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Battered Men - The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence
Latest Research Findings
National Study: More Men than Women Victims of Intimate Partner Physical Violence, Psychological Aggression
Over 40% of victims of severe physical violence are men
© 2012 by Bert H. Hoff, J.D. *
Adjunct Faculty, University of Phoenix School of Criminal Justice and Security
May be cited as: Hoff, B. H. (2012), National Study: More Men than Women Victims of Intimate Partner Physical Violence, Psychological Aggression. Over 40% of victims of severe physical violence are men. MenWeb on-line Journal (ISSN: 1095-5240 http://www.batteredmen.com/NISVS.htm)
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Physical violence
More men than women were victims of intimate partner physical violence within the past year, according to a national study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Department of Justice. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (hereinafter NISVS) released in December, 2011, within the last 12 months an estimated 5,365,000 men and 4,741,000 women were victims of intimate partner physical violence. (Black, M.C. et al., 2011, Tables 4.1 and 4.2) 1 This finding contrasts to the earlier National Violence Against Women Survey (Tjaden, P. G., & Thoennes, N., 2000)(hereinafter NVAWS), which estimated that 1.2 million women and 835,000 men were victims of intimate partner physical violence in the preceding 12 months. (One-year prevalence "are considered to be more accurate [than lifetime rates] because they do not depend on recall of events long past" (Straus, 2005, p. 60))
If one adds in rape (606,000 victims) the total is 5,427,000 women-but there is an issue of double-counting of an incident as both rape and intimate partner physical violence. 2 Of the lifetime rape victims, 82.8% were also victims of physical violence. This suggests that a sizeable portion of the 606,000 rape victims are included in the 5,427,000 physical violence victims. But even if one ignores the double-counting of rape and physical violence, the number of female victims of rape and/or physical violence is 5,427,000 for women, contrasted with 5,365,000 male victims of physical violence, so it is safe to say that about half of the victims of physical violence are men.
There is a significant difference between the NVAWS and NISVS surveys, in the number of victims of physical violence (4,741,000 vs. 1,300,000 women and 5,365,000 vs. 835,000 men), for which I have no explanation. In the 2001 NVAWS survey, some 38% of the victims of intimate physical violence were men, but in the 2011 NISVS survey 53% were men. This is consistent with earlier studies showing that between 1975 and 1992 (Straus and Gelles, 1988, Straus, 1995), between 1998 and 2005 (Catalano , 2005) and between 2009 and 2010 (Truman, 2011, Table 6) violence against women dropped but violence against males stayed steady. (As a point of reference, Statistics Canada (2006, 2011) reports that 45.5% of the victims of present or former spousal violence were men. The 2010 National Crime Victimization Survey (Truman, 2011, Table 5) shows only 407,700 female and 101,530 male victims of intimate partner violence: for women that's less than a tenth of the victims reported in NISVS.)
This drop in intimate partner violence against females and steady rate of violence against males raises an interesting policy question. Given that there are many thousands of support programs, Web sites and public-interest media items for female victims of domestic violence, and no programs and only a handful of Web sites for male victims, perhaps males, but not females, have got the message that domestic violence is wrong. There are many programs for men to stand up against domestic violence by men, and no programs urging women to stand up against domestic violence by women.
This ratio of men to woman victims of intimate partner physical violence is not reported in the Executive Summary or other fact sheets of the NISVS survey. Instead, the NISVS focuses on severe physical violence-but omits a major contributor to severe physical violence against men reported in the earlier NVAWS survey. Some 21.6% of the male victims in that 2001 survey were threatened with a knife, contrasted to 12.7% of the women (Hoff, 2001, Table 1). The NISVS omission of threats by knife or gun is not only curious, but it flies in the face of the Centers for Disease Control's own recommendations on data for intimate partner violence (Salzman, T. et al, 1999) The section of that document that covers the victim's experience of intimate partner violence includes sections on sexual violence, physical violence, threats of physical or sexual violence and "psychological / emotional abuse." (Salzman, T., 1999, §3.3) 3 But NISVS survey respondents were not asked about being threatened with a knife or gun.
Notwithstanding that omission, the NISVS 2011 survey reports that in the last 12 months, 41.7% of the victims of severe physical violence were men. (Tables 4.7 and 4.8) 4 Of the 4,741,000 female victims of violence, two-thirds (3,163,000 or 66.7%) were subjected to severe physical violence. (Table 4.7) For men, over 4 out of 10 (2,266,000 or 42.3%) were subjected to severe physical violence. The number of men is smaller, but that is still 2.26 million men. Well over $1 billion is spent to help female victims, but there are virtually no services available in the country for over 2 million men who are victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner.
Psychological aggression, control of reproductive or sexual health
What is more violent, brandishing a knife at your spouse in the heat of an argument, refusing to wear a condom, or calling your spouse fat or stupid? NISVS did not ask about knife-wielding, but did ask about condoms and name-calling. Men were more often the victims of both psychological aggression ("expressive aggression" and "coercive control") and control of reproductive or sexual health.
Name-calling is one of the forms of "expressive aggression," which includes acting angry in a way that seemed dangerous, name-calling and insulting remarks. 5 The other category of "psychological aggression" is "coercive control," such as restricting access to friends or relatives and having to account for all your time. 6 In the last 12 months, 20,548,000 men (18.1%) and 16,578,000 (13.9%) women were subjected to psychological aggression. For women, this was split fairly evenly between expressive aggression and coercive control, while for men, 15.2% were subjected to coercive control and 9.3% to expressive aggression. The main forms of expressive aggression against women were insults (64.3%) and name-calling (58.0%). For men the top items were being called names (51.6%) and being told they were losers (42.4%)
NISVS did not present detailed data on control of reproductive or sexual health. It summarized that "Approximately 10.4% (or an estimated 11.7 million) of men in the United States reported ever having an intimate partner who tried to get pregnant when they did not want to or tried to stop them from using birth control." (p. 48). "Approximately 8.6% (or an estimated 10.3 million) of women in the United States reported ever having an intimate partner who tried to get them pregnant when they did not want to." P. 48)
What services are available for men?
