full bloom. Last December, we reported on the UK introduction of CoffeeSlender (a.k.a. Café Bulimia), a coffee drink that claimed to help consumers lose weight through something called Svetol — a derivative of green coffee beans. Today we can apparently bypass the beverage part entirely and just take a pill (it's about time!): Response Source | Press Releases – Green Coffee capsules – all the weight loss benefits, none of the bitter taste! […]
i was drinking a whole pot a day, then i started getting chest pains, down to 3 cups a day.
Its addictive.


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Serial entrepreneur Peter Dawe, who helped bring the internet to the UK, is launching a "safe" Linux distro tailored for the technophobe.
The idea behind his BabelLinux distro is to give users a free, go-anywhere bootable OS, which is likely to be attractive to operators of public internet PCs.
BabelLinux is tailored for simplicity, to give users access to the seven most common applications. It boots from the (free) CD, and once booted the OS can't write to the local hard drive or USB media.
Instead, users can store their data online in the "BabelBank" - which is how the venture will get its revenue. BabelBank charges £1 per GB per month, with a £10 upfront fee. The service is already in paid beta.
The Pipex founder told us he'd been using the service as his primary computer since the New Year.
BabelLinux, based on Ubuntu, offers fixed buttons for the main applications: web browsing (FireFox), email (Sylpheed), Open Office, multimedia (F-Spot), IM (GAIM), and a Freeview TV adaptor (Xine). Skype will soon be included in the default distro. Most of the cruft that fills a standard Linux distribution's start menu is hidden, although it's still there if you need to find it.
Dawe said the inspiration came about because he spent a lot of time acting as unofficial technical support to friends and family, yet most of the issues were avoidable. Hence, the zero-configuration approach.
There's an obvious appeal to cyber cafe owners, for example. With PCs set to boot the BabelLinux CD only, they can be sure no settings are being changed or any nasties are being written to disk.
BabelLinux is free and ready to download. More here.
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Nantou County is a mountainous region set in beautiful surroundings and home to many diverse cultures. Found right in the heart of Taiwan, it's one of the quieter, more peaceful parts of the island. Its farming-based economy produces some remarkable attractions, including great wines and teas, but inevitably means that it doesn't have the same lively tempo as Taipei or Kaohsiung.
One thing Nantou has plenty of is nature and natural attractions. At the heart of this is Sun Moon Lake, which is ringed with aboriginal cultural villages, gardens, temples, pagodas and more. For those who enjoy their outdoor activities, there are some fantastic hiking trails to explore and enjoy around the lake.


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There's a long list of challenges facing the world and the companies that do business in it: climate change, access to energy resources, adequate food supplies, clean air and water, health care—and the list goes on. These issues, though certainly complex, do create many investment opportunities for companies that can address them with sustainable solutions. Here's how.
Sustainability practices address these challenges, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other sources. "Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment," the organization says. "Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony [and] that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations."
SAM Group Holding AG, an investment firm in Zurich, Switzerland, focusing exclusively on sustainability investing, identifies several global megatrends: long-term water, energy, climate, materials, agribusiness, and healthy living. Investors can potentially profit from focusing on companies that are meaningfully and financially associated with these themes.
Investors "continue to underestimate the impact of sustainability trends on companies' competitive landscape," the SAM Group notes on its website. "This leads to market inefficiencies that sustainability investors can exploit. SAM believes that sustainability is a company's capacity to prosper in a competitive and changing global business environment by anticipating and managing current and future economic, environmental and social opportunities and risks. Companies that address these factors through innovation, quality and productivity enhance their ability to generate long-term shareholder value."
Sustainable investing is sometimes confused with socially responsible investing, but they differ, says Joseph Keefe, president and chief executive officer of Pax World Management LLC, a sustainable investing management firm in Portsmouth, N.H. In 1971, Pax World launched the first U.S.-based socially responsible mutual fund, an approach that was generally defined as investing with your values, says Keefe. This approach required investors to screen out corporate activities or products to which they objected, such as weapons, tobacco, alcohol or gambling.
In contrast, sustainable investing defines itself more closely with what it invests in, says Keefe. Its aim is to focus on investments in companies that have stronger sustainability profiles, because those profiles are considered to be strong indicators of good management and more forward-looking corporate entities. In time, those companies should produce better financial returns, according to this approach.
Identifying Leaders
Identifying sustainability leaders follows a general and rigorous process, experts say: (1) Find companies with strong sustainability practices that are pursuing viable solutions, (2) analyze those companies for their growth potential and relative valuations, and (3) identify the best-of-class in their respective sectors.
To compile its Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World index, SAM invites the world's 2,500 largest companies (in terms of free-float market capitalization) in all industry sectors to participate in its annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). An additional 800 companies from emerging markets are also invited to participate.
"The CSA focuses on a company's long-term value creation with over 100 questions on financially material economic, environmental and social practices," SAM explains online. "Over half of the questions are industry-specific, as SAM is convinced that sector-specific sustainability risks and opportunities play a key role in a firm's long-term success. The other half includes questions on general sustainability issues, such as corporate governance, product stewardship, and talent attraction and retention."
After the assessment, companies are included in the DJSI World if their sustainability performance ranks among the top 10% of their industry peers. The list of companies in the index can change each year, depending on assessment's results.
In 2012, the largest additions to the DJSI World included Microsoft Corp., Canadian National Railway Co., and Target Corp. The largest deletions were International Business Machines Corp., GlaxoSmithKline PLC, and United Technologies Corp. The DJSI World 2012/2013 index—effective as of Sept. 24—has 340 components; 41 companies were added, and 41 firms were deleted.
