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Boston Gears Up to Launch America's Biggest Bike Sharing Program
Posted By Yuka Yoneda On August 17, 2009 @ 9:04 am In Green Transportation,Innovation | 4 Comments
We all know how wonderful bikes [2] are for the environment, but if you've been reluctant to make the switch because of the hassle that storing a bike [3] presents, we've got exciting news for you! …If you're in Boston, that is. Lucky Bostonians will soon have no excuse when it comes to choosing biking over cars. The city has announced plans to implement a brand new urban bike sharing system as early as next summer which, when complete, will be the largest in America.
The new system will be very similar to infrastructure already in place in cities like Montreal and Paris. Riders can pick up bikes at one of the 290 stations with a swipe of a credit card, ride it wherever they need to go, and dock it at the station [5] closest to their destination – no heavy locks and chains necessary. In Montreal, people can pay abut $78 per year or $5 per day to participate, which is quite a bit more economical than owning a car. A Canadian company, the Public Bike System Company [6] which operates a program called Bixi, was selected to bring a network of bike-sharing stations to Boston, with the option to eventually expand into neighboring Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline.
In addition to being better for the environment, bike sharing programs reduce our dependence on gas and keep us looking good (all that peddling works wonders for the calves). Plus you don't have to worry about having to leave your car somewhere in order to enjoy a Sam Adams or two. Just bike to your favorite pub and walk or hitch a ride back home. We congratulate Boston for taking this huge step and are hoping that bike sharing fever soon spreads to a city near us.
Via Boston.com [7]
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If the Broncos continue their winning ways, defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio's name will likely appear on a list of potential candidates for a job or two, both in college and the NFL.
Del Rio's name already popped up — in large part because he is a Hayward, Calif., native — on some message boards and in a smattering of reports about the open position at California-Berkeley.
"That's not something anybody has talked to me about," Del Rio said Thursday. "I can't really comment on something that doesn't exist.
"My concentration of late has been on getting my wife a birthday present and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."
Asked if he believes he could be in the loop for possible NFL openings in the coming weeks, Del Rio said: "That's not what I've concerned myself with right now. I've got plenty to keep me busy with the Denver Broncos."
Del Rio, who was the Jacksonville Jaguars' coach for nine seasons, is in his first season as the Broncos' defensive coordinator. The last time he was John Fox's defensive coordinator (in 2002), that tenure was one season before he was hired in Jacksonville.
Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, who interviewed twice for the Miami Dolphins' job after the 2011 season, is expected to make some short lists again.
No move. The Buccaneers' Ronde Barber moved to safety after 15 seasons at cornerback, but Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey said a similar move is not on the horizon for him.
Barber has started at free safety for the Buccaneers this year after 14 years and five Pro Bowl trips as a cornerback.
"I don't plan on doing that," Bailey said. "I do admire how he's playing at a high level. He's one of those guys you look up to and kind of pay attention to how he's doing."
Asked if he would never move to safety, Bailey said: "I didn't say that. I said I didn't plan on it."
Injuries. Guard Manny Ramirez (back) and wide receiver Brandon Stokley (wrist, hip) were limited in Thursday's practice. Defensive end Robert Ayers (family) was excused and not at Dove Valley.
The Buccaneers had no players on the 53-man roster sit out any part of practice Thursday.
Footnotes. Linebacker Von Miller was named the AFC's defensive player of the month for November. He had eight sacks and three forced fumbles during the month and became the first Bronco to receive the award since Bailey in October 2006. Miller needs three sacks over the final five games to tie Elvis Dumervil's single-season franchise record of 17. ... Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman and the Broncos' Peyton Manning have each been sacked 16 times this season, tied for 27th most in the league.


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The New York Post reports that the troubled Gibson is set to play a Bangkok tattoo artist in the movie. The role could serve as the same image rejuvenation that Mike Tyson found in the first Hangover, though an appearance in a high-profile sequel may not be enough to make audiences forget Gibson's infamous phone calls and potential charges of domestic violence.
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Prominent National Faith Leaders Celebrate White House's Common-Ground Solution on Contraception Coverage
Today, national faith leaders and organizations are celebrating the White House's announcement of a common-sense, common-ground solution to religious liberty concerns around contraception coverage that protects women's access to important preventive health care. The regulation expands religious exemptions within the Affordable Care Act's mandate that contraceptive services be covered without copayment in health insurance plans, while guaranteeing that employees of religious institutions can obtain family planning and other preventive health services directly from their insurance providers. Below is a statement from Catholic and Protestant leaders celebrating the decision as "major victory for religious liberty and women's health."
Today the Obama administration announced an important regulation that will protect the conscience rights of religious organizations and ensure that all women have access to contraception without a co-payment. We applaud the White House for listening carefully to the concerns raised by religious leaders on an issue that has provoked heated and often misinformed debate. This ruling is a major victory for religious liberty and women's health. President Obama has demonstrated that these core values do not have to be in conflict.
Specifically, this new regulation guarantees that no religiously affiliated institution will have to pay for services that violate its moral beliefs or even refer employees for this coverage. Instead, if a woman's employer is an objecting university, hospital or other religious institution, her insurer will be required to offer her coverage at no cost. This is a sensible, common-ground solution.
