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It's not exactly to the awesomeness level of the skiing Lamborghini Gallardo but the first official video of the Volkswagen Polo GTI looks to be having its own fun running around in the snow.
The video shows a lot of action sequences of the Polo GTI frolicking in the snow and the smallest GTI from Volkswagen seems to be having a pretty good time doing so. Powered by a relatively light 1.4-liter twin-charged petrol engine, the Polo GTI produces as much as 180 horsepower and 250Nm of torque. It's got a top speed of 142 mph and can clock a 0-100kmh time of just under seven seconds (6.9 seconds).

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An autocross course has a way of unwinding the most sorted chassis, while simultaneously uncovering any weakness a tire might have, despite the best attempts of marketing jargon.
Unlike road courses with smooth transitions, autocross tracks can best be described as busy; with constant and aggressive throttle, braking and steering inputs required to navigate the tight course at a high rate of speed. But things get interesting when the course becomes wet and dry, you're suddenly asking the tires to keep pace while transitioning between adhesion extremes. And that's when it's true character comes to light, good or bad.
The clock hands still hadn't touched noon and the searing Arizona heat at the Bondurant School of Performance Driving was already hot enough to cook an egg on the tarmac. But it didn't deter us from making hot laps around the autocross course in a new Audi A4 2.0T quattro.
We were despatched in the aforementioned A4s shod with either new Eagle Sport All-Season tires (a new high-performance (HP) all-season tire slotted below the Ultra High Performance (UHP) Eagle F1 Asymmetric All-Season).
We first experienced the Eagle's performance around the track, before jumping into identical cars shod with the Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval AS tires.
The track had low- and high-speed slaloms along with decreasing radius turns and a threshold-braking area intermingled with wet and dry tarmac.
The first few laps on the Goodyears were remarkably fun, as the car stuck well in the dry and hung in there like a champ in the wet. Inevitably, understeer set in at the limit, but there was some lift-off oversteer only an ankle wag away.
In all honesty, we'd forgotten we were on an HP tire rather than a UHP variant, until we hopped into the cars fitted with the competitor tires. Within three corners we'd already blown two apexes, nearly clipped several cones and, while it was admittedly fun to slide the Audi around, the first wet turn induced so much understeer we slid to the outside of the turn and almost through the cones. If this was a public road, we'd have been across the yellow lines and in trouble.
And then we were reminded that we weren't testing max-grip tires here, but rather all-season rubber made for every day and every season. The fact that Goodyear was able to make its tires perform so well meant we'd forgotten their price-point, which was impressive in itself.
The new Eagle Sport All-Season replaced the Eagle GT and while they performed well at the limit in the wet and dry, it's important to remember they're an HP tire akin to the Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval or Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS, rather than Michelin, Pirelli or Continental all-season products that the Eagle F1 Asymmetric was built for.
While UHP all-season tires are considered the highest performers, it's no secret they give up some winter traction for better rain and dry adhesion. But Goodyear was willing to sacrifice outright numbers for ice and snow performance with its Eagle Sport. The tread design is tangible proof of that, with full-depth sipes for snow and ice. In fact, Goodyear will offer nearly 50 sizes and expects to see them in OE applications, as an idea of the intended use.
It's well known that tires are more complicated than simple hoops of rubber. In fact, the technology of the latest products is mindboggling. Some of the highlights of the Eagle Sport include TredLock, TripleTred and ComforTred, designed to give optimized traction across wet, dry, snow and ice conditions. While the Canted Grooves slant the tread-block walls for stability under high cornering and braking loads, providing confidence and remaining communicative in the corners, yet quiet on the highway.
Other noteworthy tidbits include a new blend of silica-enhanced rubber with an even greater tread-wear warranty, which means these high-performance haulers carry a 50,000-mile warranty.
Building a competent HP all-season tire can be a daunting task because it has to be a master of everything, such as a good ride and competitive price-point in addition to its performance. Although our test regimen was limited to the autocross, we can vouch that the performance limits are remarkably high. While road noise and NVH might be more pronounced than the OE tire on your daily driver, you might want to consider trading some comfort for better all-season performance. After all, you want the tires to work if you ever need to make a panic stop.
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During the British Supersport race at Brands Hatch on Sunday, Chris Martin's Kawasaki motorcycle broke down, locking the rear wheel. The rider was thrown from the seat and sent bouncing way over the barrier during what has to be one of the most dangerous crashes of this racing season. In fact, this ended the season for Chris Martin, but he is expected back on two wheels next year.
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Despite the high-end ambitions of Xiaomi's larger domestic rivals like ZTE and Huawei, Xiaomi and its colorful founder Lei Jun are often called the Chinese answer to Apple's iPhone. Similarities between the two smart phone makers include highly knowledgeable, devout followers and a belief that user experience transcends the phone itself. There is also the tendency for Jun to dress like the late Steve Jobs and imitate his presentation manner when he unveils a new product.
