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Understanding Chinese consumption: The impact of hukou
AbstractCapital investment and exports have driven China's remarkable economic growth for decades, but recent trends have put pressure on the government to move to a more consumption-driven model of growth. Unfortunately, China's institutional framework does little at the moment to spur household consumption. While the country's weak social security setup and highly regulated financial markets are routinely cited as disincentives to private consumption, the role of the hukou household registration system in depressing consumption gets less attention. Controlling for income levels on datasets from 2002 and 2007, we show the average propensity to consume is significantly lower for internal migrants to cities. Official figures suggest that China in 2013 had about 260 million internal migrants. These individuals are often separated from their families for long periods and denied access to public services in the cities where they work. The government's current urbanization strategy calls for increasing migrant populations in cities, which, in the absence of hukou reform, is likely to further dampen consumption.
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Related researchKeywords: Chinese private consumption; urbanization strategy; hukou system;
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- Christian Dreger & Tongsan Wang & Yanqun Zhang, 2013. "Understanding Chinese Consumption: The Impact of Hukou," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1341, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
- Dreger, Christian & Wang, Tongsan & Zhang, Yanqun, 2013. "Understanding Chinese Consumption: The Impact of Hukou," IZA Discussion Papers 7819, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Dreger, Christian & Wang, Tongsan & Zhang, Yanqun, 2013. "Understanding Chinese consumption: The impact of hukou," Discussion Papers 343, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Department of Business Administration and Economics.
- E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
- O15 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
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It's not that Larry Csonka didn't go through rookie hazing. Like all the other first-year players on the 1968 Miami Dolphins, the future Hall of Fame fullback had to pay his dues.
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"That lasted about two days and then I didn't want to get up on that chair anymore. I told everybody 'if you want to put me up on the chair you're going to have to earn it.' And that was the end of it."
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Rookie hazing in Csonka's day lasted roughly a week at the beginning of training camp and never lingered into the season itself.
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Csonka captured two Super Bowl rings with the Dolphins in the early 1970s and was a driving force behind the undefeated '72 team. He says the locker room under the notoriously no-nonsense Don Shula had no room for bullying or team dissension, even during the brief hazing period. Csonka said the coach's brutal summer camps were so demanding that "there wasn't much time for anything other than hard work."
Whether the ongoing scandal will tear the 2013 Dolphins apart or serve as a rallying point will rely on them, the Hall of Famer said.
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The team has gone 2-1 since the scandal broke, and at 5-5, they still have a solid shot at one of the AFC wild card spots. Whether that's the start of a mid-season rally or just a blip in an otherwise disappointing season remains to be seen.
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Vick, the backup to Geno Smith, will start in the Jets' preseason game Thursday night against the Eagles, the team that was willing to forgive his transgressions.
August 28, 2014, Thursday
No-Show Patterson Is Eligible to Return to Jets Next Week
After he turned up missing for 48 hours during the weekend, missing a preseason game against the Giants, cornerback Dimitri Patterson received a brief suspension and may be facing a fine.
August 27, 2014, Wednesday
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General Manager John Idzik, who signed Dimitri Patterson with the expectation that he would start at cornerback, announced on Monday that the player had been suspended indefinitely.
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News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "A small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceiver, generally defined by an applicable MSA standard, provides bidirectional data transmission in optical communications. Generally, a conventional SFP optical transceiver comprises (i) a casing, (ii) electrical devices, such as printed circuit boards (PCB), chips, etc., and (iii) optical devices, such as a transceiver optical subassembly (TOSA) and a receiver optical subassembly (ROSA) placed inside the casing. The conventional SFP optical transceiver is inserted during normal operation into a switchboard cage having corresponding SFP connectors. When the SFP optical transceiver goes into the cage, the electrical and optical devices enter into the cage in order, respectively, and are subsequently latched into place by a latching mechanism.
"With regard to SFP optical transceivers, optical and electrical devices require different operating temperatures. Relative to electrical devices, operating temperatures have a greater influence on the performance of optical devices. As result, various SFP optical transceivers, thermistors, temperature sensors and other devices are configured to avoid a reduction in the performance of the optical device when the operating temperature increases. However, overheating of the optical device cannot be eliminated. Generally, overheating of the optical device occurs after connecting the SFP optical transceiver to the switchboard, since the electrical and optical devices of the SFP optical transceiver are completely enclosed in the switchboard. The switchboard and the electrical devices of the SFP optical transceiver emit a significant amount of heat during normal operation, creating a relatively hot environment within the device, thereby resulting in relatively low efficiency and a decrease in the life of the device.
"As optical and electrical devices are placed in one cavity in the conventional SFP optical transceiver, high heat close to the electrical device could easily transfer to the optical device, negatively affecting the performance and the life of the optical device.
"This 'Discussion of the Background' section is provided for background information only. The statements in this 'Discussion of the Background' are not an admission that the subject matter disclosed in this 'Discussion of the Background' section constitutes prior art to the present disclosure, and no part of this 'Discussion of the Background' section may be used as an admission that any part of this application, including this 'Discussion of the Background' section, constitutes prior art to the present disclosure."
As a supplement to the background information on this patent application, VerticalNews correspondents also obtained the inventors' summary information for this patent application: "Embodiments of the present invention relate to a SFP optical transceiver having better performance and extended device life that overcomes the above-mentioned shortcomings in conventional optical transceivers. To implement the objective(s) of the present invention, technical proposals are provided below.
"The present invention provides a SFP optical transceiver, comprising a casing configured to accommodate optical and electrical devices. During normal operation, the casing is connected to a switchboard via a connector in the switchboard. Alternatively, during normal operation, the optical devices may be outside of the switchboard.
"Preferably, the casing has an internal isolator configured to divide the casing into a first cavity to accommodate the optical devices and a second cavity to accommodate the electrical devices. As a result, the relatively high heat produced by the electrical device portion during normal operation may be reduced or eliminated from being transferred to the cavity where the optical devices are located. As a result, the operating temperatures of the optical devices are reduced.
"Alternatively, during normal operation, the first cavity is located outside the switchboard, and the second cavity is located inside the switchboard. In this configuration, the effect of the high temperature inside the switchboard on the first cavity containing the optical devices can be minimized during normal operation. Thereby, the heat produced by the electrical device portion may be prevented from being transferred to the internal portion of the first cavity. In addition, the heat outside the casing and/or inside the switchboard affecting the operating temperature of the optical device may be prevented. Furthermore, the operating temperature of the optical device may be kept at a relatively low level, thereby increasing the life and efficiency of the optical device.
"In various embodiments of the present invention, a thermal isolator has an electrical feed that electrically connects one side of the thermal isolator close to and/or adjacent to the first cavity with another (e.g., opposite) side of the thermal isolator close to and/or adjacent to the second cavity. Preferably, the thermal isolator may be or comprise a ceramic or other thermally insulating material that can function as a (thermal) barrier.