Studies show that men are less likely than women to seek help, and those that do have to overcome internal and external hurdles. (Galdas et al., 2005)(Cook 2009)
There has been little research on responses to male victims of intimate partner violence, in part because agencies refuse to fund such research. For example, the U.S. Department of Justice solicitation of proposals for Justice Responses to Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking (p. 8) stated "What will not be funded: 4. Proposals for research on intimate partner violence against, or stalking of, males of any age or females under the age of 12." In the few studies done, many men report that hotline workers say they only help women, imply or state the men must be the instigators, ridicule them or refer them to batterers' programs. Police often will fail to respond, ridicule the man or arrest him. (Cook 2009)(Douglas and Hines, 2011)
In 2008 Douglas and Hines conducted the first-ever large-scale national survey of men who sought help for heterosexual physical intimate partner violence. (Douglas and Hines, 2011) Some 302 men were surveyed. This study found that between half and two-thirds of the men who contacted the police, a DV agency, or a DV hotline reported that these resources were "not at all helpful." The study elaborates:
A large proportion of those who sought help from DV agencies (49.9%), DV hotlines (63.9%), or online resources (42.9%) were told, "We only help women." Of the 132 men who sought help from a DV agency, 44.1% (n=86) said that this resource was not at all helpful; further, 95.3% of those men (n=81) said that they were given the impression that the agency was biased against men. Some of the men were accused of being the batterer in the relationship: This happened to men seeking help from DV agencies (40.2%), DV hotlines (32.2%) and online resources (18.9%). Over 25% of those using an online resource reported that they were given a phone number for help which turned out to be the number for a batterer's program. The results from the open-ended questions showed that 16.4% of the men who contacted a hotline reported that the staff made fun them, as did 15.2% of the men who contacted local DV agencies. (p. 7)
Police arrested the man as often as the violent partner (33.3% vs. 26.5%) 7 . (p. 8) The partner was deemed the "primary aggressor" in 54.9% of the cases. In 41.5% of the cases where men called the police, the police asked if he wanted his partner arrested; in 21% the police refused to arrest the partner, and in 38.7% the police said there was nothing they could do and left.
Some 68% of the men turning to mental health professionals said the professional took his concern seriously, but only 30.1% offered information on how to get help from a DV program. Although 106 men suffered severe physical injury, only 54 sought help from a medical provider. Some 90.1% were asked how they got their injuries, and 60.4% answered truthfully. Only 14% got information on getting help from a program for intimate partner violence.
The best source for help was friends, neighbors, relatives, lawyers, ministers and the like. 84.9% turned to one or more of these sources, and 90% found them helpful. Two-thirds of the men sought online help and support, with half the men surveyed using Web sites and a quarter using an online support group. Some 69.1% found online support helpful; 44.9% used a resource for male victims and 42.6% for anyone experiencing partner aggression.
The study concludes that informal help, mental health and medical services were the most helpful. The services least helpful were
those that are the core of the DV service system: DV agencies, DV hotlines, and the police. On the one hand, about 25% of men who sought help from DV hotlines were connected with resources that were helpful. On the other hand, nearly 67% of men reported that these DV agencies and hotline were not at all helpful. Many reported being turned away. The qualitative accounts in our research tell a story of male helpseekers who are often doubted, ridiculed, and given false information. (p. 10)
This failure of service impacts men's physical and mental health.
Specifically, for each additional negative experience with helpseeking, men's odds of meeting the cut-off for PTSD increased 1.37 times. For each additional positive experience, these helpseekers were about 40% less likely to have abused alcohol in the previous year. These findings hold even after controlling for other traumatic experiences, such as childhood victimization and being injured by a partner. (p. 10)
The NISVS survey makes a half-hearted effort to remedy this situation. Buried in its recommendations is the sentence "It is also important that services are specifically designed to meet the needs of a wide range of different populations such as teens, older adults, men, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people." We can do better than this.
What should we do?
We need to recognize intimate partner violence by women, understand it, and recognize it as a serious social problem.
Public service announcements need to be de-gendered. Right now, they focus almost exclusively on intimate partner violence against women. There needs to be more public education about violence to men. There are many Web sites on intimate partner violence against women. These are all woman-centered, or use gender-neutral language. They tend to minimize violence against men. There is only a handful of sites addressing domestic violence against men. None of these (except for the Clark County IN prosecutor's site) receive any government, foundation or corporate support.
Feminist theory states that intimate partner violence is an accepted form of "power and control" by men in a patriarchal society. But according to Straus (2011) the predominant immediate motives for violence, by women as well men, are frustration and anger at some misbehavior by the partner. "They are efforts to coerce the partner into stopping some socially undesirable behavior or to practice some socially desirable behavior. … Studies have found that women engage in coercive control as much as men."
Further, intimate partner violence is more likely to be mutual or female-initiated than male-initiated. In an analysis of 36 general-population studies on IPV and dating violence, Straus (2011) found that women were half again as likely to perpetrate serious physical violence. The 14 studies which also examined whether the violence resulted in physical injury showed that men inflicted injuries more often than women, but the difference was not that great. The rate for women injuring a partner was 88% of the male rate. Studies with a high percentage of men inflicting injury are, without exception, also studies with a high percentage of women injuring a partner.
Straus found that the typical pattern is that when there are severe assaults, in almost half couples, both severely assault. The two studies with extremely high rates of mutual assault (68% and 78%) are studies of very young couples and those results are consistent with a large number of studies that have found extremely high rates for very young couples. Studies which asked specifically about self-defense found that only a small percentage of female assaults were in self-defense, such 5, 10, or 15. For one study that found high rates of self-defense, the percentage was slightly greater for men (56%) than for women (42%) (Harned, 2001).
There is other evidence which casts doubt on the idea that intimate partner violence by women is primarily in self-defense. Eight studies providing data on who hit first have found that women initiate from 30 to 73% (median=45%) of violent incidents. One found high rates of violence by women, even when male violence was statistically controlled.
Is there "gender symmetry" in intimate partner violence? As Straus (2011) points out, studies often confound symmetry in perpetration with symmetry in effect. Women do experience more physical injury and psychological impact, but men experience these as well (Douglas & Hines, 2010). As IPV expert Strauss puts it, saying that violence by women is not a serious social problem "is like arguing that cancer is not an important medical problem because many more die of heart disease." (2011, p. 284)
Public education efforts are need to focus on girls and women. As Straus (2011, p. 285) states,
It is not sufficient for prevention programs to be gender neutral. They need to be explicitly directed to girls and women as well as boys and men. In addition, more than just awareness of female perpetration is needed. The target audience of women and girls also needs to be informed that PV by a woman is morally wrong, a criminal act, and that it is a danger to women because it increases the probability of her partner being violent (Straus, 2005).
States need to offer domestic violence services to men. Many say they do, but none have data on the number of men served. Some of these programs for men are male batterer programs. The Valley Oasis Center in California and a program in Longview, WA are two of only a handful of DV programs offering equal services to men. In King County (Seattle) when I asked about services for battered men I was referred to a male better program. The Snohomish County program north of Seattle says they serve males, but men who have tried to get help inform me they were sent away. Courts in California and West Virginia have found that DV programs discriminate on the basis of sex, in violation of equal protection provisions of their constitutions. (Woods v. Horton, 2008).
