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Nick Murray, MD
Internship Preliminary Year: California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC; Sutter Health), San Francisco, CA
Medical School: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Undergraduate: Gustavus Adolphus College (Molecular Biology, Neuroscience), St. Peter, MN
- Neurocritical care
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Murray NM, Ke, M. ICU need predictors in tissue plasminogen activator treated stroke patients. In preparation.
Murray NM, Gosho H. iPhone Stroke App development and use improves in-hospital stroke management. Submitted. 2016. [find on the app store searching: "strokeguide", no space]
Murray NM, Buchanan GF, Richerson GB. Insomnia caused by serotonin depletion is due to hypothermia. Sleep. 2015, 38(12):1985-1993. PMID: 26194567.
Buchanan GF, Murray NM, Hajek MA, Richerson GB. Serotonin neurones have anticonvulsant effects and reduce seizure-induced mortality. Journal of Physiology. 2014, 592(19):4395-4410; PMID: 25107926.
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I'm working with a cross-sectional dataset in which observations (households) are clustered at the village level. I have OLS and Logit models. I would like to use fixed effects and robust clustered standard errors, but the options available seem to allow for either of the two but not both (robust and cluster are available with regress and logit, but not with xtreg or xtlogit).
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Tuesday, 2 October 2001
This meeting of the Executive Committee takes place at a moment when we are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees. The Convention, with its 1967 Protocol, is and remains the foundation of the international protection regime for refugees.
1. There must be no corrosion of the international protection regime
At the time of its publication, the 1951 Convention was undoubtedly an innovative and courageous document. It has been truly a lifeline for so many millions of persons in all parts of the world, who have been able to flee the horrors of persecution and to begin once again fully to realise their personal dignity, their inalienable rights and their rich talent. It is important that we celebrate its 50th anniversary with that same innovative spirit and courage with which it was launched.
It would be indeed be sad if, especially in parts of the world that have witnessed such widespread economic prosperity in the past fifty years, we were to witness a subtle move towards a narrower and more restrictive interpretation of the Convention. It would be sad if serious inadequacies in the application of the Convention were to be overlooked or tolerated or if a slow but constant erosion were to enter into the international protection system.
In speaking recently of this anniversary, Pope John Paul II noted "the right to asylum must never be set aside for those who require it" (Address on 29 July 2001). The concept of asylum constitutes a major acquisition of modern international legal culture. We must all work to safeguard, consolidate and, where necessary deepen the regime of asylum and protection and to strengthen its application in the changing situation of our world.
The increase in today's world of internal conflicts has produced growing numbers of internally displaced persons, reaching now over 20 millions. A set of Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement has been introduced by the United Nations in 1998, outlining their rights, as well as the obligations of governments and insurgent groups towards these populations. But the lack of a truly effective international protection system for those people is more and more evident. An true international protection regime must cover all those who lack adequate legal protection. As the nature of conflict in today's world changes, so too must the nature of the international response.
2. The need for resources
An international culture which places the universality of human rights as one of its core principles, cannot remain indifferent to the fact that millions of refugees must still live in inhuman conditions. Millions of persons are still fleeing from persecution, war or because of their convictions. The number of those forcibly on the move is on the increase. The figures concerning the possible dimensions of the current Afghan refugee crisis are daunting.
In this broad context, the full application of the Convention will require a larger and more predictable financial resource base for the Office of the High Commissioner. My Delegation appreciates the efforts being made by the High Commissioner to ensure the most effective use of funds. There is, however, a limit to what can be achieved through efficiency measures. Going beyond that limit could mean wounding the very effectiveness of the organization and its capacity to carry out its mission. That mission is a non-negotiable.
The adequate application of the Convention today will also require a more just concept of burden sharing. A disproportionately high burden for the international protection of refugees falls on poorer countries that, very often at short notice, must play host to millions of persons displaced by conflict or insecurity. In some wealthier parts of the world, by contrast, new restrictions are making it ever more difficult for people even to have recourse to the legal framework of protection based on the Convention. Making access to legal protection ever more difficult means that, at times, people are being forced into the hands of unscrupulous networks of smugglers and to have recourse to means outside the law. The legal framework exists to come to the assistance of people who are enduring persecution. They have a fundamental right to access to its mechanisms.
3. Address the root causes of forced movements
While working to maintain the integrity of the protection system and sustain its functioning, we must also urgently address the root causes of forced movements of population. The community of nations must move towards a more coherent approach. The root causes of the instability which causes forced population movement must be addressed. Countries in all parts of the world and their citizens must be able to be protagonists of a common vision of development aimed at inclusion. Exclusion, in so many forms, is still a dramatic characteristic of a world that likes to consider itself global!
Only efforts that aim at overcoming such widespread exclusion and inequalities will in the long-term address the root causes of forced movement. This will require comprehensive programmes to create security for people through, inter alia, debt relief, increased and more effective development assistance, investment in people and their creative capacities, participative and democratic governance structures and the creation of those infrastructures which enable people to remain in their own land. Coherent efforts at reducing arms expenditures and at conflict prevention are ever more urgent.
4. Racism and intolerance
In speaking of the causes of forced movement of people the Delegation of the Holy See, would like to recall particularly the conclusions of the recent World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, which concluded in Durban less than one month ago. The Durban Declaration noted how racial discrimination is one of the factors that contribute to forced displacement. The Programme of Action of the Durban Conference addressed those special forms of intolerance which refugees face as they endeavour to engage in the life of the societies of their host countries. It spoke of the need to take particular steps to protect refugees and internally displaced women and girls from forms of violence to which they are particularly exposed.
The Durban Conference produced a strong reaffirmation of the commitment of States to respect and implement humanitarian obligations relating to the protection of refugees, asylum seekers, returnees and internally displaced persons. It underlined the urgency of finding durable solutions, in particular through voluntary return in safety and dignity to their own countries, or through resettlement or local integration.
But if we try fully to understand the significance of the Durban Conference, we must realise that it was calling our attention to something even deeper. The Durban Declaration stresses the fundamental concept that all people and individuals constitute one human family. Within that one family there can be no place for theories of racial superiority. It is much more the question of inding a way to overcome divisions of culture, civilization and of religion, so that we can create an inclusive family of humankind, which has a special concern for its weakest and most excluded brothers and sisters, the world's refugees.
*L'Osservatore Romano 24.10.2001 p.2.
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This initiative is part of the Commission's work under the European Agenda on Security adopted in April 2015 and towards achieving an effective and genuine EU Security Union. The Communication presented today includes initiatives in several policy areas, from boosting research to help better understand the radicalisation phenomenon, to preventing its manifestations through education, to tackling it on the Internet and in prisons, to how we can strengthen cooperation with third countries facing similar challenges.
What is the added value of EU action in the fight against radicalisation leading to violent extremism?
The recent terrorist attacks in Europe have once again underlined the urgent need to tackle radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism. The majority of the terrorist suspects implicated in those attacks were European citizens, born and raised in EU Member States, who were radicalised and turned against their fellow citizens to commit atrocities. Preventing radicalisation is a central part of the fight against terrorism, as highlighted in the European Agenda on Security.
Actions countering radicalisation take place mainly on the ground, at local but also regional or national levels, and fall primarily within the competences of the Member States. Local actors such as teachers, youth and social workers, community leaders, psychologists, NGOs, think-tanks, community police, prison and probation officers as well as representatives of local authorities are usually best placed to prevent and detect radicalisation both in the short term and the long term. At the same time, the process of violent radicalisation has important transnational implications which require a more coordinated approach and support from the European level. To support Member States in their efforts, the Commission will primarily mobilise its policy and funding instruments as well as European networks. Most actions in the Communication will be implemented in close collaboration with the Member States.
