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|February 8, 2014 11:31 AM EST
With the Sochi Winter Olympics opening, it seems a good time to take a look at how Russia does in our research. There is some good news, although the country could certainly do much better.
No serious discussion of Russia today is possible without mention of country President Vladimir Putin. Indeed, this strongman is clearly on a personal mission to go into the history books alongside Peter the Great and Lenin as his country's most influential leaders.
Putin's influence is such that he's considered to be the most powerful person in the world by Time magazine, among other sources. His control over Russia's politics, media, culture, and business seems to be absolute.
Ironic Reality
Thus it may seem ironic to President Putin that his power is his country's biggest obstacle to progress. A few noteworthy items:
His country is perceived as being very corrupt, according to the Perception of Corruption Index, one of the factors we use in our research. Russia's PCI number ranks it 92nd among the 102 nations we survey - worse than Syria and Pakistan, for example.
A large income disparity that arose during Boris Yeltsin's time as Russia's leader does not seem to be improving under Putin. Russia finishes 68th in this category in our rankings, lower than China, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast, for example. Its ranking here is in dramatic contrast to neighboring Ukraine and several former Soviet satellite nations.
Business leaders who challenge Putin politically can get thrown into prison. This has had a chilling effect on foreign investment. Although Putin touts a recent tripling of foreign direct investment into the country (reaching $55 billion in the first half of 2013), capital outflow has exceeded outside investment in the country for several years. FDI is not one of the factors we measure, a lack of it will show up in the technology factors that we do measure.
In our overall rankings, Russia lags not only globally, but more important, in comparison to many of its neighbors. Russia finishes 80th in our overall rankings, and dead last among the 33 European countries we survey. It badly trails all of the former Soviet satellite states. Within its income tier (countries with per-person incomes between $13,000 and $30,000), Russia finishes 15th among 17 nations we survey, leading only Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Hope Spring Eternal
There is a glimmer of hope in our raw rankings, which de-emphasize the socio-eonomic factors. Here, Russia finishes is actually considered to be one of our "Goldilocks" countries - the dynamics of its ICT infrastructure shows an impact that is neither growing too rapidly (too hot), nor to slowly (too cold), but "just right." Other Goldilocks nations in the region include Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Slovenia.
Putin has reputedly authorized more than $50 billion to be spent on the Sochi Olympics, an absurd amount that is more than six times the amount spent by Vancouver to hold a perfectly beautiful Olympics in 2010.
The $50 billion is equal to 2.5% of the country's GDP - this is comparable to spending $400 billion in the US. This amount is also enough to build new power plants for about two-thirds of Russia's population, or an entire year's worth of all the new datacenters in the world.
Apolitical Blues
We make no judgements on the form of governments in the nations we survey or on local politics. Our view is that the combination of factors that we integrate into our unique algorithms creates an accurate picture of what a nation's government is doing for its people.
For Russia right now, it's not a pretty picture. Although I stay quite busy, I will take Vladimir Putin's call if he tries to ring me. I doubt he will, as he seems not to listen to many people.
However, I do encourage him to look at his country's resources and people, and ease up a bit on his totalitarian tendencies. Investors would be happy to get excited about Russia again - as they did in 1991 - and work to improve a promising technology infrastructure that will only improve the lives of the country's people if developed more robustly.
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I love your self portrait pieces. This one is really striking.
This one scares me...
I first thought, "Oh no".
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Another brilliant portrait, Kim.
Thank you Susan, Dee, .... This was a fusion of two photo accidents that i hated to delete
Karan ... it scares me too!
Thanks Wendee, Shelley ... I thought OH NO when I was putting it together ;) xoxo Kim
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Can a human gene be patented? Myriad Genetics says yes; Supreme Court poised to decide
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to announce sometime this month whether it is possible to patent human genes.
The American Civil Liberties Union represented research scientists and health advocates who teamed up in 2009 to challenge patents issued in the 1990s to Myriad Genetics, a Utah-based biotech company, and the University of Utah Research Foundation. Myriad has patented the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes; mutations indicate a hereditary predisposition to certain breast and ovarian cancers. The Supreme Court heard arguments in April in the case of Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. Myriad Genetics Inc.