In recent days, sound bites and divisive rhetoric have too often pitted the faith community against sound science and public health.The previous regulations caused an unnecessary conflict between the administration, the Catholic Church and other religious institutions. We are encouraged that the Obama administration has developed a substantive solution that addresses the concerns of the many constituencies involved. We look forward to bringing the same level of passion displayed in this debate to other pressing moral issues that face our nation.
Sister Simone Campbell
Executive Director
NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Institute Leadership Team of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Douglas W. Kmiec
United States Amb. (ret)
Chair, Constitutional and Human Rights Law, Pepperdine University
Terrence W. Tilley
Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., Professor of Catholic Theology Chair, Theology Department
Fordham University
Nicholas P. Cafardi
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law
Duquesne University School of Law
Vincent J. Miller
Gudorf Chair in Catholic Theology and Culture
University of Dayton
Kristin Heyer
Associate Professor, Religious Studies
Santa Clara University
Gerald J. Beyer
Associate Professor of Theology
Saint Joseph's University
Stephen Schneck
Director of the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies
Catholic University of America
Francis Schüssler Fiorenza
Stillman Professor of Roman Catholic Theological Studies Harvard Divinity School
Cambridge, MA
John Inglis
Chair and Professor of Philosophy
Cross-appointed to Religious Studies
University of Dayton
Bradford E. Hinze
Professor of Theology
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
David DeCosse
Director of Campus Ethics Programs
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Santa Clara UniversitY
Todd Whitmore
Associate Professor of Theology
University of Notre Dame
Sr. Paulette Skiba
Professor of Religious Studies
Clarke University
Michael E. Lee
Associate Professor of Theology
Fordham University
Tobias Winright
Associate Professor of Theological Ethics
Saint Louis University
Richard R. Gaillardetz
McCarthy Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology
Boston College
Christopher Pramuk
Assistant Professor of Theology
Xavier University
Rev. Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
Professor of Theology
Chicago Theological Seminary
The Rev. Canon Peg Chemberlin
Immediate Past President
National Council of Churches
Lisa Sharon Harper
Director of Mobilizing
Rev. Anne Howard
Executive Director
The Beatitudes Society
Rev. M. Linda Jaramillo
United Church of Christ
Justice and Witness Ministries
Rev. Richard Cizik
New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good
Dr. David Gushee
Board Chair and Co-Founder
New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good
Rev. Alexander Sharp
Executive Director
Protestants for the Common Good
Dr. Sharon E. Watkins
General Minister and President
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada
Rev. Dr. Ken Brooker Langston
Disciples Justice Action Network (DJAN)
Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner
Skinner Leadership Institute
Linda Bales Todd
Director of Women's Advocacy
General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church
Jim Winkler
General Secretary
General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church
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3 Responses to "Prominent National Faith Leaders Celebrate White House's Common-Ground Solution on Contraception Coverage"
"Free of charge"? No way. The companies will pass the cost on to consumers – which means that now everybody, not just institutions, will have to underwrite services that are against Christian conscience.
Saved the day? No way. Requiring all insurance companies to cover these services leaves no option for Christian institutions to contract with a company that follows Christian principles. It also implies that no Christians are in the insurance business.
The compromise is a transparent sham. The signers of this documented should all be excommunicated.
Amen to Religious leaders standing up in favor. To think that we should govern based on 1 ideology is nonsense. Christian women use birth control at the same rates of non-Christians do. This is part of basic health care. Not all women are on birth control solely for pregnancy prevention. Many use it for hormone regulation and other medical issues. Do not discriminate against women because of your dogma.
Instead of spending time and money fighting to prevent women from accessing basic health care we should be focusing on taking care of our brothers and sisters without work, the children that are going hungry every night and strengthening our educational system.
Religious freedom goes both ways.
Wake up, this is all smoke in mirrors.
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Why do students see a counselor?
People come to counseling for many of reasons:
because some crisis or series of crises has occurred in their lives and their normal coping strategies are not working
because of concern regarding their relationships or academics
because of worry about family.
people also use the counseling center if they are stuck in certain feelings or noticing patterns of behavior that are destructive or self-defeating
if they need someone to listen to their feelings and experiences
During the course of their four years, many Middlebury students talk with us about a variety of personal feelings, issues and predicaments. By the time a senior class graduates, between 33 and 40% of the class has talked with a counselor at some point during their four years.
Counseling is about learning effective self-management skills that enable you to live in a way that enhances your day to day relationships and to realize your full potential. It is about getting help in developing insight, evaluating your choices, and creating meaning and well-being in your life.
How does counseling work?
Counseling provides a safe, confidential space for students to explore aspects of themselves about which they may feel they cannot talk completely to close friends or family. It provides an opportunity to examine personal dilemmas or talk about painful issues. It is often a useful means of developing a sense of self worth and provides a supportive platform from which to make change.
The role of the counselor is to listen, to reflect with you and clarify the topics under discussion. He or she may support you in identifying and evaluating your options and/or assist you in choosing a course of action.
In most instances, you will feel supported in your counseling, however, at times the counselor may point out attitudes or behaviors that are self-defeating or self-destructive and are preventing you from meeting your full potential.
What can I expect when I come to counseling?
The counselors at counseling services are licensed psychologists who are trained to listen carefully to your concerns and to clarify various life dilemmas and troubling feelings.
You can expect us to protect the confidentiality of your visits and to maintain professional boundaries. That is, the relationship with your counselor will be maintained within the bounds of the office.