Each year's index roster, including the current version, reads like a "who's who" of global companies. According to DJSI World Index Fact Sheet, the largest components in the index are General Electric (weight: 2.72%), IBM (2.67%), Nestle S.A. (2.56%) and Johnson and Johnson (2.29%). Financials, health care, consumer goods, industrials and technology are the largest sectors. Country allocations favor the large, developed markets: the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany and France account for 70% of the roster's market capitalization.
Pax World Investments focuses on companies' environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policies as part of its investment management process. "You look at all the traditional financial factors that other money managers look at," says Keefe. "But in addition to that, you look at the company's environmental, social, and governance record. You also look at a whole host of environmental, social and governance indicators."
The ESG factors are material, Keefe argues. He points to extensive research supporting the contention that companies' ESG policies influence their profitability and long-term returns. "It is certainly our strong belief that integrating ESG factors into portfolio construction can both mitigate risk and therefore address beta, and actually promote better performance [and] be a source of alpha. And there is research," he says.
"All kinds of studies suggest that this is the case," explains Keefe. "A recent Deutsche Bank study evaluated 56 academic studies of sustainable investing and concluded that ESG analysis should be built into any portfolio or any investment process for any serious investor. [The study found] that over time funds that focus on ESG should have an advantage and should be positioned to capture superior risk-adjusted returns if they are managed well."
The June 2012 Deutsche Bank study had several key findings: 100% of the academic studies agree that companies with high ratings for CSR (corporate social responsibility) and ESG factors have a lower cost of capital in terms of debt and equity; 89% of the studies examined show that companies with high ratings for ESG factors exhibit market-based outperformance.
Based on such conclusions, Keefe says, "Just as it wouldn't make sense to ignore a company's P/E ratio, if that's considered material, or it wouldn't make sense to ignore a company's cash flow, if that's considered material, we don't think it makes sense to ignore a company's environmental, social and governance record, because those things quite often are material as well."
Similar conclusions were reached in a white paper released by SAM about a year ago: "The results reveal a positive relationship between sustainability and financial performance, as measured by stock returns, demonstrating the superior alpha potential of the sustainability leaders identified by SAM's sustainability data. This is reflected in the positive information ratio (0.53) of the portfolio of sustainability leaders. Moreover, the performance of the long/short strategy was exceptional during crisis and post-crisis periods, suggesting that sustainability optimal portfolios inherently have better risk characteristics … Investing in sustainability leaders ultimately contributes to superior long-term investment results with improved risk-return profiles."


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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang's
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Q: According to reports, the Japanese Coast Guard said that the Panamanian ship involved in the ship collision accident in the East China Sea has now moved into the Japanese waters, and that when they asked the Chinese Coast Guard if they could help with the search and rescue efforts, the Chinese Coast Guard said that they didn't want any help from Japan. What is your comment?
A: I don't know the source of the report you quoted. I want to tell you that since the accident happened, the Chinese government has attached great importance to relevant search and rescue efforts. While keeping people informed of the developments of the accident, we also stay in close communication with the other relevant parties. We welcome and are open to other countries' participation in the search and rescue efforts, and ships from Japan and the ROK are engaged in those efforts.
Q: Premier Li Keqiang has concluded his official visit to Cambodia. Can you brief us on the consensus reached by China and Cambodia and outcomes achieved during this visit? This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Cambodia. What is the significance of this visit to the further growth of China-Cambodia relations?
答: 李克强总理已经结束对柬埔寨的正式访问,于昨天晚上回到北京。这次访问成果丰硕,我也愿意借此机会向大家详细介绍一下此访有关情况。
A: Premier Li Keqiang has wrapped up his official visit to Cambodia and returned to Beijing last night. This visit has yielded fruitful outcomes. I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to give you more details about it.
Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Cambodia, which took place at the very beginning of a new year, was the first overseas visit of the Chinese leaders in 2018. This speaks volumes about the great importance China attaches to the China-Cambodia relations.
During his visit, Premier Li Keqiang met with King Norodom Sihamoni and held talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen. The two sides spoke highly of the friendship and cooperation between China and Cambodia over the past six decades since the establishment of their diplomatic ties, and agreed to build on the past achievements and usher in a new future and jointly forge a strategic community of shared future.
The two sides will maintain frequent high-level exchanges, strengthen strategic communication and support each other in major issues. We will continue supporting the Cambodian people in choosing the development path that suits their national realities on their own and providing assistance to help the Cambodian side maintain stability, achieve development and improve people's livelihood as our capacity allows.
The two sides will seek greater synergy between their development strategies, jointly advance the Belt and Road Initiative, strive to achieve new trade growth target, promote such big projects as the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone and speed up the construction of livelihood projects such as the roads, schools and hospitals in rural areas.
We will enhance people-to-people exchanges, encourage more Chinese citizens to travel to Cambodia and vice versa, create more opportunities for the youngsters from both countries to learn from each other and cultivate more successors to China-Cambodia friendship.
The two sides will also step up multilateral coordination, uphold the converging interests of the developing countries and make greater contributions to peace, stability and prosperity of the region and the world at large.
During his visit, Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Hun Sen jointly witnessed the signing of 19 bilateral cooperation documents, visited the picture exhibition in memory of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Cambodia diplomatic ties, attended the launching ceremony of the Love Heart Journey program funded by China and inaugurated the projects of China-Cambodia Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital and Tboung Khmum Provincial Hospital constructed under the assistance of China.