What are the root causes of radicalisation leading to terrorism?
EU research has provided useful comparative results on radicalisation and de-radicalisation processes and on the evolving and complex social context of religions, multiculturalism and political extremism in many Member States. There is a growing consensus that drivers conducive to radicalisation may include a strong sense of alienation, perceived injustice or humiliation reinforced by social marginalisation, xenophobia and discrimination, limited education or employment possibilities, criminality or psychological problems. These factors can be exploited by recruiters who prey on vulnerabilities and grievances through manipulation. Recent developments including the most recent terrorist attacks perpetrated in Europe, but more broadly the large number of EU foreign terrorist fighters, the increasing number of women and children becoming radicalised and recruited by terrorist groups as well as the use of modern communication tools for such purposes, represent new challenges in terms of understanding and addressing the underlying root causes and processes of radicalisation.
What evidence exists already on the phenomenon of radicalisation?
The phenomenon of radicalisation is not new. EU research has provided useful comparative results on radicalisation and de-radicalisation processes among young people and on the evolving and complex social context of religions, multiculturalism and political extremism in many Member States. Several projects on radicalisation were launched under the Seventh Framework Programme for European Research and Technological Development (FP7). In addition, the Commission has included research topics on radicalisation and inclusion in 2016 under its research and development programme Horizon 2020. The fresh evidence generated by these projects will strengthen the capacity of Member States to fine-tune existing policy approaches and develop new policies and practices.
In which areas will the Communication support Members States? What are some examples of concrete actions the Commission will take?
This Communication focuses on how work at EU level can support Member States in meeting this challenge in the following seven specific areas:
(i) Supporting research, evidence building, monitoring and networking
- For instance, the Commission will increase its research on radicalisation to help Member States fine-tune existing policy approaches and practices.
(ii) Countering terrorist propaganda
- In the coming months the Commission, Europol, Member States, civil society and industry will put forward a toolbox of targeted actions. This will, for instance, include a Joint Referral Platform to be developed by the internet industry with the contribution of different stakeholders. The aim is to strengthen the referrals process and prevent removed material from being re-uploaded to other platforms.
(iii) Addressing radicalisation in prisons
- The RAN Centre of Excellence will provide policy recommendations on the prevention of radicalisation for first-line practitioners, covering the prison and probation sector.
- In addition, the EU will develop education and training programmes in prisons (including vocational training) to ease detainees' reintegration into society.
(iv) Promoting inclusive education and EU common values
- As one of the actions to achieve this goal, the Commission is making available through Erasmus+ more than € 400 million in 2016 to transnational partnerships to develop innovative policy approaches and practices at grassroots level, prioritising social inclusion, the promotion of common values and intercultural understanding. The Commission will also set up a network to enable visits from local role models – entrepreneurs, sportspeople, as well as formerly radicalised people – to schools, youth centres or sports clubs.
(v) Promoting an inclusive, open and resilient society and reaching out to young people
- For example, the Commission will continue to work with the European Parliament and the Council towards the adoption of the anti-discrimination directive. It will also enhance its support to youth workers and youth organisations, particularly by developing a toolkit helping them to detect and tackle violent radicalisation.
(vi) The security dimension of addressing radicalisation
- For instance, the Commission will, by the end of 2016, propose to revise the Schengen Information System to further improve its added value for law enforcement and counter-terrorism purposes.
(vii) The international dimension.
- The Commission will, for instance, focus the EU's external financial instruments on the prevention of violent radicalisation. It will also set up Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges between young people from inside and outside the EU, aiming to bring 200,000 of them together through these structured online discussions by 2020 to boost intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding.
How does the EU support projects in the fight against radicalisation?
The fight against radicalisation is multi-dimensional, and there is funding available at EU level from a range of programmes, which can be used for relevant actions, spread across different policy areas.
- One source of support are national programmes implemented by EU countries participating in the Internal Security Fund (ISF). For instance, ISF-Police national programmes contain projects related to radicalisation with a total amount of € 314 million for 2014-2020.
- The Commission can also support projects on radicalisation through several instruments such as the horizontal ISF-Police for Union actions depending on the scope of the actions foreseen in the project. For these actions, the Commission approves Annual Work Programmes that define the priorities and objectives for each year, including the priorities for the calls for proposals.
- Another source of financial support is Erasmus+, the EU education and training programme. As of 2016, priority is given to actions and projects that foster inclusion and promote fundamental values, echoing the objectives of the Paris Declaration of March 2015. As a result, € 400 million is now available to develop new policies and projects supporting these priorities, and an additional € 13 million will be spent on helping to spread and scale up grassroots initiatives.
- Finally, the European Structural and Investment Funds implemented at national or regional level can be mobilised. From 2014 to 2020, € 25.6 billion will go directly towards fostering the social inclusion of disadvantaged groups, for instance through tailor-made training programmes and social support schemes. In addition, more than € 8 billion will be used to help schools address early school leaving and increase access to quality education for all, for instance through adapting school curricula, teacher education courses and individual support to disadvantaged learners.
What is the Radicalisation Awareness Network Centre of Excellence?
In October 2015, the Commission launched the RAN Centre of Excellence to support the work of the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN), now connecting over 2,400 front-line practitioners including educators, social workers, community leaders, psychologists, NGOs, think-tanks, community police, prison and probation officers as well as representatives of local authorities. The RAN Centre of Excellence is the European hub and platform to exchange experiences, pool knowledge, identify best practices and develop new initiatives in tackling radicalisation. The aim of the RAN Centre of Excellence is:
(i) to facilitate and enhance the exchange of experiences and cooperation between the relevant stakeholders (inside and outside the EU), in particular through the RAN (network component);
(ii) to support the EU and the Member States to prevent efforts through different support services, practical tools and policy contributions (support component);
and (iii) to consolidate, disseminate and share expertise, best practices and targeted research in the field of preventing radicalisation (knowledge component).
The RAN disposes of different working groups, where a variety of aspects of radicalisation and preventative approaches are discussed and tested:
- The Communication and Narratives Working Group (RAN C&N)
- The Education Working Group (RAN EDU)
- The Youth, Families and Communities Working Group (RAN Y,F&C)
- The Health and Social Care working group (RAN H&SC)
- The Local Authorities Working Group (RAN LOCAL)
- The Prison and Probation Working Group (RAN P&P)
- The Police and law enforcement working group (RAN POL)
- The EXIT working group (RAN EXIT)
- The Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism Working Group (RAN VVT)
What is the S(S)CAT/SCN?
The European Commission will continue to fund the Strategic Communications Advisory Team/Strategic Communications Network. It is foremost about developing and exchanging best practices in the area of strategic communication with a view to preventing and countering terrorist crime and violent extremism. SCAT supports Member States and other actors to tackle national and local communications challenges by creating a vibrant and dynamic network, designed to share and exchange best practices in this area. Activities include practical support and counselling on strategic communications, available to Member States, civil society as well as EU institutions.
How can the Commission support actions in the field of education to prevent violent radicalisation?
Education plays a vital role in promoting social inclusion, transmitting the common values underpinning the EU, fostering intercultural understanding and enhancing critical thinking, thus equipping young people with the necessary skills to make informed choices. This is the spirit of the Paris Declaration onpromoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education, adopted on 17 March 2015 by Education Ministers and Commissioner Navracsics. This text defines common objectives for Member States and calls for EU-level supportive actions. On this basis, the Commission has mobilised its policy and financial tools to help schools, higher education institutions as well as the youth sector to become drivers of change.