We encourage you to let us know how you would like us to respond if we should meet by chance on or off campus.
We appreciate the importance of feeling comfortable when talking about personal matters. If a session does not seem helpful, please let your counselor know or ask for a different counselor if there is some significant incompatibility.
What will counseling services expect of me?
If for any reason, you cannot attend your session, it is important to notify the administrative associate (X5141) in advance so the time can be used for other students.
We encourage you to be as candid and open as possible about your concerns.
In order to receive the most benefit from counseling, often the topics that are most painful, embarrassing, or difficult are the ones that are most useful to discuss and work through in this supportive relationship.
What kinds of problems do people come to counseling for?
Students come to counseling services with a wide array of difficulties.
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conflict with parents, friends, teachers, intimate others, and roommates
concerns about sexuality, alcohol and other drugs, or food and body image
uncertainty about personal worth
diversity issues
or simply a wish to know more about oneself
Language Schools students often wish to talk about the stresses of being in an intensive language-learning environment.
Is there a cost for counseling?
Counseling services are free of charge for students at Middlebury College. This includes summer language school students and students enrolled in the Breadloaf School of English.
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The number of visits varies, depending on the issues, clinical indications, and counselor availability. Some students' needs are met with one session; others come to the counseling center for several sessions or even a full semester, In order to meet the needs of all Middlebury students, we are limited to meeting with students for no more than the equivalent of a semester, as availability and counselor time allows. Students needing or wanting more long-term counseling may be referred to licensed mental health providers in the community.
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In some situations, it may be beneficial to consider medication as an adjunct to counseling. At other times, counseling center staff may wish to consult with our psychiatrist in order to provide you with optimal care. The counseling center has a consulting psychiatrist who is available to confer with you about medication or other issues. Psychiatric services are located at the Counseling Services of Addison County in Middlebury.
If you are referred for a psychiatric consultation, this service is not free of charge. We encourage you to utilize your medical insurance. If insurance is unavailable, your counselor will work with you to seek other payment options. Bills from the Counseling Service of Addison County may be sent to your parents unless you request differently.


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International health conference opens with XDR-TB funding call
Paris (1 November 2006) — Global TB leaders at the 37th Union World Conference on Lung Health announced today that US $95 million will be required to address the threat of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in 2007.
At a news conference in Paris, Dr Mario Raviglione, Director of the Stop TB Department of the World Health Organization (WHO), and other TB and HIV leaders called on governments and funding agencies to provide the resources urgently needed to prevent further occurrence of XDR-TB.
The key to prevention, treatment and control of XDR-TB is to strengthen basic TB control everywhere. The urgency of XDR-TB requires a $95 million budget now. Over the next 12 months this will provide:
Also announced today were plans for the WHO Stop TB Department to collaborate with the Foundation for Innovative and New Diagnostics (FIND) to distribute diagnostic TB test equipment and methodology. This will enable rapid culture and drug susceptibility testing and reduce the time required to confirm a diagnosis of TB drug resistance from as long as 3 months to just 2 weeks.
"With standard tests, many patients — particularly those who are co-infected with HIV — are at risk of dying before their TB drug resistance can be confirmed, so clearly rapid diagnosis is a critical component of our response," said Dr Raviglione. "WHO and its partners are identifying high-risk countries that have the laboratory capacity to use this equipment effectively, and we aim to have them distributed within weeks."
"Capacity is an issue because, in many countries, a shortage of skilled health professionals, including doctors, nurses and laboratory technicians, presents a challenge to efforts to strengthen TB control," explained Dr Nils E. Billo, Executive Director of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), which provides technical assistance, education and research in low-income countries.
Lack of access to properly administered second-line drugs has also been a contributing factor to the emergence of XDR-TB. The Stop TB Partnership's Green Light Committee (GLC) oversees the procurement and distribution of second-line drugs in low-income countries. The Partnership is helping countries at risk apply to the GLC to assist them in obtaining drugs through this mechanism as quickly as possible, and to administer them under quality-managed TB programmes. Funds generated by UNITAID should contribute to the $40 million required in the coming year to ensure an uninterrupted supply of high-quality drugs.
"The recent emergence of a cluster of cases in South Africa has demonstrated the high mortality that XDR-TB can have when associated with HIV infection," said Dr Kevin De Cock, Director of WHO HIV/AIDS Department. "Countries with a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS have been responding quickly to draw up plans for managing and preventing drug-resistant TB and this is welcomed."
Already a sub-regional framework has been presented by South Africa for review by WHO. They and several other southern African countries have agreed to develop and share their response plans by 10 November. And, although the cases in South Africa have been the most widely publicized, XDR-TB can also be found in other countries as diverse in their health profiles as the United States and Latvia, in eastern Europe.
The $95 million figure builds on outcomes and recommendations from three recent high level meetings on XDR-TB including a WHO Global Task Force on XDR-TB which met in Geneva in early October to assess and define actions. This costing is based on estimates and immediate measures.
"The response to XDR-TB from the affected countries, the Stop TB Partnership, technical agencies, community organizations and other stakeholders has been swift and decisive, and we expect an equally strong response from governments and donors," said Dr Raviglione.