Speaking at the Silicon Dragon conference in Shanghai, Xiaomi co-founder Feng Hong revealed that both Lei Jun and he are iPhone users. But as to the iPhone 5? Hong was not impressed. When Hong's interviewer, Arman Zand, told Hong that the iPhone 5 pales in comparison to the Xiaomi II in terms of "hardware, memory and capacity,"Hong admitted that he "expect[s] more from Apple".
Still, the specs Zand cited can be misleading on paper and more core is not everything for performance. Benchmark testing lists the iPhone 5 to be nearly as fast as the Samsung Galaxy SIII and faster than all other Android devices, despite the fact the iPhone 5 has a dual-core processor and not a quad-core. Xiaomi II was not included in the testing, however.
Hong made an effort to distance his company from Apple, saying that "Xiaomi does not go after a particular brand." This conforms to the image Xiaomi wishes to convey of an innovative company that cares only about creating its own products and not keeping up with a competitor. While it may not "go after" Apple, the Cupertino company has clearly been a muse for Xiaomi.
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Hong's answers were decidedly concise and at times limited to one word, which had both his interviewer and the audience laughing.
Zand quizzed Hong on the company's direction, including whether they were planning to branch out from phones to growing an ecosystem or making other hardware products (Xiaomi recently acquired the makers of MSNlite and began producing a small car that can be controlled remotely by its smartphone). Hong's response–to an audience that included his own investors—was blunt: "Internally we don't care, and we don't know".
Qiming Ventures and MorningSide, represented by Hans Tung and Richard Liu at Silicon Dragon, previously led Series A and Series B rounds, the latter of which valued Xiaomi at $1 billion in December of 2011. A more recent Series C values the company at a seemingly inflated $4 billion (currently more than declining RIM's market cap). Given that valuation spike, perhaps Tung and Liu could also laugh at the almost apathetic on-stage demeanor of Hong.
The strategy professed by Xiaomi is to build a user base by selling smart phones at cost. And in the long-run, to make money on value-added services—a parallel of Amazon's cheap Kindles and big bet on content. However, Hong said that Xiaomi does not target price-sensitive users, but rather the "geeky" consumers who understand their phones inside and out and wants to create an "exciting experience for [their] users". He said that Xiaomi is not "nationalistic," and hopes to grow internationally. There have been rumors of Xiaomi entering Europe with Lei Jun reportedly having met with both Telefónica and Vodafone.
Hong said Xiaomi works to provide a highly customizable experience for the user both in hardware and software. One new feature he cited allows users to send a photo to be printed as the back cover of their Xiaomi II phone. I don't know what the demand for this feature is given the boundless quantity of cutesy cases available to Chinese consumers already, but it certainly shows Xiaomi's dedication to cater to its users.
Tech Chat #1: Feng Hong (Xiaomi co-founder and former Google China product manager) interviewed by Arman Zand (Senior VP at SPD Silicon Valley Bank, a Shanghai-based joint venture)
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"tendency for Jun to dress like the late Steve Jobs and imitate his presentation manner when he unveils a new product" If by 'present like Steve Jobs' you mean be captivating and charismatic in front of thousands of people, well then, good for him! The XiaoMi phone certainly has alot going for it (an almost disruptively good design and a crazy low price).
"And in the long-run, to make money on value-added services—a parallel of Amazon's cheap Kindles and big bet on content"
What content does XiaoMi have? This is an insane business model if you don't have the world's number one online shopping site.
As for international, I'm not that interested: I'm curious what Lei Jun thinks of his direct rival Meizu — another high-minded design oriented Chinese phone maker that has been accused of ripping off Apple more than once in the past. These two look like the makings for a great little 'division rivalry' in the Chinese phone market.
By the looks of the XM2, it looks like I'm not far off: http://micgadget.com/28417/another-prototype-of-xiaomi-m2-looking-like-meizu-mx/
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Drospirenone is a synthetic version of the female sex hormone progesterone. Birth control pills containing this hormone include Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical's Beyaz, Safyral, Yasmin, and Yaz brands, as well as several other brands (Gianvi, Loryna, Ocella, Syeda, and Zarah).
The new action is the result of an extensive review of the literature. The FDA stated that manufacturers must add information to product labels about studies linking these birth control pills to blood clot risks. The revised drug labels will state that some studies have found as high as a threefold increase in the risk of blood clots among women taking these contraceptives, compared with those who took other progestin-containing pills. Other studies found no additional risk of blood clots.�
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Thirty-first session
6-23 July 2004
Concluding comments: Latvia(Advance Unedited Version)
1. The Committee considered the combined initial, second and third periodic reports of Latvia (CEDAW/C/LVA/1-3) at its 659th and 664th meetings, held on 14 and 19 July 2004 (see CEDAW/C/SR.659 and 664).
Introduction by the State party
2. In introducing the combined initial, second and third periodic reports of Latvia, the representative noted that Latvia had ratified numerous international human rights instruments, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women which entered into force in May 1992. Women's rights were guaranteed through constitutional and legislative provisions. The Government had also taken steps to protect and promote gender equality in public policy and at all levels of administration. Parliamentary, ministerial and multidisciplinary bodies, councils and secretariats had also been established, and various programmes and policies were in place. Adoption by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Programme for the Implementation of Gender Equality (2005-2006) was anticipated in the near future.