Going forward, the Commission will propose a Council Recommendation establishing a policy framework on promoting inclusion and fundamental values through education. The objective will be to support Member States in implementing policy reforms and provide guidance to practitioners on the ground. The framework will build on existing knowledge on what works and help disseminate good practices at EU level.
The EU will continue to support exchanges among teachers and schools through eTwinning to help them learn from each other on how to promote citizenship and fundamental values in the classroom. The online eTwinning platform already connects 300,000 teachers, making it the largest teacher network in the world. eTwinning will be further extended in selected EU Neighbourhood countries to foster intercultural dialogue among teachers and pupils from an early age.
The Commission will establish a network that will enable local role models, such as entrepreneurs, artists and sportspersons, to reach out to schools, youth and sport clubs, as well as prisons, to speak and bond with young people.
The Commission encourages higher education institutions to award credits for volunteering and to develop curricula that combine academic content with civil engagement. Some institutions already allocate credits for volunteering during or following an Erasmus+ stay. The Commission will provide opportunities to share good practices on these topics.
Finally, the RAN Centre of Excellence continues to provide a platform for the exchange of expertise and best practices on how to tackle radicalisation in the educational setting in particular through its working group on education.
How does the EU support those working with young people on the ground ?
Complementing formal education, youth work is a particularly powerful tool to reach out to the most disadvantaged young people. It can help prevent marginalisation, which makes young people more vulnerable to extremist views. Engagement of youth workers is important as part of a broader collaboration with all relevant actors, including educational institutions, community organisations, employers and those closest to young people: their families and friends.
The Commission is supporting this with a specific toolkit for youth workers and educators being developed in close cooperation with Member States. This will include practical guidance, methods and case studies for training youth workers and youth organisations to reach out to and work with young people at risk of marginalisation. It will for example include methods to help with detecting violent radicalisation and handling conflicts in a non-violent way. The toolkit is being developed by a dedicated expert group on the contribution of youth work for fostering active citizenship, preventing marginalisation and radicalisation. It will be possible to adapt the tools to the specific local environments and needs.
To bolster the impact of youth work on the ground, the Commission will also strengthen the European Voluntary Service (EVS). Its budget will increase by 15% annually between 2017 and 2020 from € 65 million in 2016. Moreover, priority will be given to projects promoting EU common values and reaching out to disadvantaged people and communities. The Commission will also open the EVS to an even broader range of young people and organisations.
What does the Commission do to counter terrorist propaganda and violent extremism online?
On 3 December 2015, the Commission launched the EU Internet Forum, bringing together Ministers and CEOs of major internet companies and other internet actors. It provides a framework for more efficient cooperation with the industry. The aim is to contribute to (i) reducing accessibility to terrorist material online (removal of content) and (ii) empowering civil society partners to challenge the terrorist narrative (development and dissemination of narratives which counter and challenge that of the extremists, and provide positive alternative narratives). Work is now underway to improve the speed and volume of referrals, and prevent removed material from being re-uploaded elsewhere. For that purpose, the industry with the contribution from other stakeholders is looking into the development of a Joint Referral platform.
Furthermore, the Commission is keen to bring the smaller, newer companies on-board and prevent their platforms from being exploited by terrorist networks. The EU Internet Referral Unit at Europol will play a key role in this process and the Radicalisation Awareness Network, in consultation with the industry and its network of practitioners and civil society partners, is developing a civil society empowerment programme to support the development and dissemination of alternative and counter narratives.
Inits proposal to revise EU audiovisual rules, the Commission aims to ensure that video-sharing platforms be required to take appropriate measures to protect citizens from incitement to violence or hatred. Such measures include for example reporting and flagging. The proposal foresees that the Codes of Conduct developed by the industry are submitted to the Commission, that the European Regulators' Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) may be asked give an opinion on these codes, and that national audiovisual-regulators are empowered to enforce them. The Commission will also broker a new Alliance to better protect children online, as part of its efforts to encourage industry to develop codes of conduct to support the implementation of the proposed update of the EU's audiovisual rules.
How will the Code of Conduct to take down illegal online hate just signed by IT companies help tackle online radicalisation?
Social media is part of the techniques that terrorist groups use to radicalise and then recruit young people. Online incitement to violence often leads to physical threats in real life.
By signing this Code of Conduct on 31 May 2016, the IT companies commit to tackling quickly and efficiently illegal hate speech online. This will include the establishment of internal procedures and staff training to guarantee that the majority of valid notifications for the removal of illegal hate speech are reviewed in less than 24 hours and remove or disable access to such content, if necessary. IT companies will strengthen their partnerships with civil society organisations who will help flag content that promotes incitement to violence and hateful conduct. The partnership will also support civil society organisations in delivering effective anti-hate campaigns online.
Can the EU do something about radicalisation in prisons?
The European Commission has been working on radicalisation issues for several years, mainly through the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) set up in 2011. RAN is an umbrella network connecting experts and practitioners involved in preventing radicalisation and violent extremism throughout Europe. Its aim is to exchange ideas, knowledge and experiences on countering radicalisation and violent extremism.
In October 2015 Commissioner Jourová convened Justice Ministers to discuss how to improve the criminal justice response to radicalisation in prisons. Council Conclusions on 20 November 2015 called for the exchange of best practices on de-radicalisation in prisons and rehabilitation programmes, training and funding.
The RAN Center of Excellence will enable the exchanges of good practices and help formulate policy recommendations on the prevention of radicalisation for practitioners (from prison staff to prosecutors). Eurojust will facilitate the sharing of information between specialised prosecutors. The Commission will also provide financial support to Member States to develop risk assessment tools to identify radicalised inmates as early as possible. The reintegration of detainees should be facilitated by the development of education and training programmes in prison. The Commission will support Member States in developing rehabilitation programmes for prisoners and the exchange of best practices and policies in the field of the execution of penal sanctions.
What structures and security tools exist at EU level to help prevent radicalisation leading to acts of terrorism?
In addition to measures prohibiting or criminalising activities contributing to radicalisation towards terrorism such as recruitment or the dissemination of terrorist propaganda or hate speech, there are tools and structures in place to facilitate the detection of those suspected of radicalisation and posing a security risk.
For that purpose, it is important that the different security cooperation frameworks and information exchange tools are joined up, strengthened and fully used.
Schengen Information System (SIS) is of particular importance in this regard. It allows, throughout the 29 Schengen states, an accelerated and more targeted information exchange on those suspected of terrorism-related activities for law enforcement authorities, state security services and border guards. SIS can be accessed by every police officer and border guard at each border crossing point with a response time of some seconds. SIS is more than an information exchange platform. It also contains the concrete action to be taken on the spot when the check on a person or an object is carried out. SIS has already been successfully used in many occasions against terrorist suspects. SIS has also proven useful to refuse entrance to Schengen for so-called "extremist preachers". Thanks to the Commission's awareness-raising, today Member States use the Schengen Information System more intensively: there are more than 75,000 alerts for discreet or specific checks at border crossings, a 300% increase compared to the situation in June 2013. The system was searched 3 billion times in 2015 by the competent national authorities, which is a 50% increase compared to the previous year. The Commission will, by the end of 2016, propose to revise the Schengen Information System to further improve its added value for law enforcement and counter-terrorism purposes
Furthermore, the European Counter Terrorism Centre in Europol launched on 1 January 2016, aims is to step up support to Member States fighting terrorism and radicalisation by facilitating coordination and cooperation between national authorities. It should become a central information hub in the fight against terrorism in the EU, including as regards radicalisation risks.