The World Conference on Lung Health is an annual event sponsored by The Union. It takes place this year in Paris at the Palais des Congrès from 31 October to 4 November. The theme is "Strengthening human resources to improve global lung health". A special symposium on XDR-TB will be held on Thursday, 2 November, 12:30–14:00. Journalists are invited to meet XDR-TB experts, former TB drug-resistant patients and representatives from organizations developing new TB drugs, diagnostics and vaccines.
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|Questions Swirl Around Quinn's Legislative-Salary Veto
|Commentary/Politics - Illinois Politics
|Written by Rich Miller
|Sunday, 28 July 2013 08:06
House Speaker Michael Madigan has always strongly guarded the powers of the General Assembly as a coequal branch of government, so it was a little surprising when he appeared to support Governor Pat Quinn's line-item veto of legislative salaries in mid-July.
The governor vetoed the salaries in retaliation for the General Assembly's failure to pass a pension-reform bill. In a press release the day of the veto, Madigan said he understood the governor's frustration with the lack of progress, adding, "I am hopeful his strategy works."
Behind the scenes, though, Madigan is said to be furious with the governor's veto. Madigan's legal staff has been meeting with other lawyers to set strategy to either get around the veto or oppose it. So far, they are not finding much in the way of non-court options.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan would have to defend the state in a lawsuit, so she's reluctant to issue any sort of official opinion. Also, the attorney general has long maintained that checks can't be cut without an appropriation or a judge's order, logic that Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka used last week when she announced she couldn't issue paychecks. And because the veto means there is no appropriation, a legal opinion wouldn't give the comptroller any actual authority to cut the paychecks anyway.
The governor vetoed the individual salary lines (base House salaries and base Senate salaries, for instance) but didn't veto the "total" lines (the combined salaries). Could that be a loophole? Doubtful. An old attorney-general opinion essentially ruled that the "total" lines aren't actual appropriations.
Some strategists have asked: But why not go ahead and do it and then force Quinn to sue? The comptroller, who is strenuously against the Quinn veto, reportedly refused because several lawyers involved with the discussions strongly opposed the idea.
So that could leave a court challenge by legislators, which may have been filed by the time you read this. The lawyers appear to have ruled out filing the case in Springfield, mainly because they don't trust the Republican-leaning appellate district.
But a lawsuit would be a last resort. Obviously, such a challenge would be roundly attacked by the media and by probably a lot of Republicans as cowardly. Why not just pass a pension-reform bill and then override the veto later?
Governor Quinn's legislative team has assured top Democrats that he would, of course, not oppose an override if pension reform is passed. But Senate President John Cullerton, for one, reportedly doesn't want to give Quinn the ability to claim such a victory. And both he and Speaker Madigan are reportedly loathe to allow this veto to set a precedent.
What if, for instance, Quinn vetoes salaries again to prod the General Assembly to make the income-tax hike permanent?
Or, what if Bruce Rauner is elected? The Republican gubernatorial candidate has pledged to wage an all-out war with Springfield's entrenched interests, privately telling some House Republicans earlier this year that he would "bring Madigan to his knees." So allowing him this veto power would set up a near certain annual battle.
State Senator Kirk Dillard, another Republican gubernatorial candidate, has said he approves of Quinn's veto. If Dillard is elected, would he use a similar action to force passage of what he considers to be a balanced budget, as he has implied?
And even though the legislative leaders, Topinka, and even, reportedly, the attorney general all seem to be in agreement that the governor's veto is blatantly unconstitutional, what if they lose in court? The veto was an unprecedented move, so nobody is absolutely certain that a court would rule in their favor.
Because the veto hasn't yet been overridden, is it "ripe" enough for a court case? Or, can they make the argument that their individual salaries are constitutionally guaranteed and set in statute and, therefore, they shouldn't have to muster a three-fifths majority to receive them? Nobody really knows the answer.
A court ruling authorizing legislative paychecks, even a temporary one, could allow pension reform to move forward, top Democratic sources say. Again, the leaders are loathe to do anything unless and until they come up with a new pension-reform plan, so even a temporary order to issue the checks might do the trick.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily political newsletter) and CapitolFax.com.
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Smithsonian associate curator Brandon Fortune calls Lenz's work visual poetry. "David distills and crystallizes images the way poets distill and crystallize words," she says.
"David combines the highest standards of craftsmanship and design—the quality is painstaking and laborious and uncompromising—with subject matter that is deeply humane," adds University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee art history professor Jeffrey Hayes.
In Lenz's painting, Mrs. Shriver is at her Cape Cod, Massachusetts, home surrounded by four Special Olympics athletes and a Best Buddies Ambassador—(from left to right) Airika Straka of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; Katie Meade of Des Moines, Iowa; Andy Leonard of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; Loretta Claiborne of York, Pennsylvania; and Marty Sheets of Greensboro, North Carolina. With a broad smile on her face and her arm draped over Sheets' shoulder, she is clearly enjoying being with him. "The very act of inviting people with intellectual disabilities into the painting mirrors the essence of Mrs. Shriver's work: understanding and inclusion," says Lenz.
Each of the athletes has a special story to tell. Straka saved her mother's life by answering a cell phone at her home for the first time. The school called to check on why she and her sister, who also has special needs, were not in school. Her mother had gone into diabetic shock. She gave enough information for the school to call an ambulance. Straka is a tiny girl with a lot of spunk who always tries her best at bowling, snowshoeing and track and does not give up.