3. The representative noted that since 1991, a gradual shift had taken place in traditional perceptions about gender stereotypes and equality. During recent years, women had been increasingly using their constitutional right to vote and to be elected. In the last legislative elections in 2002, the number of women who stood as candidates increased to 28.9 per cent of all candidates. Out of this number, 18 women had been elected to the eighth Saeima which had a total of 100 seats, and subsequently a number of them had been elected to chair commissions of the Saeima. The post of President of Latvia, who was at the same time the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, was also held by a woman. Women held a number of ministerial posts within the Government, as well as the post of the Commissioner to the European Union (EU), and the posts of ambassadors and diplomats in the diplomatic service. The proportion of women in the State Civil Service was 40 per cent.
4. The Labour Law and Labour Protection Law protected women's equal right to work and safe working conditions and included the right to equal remuneration for work of equal value. The Labour Law also provided for the protection of pregnant women and working mothers and guaranteed paid maternity leave. Individuals had the right to seek remedies in court in cases where they believed that these rights had been violated. In addition, a number of other mechanisms, including the State Labour Inspectorate and the Latvian National Human Rights Office, supervised compliance with the provisions of the law.
5. Yet, in 2002, women had received an av erage of 81.5 per cent of men's remuneration. The representative suggested that this was due to the concentration of women in certain industries characterized by lower remuneration.
6. The representative also pointed to the growing concern about the gender - related nature of poverty. As retirement benefits were dependent upon and calculated proportionally to social insurance contributions, women generally received lower pensions. Women, especially those of pre -retirement age, were also at a greater risk of unemployment. Women with small children had greater difficulties finding well-paid jobs.
7. The quality of and access to health care had improved in Latvia, yet the available health-care services were not always satisfactory. The Law on Sexual and Reproduct ive Health had been adopted in 2002 and a number of national and community -based health -care centres provided specific services related to reproductive health care. A set of lectures for family doctors had been developed to address the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. The representative stated that the rate of drug addiction and the spread of HIV/AIDS were rapidly increasing in Latvia.
8. The representative noted that Latvian law enforcement institutions had not always paid sufficient attention to the manifestations of physical violence inflicted on women in the family, nor had national laws recognized work - or family –based psychological violence. For a number of years, the Central Criminal Police Board had been actively cooperating with the cris is centre "Skalbes" through organizing educational and informative seminars for State police officers. There had been an increase in the number of female police officers, who had been trained on skills for communications with victims of sexual abuse.
9. Sex tourism and human trafficking had increased in Latvia. In 1992, Latvia had ratified the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, and the Programme for the Prevention of Human Trafficking (2004-2008) had been adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers. A series of additional measures had been undertaken including victim rehabilitation programmes and collaborative information seminars for potential victims, training for law enforcement personnel and strengthened international cooperation between law enforcement agencies.
10. In concluding, the representative noted that in academic year 2002/03, 61.7 per cent of students enrolled in higher educational institutions had been women. To implement th e Programme of Gender Equality, the Ministry of Education and Science planned to develop methodological and teaching materials and to organize continuing education. Steps needed to be taken to eliminate gender stereotyping in textbooks.Concluding comments of the Committee
11. The Committee commends the State party's accession to the Convention without reservations. It expresses its appreciation to the State party for its combined initial, second and third periodic reports, which, although long overdue, complied with the Committee's guidelines for the preparation of initial reports.
12. The Committee commends the State party on its delegation, made up of representatives of different ministries with responsibility for several areas of the Convention. It expresses appreciation to the State party for the oral presentation, which added new information on implementation of the Convention and placed the report within a historical and political context, and for the extensive written responses and further clarification to the questions orally posed by the Committee.
Positive aspects
13. The Committee commends the State party for including in the Satversme (Constitution), chapter 8 on Fundamental Human Rights (enacted in October 1998), which stipulates that the State shall recognize and protect fundamental human rights under the Constitution, laws and international treaties to which Latvia is bound.
14. The Committee welcomes progress in legislative reform, in particular the Labour Law (1 June 2002) which prohibits direct and indirect discrimination, and regulates job advertisements, job interviews and issues of equal remuneration and liability for gender-based discrimination, and the Law on Sexual and Reproductive Health of the Population (1 July 2002), under which information on family health and welfare and family planning is made available.
15. The Committee notes with appreciation that, since 1999, a woman has held the highest public office, that of President. It also notes with appreciation that women parliamentarians chair the Parliament (Saeima) Commissions on Human Rights and Public Affairs, on the Implementation of the Citizenship Law and on Social and Labour Affairs.
Principal areas of concern and recommendations
16. The Committee expresses concern that, while the Constitution includes the prohibition of discrimination and the principle of equality, neither the definition of "discrimination" in article 1 of the Convention nor the principle of the equality of men and women as set forth in article 2 (a) of the Convention has been included in the Constitution or other appropriate legislation.
