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Key speakers
Vasso Kollia
Secretary General for Gender Equality in the Hellenic Ministry of Interior [Download speech]
Sylvia Walby
Distinguished Professor of Sociology and UNESCO Chair in Gender Research, Lancaster University, UK
Rosa Logar
Co-founder and board member of the European Network Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE); Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Vienna
Mikael Gustafsson
Chair of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee (FEMM) of the European Parliament
Daniela Bankier
Acting Director for Equality and Head of Unit for equality between women and men in the European Commission's Directorate General for Justice
Rafael Fernández-Pita Y González
Director-General at the Council General Secretariat in charge of Justice and Home Affairs [Download speech]
The FRA event is being hosted in cooperation with the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the EU at the Justus Lipsius building of the Council of the EU.
The survey was based on face-to-face interviews with 42,000 women across the EU's 28 Member States. Women were asked about their experiences of physical, sexual and psychological violence, childhood victimisation, sexual harassment and stalking, including new mediums for abuse such as the internet.
The conference will bring together decision makers and practitioners to discuss the findings and their importance for EU and national policy makers. About 250 representatives from EU institutions and bodies, international organisations, national governments and parliaments, national human rights bodies and civil society are expected to attend.
Survey on gender-based violence against women
Conference moderators:
- Cristina Gallach, Head of Public Relations, General Secretariat of the Council of the EU
- Friso Roscam Abbing, Head of Department Communication and Outreach, FRA
Download the programme (EN) (pdf 161.5 KB)
Wednesday 5 March
Time | Description |
8.15 – 8.45 |
Registration and welcome coffee |
9.00 – 9.30 |
9.30 – 11.00 |
Violence against women: experiences of women across the EU: FRA survey results at a glance Presentation by:
Commentary by:
Questions and answers |
11.00 – 11.30 |
Coffee break |
11.30 – 13.00 |
Panel debate: Evidence based policy-making: What do survey results tell policy makers in the EU? Introduction:
Panel debate and plenary discussion with policy makers:
Short interventions by guests from the floor. |
13.00 – 13.15 |
Closing remarks
Watch recording
The recording of the launch of the results of FRA's survey on violence against women on 5 March 2014 is available below:
(In order of appearance)
Morten Kjaerum has served as Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights since June 2008. Before joining the FRA, Mr Kjaerum served as the founding Director of the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Over 17 years in top executive roles, Mr Kjaerum built the Institute, Denmark's national human rights institution, into an internationally recognised institution. An expert in human rights implementation, Mr Kjaerum has been a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the President of the International Coordination Committee for National Human Rights Institutions, a network coordinating relations between the United Nations and national institutions. Mr Kaerum has written extensively on issues relating to human rights, in particular on refugee law, the prohibition against racial discrimination, and the role of national human rights institutions.
Vasso Kollia is Secretary General for Gender Equality in the Hellenic Ministry of Interior. From 2004 to 2007 she was Secretary General for Youth of the Ministry of National Education. In this capacity Ms Kollia has received several awards, including "Politician of the Year" by civil society in 2006 and an award by the Junior Chamber International (JCI) for her efforts supporting youth entrepreneurship and her activities and legislative support of citizenship. From 1999 to 2003 Ms Kollia served as Secretary General of the European Union of Women, a pan-European institute, bringing together representatives of women's section of the centre-right, Christian-democratic and liberal parties of Europe. Ms Kollia is Member of the Nea Demokratia political party in Greece.