Meade introduced the Irish rock band U2 at the Special Olympics World Games in Ireland and spoke at a Special Olympics conference in Panama. She is recognized across Iowa as a Best Buddies Friendship Ambassador for the state. Meade has made friends from around the world and spoken to countless people about people with disabilities. She was recognized at the Annual Best Buddies Ball with the Spirit of Friendship Award for her dedication to the mission of friendship for people with intellectual disabilities.
Leonard is one of the strongest men in the world in his powerlifting weight class and has carved a niche for himself in the Special Olympics record books. He's a charter member of the Pennsylvania Special Olympics Hall of Fame and the only Special Olympics athlete to hold a non-Special Olympics national title in the American Drug-Free Powerlifting Association. As a child, his Vietnamese village was destroyed during the Vietnam War. Leonard and his four brothers and sisters were put into an orphanage. His siblings soon left and he never saw them again. He was evacuated just before Saigon fell to the Viet Cong and taken to the United States, where he was adopted by a couple in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. His story continues to inspire people all over the country.
Claiborne is the subject of a Disney movie, "The Loretta Claiborne Story." She appeared on "Oprah" to promote the film and introduced President Clinton at the Special Olympics World Games. She was inducted into the Women in Sports Hall of Fame. A medical and educational facility in York, Pennsylvania was named in her honor by the community. She has competed in six Special Olympic World Games and won gold, silver and bronze medals in running, bowling and figure skating. She was the first Special Olympics athlete to run the Boston Marathon and has participated in more than 25 marathons.
Sheets was chosen to sit in the Presidential Box with President Bill Clinton at the 1995 Special Olympics World Summer Games. He's met many celebrities and world figures, including tennis player Arthur Ashe and boxer Evander Holyfield. He received the 2006 PGA Tour Volunteer of the Year award, the highest honor the PGA Tour can bestow upon a volunteer. A golf and powerlifting athlete, he has won more than 150 medals at local, state and international Special Olympics competitions. For 15 years, he's volunteered at Greensboro's professional golf tournament, where players remember him from year to year.
Today, Shriver is still working—every day—as an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities. Her vision to provide sports training and athletic competition for people with intellectual disabilities has grown from 1,000 special-needs athletes from the United States and Canada competing in Chicago into an international movement with 2.8 million athletes competing in 30 sports in more than 150 countries worldwide.
It was gratitude for Mrs. Shriver that Lenz felt as he worked on the portrait. "I am so thankful for all the work she has done over the years. The world is a more welcoming place for people like Sam because of her," says Lenz. "It's my hope that this painting, with its message of Mrs. Shriver's life and legacy, can continue to help the world understand and include all people with intellectual disabilities."


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Update: In January, 2014, Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said that he plans to no longer send rookie officers immediately into impact zones. "I think they would benefit from it, working with officers in traditional precinct assignments," he said.
For more than seven years, the first assignment for nearly all rookie New York City police officers has been to patrol "impact zones" with the highest crime rates, often on foot and without backup. The program is credited with decreasing crime but has also been blamed for officer burnout and overly aggressive tactics. Photographer Antonio Bolfo followed a unit of new officers as they learned the ropes in high-rise public housing in the South Bronx. Bolfo, 30, says his project provided some much-needed closure: He's a former NYPD cop who'd walked the same beat a year earlier.
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- Sheila Fitzpatrick, The Russian Revolution, 2nd ed. (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1994)
- David Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East (New York: H. Holt, 2001)
- Andrew Mango, Atatürk (London: John Murray, 1999)
- Eberhard Kolb, The Weimar Republic, trans. P.S. Falla (London and Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1988)
- Dietrich Orlow, "1918/19: A German Revolution", German Studies Review, 5 (2) 1982: 187-203
- Adrian Gregory and Senia Paseta, Ireland and the Great War: A War to Unite Us All? (Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 2002)
- Joost Augusteijn (ed.), The Irish Revolution, 1913-1923 (Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York: Palgrave, 2002) .
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- From a Russian diary, 1917-1920, by an Englishwoman (London, J. Murray, 1921) xxii, 266 p. 23cm. WB 46315. MUDD Library.
- The fall of the Romanoffs; how the ex-Empress & Rasputine caused the Russian revolution, by the author of "Russian court memoirs." (New York, E.P. Dutton and company; London, Herbert Jenkins, ltd., 1917) 312 p. illus. 20 cm. WB 47173. MUDD Library.
- Donald E. Carey, Fighting the Bolsheviks: the Russian war memoirs of Private First Class Donald E. Carey, U.S. Army, 1918-1919, ed. Neil G. Carey (Novato, Calif.: Presidio, 1997) xv, 240 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. DK265.42 U5 C37X 1997. Sterling Memorial Library.
- Edvard Benes, Der Aufstand der Nationen: der Weltkrieg und die tschechoslowakische Revolution (Berlin: B. Cassirer, 1928). WC 17735. MUDD Library.
- John Riddell (ed.), The German revolution and the debate on Soviet power: documents, 1918-1919: preparing the founding congress (New York: Anchor Foundation: Distributed by Pathfinder Press, 1986) HX11 I5 G435 1986 (LC). LSF
- Erskine Childers, Military rule in Ireland: a series of eight articles contributed to the Daily news, March-May 1920: with notes and an additional chapter (Dublin: Talbot Press, 1920) Bz85d 1 1920c. SML.