In short, we need to recognize that intimate partner violence is a people problem, not a women's problem.
I would like to thank Dr. Denise Hines (Clark University, Clark Anti-Violence Education, CAVE) and Dr. Murray Straus (University of New Hampshire, Family Research Laboratory) for comments and suggestions which aided in revising the paper.
Black, M.C., Basile, K.C., Breiding, M.J., Smith, S.G., Walters, M.L., Merrick, M.T., Chen, J., & Stevens, M.R. (2011). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2010 Summary Report. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_Report2010-a.pdf
Catalano, S. (2005). Intimate partner violence in the United States 1993-2005. U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Retrieved from: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/intimate/table/vomen.cfm National Crime Victimization Survey data.
Cook, P. W. (2009). Abused men: The hidden side of domestic violence (2nd ed.). Westport: Praeger.
Douglas, E.M. and Hines, D. (2011) "The helpseeking experiences of men who sustain intimate partner violence: An overlooked population and implications for practice." J. Fam. Vio. 2011 Aug;26(6):473-485 Published online 04 June 2011. National Institute of Mental Health Grant Number 5R21MH074590. Available at: http://www.clarku.edu/faculty/dhines/Douglas%20%20Hines%202011%20helpseeking%20experiences%20of%20male%20victims.pdf
Galdas, P. M., Cheater, F., & Marshall, P. (2005). Men and health helpseeking behaviour: literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 49(6), 616-622
Hines, D. A., Brown, J., & Dunning, E. (2007). Characteristics of callers to the domestic abuse helpline for men. Journal of Family Violence, 22(2), 63-72. Available at: http://www.clarku.edu/faculty/dhines/Hines%20Brown%20and%20Dunning%202007%20DAHM.pdf
Hoff, B. H. (2001), The Risk of Serious Physical Injury from Assault by a Woman Intimate: A Re-Examination of National Violence Against Women Survey Data on Type of Assault by an Intimate. MenWeb on-line Journal (ISSN: 1095-5240 http://www.menweb.org/NVAWSrisk.htm) Retrieved from Web on Jan. 18, 2011.
Saltzman LE, Fanslow JL, McMahon PM, Shelley GA. Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform definitions and recommended data elements, Version 1.0. Atlanta (GA): National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1999. This is the most current version of this document, as of January 19, 2011.
Statistics Canada (2011 January). Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile Catalogue no. 85-224-X, pp. 7-8. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-224-x/85-224-x2010000-eng.pdf
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Straus, M. A., & Gelles, R. J. (1988). How violent are American families?: Estimates from the National Family Violence Resurvey and other studies. In G. T. Hotaling & D. Finkelhor (Eds.), Family abuse and its consequences: New directions in research (pp. 14-36). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
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Truman, J.S., (2011). National Crime Victimization Survey: Criminal Victimization, 2010. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics. NCJ 235508
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice (2005, Nov.). Solicitation for Proposals: Justice Responses to Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 16.560 CFDA Title: National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project. Grants Grants.gov Funding No. 2006-NIJ-1207 SL 000734. The 2007 solicitation, Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking: Research for Policy and Practice, CFDA No. 16.560, the last year of the research for policy and practice funding, states: "Within these priority areas, applicants may submit proposals that examine the criminal justice response to intimate partner violence and/or stalking as it occurs within diverse populations. This might include, but is not limited to, studies that focus on ethnic, racial, and language minority groups including immigrants; Native American women; women who live in rural areas; women with cognitive, developmental, or physical disabilities; women with vision impairments; elderly women; women living in institutional settings; women who are migrant workers; women involved in prostitution; and homeless women." (p. 5)
Woods v. Horton (2008), 167 Cal.App.4th 658 CA Ct. of Appeal 3rd Dist. 08 C.D.O.S. 13247 "We find the gender-based classifications in the challenged statutes that provide programs for victims of domestic violence violate equal protection. We find male victims of domestic violence are similarly situated to female victims for purposes of the statutory programs and no compelling state interest justifies the gender classification. We reform the affected statutes by invalidating the exemption of males and extending the statutory benefits to men, whom the Legislature improperly excluded." See Men & Women Against Discrimination v. The Family Protection Services Bd., Kanawa County (VWA) Circuit Court, Civil Cause No. 08-C-1056. Decision filed Oct. 2, 2009.
End notes
1 Respondents were surveyed between January and December, 2010 and asked about victimization within the 12 months before being surveyed. Return to text2 The number of women who were raped, subjected to physical violence and/or stalked is 6,982,000 according to NIPSVS Table 4.1, but when one adds the three individual items in Table 4.1 the sum is 8,780,000. There are no data to differentiate double-counting of rape and physical violence, physical violence and stalking, or any other combination. Over their lifetimes, 4.4% of female victims of rape, physical violence or stalking were subjected only to rape. Another 8.7% were subjected to physical violence and rape, and 12.5% subjected to rape, physical violence and stalking. Thus, 83% of the rape victims were also subjected to physical violence, and appear in both the rape and physical violence categories. Return to text
3 Similarly, the CDC definition of physical violence includes throwing an object which could cause harm. (Salzman, T., 1999, §3.1) In the NVAW survey this happened in 59% of the cases of violence against men in the NVAW survey (Hoff, B.H., 2001, Table 1) but no questions about throwing an object were asked in the NISVS survey.Return to text
4 Tables 4.7 and 4.8 show that there were 5,429,000 victims of severe physical violence. Of these, 3,163,000 (58.3%) were women and 2,266,000 (41.7%) were men. Return to text
5 "Expressive aggression" includes acting angry in a way that seemed dangerous; being told they were losers, a failure or not good enough; being told they were ugly, fat, crazy or stupid; being insulted, humiliated or made fun of; or being told nobody else would want them. Return to text6 "Coercive control" consists of the following, roughly in order of frequency: being kept track of by demanding to know his or her whereabouts (63.1% of men, 61.7% of women), making decisions it was the other person's to make, trying to keep someone from seeing family or friends, making threats of physical harm, threatening to harm one's self or commit suicide, destroying something important, being kept from leaving the house, saying "if I can't have you, nobody can," kept from having your own money to use, threatening to take the kids away, threatening to take a pet away, and hurting someone you love. In the last 12 months. Return to text 7 One author informs me that the difference here is not statistically significant. Hines, D., personal communication, Jan. 23, 2012. Return to text
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Apple Inc blamed "old-fashioned" record companies and TV networks for the inflated prices in Australia.