Joanna Goodey is Head of the Freedoms and Justice Department at FRA. Ms Goodey has a PhD in criminology. From the mid-1990s she held lectureships in criminology and criminal justice – first in the Law Faculty at the University of Sheffield, and then at the University of Leeds. Subsequent to that she was a research fellow at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime for two years. Ms Goodey is the author of the academic textbook 'Victims and Victimology: Research, Policy and Practice' (2005), and co-editor of the book, together with A. Crawford, on 'Integrating a Victim Perspective within Criminal Justice: International Perspectives' (2000). To date, she has published over thirty academic journal articles and book chapters on issues ranging from the criminalisation of migrants, through to human trafficking and survey research. |
Sylvia Walby is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and UNESCO Chair in Gender Research, Lancaster University, UK. She has an OBE for services to equal opportunities and diversity; and is an Academician of the UK Academy of Social Sciences. She has conducted research on gender based violence against women for the European Commission, European Parliament, the European Institute for Gender Equality, UNECE, the UK Economic and Social Research Council and Equality and Human Rights Commission. For the UK Home Office, she produced Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking: Findings from the British Crime Survey (with J. Allen, Office 2004), and for the Women and Equality Unit, The Cost of Domestic Violence (2004). Her books include: Globalization and Inequalities (Sage 2009) and: The Future of Feminism (Polity 2011). Reports can be downloaded from her website. |
Rosa Logar is co-founder and board member of the European Network Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE); Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Intervention Program Vienna, a victim/survivor service established with the Domestic Violence Act (1997); and co-founder of the first women's shelter in Austria (1978). Ms Logar has also been member of the EU research project Coordination Action on Human Rights Violations CAHRV (2004-2006); member of the UN Expert Group Meeting Good practices in legislation on violence against women (2008); member of the Council of Europe Task Force to Combat Violence against Women, including Domestic Violence (2006-2008) and representative of the Austrian Government in the Ad Hoc Committee on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (2008-2010), which drafted the new Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (2011).
Marietta Giannakou is member of the European Parliament, where she has served in total four terms since 1984. She is the head of the Greek Delegation of the European People's Party (EPP) since 2009, and Member of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and Committee of Foreign Affairs (AFET). She was member of the Committee of Civil Liberties (LIBE) for the period 1999-2000 and Vice President of the Committee of Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) from 1984 to 1990. During her political career in Greece, Ms Giannakou served as Minister of Education and Minister of Health, Welfare and Social Affairs. She was also member of the Convention on the Future of Europe, representing the Hellenic Parliament. From 1986 to 1994 she was a member of the European Union of Women.
Antonyia Parvanova is Member of the European Parliament and Vice-President of the Alliance of the Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). She is also ALDE group coordinator for the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Since 2009, Ms Parvanova has been playing a key role on a number of gender equality issues, such as the gender pay gap, the role of women in business leadership, work and life balance. Ms Parvanova authored a report on the social integration of women belonging to ethnic minorities, and of women with disabilities. She initiated the Gender Equality Award. Dr Antonyia Parvanova is currently the EP rapporteur for a legislative own-initiative report on combating violence against women. This report intends to set the ground for a future European legislation crucially important for the European society.
Helena Dalli is Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties of Malta. She was elected to the Maltese Parliament for the first time in 1996 and served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister between 1996 and 1998. During her tenure as parliamentary secretary, she piloted the Domestic Violence Bill. Dr Dalli was re-elected to Parliament in all subsequent national elections. Between 1998 and 2013 she served as shadow minister for the public administration, public investment and gender equality. Following a change in government in March 2013, Ms Dalli was appointed Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties. She is currently championing various ambitious human rights and equality bills, including a Civil Union Bill and a Cohabitation Bill (both open to heterosexual and same-sex couples), a Gender Identity Bill and a process that leads to the setting up of a human rights institution in line with the Paris Principles.
Mikael Gustafsson is Chair of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee (FEMM) of the European Parliament. In this capacity Mr Gustafsson has been actively promoting gender equality, including as rapporteur on the on the role of women in the green economy, rapporteur on the impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and rapporteur on women's rights, gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament and more. Prior to European Parliament, Mr Gustaffson has held various positions in the Swedish local government and served as Member of Tyresö Council (1998-2008). He is member of the Left Party in Sweden.