Before the court
The ACLU briefing notes said that "Myriad's monopoly on the BRCA genes makes it impossible for women to access other tests or get a second opinion about their results and allows Myriad to charge a high rate for its test — over $3,000." Critics said the company, which has vigorously enforced its patents, has blocked development and use of better technologies and driven up costs.
Advocates of the patents and Myriad Genetics said companies must be able to reap financial rewards for investment in genetic research and that isolating genes and other processes amount to "invention" that can be patented. Myriad spokesman Ron Rogers said the test is covered by all insurance companies and pricing is in line with other molecular diagnostic tests. If someone doesn't have insurance, Myriad provides inexpensive and sometimes free testing, he said.
There's no question that the tests Myriad developed to find BRCA mutations can be patented. But lower courts have been divided on whether Myriad can claim that isolating and pulling out that gene from the human body is "creative" enough to patent, since "nature" cannot be patented. The federal district court tossed the patents. An appeals court disagreed with the lower court, 2-1, and ruled Myriad Genetics made the genes more useful when it isolated segments. That court was unanimous in saying that cDNA, which resulted from removing noncoding material, was patentable.
The choices
The Supreme Court has three options, said Shobita Parthasarathy, associate professor in the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
First, it can uphold the status quo and say that isolated DNA can be patented. That would mean Myriad Genetics would continue to control genetic testing and research to develop new tests and treatments.
"Whoever controls the gene patent can control everything — including the test costs and whether and how scientists can conduct further research," Parthasarathy said. On one hand, the right to such a patent can encourage a company to invest in research. It has potential, though, to stifle other research or prevent development of other tests that might be as or more effective, she said.
Far from stifling research, Rogers countered, the "BRCA genes are the most-studied genes in history" and the company has allowed research and collaborated "quite extensively" with other scientists. Myriad argued cDNA is not DNA in natural form, but required "the handiwork of man," as Rogers put it, to create a form valuable for diagnostics. The company said that made it an "invention." Scientists said the function is unchanged.
In an analysis for the Genomics Law Report, John Conley outlined the likelihood the justices will choose a second option. "Almost everyone who has heard or read the Myriad argument has the same prediction: The court may well strike down isolated genomic DNA patents while upholding those on cDNA. I agree," wrote Conley, the Kenan Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina and an intellectual property and biotechnology attorney.
Parthasarathy said despite some concern and uncertainty about how the patent office would interpret such a decision, it would likely maintain much of the status quo.
The third option would invalidate patents on both isolated and cDNA. That would create some uncertainty among American businesses that would have to rethink their patent strategy, Parthasarathy said. She predicts it would not have a chilling effect on innovation, since patents could still be held for therapies, testing methods and other diagnostics.
Advocates of that ruling say it would open the door to more researchers and more innovation. It could lower the price of the test. Myriad contends it would discourage companies from investing in expensive research, overturn 30 years of patent precedent and make the United States the only developed country in the world not to allow such patents. "We don't think that would be good for innovation in the United States," Rogers said.
Parthasarathy watched the Supreme Court arguments and said she was impressed at the level of engagement she saw from the justices.
The question: Can companies patent human DNA?
What's at stake: The U.S. Supreme Court's decision will have potential implications for genetic research, cost of diagnostic tests and perhaps treatment for certain ovarian and breast cancers and testing, and who controls research, tests and treatments.
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Online warning over classic Christmas scams
Online shoppers in Kent are being warned to be extra vigilant in the run up to Christmas.
With just a month left until the big day, a new guide's been released to help bargain hunters avoid being conned.
The Rough Guide to Online Safety gives tips and helpful advice on classic internet scams.
Common tricks on popular shopping and auction sites involve sellers not sending items once they've been paid for.
Other sites pretend to offer goods, but instead collect credit card details for fraudsters.
You can access the free guide here.
Royal Pavilion Estate gets funding boost
A project to revitalise the Royal Pavilion Estate in Brighton has been given a funding boost of £5 million.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has earmarked the sum for the project, subject to plans being successfully developed to the next stage for which they are providing development funding of £176,000 upfront.
Retailers expected to struggle this Christmas
Retailers this Christmas will find it a tough challenge to match last year's festive spending figure of ninety one billion pounds, according to research.
Academics from the University of Oxford say that changing shopping habits, continued economic uncertainty and low wage rates will have a significant impact on shopping this year.
