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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Key facts
- Globally, the number of deaths of children under five years of age fell from 12.6 million in 1990 to 6.6 million in 2012.
- In developing countries, the percentage of underweight children under five years old dropped from 28% in 1990 to 17% in 2012.
- While the proportion of births attended by a skilled health worker has increased globally, fewer than 50% of births are attended in the WHO African Region.
- Globally, new HIV infections declined by 33% between 2001 and 2012.
- Existing cases of tuberculosis are declining, along with deaths among HIV-negative tuberculosis cases.
- In 2010, the world met the United Nations Millennium Development Goals target on access to safe drinking-water, as measured by the proxy indicator of access to improved drinking-water sources, but more needs to be done to achieve the sanitation target.
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight goals that UN Member States have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015.
The United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000, commits world leaders to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. The MDGs are derived from this Declaration. Each MDG has targets set for 2015 and indicators to monitor progress from 1990 levels. Several of these relate directly to health.
Progress report on the health-related MDGs
While some countries have made impressive gains in achieving health-related targets, others are falling behind. Often the countries making the least progress are those affected by high levels of HIV/AIDS, economic hardship or conflict.
Millennium Development Goal 1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Target 1.C. Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger
Malnutrition is the underlying cause of death in an estimated 45% of all deaths among children under five years of age. The proportion of underweight children in developing countries has declined from 28% to 17% between 1990 and 2012. This rate of progress is close to the rate required to meet the MDG target, however improvements have been unevenly distributed between and within different regions.
Millennium Development Goal 4: reduce child mortality
Target 4.A. Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate
Globally, significant progress has been made in reducing mortality in children under five years of age. In 2012, 6.6 million children under five died, compared with 12.6 million in 1990. Between 1990 and 2012, under-five mortality declined by 47%, from an estimated rate of 90 deaths per 1000 live births to 48. The global rate of decline has also accelerated in recent years – from 1.2% per annum during 1990–1995 to 3.9% during 2005–2012. Despite this improvement, the world is unlikely to achieve the MDG target of a two-thirds reduction in 1990 mortality levels by the year 2015.
More countries are now achieving high levels of immunization coverage; in 2012, 66% of Member States reached at least 90% coverage. In 2012, global measles immunization coverage was 84% among children aged 12–23 months. During 2000–2011, estimated measles deaths decreased by 71% from 548 300 to
157 700.
Millennium Development Goal 5: improve maternal health
Target 5.A. Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio
Target 5.B. Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health
Despite a significant reduction in the number of maternal deaths – from an estimated 543 000 in 1990 to 287 000 in 2010 – the rate of decline is less than half of what is needed to achieve the MDG target of a three quarters reduction in the mortality ratio between 1990 and 2015.
To reduce the number of maternal deaths, women need access to good-quality reproductive health care and effective interventions. In 2010, 63% of women aged 15–49 years who were married or in a consensual union were using some form of contraception, while 12% wanted to stop or postpone childbearing but were not using contraception.
The proportion of women receiving antenatal care at least once during pregnancy was about 81% for the period 2005–2012, but for the recommended minimum of four visits or more the corresponding figure drops to around 55%.
The proportion of births attended by skilled personnel – crucial for reducing perinatal, neonatal and maternal deaths – is above 90% in three of the six WHO regions. However, increased coverage is needed in certain regions, such as the WHO African Region where the figure remains less than 50%.
Millennium Development Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Target 6A. Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS
Target 6B. Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it.
In 2012, an estimated 2.3 million people were newly infected with HIV – 33% less than the 3.4 million people newly infected in 2001. Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 70% of all the people who acquired HIV infection globally. There were an estimated 35 million people living with HIV in 2012, an increase from previous years. As access to antiretroviral therapy in low- and middle-income countries improves (around 9.7 million people in low- and middle-income countries received treatment in 2012), the population living with HIV will continue to grow since fewer people are dying from AIDS-related causes.
Target 6C. Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases
About half the world's population is at risk of malaria, and an estimated 219 million cases in 2010 led to approximately 660 000 deaths – most of these in children under the age of five living in Africa. Progress in reducing malaria case incidence and mortality rates has been faster in countries with lower numbers of cases and deaths. Nonetheless, greater numbers of cases and deaths are estimated to have been averted between 2001 and 2010 in countries which had the highest malaria burdens in 2000.
The coverage of interventions such as the distribution of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying has greatly increased, and will need to be sustained in order to prevent the resurgence of disease and deaths caused by malaria.
The annual global number of new cases of tuberculosis has been slowly falling since 2006 and fell 2.2% between 2010 and 2011. In 2011, there were an estimated 8.7 million new cases, of which about 13% involved people living with HIV. Mortality due to tuberculosis has fallen 41% since 1990 and is trending to globally reach a 50% reduction by 2015. Incidence rates are also falling in all WHO's six regions. Globally, treatment success rates have been sustained at high levels since 2007, at or above the target of 85%.
Other diseases
Neglected tropical diseases are a medically diverse group of infections caused by a variety of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa and helminths.
The 17 diseases prioritized by WHO affect more than one billion people and cause immense suffering and death. They are found in 149 countries, cause multiple infections in one individual person and are almost always associated with poverty.
Despite renewed momentum characterized by unprecedented progress, neglected tropical diseases remain an obstacle to health, frustrate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and pose a serious impediment to poverty reduction and overall socioeconomic development.