Daniela Bankier is currently the acting Director for Equality and Head of Unit for equality between women and men in the European Commission's Directorate General for Justice. Previously she was heading the legal unit for equal treatment and non-discrimination. From 1999-2004 she was a Member of the Cabinet of the German budget Commissioner Michaele Schreyer and in 2005 became Deputy Head of Cabinet of Vladimir Spidla, Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. Ms Bankier has been working for the European Commission since 1999.
Snežana Samardžić-Marković is since 2012 Director General of Democracy at the Council of Europe, in charge of the Organisation's action promoting democratic innovation, governance, participation and diversity. Her responsibilities include the policy areas of education and youth, local democracy, cultural policies, election assistance, the protection of human dignity, gender equality, children's rights, and the rights of minorities, societal defences against discrimination, democratic citizenship, social cohesion, intercultural dialogue and democratic responses to crisis situations. Previously, Snežana has held numerous positions in the Serbian Government including as Deputy Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Neighbouring Countries; Assistant Minister of Defence (2005-2007) and Co-President of the Serbia-NATO Defence Reform Group; member of the Foundation Board of WADA, Minister of Youth and Sports (2007-2012) and President of the Fund for Young Talents.
Rafael Fernández-Pita Y González is the Director-General at the Council General Secretariat in charge of Justice and Home Affairs, a position he has held since 2012. From 2007 to 2012 Mr Fernández-Pita was Deputy Director-General in the same DG. Previously, Mr Fernández-Pita held numerous high level positions in the Spanish Foreign Service, including Director-General for Consular Affairs, Advisor and Deputy Director General for Justice and Home Affairs at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador of Spain to the Republic of Angola and many more. Mr Fernández-Pita is also the chair of the Joint Committee on Equal Opportunities (COPEC) at the General Secretariat of the Council. [Download speech]
Cristina Gallach is Head of Public Relations at the Council of the EU and an expert on foreign and security policy issues. She is an active promoter of gender equality. For 15 years she was the spokesperson of and senior communications advisor to Javier Solana (1995-2009). In 2010 she was the spokeswoman for the Spanish Presidency of the EU. Before her professional experience in the EU and NATO, she developed a long career as a journalist, in particular as correspondent in the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and other crisis areas. She has a degree in Journalism from the University of Barcelona and a Masters degree in International Relations from Columbia University (New York).
Friso Roscam Abbing has served as Head of Communication Department at FRA since 2009. Prior to this, Mr Roscam Abbing was a Member of Cabinet of the European Commission Vice-President Jacques Barrot, the Commissioner for Freedom, Security and Justice. From 2004–2008, he was the spokesman of European Commission Vice President Franco Frattini, the Commissioner responsible for Freedom, Security and Justice issues. Between 2000 and 2004, he headed the EU Asylum Polices sector at the European Commission's DG Justice, Freedom and Security. Before this, he led the EU Office of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE, 1994-2000) after starting his career as Head of the Legal Department at the Dutch Refugee Council (1986-1994).
Practical info
Conference venue
The launch conference "Violence against women across the EU: Abuse at home, work, in public and online" will be held at the Council of the European Union in Brussels (Justus Lipsius Building, Press Room) on 5th of March 2014.
Council of the European Union
Justus Lispius building
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Tel: +32 2 281 63 19
Fax +32 2 281 80 26
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To access the Council building, it is mandatory to have an ID card (passport for non-EU citizens)!
You are encouraged to arrive early in order to undergo security checks to avoid delays due to the expected large number of participants!
How to reach the Council of the EU
From the airport:
The Airport Line is a 30-minute express service between Brussels Airport and the European quarter ("Schuman" station).
From Monday to Friday before 8 pm the Airport Line is operated as an express service with number 12 and only serves the major stops.
On weekdays after 8 pm, and the whole day on Saturday, Sunday and holidays the Airport Line is operated as a regular service with number 21, serving all stops.