SYDNEY - Apple Inc blamed "old-fashioned" record companies, film studios and TV networks for the inflated prices Australians pay compared with US consumers for digital downloads, as it defended its pricing strategy on Friday.
Executives from Apple, Adobe Systems Inc and Microsoft Inc were grilled by a special Australian parliamentary committee tasked with investigating allegations of price gouging raised by consumer watchdogs.
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Apple, Adobe and Microsoft executives told lawmakers the higher prices reflected factors including Australia's 10 percent goods and services tax, higher labor costs, copyright issues and geographical product differentiation.
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"The content industry still runs with perhaps old-fashioned notions of country borders or territories or markets," King said, adding that Apple had pushed content owners for lower Australian pricing.
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Data-backed facts of how Expats in France contribute Billions of Euros into the French Social System Every Year
France has always been attractive to immigrants. In 2008, the INSEE estimated that 5.3 million foreign-born residents and 6.5 million of their descendants (French-born of at least one immigrant parent) lived in France, for a total of 11.8 million, which was 19% of the total population in metropolitan France – 62.1 million at the time. These numbers included roughly 5.5 million of European origin, 4 million of Maghrebi origin, 1 million of Sub-Saharan African origin and 400,000 of Turkish origin. In 2010, 27.3% of the 802,000 newborns in metropolitan France had at least one foreign-born parent. In 2012, 229,000 foreigners arrived in the country.
The 19th and 20th century saw wave upon wave of immigrants to France due to the Industrial Revolution, and the need for workers at the end of World War I. From the mid-forties to the mid-seventies, France needed laborers after World War II, and they came from places such as Europe and Latin America. There were also lots of migrants from Vietnam and Algeria.
During this time period, France became an asylum for refugees. Per Wikipedia, the Geneva convention noted that refugee status was granted to four out of five immigrant applicants. Many of these refugees came from countries in Eastern Europe and Latin America because they feared the dictatorship in their home countries.
The seventies saw France in economic crisis, and allowed immigrants, along with their families at that time, to become French citizens. France relinquished its policy of assimilation and pursued integration as an alternative. There has been tension and civil unrest between citizens and some immigrants, leading to riots from time to time as everyone strives to adjust.
When it comes to a country's stability, many factors are always in play, including a healthy infrastructure, taxation, healthcare, job availability, and the size of the GDP. Immigrants are often seen as a catalyst for the economy, for better or worse.
For some nations, a low birth rate and an aging population mean it's likely that foreigners will be welcomed with open arms for the skills they bring, despite fears to the contrary; and potential families bringing future workers to boost the economy and build the pool of talent cannot be ignored.
Of course, there are other viewpoints, where immigrants are seen as taking jobs from the locals or taking away benefits from needy citizens, bringing crime and otherwise burdening the system.
There are arguments on both sides, and with the recent upheavals in France, discussions abound, pro and con. But let us look at some data-backed facts.
Taking a look at a study done in 2005, economists gathered data on immigrants from the point of view of what they contributed to, and took from, the French economy, and whether or not it was to the detriment of the wider population.
While some immigrants dipped more into unemployment insurance than the French (19% instead of 11.7%) to start with—they've just arrived and are trying to find their feet; or partake of more housing benefits (34% instead of 13.7%), or family allowances (35% instead of 24.3%); they tended to receive less health-related benefits. And, they paid social contributions and income taxes, taxes on consumption (VAT) and local taxes just like everyone else. According to the numbers used in the study, immigrants actually contributed a net of 3.9 billion euros overall, or 0.5% of gross domestic product (GDP).
How is this possible?
For immigrants, 55% were between 25 and 55 years of age, versus 40% for the entire French population. The age range that tends to be the largest users of social spending (pensions, health, education) is either the very young or those over 60. And that age range is a lot smaller among immigrants than the rest of the country. So, on average, that offset the cost to social security.
Would this apply to other years than 2005?
According Xavier Chojnicki, one of the authors of this 2005 study, the year wouldn't matter regarding the findings. The data is relatively neutral, with slight ups and downs. It is his opinion that stopping immigration wouldn't solve the debt crisis in France. Another study blames immigrants for prostitution (1.4 billion euros) and counterfeiting, but Chojnicki believes it also overstates health spending. If you take the average age range of immigrants at 25 to 55, this is a young and active group, and typically would consume less than natives.
The other studies forget that someone 60 years or older costs the health system twice as much as someone who's much younger.
It's the definition that affects the data.
Another report cited immigrants costing millions of dollars to taxpayers, but it could be that the difference in accounting for expatriates and their effect on the economy has to do with criteria. For the study done in 2005 by Chojnicki, it was based only on immigrants born in a foreign country. It did not include second-generation immigrants, which other studies have done. When the second generation is added, then it would include minors and public spending through education, for example, and not focus on the contributions they will make as tax-paying adults and contributors to society.
When looking over the long-term for the needs of an immigrant population, Chojnicki analyzed two scenarios for 2050: one, maintaining the flow of migrants as it is currently - about 100,000; and the other with no migration. In the first case, the overall needs of social protection account for 3% of GDP. In the second, 4.3%.
Should immigration be stopped?
According to Chojnicki, it's all about age. The vast majority of immigrants arriving in France are under 30 and therefore are net contributors to public finances. They help the economy, not drain it. If this flow is halted, the local population will age faster and pension and health expenditure will increase faster as well.
Some studies only focus on one side of things: how migration affects unemployment and housing; perhaps the cultural differences being too great; a fear of the unknown. But if you stop looking at only the short-term and focus on the years ahead, immigration strengthens an economy and infuses it with much needed skills and fresh blood. Immigrants to France tend to be healthy, intelligent and hard workers who contribute a lot to the system and give more than they take away, based on the statistics above.
Take it one step further, and you can look at the immigrants who have done well and added much to the status and image of France: Manuel Valls, Nicolas Sárközy, Anne Hidalgo, Jacques Saadé, Samir Nasri, Zinedine Zidane, these are just a few of the greats who have made their mark on the country.
A fear of the unknown has always been the enemy of change. It can be hard to get used to, and welcome, something new, whether you are the person doing it, or experiencing it. What is needed now is conversation; dialog as to the realities of the needs on both sides of the issues, and an understanding that we are all in this together.