Two of the 17 diseases are targeted for eradication – dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) by 2015 and yaws by 2020 – and four others for elimination (blinding trachoma, human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy and lymphatic filariasis) by 2020.
Millennium Development Goal 7: ensure environmental sustainability
Target 7C: By 2015, halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation
The world has now met the MDG target relating to access to safe drinking-water. In 2011, 89% of the population used an improved source of drinking-water compared with 76% in 1990. Progress has however been uneven across different regions, between urban and rural areas, and between rich and poor.
With regard to basic sanitation, current rates of progress are too slow for the MDG target to be met globally. In 2010, 2.5 billion people did not have access to improved sanitation facilities, with 1 billion these people still practicing open defecation. The number of people living in urban areas without access to improved sanitation is increasing because of rapid growth in the size of urban populations.
Millennium Development Goal 8: develop a global partnership for development
Target 8E. In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential medicines in developing countries
Many people continue to face a scarcity of medicines in the public sector, forcing them to the private sector where prices can be substantially higher. Surveys undertaken from 2007-2012 show the average availability of selected generic medicines in low- and middle-income countries was only 57% in the public sector. Patient prices of lowest priced generics in the private sector averaged 5 times international reference prices, ranging up to about 16 times higher in some countries.
Even the lowest-priced generics can put common treatments beyond the reach of low-income households in developing countries. The greatest price is paid by patients suffering chronic diseases. Effective treatments for the majority of the global chronic disease burden exist, yet universal access remains out-of-reach.
WHO response
WHO works with partners to support national efforts to achieve the health-related MDGs. WHO's activities include:
- setting prevention and treatment guidelines and other global norms and standards;
- providing technical support to countries to implement guidelines;
- analysing social and economic factors and highlighting the broader risks and opportunities for health.
WHO assists national authorities as they develop health policies and plans, and helps governments work with development partners to align external assistance with domestic priorities. WHO also collects and disseminates data on health so countries can plan health spending and track progress.


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The Return
In the season opener, Katherine returns with a vengeance.
Returning for its second season, The Vampire Diaries is the story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same beautiful girl, who are battling to control the fate of an entire town.
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The Return
In the season opener, Katherine returns with a vengeance.
Brave New World
Damon is suspicious of Tyler's Uncle Mason (TAYLOR KINNEY).
Bad Moon Rising
Stefan faces a new danger.
Memory Lane
Stefan is shocked when Katherine reveals new secrets.
Kill Or Be Killed
Mason's past is revealed.
Plan B
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Death at the Lockwood's masquerade ball. But who?
Stefan and Damon reach a new understanding.
Katherine's past is revealed.
The Sacrifice
Jeremy makes a dangerous mistake.
By The Light of the Moon
As the full moon nears, Tyler prepares for transformation.
The Descent
Damon asks Elena to keep an eye on Rose (LAUREN COHAN).
Daddy Issues
Johnathan Gilbert (DAVID ANDERS) returns to Mystic Falls.
Crying Wolf
Bonnie gets shocking information out of Luka (BRYTON JAMES).
The Dinner Party
Stefan tells Elena about his darkest days.
The House Guest
It's a night of confessions in Mystic Falls.
Know Thy Enemy
Stefan and Damon realize they have a new secret weapon.
The Last Dance
Klaus is playing a game that keeps everyone on edge.
Klaus (recurring guest star JOSEPH MORGAN) is revealed.
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COURTICE -- The Holy Trinity Titans senior boys' hockey team continues to win the games that matter most.
The Courtice Catholic school, part of only a four-team LOSSA loop this season, swept Whitby's Austin Wildcats in a two-game final to book its ticket to the OFSAA AAA/AAAA provincial tournament being hosted by the Region of Peel March 19-22.
The Titans also won St. Peter's Classic in Peterborough this season, which coach Chris Chisholm says should bode well come time for the provincial championship.
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The Titans finished a close second to the Wildcats during the regular season, despite not losing a game in regulation.
Austin's five regulation wins, good for three points in the LOSSA set-up, helped push the Wildcats a point ahead of the Titans, who won four in regulation and another in a shootout, but dropped a pair in shootouts.
However, Holy Trinity left nothing to chance come playoff time, sweeping both the Dwyer Saints, 9-0 and 6-1 in the semifinals, and the Wildcats, 2-1 and 4-2 in the final.
Ryan Miehm scored twice in the clincher for the Titans, with Mike Hibbard and Ben Grieve netting the others. Andrew Gurr and Kyle Murphy found the mark in the first game of the final, while Mike Bergman minded the nets in both games.
"We have a lot of depth, we're solid from the front to the back," Chisholm said of his squad. "Everybody plays their role and they do it well. I don't really see a whole lot of weaknesses. We have a lot of size and then we've got the speed built into that as well. It's a good all-around team."
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The park had so many different options for meals it was great! I know you are probably thinking junk food. Afterall it was an amusement park. Well there are so many options today that you can actually eat relatively healthy, if you think about it and plan ahead a bit.
For the drive down (about 5 1/2) hours, I packed lots of water, diet coke and baby carrots. I snacked on the carrots so that I wouldn't be starving when we decided to stop for lunch. I ordered a turkey sandwich with cole slaw, NO FRIES. It was hard but I did it.