All MIVB/STIB buses depart from platform C. In order to save time and money, buy your ticket from the GO ticket vending machines before boarding. These machines accept Maestro bank cards, credit cards and coins. Tickets bought from the driver are more expensive. Info tel. +32 70 23 20 00
Timetable MIVB/STIB
For real time information, you can visit the mobile website m.stib.be or download the STIB App for iPhone or Android (available in English).
Details of how to get there and the nearest metro station can be found in the Council of the European Union map (pdf) or in the following map:
Interpretation will be provided from/into English, French and Greek.
Catering, including coffee breaks and cold buffet lunch, is provided during the conference.
Other useful details
March is the coldest month in Brussels with an average temperature of 2.5°C.
Some practical web sites:
Metro: www.stib.be
Brussels airport: http://www.brusselsairport.be
Brussels South airport: http://www.charleroi-airport.com/
Train: www.sncb.be
Smoking in public places
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We are looking forward to meeting you in Brussels!
Press briefing
FRA will have a press briefing ahead of the official launch of the survey findings on 4 March at 15h in the Lipsius press room. Embargo copies of the report can be sent upon request.
FRA will give a short presentation of the main findings followed by questions and answers. After the presentation, there will be a possibility to record interviews with the FRA Director, the report authors and FRA experts. One-to-one interviews need to be requested latest by 4 March at 13h. FRA will be able to provide interviews in English, German, French, Spanish and Dutch.
The Council will make available its TV/radio studios. As this needs to be booked in advance, please contact FRA to make a reservation as soon as possible.
Media are also invited to attend the main conference on 5 March from 9-13h.
The event will be streamed live.
Key excerpts will also be available through Europe by Satellite.
During the conference, interviews with the key speakers will be possible. Media should contact FRA ahead of time, in particular for TV or radio interviews requests.
To attend the press briefing and/or conference, media should contact the FRA Press Team. An embargoed copy of the report and press release will be made available to registered journalists by 24 February.
To access the Council, media are kindly requested to bring along their Council accreditation or press card.
Deadline for registration media interviews bookings: Friday, 28 February at 15h.
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The only thing is you can't go on a hike or a hunt with your cat...
Sure some can cite some selective examples of cats doing what I said, but dogs are still more loyal and by the owner's side.
Aren't you judging Cats like people judge Pitbulls?
But this is just one man's opinion. If some prefer a cat more power to them. I can see why the attachment exists... and I'm sure any kind of pet nature can develop a strong bond with their owners. Here is an interesting video on an entirely different animal that seems to have a strong bond with their owner:
It's kinda cute I must admit
But, loyalty could be just an instinctive response to pack mentality, which would certainly impugn any inherent virtue humans associate with loyalty.
At any rate, humans value different things in pets. One may want fish because they represent no emotional involvement at all. Another may enjoy cats because of their independence or whimsy. Still others may like reptiles for their cryptic natures.
Any discourse as to their relative merit is obviously subject to the motivation of any human to keep an animal captive.
Most animals have the ability to be caring and loyal: cats, dogs, horses, birds, etc. I like dogs and cats equally and had several of each growing up. But, now, I live in the city and am allergic to both.
A Cat is not a Lazy persons pet even though Some Lazy people happen to own them...I dated a Male & Female that had more than one cat. Both were not into being around big groups of people, mainly homebodies. To me a pet Cat was perfect for them because all of them had their own space in the House and only bothered each other when they felt like it...
tell me about it i hate cats i always have dreams they are going to attack me and when i tell everyone they just laugh at me or think i am mad.
At one point we had three cats from the same litter; two females and a male. When we would go say shopping, all three would walk in a line behind us. Eventually, we would get to a busy street we had to cross. The three wouldn't cross with us and we'd continue on to the grocery store.
Coming back, once across the busy street again, they would show up from around various bushes, meowing greetings, and then follow us, in a line back home again.
Cats CAN and DO go for walks with you.