In addition, the Europol Information System (EIS) serves as a central repository of law enforcement data, including the consolidated list of all known or suspected Foreign Terrorism Fighters.
More broadly, there is a need to more proactively exchange relevant information among Member States, and Europol where appropriate, on released convicts suspected of radicalisation or known radical individuals to allow the competent authorities to take appropriate measures against persons representing a high security risk.
On 6 April 2016, the Commission presented a revised proposal for establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) as well as the subsequent technical changes to the Schengen Border Code. The EES will strengthen and at the same time speed up border check procedures for non-EU nationals travelling to the EU. The EES will also improve the quality and efficiency of the Schengen Area external border controls, help Member States dealing with ever increasing traveller flows without having to increase accordingly the number of border guards, allow the systematic identification of over-stayers and reinforce internal security and the fight against terrorism and serious crime.
How can the EU address violent extremism beyond the EU borders?
The EU works with the UN, the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in their efforts to counter violent extremism, radicalisation and terrorism, for example through continued support through the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) and its Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) bodies, like Hedayah, the International Center of Excellence for CVE, and the Global Community and Resilience Engagement Fund (GCERF).
EU action in the international arena follows two complementary approaches. Firstly, when assisting third countries, the EU will support law enforcement and human rights compliant responses that aim to prevent radicalised individuals from committing terrorist acts. Secondly, the EU will step up engagement in preventive action, tackling the root causes of radicalisation that can lead to violent extremism. Where possible, EU support is framed within wider reforms aimed at strengthening security capacities in partner countries since organised crime, smuggling and illicit trafficking as well as weak border management have proven links with violent radicalisation.
The EU is engaging with countries through counterterrorism and targeted and upgraded security dialogues leading to counterterrorism packages and roadmaps. Priority is being given in EU programmes to youth, education and socio-economic development. Preventing and countering violent extremism has become a key component of the EU's external counterterrorism activities and has been mainstreamed into development policy bridging the gap between security and development. The EU funded package of "Strengthening Resilience to Violence and Extremism" (STRIVE) activities has been the precursor to the development of an increasing number of initiatives aimed at identifying drivers for youth extremism, empowering women, promoting community dialogue, strengthening local actors or improving media and education capacities to counter radicalising ideologies. Financial support to civil society will factor in the anti-radicalisation dimension. The EU will further interact with civil society, practitioners and academia, including in partner countries, to deepen its understanding of the driving factors and identify effective responses.


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Anil Kapoor - 17th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards press conference at the Retiro Park - Madrid, Spain - Monday 14th March 2016
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Ethan (Cruise) is broken out of a grim Russian prison by old colleague Dunn (Pegg) and new IMF agent Carter (Patton). But why was he in there to begin with? And why does his next mission result in a bombing of the Kremlin that's blamed on the IMF, which is now in Ghost Protocol mode: dissolved and vulnerable. To clear his name, Ethan, Dunn, Carter and analyst Brandt (Renner) head to Dubai and then Mumbai to stop megalomaniacal peacenik Hendricks (Nyqvist) from triggering a nuclear war.
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A terrorist attack on the Kremlin in Moscow causes the President of the United States - believing that the Impossible Mission Force is behind it - to issue Ghost Protocol, thereby shutting down the entire force. Agent Ethan Hunt and his team are being sent to Washington, where they will be charged with the terrorist attacks but escapes - as part of a plan to allow him to work outside of the IMF - by assaulting fellow agent, Brandt, who he then has to work closely with in order to clear the IMF's name. Hunt is told that if he or any member of his team is caught or compromised, they will be charged as terrorists trying to start global nuclear war.
The movie, which clocks in somewhere between 160 minutes and forever, deals with the trials and tribulations among the personnel at a gorgeous estate of a hospital, which is in need of new equipment and a load of cash. From that main conflict springs a virtual geyser of events, including a romance between a talented neurosurgeon (Anil Kapoor) and an anesthesiologist (Gracy Singh), an arranged marriage that puts a strain on the two lovers' professional and personal rapport, two tragic deaths, ghostly visions, a staggering number of brain surgeries, lots of screaming, and other conflicts, songs, a pretty sexy dance routine, two car accidents, and more songs.
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The earliest reference to the use of boxing gloves can be identified in relief carvings found in Sumeria, which date as far back as the third millennium BCE. References to boxing have also been found in ancient Egyptian relief carvings dating to the second millennium BCE. These reliefs display fighters fighting with bare hands in front of observers. In the early 1920s, an archaeologist by the name of Dr. E.A. Speiser found a stone tablet while digging in Baghdad, Iraq from the Mesopotamian era that illustrates two fighters preparing for a fight. It is believed that the tablet is roughly seven thousand years old. The use of gloves didn't come into being until circa 1500 to 900 BCE on Sardonia and Minoan Crete.
In ancient Greece, Homer wrote of boxing in the "Iliad" dated circa 800 BCE. Alternative legends suggest that Theseus, a Greek Ruler, had created a competition similar to boxing circa the ninth century BCE where opponents would be seated as they delivered blows to one another with the fists; these fights allegedly continued until the death of one of the fighters. The Greeks introduced boxing into the Olympic Games circa 688 BCE, but at the time, the game was referred to as Pygmachia or Pygme. Fighters would practice on korykos, otherwise understood as early forms of the punching bag. During the fist fights they would don on himantes, which were leather straps that were fitted over the breast, wrists, and hands.
History Of Boxing: How It Changed
When the Romans became the dominant culture, there proved a waning interest in hand to hand combat and fist fighting. Nevertheless, between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries, there is some evidence that fist fighting continued in various regions of Italy. In ancient Rus, there was a sport similar to boxing simply identified as Fistfight. While there was a waning interest in the sport of boxing after the sword became a popular weapon, interest was clearly renewed when some people got involved with fencing that involved techniques using the fists.
By the eighteenth century, boxing became popular in regions of England and involved bare knuckled combat. The latter form of fighting was identified as prizefighting. The first prizefight occurred in the early 1680s. James Figg proved the first champion of the sport from England in the year 1719. Around the same time, prizefighting became known as "boxing." These competitions varied greatly from contemporary boxing matches and included fist combat, cudgeling, and fencing. A year later, the first boxing competition was recorded as having occurred in Britain between the Duke of Albemarle, Christopher Monck, and his butler; the latter of which proved the winner.
In the earliest days of the sport, boxing was a free for all with no regulations in place pertaining to match length, equipment use, or practical safety considerations. At this time the games lacked any kind of referee and no time limitation was placed on matches. It wasn't until the 1740s, with the creation of boxing rules that those that participated in the competitions were beginning to focus on safety. Jack Broughton, a bare knuckle fighter devised the Broughton Rules in the year 1743, which proposed that when an opponent was down for a count of thirty, the fight ended. His rules also asserted that striking a fighter that was down or that striking the opponent anywhere below the waist was forbidden. Broughton is also cited with the creation of mufflers which were the predecessors to the modern day boxing gloves used today.