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Buraco is not easy to find, as it is 8km up 4x4 tracks on the Mussulo sand-spit. From Luanda drive 40km south until you get to the end of the lagoon. Take the obvious track right and head north on the sand spit, past the turn off to the Shipwreck. Navigate the multitude of tracks, ending up, either on the track in deep sand high on the dune, or down on the lagoon edge in the salt-mud (don't forget to wash your car off afterwards!) As the land narrows head for the small fishing village on your left - this is Buraco.
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Wave qualityRegional Classic
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Good swell directionWest, SouthWest
Good wind directionSouth, SouthEast
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Best tide movementRising and falling tides
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This spot only works when there is *really* big swell running as it is completely protected from the dominant swell direction (hence the comment above about it starting working on "2 to 2.5m swell"). Occassionally we get swell coming in due west - in this case smaller swell will work.
Go with the local standouts and have them show you the ropes. Always buy them a beer or three afterwards.
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Don't be mis-led by the photos...these waves are quite big; the wave usually starts small on the point then increases in speed and size as it moves down the point. The shape of the bay, and hence the wave varies throughout the year.
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Webb's seat: Washington Post pushes Perriello
Lots of names are being bandied about as possible Democratic candidates to run for U.S. Senate following Jim Webb's February 8 announcement that he won't seek a second term.
"Obviously they're going to start knocking on Tim Kaine's door first," says UVA pundit Larry Sabato about the former governor/Democratic National Committee chair. "He has said he will not run–- but he also predicted flatly Jim Webb would run."
Sabato also mentions former congressman Rick Boucher from Abingdon, who served 20 years in the House of Representatives and has a lot of campaign money left over.
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E.J. Dionne also extols Perriello: "If Kaine doesn't run, I like the idea of former U.S. representative Tom Perriello taking a shot. Yes, Perriello lost his seat in south-central Virginia last year. But he held on to far more of his vote than most defeated incumbents–- and it's hard to think of any Democrat who had a tougher district. And Perriello has something important in common with Webb: He's independent-minded with interesting ideas that don't fit easily into anyone's philosophical boxes. In fact, some high-end media outlet should invite Perriello and Webb to debate the meaning of Jacksonian Democracy. They are two politicians who could pull that off. And it might give Webb a start on his next book."
On the Republican side, George Allen has already announced he's running to recapture his old seat, and the possibility of an Allen-Perriello contest would pit two former congressman who have represented Charlottesville–- Allen when it was in the 7th District and Perriello in the 5th–- in a race for the Senate.
"What it's going to come down to in the end is coattails," predicts Sabato. "If Obama wins Virginia again, then a respectable, credible Democrat will win. If Obama loses Virginia, then George Allen is coming back, assuming he wins the primary. And everybody assumes he will."
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Go Tom .Lets see if the righties want to spend millons to defeat you on this run.Oh it wont be the right it,ll be that person" The Chamber Of Commerse" that will spend the Cash!!
Go ahead Tom, run, run, run. We will reject you again because you supported the worse bill ever, the health care bill. It will take us a while to get out of the mess you helped to create in Washington, DC. No need to have you go back and muck things up again.
Good news if Nancy Perriello runs again.....another opportunity to vote against this ObamaCare supporter and make the new Senator Allen a much more likely happening.
Cant wait to see how Senator Macaca will insert foot in mouth. Macaca!
If Perriello wants to be successful, he will need a beard.
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I hope a better choice emerges than Allen or the three dem's that have been mentioned. Too bad Jim Webb is leaving. I didn't agree with Webb's healthcare vote but he supported some other things that were worthwhile and tried to stem the tide of reverse discrimination. It was a priviledge to be represented by a man of such principle. I'll look forward to reading more of his books
A loser is a loser. Run Tom run. You didn't pay attention to your constituents when you held office and I, for one but many other also, will not forget it.
We voted him out once let him run again and we will do it again.
"Washington Post pushes Perriello"
LOL, the Post would push anyone who declares to be a Democrat.
How ironic that the Washington Post is backing Tom for a "run" when the voters just ran him out of Washingon.
Yes: the tea party will save you. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Tommy won't run. Since he isn't currently in office, he won't have taxpayer money to support his campaign appearances, aka "townhall meetings". And the DNC likely won't be willing to throw any more money at him after his prior poor performance.
That being said, I hope he does run. Maybe after he loses again he'll understand that we will never forget how he sold us down the river on Obamacare
Just because you don't agree with everything Perriello did, does not make him a bad person. It was refreshing to have a representative that was thoughtful, informed, and fair. I hope he'll consider running for the senate! We need you, Tom!!
@momto3, name three things he was informed about. Silly people seem to think that just because someone can get up and talk and use jargon he is informed.
Tea partiers=election lasting 4 hours or more. tea-pot temps....
Well look at all these comments, and Charlottesville considers itself liberal? Horsefeathes. A liberal here is to the right of Darth Vader. Good luck posers.
Has anyone ever disclosed how much money Tom got from George Soros last time and how much he is getting now?
I hope he does run, he was a great representative. He's actually a bit less progressive than I would like. He weathered 2 years of massive lies and political stunts (like wanting to be able to physically occupy his office to prevent actual constituent business from getting done.
I voted for you, Tom, as most other Charlottesville residents. ANYONE would be better than George Allen.
Dang Republicans will use any excuse to bash a liberal. Tom hadn't even announced he is running and already he is being taken to the woodshed. I wish I could vote for a man who increased Earned Income Credit, gave amnesty to millions, favored the passage of the Brady Bill...what...no, I'm not bashing a liberal. Just praising a true conservative standard bearer. The one and only, unless Repubs could reincarnate, Ronnie Reagan. And did I mention triple the Federal deficit and back the Taliban. A Great American!
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FWIW...The Post isn't endorsing him (or anyone else) in any way. Cillizza's "fix" column is about what's going on in politics, totally nonpartisan (check his tweets, he just spent the last 3 days reporting on CPAC, handicapping the early returns on Paul, Pawlenty, Romney, etc.). He's all about numbers. His only point is that if Kaine doesn't run, the Dems may look to Periello. That's what the Dems are talking about, and it's Cillizza's job to report it. Dionne is a partisan, but he writes opinion pieces, that's his job. And TP does make some sense from a strategic point of view if you're a Dem and Kaine doesn't want to run. I'm not endorsing him in any way, but absent Kaine, he ain't a bad choice, from their perspective. W/out Kaine, Allen is the prohibitive front-runner.
Senator Allen will do well just as he did as Governor. We've had quite enough of libs like Nancy Perriello who didn't give a rat's rump how the majority of his constituents felt about the now unconstitutional ObamaCare. He just figured we were too stupid to understand the benefits of nationalized health care. At least we were smart enough to pull the lever/push the button for Robert Hurt last November.