Premier Li Keqiang's visit was paid when we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Cambodia. The past six decades witnessed the enduring China-Cambodia friendship and the flourishing bilateral cooperation. With the outcomes of Premier Li Keqiang's visit being implemented step by step, the China-Cambodia Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership is bound to achieve even greater development.
Q: According to reports, recently, in an e-mail survey sent to its members and on the registration page of its mobile phone app, Marriott Hotel listed Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Tibet as "countries". Reports said that some Chinese departments have taken measures in response to the global hotel chain's behavior and initiated an investigation on that. What is your comment?
A: I believe you have all noted the relevant situation. You may have also noted that the Chinese competent authorities have dealt with that and the head of the corporation you mentioned has made a public apology.
I would like to stress that Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Tibet are all parts of China, and this is the objective fact as well as the consensus of the international community.
We welcome foreign corporations' investment and operation in China. Meanwhile, they should respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, abide by China's laws and respect Chinese people's national feelings. This is the minimum requirement for any enterprise to invest, operate and conduct cooperation in another country.
问: 你能否介绍中国领导人出席达沃斯世界经济论坛年会情况?
Q: Could you give us some information about the Chinese leaders' attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos?
答: 中方重视达沃斯世界经济论坛作为当前形势下各国就宏观经济问题进行交流重要平台的作用。我们会及时发布中方代表团出席论坛2018年年会有关消息。
A: The Chinese side values the role played by the World Economic Forum in Davos as an important platform for countries to share their views on the macro-economic issues in today's world. We will release the information on the Chinese delegation's attendance at the Annual Meeting 2018 in due course.
问: 据报道,周四,法国两家非政府组织在法国指控韩国三星公司,称三星中国工厂存在雇佣童工、虐待劳工等问题。中方对此有何评论?
Q: According to reports, two French NGOs filed legal case against the ROK company Samsung in France on Thursday, over alleged use of child labor and other abuses in their factories in China. What is your comment?
A:I am not aware of the information mentioned by you. In principle, I want to stress that the Chinese government always lays emphasis on safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of laborers, and has taken a series of measures to effectively protect the entitlements of laborers in terms of law enforcement and administrative management.
问: 今天公布的有关中朝贸易数据显示,虽然2017年12月中国对朝鲜的出口有所下降,但全年对朝出口是增长的。中方能否详细介绍对朝出口的具体情况?
Q: The data that came out today suggested that last year there has been an increase in China's export to the DPRK although in December there was a decrease. Do you have more information about China's export to the DPRK?
A:If you are interested in the trade data, I would refer you to the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) for further information. The spokesperson of the GACC has offered a fairly detailed introduction on China's bilateral trade with certain countries today. If you are interested in the bilateral trade between China and the DPRK, you can ask them.
Q: Yesterday, you made a response to Iran's claim that China did not help to rescue those missing Iranian crewmen. Does China agree to let the Iranian side dispatch professional teams to take part in the search and rescue efforts?
A: China welcomes and is open to other countries' participation in the search and rescue efforts. I would like to reiterate that since the accident happened, the Chinese government has attached great importance to it and made all-out efforts to conduct maritime search and rescue for the missing crewmen. When faced with security threats, the Chinese rescuers approached the tanker at the risk of their lives many times to search, rescue and fight the fire at close range. Meanwhile, China has coordinated with the rescue teams from Japan and the ROK. We will continue with the search and rescue efforts with a professional and responsible attitude. We hope that the relevant sides will learn about their information through such official channels as China's Ministry of Transport so as to get an accurate understanding of the developments of the search and rescue efforts.
You mentioned Iran just now. I want to tell you that China maintains unimpeded and effective communication with the competent authorities of Iran. According to the information I have received, China has assisted 12 Iranian professional rescuers in arriving in Shanghai at the fastest speed at the request of Iran. Now we are arranging for them to engage in the search and rescue efforts as soon as possible. In addition, yesterday, the officials from the Shanghai Maritime Affairs Bureau informed the Iranian Ambassador to China of the latest developments of the search and rescue efforts face-to-face in Shanghai.
Follow-up: Has the Iranian rescue team arrived in Shanghai?
A: I said just now that with our help, 12 Iranian professional rescuers have arrived in Shanghai at the fastest speed and that we will arrange for them to engage in the search and rescue efforts as soon as possible. Actually, the Iranian Ambassador to China had arrived in Shanghai earlier than them.
This evening, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Beijing Municipal People's Government will co-host the 2018 New Year Reception for Foreign Correspondents in China in the Capital Museum which is imbued with culture charm. This is an annual event for bringing together foreign media friends based in Beijing and their Chinese counterparts. We are looking forward to seeing all of you there tonight.


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Gruithuisen: non-mare volcanism in Procellarum
This image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the Gruithuisen area on the Moon.
AMIE obtained this sequence on 1 January 2006, from a distance of about 2154 kilometres from the surface, with a ground resolution of 195 metres per pixel. The area shown in the image is centred at a latitude of 34.8º North and longitude 40º West.
The prominent bowl-shaped crater close to the left edge of the image is Gruithuisen B. Gruithuisen itself is just visible at the right edge of the image. The mountains visible in the area are called Mons Gruithuisen.
It is possible to note the large number of similar sized craters to the right of the centre of the image. They are so-called secondary craters, produced by ejecta particles from a large impact which fell back to the Moon.
According to Head and Mc Cord (1978), the Gruithuisen dome on the Moon represents volcanic features of Imbrian age which are different in shape and in 'spectral fingerprints' (mineralogical nature). These features are not of a 'mare' nature (a mare is a large lava plain) and they are of 'extrusive' origin, that is, they are generated by volcanic material flowing out from the surface and then crystallising.