- Laurence Ginnell, The Irish republic--why?: Non-official statement prepared for submission to the peace conference (New York: Friends of Irish Freedom, 1919) Y Bz83p 919g. SML.
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I expect that if you're not actually in the UAE, Russia, Brazil or Turkey, you're quite possibly not even aware that today's the day that the location of Expo 2020 will be announced. Ask anyone in Dubai, though, and they'll tell you exactly what they plan to be doing at 8.30pm tonight, when the results are expected to be broadcast. The excitement here today is palpable. The city is buzzing.
The result of the Expo vote comes as the UAE is gearing up for its annual National Day celebrations this weekend. An Expo win would undoubtedly feed into that, leading to days of parties, parades, celebrations and maybe even public holidays. A huge fireworks display is said already to have been set up on Burj Khalifa, ready to fire off in the case of a Dubai win, and rumours abound that, should the bid be successful, schools may even be closed for a full week.
For months, UAE nationals and expats have been pulling together to show their support for Dubai's bid: we've seen people incorporate the Dubai Expo 2020 logo into the strangest of items – it's been painted onto fingernails, made into cufflinks, carved into fruit, incorporated in henna tattoos, painted onto children's faces and printed onto clothes, to name a few.
Success would mean a great deal to the emirate: aside from fuelling what's been called an AED 143 billion (£25.5 billion) "boom" for Dubai and the creation of 277,000 jobs, a win would be, according to UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a "success for all Arabs." Twenty-five million visitors are expected to visit Expo 2020; hosting these visitors would go a long way to crowning Dubai as the world hub it so wants to be.
But for those of us living in the UAE, a win means more than material things. In many ways, Dubai is the social climber of the world map. Only 42 years old, it's the visionary young entrepreneur with big plans – perhaps, some may say, it's the young upstart of the world family. After years of some quite negative media coverage, an Expo win for Dubai would be validation; a recognition of the emirate's up-coming place in the world; a chance to show the world how much it's grown in recent years.
In the words of Dubai Police on Twitter: "We are hours away from the Expo 2020 big announcement. All the best to our beloved country UAE and our beautiful city Dubai." Good luck!
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[Warning: While I'll try to steer clear of revealing the ending and major plot points, I won't shy away from talking about the game. So for those of you who wish to go into Episode 2 without a clue (or complete Episode 1, since this would spoil some of it), I'd recommend steering clear of this review for now.]
With the shocking and sudden announcement of Irrational Games closing for good, I imagine there's a lot of expectations riding on BIOSHOCK INFINITE: BURIAL AT SEA – EPISODE 2. Not only is this going to be the last (?) Bioshock game made, it is going to be the last game made by Irrational Games. And with the legacy of both a fantastic series and a landmark developer, it would be greatly disappointing if it didn't go out with a bang.
I admit, I had my doubts about this one. Not that it wouldn't be good; I had confidence there. But rather, I wasn't sure just how great of a game it might be.
For starters, I wasn't sure if Elizabeth would be a dynamic, playable character. Now, before anyone misinterprets what I said, I'm not saying Elizabeth isn't a well written character or she wouldn't be my choice as a playable character. Rather, protagonists are only as entertaining as the people surrounding them, and with Booker DeWitt dead and gone, I wasn't sure how'd they'd handle Elizabeth. Just like DeWitt would've been just a typical detective without his complex relationship with Elizabeth, I imagined Elizabeth might not have the same impact without a great supporting character to bounce off of.
The biggest doubt however, came from my reception of BIOSHOCK INFINITE: BURIAL AT SEA – EPISODE 1. It was an entertaining DLC, but not much else. The short length didn't bother me as much as that it didn't make the most out of the fact that it combined both BIOSHOCK and BIOSHOCK INFINITE. It was an interesting venture into golden age Rapture, but the storyline was subpar and the gameplay often felt jagged and frustrating from a botched attempt to utilize both game styles.
Make no mistake, however: Once the game started, gut instinct shattered any doubts I had of BIOSHOCK: BURIAL AT SEA – EPISODE 2 not being an amazing game.
Irrational Games could've taken the logical step, starting exactly where the first game ended—in a dark opening. Rather, it begins in a delightful and colorful version of 20th Century Paris. And just when you're not sure what's going to happen next, they pull you right back into Rapture, giving wist after twist. I'd talk about what happens next, but even in the first ten minutes there are too many exciting and important twists to give away.
In fact, I really can't talk too much about the story, other than to say that most of your favorites from BIOSHOCK are back, there are some huge revelations even for BIOSHOCK INFINITE, and every important question left in the air since the series first started gets answered.