Didn't perrello go back to ny to represent/defend his protégé rangle?
@gipper: "Senator Allen will do well just as he did as Governor. We've had quite enough of libs like Nancy Perriello who didn't give a rat's rump how the majority of his constituents felt about the now unconstitutional ObamaCare. He just figured we were too stupid to understand the benefits of nationalized health care. At least we were smart enough to pull the lever/push the button for Robert Hurt last November."
If you believe the propagandists and think that the recently passed (and completely constitutional) healthcare measure amounts to "nationalized health care," then yes, you ARE too stupid to understand the benefits of nationalized healthcare.
"Senator Allen will do well just as he did as Governor."
That's my fear too.
@bonzo: Actually, a federal judge in Florida disagrees with your expert assessment of Obamacare being "completely constitutional". But why believe him when we can take the word of some guy posting a comment on readthehook.com? As things stand now, it has been declared unconstitutional and any further steps Dear Leader takes to implement that abomination is simply flouting the law. Why does that not surprise me? If you think it's proper to force people to buy insurance, under penalty of law, you would probably go along if Obama and the Dems passed a law declaring every American family has to buy a Chevy Volt from Government Motors. No difference whatsoever.
Down with the government! except when they agree with me!
@not again: Actually, at least two other Federal judges have declared the law to be perfectly constitutional. The final word will assuredly rest with the Supreme Court. Until then, a divided lower judiciary means that the law will proceed. But don't take my word for it. Try reading a middle school civics book. And while you are at it, I encourage you to go ahead and drop the liability insurance coverage on your vehicles (which the Commonwealth of Virginia requires you to have, under penalty of law, if you want license plates) and see how far that gets you.
@bonzo: It's very unfortunate that you apparently cannot comprehend that there's a big difference between requiring auto insurance WHICH PROTECTS OTHERS vs health insurance, which protects yourself (or your loved ones in a family policy). As with Obama's flouting judicial decisions, why does it not surprise that you probably don't see the difference? It clearly does NOT matter that a couple of judges said Obamacare is constitutional and two others said it isn't. In fact, the one in FL said it's totally unconstitutional because there is no severability clause in the legislation. Don't believe the bovine excrement that spews from Gibb's mouth. He's paid to lie and deceive.
He is a twit and George is a twat.
@not again: Ah, so it is not the FACT that insurance is required (as you earlier indicated), it is now the PURPOSE of the required insurance to which you object? And since auto liability insurance protects others, it is just swell for the state to require that everyone have it. And since not having health insurance harms nobody other than the uninsured, there is no reason to mandate it. EXCEPT for the inconvenient fact that everyone sooner or later goes to the doctor or hospital, and uninsured patients cost us all in higher taxes and insurance premiums. Oh but wait! That would mean that requiring health insurance would have a beneficial impact beyond the insured person, and by your reckoning, be therefore worthy of government mandate. But nevermind all that - you keep doing your mental gymnastics until reality fits neatly into your narrow ideological lens.
"In fact, the one in FL said it's totally unconstitutional because there is no severability clause in the legislation."
Here's a tip, one lower court judge who says that a law is constitutional is not outweighed by another lower court judge who says that a law is "really, really, really unconstitutional (by-gum)." In other words, the judge in Florida carries no more clout than the other three. There will be more appeals, along with more rulings upholding the law, and more declaring it unconstituional. Like I said before, this will eventually go to the Supremes. Sorry. Now go pick up that civics book, m'kay?
"Don't believe the bovine excrement that spews from Gibb's mouth. He's paid to lie and deceive."
I think we would all be better served not to believe the bovine excrement that spews from your mouth. At least Gibbs gets paid. You lie and deceive for free.
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@bonzo (you sure that isn't bozo?): As Ronald Reagan once said:"... the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn't so."
It's unfortunate that even as the disasters that are the Obama administration unfold before our eyes, his supporters continue to bend the truth, deceive, deflect, or, if even that fails, blame everything on George Bush. Enough voters saw through the smoke and mirrors and voted out of office many of the bums (like Perriello) responsible for the mess. More to follow in 2012....count on it.
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I'll try this again. Apparently moderator allows name calling from some but not from others...
@not again: FYI, my initial response was to a Reagan sycophant (much like yourself) using the screen name of "gipper." Hence, the Bonzo moniker....because Reagan was a crummy actor who appeared in a movie with a chimp named Bonzo? Get it? Nevermind. Probably over your head...
But seriously, who's bending, deceiving and deflecting here? I had merely pointed out your profound lack of understanding of the federal judiciary by way of a discussion surrounding the merits of mandatory insurance. And now all of a sudden you're quoting Reagan and accusing me of blaming things on Bush (ahem, YOU mentioned Bush. Not me. Oops...).
As for the midterms, most folks with half a brain realize that the outcome was due entirely to economic circumstances. So go ahead and "count on" the 2012 if you like. We won't say anything about counting chickens before they are hatched.
By the way, did you ever go out and pick up that middle school civics book to help you learn a little something about the judicial process?
I hear they are pushing for Kaine but this was before Mubarak was suddenly unemployed.
Things may have changed.
I'd LOVE to hear Tom Perrillo discuss Jacksonian Democracy. I'm betting that would be the end of his Senate candidacy.
Also, when is Larry Sabato going to be put out to pasture? Didn't he predict a 45 seat change in the House last November?
More local political figures can be seen on Politics Matters, a locally-produced cable show featuring interviews with local political figures by host and producer Jan Paynter. The current episode features an interview with City of Charlottesville mayor Dave Norris: http://bit.ly/polmatters
......off a cliff I hope. Just what we need a 2 time looser lookinmg for as job- perhaps ew shopuld look at his resume..........
couple of failures- law and law maker.............does not a Congressman make.
......off a cliff I hope. Just what we need a 2 time looser lookinmg for as job- perhaps ew shopuld look at his resume..........
couple of failures- law and law maker.............does not a Congressman make.


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Hi Floyd,
Just wanted to compliment you on this site. It's an excellent resource for anyone interested in baking and very well laid out.
I have run across one problem though and that is regerding posting photos. I was replying to a member yesterday and had taken some shots of a bread I'd made that I wanted to include in the reply. When I clicked on 'the tree' it opened a window that said at the top {# advanced_dlg.image_title}... . There was nothing else in the window that would allow me to upload the photos. I made sure the photos had been resized to 800x 599 pixels before trying to post them.I was unable to post them directly into the reply so I went the Flikr route and was able to put the links to the photos in the reply. I'm using Firefox 3.5.7 as my browser. I'd appreciate any help or suggestions you have to solve this problem.