17. The Committee recommends that a definition of "discrimination against women" in line with that set out in article 1 of the Convention and the principle of equality of men and women in line with article 2 (a) of the Convention be included in the Constitution or other appropriate domestic legislation, including the new anti-discrimination law.
18. Although international human rights treaties are directly applicable, the Committee is concerned that neither women in general, nor the judiciary o r law enforcement personnel in particular, are sufficiently familiar with the Convention and the opportunities for its application by domestic courts.
19. The Committee calls upon the State party to take additional measures to disseminate information about the Convention and implement programmes for judges and lawyers that include the application of the Convention at the domestic level. It also recommends that sustained awareness-raising campaigns targeting women and non-governmental organizations working on women's issues be undertaken to encourage and equip women to avail themselves of procedures and remedies for violations of their rights under the Convention.
20. The Committee is concerned that the Department on Social Policy Development at the Ministry of Welfare lacks sufficient power, visibility and human and financial means to effectively coordinate among the different mechanisms related to gender issues, including the Working Party on the Coordination of Gender Equality, the Gender Equality Council and the Parliamentary Subcommission on Gender Equality. It is also concerned that the apparent weakness of the national machinery for gender equality and the lack of a clear division of responsibilities may have a negative impact on efforts at gender mainstreaming and on the effective implementation of the Convention.
21. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its national machinery for gender equality, clearly define the mandates and the responsibilities of the different mechanisms related to gender issues and the interaction among them, and allocate sufficient budgetary resources to them so as to ensure that they can fully and adequately perform all their functions.
22. The Committee is concerned at the lack of a comprehensive gender equality law. The Committee is furthermore concerned that the State party's apparent hesitation in utilizing temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention may indicate a lack of understanding of the purpose of such measures and the reasons for their application.
23. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a comprehensive gender equality law. It furthermore re commends that the State party clearly distinguish between general social policies adopted to improve the situation of women and girls, such as the Programme for the Implementation of Gender Equality, and temporary special measures taken under article 4, pa ragraph 1, of the Convention to accelerate the achievement of a concrete goal for women of de facto equality, in line with general recommendation 25, in various areas of their lives.
24. The Committee is concerned about the persistence of patriarchal attitudes and traditional stereotypes regarding the role of men and women in the family and in society at large. It is also concerned that efforts to eradicate negative stereotypes are not comprehensive and ongoing.
25. The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts, inter alia, by strengthening specific programmes directed at both women and men and at the media, to change stereotypic roles and discriminatory attitudes and perceptions about the roles and responsibilities of women and girls and men and boys in the family and in society.
26. The Committee regrets the lack of sufficient data and information with regard to the prevalence of violence against women, including domestic violence, and the lack of comprehensive legislation on violence against women. It is concerned that this may indicate that violence against women, particularly domestic violence, continues to be considered a private matter between the perpetrator and the victim. The Committee is concerned that marital rape is not a separate offence in the criminal code and that there are no available data on this form of domestic violence.
27. The Committee urges the State party to strengthen its system of data collection disaggregated by sex and information on the nature and scope o f violence against women, including within the family, and to include this information in its next periodic report. In the light of its general recommendation 19, the Committee urges the State party to place high priority on comprehensive measures to address violence against women in the family and in society, and to recognize that such violence, including domestic violence, constitutes a violation of the human rights of women under the Convention. The Committee calls upon the State party to adopt legislati on on domestic violence and to ensure that violence against women is prosecuted and punished. Women victims of violence should have immediate means of redress and protection, including protection or restraining orders and access to legal aid. The Committee recommends that measures be taken to provide sufficient numbers of shelters for women victims of violence and to ensure that public officials, especially law enforcement officials, the judiciary, health –care providers and social workers, are fully sensiti zed to all forms of violence against women and can adequately respond to them. The Committee urges the State party to criminalize marital rape as a separate offence, prosecute offenders and provide data on this form of domestic violence in its next periodic report.
28. While recognizing the legislative and other measures, including the adoption of the National Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons of 2002, that have been taken to address the issue of trafficking in women and girls, including the establishment of a special police unit and the strengthening of international cooperation and the promotion of awareness -raising events, the Committee is concerned at the increase in trafficking in women and girls. It regrets that insufficient information is g iven as to the actual size of the problem.
29. The Committee recommends the full implementation and funding of a national strategy to combat trafficking in women and girls, which should include the prosecution and punishment of offenders. The Committee al so encourages the State party to pursue increased international, regional and bilateral cooperation with other countries of origin, transit and destination for trafficked women and girls. It recommends that the State party address the causes of trafficking and introduce measures aimed at improving the economic situation of women so as to eliminate their vulnerability to traffickers, education initiatives and social support, and rehabilitation and reintegration measures for women and girls who have been victims of trafficking, including special shelters for women victims of trafficking. The Committee further urges the State party to make the issue of trafficking in women and girls a high priority and to include in its next report comprehensive information and data on the issue and on the impact of measures taken.