Not only is the story top notch, but having Elizabeth in the front seat was a brilliant decision. Like Jack or Booker DeWitt, Elizabeth sets out to solve her own mystery. With her powers stripped and the past behind, there's a sense of tragic acceptance as she heads towards her fate. And, contrary to my doubts, the writing is strong with her interaction with others. [MAJOR SPOILER! SKIP PARAGRAPH IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED] There's also Booker… or "Booker", since he's a figment of her imagination. And although it's good to see him one last time, it isn't the Booker DeWitt I know. Yes, I know he's not really Booker, but I miss Booker's dry remarks contrasted with Elizabeth's wit. And it's a very much wasted opportunity to add some heartstring-tugging moments between Elizabeth and Booker. Whenever she does reach out to him, he simply reminds her that he's not Booker, rather than using the opportunity for real father-daughter closure like I was hoping for. [END SPOILER]
The combat has also improved considerably since Episode 1, although it's nowhere close to BIOSHOCK or BIOSHOCK INFINITE. With a single hit removing 90% of health in hard mode and little variety to weapons and plasmids, this becomes a first person stealth rather than a first person shooter. And while I appreciate scarce resources and brains over brawns, I wanted one last epic shootout that gave the same satisfaction as figuring out the perfect way to take out big daddies in BIOSHOCK or the swashbuckling railway fights in BIOSHOCK INFINITE.
I won't spoil even a portion of the ending, other than to say that it is by far the best thing to come out of BIOSHOCK INFINITE: BURIAL AT SEA – EPISODE 2. It ties up all lose ends of the whole series. Not only is this an amazing ending for BIOSHOCK INFINITE: BURIAL AT SEA or even just a terrific ending for BIOSHOCK INFINITE—this is the perfect ending to when I first set foot in Rapture all those years ago. A great ending to a memorable story feels like waking up refreshed with a feeling of awe. And it felt like I have awoken from a fantastic seven-year dream.
It's a shame that this is the end of Irrational Games, but at least they went out with one helluva bang. No series is perfect and BIOSHOCK had its share of awkward missteps. But the series has never taken a step too far in the wrong direction, and BIOSHOCK is one of the finest examples of a video game series. And although I can't see the future like Elizabeth once did, I have a feeling that Ken Levine and co. are going to come up with something just as surprising and wonderful in the future.
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 25th, 2014
PUBLISHER: 2K Games
DEVELOPER: Irrational Games
ESRB: M (Mature)


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This is a Vocabula Book. The second volume of Vocabula Bound is a collection of twenty-eight essays about the English language, as well as ten poems, that originally appeared in The Vocabula Review. The essays range in topic from the end of linguistics to the meaning of the term arabber to how bad writing kills.
... no beauty to be had, but in wresting and writhing our own tongue?
Ben Jonson
Here is the table of contents:
Introduction by Rosemarie Ostler
Introduction by Charles Hodgson
Verónica Albin: Names, Nemeses, Nameses
Edwin Battistella: The Folk Art of Error
Tina Bennett-Kastor: A Battle of Words
Ada Brunstein: Word Economics
Julian Burnside: Mentor
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Skip Eisiminger: The Consequences of a Word
Joseph Epstein: Cleaning Up My Act
Robert Hartwell Fiske: The Decline of the Dictionary
Adam Freedman: All About Eaves
Amalia Gnanadesikan: Change and Decay: Confessions of a Descriptive Linguist
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Ellen Graf: Linguistic Strategies to Cure Illness
Mark Halpern: The End of Linguistics
Carey Harrison: Millions Dead
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Richard Lederer: Confessions of a Verbivore
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The original Klondike gold rush trail is a classic hike that attracts history buffs and appeals to experienced wilderness backpackers. The Chilkoot Trail is unique in that half is on the American side of the border, while the other half is on the Canadian side, requiring hikers to carry passports. Divided not only by an international border at the 3,500 foot apex, but by differing topography, the American side receives all the drippy, misty, drizzly, wet weather the Northwest can throw at it. Green and lush with towering cedars and sturdy Sitka spruce it stands in direct contrast to the drier and colder Canadian side, full of great slabs of granite and gurgling streams feeding a growing chain of crystalline, azure lakes that form the headwaters of the mighty Yukon River.
The crux of the hike is the ascent over the 2,500 foot Chilkoot Pass at the midpoint (and international border), a steep shale slope requiring the use of arms and legs to surmount large boulders. This section can take between an hour and several hours depending on the strength and stamina of the hiker.
The popular Chilkoot Trail, originally hewn out of the rock by the rugged, indigenous Tlingit, is a true wilderness experience with primitive campsites and no services, but it's one that is shared with other hikers during the relatively short summer season of the northern latitude. The park service limits the flow of hikers to 50 per day at the start of the trail near Skagway, Alaska. The hike is moderately difficult but any strong hiker can enjoy it. The best months are July and August, as less snow and fewer mosquitoes will be encountered. After August snow flurries can be expected and in winter much of the trail is gripped in ice and snow.
This is trip that requires quite a bit of advance planning. Getting there and back will likely involve a lengthy series of steps, depending on the origination point, and permits must be obtained.
Hike logistics
The hike starts in Dyea, Alaska, near Skagway (), and ends at Lake Bennett, BC for a total distance of (one way). Services at Lake Bennett are limited to the White Pass and Yukon Railway station. Most hikers take the train back to Skagway from Lake Bennett, but there are other options (see Part 2).
Camping is only allowed in designated campsites on this heavily traveled trail. Planning is required as campsites must be identified at the time the permit is obtained. The hike generally takes between three and five days depending on the pace. Taking five days allows for alternating between approximately four and eight miles a day, except for the crux day, which will be a long 8.7 miles no matter what. Some like to take an extra day in Lindeman Lake on the Canadian side to explore the museum and rest.