"In various embodiments of the present invention, air holes are located in the cover and base of the casing corresponding to the first cavity. The air holes run through the casing and communicate the first cavity with the outside of the casing. In this structure, heat in the first cavity containing the optical devices can be exchanged with the air outside the device more effectively. Preferably, the air holes are arranged in the cover and the base of the casing in predetermined positions or locations. In this structure, heat in the first cavity can be exchanged with the air outside the device steadily and effectively.
"In further embodiments of the present invention, a bottom surface (e.g., face) of the casing has a tapered end, and the isolator has a groove compatible (e.g., configured to mate) with the tapered end. The connection between the isolator and the casing is implemented by the tapered end fitting or mating with the groove, resulting in efficient heat insulation.
"Preferably, the casing has a de-latching unit on a top surface (e.g., face) of the casing. The de-latching unit is configured to latch the casing in the switchboard. Alternatively, the de-latching unit releases the casing from the switchboard.
"Thus, the present invention relates to a two-cavity SFP optical transceiver module that can operate at two different temperatures in different regions of the module. Generally, the ambient temperature outside of the module, switch or switchboard is less than 55.degree. C., but the temperature inside the module, switch or switchboard may exceed 75.degree. C. The temperature of the extended nose (e.g., the tapered end or optical cavity of the transceiver) is the case temperature of the switch or switchboard, with which the optical subassembly (OSA) inside the optical cavity will be in thermal equilibrium. In addition, the temperature of the extended nose will be cooler than the temperature of the electrical (or back) portion of the transceiver, which is the temperature of the electronic parts inside the SFP casing. The present invention advantageously provides a two-part casing structure that can operate at different temperatures, having an extended nose (e.g., tapered end) and two operating temperature zones. Generally, higher port densities may increase thermal issues inside the system (e.g., a switch). The optical portion of the present transceivers should stay at a temperature .ltoreq.85.degree. C. Lower OSA temperatures advantageously provide improved yields, lower operational costs, and/or better performance.
"Relative to the conventional devices described above, the present invention advantageously locates optical devices that are sensitive to operational temperature outside the switchboard or system case. Relative to accommodating the operational temperature of the optical devices when heated inside the switchboard, a reduction in the operational temperature of the optical device portion of the transceiver improves operational performance and extends the life of the device. Also, placing the optical device portion outside the switchboard advantageously improves the cooling of the optical devices.
"These and other advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent from the detailed description of various embodiments below.
"FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an internal structure of an exemplary optical transceiver and a casing in accordance with the present invention.
"FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the optical transceiver before it is inserted into a switchboard in accordance with the present invention.
"FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure after the optical transceiver is inserted into a switchboard.
"FIG. 4 is an internal structure diagram of an exemplary optical transceiver after being inserted into a switchboard.
"FIG. 5 is an internal structure diagram showing one embodiment of the optical transceiver in accordance with the present invention.
"FIG. 6 is a structure diagram showing the optical transceiver of FIG. 5 with an exemplary casing in accordance with the present invention, prior to being positioned in a switchboard.
"FIG. 7 is a top view of the optical transceiver of FIG. 6 in a switchboard, without the casing."
For additional information on this patent application, see: HEIMBUCH, Mark; WAINWRIGHT, Wayne. Small Form-Factor Pluggable Optical Transceiver. Filed
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The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station Search and Rescue Team is one of several groups seeking an off-duty Arcadia firefighter who disappeared Friday in the Fillmore area, officials said Thursday.
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Mike Herdman, 36, an experienced hiker, was in the Fillmore area of the Los Padres National Forest and separated from his friend, another off-duty firefighter with whom he was camping.
"They were intending on going on a four-day backpacking trip (Friday)," said Sgt. Eric Buschow of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department. "By Friday night, Mike Herdman's dog took off running down a creek."
Herdman took off barefoot, without his pack, to chase down his dog, according to his friend who was a less-experienced hiker, Buschow said.
The friend eventually headed back to safety after not hearing from Herdman, Buschow said
"The other gentleman was able to walk out, but it took him two days (to get from their campsite)," Buschow said. The lost hiker who made his way back was not identified by Sheriff's Department officials.
He encountered two fisherman on his way out who told officials they probably saved the man's life, because he was dehydrated and exhausted when he found them Sunday.
The incident was reported to the Sheriff's Department after the lost hiker was able to attain cellphone service.
By Thursday morning, Ventura County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue Teams were joined by volunteer search team deputies from Santa Clarita Valley, San Luis Obispo, Crescenta Valley and even the Department of Homeland Security.
The federal agency used unmanned drone aircraft to search the area for Herdman.
The rescue effort spotted the dog Wednesday, said Tony Buttita, a member of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station's Search and Rescue Team.
However, the dog was "skittish," he said, and ran away when approached.
Herdman's wife was on scene Wednesday, and officials hoped she might be able to help relocate the dog, and subsequently, Herdman.
"From where I stand, at the command post, it's a two-day walk just to get where he disappeared," Buschow said, adding that while the location was remote, temperatures were relatively mild and there was a water supply in the area. "We're inserting teams in places where he was last seen -- we're helicoptering them in, or the search would take forever."
Sheriff's Station officials continue to search the area as of noon Thursday.
The volunteers and deputies are trying to remain optimistic and focused on the search, said Buttita, a 14-year member of the Search and Rescue Team.
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This holiday season there are no excuses. There is not the slightest amount of justification to drink and drive - ever. Yet there are those among us who will face a situation where that fateful decision will be made; whether or not to get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol.
My family and I were privileged to live nearly four years in Canada and the United Kingdom, where we became acquainted with the holiday of "Boxing Day."
Have you noticed that whenever Obama's pastor, wife, terrorist friends, corrupt cronies or other assorted glimpses into his personal life are mentioned, Obama tries to change the subject by suggesting that these references are distractions or snippets and/or efforts to tarnish his otherwise impeccable character with gestures of "guilt by association"?
Dear Friends, Family and Parole Officer Detective Bartell:
This year, worries over the economy have slowed us all down a bit. For many, there's that nagging concern about whether we will have a job next year or just how slow our business will get.
For many years, water agencies used polluted water from wells contaminated with ammonium perchlorate to calculate the water supply for new development in Santa Clarita. After a successful lawsuit by the Sierra Club and the Friends of the Santa Clara River, Castaic Lake Water Agency had to disclose the quantity of polluted water and when it would be cleaned up. Of course, future projections do not always pan out. Development has proceeded, but the clean-up facilities are still not operating.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
My husband Vince was so cute out in the front yard with his grey hoodie and gold coat trying to dig our car out of its snow wedgy.
One of the main reasons that Obama is prevailing over McCain is very simple. It is intrinsic and very effective, and yet it is being ignored. It is out of the reach of issues.