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We were so busy on the rides that we didn't even think about food until we were really hungry. Isn't that a nice concept? We also got a refillable bottle and asked for ice water instead of diet coke. We stayed hydrated and happy.
I had discussed my eating strategies with Andy before we went on the trip so that we would be in sync about where and when we would get food. By creating this plan we not only had a fun filled weekend but food was not an issue. We chose healthy and we were very happy with that choice.
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Northwestern State Outlasts ORU, 3-2
Northwestern State (8-9, 4-1 SLC) was victorious by scores of 25-17, 26-28, 20-25, 25-21 and 15-10.
Sara Pope matched a career high with 19 kills in the win, while Laura Taylor set a personal best with 56 assists. But the Golden Eagles hit just .190 as a team, including a -.030 mark in the decisive 5th set.
The Lady Demons were paced by freshman Ashley Elrod, who smacked 17 kills and added 14 digs for good measure. Stacey DiFrancesco chipped in 14 kills.
Defensively, Bruna Silva led all players with 31 digs, while Keelie Arneson paced the Demons with 22 digs.
ORU had a tough time getting rolling in the 1st set, falling behind, 7-2. The Golden Eagles fought back to even the match at 11-11 on a Northwestern State error, by the Lady Demons soon regained control. A combined block by Caiti O'Connell and Vanessa Coleman gave the visitors a 19-14 lead, and they clinched the set at 25-17 on a Glynna Johnson kill.
The 2nd set was much tougher, with both teams failing to capitalize on several set points. ORU was turned away at 24-23 by an O'Connell kill, but Pope killed off an NSU set point at 25-24. The junior again turned NSU away with a kill at 26-25, and finally ORU took the set, 28-26, on a Lady Demon error.
Nika Mostahinic and Jessica Pancratz alternated kills on the first four points of the 3rd set, building a 4-0 lead for the Golden Eagles. The Lady Demons came back to even the set at 16-all on consecutive DiFrancesco kills, but ORU steadied the ship. The Golden Eagles scored five of the set's final six points, capped by a Mostahinic kill, to take a 25-20 win.
ORU was in prime position to end the match when a Luara Rosa kill evened the 4th set at 21-all and provided the home team with a shot of momentum. But the Lady Demons held tough and scored the final four points of the frame. Mackenzie Neely started the run with a kill and finished it with an ace, sending the match to a 5th set with a 25-21 win.
Northwestern State launched an 8-1 run midway through the final set to take an 11-5 lead. The outcome was never in doubt after that, with O'Connell blasting a kill on the second match point to give the visitors a match-ending 15-10 victory.
Despite the loss, several Golden Eagles had fine individual performances. Rosa smashed a career-best 15 kills, while Mostahinic had a career-high 13 kills to go with nine digs. On the defensive end, Kylie Johnson set a season-best with 19 digs, and Sthephanie Mab added a season-high 12 digs.
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I've never been disappointed in a factory refurbished item...they're gone over in detail by the manufacturer to ensure everything is working okay, so in some respects they're better than new. Every refurbished item I've bought, and I've bought many, have looked like new when they arrived, albeit usually not in their original box.
I bought this lens (new) from Bestbuy a couple of months ago and was disappointed. Returned it and got the 35mm and have been thrilled with it. Use it 90% of the time on my D5100.
Buy D lens instead of G and save money. Same quality with half of the cost.
D lenses will not auto focus on anything with out a focus motor (d5100/5000/5200, D3000/d3100,d3200, d40, d60..). Also D lenses will not perform as good as the new line of 1.8g due to newer optical design.
Every G lenses cost twice as much as D lenses and that was why Nikon make most of the newer low end SLRs can be used with G lenses only. I have both D and G lenses and couldn't really tell the difference in picture clarity. Get a used Nikon D90 and put the D lens on you will not be disappointed.
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Co-sponsored by Tennessee Technological University's School of Agriculture and the Middle Tennessee Antique Engine and Tractor Association, the event promises an abundance of old farm equipment and antique tools, as well as a wide variety of craft exhibitors from across the Upper Cumberland and around the United States.
"The show is designed to entertain the entire family," said Del Heffelfinger, president of the Middle Tennessee Antique Engine and Tractor Association. "It encompasses the history of agriculture. For the young, it's a comparison of technology; for the old, it's a bit of nostalgia."
Visitors will find dozens of crafts demonstrations, including furniture, stained glass and leatherworking. More than 50 booths will fill the show ring of the Hyder-Burks Pavilion, displaying and selling everything from Christmas decorations to handmade pottery. The show also includes hundreds of antique items such as toys and pedal cars. The public is encouraged to bring antique tools, parts and other implements for sale or trade at the swap tent.
One of the many talented artisans who will display at the craft show is Rick Lee of Cookeville, a leather craftsman who has created pieces for people around the world, from policemen to movie producers to country music artists.
"I started when I was about 10 years old with my grandfather in Oklahoma," Lee said. "He was a native American, and I was born at a Navajo Army Depot. We supplemented our income by hunting animals and selling the leather."
Today Lee supports himself entirely with his leatherwork, and one of his claims to fame is he doesn't use modern equipment. All his pieces are made by hand the way they were more than 100 years ago.
"All my pieces are hand cut and hand sewn," he said. "For a bullet belt, one loop takes 26 stitches, and each loop takes about 10 to 12 minutes to complete. There can be 40 or 50 loops on a belt, so it takes a while."