Modern Day Boxing
By the late 1860s, John Chambers had drafted the Marquess of Queensberry Rules for boxing. The rules were created for competitions being hosted in London for amateur boxers; the regulations were actually formed due to the Marquess of Queensberry's patronage, hence the name of the rules created. By the year 1882, a court case determined that bare knuckled fighting was considered an assault, regardless as to whether or not those that participated in the fights did so willingly. The landmark case of R v. Coney therefore led to the end of public bare knuckle fights in England.
In 1892, Jim Corbett proved the first heavyweight boxing champion that fought under the regulations set forth in the Marquess of Queensbury Rules. The match was between Corbet and John L. Sullivan and was hosted in New Orleans at the Pelican Athletic Club. During the twentieth century, men participating in boxing continued to try and make boxing a serious and legitimate sport. A number of professional boxing associations were eventually established to further regulate the sport and to make the practice as safe as possible.
Today there are amateur and professional boxing matches. Of the two types of boxing, the professional matches tend to last a lot longer as they can run anywhere from ten to as many as twelve rounds. This is a significant change from the matches conducted during the early twentieth century where there was no limit placed on the rounds in a match. Later, championship matches were limited to as many as fifteen rounds. However, following the death of Duk Koo Kim, the matches were then reduced to a total of twelve in the 1980s.
History Of The Boxing Glove And Boxing Ring
The history of boxing and fighting competitions extends all the way back to circa 900 BCE. It has evolved from dangerous, bare knuckle fighting, to competitions with hand weaponry, to fighting with minimal protection for the hands and body. Today, the use of a boxing ring and gloves are mandated by boxing regulations.
History of the Boxing Glove
While sometimes hand protection was worn in fighting competitions in Ancient Greece and Rome, boxing gloves didn't become widely used until the late nineteenth century. In Greece, fighters would don on straps made of leather to protect the hands during fighting competitions, and Romans often wore what is identified as the gladiator's cestus which were gloves with metal features for inflicting a good degree of damage during fights.
Gloves have been mandated in boxing since the early 1890s. Prior to that time, many fights were bare knuckle competitions but this changed after the London Prize Ring regulations went into effect and some boxers began wearing boxing gloves. Yet, it wasn't until 1867 after the wide publication of the Marquess of Queensberry rules that wearing boxing gloves became more popular. At first gloves were more like padded mittens. Jack Broughton, second heavyweight champion, created the first padded gloves during the bare-knuckle boxing era. These gloves were called mufflers and were created in response for a need for greater safety during fighting competitions.
Modern Boxing Gloves
Today's boxing gloves are crafted out of leather and the index, middle, ring, and pinky fingers slide into one, large open slot on the inside of each glove and separate slots are offered for the thumb in each glove. The glove is well padded to protect against injuries. Often times the boxer will tape his or her knuckles to ensure that the joints and bones in the hand remain protected from further injury. Modern gloves weigh about 227 grams or 8 ounces a piece when worn by a professional boxer. Meanwhile, amateur boxers might wear gloves that are only 170 grams or 6 ounces each. Gloves are mandatory equipment in boxing today whether boxing in amateur fights, in professional fights or in the Olympics.
History of the Boxing Ring
Long ago, people use to crowd around the competitors in a ring like configuration and this is where the notion of a boxing ring comes from. The English heavyweight champion, Jack Broughton who is responsible for the first set of padded gloves used in boxing, devised new fighting rules for safety that called for an area that was squared off and protected from spectators. The first notion of a square ring was therefore devised in 1743. Even later in 1838 when the London Prize Ring Rules were established, regulations asserted that fighters must compete in a square ring cordoned off by ropes: the ring was to measure 7.3 meters or 24 feet.
A Few Of The Most Famous Boxers
Boxers participate in a sport that, despite its regulations, can have brutal and painful outcomes. The boxers that have become famous are those that have managed repeated victories in the ring, despite tremendous odds against them. Today there are many famous boxers who are legends in the industry and in the minds of boxing fans.
Pioneers in Boxing
James Figgs has been identified as the very first Heavyweight champion in boxing and is known as the Father of Boxing. James was an educator who promoted boxing as a competitive sport and a skill. Figgs began his sporting endeavors with his skills in using the cudgel and sword, only later adding bare fisted fighting to his skills. He claimed the championship when he fought Ned Sutton. He later established an academy where he taught men the "noble science of defense." He kept his title of champion until 1734 when he retired. His successor was his student, George Taylor. Figgs was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.
Jack Broughton has been identified as one of the leading pioneers of boxing. He is well remembered for his skill and the various innovations he introduced to the bare knuckle fighting era. Broughton won the heavyweight title after defeating boxer George Taylor in 1738. He is known for developing the Broughton Boxing Rules in the early 1740s, an action incited following the accidental death of boxer George Stevenson in the ring at Broughton's hand. Broughton is the first to develop padded mitten-like gloves for use in exhibitions and training. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
The 20th Century
The twentieth century saw the introduction of a number of now famous boxers. Top boxers included the likes of Marvin Hagler, Julio Cesar Chavez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Willie Pep Sonny Liston, Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, Jack Johnson, Tommy Ryan, Bob Fitzsimmons, and Jim Jefferies. Of course, the most famous boxers of the century include the likes of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and Mike Tyson.
By far, some of the most famous boxers come for the 20th century. As boxing became more strategic and regulated, it became a world-renowned and recognized sport. One of the most well known boxers is Muhammad Ali, also known as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. Muhammad Ali was trained and taught by Angelo Dundee before he became a professional boxer in the 1960s. He took the Heavyweight title from boxer Sonny Liston. This boxer was a heavyweight champion with fifty-six wins, 37 knockouts, and only five losses during his career before retiring in the year 1981. Unfortunately, during his career, Muhammad Ali was literally exiled for a three year period and stripped of his heavyweight title upon his deliberate refusal to join the armed forces and fight in the Vietnam War. In the late 1990s, this impressive boxer was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
More Famous Boxers In The 20th Century
George Foreman is yet another popular boxer of the 20th century; known as Big George in the boxing ring, this heavyweight champion had a total of seventy-six wins, sixty-eight knockouts, and five losses before retiring in 1997. This famed boxer began boxing in the 1960s, then known as a "power puncher." Prior to his professional career, Foreman had won twenty six amateur boxing fights that got him an invitation onto the Olympic team in the late 1960s. He took the heavyweight championship from famed boxer Joe Frazier: a boxer who had already beaten Muhammad Ali before entering the ring with Foreman. After winning a battle in the ring with boxer Michael Moorer at the age of 45, George Foreman was the oldest boxer to ever win a title . Forman had his last boxing match in 1997 against Shannon Briggs, and lost. Following his retirement he developed the Foreman Grill and he focuses on his personal business endeavors until this day. Foreman was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
Pretty much everyone knows of Mike Tyson. In the ring he has been identified as "Kid Dynamite," and "Iron Mike." Tyson is a Brooklyn, New York native with fifty wins, forty-four knockouts, two no contests, and six losses under his belt. Mike Tyson made quite a name for himself before he finally retired in 2005 and Mike has been identified, along with Muhammad Ali, as one of the greatest fighters ever. Tyson was trained by the famed boxing trainer Cus D'Amato. Mike began his career as an amateur boxer but missed an opportunity to participate in the 1984 Olympics.