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Here's some pictures of how much the water level's the river i live by went up,thank's to all the rain.
that looks like here on e delaware river anytime after a hard rain, so i can feel your pain david, it's just mother nature
we had a burger king over here that was a victim of updating the location, now it is a laundrymat, ashame years ago i ate a load of burgers out of that location, times change, but burger prince ? i thought it was burger chef before burger king ?2 Replies
I've noticed that BurgerKing will close down and move to another location as soon as they stop making good money, they don't bother with local advertising or promotions.
I don't know if the local Burger King is still open; I don't see or hear much from them these days. More of a Wendy's man anyway, great regional burger called a Carolina Classic . . . I think it's called a classic. No matter, it's good: lettuce, tomato, slice of onion, mustard, mayo, ketchup
Washed/Waxed the car yesterday and put on the summer tires. Unfortunately, one of the summers has a nail in it. Still riding a winter on one corner.
Like a mirror!
Yesterday was around 15 degrees! It was amazing. Unfortunately I was hung over, but the fresh air helped a lot. Heard spring peepers for the first time last night! It finally feels like spring is here.
Our local hockey team is kicking ass this year, and they're in the finals. This was last night's game - they won 5-4 in overtime. The reaction to the winning goal is awesome. Sold out shows this year - I guess the 50/50 draw last night was $23,000 - and that's the take home winnings (they took in $46,000).2 Replies
Yeah - CHL, in the QMJHL.
A few NHL players started off there - Brand Marchand is the most recent. Sidney Crosby is from Dartmouth (part of the Halifax Regional Municipality), but he never played for the Mooseheads.


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Welcome to my little corner on Art of Where. My journey began when I started to use normal colouring pens to make colourful designs and dots. The problem with that was my technique did not allow my artwork to look bright or visible. Not long after I found myself accidentally experimenting with acrylic paint!! This time it worked! little by little I started to make designs and artwork with tiny dots. I believe that colors have this ability to brighten anyone's day and that's why I want to share with the world my artwork and hope the little things I do can make your days be better and brighter! Hope you enjoy and love the products I share through this platform!


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Close to three million Irish people are eligible to vote on the EU Fiscal Treaty on Thursday 31 May. This referendum – the only one in Europe – is key to the future of a treaty designed to strengthen the euro by forcing governments to keep a strict balance between their income and spending.
The last opinion polls suggest roughly a 60% lead for the "yes" camp. This would be a commanding lead, even a done deal, if almost one voter out of four were not undecided, just a few days before the vote. Three opinions polls published on Sunday put the "Don't Knows" between 16% and 27%. This indicates confusion over the main issues. According to one poll, one voter out of three does not understand the Fiscal Treaty, despite the energetic "yes" campaign led by the Irish government in recent weeks.
'If you don't know, vote no'
The gap between the "yes" and the "no" is closing fast. And it is a source of concern for the Fine Gael (centre-right) and Labour coalition in power, which has put all its weight behind this referendum.
The turnout will be key to the outcome of the referendum. If below 50%, the "yes" side may be in trouble, as traditionally the "no" camp -- led in the opposition by Sinn Féin and the hard left -- is better at getting its supporters out to the polling stations. There is a saying about referendums in Ireland: "If you don't know, vote no". Ireland said "no" to the Lisbon Treaty, and to the Nice Treaty before that, on the first referendum held in both these cases. Irish voters later changed their minds on both these EU treaties, in a second referendum.
Will Ireland vote twice on the Fiscal Treaty?
The Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has ruled this out. But there is a view, shared by the right-wing think tank Libertas among others, that Ireland should vote "no", and wait for another referendum when a growth and stimulus package is agreed by the EU member states.
There is a key difference between the Fiscal Treaty and past European treaties. In this case, it only takes twelve EU member states to ratify the Treaty before it is set in motion. Irish voters no longer have a veto. Eurozone countries can therefore go ahead without Ireland.
Fear versus weariness with austerity
Fear is the main weapon in the "yes" camp's arsenal. In their opinion, the consequences of a "no" vote could be disastrous for Ireland and for Europe. "It would have the effect of putting into question the stability of our currency and the eurozone as a whole," Ireland's Europe Minister Lucinda Creighton said to France 24, "so I can't really see any benefits of a "no" vote. I can see lots of consequences". The Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore (Labour) told France 24: "I think the people of Ireland understand that this Treaty is necessary in order to help stabilise the euro; that it is necessary to ensure that there is investor confidence in Ireland to create jobs".
For the Irish government and "yes" campaign, the main opponent in this referendum is the public's weariness with austerity, after three years of recession. A regime of drastic reductions in public spending and higher taxes has been dictated by Europe and the IMF since the 2010 bailout.
"Austerity has failed here, failed miserably and it has no prospect of success," argues Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald. "We need to trade and grow our way out of this. The Irish people are up for that, but they need the political expression to give leadership to that".
£Twenty-five of the 27 EU governments have pledged to ratify this budgetary pact. Among the new rules, states will have to reduce their debt to a maximum of 60% of their total income or GDP (Gross National Product).
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I knew I should have pursued that role in "Blind Side."
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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Chris Perez scored 16 points, the last two on a buzzer-beating follow to give Stetson a 69-68 win over Florida Atlantic Tuesday night.
The Hatters (3-7) ended a six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. Florida Atlantic's Greg Gantt, who led all scorers with 26 points, hit a 3-point shot with a hand in his face to five the Owls (5-6) a 68-67 lead with 7 seconds remaining. Perez then rebounded Aaron Graham's miss and scored at the buzzer to win it.
Graham came off the Stetson bench to score 16 points. Adam Pegg added 15 and Joel Naburgs 10.
Florida Atlantic led by double digits in the first half before leading 41-32 at the break. Later, a layup by Pablo Bertone (12 points) ended an Owls' drought of nearly 4 minutes, tying it at 60-60. Gantt then gave FAU two late leads, but Perez prevailed.


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WinToUSB 5.6
WinToUSB is a free software that allows you to install Windows/WinPE on a USB hard or flash drive and run Windows/WinPE from that drive.
What's New
As featured in:
- Windows To Go: How to Install and Run Windows 10 from a USB Drive
- How to Backup USB Drives and Restore Them, Bootable State and All
WinToUSB is a free software that allows you to install and run Windows operating system on a USB hard drive or USB flash drive, using an ISO image or CD/DVD drive as the source of installation. WinToUSB also support creating bootable WinPE USB drive, it can help you to transfer the contents of WinPE to the USB drive and make the drive bootable.