The composition, morphology, and age relationships of the domes indicate that the non-mare extrusive volcanism in the northern Procellarum region of the Moon continued until about 3.3 to 3.6 thousand million years ago and was partially contemporaneous with the emplacement of the main sequence of mare deposits.
In 1999 Chevrel, Pinet and Head found that spectral characteristics of the dome and the dome-like unit are clearly different from those of highlands and of the surrounding mare basalts. The spectral identification of a widespread dome-like unit suggests that the specific style of eruption deduced for the formation of the domes (that is, viscous flows of possible more silica composition) might have occurred on a regional scale in this part of the Moon, prior to the Iridum event about 3.8 thousand million years ago. This volcanic style appears to be more widespread in the early part of lunar history than previously thought.
The area is named after Franz von Gruithuisen, a 19th century German astronomer (1774 - 1852). Gruithuisen spent a lot of his time observing the Moon and actually thought it is inhabited. Already in 1840 he proposed that the lunar craters are the result of meteoritic impacts rather than volcanoes, as was commonly believed up into the 20th century.
For more information
Bernard H. Foing, ESA SMART-1 Project Scientist
Email: bernard.foing @ esa.int
Jean-Luc Josset, AMIE Principal Investigator
SPACE-X Space Exploration Institute
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We are so happy and thankful to the Lord that after such a long struggle we could finally publish the second edition of ?The Bride? after 5 years. This time we have made it bilingual. Hindi, 105 English.
The first edition we had published in March 1997 I trust that the Lord has heard our prayers. In that long duration, of severe pain and trial we had underwent, the Lord had not left us alone. He hid covered us under his wings like a hen covers, its chicks, And we also received many blessings from the Lord.
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This detailed Hiking map of the Verwallgruppe - center is printed at the 1:25.000 scale.
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New 14-foot 'sea serpent' found in southern California
OCEANSIDE, Calif. >> Another 'sea serpent' has attracted gawkers on a Southern California beach.
This time the rare, snakelike oarfish washed up Friday afternoon in Oceanside.
U-T San Diego reports that it measured nearly 14 feet long.
While it's unusual to find the deep-water fish near shore, this is the second time in the past week that one has surfaced.
On Sunday, a snorkeler off Catalina Island found an 18-foot-long oarfish and dragged it ashore with the help of a dozen other people.
According to the Catalina Island Marine Institute, oarfish can grow to more than 50 feet, making them the longest bony fish in the world.
They are likely responsible for sea serpent legends throughout history.
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For all tests we used AMD A10-5800K with HD 7660D graphics engine. From the whole 8GB of system memory IGP got only 512MB. This memory was allocated by system and we did not have influenced this.
IGP memory speed mirrors system memory speed. If you wish to increase memory bandwidth, and in turn IGP performance, we can do that by overclocking system memory. AMD advises users to use system memory running at 800MHz, or up to 993MHz, which is the official maximum supported AMD's APUs. GPUZ screenshot confirms that CML8GX3M2A1600C9B works at 800MHz (1600MHz DDR3).
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Marathon security after Boston
By Martha Entwistle
Updated Wed May 1, 2013
After the bombing at the Boston Marathon on April 15, I began wondering what the security would be like at the April 28 Big Sur Marathon.
I ran (OK I jogged, maybe even walked a little) this spectacular course that runs along Highway 1 in California in 2011 and did the same on Sunday. I was curious to see if there would be a more noticeable security presence at the event this year.
There were a few stories published before the race. In an interview with the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Michael Klein, who oversees security for the event, declined to talk specifics, but he was quoted as saying there would be "tons more resources" this year compared to past years.
He said entities involved in security for the event included: California Highway Patrol, California Emergency Management Agency, Cal Fire, Monterey County Sheriff's Office, Monterey Police Department, Sand City Police Department and the Monterey Regional Airport Fire Department. All will be coordinated into an incident command system that will be based on training models used by he federal government for mass casualty disaster response."
Another story from Active.com about post-Boston marathon safety reported that the Boston Marathon has been a pilot project of sorts for "emergency action techniques" a communication system and protocol called Next-Generation Incident Command System (NICS). The Boston Athletic Association coordinated with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, the National Guard and other local authorities to implement NICS.
From that story:
"In 2008, Boston Emergency Medical Service Chief Richard Serino told the Boston Globe that they approached events like the marathon as, "planned disasters." He went on to state that such circumstances presented, "an opportunity to test some things you would never want to test in a real disaster."
It just turned out that, this year, the disaster occurred during the marathon."
In the Santa Cruz article, Michael Klein says points out that the Boston and Big Sur marathon locations are completely different. Managing threat in a crowded city involves different techniques than managing threats along a difficult-to-access highway that has hills on one side and the ocean on the other.
While terrorism may not have been top-of-mind for Big Sur marathon organizers in the past, the possibility of mass casualties that could result from a natural disaster have been, according to Klein. Along the California Coast, earthquakes and landslides are common and occur without notice.
In fact, as the result of a landslide in the winter of 2011 that left part of Highway 1 impassable, the Big Sur race course had to be changed from the usual Big Sur to Monterey point-to-point race to an out-and-back course that started and ended in Monterey.
So, what was Big Sur like? I have no doubt there were more security measures in place, but it wasn't very noticeable.� Maybe there were a few more police vehicles around, perhaps certain protocol—like maybe tickets to get on buses to the race start (at 3:30 a.m.!)—were checked a little more thoroughly by than in the past, but it wasn't obvious or restrictive feeling.