When he was just twenty years old, Tyson took the Heavyweight title from Trevor Berbick. Tyson also beat the likes of Bonecrusher Smith, Tony Tucker, Pinklon Thomas, Larry Holmes, Tyrell Biggs, and Michael Spinks. Tyson's downfall began when he lost a boxing match to Buster Douglas. Later, he was convicted of rape and imprisoned for three years. He returned to the boxing ring in the mid-1990s and he won several matches before he battled Evander Holyfield; the match resulted in Tyson biting the ear of his opponent twice, the second time causing considerable damage. He was suspended from the sport for a period before returning for a period of 18 months were he once again began proving himself a winner in the ring. Despite some of the scandal surrounding Tyson, his private life, and his career, in recent years he has made an extraordinary turn around. He is now viewed by the public and fans in a more positive light. Tyson was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.


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Since Husband's parents live about three and a half hours south of us, driving is obviously our mode of transportation of choice. I mean, I can't really think of any other options we'd have in the first place, so our preferences are pretty moot. We just drive there.
And every time we've driven there, aside from some mega boredom around hour two, when we feel as though we should be there already and are beginning to really disagree about the music (he wants Metallica, I want Fitz & the Tantrums), it's a pretty good time. For starters, the speed limit is 80, which is really rad. 80 mph gets you places, let me tell you. 90 gets you even more places, even more faster I'm just saying.
But this year, we have a cat, and although we have found catsitters in the past, holidays leave us kind of scratching our heads. Does a person actually want to come to our cold condo on a major national holiday to scoop her poop? I mean, probably not, so why even bother. I offered up the idea to kennel her, but that seemed too traumatizing, so Husband determined the only thing we could do was put her in the car with us and drive down those three and a half hours, just us, our baby, and a litter box, to a house with three fully-grown adult Golden Retrievers, who, incidentally, hate cats.
I feel like there's some major fallacy in our plan, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
I'm also all sorts of curious how our cat is going to feel about driving somewhere so far away (she was fine on the car ride from the clinic to our home, but then again, maybe she was just happy to be adopted). Husband says he's absolutely fine with her having free reign and not keeping her in the kennel, which … heh. Yeah we'll see. And will she notify us when she has to use the litter box? Or is she just going to surprise us because she can? And how enjoyable will the car ride be after she's done so and our car smells like poop?
And here's the real low point, people — this is simply a trial run FOR WHEN WE DRIVE TO OREGON FOR CHRISTMAS. Yes, Oregon, as in two states and fourteen hours away. I felt quite strongly that we should kennel her at that point (I'm not heartless, but I mean … come on), but Husband put his foot down and said, "You just want to be with your cat at Christmas." If that's not heartwarming, then I honestly do not know what is. And when he says stuff like that, I'm a puddle, and he can do whatever he wants. So, yeah, that's apparently going to happen. In less than a month, we're going to put our cat back in the car and drive fourteen hours to my parent's house, and I'm pretty positive at some point she's going to need to potty, and GOD HELP ME. Literally none of this seems like a good idea.
Also, as a completely unrelated aside, I believe I've suffered insomnia about five separate times since the inception of this blog, six if you count the past two weeks (and you should), and that seems like probably a medical issue. Because sometimes I sleep and it's awesome, but sometimes I don't sleep at all, and it's the worst. Maybe we should get that checked out.


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Mom and I have a favorite spot we like to stop by whenever we visit the local shopping mall. We are not there very often, so when we do traverse the mall, stopping into the See's Candies is a great treat. The tradition has carried on for ages - stop in and you get a free chocolate! I often don't want mine - so Mom scores! She gets a "two-fer". If you have ever experienced the chocolates from a See's, you know this is good chocolate. It is not like buying a candy bar at the grocery store. I really am not a connoisseur of chocolate - a plain chocolate bar from the grocer is fine for me! Yet, it really does not compare to the richness of the "finer" chocolates you find at the store in the mall. Some words are kind of like this - some go down easy, but they lack the "smoothness and taste" of the wise!
8 Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you really want junk like that in your belly? (Proverbs 18:8 The Message)
Idle talk and rumor are kind of like the grocery store bought chocolate - tastes good at first, but when you experience something more "gracious", you realize just how far short they fall! The one who engages in the consumption of gossip often finds they are never truly satisfied with what they take in - there is a drive for more. I know one equally sized store-bought mini chocolate bar does not satisfy as much as one finely crafted chocolate from our favorite chocolate store. Why? The fact may be as simple as the less costly one is designed to get you to eat more! This is also the case with idle talk and rumor!
When you explore the meaning of the word "gossip", you may be surprised to discover it also includes the kind of familiar "chit-chat" we all engage in from time to time. It is "light talk" - an exchange of information which no one really considers to be wrong to exchange. The problem: We often engage in an exchange without considering the impact of the content being shared! We may not even set out to share anything in a malicious, secretive manner, but in the "light talk" we share stuff some maybe should never hear about another!
The scripture points us repeatedly toward "considering" the words we choose. As a writer, I often "strike" the words I originally put into printed format before publishing them for public view. The "word-smithing" of an idea is at my disposal at the computer. I have the "editing" capability when it is the written word. Too bad I don't also have this "editing" capability on my spoken words!!! Before we even realize it, words are spoken which we may have done well to have exercised some type of "editing" function over prior to speaking them! It's true, isn't it? We need an "editing" filter over our mouths!
Just as the store-bought candy seldom satisfies, idle chit-chat seldom satisfies either. There is always a tendency to "get into somebody's business" if the conversation continues long enough. The sharing often leaves us feeling "bad" inside. It is what Solomon refers to as "junk" in the belly! Guess what? We are "consumers" of words - both written and spoken. Not all carry the same satisfying effect, do they? Some are definitely designed to get us to "consume" even more - like a juicy tid-bit of gossip. Others are spoken only once, yet their consumption brings deep, meaningful satisfaction to the soul. These are "wisdom words". A steady diet of these makes one more satisfied than hours of "junk words".
We can learn much from what we consume. The old saying, "You are what you eat", is definitely right on the mark, is it not? Maybe it is time for a little change in our "diet".


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This beautiful cymbidium orchid currently in flower in my garden. It's full name - Pure Lama var Golden Goddess.
Its intermediate size cymbidium with stunning pale lemon color flowers that have velvety yellow spotted lip and overall visual effect reminds me of many golden bells swaying in the wind. It's quite prolific in in it's flowering with many medium - sized round sculptured flowers carried on flowering stems.
Like many cymbidium orchids it's been created for cut flower trade and flowers lasts quite a long time - giving this appearance of color, texture and scent that very pleasing to the eye and senses. Pure Lama is a beautiful orchid to have in one's collection and I am sure we will see many more varieties of this cymbidium orchid in the future.


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Stuff that looks like standard termcap/terminfo/ncurses issues, except that
Mutt is built with Slang.
In an xterm, the various inverted lines (ie, the line that lists the help
options, the status line, the current message) have the color inversion end
after the last text character on the line. (ie, there are three help
options, with display inverted, but the (blank) rest of the line is normal).
Fairly minor, but distracting, and possibly indicative of similar issues
elsewhere. Switching the TERM variable to vt102 does make the problem go
away, but is obviously not desirable for other reasons.
I don't see this here; running in an xterm, I see a normal display.
aha, I see it now, when I'm not using colors (i.e., default muttrc). odd.
it *appears* that the terminfo database says xterm supports bce. Our various
terminal emulators don't seem to do it right, or slang does it wrong.
... except, the terminal emulators *should* support bce.
In redhat 7.2 witj Mutt 220.127.116.11i
With TERM=xterm or on the console with TERM=linux. All color options commented
out of
Muttrc so it just works monochrome.
I see the top line:
Q:Quit d:Del u:Undel s:Save m:Mail r:Reply g:Group ?:Help
This is only highlighted until the end of "Help".