With our current cat Onyx, when Ariel (Ariel is definitely her human) goes out, Onyx is often somewhat distressed and will meow for her. She often will lead me into Ariel's bedroom to let me know that Ariel is NOT there. Further, when Ariel comes up the stairwell, Onyx will hear her and go sit by the door and greet her when she comes in.
Almost every morning, Onyx will greet me when I leave my bedroom by stretching her forelegs out. This IS a cat's way of saying hello. Also, she often likes company when she's eating breakfast. She's many times come in to wake me up, and then led me out to her food bowl whereupon she will proceed with breakfast now that she has company.
She does not like us being behind closed doors; Ariel will be showering and Onyx will sit outside the bathroom door meowing most insistently to be let in, whereupon she'll wait in the bathroom patiently until Ariel is done.
She's often come in with me and sat on the bathroom counter purring whilst I do my business.
To say that cats aren't loyal, or affectionate, or caring is patent nonsense. Again, the key is to relate to the cat at the cat's level... though being intelligent, they quickly learn your habits and daily patterns of behaviour.
Onyx even plays fetch, and will bring a nerf ball to me so I can throw it for her to run after and fetch and yes, she'll bring it back to me sometimes, but often, she'll drop it on the floor, and then bat it towards me. If it goes under the couch or the coffee table where she can't get at it, she'll look at me with a little chirp letting me know I have to get it. When she's done fetching, she'll just lay down and look at the ball after I've thrown it to let me know we're finished for the time being.
Half an hour later, she'll have brought it into the floor in my bedroom where I'm sitting at the computer to let me know she's ready to play fetch some more. If I don't respond right away, she'll bat it towards me with her paw to make sure I see it.
Cats tend to do anything for you if they've bonded with you. Things like food rewards don't make much difference.
Think that can be confusing if you're used to dogs. Likewise cats will just 'happen' to sit in the middle of your driveway 'around about' the time you're due to come home, that sort of thing. It's just different.
Blah blah blah, something enigmatic sounding...
I currently have 3 cats. None of them are a lazy person's pet. They're affectionate, if you're sitting on a chair or lying on the bed they're on your lap or curled up by your side. Felix plays fetch. All freakin' day if you let him. And I mean fetch. Throw a silver ball he races after it, brings it back to you and drops it in your hand, then stands ready to race after it again. When I get home from work of an evening, Loki & Millie are usually sitting on the window sill watching for me to come up the street, and buy the time I walk down the drive way and open the front door all 3 of them are flowing down the stairs. If I don't stop for belly scratches and ear scratches Millie will sit outside my bedroom and meow until I've finished getting changed.
This is Loki, he doesn't particularly understand personal space.
Some cats are smarter than others!
And also, this is an understatement and you don't realize the importance of cats by that alone, so I stopped reading there and thought it would be better to explain why it's an understatement.
No animal was ever domesticated by mankind without purpose. Basically meaning, people needed the animal in one way or the other, so they domesticated them. If you look at history, at one point, agriculture was one of the main sources of livelihood for man all over the world. Cats were domesticated because farmers realized that cats could kill two things that could kill crops, rodents & birds. Without cats in the picture, there would be nothing stopping mice, rats, and birds from raping every crop that every farmer planted. So this was basically a win win situation for both cat and man. The cat could stay near the farms where it could be assured that a lot of hunting opportunity would present itself. Man in turn would rely on the cat to kill off the rodents and birds, effectively resulting in a better harvest.
Come 14th century, cats were once against part of a reason mankind didn't entirely wipe out from the Bubonic plague outburst in Europe. The plague had killed off nearly 30 - 60% of Europe's population. It didn't affect the rest of the world as badly because Europeans in the 14th century would consider cats to be bad luck and killed off hundreds, thousands of cats, thinking they were associated with witchcraft. This led to outbreaks of the rat population which therefore hit Europe worse with the plague than any other part of the world. If cats hadn't been domesticated in other regions of the world, the plague would have had more devastating effects.