We have found that overdoing the Christmas cheer with flashing bright lights and piping fast-paced music such as Jingle Bells into stores puts shoppers under greater pressure. Less harsh lighting, pleasant smells and gentler seasonal music such as The Nutcracker are far more likely to put us in the mood for spending.
The research also showed that poor selling techniques, extravagant Christmas promotions, and sharp rises in online shopping all contribute to the fall in sales.
Students pay up to £10,000 in rent
Now how much would you be prepared to pay for your son or daughter's university digs? How about ten thousand pounds a year? Providing top quality halls of residence is now being seen as one of the most effective ways to attract students who pay rent of hundreds of pounds a week on top of tuition fees.
In the Meridian region in the last three years alone more than three thousand extra rooms have been created for rent. And it's so lucrative, some private companies are even getting in on the act - one block has just opened in Southampton that charges rent of around £250 a week for its most exclusive student apartments. Our social affairs correspondent Christine Alsford spoke to students at the University of Reading, the university's Vice-Chancellor Sir David Bell, University of Sussex student union representative Mark Segalov and student Shlok Sachar who lives in a Vita Student apartment.
How many new rooms for students in the South?
Universities across the South are investing heavily in student accommodation.
Good quality halls of residence are being seen as a key battleground in the fight to attract students.
Here are details of how some of our universities are expanding provision this year: University of Oxford - 200 new rooms; University of Kent - 416 new rooms; Buckinghamshire New University - 180 new rooms; University of Reading - 649 new rooms.
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"Thank You for the Important Service You Render to Society"
VATICAN CITY, APRIL 25, 2005 (Zenit) - Here is a translation of the address given by Benedict XVI to 5,000 representatives of the media in an audience on Saturday in Paul VI Hall.
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[In Italian]
Distinguished gentlemen, dear ladies!
1. It is with pleasure that I meet and cordially greet you, journalists, photographers, television cameramen, and all those, in various capacities, belonging to the world of communication. Thank you for your visit and particularly for the service you have rendered in these days to the Holy See and to the Catholic Church. My cordial greeting to Archbishop John Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, whom I thank for the words he addressed to me on behalf of those present.
It can be said that, thanks to your work, for several weeks the attention of the world remained fixed on the basilica, on St. Peter's Square and on the Apostolic Palace, within which my predecessor, the unforgettable Pope John Paul II serenely closed his earthly life and where later on, in the Sistine Chapel, the cardinals elected me as his successor.
[In English]
2. Thanks to all of you, these historically important ecclesial events have had worldwide coverage. I know how hard you have worked, far away from your homes and families, for long hours and in sometimes difficult conditions. I am aware of the skill and dedication with which you have accomplished your demanding task. In my own name, and especially on behalf of Catholics living far from Rome, who were able to participate in these stirring moments for our faith as they were taking place, I thank you for all you have done. The possibilities opened up for us by modern means of social communication are indeed marvelous and extraordinary!
The Second Vatican Council spoke of the great potential of the media. In fact, the council fathers devoted their first document to this theme, and said that the media, "by their nature, are capable of reaching and influencing not only individuals, but whole masses of people, indeed the whole of humanity" ("Inter Mirifica," No. 1). Ever since Dec. 4, 1963, when the decree "Inter Mirifica" was promulgated, humanity has been witnessing an extraordinary media revolution, affecting every aspect of human life.
[In French]
3. Conscious of her mission and of the importance of the media, the Church has sought collaboration with the world of social communication, especially since Vatican Council II. Without a doubt, Pope John Paul II was the great author of that open and sincere dialogue, he who, during more than 26 years as Pope, maintained constant and fruitful relations with you who are engaged in social communications. And it was particularly to those responsible for social communications that he wished to dedicate one of his last documents, the apostolic letter of Jan. 24 in which he recalls that "our age is one of global communication, where so many moments of human existence unfold through media processes, or at least must be confronted with them" ("The Rapid Progress," No. 3).
I wish to continue this fruitful dialogue, and I share what Pope John Paul II observed regarding the fact that "the present development of social communications impels the Church to a sort of pastoral and cultural revision in order that it will be able to address the epochal change in which we are living" (Ibid., No. 8).