If TERM=vt100 then the highlight reaches to the end of the line.
If this still occurs, it's almost certainly a slang issue, not a mutt issue.
this should be fixed with mutt being built against the wide char version of slang


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Back in June, Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed Senate Bill 169, which would have expanded the ability of police to hold people with mental health issues. He called the bill "well-intentioned" but said he didn't want to hold people with mental illness in jails if they had committed no crime — despite the fact that in many areas there is nowhere to put them.
Hickenlooper directed the Department of Human Services to form a task force and report on how the state could stop holding the mentally ill in jails. That task force has recommended the state Legislature pass a bill prohibiting holding the mentally ill in jails.
According to a release, the task force also "developed recommendations to bolster system capacity, streamline regulations and maximize the state's existing behavioral health resources; understand the need for and overcome barriers to inpatient care for people in mental health crisis; and develop data tracking systems to better understand the scope of the mental health hold problem in Colorado."


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Occupational Therapy at Aspire helps children to gain independence and promotes the development of fine motor and visual motor skills that children need to function and socialize in their home, school, play and community environments. In the case of injury or debilitating illness, occupational therapy focuses on rehabilitation, allowing children to return to their daily routines at their highest level of function.
At Aspire, our highly trained occupational therapists evaluate and treat children from birth to 18 years of age with a variety of diagnoses that may include:


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Do you ever lie awake at night, wondering what would happen if you were to outlive your retirement income? The thought of running out of money at a time in your life when you may be totally unable to replace it may be a major source of worry, especially if your nest egg is relatively small. Fortunately, you are not the first person to have this fear. And several decades ago, the life insurance industry decided to create a vehicle that helps to insure against this risk.
What Is an Annuity?
Conceptually speaking, annuities can be thought of as a reverse form of life insurance. Life insurance pays the insured upon death, while annuities pay annuitants while they are still living. The academic definition of an annuity is a promise by one party to make a series of payments of a specific value to another for a given period of time, or until a certain event occurs (such as the death of the person receiving the payments). As an actual investment, annuities are retirement vehicles by nature. Investopedia defines an annuity as "a financial product sold by financial institutions that is designed to accept and grow funds from an individual and then pay out a stream of payments to the individual at a later point in time."
Purpose of Annuities
Annuities were originally created by life insurance companies to insure against superannuation, or the risk of outliving one's income stream. Modern annuity products can also help to pay for such things as disability and long-term care, and they can also serve as tax shelters for wealthy individuals whose incomes are too high to allow them to save money in other retirement vehicles such as Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).
History of Annuities
Although annuities have only existed in their present form for a few decades, the idea of paying out a stream of income to an individual or family dates clear back to the Roman Empire. The Latin word "annua" meant annual stipends and during the reign of the emperors the word signified a contract that made annual payments. Individuals would make a single large payment into the annua and then receive an annual payment each year until death, or for a specified period of time. The Roman speculator and jurist Gnaeus Domitius Annius Ulpianis is cited as one of the earliest dealers of these annuities, and he is also credited with creating the very first actuarial life table. Roman soldiers were paid annuities as a form of compensation for military service.
During the Middle Ages, annuities were used by feudal lords and kings to help cover the heavy costs of their constant wars and conflicts with each other. At this time, annuities were offered in the form of a tontine, or a large pool of cash from which payments were made to investors. As investors eventually died off, their payments would cease and be redistributed to the remaining investors, with the last investor finally receiving the entire pool. This provided investors the incentive of not only receiving payments, but also the chance to "win" the entire pool if they could outlive their peers. European countries continued to offer annuity arrangements in later centuries to fund wars, provide for royal families and for other purposes. They were popular investments among the wealthy at that time, due mainly to the security they offered, which most other types of investments did not provide. Up until this point, annuities cost the same for any investor, regardless of their age or gender. However, issuers of these instruments began to see that their annuitants generally had longer life expectancies than the public at large and started to adjust their pricing structures accordingly.
Annuities came to America in 1759 in the form of a retirement pool for church pastors in Pennsylvania. These annuities were funded by contributions from both church leaders and their congregations, and provided a lifetime income stream for both ministers and their families. They also became the forerunners of modern widow-and-orphan benefits. Benjamin Franklin left the cities of Boston and Philadelphia each an annuity in his will; incredibly, the Boston annuity continued to pay out until the early 1990s, when the city finally decided to stop receiving payments and take a lump-sum distribution of the remaining balance. But the concept of annuities was slow to catch on with the general public in the United States because the majority of the population at that time felt that they could rely on their extended families to support them in their old age. Instead, annuities were used chiefly by attorneys and executors of estates who had to employ a secure means of providing for beneficiaries as specified in the will and testament of their deceased clients.
Annuities did not become commercially available to individuals until 1812, when a Pennsylvania life insurance company began marketing ready-made contracts to the public. During the Civil War, the Union government used annuities to provide an alternate form of compensation to soldiers instead of land. President Lincoln supported this plan as a means of helping injured and disabled soldiers and their families, but annuity premiums only accounted for 1.5% of all life insurance premiums collected between 1866 and 1920.
Annuity growth began to slowly increase during the early 20th century as the percentage of multigenerational households in America declined. The stock market crash of 1929 marked the beginning of a period of tremendous growth for these vehicles as the investing public sought safe havens for their hard-earned cash. The first variable annuity was unveiled in 1952, and many new features, riders and benefits have been incorporated into both fixed and variable contracts ever since. Indexed annuities first made their appearance in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and these products have grown more diverse and sophisticated as well. In 2016, sales of annuities were $211.4 billion, according to the Insured Retirement Institute.
Despite their original conceptual simplicity, modern annuities are complex products that have been among the most misunderstood, misused and abused products in the financial marketplace. They also have had more than their fair share of negative publicity from the media.
In the next section we will explore the mechanics of these contracts more thoroughly, along with their basic benefits and the parties involved.


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Sunday Times list reveals Sir Paul McCartney increases wealth by £30m in past 12 months
Adele and Calvin Harris are the wealthiest young musicians in the UK, according to The Sunday Times latest Rich List.
Data from the annual rundown of the wealthiest figures in the industry has been revealed with Adele topping the young musician list, which factors in anyone under the age of 30. Having made £15m in the past 12 months, the London born singer is at Number One with an overall wealth of £45m.
Calvin Harris is a new entrant on the list and goes straight in at Number Two with £30m. His arrival forces Cheryl Cole and her £16m wealth down one spot while each individual member of One Direction fill out the majority of the list with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson estimated to be worth £14m apiece.
Elsewhere on the young musician's list are Leona Lewis (£13m), the same as Mumford and Sons frontman Marcus Mumford and his wife Carey Mulligan's combined worth. Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner is at Number 14 with £9m.
Meanwhile, Warner Music Group owner Len Blavatnik is comfortably the richest man in UK music with his 2014 worth estimated at £10bn. He finishes top of the list ahead of Zomba record label founder Clive Calder (£1.4bn) and musical theatre impresario Sir Cameron Mackintosh (£1bn).
Sir Paul McCartney's increase of £30m in the past year puts him at Number Four, ahead of Andrew Lloyd Webber, U2, Simon Cowell and Sir Elton John. See below for the Top 10 in both rich lists.