"Joy is an inside job."
Each of the many funny and thought-provoking e-mails sent out by Grace Kierbel contained that signature phrase.
Americans are currently struggling with the stifling effects of a national recession, seemingly insurmountable national debt and a president who has destroyed our place of honor in the world.
I just returned from my 40th high school reunion. It was great, but I must admit I didn't realize how many old people would be there!
We here at the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, also known as the Party of No (or is that "Know"?) often get letters from our loyal readers. Several are reproduced here for your reading enjoyment.
For years California has had a model school facility program that is a partnership between the state, local school districts and developers to share funding for new school construction and classroom renovation.
As a resident of Santa Clarita and keen observer of the governmental process, I am still puzzled why council members Kellar, Acosta, and McLean voted to play poker with more than $200,000 of your taxpayer dollars.
Author's note: In writing this week's column, let me disclose that I own a large regional landscape firm and am knowledgeable in both water conservation and landscape water requirements. Also important is that our firm does not perform public landscape construction or maintenance for the city of Santa Clarita or elsewhere.
It has long been understood that we always choose according to our best interests. That's the way our minds work.
I believe all Californians are environmentalists. Who doesn't want clean air and clean water?
I don't usually write consecutive columns about the same topic, but this situation seems to be careening out of control and our government seems impotent to stop it.
I am old enough to remember a time when political arguments revolved around policy differences, and the solutions to the major issues of the day were often hammered out in smoke-filled back rooms.
It is vacation season, and many of us are facing that age-old problem: We find it hard to relax!
Gary Horton's op-ed in The Signal ("Something to which we can all agree," July 9) was on the mark. Yes, this is something to which we can all agree.
A country and its citizens are not safe when the country lacks leadership. When that lack is repeatedly punctuated with one scandal and crisis after another, there is valid reason for grave concern.
In my last column ("The IRS is far from earning back our trust," June 30), I discussed the arrogance and lawlessness of the Obama administration and its bureaucrats, practiced on a scale unprecedented in American history.
Katie sat anxiously in the salon chair this past Tuesday afternoon. We were in Seattle visiting Katie - it was our first visit to see her since she left Southern California after recuperating from a traumatic brain injury she suffered in India.
This past Saturday morning, angry local conservatives gathered on one side of the Valencia Boulevard overpass of Interstate 5 to protest the child immigrants seeking refuge in the United States, and a counter-protest of progressives sympathetic to the plight of these poor kids gathered on the other side of the overpass.


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AT&T Short Interest Up 1.4% in May (T)
Shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) were the recipient of a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 30th, there was short interest totalling 180,971,612 shares, a growth of 1.4% from the May 15th total of 178,522,399 shares, StockRatingsNetwork reports. Approximately 3.5% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 28,299,346 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.4 days.
T has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Analysts at KeyCorp reiterated a "positive" rating on shares of AT&T in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Separately, analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of AT&T in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. Finally, analysts at Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of AT&T in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. They set a "market perform" rating and a $32.00 price target on the stock. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. The company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $34.93.
AT&T (NYSE:T) opened at 35.39 on Monday. AT&T has a one year low of $31.74 and a one year high of $36.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $35.52 and a 200-day moving average of $34.35. The company has a market cap of $183.7 billion and a P/E ratio of 10.31.
AT&T (NYSE:T) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $32.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $32.36 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that AT&T will post $2.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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Remove Prereqs In Rake (Rails 1.1 And Rake 0.7)
This code will remove the prequisitive to prepare the test database in Rails. Put it in your Rakefile.
module Rake class Task def remove_prerequisite(task_name) name = task_name.to_s @prerequisites.delete(name) end end end Rake::Task['test:units'].remove_prerequisite('db:test:prepare') Rake::Task['test:functionals'].remove_prerequisite('db:test:prepare')
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This works as advertised (tested in Rails 1.1.2 and Rake 0.7.1) only when I add change test/test_helper like this :
ENV["RAILS_ENV"] = "test" require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../config/environment") require 'application' require 'test/unit' require 'action_controller/test_process' require 'breakpoint'(from the DatabaseLessApplication recipe in the RailsRecipes book. That recipe works only in Rails 1.0, not in 1.1)


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Food and Bioprocess Technology
Food and Bioprocess Technology provides an effective and timely platform for cutting-edge high quality original papers in the engineering and science of all types of food processing technologies, from the original food supply source to the consumer's dinner table. It aims to be a leading international journal for the multidisciplinary agri-food research community. The journal focuses especially on experimental or theoretical research findings that have the potential for helping the agri-food industry to improve process efficiency, enhance product quality and, extend shelf-life of fresh and processed agri-food products. The editors present critical reviews on new perspectives to established processes, innovative and emerging technologies, and trends and future research in food and bioproducts processing. The journal also publishes short communications for rapidly disseminating preliminary results, letters to the Editor on recent developments and controversy, and book reviews.
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Watermelon-Blueberry Gazpacho
Watermelon and blueberries might seem like an odd ingredients to star in a savory-leaning soup, but these juicy Summer fruits whirl up into a bright pink gazpacho that's absolutely worth making before their season ends. Watch the video to see how it's done, and then print out the recipe.
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Is It The Team, Or Is It The Star?
The last game of this tournament pitted the best player in the world, Messi, against the best team in the world, Germany. And if nothing else, this match demonstrated definitively that while players like Messi might win games, teams like Germany win titles . So Messi gets the Golden Ball . Germany gets everything else. After steamrolling its way over Brazil to make the final, Germany looked to be a favorite for the title despite its early draw with Ghana.
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How would you like to eliminate 75 percent of the errors you make on the golf course. Flower Mound's Lanny Bassham says he can help you do that. Lanny has one of the many booths at the North Texas Golf Expo going on at Dallas Market Center from now through Sunday.
Lanny has a system which analyzes three phases of the golf shot, but it's not a physical approach, it's all mental.
He says it's all about three phases of the golf shot; Anticipation, Action and Reinforcement. His two day seminars analyze the golfer and what is going through their mind during a round of golf and then helps to overcome any distractions.
It's a fascinating concept that Lanny put into action after he was dissapointed with a silver medal in the 1972 Olympic Games. He then begain to interview Olympic Gold Medalists to find out how different their approach was to his. He found out it wasn't the talent, but how they think. Lanny then went on to win the Gold Medal in the Rifle shoot in 1976.
He has come up with a system for golfers and currently has 15 players on the PGA Tour that utilize his techniques. Among those are Justin Leonard, Ben Crane, Harrison Frazier and Rory Sabbatini.
Lanny will be speaking at the North Texas Golf Expo on Saturday at Noon and then on Sunday at 11:00am.