There are also other parts of history where cats have paid important roles for humans, so to say 'they don't contribute to society in any way except to kill mouses' is very shallow.
Let's not forget that no animal has been domesticated since probably 1500-1600, so the ones that were domesticated were therefore domesticated with reason. The fact that their original purpose of domestication may not be the main reason they are kept as pets these days doesn't mean they should be labeled as not contributing to society. They did play a part, and some of them still do
Cats were worshipped for a reason.
The cat was originally domesticated, as has been pointed out....to kill mice and in particular rats around the granaries.
Egypt's wealth was her wheat.
The cat effectively provided the underpinnings for the Egyptian civilization and therefore...for western civilization as we know it as Egyptian cultural influence (and cats) were exported to Greece, Phoenicia and Rome.
I prefer dogs, after all they're "Men's best Friend" and will be loyal and faithful to you forever.
Also, my chinese horoscope/zodiac is the year of the dog.
Proof positive that cats are descendants of holy creatures:
Does anyone seriously think a dog could look that good in a pair of sunnies?
"The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him." ~ Robert Benchley
Yes, I am sure the cat felt guilty because its owner caught him/her barking so he/she decided to start meowing at that point. Got it.
To the OP, what a mean spirited thread. What compelled you to try and 'rouse up bad feelings about cats. Bet you've kicked a few in your day, haven't you?
Yep. Did the Cops come and arrest the Cat for fraud and defamation of character?
ERhm cough cough... dogs were worshiped too. Including in Egypt.
It's not nice to only tell half of the story.The Greeks called Hardai by the name Cynopolis "Dog City" revealing how they identified this god. During Roman times, mummified dogs were placed at Anubis temples. Also the fact that Hardai was teeming with dog cemetaries makes it very clear that this deity was at least partly associated with the domestic canine.
Egyptian god Anubis:
And that second statement is a big stretch.
Dogs were also said to control rodents, as well as vital for hunting. They were even important for sanitation as they ate food scraps (which would also help control against rodents).
People are talking about how Cats contributed to society because it was questioned in the OP. There is a reason as to why we're not talking about Dogs contributing to society.
It's still good to give a balanced picture regardless. Both animals had their purpose for early civilizations and both were vital. And this thread isn't designated on topic... hah!
I am more of a bird person (penguins especially). But I like cats as much as I love dogs. Dogs are a bit more expensive to take care of in my own personal experience. My parents spent quite a lot to maintain/take care of my 2 German Shepherds. (So sad them one of them passed last year due to sickness On the other hand my cat friends hardly spent much on their pets. Especially the toilet trained cats.
I love my cat. He adopted me 16 years ago and has been a loyal companion ever since. He sleeps with me, sits next to my keyboard when I'm at my desk (he's here right now), follows me around like a puppy and keeps a close watch on me. Whenever I come home he runs to greet me. He gets along well with my dog... they're buddies. They'll eat and play together.
Cats are wonderful companion animals. I couldn't imagine my life without one around.
I love my 2 kitties, brothers from the same litter. One is a pussy and the other is an 18lb alpha beast. The pussy prefers me and the alpha beast is actually somewhat protective of my partner. He follows him to bed at night, sleeps at the foot of his bed when he is not prowling around the house, watches him go to sleep and then once thats accomplished he will roam.
Each cat has their own personality. Both are very pretty, intelligent, and communicative. I think the deal is you have to learn to communicate with them, speak "cat". They let you know when something is wrong, and they let you know when they need something. Also they are both pretty independent, you can leave for a weekend and go out of town, as long as they have plenty of food, water, and fresh litter, they should be fine. They might be a little pissed when you return, but they get over it.
Ive noticed both cats seem to sleep a good portion of the time. Ill admit it seems they are lazy and sleeping their life away, but who couldnt use more sleep? I do try to keep them active by playing with them (laser pointers make good fun, so do toys which stimulate their natural reflexes) and occasionally give them catnip.