The Top 10 richest people in music in the UK and Ireland:
1. Len Blavatnik (£10 billion)
2. Clive Calder (£1.4bn)
3. Sir Cameron Mackintosh (£1bn)
4. Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell (£710m)
5. Lord Lloyd-Webber (£640m)
6. U2 (£428m)
7. Simon Fuller (£382m)
=8. Simon Cowell (£300m)
=8. Mohammad and Kamaliya Zahoor (£300m)
10. Sir Elton John (£260m)
The Top 10 richest musicians under 30 in the UK and Ireland:
1. Adele (£45m)
2. Calvin Harris (£30m)
3. Cheryl Cole (£16m)
=4. Niall Horan (£14m)
=4. Zayn Malik (£14m)
=4. Liam Payne (£14m)
=4. Harry Styles (£14m)
=4. Louis Tomlinson (£14m)
=9. Leona Lewis (£13m)
=9. Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan (£13m)


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Saturday, November 15, 2008
One day and a night in Bangkok.
This is one of those nights I should already be in bed because, well, everybody else decided it was a good idea, too. Should have been one of the sheep and followed the smart ones in the herd. There's snoring disguised as heavy breathing happening in here already and it's not quite 10. And, while it's true that I'd like to see what's in store for me in my dreams tonight, I can't help but want to pull out the finger paints and create word pictures for a spell. I have this nagging urge to create some drawings. Drawl-rings. Drowel-reens.
I decided to come out from the air conditioning of my room while I did so, too, because I can feel Bangkok on my skin better on the small balcony. There's a heat here that's not going away, one I refuse to sweat along with as it envelops me. Instead, I am able to look down at the expansiveness of this river we're next to and see water taxis slipping back and forth and an insistent tugboat pulling barges 10 times its size to who-knows-where. The drumming of the native band below has slowed to a halt and the only other scenery I've got to chew on are the far-off bridge filled with busy Saturday night traffic and purple-pink flowers from the floor above, spilling down and barely breathing in the occasional gust of wind. That helps set a stage, doesn't it? It is mine.
Someday I'll make better sense of the blur that started a couple of days back and landed me here less than 24 hours ago, but all I've to go on now are images and numbers and scenes … stuff of that ilk. I'm not sure it's all been entirely processed yet, even. Does that make these musings and observations half developed? Not sleeping for a full night because you're the world's Most Reluctant Packer and then doing around 21 hours of airtime and a few made up of layovers on your way to Asia is hardly recommended. You end up not being able to make it through what may have been good movies and turning into a bit of a slack-jawed narcoleptic. Those are drawbacks, though. Luckily, I've more than a few things to recommend.
One of them is to ride an elephant should you ever get the chance to do so. If you have to pay a few dollars and a tip to make his handler smile, well, so be it. Pay a few more for the small bowl of tiny bananas you get to feed him, too, if only to hear him scream out a "thank you" every time you place one in his ever-insistent arm of a nose. It's an amazing thing to witness, as is simply wandering around atop this surefooted beast while he grazes inside some kind of deserted ruins. Attached to that, if the opportunities present themselves to wear a python like a feather boa and even hold a baby tiger long enough for a shot or three to snap, do those, too. It's all part of the thrill ride. Even hearing an elephant fart while you're atop it is an all-new experience. Believe you me, it is.
See the big Buddhas and their ornate temples. If they're ancient and amazing and inspire meditation by their many followers, what's not to like about all of that? I saw my share today, that's for certain. After observing those lighting candles that looked and smelled like bottle rockets and the consistent bowing and praying, I'm curious all over again about Buddhism. I'd like to know more about this way of life, I honestly would. I'd like to understand it better. Perhaps there's some cosmic reason I've 5 or 6 Buddhas guarding my music collection at home, yeah? I'll look into this more in my future. This serves as my reminder. Duly noted.
Sometimes it's not such a bad thing to buy the $7 tour from the guy who hounds you at the airport. While it's a bit of a disappointment to discover the one taking you on it is a lady guide and not, in fact, a "lady guy," she's filled up to her brim with local knowledge. She knows where the guys are that make the inexpensive tailor-made suits in 24 hours' time as well as a little hole in the wall that makes the best Pad Thai you've ever tasted (really!). Sure, she talks plenty and it's pretty hard to tackle that enthusiastic Chinese accent head-on, but it all works out in the end. She's one of those disguised blessings even.
And, should you run into the opportunity to get an authentic Thai massage, that's one of the rare opportunities that shouldn't get passed up, either. When else will you get to be tied into a pretzel ever again? Your therapist might audibly giggle if your toes are ticklish on your feet and think it's genuinely OK to refer to you as "handsome" instead of using your first name, but two hours of that sort of half-awake bliss wears well in the end. It makes you say bizarre kinds of things on your way back to your hotel, crowded into a taxi with your four friends and colleagues like a tiny car filled with clowns.
That's the stuff that'll send you to sleep when you least expect it, waking up just shy of 3 in the morning to find your computer on the floor and trying to put together exactly why Obama was hanging out in your dreams for the past five hours or so.
This is one day and a night in Bangkok. I can hardly wait to see what another will bring.
9 comments:
Thailand... wow. Seems like an awesome trip. Is it a work trip?
Glad you finally got your massage.. you needed it. Hope you can enjoy it there and take tons of pictures to show us ;) xoxoxo
ps. I want to ride an elephant!!!
- 11/15/2008
- Morley Muse said...
Wow! Pretty amazing! I can actually feel and smell Bangkok through your words too. Love it!
- 11/15/2008
- Sherpa said...
Buddhism has always fascinated me too.
Riding an elephant sounds awesome.
- 11/15/2008
- frog said...
I love it that you are thinking about buddhism. I love this whole story! I wanna feed an elephant bananas.......
- 11/15/2008
- Jillian said...
Riding an elephant when it farts is like riding an earthquake.
Oooo-Thai massages, very nice.
- 11/15/2008
- Mel said...
Forget about riding an elephant, I want to write like you! Amazing portrait you've painted for my senses. I can't believe you've done all those things already, and you still have 2 weeks! Enjoy every minute for me. Oh, and Todd needs a suit BADLY fyi!
- 11/15/2008
- emj said...
what i want to know is if the world is your oyster?
- 11/15/2008
- sir mister landlord sir said...
You should've started with the Thai massage so I had time to forgive you. Gross gross gross. No time, no forgiveness.
- 11/17/2008
- Calluna Vulgaris said...
I still think your words are more smooth than mine could ever hope to be....
- 11/18/2008


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Food banks in Britain are "consistently" reporting an increase in demand and there is no evidence that their rising popularity is linked to their growth in numbers.
According to a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned report, which was conducted by the University of Warwick and the Food Ethics Council in February to March 2013, there is "growing demand" for help to meet food needs.
The study also revealed that the key drivers of the growing demand are described by providers as "crises".
The report explained crises in household income, such as loss of a job or problems with social security benefits, are often underpinned by on-going problems of low income, rising food and other costs and increasing indebtedness.
"We urge the government to learn from it and from those living in harsh circumstances, and to find creative, fair ways to enable all in this rich country to have enough money to be able to eat healthily," said Professor Elizabeth Dowler, a co-author of the report.
The research also revealed that the growing demand in food banks may have contributed to more food aid being provided, through existing and new structures.
The report will leave Lord Freud, the Conservative millionaire minister who claimed increased food bank use was because of extra outlets and free food, red faced.
A Defra spokesperson said: "Charities such as food organisations have always provided a valued service to those in need in their communities, in addition to the safety net provided by governments, and we should welcome the help they provide.
"That is why this government has given Jobcentre Plus advisers the ability to say to people who need help that they can go to a food bank."


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