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It looked like the girls basketball season opener it was Friday at Northwestern as visiting Kokomo took a 51-41 win over an injury-plagued but stubborn Tiger squad.
"Sloppy" would be the kindest way to describe a contest in which the teams combined for a whopping 71 turnovers.
But both teams also found some bright spots, especially in the second half, as the squads settled in and played much better basketball over the final 16 minutes. Several times the Lady Kats appeared ready to turn the game into a runaway, but Northwestern's young team never gave in and kept it close to the end.
The brightest spot for the Kats was the 3-point shooting of senior Jasmine Love, who sank 5 of 9 attempts en route to a game-high 18 points. Two other seniors, starter Alanis Jones and sub Cierra Tinder, scored 11 points apiece for Kokomo.
With five players in street clothes due to injury and only one senior dressed for the game, the Tigers hung tough, relying on the steady inside play of sophomore post Brooke Treadway, who posted a double-double with 13 points and a whopping 19 rebounds.
Early on, it appeared the Kats might be headed to a blowout win. Kokomo scored the first nine points of the game before quick NW junior guard Kaitlyn Daanen sank two free throws to make it 9-2 at the first stop.
Northwestern struggled early, turning the ball over on its first seven possessions of the game. But Kokomo had trouble finding the basket and made plenty of errors of its own to allow the Tigers to stay close.
Treadway's basket early in the second period cut the lead to 9-4, but Kokomo responded and stretched the lead to 20-12 on Schnetavia Williams' hoop with 1:03 to play in the half. Treadway answered with a hoop-and-harm three-point play to cut it to 20-15, but Kaila Stiner hit a pair of freebies to put the Kats up 22-15 at intermission.


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Clinical School newsletter
2014 - Issue 2
- CHW Clinical School news
Congratulations to Professor Peter van Asperen
Congratulations to Professor Cheryl Jones
Queen's birthday honours
Dean's Visit to CHW Clinical School
Clinical teacher profile: Dr Anthony Zehetner
Medical education update
Postcard from Paris by Meg Phelps
Congratulations to Robert Howman-Giles
- Research news
Congratulations to Prof Cheryl Jones, Dr Philip Britton and Prof Robert Booy
Congratulations to Dr Philip Britton: RACP PCHD NHMRC Award for Excellence
Congratulations to Dr Nicholas Wood: Highest ranked Career Development Fellowship – Clinical, Level 1
Early Career Researcher profile: A/Prof Sarah Garnett
Early Career Researcher update
Medical education research update
- Student news
Postgraduate student profile: Michael Nafisinia
Congratulations to Shekeeb Mohammad
Degrees awarded May 2014
- Grants, achievements, promotions and titles
New titles
- Conferences
Upcoming conferences and meetings
CHW Clinical School news
Congratulations to Professor Peter van Asperen
Professor Peter van Asperen, Acting Associate Dean, has been awarded the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) Society Medal for 2014. The Society Medal was conceived as an acknowledgment of excellence in fields other than research; that is, for the advancement of the practice of thoracic medicine in its widest sense by, for example, outstanding teaching or advocacy. The inaugural Society Medal was presented at the annual dinner in Canberra in 1992 to Dr Maurice Joseph, who ably embodied the qualities envisaged by this prestigious senior award.
This is an outstanding achievement and is the first time a paediatric respiratory physician has received this honour.
Peter has also been awarded Emeritus membership and Fellowship of the TSANZ. Congratulations to Peter on these awards, and for his continued work with children with respiratory conditions and their families.
Congratulations to Professor Cheryl Jones
Professor Cheryl Jones has been successful in obtaining the position of Joint Theme Leader, Lifespan Research at Sydney Medical School with Professor Richard Lindley. One of the key recommendations in the Wills Health and Medical Research Strategic Review in 2013 was that, for maximum impact, our research aims should encompass the whole lifespan from a healthy start to life through to successful ageing. Sydney Medical School has launched the new Lifespan Research theme, which will merge our Reproductive Maternal and Child Health theme with the Healthy Ageing theme.
The Lifespan theme aims to facilitate a whole-of-life approach to research within Sydney Medical School and provides the opportunity to join with lifespan-related researchers across the University to create a Lifespan research community. In particular, the Lifespan theme will seek representation in the four new Strategic Priority Areas for Research Collaboration (SPARCs), encompassing Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease, Cancer, Mental Health and Neuroscience and Infectious Diseases.
The Lifespan theme is holding a postgraduate symposium on 1 August at the Kid's Research Institute, CHW: register and submit an abstract online. The theme is also holding a Lifespan Research Day on 3 November and introducing a mentorship program. You can join the Lifespan Research Network to receive email updates on news and events.
Queen's birthday honours
Congratulations to the following members of the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health who received Queen's Birthday Honours:
AO - Professor Martin SILINK A: For distinguished service to medicine in the field of paediatric endocrinology as a clinician, researcher and administrator, and to international leadership in diabetes care and advocacy.
AM - Professor Nadia BADAWI: For significant service to paediatrics and neo-natal intensive care medicine as a clinician and researcher, and to the promotion of research into cerebral palsy.
Others who have had a connection with DPCH have also received awards:
AO - Professor Warwick John BRITTON (Phil's father): For distinguished service to medical research as an academic and immunologist, to humanitarian and public health improvements for the people of Nepal, and to the community.
AO - Professor Heather Elizabeth JEFFERY: For distinguished service to medicine and tertiary education in the field of paediatrics, and to improved maternal and child health in rural and remote Australia and in developing countries.
AM - Professor John Paul SEALE: For significant service to medicine as a clinical pharmacologist, particularly in the field of respiratory illnesses.
AM - Professor Tania Christine SORRELL: For significant service to medicine and the community as an infectious diseases researcher and adviser.
Dean's Visit to CHW Clinical School
The Dean, Professor Bruce Robinson, recently visited the Clinical School and discussed the new Doctor of Medicine (MD) course and progress in advertising for the Chair of Paediatrics & Child Health. The visit enabled the Clinical School to highlight the work of four academics:
Dr Hasantha Guasekera is a Chief Investigator in the Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health (SEARCH). Through his work on SEARCH, he was awarded $950,000 from NSW Health to manage a new initiative: Hearing, Ear health and Language Services (HEALS) for urban Aboriginal children in NSW in 2013. He has been awarded a further $800,000 in 2014. In 2013 HEALS provided audiology and Ears, Nose and Throat (ENT) services for nearly 100 children, and speech therapy services for more than 200 children. The team are planning to provide a similar number of services with the 2014 funding.
Dr Karen Scott and Prof Dianne Campbell have been conducting polling in student lectures, with students using their mobile devices to respond to lecturers' questions. Responses are displayed anonymously in the form of a graph on the lecture screen. This adaptive form of teaching and learning enables lecturers to see the level of student understanding so they can provide appropriate feedback. It also increases student engagement and improves retention of knowledge.