Lee makes a wide variety of leather items, including baby booties, molded camera cases and pistol holsters, book binders and gear for rappelling and rescue. His customers include Garth Brooks, many area law enforcers and even members of the U.S. ground forces in Sarajevo, who find Lee's rifle slings hold up well in the harsh conditions of the Balkans.
Another local artisan whose works will be displayed at the event is Susan Lavallee of Walker Mountain Stained Glass Art near Cookeville.
"There are various ways of doing stained glass," Lavallee said. "I design my own patterns. It makes my work more personal and original."
Lavallee does both small and large pieces, sometimes incorporating other media like cross-stitch designs, into her prismatic, glowing work.
Lavallee says spectators can count on having a good time and seeing unusual wares. "There is such a variety of crafts that are really lost arts, like basket weaving and making rocking chairs. And I enjoy meeting people, too."
Admission to the show is $2 with children under 12 free. The Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion is located 2.2 miles west of Cookeville on Highway 290-Gainesboro Grade. Events begin at 10 a.m., Friday, and continue through Sunday afternoon.


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Buckner assumed the position of fire chief in Jacksonville in October 2009. He came from Rainbow City where he was a paramedic and captain of that city's fire department.
Buckner told the Exchangites that last year, his department answered 2,244 calls. He said that 72 percent of the call volume is related to emergency medical services.
He noted that he's proud of the relationship his department has with local hospitals.
"We've worked on several projects with our local hospitals," he said. "One program we have is a 12 lead program. We can transmit a 12 lead from the field, say to the emergency room, and that allows us to help reduce the time a patient has to get to the cath lab. We've been able to help the hospitals reduce that time by about 32 percent, which allows for a greater survival rate."
His department has also partnered with hospitals to reduce the time a potential stroke patient has from a cat scan until he can receive medication to help break up a clot that could cause a stroke.
"We've also changed our protocols and procedures to keep up with the latest trends," he said. "This means that we've seen an increase in our cardiac arrest survival rates."
Buckner talked about the new fire truck, a 2011 Pierce Rescue Bumper, the department received which will not only respond to fires but is capable of advanced life support as well as rescues.
He said the new fire station, which will be built in the south end of town, will reduce response times and drive distances for residents in that area.
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Buckner thanked the Exchange Club members who, along with State Farm Insurance, donated smoke detectors, which are given to those who can't afford them. Buckner said not only are they free, members of his department will install them.
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Broccoli Side Dish Recipe
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With just a few ingredients, this makes a special side that kids of all ages would enjoy. A touch of brown sugar makes it a great dish for parents trying to get the kids to eat more veggies!
- 5 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- Place broccoli in a large microwave-safe bowl. Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over broccoli. Cover and microwave on high for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Serve with a slotted spoon. Yield: 4 servings.
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Excellent new side dish. To the sauce, I added a squirt of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, just because we like it.
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Was looking for a new way to prepare broccoli and this recipe was awesome. Will definitely make again.
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Delicious! My family LOVED it!! Instead of minced garlic, I used garlic powder.
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eh i liked it, but it just felt like i was eating broccoli and garlic too garlicy for me.
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Delicious! Will make again.
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Alas, this is a never-ending story. Neither Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid nor Republican challenger Sharron Angle can resist politicizing it.
Whatever his true feelings about the complex issue may be, during the campaign Reid has chosen to soft-sell immigration reform. He's relying on a heavy turnout of Hispanic voters to carry him across the finish line on Election Day.
Reid has supported comprehensive immigration reform, but he's also emphasized a path to citizenship for immigrants who qualify. The Latino vote is such an important part of his re-election strategy that he told an audience earlier this year, "I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican, OK? Do I need to say more?"
Angle, meanwhile, has blasted Reid on a daily, at times hourly, basis with a barrage of television ads clearly intended to frighten voters with images of brown-skinned toughs crossing the border. The tenor and tone of the ads is unmistakable.
Just when I figured the candidates had moved on to other subjects, Angle dropped by Rancho High School in North Las Vegas for a chat with some students.
Sounds tame enough, but nothing is harmless at this point in the campaign. When Rancho students, many of whom just happen to be of Hispanic heritage, raised the issue of whether it was fair to portray them in such a negative light considering the fact illegal immigration isn't just a Mexican issue, Angle didn't give the young people a lesson in political candor.
Instead, she appeared to attempt to spin them and pretend that the advertisements were something other than what they were — a clear attempt to focus on the illegal immigration issue along the Mexican border in order to call Reid soft on the subject.
It isn't the first time the conservative firebrand has hurt herself by attempting to soften her opinions. In fact, the Reid campaign has made much of her various views of everything from Social Security to unemployment insurance.
As the Associated Press wrote, "Angle, a tea party favorite who has rallied for stricter border enforcement, played down her usual conservative rhetoric in a brief discussion with a Hispanic high school group Friday in Las Vegas. The students asked her to explain her repeated use of TV spots denounced by national pro-immigrant and Hispanic organizations as race-baiting attacks."
To which Angle lamely responded, "I think that you're misinterpreting those commercials. I'm not sure that those are Latinos in that commercial. What it is, is a fence and there are people coming across that fence. What we know is that our northern border is where the terrorists came through. That's the most porous border that we have. We cannot allow terrorists, we cannot allow anyone to come across our border if we don't know why they're coming. So, we have to secure all of our borders and that's what that was about, is border security."