The event is really well organized, and as any security director or integrator will tell you, you need policy and protocol in place to make even the best security system work effectively.
More than 4,000 people run the marathon and 6,000 others do races of shorter distances or the relay. That's a lot of people along the 26-mile stretch of highway.
It takes 200 buses to move people to the start line and various staging points for the relay and other races. The event is manned by 2,500 volunteers who cheerfully transport, feed, direct and assist the runners.
So, I didn't see more cameras or armored vehicles or obviously restricted access to different venues at the marathon.
What I did notice was a lot of talk about security and the Boston bombing. Ron Kramer, the Boston Marathon event director spoke to the crowd at the starting line.
Many incredible athletes run Boston and Big Sur every year, but this year nearly 400 people did both.� More than ever before.
From a participant's point of view, the Big Sur Marathon went off without incident. The landscape was as stunning as ever, the hills as beastly as before. There was definitely a new awareness of security among the crowd, (and certainly on the part of the organizers.) but it didn't lessen the experience for me.� On the contrary, it made me appreciate even more how very well organized this event really is.


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OTTAWA—The historic Republican gains in the U.S. midterm elections appear set to clean up Alberta's American image as a producer of dirty oil.
There is zero chance of new climate change legislation in the United States in the next two years following a vote Tuesday that saw the Democrats lose control in the House of Representatives and suffer significant setbacks in the Senate.
That gives the Harper government some significant breathing space after co-ordinating its environmental efforts with the Obama administration before tabling its own detailed climate change plan.
The biggest winners in Canada after Tuesday night's U.S. midterms are Alberta's oil producers — branded by many Democrats as purveyors of "dirty oil."
Canada watchers on both sides of the U.S. political divide agreed Wednesday that the Tea Party-driven protest vote across the United States would reap political dividends for the oilsands.
"I think the playing field for Canadian energy will be a little more level now. There will always be the environmental attacks," said Republican David Wilkins, the Bush administration's last ambassador to Ottawa.
"But I think whether you are talking about oilsands, whether you are talking about pipelines, I think the rhetoric will be a little bit less."
Democrat Gordon Giffin, who was Bill Clinton's last Canadian envoy in the late 1990s, said the new Congressional make-up will help to "moderate" debate in the U.S. on energy and environmental issues.
"I think the probabilities of there being any significant changes in U.S. policy, be it legislative or regulatory that would uniquely disadvantage the oilsands — I think the probabilities of that occurring have gone down," Giffin said.
"In that respect, it's probably good for the Canada-U.S. dynamic."
Colin Robertson, a former Canadian diplomat who served in Washington, said special interests groups will still keep up their lobbying efforts against "dirty oil" while the Obama administration tries to tackle the issue through federal regulations rather than getting Congress to pass new laws.
But he added: "Climate change legislation is dead for now and this puts back into the box the border levy on 'dirty oil.'"
Environmental groups weren't ready to throw in the towel, pointing out that Democrats who oppose the oilsands would still be writing letters to President Barack Obama.
Danielle Droitsch, director of U.S. policy for Alberta's Pembina Institute, said Prime Minister Stephen Harper will do further damage to Canada's reputation on the environment if he simply shelves its climate change plans.
"We hope that this election doesn't give Harper cover to continue not acting on climate," said Droitsch.
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff predicted the Harper government will use congressional gridlock as an excuse to continue doing nothing to combat climate change.
"One of the persistent excuses of the Harper government for doing nothing on climate change, nothing on the environment, is to say, 'We've got to wait for Washington.'"
NDP Leader Jack Layton said Harper is probably privately pleased that so many "climate change deniers" were elected.
Wilkins noted that Republicans would soon assume leadership of key Congressional committees, meaning the end of California Democrat Henry Waxman's chairmanship of the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Waxman championed tough legislation that would have penalized oilsands crude and he also opposed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's endorsement of the Keystone XL pipeline that would link Alberta oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
"No matter how U.S. politics might change or don't change, Canadian oil and gas is a critical element of their energy mix. They consume 19 million barrels of oil a day and we are their largest supplier," said Travis Davies, a spokesman for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
Wilkins said more emphasis would now be placed on energy security in the U.S., diminishing reliance on less stable Middle East and Persian Gulf supplies.
"The administration I worked for clearly understood that Canada is an integral part of North America energy security. Every ounce of oil we receive from Canada is one less we have to receive from parts of the world that aren't as friendly to us."
Both Wilkins and Giffin agreed more Republicans in Congress means freer trade and less protectionism.
"There's less chance of Buy American clauses, amendments being tacked on to bills," said Wilkins, adding that the influence of unions and special interests would be diminished in trade matters.
Giffin agreed that his fellow Democrats tend to be more skeptical of free trade, but the influence of the Tea Party movement in the Republican Party means nothing is cut and dried anymore.
"A lot of the so called Tea Party members or subscribers — and as a result some of the people who were elected as Republicans — are skeptical of free trade," said Giffin.
"The Tea Party component of the Republican Party is a variable that none of us know including the Republican leadership."
Beyond the environment and trade, Giffin said Tuesday's results won't fundamentally alter relations between Ottawa and Washington but questions still remain.
"I don't think our leaders have figured out what to make of it yet either. I sure wouldn't be trying to expect others outside the country to figure it out."


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Travel aboard a " Giant of the Seas "
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Travel aboard a container-ship
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Passengers can organize a tailor-made trip, and choose to be amazed by the arrival in New York harbor, by the passage through the Panama Canal, by Hong Kong, Papeete or many other evocative destinations that have captivated sailors for generations.