30. The Committee is concerned about the lack of sufficient information and data on prostitution in Latvia. Moreover, the Committee is concerned about the involvement of under-age girls in prostitutio n, and the high demand for under-age prostitutes, as well as the reported insufficient rehabilitation and social integration services available to them.
31. The Committee calls on the State party to take all appropriate measures to suppress exploitation of prostitution of women, including discouraging the demand for prostitution. The Committee calls upon the State party to ensure that under-age girl prostitutes are offered the support they need to be rehabilitated and reintegrated into society. The Committe e also urges the development of programmes of action and the adoption of all appropriate measures to create educational and employment opportunities for young girls at risk of entering prostitution, and to combat and eradicate the exploitation of these young girls, including the prosecution of, and strong penalties for, those who exploit them.
32. While welcoming the information that there has been a slight increase of women elected to the eighth Saeima (Parliament), the Committee is concerned that women's representation in that body is low. It is also concerned at the low representation of women in decision -making bodies in political and public life in general.
33. The Committee recommends that the State party utilize temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention to increase the number of women at decision-making levels in both elected and appointed governmental bodies, and towards that end, to establish clear timetables and targets. It also recommends that the State party conduct, on a regular basis, awareness-raising campaigns regarding the importance of women's participation in political decision-making.
34. The Committee is concerned about the limited efforts of the State party to involve women's non -governmental organizations in the preparation of the report. It is also concerned about a lack of transparency guiding interaction between the State party and non -governmental organizations as service providers, inter alia, with respect to funding of such services.
35. The Committee recommends that the State party engage in a broader consultative process with women's non-governmental organizations, including organizations that represent minority women, when preparing its next periodic report. It also recommends that the State party develop widely accessible regulations on funding of women's non-governmental organizations as service providers, and apply the regulations with transparency.
36. The Committee is concerned about gender stereotyping in textbooks and other teaching materials. The Committee also regrets that insufficient data disaggregated by sex have been provided with regard to the choices that both sexes make regarding vocational, scientific and technical training and higher education.
37. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to eliminate gender stereotyping and encourage diversification of the educational choices of boys and girls through counselling. The Committee also requests that data disaggregated by sex with regard to educational choices be provided in the next periodic report.
38. The Committee notes with concern that, despite law reform in the field of employment, the position of women in the labour market remains disadvantaged and is characterized by strong occupation al segregation, a substantial wage gap, inter alia, between rural and urban areas, higher unemployment than that among men, and hidden gender discrimination in the workplace and in remuneration.
39. The Committee recommends that efforts be made to elimina te occupational segregation and to ensure equal opportunities for women and men in the labour market in rural as well as in urban areas through, inter alia, the use of gender bias -free job evaluation and wage-setting schemes and temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee recommends that the State party design and implement special training and retraining programmes for different groups of unemployed women. It also recommends that effective measures allowing for the reconciliation of family and professional responsibilities be strengthened and that the sharing of domestic and family responsibilities between women and men be promoted. The Committee further requests the State party to include data and information on women in decision-making positions in both private and public companies.
40. While noting a steady decrease in the number of abortions, the Committee is concerned that the abortion rate remains high.
41. The Committee recommends that further measures be taken to guarantee effective access of women to health -care information and services, particularly regarding sexual and reproductive health, in order to prevent recourse to abortion and protect women from its negative health effects. It further recommends that programmes and policies be adopted to increase the knowledge of and access to contraceptive methods with the understanding that family planning is the responsibility of both partners.
42. The Committee is concerned at the spread of HIV/A IDS, the increase in the infection rates of women and the absence of a strategic national plan to address the issue of HIV/AIDS and how it affects women.
43. The Committee urges the State party to take comprehensive measures to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, to take strong preventive measures and to ensure that women and girls infected with HIV/AIDS are not discriminated against and are given appropriate assistance. The Committee also recommends that sex education, particularly targeting adolescents, be mad e widely available, with special attention to the prevention and further control of HIV/AIDS.
44. The Committee is concerned about the complete lack of information in the report about the situation of minority women, particularly from the Russian - speaking minority, and on that of older women.
45. The Committee calls upon the State party to provide, in its next periodic report, a comprehensive picture of the situation of minority women, including data disaggregated by sex and nationality, in the areas of he alth, education and employment and citizenship. It also requests comprehensive information on older women's health and economic situation.
46. The Committee urges the State party to sign and ratify or accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention and to deposit, as soon as possible, its instrument of acceptance of the amendment of article 20, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the meeting time of the Committee.
47. The Committee requests the State party to respond to the concerns expressed in the present concluding comments in its next periodic report under article 18 of the Convention. The Committee encourages the State party to ensure the wide participation of all ministries, public bodies and entities in the preparation of the report. It further encourages the State party to involve the Parliament in a discussion of the report before its submission to the Committee.