Oh, brother.
The commercial includes pictures of young men from Mexico. It shows shadowed interlopers sneaking along the border. One version includes a map of Mexico, according to the AP.
The fact is, most illegal immigrants who have traveled to Nevada do so up from Mexico. It wouldn't have been the end of the world to admit that.
But Angle, again, decided it was better to try to dress up the issue to fit her audience. That style is what has landed her in trouble throughout the campaign.
At Rancho, teacher Isaac Barron shrugged at Angle's political tap dance. He told the AP, "Some of the kids, they couldn't help but chuckle at that. To deny they are anti-Hispanic when those are the only people shown in her ads, it doesn't add up."
Reid, meanwhile, is depending on a big Hispanic voter turnout to add up on Nov. 2.
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Wade Michael Page, the man accused of killing six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, was a member of a white supremacist band called End Apathy, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, and in a 2010 interview about the band had expressed disappointment with a sick society.On MySpace, the bands most popular song is called Self Destruct, posted in 2006. Many of the bands lyrics, where intelligible, express a generic sense of alienation. A few lyrics from Submission: Compassion is a weakness, adapt to the trying times or pay with your life, refuse to think for yourself, you want to be led! Unable to see the big scheme / you could care less what it means / you dont deserve to be saved / Submission! Youre a slave!
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During the last 20 years, Cuba's cigars have both dominated and been dominated in Cigar Aficionado's tastings by the rest of the cigar world, but in 2011, they reached new heights
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For most of 2011, the editors of Cigar Aficionado remarked that the new cigars from Cuba reminded them of the glory days of the early 1990s. The benchmark brands showed balance and intensity, beautiful wrappers, solid tobacco flavors and excellent construction. But it is risky to rely only on impressions (and the occasional truly great cigar) to make assertions that in the end, may or may not be true. So, we decided to go to the database and test our impressions against the numbers.
The facts are clear. In 2011, the average score of Cuban cigars rated in both Cigar Aficionado magazine and Cigar Insider newsletter reached an all-time high: 90.9 points, up from 90.3 in 2010. We rated 103 Cuban cigars in both publications last year, which is about on par with every year since we moved to a bimonthly publication schedule in 1997. In 2007, we rated our highest number of Cuban smokes ever with a total of 124.
This past year also saw the highest number of Cuban cigars scoring 93 points or higher—15 cigars. The highest scorer of the year was the Partagás Serie P No. 2; the cigar continued to perform well in our annual Top 25 tasting, earning the No. 4 position.
But there were a number of other great Cuban cigars too: the Punch Double Corona, Cohiba Lancero, Bolivar Corona Extra and H. Upmann Sir Winston. Those results support the conclusion that Cuban cigars are continuing to improve, and reaching levels of consistent taste and quality that had been absent for a number of years.
"We are probably seeing some of the finest years of Cuban cigar production ever," says Edward Sahakian, who has operated the Davidoff shop on St. James Street in London since 1980. "Now they have time to produce better tobacco, ferment and age it longer, keep the cigars longer and not rush them out.
"Anyone buying a Cuban cigar in the last two, three, four or even five years is getting great cigars. The cigars today are the Dom Perignons of the future. They are real collector's items," Sahakian says. He explains that it is difficult to keep some brands, such as the Cohiba Behike line and the Cohiba 1966 Edición Limitada, in stock on his store's shelves.
Christoph Wolters, who runs the Casa del Habano in Hamburg, Germany, agrees that the current production is the best of the last 10 years or so. "I wouldn't say they were better than the early 1990s, just different. They were using different varieties then," he says. "Since they began aging their tobacco more again, the cigars, like the limited edition Havanas, have been some of the most remarkable cigars. It is a fantastic improvement."
He adds that the demand for the regional and limited editions has been "sky-high," and that Cohiba has been the leader in his market in 2011. "Sales figures for this popular brand are through the roof."
In our reporting from Cuba in 2011, executives at Habanos S.A. expressed uniform optimism about the changes that had been instituted in the production process, and the evident improvements those had created. For instance, every major Cuban cigar factory now has a draw test machine, and they are testing a high percentage of every cigar rolled. Perhaps more importantly, the marketing strategy, which has developed the regional and limited edition programs, has created a general confidence and excitement inside Habanos. Their own enthusiasm for the products clearly is being translated into the marketplace.
Furthermore, if the tobacco crop of 2010–2011 ends up being as good as the growers believed it to be, then this run of great Cuban cigars should continue as that tobacco begins to be used.
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The Associate Director of Technology Services manages, performs and coordinates infrastructure support services. Primary responsibility focuses on academic computing services on campus. The position includes campus-wide management and training for student access to computing services, coordination of software and hardware acquisition, management and self-help training to further technology awareness and adoption. This also includes maintaining Windows server environments plus managing the campus' core and perimeter network system including wired and wireless technologies.
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EPA/NIEHS Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (CEHCs)
Protecting Children's Health for a Lifetime
For many reasons, children are likely to be more vulnerable than adults to the effects of environmental contaminants. To better understand the effects of these exposures on children's health, the EPA/NIEHS Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers ("Children's Centers") were established to explore ways to reduce children's health risks from environmental factors. The program is jointly funded by EPA through the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants program, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
The long-range goals of the program include understanding how environmental factors affect children's health, and promoting translation of basic research findings into intervention and prevention methods to prevent adverse health outcomes.