Associate Professor Russell Dale is currently the Postgraduate Coordinator and has been in this role for 6 years. In this time he has seen the numbers of postgraduate students increase from 60 to 106. This is an indication that the research culture at The Children's Hospital is strong.
Clinical teacher profile: Dr Anthony Zehetner
Dr Anthony Zehetner enjoys dividing his time between working as a teacher and clinician in both private and public practice. He feels that the variety of settings and skill set required greatly enhance tutoring via a student-centred and cognitive-processing approach. He says, "Working with toddlers and teenagers means one must be constantly adapting and actively thinking to facilitate communication and engagement. Sometimes tertiary teaching is easier by comparison!"
Anthony completed a higher degree in education (Graduate Certificate in the Practice of Tertiary Teaching) at Newcastle University, where he was a Lecturer in Paediatrics (Clinical Academic) from 2011-13. He is currently a senior lecturer at The University of Sydney, teaching on the online Master of Medicine adolescent health module and Sydney Medical Program.
"I see myself more as an 'education facilitator' than a didactic imparter of knowledge", he says. "Nowadays students can readily access information and my role is to help them evaluate the utility and validity of that material so it is appropriately applied to daily practice in a meaningful way".
He says, "Medical bedside skills are kinaesthetic in nature. They have to be experienced and not read about or viewed online. The ability of a student to practice in a real-life scenario under supportive supervision is invaluable to foster and develop confidence (scaffolding paradigm). It is not all didactic: like patients, students constantly challenge your own standard of practice and keep you up-to-date".
Anthony is no stranger to being a student himself. Since qualifying as a consultant paediatrician in 2010 and working part-time as a staff specialist in adolescent medicine, he has completed a Master of Medicine (Paediatric Medicine) and Diploma of Management. He appreciates the nuances of andragogy and multimodal learning style preferences. He also delivers emergency department teaching sessions, inservice sessions to ward staff and seminars to allied health professionals, undertakes school visits and is an invited speaker at general practitioner meetings.
Outside of these obligations, Anthony is a visiting medical officer (VMO) at Gosford Private Hospital, registered consultant pharmacist, member of the NSW Department of Health Stimulant Subcommittee and runs a thriving private practice.
"You never stop learning!"
Medical education update
Sydney Medical School Outstanding Teaching Awards: Applications are now open for the 2014 Sydney Medical School Awards for Outstanding Teaching, Excellence in Research Supervision, Support of the Student Experience and Systems that Achieve Collective Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Closing date 30 June 2014. Find out more.
An Introduction to Teaching at Sydney: The University's Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL) have developed an online course for teachers. 'An introduction to teaching at Sydney' is based on evidence from higher education research, the principles of good teaching and practical suggestions from experienced teachers at the University.
Sydney Teaching Colloquium: Is our assessment up to standard: The fourth Sydney Teaching Colloquium (STC) invites the university community to consider how assessment standards can be harnessed for learning. The Colloquium is an opportunity to discuss how assessment standards can address practical challenges in teaching and curriculum; for example, assessment design, marking and feedback, and questions about over-assessment. It is an occasion to ask whether our approach to assessment at unit, program and course levels is supporting an engaged enquiry learning experience for students. Proposals are being sought from the university community by 4 July.
Postcard from Paris by Meg Phelps
Summer has arrived in Paris. The summer solstice on June 21 was celebrated with the Fête de la Musique; performances, both formally programmed and spontaneous, throughout the streets into the long evening and the night. Museums and galleries are changing their exhibitions and shows for the summer. Strawberries, raspberries and stone fruits from France are appearing in the markets.
The University and school years are almost over. The final year medical students throughout France have just sat the Epreuves Nationales Classantes (ECN), the written, exit, ranking examination, and will hear in July in which specialty and where in France they will be training. This written exam – there is no clinical component – has been their focus for eighteen months.
Three students from Université Descartes Paris 5 will arrive in July to undertake their 'stage d'été' (summer elective), two at CHW and one at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. At Nepean Hospital they will again welcome two students from Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6. Five Sydney Medical School students have been offered positions for their Elective term in our Summer 2014/2015 as part of these reciprocal arrangements.
You can read the 'impressions' of the two students who completed their Elective term and Child and Adolescent Health specialty block at Hôpital Necker, Paris, recently here.
The improved weather has improved the general French spirit a little. There has been less discussion about the failings of President Francois Holland and the usual early summer exercising of their right to strike. Perhaps the positive performance by Les Bleus in the World Cup so far has helped. The Australian win in the rugby union test series recently seems to have not had too much of an impact. French people are hoping they will not only be celebrating their national day Bastille Day, 14th July, but a World Cup win!
Congratulations to Robert Howman-Giles
Congratulations to Robert Howman-Giles who was recently awarded life membership of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine. This is a great honour and reflects the outstanding contribution he has made locally at The Children's Hospital at Westmead and internationally in the field of paediatric nuclear medicine
Research news
Congratulations to Prof Cheryl Jones, Dr Philip Britton and Prof Robert Booy
Congratulations to Professor Cheryl Jones, Dr Philip Britton and Professor Robert Booy, who were successful in an application to the Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation entitled, 'Discovering the Infectious Causes of unknown Encephalitis cases using genomic approaches: the DICE study'. They received the award at the annual Foundation dinner on April 5 at Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf. They will use the funding to purchase a dedicated -80˚C Freezer for storage of biological specimens from children with encephalitis.
The Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation is a private, self-funded organisation that supports medical research by providing annual research grants within a number of research categories including Brain Sciences.
Congratulations to Dr Philip Britton: RACP PCHD NHMRC Award for Excellence
Congratulations to Dr Philip Britton for receiving the first Royal Australasian College of Physicians' Paediatric and Child Health Division NHMRC Award for Excellence. This partnership between the NHMRC the RACP aims to support the top young clinical researchers as part of a shared commitment to nurture the next generation of medical researchers. Each Award for Excellence recipient will receive $10,000 per annum from the RACP Foundation, in addition to their NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship, for up to three years.
Congratulations to Dr Nicholas Wood: Highest ranked Career Development Fellowship – Clinical, Level 1
Congratulations to Dr Nicholas Wood, staff specialist, general paediatrician and senior lecturer in the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health. Through his Career Development Fellowship 1 in the Clinical stream, Nick will be conducting research on adverse events following immunisation with the aim of improving policy and practice and promoting confidence in the safety of vaccines.
Early Career Researcher profile: A/Prof Sarah Garnett
Sarah Garnett is a Senior Research Fellow/Senior Dietitian in the Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes at The Children's Hospital at Westmead and a conjoint Associate Professor with Sydney Medical School. She completed her PhD in 2006 under the supervision of Professors Louise Baur and Chris Cowell, and has since held an NHMRC Post-doc Clinical Research Fellowship and a Cancer Institute NSW Early Career Development Fellowship. The main focus of her research is preventing and treating childhood obesity, the most common chronic disease in childhood.