48. Taking account of the gender dimensions of declarations, programmes and platforms for action adopted by relevant United Nations conferences, summits and special sessions, such as the special session of the General Assembly to review and appraise the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (twenty-first special session), the special session of the General Assembly on children (twenty-seventh special session), the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, and the Second World Assembly on Ageing, the Committee requests the State party to include in its next periodic report information on the implementation of aspects of those documents relating to relevant articles of the Convention.
49. The Committee notes that States' adherence to the seven major international human rights instruments, i.e. the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the Convention on The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (MWC) enhances the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Government of Latvia to consider ratifying the treaty to which it is not yet a party, i.e. the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
50. The Committee requests the wide dissemination in Latvia of the present concluding comments in order to make the people, in particular government officials and politicians, parliamentarians and women's non –governmental organizations, aware of the steps that have been taken to ensure de jure and de facto equality of women, as well as the further steps that are required in this regard. The Committee requests the State party to disseminate widely, in particular to women's and human rights organizations, the Convention, its Optional Protocol, the Committee's general recommendations, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century".
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The moves adds two more former ex Patriots players to Coach Eric Manginis roster. The 510, 195 LB Poteat was cut by New England on Tuesday after two seasons with the Patriots. He was originally a third round pick for the Steelers in 2000 and played his first three years in Pittsburgh. In five seasons he has 52 tackles and one sack. Poteat has also returned kicks during his career.
Hamilton, a 65 285 LB DT was reportedly traded to the Jets for a late round undisclosed draft choice in next years draft. Mangini is very familiar with Hamilton after he coached him during his first stint in NY (1996-99) and four seasons in New England (2000-2003) where he won 2 Superbowls with the Pats. Hes played the last 2 seasons in Oakland and started his career Seattle in 1994. Hamilton has a good reputation as a run stuffer and should add some needed depth to the Jets defensive line.


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In related news, I found on Babble this slideshow of super cute and effective chore charts. I have not been this creative with their chore charts but maybe I should be.
I liked the daily job zones and the round and round. I also liked the moving the pictures of the chores over from one side to the other when you are done.
Although my kids would probably respond well to digital.
Maybe giving them different chores each day instead of the same ones would make it more interesting. Or does it make it more confusing?
Which charts did you like? What do you use? Post it on our Facebook page if you have a good one so we can steal it!
September 19th, 2012
12:20 pm
I love the "Mary Poppins" idea – for every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. I don't agree with the sentiment, but it's a cute chore chart.
September 19th, 2012
1:18 pm
Ehhh…another way to extract money from parents. A plain sheet of paper and a pen can do. It "may help kids clean?" If you parent your child and enforce the rules, you child will do chores regardless of the chart/ or chart type. On the other hand, sure, nice things bring satisfaction. Having a 50K car to drive to the first day of a job is very satisfactory. But seriously, do i want to raise my kids this way? They have a priviledge of having toys, nice rooms, great food. If they start not appreciating things, i have no problem in giving away all the toys or downsizing their room just to a mattress and a desk or not serving dinner if the dishes are dirty. I did have to take away toys once and they learned their lesson. But this is my parenting phylosophy. I am not going to pay $20 so my kids can "enjoy" doing chores. What is next? Buy something for $$$, so they can "enjoy" going to school?
September 19th, 2012
1:38 pm
Me — that's why I liked the paper plate one. no money there.
I guess I watch too many Simpsons. I immediately thought of Sherri Bobbins instead of Mary Poppins.
September 19th, 2012
1:50 pm
Cute charts but with only 1 child, we've never really found the need for one.
@Me – I've never been a fan of paying for chores but do believe kids need to learn both household and fiscal responsibility. It didn't make sense to me to pay my kid an allowance for simply being a member of my household but after reading an article about teaching kids fiscal responsibility, we started giving him allowance which is NOT tied to chores. He has to do certain chores around the house which are tied to other rewards/punishments but not tied to allowance but the bottom line is that the chores are not optional.
I never carry cash regularly so we setup a checking account for him and he gets an automatic deposit each week (doesn't work so well for little kids but works great for teenagers). I do not pay for any entertainment, meals out, fun stuff, etc. unless we do it as a family.
September 19th, 2012
2:21 pm
TWG NOTHING makes chores more interesting. You can whistle while you work (Snow White), daydream as you scrub the floor (Cinderella), get vermin to help (Enchanted), get everyone invloved (Barney), or you can fuss (my Mom). It makes no difference they are still chores, they must be done, they are not fun or they would get done without asking (when is the last time you asked the girls to play barbie and they fussed? OR Walsh to do a video game?).
Here is the deal. THEY LIVE THERE. As part of a functioning family they have to do things. I read the fine print of my Mommy Contract it did not say I became their cleaning slave. It did say I have to provide a clothes, food, shelter, love and attention. I provide clothes AND a machine to wash them…they can provide the power to put them in the drawer/closet folded up. I provide food, they can set the table/empty the dishwasher. They can sweep the floor.