Multidiscipilnary Program: fostering research collaborations among basic, clinical, and behavioral scientists with participation from local communities.
The EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers continue to contribute to understanding complex interactions between the environment, genetics, and other factors and how those interactions may affect children's health from preconception to young adulthood.
Emerging Areas of Research Include
- Obesity: What is the role of environmental factors in the epidemic of obesity among our nation's children?
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: How are widespread exposures to chemicals that interfere with the body's hormones affecting children, particularly during vulnerable windows of development?
- Epigenetics: How do modifications to DNA resulting from diet, aging, stress, and/or environmental exposures affect our children or our grandchildren?
Meeting Celebrates 15 years of the EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers Research Program
The EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers program celebrated the program's 15th anniversary during Children's Health Month in October, 2013 with a joint meeting with the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs). More than 200 people attended the 2-day meeting at the Omni Shoreham hotel in Washington, DC. The theme of the meeting was "Protecting Children's Health for a Lifetime: Environmental Health Research Meets Clinical Practice and Public Policy." Speakers included EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, EPA Office of Research and Development Acting Assistant Administrator Lek Kadeli, NIEHS Director Linda Birnbaum, principal investigators and researchers from the Children's Centers and clinicians from the PEHSU program. A Congressional briefing held in conjunction with the meeting featured presentations from EPA Office of Research and Development Deputy Assistant Administrator Ramona Trovato, NIEHS Director Linda Birnbaum and Children's Centers Principal Investigators Frederica Perera, Brenda Eskenazi and Gregory Diette. For more information and the meeting agenda, please see Calendar Event
New Study Shows Changes in Genes during Pregnancy May Cause Long-Term Health Effects in Children
A new study shows that a change in groups of genes turned "on" and "off" may last from before birth at least into early childhood. Children of mothers with a high body mass index (BMI) may show more of these changes, and could cause lasting health effects in children.
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Mother's Antibodies May Explain a Quarter of Autism Cases
EPA STAR-funded researchers have identified seven primary auto-antibodies and corresponding antigens that appear to be linked to maternal autoantibody-related (MAR) autism.
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Shower your sweet treat with some sprinkles dusted by the fairytale-like Unicorn Sprinkles Shaker. Holes at the top of the unicorn's body release the sprinkles after you flip it upside down and shake. Multi-coloured sprinkles will scatter over your ice cream, cake or anything that you want to add a sugary and colourful taste to. The mythical unicorn will add a more mystical look to your kitchen as well as adding a magical taste to your food. - R.K.
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- Holes at the top of the body - flip upside down and shake to release sprinkles
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General Motors dealers in the United States reported 215,358 total sales in June, an 11-percent gain compared to June 2010. The gain was the result of continued solid retail demand for the company's wide selection of fuel-efficient vehicles. Retail sales for GM's brands rose 16 percent for the month, compared to a year ago, and were 4 percent higher than May.
For the month, Chevrolet Cruze had retail sales 153 percent higher than the Chevrolet Cobalt it replaced, and total sales above 20,000 for the third straight month. The 32 MPG highway-rated GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox compact crossovers saw a combined retail sales increase of 78 percent during the month. Passenger car and crossover retail sales also rose substantially, up 33 percent and 24 percent, respectively.
Total sales for GM's full-size pickups – Chevrolet Silverado and Avalanche, and GMC Sierra, rose 15 percent compared to May, while retail sales increased 20 percent from last month.
"With continued strong consumer demand for GM's fuel-efficient vehicles, June was another solid month for us," said Don Johnson, vice president, U.S. Sales Operations. "The month caps a successful first half of 2011 for us in the U.S. market – our sales are up and we've gained share profitably."
In the first half of 2011, GM dealers in the United States have reported 1,261,633 vehicles sold – a 192,056 unit increase over the first half of 2010 – leading to total and retail market share gains.
Compared to last year, June fleet sales decreased 1 percent due to a planned decline in sales to rental accounts. Sales to commercial accounts rose 31 percent – the 15th consecutive month of commercial sales gains. Fleet deliveries accounted for 27 percent of GM's total sales for the month.
Passenger Cars
Total sales of GM passenger cars increased 28 percent during June, compared to a year ago. Retail sales for cars rose 33 percent for the month on the continuing strength of the Cruze, which was up 153 percent compared to the Chevrolet Cobalt it replaced. The Cruze Eco, which delivers an estimated 42 miles-per-gallon highway, accounted for 17 percent of the model's sales during the month.
The all-new Buick Regal continued to appeal to new consumers, recording 3,497 retail sales. For the month, approximately 30 percent of Regal sales were turbo models. Cadillac CTS retail sales rose 16 percent, spurred by continued strong demand for the all-new CTS Coupe.
Year-to-date through June, retail sales for GM's passenger cars rose 43 percent.
Total crossover sales declined 2 percent, due to a planned reduction in sales to fleets, while retail sales were up 24 percent compared to last June. Retail sales of Equinox and Terrain were up 79 percent and 75 percent respectively.
For the first half of 2011, retail sales of GM's crossovers were up 26 percent.
Total combined sales of Silverado and Avalanche, and Sierra increased 5 percent, with retail sales down 2 percent versus a year ago. Total sales of Chevrolet Silverado HD rose 23 percent year-over-year, while GMC Sierra HD sales improved 39 percent. Total sales for both the Silverado and Sierra were the best of any month in 2011.