- Easy-to-use wizard interface that provides step-by-step instructions for installing Windows/WinPE on a USB drive.
- Install Windows/WinPE from an ISO image or CD/DVD drive.
- Support for Windows NT 6.x OS family (Vista/7/8/8.1/2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2) and WinPE 2/3/4/5.
- Use any edition of Windows 8(.1) to create Windows To Go USB drive.
- Support for MBR and GPT disk layouts.
- Don't need install WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit) or WADK (Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit).
Important notes:
- Windows Vista/7/2008/2008 R2 does not have built-in USB 3.0 support, so Windows Vista/7/2008/2008 R2 will have to be booted from a USB 2.0 port.
- USB flash drives are very slow. It takes a long time to install and run Windows from a USB flash drive, highly recommend using a USB hard disk.
- Windows To Go drives can be booted on different computers, so you can carry it to anywhere and use it on any computer.
- Windows 7 is not completely portable. You may have activation and driver problems when booting on different computers.
- You need to be an administrator on the computer you are installing the WinToUSB on.
System requirements:
- Windows XP or later (32/64-bit).
- Intel Pentium processor.
- 256MB of available RAM (512MB or more recommended).
- 10MB of free space on your hard drive.
- 800x600 graphic device (higher resolution recommended)
What's New:
- Support for creating Windows To Go directly from a VHD or VHDX
- Add support for encrypted ESD
- Fix other minor bugs


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When I was a young girl winter always meant a big pot of borscht would be cooking....be it at home or my Baba's place... and it still instills a comfort that no other soup can replace.
Borscht may be a staple national dish in Ukraine every region and every home has their own 'special' recipe. Some are full of beetroot, others more carrots and cabbage, some have lots of tomatoes and only a little beetroot, some add pork, beef brisket, smoked pork sausage or speck, some add beans and others add barley.....though my Baba would always keep beetroot the hero.
A few little tips my Baba taught me were to initially cook the beets separately, then chop them and toss them in vinegar to keep their colour and add a little more vinegar just at the end which gives the soup a little tart zing that lifts the soup to a whole new level.
My baba would make her everyday borscht with her homemade pork rib stock that had been simmering for hours....however in keeping with the Let's Lunch theme, and in the name of speed, this creation is 'purely' vegetarian.
Baba....I hope I did your recipe proud xx
Ukrainian Vegetarian Borscht
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Serves 6
4 large beets (1 kg), trimmed, washed
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons rice bran oil
1 brown onion, peeled, finely chopped
2 carrots, peeled, cut into matchsticks
2 carrots, peeled, cut into matchsticks
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
2 vine ripened tomatoes, chopped
3 large desiree potatoes, peeled, cut into 2.5 cm pieces
2 bay leaves
2 1/2 litres salt reduced vegetable stock
250g green cabbage, finely shredded
1/2 cup chopped fresh dill1/2 cup sour cream, to serve
- Place the beetroot in a large saucepan. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30-40 minutes or until tender. Drain. Set aside to cool slightly. Peel beetroot (it will easily peel off but prevent your hands becoming stained a vibrant pink I suggest using some kitchen or disposable gloves). Thinly slice the beetroot , then cut into thin strips. Place in a large ceramic or glass bowl. Pour over 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Toss to combine. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a clean large saucepan over medium low heat. Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring regularly, for 10 minutes or until softened. Add tomatoes and cook,stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add beetroot mixture, potato and stock. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until potato is almost tender.
- Add cabbage and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until cabbage is tender. Stir in the remaining vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in half the dill. Remove from heat and set aside for 5 minutes. Divide among serving bowls. Top with a dollop of sour cream and garnish with remaining dill.
This was my post for this month's #LetsLunch, a monthly Twitter based food blogger's virtual lunch club.
If you'd like to join the LetsLunch group, go to Twitter and post a message with the hashtag #LetsLunch or post a comment below!
I've posted a link below to everyone else's #LetsLunch posts for this month and will continue to update them as they come in.
Annabelle's Farmer's Market Gazpacho at Glass of Fancy
Cheryl's Egg-Drop Broccoli at A Tiger in the Kitchen
Grace's Vegetable Tempura at HapaMama
Jill's Fusilli with Corn Sauce at Eating My Words
Joe's Guaca-Chi at Joe Yonan
Linda's Chocolate-Zucchini Twinkies at Free Range Cookies
Linda's Gateway Brussels Sprouts at Spicebox Travels
Lisa's Totally "Free" Veggie Soup at Monday Morning Cooking Club
Pat's Umami-Laden Green Beans at The Asian Grandmothers Cookbook
Vivian's Kangkong (Water Spinach) with Fermented Beancurd, Chili and Garlic at Vivian Pei


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MD/MPH Program
The Master of Public Health (MPH) is a professional degree whose purpose is to provide students, some of whom are concurrently enrolled in professional schools, and health professionals with the opportunity for formal training in public health. There is an increasing need for well-trained physicians who have a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of public health issues.
The goal of the MD/MPH Program is to facilitate the attainment of both degrees within a five-year program. Students have the option of specializing in one of three concentrations:
- Community and Population Health
- Epidemiology
- Global Health
The MPH degree requires 42 credit hours, including 17 credits from core courses and a six-credit hour supervised project, the Capstone Experience. Students must complete all of the core courses prior to beginning the Capstone Experience course, a supervised, public-health field experience that requires substantive application of the knowledge and skills acquired in the MPH core courses and in courses taken in the area of concentration-required courses. Students must have completed all concentration courses, as well, before taking the capstone course. For medical students, this usually falls in their senior year.


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I'm considering a purchase of a Fotoman 624 camera with either a 90mm or 180mm focal length lens. I would like to do larger print sizes (up to 24 inch high), therefore I would like to know if anyone can recommend any sharp/contrasty lenses for those focal lengths as that criteria is of utmost importance. I have used a 90mm Nikkor before and was pleased with the results (before my equipment got stolen), but is the premium on cost worth the quality one can get from Schneider or Rodenstock lenses? Or is there really no discernal difference between the major large format carriers in terms of sharpness.
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What is the most important thing you've learned on your own?
In three sentences, explain something that you've learned without being told by another person -- something you've figured out all by yourself. Here's an example:
"I learned how to paint with water colors by reading a book and searching for YouTube videos. It took me a while, but I figured out some techniques that really work for me. I'm not an expert yet, but I have discovered a real joy in painting."
It can be anything -- a practical skill (like painting) or a knowledge set (like how to use mathematics).


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- "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." - Dr. Samuel Johnson
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