Because you see if they don't I do not have to keep the tv connected to the cable company. I do not have to drive them to a friends birthday party. I do not have pay for their cell phones.
They want the fun "perks" of being in my home as part of my family they have to do the other stuff too!
(Or did you ENJOY cleaning for all those hours while they had fun?)
September 19th, 2012
2:44 pm
To TWG's defense, even though my son does chores, there are certain things that I still end up doing myself: sorting the mail, filing bills, scrubbing tile/grout, wiping down cabinets, dusting ceiling fans, cleaning MY room, etc. With 3 kids I'm sure it was more efficient for her to tackle those kinds of things while her husband kept the kids busy and outside and then they came in and helped with the stuff they could do. Seems like a good plan to me.
September 19th, 2012
3:50 pm
We are not to allowances or chores quite yet, although K enjoys helping me clean out the dishwasher. But I have a question about allowance not being tied to chores. I always got allowance as an all or nothing proposition. I had to do my chores, make decent grades and behave. If any or all were not done or done improperly….all of the allowance was gone. That worked for us and that is how I plan to do it with our kids, but I keep hearing allowance should in no way be tied to chores. Why is that? Techmom and FCM, you guys seem to parent the way I was raised and the way I intend to parent, so I just wonder where this shift came.
My big beef is kids being paid for making good grades. When my two get to school they had better perform to the highest of their capability or there will be no privileges. Their privileges and room and board are payment for doing simply what is expected.
September 19th, 2012
4:06 pm
Dr Lehman (Have a new kid by Friday) is probably a big influence on not tying money to chores. He says you give the kid the money for being in the family then if you fail to do the chore and someone else (Mom, sibiling, whomever) does it the person who failed to do the chores pays the one who did it.
I did a modified version. Certain chores (mowing the lawn) get paid b/c I would pay a lawn crew to cut the lawn. Other chores (dishes, sweeping) are expected. Certainly fiscal responsibility plays a role too. It is amazing when they say I want, can I have….and you say I just handed you $10 allowence (I always make that right before we do errands) so is it in your budget? Amazing how many times the item get put up. Although last week they thought they had a loop hole. They combined money and were getting an animal…UH NO! Live animals, piercings and some other things still come under MOM RULE.
Tech mom….I agree that I can get at least 2 and probably 3 times more done if I do it instead of my kids. However it doesn't teach them anything. My point to TWG was to say she herself hates chores, and she did sort of seem to be playing Mom Martyr Card. I actually have one right now that is having a fit b/c I took the cables to the TV out b/c she is not doing her work due to distractions….her work right now includes some school work since she missed a class due to a dr appt
September 19th, 2012
4:18 pm
K's Mom – I wish I could find the article that made me shift my thinking about allowance. I did find this website with some interesting clips about teaching financial responsibility. I think it's great that you're thinking about these kinds of parenting issues before you have to deal with them.
I also liked the clip about paying for grades. I refuse to bribe my son for good grades! And she talks about what "financial jobs" you should make your kids responsible for with their allowance. I liked the example that her kids had to buy their own snacks at the movie theater. She paid for the movie but if they wanted a treat, they had to pay for it. Simple enough for even a young child to grasp.
One of the other things I will say is that even if they get their allowance, it doesn't mean they're allowed to spend it right away if they've gotten in trouble for other things. Example: just because my son has the money to go to the movies, doesn't mean I let him go if his grades are disappointing or he's been disrespectful OR not done his chores. And while we don't give him chores as punishment, we certainly will find projects that need to be done that are used as a punishment or that he can earn extra money if he does.
September 19th, 2012
4:29 pm
Techmom – my friend has a good "punishment" for her daughter…math problems. She mainly uses this when her daughter breaks something or misuses something that costs money. For example, daughter breaks a $10 candle. She has to do math problems to pay off the $10 (she does not get an allowance). Each problem is 5 cents so she does 200 problems to "pay" her debt. The fact that she is doing MATH is not the issue because she likes the subject; it's the quantity of problems. And no, her mom does not make the problems up herself. She prints from a website. If she had to come up with 200 problems SHE would be getting punished too.
September 19th, 2012
4:33 pm
Thanks for the info. I will look at it. I read a lot of John Rosemond and he says not to tie allowance to chores too, but I cannot remember why. I will have to re-read some of his stuff. I like making them buy their own treats at the movies, that is a great idea.
I guess I think ahead too much with these kids, I just want to be prepared for the hard stuff. Some would say a 2yo and an infant are hard, but I think once they have a will of their own plus the ability to reason it is a whole new ball game so I try to think a little bit ahead.
Yesterday K poured a bowl of popcorn on the floor and porceeded to play in it while I went to get the broom. At 2, he could not clean it up well, but I made him help me pick up the large pieces and he went straight up for his nap. I know that I sometimes fall into the trap of "I do a better job," but I am bound and determined that when they make a mess on purpose they will at least help me clean it up to the best of their ability.