Sarah has a particular interest in obese children and adolescents that are at risk of, or have been diagnosed with, type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, once known as mature onset diabetes, is frequently perceived to be a milder form of diabetes. However, type 2 diabetes diagnosed in adolescence or young adulthood is more lethal and associated with a greater mortality, more complications and unfavourable cardiovascular disease risk factors than type 1 diabetes. Current research projects, including randomised control trials, are examining the effects of different diets on weight loss and metabolic markers. The diets have included manipulating the macronutrient (protein/carbohydrate) and trialing a very low energy diet (shakes/bars) to cure type 2 diabetes. Her research team is about to commence a study examining the effect of intermittent fasting, popularised as the 5:2 diet.
Sarah is collaborating with researchers from the Kids Cancer Centre, SCHN to establish interventions to prevent the onset of obesity and related co-morbidities in childhood cancer survivors. She is also collaborating with Professor Jennie Brand-Miller examining the effect of a low glycaemic diet in pregnancy on infant growth and body composition. In addition to intervention studies, Sarah is also involved in cohort and epidemiological studies. She has undertaken secondary data analysis and published results from Australian National Surveys, the UK Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and a survey of Han children living in Chongqing, south-west China.
Sarah is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee and subcommittee of the SCHN Human Research Ethics Committee and actively involved in the Nutrition Society of Australia (past Chair, Sydney Group) and the Australian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network. Between 2009 and 2013 she was a First Editor of the British Journal of Nutrition. Sarah has supervised a number of students undertaking Honours, Masters and PhDs.
Early Career Researcher update
Early career researcher (ECR) "Talk and cheese" seminar
When: 1-2pm
Where: Doreen Dew lecture theatre
Date: Wednesday 30 July 2014
Topic: Aspects of supervision: Good and bad experiences
Speakers: Russell Dale and Yvonne Zurynski
Lunch will be provided.
Subsequent seminars will be held on:
Tuesday 16 September
Wednesday 29 October
These sessions are intentionally kept fairly informal with lots of time for open discussion and questions. This program has been developed to address ECR education needs identified in the DPCH ECR research study. Seminars will be held every two months and will address key topics that are relevant for all ECRs with clinical, basic-science and public health interests. This is an excellent opportunity to meet other ECRs and strengthen ties within the ECR community.
The target audience is all ECRs who are in the first 10 years post-PhD, however interested senior researchers and final-stage PhD students are also welcome.
The coordinators of these events are Wendy Gold, Patrina Caldwell, Karen Walker and Nigel Clarke. If you have any questions, please contact
Early career researcher (ECR) travel grants
The Sydney Medical School Early Career Researcher (ECR) Travel Grant Scheme is now open. Applications are invited from ECRs within ten years of PhD Award who hold an appointment up to Level C. The scheme is aimed at providing financial support of up to $2,500 for ECRs to present at and attend international conferences. Please note that in 2014 a three year exclusion period applies, i.e. applicants who have previously been awarded a Sydney Medical School ECR grant within three years at the time of closing will be ineligible in this round.
Applications close on 30 September 2014. Full guidelines and the application form are available here.
Medical education research update
The CHW Medical Education Research meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every second month from 12 to 1pm in the CHW Clinical School seminar room. The next Medical Education Research meeting will be held on Tuesday 1 July. Dr Arany Nerminathan will present her research into clinician use of mobile devices in clinical settings and Dr Soundappan will present a journal article review.
Subsequent meetings in 2014 will be held on 2 September and 4 November. If you would like more information, please contact or .
Sydney Medical Program also runs regular Medical Education Research Symposiums. The forums are for anyone interested in, and working on, medical education research to come together, listen and respond to work being done by Sydney researchers and connect with other researchers. Symposiums are held on Camperdown campus from 12 to 2pm. The upcoming symposium will feature 'Team based learning' by Dr Annette Burgess and Professor Craig Mellis from RPA Clinical School, and 'Expertise and expert performance in medicine' by Dr Allistair McRobert from Liverpool John Moores University. Registration is essential and Web conferencing can be arranged. More information.
The following journal articles written by DPCH staff have recently been accepted for publication in medical education research:
Scott KM, Caldwell PHY & Schuwirth LWT. Ten steps for conducting health professional education research. The Clinical Teacher. (In Press)
Scott KM, Lewis MJ & Caldwell PHY. Writing well in medicine and other disciplines. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. (In Press)
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Postgraduate student profile: Michael Nafisinia
Michael Nafisinia is currently in the second year of his PhD candidature in the Genetic Metabolic Disorders Group at the Kids Research Institute (KRI), CHW. Prof John Christodoulou, Dr Wendy Gold and Dr Lisa Riley are Michael's PhD supervisors.
Michael began to develop an interest in genetics research when he did his Masters in Mitochondrial Paternal Linkage at the University of New South Wales. He was privileged enough to translate his research findings into a publication and based on his track record, received an APA scholarship from the University of Sydney.
The primary focus of Michael's PhD research is the identification of novel pathogenic variations in Mendelian disorders, including inborn errors of metabolism and other Mendelian disorders, with the express aim of gaining a better understanding of the biology of these disorders.
The outcomes of his research include increased understanding of the pathogenesis of genetic disorders, which could ultimately translate to the development of effective therapies, and improved accuracy of genetic counselling.
The first year of his candidature has been very successful as he was awarded the Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA) prize for travel to the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting.
Congratulations to Shekeeb Mohammad
Dr.Shekeeb Mohammad, the current academic fellow with the CHW Clinical School, recently presented results from his PhD entitled "Movement disorder phenomenology helps differentiate anti-NMDAR encephalitis from Autoimmune Basal Ganglia encephalitis" at the 13th International Child Neurology Congress in Iguassu Falls, Brazil, May 2014. This presentation was awarded the best in the movement disorder sub-specialty.
Shekeeb's research described clinical features that can be used to distinguish autoimmune movement disorders due to different aetiologies such as anti-NMDAR encephalitis, autoimmune basal ganglia encephalitis (shown to be associated with anti-D2R antibodies by his PhD supervisors Dr.Fabienne Brilot and A/Prof Russell Dale in 2012) and Sydenham's chorea. The research methodology undertaken was a blinded video review of archived videos of children with this condition using standard nomenclature. A/Prof Victor SC Fung and Dr Sudarshini Ramanathan from Westmead Hospital and Dr Padraic Grattan-Smith from CHW were collaborators in this work.
We also congratulate Shekeeb on being one of 106 Australians who have been awarded the Winston Churchill Fellowship for 2014. The fellowship trust was formed with the principal objective of perpetuating and honouring Sir Winston's memory. It provides an opportunity for Australians to travel overseas to conduct research in their chosen field and provides them with further opportunity in their pursuit of excellence for the enrichment of Australian society.