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Travel aboard a " Giant of the Seas "
Since February 2013, CMA CGM open the doors of one of its giants of the seas to the public with passengers cabins now being available.
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Travel the seven seas on board of an exceptional ship
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The container-ship is equipped with five passenger cabins, with private bathrooms and toilets. Each cabin also has its own living-room area.
For leisure times, to each its own: an audiovisual salon for the cinema lovers, a library to please bookworms, or, for the most athletic ones, an equipped fitness room. In the summertime, the swimming pool will make everyone agree!
The meals, included in the global price of the trip, are prepared by the kitchen Chef and his Maître d', and take place with the ship crew. The passengers sit with the Commander and its team, making meals a privileged moment to exchange and share experiences.
" Cargo Cruises " Destinations
The CMA CGM Group also offers trips on its other shipping lines crossing world's oceans on as many different containerships…
Tailor-made trips…
Asia – Mediterranean:
Discover historic Mediterranean ports like Malta (crossroads of Mediterranean civilizations), and follow Asian trade routes calling on the world's largest ports like Singapore (the modern and multicultural city-state).
Asia – Mediterranean:
Discover historic Mediterranean ports like Malta (crossroads of Mediterranean civilizations), and follow Asian trade routes calling on the world's largest ports like Singapore (the modern and multicultural city-state).
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…Worldwide desti nations
Canada – Asia:
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We had the most amazing experience on our voyage aboard the Lyra. The Captain and crew were truly wonderful. Always so obliging and readily answered all our questions, which often were many, as it was all so new and different. It was truly sad leaving them and the Lyra in Fos but what amazing memories we have of this voyage.
Impressive, great, unique and unforgettable! Even months after the trip I'm still deeply impressed of the experiences in the ports, on the vessel and of the complete crew, starting by the Captain and all the way down to the O/S.
Also the views of the endless ocean was most fascinating.
Our trip was amazing! The accommodation was pleasant and comfortable, the crew was lovely and the view was absolutely breathtaking. We really enjoyed being cut off from the rest of the world to savour the peace away from busy China.


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Modern Yoga
Andrea Jain
Modern yoga refers to a variety of systems that developed as early as the 19th century as a consequence of capitalist production, colonial and industrial endeavors, global developments in areas ranging from metaphysics to fitness, and modern ideas and values. Modern yoga systems transformed from largely controversial, elite, or countercultural ones to pop culture varieties when entrepreneurial gurus became strategic participants in a global market and succeeded in marketing yoga by establishing continuity between their yoga brands and dominant values and demands. Today, modern yoga is most frequently prescribed as a part of self-development believed to provide increased beauty, strength, and flexibility as well as decreased stress and that can be combined with other worldviews and practices available in the global market.


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In the months leading up to the launch of the first actively managed ETFs a few years ago, ETF industry commentators were generally divided into two camps. On one side were those who believed that actively managed ETFs would be a game-changer, while on the other were those who suggested that these funds would ultimately fail to attract significant assets and die on the vine.
In hindsight, both forecasts have proven to be too extreme, as the successes and failures of actively managed ETFs have been more nuanced. And yet, the short history of actively managed ETFs provides valuable information about what the future might hold for this category of funds.
One complication in determining just how successful actively managed ETFs have been so far is the fact that there is a gray area between active and passive approaches. For example, an ETF is generally considered passive when it tracks an index; however, many indexes now follow rules that seek to deliver better risk-adjusted returns (or alpha) than traditional benchmark indexes. Should these ETFs be classified as active since they seek alpha, or should they be classified as passive since they follow an index?
In either case, many of these funds have gained a significant following over the past several years, especially for investors and financial advisors who still believe in active management, but are drawn to the tax efficiency, transparency, potential cost savings and intraday liquidity of ETFs versus traditional mutual funds.
By the same token, there are those exchange-traded products (ETPs) that are technically actively managed since they don't track indexes, but whose objectives are to simply deliver market returns. Many of the largest currency ETPs fit into this category as they seek to deliver returns that are reflective of the change between two currencies, not to improve upon those returns. While many investors are likely unaware that these ETPs are considered active, to the extent that returns are in line with their objectives, and investors have an efficient vehicle with which to either speculate on the direction of various foreign currencies or to hedge currency risk, this distinction is essentially irrelevant. Generally speaking, the success in asset gathering, as well as the utility of this group of ETPs, has developed irrespective of its active or passive classification and will likely continue as such.
Finally, there are those ETFs that are classified as actively managed, but also seek to deliver better risk-adjusted returns than the market, similar to traditional actively managed mutual funds. This is the group of ETFs that most financial advisors think of when considering the level of success of actively managed ETFs in general. While some ETFs in this category have been quite successful in gathering assets, many others have thus far failed to attract investor interest, leading some of these funds to close down. This may be due to the fact that investors recognize that not all portfolio managers are equally skilled in delivering alpha and that most actually underperform their respective benchmarks. For example, according to S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA), less than a third of large-cap core managers outperformed the S&P 500 during the five years ending in 2011. Therefore, in order to attract new investors, an ETF sponsor must either wait patiently for a new fund to develop a track record that demonstrates the portfolio manager's skill, or it must employ a well-known manager who already has a proven track record. Essentially, this is the same dilemma faced by traditional actively managed mutual fund companies.
This presents a challenge for fund companies, since many of the best active managers are hesitant to publish their holdings on a daily basis, fearing that other investors might mimic portfolio changes, thereby influencing the price at which the fund might buy or sell its holdings. Additionally, mutual fund companies considering whether or not to offer actively managed ETFs alongside traditional actively managed mutual funds must weigh the risk that an ETF might cannibalize investor dollars that would otherwise have been allocated to the traditional mutual fund.