For the year to date, retail sales for GM's full-size pickups are up 12 percent, while total sales of 259,101 units represent a 12-percent increase compared to the first six months of 2010.
Month-end dealer inventory in the United States stood at about 605,000 units, up about 21,000 units compared to May and about 168,000 units higher than June 2010.
Brand Key Facts:
Chevrolet: Chevrolet dealers delivered 156,848 total vehicles in June, an 11-percent increase over June 2010. Retail sales for Chevrolet were up 16 percent, for the tenth straight month of retail sales increases for the brand. Cruze retail sales were 153 percent higher than the Chevrolet Cobalt. Equinox retail sales rose 79 percent. For the third straight month, sales of passenger cars were higher than trucks and crossovers for the brand – something that hasn't happened since 1991. Through the first half of 2011, Chevrolet sold 904,548 total vehicles – up 122,105 units, or 16 percent.
Buick: Buick reported 14,868 total sales, a 13-percent increase compared to last year. This includes a 19-percent increase in year-over-year retail sales, led by demand for the all-new Regal and Regal Turbo, which accounted for approximately 30 percent of June sales. June was the 21st consecutive month of year-over-year total and retail sales gains for the brand. Year-to-date Buick total sales of 93,599 are 34 percent higher than the first six months of 2010.
GMC: GMC reported total sales of 32,782, a 15-percent increase compared to the same month last year. Retail sales rose 18 percent for the brand on strong demand for the Terrain (up 75 percent) and the Acadia (up 23 percent). Sierra retail sales rose 6 percent and marked the best year of 2011 for the pickup truck. June also marked the 21st consecutive month of year-over-year total and retail sales increases for the brand. Through June, GMC total sales are up 23 percent to 187,364.
Cadillac: Cadillac reported total sales of 10,860 for June, an 8-percent decrease versus last June due to planned reductions in sales to rental accounts. For the month, retail sales increased 5 percent. June was the 17th consecutive month of year-over-year retail sales gains. CTS retail sales continued to be brisk – up 16 percent – driven by the popular CTS Coupe. For the year-to-date, Cadillac total sales are up 18 percent to 76,122.
Fleet sales for GM's four brands were 58,661 for the month, a 1-percent decline for the month, compared to last year's June – driven by a planned 4 percent decrease in sales to rental accounts. Sales to commercial customers increased 31 percent – the 15th consecutive month of commercial fleet sales gains. Fleet accounted for 27 percent of GM total sales during the month – lower than the 31 percent fleet mix in June 2010.


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Compass is a Java framework which makes it simple to map your Java object model into a search engine. It is built on top of the Lucene search engine. Compass features declarative mapping technology OSEM (similar to O/R database mapping), transaction management, Google-like query syntax, externalization of common metadata, and much much more.
Isobel is a framework to build complex information retrieval and analysis systems. Isobel can be functionally divided in two subsytems, Isobel Gatherer (the crawling and filtering subsystem) and Isobel Analyzer (the analysis subsystem). The two subsytems can also be used separately. Isobel Gatherer offers ready-to-use services like content fetching, scheduling, document format conversion, Hyperlink graph storage and analysis, content storage and indexing. A programmer may easily add new services. Isobel Analyzer uses the IBM UIMA architecture to reuse the analysis components developed for this architecture.
Catacomb is a WebDAV repository module for use with the Apache WebDAV module, mod_dav. Apache mod_dav parses WebDAV and DeltaV protocol requests into operations on a repository providing persistent storage of resources and their properties. The default repository for mod_dav is provided by a separate module, mod_dav_fs, which stores resource bodies as files in the filesystem, and stores properties in a (G)DBM database. It could be used for server side searching and versioning of files over the HTTP protocol.
Nutch is highly scalable Web searching software which builds on top of Apache Hadoop and Lucene Java. Key features include a Web crawler, indexer, crawl management tools, parsers for HTML, PDF, DOC, and several other document formats, and an expandable architecture that allows you to plug in additional functionality such as document parsers, custom scoring algorithms, custom content parsers, protocols, and more.
Solr is an enterprise search platform from the Apache Lucene project. Its major features include powerful full-text search, hit highlighting, faceted search, dynamic clustering, database integration, and rich document (e.g. Word and PDF) handling. Solr is highly scalable, providing distributed search and index replication, and it powers the search and navigation features of many of the world's largest internet sites. Solr is written in Java and runs as a standalone full-text search server within a servlet container such as Tomcat. Solr uses the Lucene Java search library at its core for full-text indexing and search, and has REST-like HTTP/XML and JSON APIs that make it easy to use from virtually any programming language. Solr's powerful external configuration allows it to be tailored to almost any type of application without Java coding, and it has an extensive plugin architecture when more advanced customization is required.
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"Please use political tact and cancel the festival which will be considered by the rest of the world as a sign of Japanese arrogance, ignorance, and love for an act of violence."
Read the rest of Yoko's letter here.
"They cannot move to a healthier place to raise their families because the value of their house plummeted when the water went bad — and they cannot afford to relocate. They have to open their windows when they run the water to prevent methane gas from building up and risk explosion. It is a terrible fate, and there is no way to reverse what has happened to them. And it is outrageous that the gas companies accuse these honorable, defenseless people of lying — we saw the brown smelly water ourselves in homes right next to fracking sites. The fact that the water was nasty brown around their houses really scared me."