Shekeeb aims to utilize this opportunity to visit the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the Evelina London Children's Hospital to broaden his experience and skills in managing children with basal ganglia disorders. Shekeeb is mentored by his PhD supervisors A/Prof Russell Dale and Dr Fabienne Brilot, and would like to acknowledge valuable guidance from previous Churchill fellows Dr Manoj Menezes and Dr Emily Oates.
Degrees awarded May 2014
The Graduation Ceremony in May this year was a wonderful event shared with family, friends and supervisors.
Congratulations to the following Research Higher Degree candidates:
Diane Grote, MPhil
Astrovirus and norovirus in a paediatric setting.
Supervisors: Alison Kesson, Kin-Chuen Leung
Frances Lemckert, PhD
Dysferlin membrane repair is required for recovery from cardiac ischaemia-reperfusion injury.
Supervisors: Sandra Cooper, Kathryn North, Jonathan Egan
Sarah McIntyre, PhD
Causal pathways to cerebral palsy in term and near-term singletons: Analysis of a total population case control study.
Supervisors: Nadia Badawi, Eve Blair
Saira Bahnu Mohamed Yousoof, PhD
Genomic & functional approaches in identification and characterisation of novel eye disease genes.
Supervisors: Robyn Jamieson, Greg Peters
Esther Tantsis, PhD
Clinical, radiological and immunological features predictive of relapse after a 1st episode of CNS inflammatory demyelination in Australian children.
Supervisors: Russell Dale, Fabienne Brilot-Turville
Kerrie Wiley, PhD
A mixed methods study of maternal influenza and pertussis vaccination behaviours during pregnancy and the post-partum period.
Supervisors: Julie Leask, Nicholas Wood
Jessie Zhong, PhD
NEDD9 and glioblastoma.
Supervisors: Geraldine O'Neill, Stefan Arold
Grants, Achievements, Promotions and Titles
New titles
Shekeeb Mohammad – Clinical Lecturer
Patrick Thompson– Clinical Lecturer
Paul Benitez-Aguirre – Clinical Senior Lecturer (Feb)
Paul Robinson – Clinical Senior Lecturer
Angus Alexander – Clinical Lecturer
Upcoming conferences and meetings
ANZAHPE 2014: Gold Coast, Queensland 7-10/7/2-14
The Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE), on the Gold Coast from Monday the 7th to Thursday the 10th of July, 2014. The theme of this year's conference is Developing Health Professional Educators: Connecting Science and Theory with Learning for Clinical Practice.
For further information please visit http://www.anzahpe.org/#!2014-conference/c22t1
ASME Annual Scientific Meetings 2014: Brighton, UK 16-18/7/2014
The theme of this year's meeting of the Association for the Study of Medical Education is 'Education, Scholarship and Leadership in Pursuit of Excellent Patient Care'.
For futher information please visit http://www.asme.org.uk/conferences/annual-scientific-meeting-16th-18th-july-2014.html
ANZCNS Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide - 25-27 July 2014
Keynote speakers for this year's Australia and New Zealand Child Neurology Society meeting are Dr Janice Fletcher, Metabolic Physician and Prof Nigel Laing, Expert in Neuromuscular Disorders. Key sessions will focus on stroke in childhood, neurometabolic disorders, neuropsychiatry and epilepsy. Social events linked to this meeting include a tour of the wineries in McLaren Vale. We hope to see you in Adelaide! REGISTER/SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
Paediatric Society of QLD (PSQ) Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting: Brisbane - 5&6/09/2014
This year's PSQ Annual Conference (incorporating the Brisbane 'Winter' Endocrine Symposium) will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Southbank, on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 September 2014. The 2014 Turner-Gibson Oration will be delivered at the Conference Dinner on the Friday evening.
Visit www.paedqldconference.com as the year progresses for 2014 Conference program details and a registration form. Selected presentations from previous Meetings are also available for download via the Conference website
Summit on Child Health and the Environment Hong Kong - 11-13 Oct 2014
This summit will be held in Hong Kong from 11 to 13 October 2014. For more information please visit www.hkpf.org.hk/en/prof_20annv.php.
AAP Experience National Conference San Diego - 11-14 Oct 2014
This American Academy of Pediatrics conference will be held in San Diego from 11 to 14 October 2014. For further information please visit www.aapexperience.org
International Conference on Residency Education: Canada - 23-25/10/2014
For more information visit the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada website or .
4th International Congress of Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies: Greece - 11-14/12/2014
This Congress will be held in Athens, Greece from 11 - 14 December 2014. For more information visit www.uenps2014.org/
5th Annual Winter Symposium in Intensive Care, Anaesthesia & Emergency Medicine: Colorado - 11-16 January 2015
The 5th Annual Winter Symposium in Intensive Care, Anaesthesia & Emergency Medicine will be held 11 to16 January 2015 at Four Seasons Resort & Spa, Vail, Colorado. Contact email@example.com or visit www.colloquium.com.au for more information.
The Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman 4th International Conference on Pediatric Chronic Diseases, Disability and Human Development: Jerusalem - 20-23 Jan 2015
This event will be held from 20 to 23 January 2015 in Jerusalem, Israel. Visit www.pedchron.com for more information.


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Activision Blizzard Earnings: The Good, The Bad [View article]
I would also like to point out another interesting feature of Battle.net 2.0 that will be released ~1 year after the initial launch in July 2010: users will be able to sell content (e.g. custom maps for Starcraft 2) through the Battle.net platform to other users. This will represent a steady income for Blizzard (like iTunes does for Apple) that will be significant: custom maps indeed have a great potential (due to the amazing features of the Starcraft 2 map editor, e.g. first person view on a RTS game) and the popular "Dota" custom map on Warcraft 3 has shown that a custom map may emerge as a game within the game (with a great amount of dedicated players).
They have not revealed more information yet, but Battle.net 2.0 may well bring some unexpected sources of revenue for Blizzard in the future.May 20 09:08 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Activision Blizzard Earnings: The Good, The Bad [View article]
1/ do you think blizzard results can have a major impact on the whole company?
2/ what potential do you see for the activision branche?May 19 03:16 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment


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Democrats Move to Restore Habeas Corpus To Detainees
On Capitol Hill, the Senate is coming under increased criticism for hastily voting last week to overturn a Supreme Court ruling on the rights of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. By a 49 to 42 vote, the Senate agreed to strip detainees of their right to challenge their detention in federal courts, eliminating their writ of habeas corpus. The measure only passed because it received support from five Democrats: Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Ron Wyden of Oregon. Now Democratic Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico is planning to put forward an amendment as early as today to reverse the Senate's vote. Meanwhile former military officials are also criticizing the decision to strip detainees of their right to habeas corpus. John Hutson, a retired rear admiral, is collecting signatures from about 60 former officers who oppose the proposal. The National Institute of Military Justice has also announced its opposition to the measures. Attorneys and legal historians have noted that the right to habeas corpus dates back 800 years. Attorneys Jeremy Hirsh and Timothy Fisher write "Since the time of the Magna Carta, the rule of law has meant that a person may not be imprisoned without a lawful reason, and now is no time for us to deviate from that rule of law."