And yet, despite these concerns, there have now been a few success stories in which well-respected managers have made the transition to ETFs without much difficulty. As new asset flows continue to favor ETFs over traditional mutual funds, I believe the incentive for good active managers to enter the ETF industry will be too large to resist. If this shift does take place, actively managed ETFs will undoubtedly cannibalize asset flows from traditional funds, but these ETFs may also win back investors who have eschewed traditional mutual funds, not because they no longer believe in active management, but instead, due to the potential advantages offered by ETFs in terms of cost, transparency, tax-efficiency and tradability.
While the jury is still out on how actively managed ETFs will change the investment landscape, there can be little doubt that the ETF industry will continue to evolve in the years ahead, offering new innovations to investors and blurring the line between active and passive. As it does, the need for ETF investors to evolve in the ways in which they evaluate ETFs will also increase. While some may dislike the added complexity brought on by change, more opportunity will arise for investment professionals to add value through sound advice.


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Ten years ago Nicolette Farrell left Cooley Ridge after the investigation into her best friend's disappearance came to a halt. Nic and her friends had gone to the fair and after that night Corinne had disappeared without a trace and since she was eighteen it had been chalked up to leaving town on her own.
Nic wanted nothing more to get away and make something of her life after that night. She packed up and took off for college putting herself through school. Now she's engaged to a wonderful man that comes from a wealthy family but needs to return to Cooley Ridge to help sell the family home after her father's health had gotten worse. But now after returning another girl has gone missing and another investigation begun bringing the past back to haunt this small town.
All the Missing Girls is a gripping thriller done a bit differently from the normal read. The story is told giving the reader the initial glimpse of what is going on, then going ahead fifteen days after Nic's return to Cooley Ridge then counts backward from there giving the events of each day. After that it picks up back at the end of the fifteen days again. Now as much as this sounds confusing it really wasn't in the least and had me completely hooked from the beginning. Each day that you go back more and more detail is given into the characters and story, wonderful job by the author with this format.
I think the thing I liked most with this book was the fact you really have two mysteries to solve at once. The stories of the current disappearance and the one from ten years before are interwoven in the events as the days count back. With flashbacks from the past mixed with the current as we go back through events the suspect list grows taking twists and turns all the way to keep the reader on the edge of their seat until the very end.
Overall, twists and turns galore in the awesome page turner of a thriller, definitely one that I'd recommend checking out.
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Born: Cathy McMorris (1969-05-22) May 22, 1969 (age 43) Salem, Oregon
Political Party: Republican
Spouse(s): Brian Rodgers
Children: Cole McMorris Rodgers (April 2007) Grace (December 2010)
Residence: Spokane, Washington
Alma Mater: Pensacola Chrsitian College, AB 1990, University of Washington, MBA 2002
Occupation: Orchadist
Religion: Christian
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers is largely unknown outside of her district in eastern Washington state, but among conservative activists, she is a familiar name and appreciated for her conservative leadership.
With a lifetime American Conservative Union rating of 93.80 percent, McMorris Rodgers has a record that could only shore up Mitt Romney among conservatives who remain insecure about his committment to the conservative cause and at the same time, Cathy McMorris Rodgers lacks the type of knee jerk reaction from the left that would automatically lead them to make her the poster child for their hatred.
Now in her 4th term in Congress, McMorris Rodgers is seen as one of Eastern Washington's chief advocates in the House of Representatives and within the G.O.P. she is considered a rising star. Since first being elected to the House in 2004, she has earned the trust of both her constituents and her Capitol Hill colleagues. So much so that her fellow Congress members have twice elected her Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference where she is the only woman and the youngest Member of the elected House Republican Leadership. That position also makes her the highest-ranking Republican woman on Capitol Hill.
Such power has afforded McMorris Rodgers the opportunity to accumulate some substantial clout in Washington D.C., and she has used that clout to become one of her Party's most influential leaders on issues like international bailouts, earmark reform, and the fight against Obamacare, three issues that will happen to play a pivotal role in the 2012 elections, including and most especially the presidential election.
So it is for those reasons alone, that Cathy McMorris Rodgers becomes an obvious addition to Mitt Romney's short list of possible vice presidential running mates. But to make her even more attractive as a potential vice presidential nominee are a mix of her gender, compelling personal life story, and her history of reaching across the aisle to lead bipartisan efforts that introduced such things as beneficial health information technology legislation.
McMorris Rodgers' non-political experience is another important consideration .
She grew up on a family farm, worked at a small business, and later became a wife and mom. To one degree or another, each of these aspects of her life can resonate quite well among several critical segments of the electorate, including those of the Midwest farming communities, women, and those who can appreciate having political leaders that are familiar with the plight of small businesses in America, something that compliments and compensates for Mitt Romney's experience with the more corporate side of business in America.
All things considered, Cathy McMorris Rodgers is an ideal running mate for Mitt Romney.
She is well spoken, strong in character, firm in conviction, confident in her beliefs, and unmistakably compassionate. And while she lacks the lightning rod characteristics of a Sarah Palin which could allow the Obama campaign to make her a useful distraction from the issues , being a woman, her presence on the ticket would add a valuable degree of historic intrigue that it would lack if a Rob Portman or Tim Palwenty were to be selected by Romney to be his Vice President. Yet at the same time Cathy McMorris Rodgers would not overshadow Romney and still bring to the ticket the type of legislative experience and stature that people expect from a Vice President. Of course the left will draw parallels between Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Sarah Palin. But they will do so at great risk.