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Pros – Flexible hours - just get your work done
Comradery among co-workers
Cons – High expectation, little to no rewards
Lack of direction
Little to no mentoring, figure it out on your own.
Advice to Senior Management – Develop your employees, recongnize your employees, many here work hard with little or no recongnition and that is why turnover is greater than 25 percent in any given department annually
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It was interesting to make stops at places we walked past several times during our stay. One stop was even at a guesthouse that we considered staying in. The final stop was at the Hard Rock Cafe, which was a former home of one of the city's historical figures.
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Neighborhoods: Junction, West Seattle
Pie fixes everything! That's the motto of this adorable shop in West Seattle. So many flavors and fillings and sizes. Love the cuties pies and the signature shoofly, an old-fashioned treat that features nuts and raisins.
As simple and sweet as its name, this modest West Seattle bakery focuses on delectable classic pies. – In Short
A tender, buttery crust is the backbone for flavors ranging from traditional banana cream to a deep chocolate tart. Slices are available to go, but a few comfortable tables and small counter provide seating to enjoy an a la mode slab along with the free Wi-Fi. Cinnamon-dusted pie crust stars provide the perfect bribe for kids, while savory quiches and a rich chicken pot pie make a fine and comforting lunch.
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FDIC Consumer News
Winter 2009/2010
Some Tips for Managing the Pain of Medical Debts
With healthcare costs soaring and family budgets tightening, it's no wonder that medical debts are a major headache for many Americans. If you're facing the financial and emotional stress of medical bills and you're not sure how — or if — you can pay them, here are some suggestions from FDIC Consumer News.
Guard against billing and insurance errors. Get an itemized statement from each health care provider and make sure the services and costs listed are correct. Contact your provider if you find a mistake or you need clarification. Also, if you believe your health insurer denied or reduced a payment incorrectly, you may appeal that decision with your insurer. Check also with your state's department of insurance for any other rights you may have.
Contact the doctor's office or hospital immediately if you don't think you can pay a medical debt. Explain your situation and try to negotiate the bill or offer a reasonable payment plan before it is referred to a collection agency. "Medical debts that go unpaid can be reported to the credit bureaus and damage your credit record," said Bobbie Gray, an FDIC Community Affairs Specialist. "Not only will you still have debts, but you may end up paying more to borrow money in the future, if you're approved to borrow at all."
For big medical expenses that are not covered by insurance, think twice before charging them to a credit card or a loan with a high interest rate. If you expect to pay the bill back over a long time period — perhaps over several years — the interest costs can end up far exceeding the charges from your healthcare providers. Also, putting a medical bill on your credit card results in the expense no longer being considered a medical debt, and that may limit the ability of low-income patients to obtain financial assistance from Medicaid or other programs. Instead of turning to credit cards for medical bills you're sure you can't pay in full at the end of the month, talk to your healthcare providers about the possibility of extending payments for, say, a year or more.
But what if you decide to gradually pay your medical bills using credit? "Shop around for the lowest interest rate, perhaps a fixed rate that will stay in effect for as long as you expect to be making payments," added Gray. "Also be aware that many healthcare providers have arrangements with certain lenders to promote their loans and credit cards for medical debts, so do some research to find the card that's best for you. Don't turn to the provider's recommended form of credit just because it appears to be the easiest way to pay."
Only use your home to finance medical bills as a last resort. Home equity loans enable you to borrow money against your home's value to pay for major expenses, including medical debts, and perhaps qualify for a tax deduction on the interest payments. But remember that if you borrow using a home equity product, and you cannot make the loan payments, you could lose your home.
"Your house is a valuable asset," said Luke W. Reynolds, Chief of the FDIC's Community Outreach Section. "You should think very carefully before putting your home on the line to finance medical debts."
Be very careful before withdrawing money "early" from your retirement savings to pay for medical expenses. Taking funds from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) before age 59½ sometimes can trigger sizeable tax penalties. Also, the more money you take out of IRAs, 401(k) accounts and other retirement plans before retirement, "the less you will have available for other needs during retirement, plus you will lose out on the ability of the funds to compound and grow," said Reynolds.
Before putting your financial future at risk by taking an early withdrawal from an IRA, ask your healthcare provider about a realistic repayment plan.
Don't be afraid to ask for additional help. Depending on your age or income level, you may qualify for aid in handling medical debts under the federal Medicaid program or state government initiatives. Many hospitals offer free or discounted care for patients who don't qualify for government programs and meet specific financial criteria. Most hospitals also have financial counselors who can help patients understand the various programs and help with applications.
In addition, a reputable credit counseling service may be able to help consumers get their medical debts under control. And, if you have medical bills that have been sent to collection, you may negotiate to reduce the bills and pay them through an installment plan.
For information about how to deal with debt problems in general, including how to avoid problems with debt collectors and find reliable credit counseling, visit the consumer facts Web page from the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/credit/debt.shtm.
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As the film portion of South by Southwest continued for a second day, fans lined the red carpet as stars made their way into the Paramount Theatre.
Friday's opening night premiere brought in stars like Jim Carey, Steve Carrell and Olivia Wilde.
Fans lined up all day Saturday to see film premieres at the festival, including "Prince Avalanche" starring Paul Rudd.


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