[In German]
4. There must be a responsible contribution by each and all if the instruments of social communication are to render a positive service to the common good. There must be an ever better understanding of the views and responsibilities that their development entails in regard to the reflections that in fact are verified in the conscience and mentality of individuals as well as on the formation of public opinion. One cannot therefore fail to mention the need of references to ethical responsibility on the part of those who work in this sector, especially in regard to the sincere search for truth and the safeguarding of the centrality and dignity of the person. Only on these conditions can the media respond to the plan of God who has put them at our disposition "to discover, use, and make the truth known, including the truth of our dignity and destiny as his children, heirs of his eternal Kingdom" (Ibid., 14).
[In Italian]
5. Distinguished gentlemen, dear ladies, I thank you again for the important service you render to society. To each I express my cordial appreciation with the assurance of remembrance in prayer for all your intentions. I extend my greeting to your families and to all those who are part of your community of work. Through the intercession of the heavenly Mother of Christ, I invoke on each of you the abundant gifts of God, in pledge of which I impart to all my blessing.
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Published: 16 December 2013
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has continued his recent habit of talking down the strengths of his strikers by claiming Fernando Torres lacks skill and the killer instinct to score 25 goals in a season.
Torres has struggled to find his goal-scoring form for Chelsea since moving from Liverpool for £50 million, with the 29-year-old scoring just 17 Premier League goals in nearly three years at Stamford Bridge.
And Mourinho has admitted that, along with Samuel Eto'o and Demba Ba, the Spain international is not prolific in front of goal.
"We are not saying 25 or 30 because our strikers are not these kind of killers, but two goals for each one of them is too short," he said after the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace.
"They have to come - and they will - for different numbers."
However, the Portuguese tactician was quick to praise Torres for his overall contribution after the Spaniard scored the opener in Saturday's clash to make it six goals in 17 appearances in all competitions this season.
"When he has the ball on his feet with the back to the goal, he's not a very skilful player, we know that," Mourinho added.
"In their goal, he lost the ball when he dropped back to the midfield. He lost the ball and they made a counter-attack on that. He's not that player.
"He was the Torres that we know, giving a hard time to the opponents. Without the ball he presses a lot and he's not a comfortable opponent. When the team has the ball he's the kind of guy that makes movements and tries to open space.
"He does his contribution and it's the kind of goal we demand from him. Goalkeeper saves the ball, he's there, pow, goal. And this is the kind of goal we expect from him."
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Heh: Obamacare advocate Richard Blumenthal says UPS should refund customers for late deliveries
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There's nobody more qualified to point the finger of shame at a private company for failing to live up to service expectations than a U.S. Senator helping daily to add to a $17 trillion national debt who is also a staunch supporter of the Obamacare train wreck.
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling on United Parcel Service to refund customers who sent packages and gifts that failed to reach their destinations before Christmas.
"I am disappointed to learn that so many consumers in Connecticut and across the country made purchases this holiday season expecting their gifts to arrive in time for Christmas, but instead were left empty-handed," the Connecticut Democrat said.
"The men and women of UPS – as well as the U.S. Postal Service and FedEx – do tremendous work this time of year, putting in grueling, long hours delivering gifts, and we are all grateful for their efforts. It is incumbent upon these companies, however, that when a customer is quoted a delivery date ahead of Christmas, gifts arrive on time.
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I've authorized John Boehner to respond on my behalf, but only for this one occasion:
Blumenthal's "request" for UPS to offer refunds for failing to live up to service guarantees takes some serious marbles. Does he really want to discuss guarantees?
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The first private sector-driven project proposed for the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and estimated to cost $100 million failed to gain approval Tuesday before the Erie County Industrial Development Agency.
ECIDA directors agreed to table a request for tax incentives from Conventus Partners LP, an affiliate of Ciminelli Real Estate Corp., minus enough votes necessary to support the package. An initial vote had nine supporters — one short of the minimum needed for any incentive approval — with four directors against the incentives and one abstention. Those voting against the package were Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Amherst Supervisor Barry Weinstein, Chris Johnston and Brenda McDuffie.
Poloncarz said his issue is not with the project or the private-sector involvement, but with the request for incentives.
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Idiot's Guide to Understanding Palestinian Economic Failure…
They forgot to show the money poking out of Abbas' pocket…
And they think they are winning…
It's just so hard for them to figure it out. Think they'll ever get it?
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