Iraqi Woman Confesses on Jordanian TV to Bombings
In Jordan, police have arrested a 35-year-old Iraqi woman in connection with last week's attacks on three western hotels that killed 57 people. On Sunday Jordanian TV aired a confession from a woman identified as Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi. She is the wife of one of the other three Iraqi suicide bombers. During her confession she explained her role in the bombings. In the videotaped confession, she is wearing the explosives belt that was meant to be used in the attack. According to news reports the woman's late brother had been the Anbar province leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Red Cross Reports Civilians Found Killed Near Syrian Border
In news from Iraq–an Iraqi Red Crescent doctor has told the Reuters news agency that 54 bodies have been found in the rubble in the Iraqi town of Qaim near the Syrian border. Among the dead were women and children. Last week the U.S. led a major assault on the area. Until now the military had claimed only insurgents were killed in the offensive.
Bush: "Irresponsible" to Rewrite History About Iraq War
With President Bush's approval ratings falling to new lows, the White House has launched a new public relations offensive to defend the invasion of Iraq. On Friday Bush lashed out at critics of the war during a Veteran's Day speech at an Army depot in Pennsylvania. "While it's perfectly legitimate to criticize my decision or the conduct of the war, it is deeply irresponsible to rewrite the history of how that war began," Bush said. "Some Democrats and anti-war critics are now claiming we manipulated the intelligence and misled the American people about why we went to war." Throughout the weekend, Republican operatives repeatedly attacked Democratic Senators for criticizing the war even though many of them initially backed the invasion. In October, 2002, 29 Democratic Senators voted to authorize President Bush to attack Iraq. Only 21 Democratic Senators voted against the war.
Bush's Approval Rating Sinks to 36 Percent
Meanwhile new opinion polls show President Bush's approval ratings have sunk to just 36 percent. This according to a new poll from Newsweek. Meanwhile 68 percent of respondents said they are dissatisfied with the direction of the country.
Defeated NJ GOP Candidate Blames Bush
In New Jersey, the Republican candidate who lost last week's governor's race has blamed President Bush in part for his defeat. Doug Forrester said, "If Bush's numbers were where they were a year ago, or even six months ago, I think we would have won on Tuesday. Katrina was the tipping point." The Republicans lost gubernatorial races on Tuesday in both New Jersey and Virginia.
White House Tries To Alter Transcript of Press Briefings
The White House has been accused of trying to rewrite history after requesting Congressional Quarterly and the Federal News Service to alter the transcript to a October 31 press briefing. Both news agencies reported White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan responded to a question about the CIA leak case by saying "that's accurate." But the White House insists he said, "I don't think that's accurate." So far both Congressional Quarterly and the Federal News Services have refused to change their transcripts but the White House website now claims McClellan said "I don't think that's accurate."
Report: CIA Interrogators Covered Up Death of Detainee
Time Magazine is reporting CIA interrogators apparently tried to cover up the death of an Iraqi "ghost detainee" who died while being interrogated at Abu Ghraib prison. Autopsy reports show the detainee Manadel al-Jamadi died of blunt force injuries and asphyxiation. He is believed to have suffocated after an empty sandbag was placed over his head while his arms were secured up and behind his back, in a crucifixion-like pose.0. To cover up the killing, blood was mopped up with a chlorine solution before the interrogation scene could be examined by an investigator. A bloodstained hood that had covered his head also disappeared. Although the CIA has ruled the killing a homicide, the CIA interrogator involved in his death remains free and continues to work for the agency. Jamadi was being held in a secret part of the Abu Ghraib prison that was off limits to international observers including the Red Cross. Concern has been growing in recent weeks over what takes place in these secret CIA prisons. The Washington Post recently revealed the CIA is operating a network of secret prisons around the world including two in Eastern Europe.
Italy Seeks Extradition of 22 CIA Operatives
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Canadian Court to Review Jeremy Hinzman
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Tens of Thousands Mark Death Of Rabin
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Brazilian Environmentalist Sets Himself on Fire
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Thousands Protest in Japan Over U.S. Military Expansion
In Japan, thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday to protest the U.S. military's plan to expand its base at Camp Zama. Some 3,000 people surrounded the U.S. base to form a human chain. The Pentagon has announced plans to move the Army 1st Corps headquarters from Washington State to Camp Zama in Japan and to set up a Ground Self-Defense Force headquarters at the site.
Thousands of Students Say No To Recruiters in Boston
The Boston Globe is reporting that more than 5,000 high school students in five of Massachusetts' largest school districts have removed their names from military recruitment lists. In Boston, about 3,700 students, or 19 percent of those enrolled in the city's high schools, have removed their names from recruiting lists. At Cambridge Rindge and Latin School more than half the student body, ordered the school system not to give their names to the military this year.
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The world is full of injustice. And I tolerate it on a daily basis because I'm too lazy, self involved and stupid to do anything about it. But that stops today.
My hero and yours, Duane "Dog" Chapman has been arrested and thrown in jail by the US Marshals.
Wait a second, you're saying. Dog keeps the world safe.
Yes, he does. Like when he went to Mexico and with his son Leland and his blood brother Tim to catch a convicted millionaire rapist who'd skipped out on his bail. Apparently, the boys of Da Kine Bail Bonds, in their successful attempts to aprehend this douchebag, didn't go about it "legally" and Mexico is pissed.
Uh, since when do we care what Mexico thinks? Like suddenly, Mexico follows the letter of the law. Aren't people being raped, drugged, murdered and smuggled in Mexico every hot second of every smelly day? But all of a sudden, Dog catches a rapist and gets charged with "deprivation of freedom."
This is Mexico, folks. Mexico.
So, in response to this great travesty of justice, I'm going on the lam. I'm busting into the US Marshal Detention Center in Honolulu, which is where Dog sits this very minute preaching peace, love and pidgin to an array of ice heads and idiot guards, and busting Dog out.
Who's with me...


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[Marx] could not have predicted 21st Century America: a free, affluent society based on capitalism and representative government that people the world over envy and seek to emulate.Thus proving that the authors have not read Capital in the first place, or any decent Marxist literature whatsoever. The world of today is far better described by Capital than the world of Marx, when capitalism was national and limited to various European nations and America. Likewise Lenin's Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism, a treatise on finance capital that might as well have been written a couple of years ago.
2 a : a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture b : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture c : the integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program
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