Like Palin, one of McMorris Rodgers' two children was born with Down syndrome. Like Palin, McMorris Rodgers is a mom, a wife, a conservative and a person of deep religious faith. And if the left wants to use any of these similarities in an attempt to palinize McMorris Rodgers, they better be willing to deal with a backlash from mothers and wives all across the nation because this time their attacks will be seen as nothing but personal and inappropriate.
- Can help bridge the existing gap in popularity that exists between Romney and Obama among women and would make the liberal charge of a Republican war against women far more unbelievable than it already is
- With a a lifetime American Conservative Union rating of 93.80 percent, McMorris Rodgers will be a choice that satisfies the conservative base that Romney needs to have show up to the polls in record numbers on November 6th
- Has history of bipartisanship that can appeal to independent voters
- McMorris Rodgers has a record that is quite appropriate for this election regarding her positions on fiscal policies, Obamacare, and government reform
- Is experienced in areas of trade, another important issue
- Her relatively low profile makes her less a lightning rod for liberal attacks and her addition to the ticket would not invite a litany of distractions during the campaign
- Has not yet been intensely scrutinized by a merciless media and national liberal lynch mob
- Is relatively unknown outside of Washington state
- Does not bring to the ticket any vast popularity that can dramatically change the electoral college vote within a needed state or region
Cathy McMorris Rodgers is not what you can call the perfect running mate for Mitt Romney. The perfect running mate for him is someone who won't overshadow him, can win over a majority of women, and/or Hispanics and independents, lacks any of the baggage that liberals can use to create a distraction from the real issues with but has positive national name ID and could insure that Republicans win Ohio and or Florida.
The problem is that no one is perfect. If there was such a person, they would have been nominated for president by Republicans instead of Mitt Romney. But when it comes to Cathy McMorris Rodgers insofar as picking a running mate for Romney, she comes pretty close to perfect.
McMorris Rodgers is perfectly positioned on the issues important in this election, can help Romney among women, will appeal to independent voters, and in this largely out with the old, in with the new, anti-establishment electorate, McMorris Rodgers is a fresh face that helps generate a sense of fresh start in Washington, D.C.
And although she may not be the favorite son or daughter of a state that deliver a state like Ohio or Florida to the Republican's electoral vote count, her appeal to a wide segment women and independent voters in those could be all Romney needs to win those states and others as well.
All of this makes McMorris Rodgers a bold but safe choice for Mitt Romney and "safe" is one of the things Mitt Romney likes the most. Which is why if Romney does surprise us by picking a running mate whose name has not already been widely discussed, it will be the name Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
Recent Key Votes
HR 3541 – Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012 Legislation (Yea) May 31, 2012
H Amdt 1160 – Project Labor Agreements Amendment (Nay), May 31, 2012
HR 4310 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Legislation (Yea) May 18, 2012
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- H.R. 5892: Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012
- H.R. 5624: Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012
- H.R. 5194: Rural Hospital and Provider Equity and 340B Improvement Act of 2012
- H.R. 4215: Medicare Pharmacy Transparency and Fair Auditing Act
- H.R. 3859: Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2012
- H.R. 3680: Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2011
- H.R. 3667: Primary Care Workforce Access Improvement Act of 2011
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One night during the local deer hunting season a police officer was staking out a particularly rowdy country bar for possible DUI violations. At closing time, he saw a deer hunter tumble out of the bar, trip on the curb, then try his keys in five different cars before he found his. He sat in the front seat fumbling around with his keys for several minutes. All the other deer hunters left the bar and drove off. Finally he started his engine and began to pull away. The police officer was waiting for him. He stopped the driver, read him his rights and administered the Breathalyzer test. The results showed a reading of 0.00. The puzzle officer demanded to know how that could be.
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President Trump's State of the Union address will be analyzed and deconstructed for days. Was he "presidential"? Unifying? Did he go off script? Can this moment possibly serve as a "reset" of his presidency? Will any of what he said matter in a week, or a year?
While we can expect plenty of chatter about the speech, its content, delivery and follow-up tweets, here's a not-so-bold call about what we won't be seeing much of in the days ahead: genuine progress on the key issues of the moment.
Take for example the two-year budget deal Congress is trying to forge by February 8, when short-term government funding is once again set to expire. The Washington Post reported Monday night that "lawmakers' expectations of a spending deal were quickly diminishing under pressure from Republicans and Democrats in both chambers."
What's the hold-up? Defense hawks continue to press for higher spending. House conservatives and budget hawks are "rebelling" over the cost and the prospect of higher deficits, demanding reductions elsewhere in the budget. And some Democrats are still insisting there can be no budget deal without a resolution of the immigration debate and protection for people who were brought to the United States illegally as children.
In short, Congress is still struggling "to handle its most basic constitutional task" of setting the federal budget, the Post's Erica Werner and Damian Paletta write. The likely outcome is yet another punt in the form of a short-term bill to keep the government from shutting down again.
But the impasse over a longer-term deal, and the broken budget process it exemplifies, has a much broader effect, preventing money from flowing — even for programs with bipartisan support, like disaster relief or combatting the opioid crisis.
"The paralysis creates instability for the military and domestic agencies that provide critical services and feeds the public's growing suspicion toward the institutions of government in general," Werner and Paletta write. "It also makes the task of managing the nation's long-term finances more difficult."
The president may say otherwise in his speech Tuesday night, but judging by the latest Washington stalemate and years of broken budgeting, the state of the union is far from great.


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