I love dogs but there really is no way i could leave a dog inside the house while im away at work. Also i would never want to leave a dog outside when its freezing out or if its 110 degrees, we have ridiculous weather swings here where we live.
I absolutely love cats
I especially love them in General Tso's chicken
*here kitty kitty kitty*
What's not great about a cat that enjoys a bath...
"The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him." ~ Robert Benchley
This also explains why dogs train faster than cats under human command. Dogs were domesticated to perform a multitude of tasks of people, so they have evolved to learn fast. But on their own, they don't learn as much.
Cats are the opposite. They were domesticated for something they already knew how to do. So they don't really care to learn from people, though cats can be trained with extensive training.
Left to their own devices cats often learn much faster than dogs do. This is why you can find cats perform odd tasks without ever being taught to do them. This includes opening doors, using the toilet like a person, flushing the toilet, opening/closing a faucet, etc.
Um somewhat true about dogs. Dogs are trained for hunting. But wild dogs are natural born hunters. They are smart animals on their own... especially these clever African wild dogs. Dogs have as much instinct as cats.
Not necessarily true either. But I'll agree to disagree.Left to their own devices cats often learn much faster than dogs do.


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Tom's kitchen Episode I
Paul Bocuse, Jaimie Oliver or Tom Hebert, who is the best cook of the world?
Tune in and watch the specialities of Tom to get inspired to try some new tricks!
Bonne appétit!!
The new Evo 2013 is out!!!
North Evo Shoot 2013 - Update III
Here it is! The final update from our recent shooting in New Caledonia! It has been a pretty good time with Airton, Tom and Angela and of course the new awesome Evo´s…! Hope you like the pictures and stay tuned for upcoming news!
Photocredits: Florian Panther
North Evo Shoot 2013 - Update II
We keep on rolling down here in New Cal! The island showed it´s bright side the other day! Paradise feelin´on the shoot, thanks to a nameless little island in the huge lagoon in front of Noumea…
North Evo Shoot 2013 - Update I
We have been quite busy here in New Caledonia. Got a bit unlucky with swell, but at least this amazing country made us a warm and windy welcome…
here are some making of pictures from the last days!
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During the 26th and 27th of June was held the International Instructors Course No. 65, organized by Grand Master Javier Dacak, Vice-President of the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF).
The event was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and served to train the ITF members from across South and Central America. About 200 black belts really enjoyed patterns (Chon-Ji toTong-Il), steps sparring techniques, Combat, Self Defense and the Theory of Power. Have honored with their presence Grand Master Pablo Trajtenberg (9º Dan), President of the ITF, the Chairman of the Technical Committee GM Hector Marano (9º Dan) and GM Wim Bos (9º Dan).
There was a lot of camaraderie and participants of Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia and Colombia took a nice time together and a lot of motivation and knowledge.
G.M. Javier Dacak
Some comments from the participants


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What: Ranlo MillTown Fall Festival
When: 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday
Come Hungry: Food vendors serving up everything from turkey legs to barbecue to Philly cheese steaks and hot dogs and chicken. There will also be other festival favorites including slushees and shaved ice.
Do Some Shopping: Craft vendors will be selling all kinds of handmade and gift items.
Have Some Fun: Organizers promise plenty of rides. While the festival is free, there is a charge for the rides.
Get Inspired: Friday night will be devoted to gospel music, featuring The Griggs Bluegrass Gospel Group.
Meet the King: Elvis will be at the festival from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Enjoy Top 40 Music: Performed by the band Glory Daze from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Friday.
Check out the Finale: A fireworks show will wrap up the festival on Friday night.
Go Home A Winner: A door prize will be awarded at 8 p.m. Friday and 6 pm. and 8 p.m. Saturday. You must be present to win. Register at the ticket booth.
Come Hear: Black Image and The Spontanes , the final of the Party at the Pavilion Concert Services.
When: 7-10 p.m. Friday.