September 19th, 2012
5:07 pm
K's Mom – I think it's great that you're thinking ahead. I did not come from a family who was consistent with anything: chores, money, punishment or otherwise. I know that as a parent you will sometimes change your mind when the time comes but certainly to have even considered options and alternatives ahead of time can only help you be a better parent.
@Denise – I think different punishments work well for different kids. I would have been thrilled if math problems was my punishment as a kid (I loved math and was on the math team in middle and high school)! My son is very socially driven so not allowing him to go anywhere with his friends, stay after school to watch a game, or restricting his access to his cell phone are the hardest hitters for him… but he's 17 so those were not viable punishments when he was younger but sure do work great now. The hardest age for us in find relevant punishments were middle school. He didn't have the same freedoms he does now so we couldn't take those away and he has never been into video games or tv. It's hard to enforce a punishment of not being allowed to go outside and ride your bike when that's what you want them to do! We usually would resort to reading a book and writing a report (gasp!)
September 19th, 2012
7:37 pm
We have a collection of creative chore charts on Pinterest that folks might like to browse. It's our most popular board and currently has 61 different ideas. See http://pinterest.com/famzoo/creative-chore-charts/
Judging by the comments, folks might enjoy our FamZoo Facebook page too. We're constantly discussing the latest tips, opinions, pros/cons, articles, research, etc related to allowance, chores, generally helping parents teach kids good money habits.
September 19th, 2012
9:34 pm
Techmom – I was on the math team too. I LOVED math but 200 problems would not have pleased me :-) She is also 7 or so, so just calling something punishment is the first step to making it hurt. LOL! Being sent to my room was a TREAT so that would have not have worked as a punishment. In other words, I'm agreeing that each child is different and requires different forms of punishment and reward.
As for chores, I hate (present tense) to clean so I pay someone to clean when I can't take it anymore. I do well for a few weeks after the cleaning but then it goes to Hades. And I get overwhelmed…and have to call again. We didn't have "chores" growing up. We just did what we were told. Most things were random in our house. Nothing was consistent – NOTHING – so I cannot imagine what it looks like to have anything steady.
September 20th, 2012
8:47 am
@ K's Mom….You did the right thing with the popcorn. Mine, as toddlers, would spill their drink (usually water) and I would hand them a paper towel and say clean it up. Today (10 & 12) it doesn't matter who spills something, one of them runs for the towels and they both clean it up.
Another one I did when they were 2, was hand them a towel (dish or hand) or a wash cloth while I folded laudry. Didn't matter if I was not folding towels, I would grab one from the linen closest and toss it on top of the basket if I had too. I said this is yours to fold. You tell them good job when they are done and b/c they like the praise mine would unfold it and fold it again. When I got to my last item I would say OH LOOK the basket is done! Then let them put their folded towel in the closet and help me put up all the stuff I had folded.
Same with dusting. I would hand them and dust towel and they polished the coffee table or something while I did the other parts of the room. Sometimes at folding they would get tired of folding and go wipe my coffee table down…lol. I had the most dust free table in the neighborhood I bet!
Of course they helped me pick up toys and trash (paper) and stuff too.
I will say with to pre-teens in the house, their rooms are often in need of a good dusting or vac. Usually find some discarded clothes (sometimes clean rejects of the day!!!) on the floor too. So all the ealry training may not prevent that.
September 20th, 2012
10:00 am
Who is the "Me" imposter above?? Why can this rag not have true screen names that are tied to a real email address? If the fake "me" above knew the real "me" they wouldn't want to be posing as such!! :)


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In closing, remember to dedicate some time to training your dog or pup. It's not fair to get angry with your dog for misbehaving if you haven't taken the time to teach your dog what is expected of him or her. No matter which skills you find important for your dog to learn, understand that behaviors need to be rewarded often and well and you will need to limit your dogs opportunity to make the wrong choices by using better management—head halters or no pull harnesses for a dog who pulls, leashes and tethers for jumpers and long lines for a dog who won't come when he or she is called. If you feel like you some additional help, you can search for a professional trainer in your area at www.apdt.com. Good luck!
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Can you provide an overview of your Open Networking Initiative in light of the Big Switch deal?
Michael Dell: We obviously have been participating in this market for some time; with the acquisition of Force10 we upped our participation. Force10 gave us a very significant capability with the larger data centers, the 9500 (switch) and the density space, that's an area where we've built momentum. A large number of the big service providers are combining open networking, open servers, open storage with software-defined. And certainly with our strength in servers, increasingly we're combining these architecturally. We've had a lot of success with blade architectures, putting networking in converged platforms, building next-generation hyper-converged systems with 40G backplanes. And of course the move toward virtual and software-defined is accelerating the whole hyper-converged space. We see more and more network functions gravitating toward the compute engine. So obviously having a core networking capability ... every time we acquire a firm we significantly increase the R&D. That's what we did with our networking team.
Has your networking portfolio led to follow on sales of servers, and vice versa?
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Is networking an important component of Dell's future?
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Why did you acquire Force10 out of the several switch vendors out there?
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