Where: Rotary Centennial Pavilions, located at the end of South Street, off Main Avenue, downtown Gastonia.
Bring: A lawn chair.
Features: Food and craft vendors and area business.
What: The 2013 Walk to End Alzheimer
When: Saturday
Where: Rotary Centennial Pavilion, located at the end of South Street, off Main Avenue, downtown Gastonia.
Registration: Starts at 9 a.m.
Walk: Starts at 10 a.m.
Making a Difference: The Walk to End Alzheimer's is held in 600 communities across the nation each year and raises awareness and money for Alzheimer's care, support and research.
Find Out More: Visit www.alz.org.
The Gift of Art: Judy Browne had donated a painting of Grandfather Mountain which will be raffled off. Tickets are $1 or six for $5. She's a member of the "Precious Memories" team that will be walking Saturday in memory of her Dad Charlie (Glenn) Gipson, who died from Alzheimer's in April.
What: Habitat for Humanity holds its first ever fall festival.
When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday
Where: In the parking lot of its headquarters and ReStore , 1840 E. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia.
Plenty to Celebrate: Work has started on Habitat's 99 th home and the organization is about to hit a milestone when it breaks ground on its 100 th home in Gaston County.
Bring the Family: Clowns and candy for the children as well as face painting and balloon animals. There will also be a corn hole toss, singing, and a performance from the drum and step group from the YMCA.
Take A Taste: Free samples from the new Habitat cookbook, "Recipes From Our Homes to Yours." The cookbook, which is tax-deductible will be for sale for $15 each.
Get Down in the Dirt: The Extension Master Gardeners will be on hand to help make their famous "Dirt Babies," and they will be available to answer questions about gardening and landscaping.
Get It Shreded : A Shred & Protect service will be offered. Bring in any sensitive documents you would like to have shredded to prevent identity theft. There is a limit of three document boxes or 75 pounds of paper per person.
Do Some Shopping: Many items in the ReStore will be on sale and other specials will be offered, including a Book and Album Blowout from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will feature more than 1,000 never-before-seen albums priced starting at $1 and books starting at 25 cents each.


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... Record daily maximum temperature broken at Oklahoma City...
Today at Will Rogers World Airport... the high temperature was 79
degrees... which has broken a record for the warmest daily maximum
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which was set back in 1893.
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[Adobe Creative Cloud] [Photoshop CC]
[Stephen Nielson, Photoshop Product Manager] Photoshop is a fantastic tool
for designing and beautifying 3D models,
including those made with other 3D modeling tools.
Once in Photoshop, designers can use familiar Photoshop tools
to create, color, and texture their 3D models.
3D printing is an exciting new area with enormous potential,
but it can be a challenge to get started.
3D models often have errors that prevent you from printing
or result in a pile of spaghetti.
Photoshop CC now has support for beautifying a 3D model
and then printing it with amazing results.
[Time Lapse Video]
We've removed the complexity of the process.
All you need to do is select the desired printer and material and then click print.
Photoshop automatically corrects water-tightness issues
and builds a scaffolding to prevent the model from collapsing while printing,
so you get a successful print every time.
You also get a realistic preview of the model
with all the materials and textures that you have defined.
If you don't own a 3D printer, Photoshop makes it easy to use
Shapeways.com's 3D printing service.
And they will send your high-quality printed item in the mail,
made in materials ranging from glossy ceramics
to sterling silver, even full color sandstone.
3D printing in Photoshop empowers you to bring your 3D designs
from screen to the real world,
easily, reliably, and beautifully.
[Adobe Creative Cloud]
3D printing
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See Photoshop Product Manager, Stephen Nielson, demonstrate the powerful and exciting new 3D printing features in Photoshop CC. Visualize your 3D designs in the real world thanks to new support that allows you to easily create, refine, preview, and print your 3D designs directly to a locally connected 3D printer or online service.
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Added : 01/16/2014
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