Notes on specific campsites:
U.S. side:
The choice of campsites will be dictated by the initial start time and most hikers skip every other one. An early morning start on Day 1 lends itself to staying the first night at Canyon City, which is the second campsite on the trail. Finnegan's Point, the first campsite on the trail, will be welcome after a late afternoon or evening start.
The second night almost everyone sleeps at Sheep Camp as it is the only option in order to get a very early start before summiting over the Chilkoot Pass. Rangers will prevent hikers from tackling the summit if they arrive at the base of the summit too late in the day due to avalanche danger, and to prevent weaker hikers from getting too late a start to be able to get to Happy Camp in daylight. Hikers should plan to get to the base of the summit by mid-day as there are still many miles to go. Most arise around 5 a.m. at Sheep's Camp to try to get on the trail by 6 a.m.
Canadian side:
Happy Camp is always crowded as it's the first campsite after the summit. Deep Lake, just 2.5 miles beyond Happy Camp, is beautiful so it is worth pushing a little further, if at all possible (for some it is not, due to exhaustion).
The day after crux day, when most hikers desire an easy day, it is worthwhile to linger at bit at Lindeman Lake, an easy, relatively short hike from either Happy Camp or Deep Lake. There is a ranger station and a small museum with books, photographs and artifacts from the gold rush era. It is a large area on the shore of large Lindeman Lake, with two beaches, a pioneer cemetery and plentiful tent sites. Many elect to stay at Lindeman Lake, while others press on to Bare Loon Lake.
Bare Loon Lake has a very limited number of campsites but is the one of the most pleasant and yes, loons make their mournful cry at dusk. The few campsites are perched on large slabs of granite on the edge of a small, pretty lake with a view of dramatic mountains in the distance.
Most hikers arrive at Lake Bennett and take the train back the same day, but for those that want to stretch out the trip and savor their last night in peace it is a pleasant place to camp among the ghosts of the Klondikers, who impatiently waited here for the ice to melt so they could continue their journey to the gold fields in the late 1800s, and is usually deserted in the evening.
For more information on travel logistics, permits and planning, see related article, The Chilkoot Trail: Planning the classic Canadian hike, Part 2 and Inga's Adventures blog.
To read an account of the hike, see "Bear Encounters on the Chilkoot Trail" in Travel Stories From Around the Globe, also available at the Amazon Kindle Store.
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In order to add more fair play (and so.. interrestigness) to the ELO mode, we have read the message boards and an idea seems very interresting: limit the ability to challenge another ELO player based on both ELO values.
We don't want to penalize refusals in general, because we think it's too much uncomfortable for the honest players.
Here come the proposal: an ELO player can only challenge a player whose ELO value is between -50 and +150 of his own.
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Zinkand Scholarship announced
The Jeanie E. Zinkand Memorial International Student Scholarship was recently established in memory of alumna Jeanie Zinkand ('75) by her parents, Dr. John and Mary Zinkand. The Zinkands served for several years in Nigeria after teaching at Dordt. The Zinkands are committed, as was their daughter, to helping students from other countries get an education.
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Hey guys, i've been lurking in this forum for a few days now, and decided to start posting a journal........ Here's a little backround.
I'm 23 years old, 5'9" and currently 185 lbs. I haven't seriously trained since Nov of '07 when i suffered a serious break in my right scaphoid (wrist) in a grappling tournament. At the time my numbers were raw,S/B/D, 450/365/495 all unofficial gym records, at a BW of 200-210. My wrist is nearly 100%, just still a lot of annoying pains, before my injury i was training with a top ranked powerlifter who really introduced me to powerlifting ( before then i was just basically training like a bodybuilder) I just started my regimen on the 8th, today marks the 4th day in, heres what my training is gonna look like, input is welcomed.
Squat days: Mon/Wed/Fri ( sounds like overkill i know)
I've decided to do the russian squat routine, which requires squatting 3x a week, with slightly less volume per day. Here's what it looks like
Wk 1, Day 1. 80% x 2 ( 6 sets)
Day 2. 80% x 3 (6 sets)
Day 3. 80% x 2 ( 6 sets)
Wk 2 Day 1 80% x 4 ( 6 sets)
Day 2 80% x 2 (6 sets)
Day 3 80% x 5 ( 6 sets)
So on ect... totaling 6 weeks, with weeks 4-6 upping the percentage gradually. I know I'm selling myself short with my 1RM guesstimate, at 315, i just don't want to kill myself trying to figure it out, so for now it's set at 315, im sure it's going to change as soon as i get warmed up. So here's What i did thus far.
2/9/09 SQ: 255x2/x2/x2/x2/x2/x2, afterwards i felt unsatisfied ( used to high volume bodybuilding) but i wanted to make sure i followed the program, and after all i WILL be squatting 3x a week ( eek ).
Bench Days: Thur/ Sat or Sun ( most likely sun for rest)
I'm going with a modified kenelly routine, here's what it looks like.
60% of your (1) rep max, 8 sets of 3, each week, go up %5, next week will be 65%, when you eventually reach 70% you will lower it to 6 sets of 3, 80% will be 3 sets of 3, 90% 2 sets of triples. After you complete your work set you do Close grips 2x5 1/2 distance rack lockouts 2x5, then 1/4 distance rack lockouts 2x5. Again i believe i estimated low, at my 1RM for the bench being 250, heres what it looked like.
2/8/09 BP: 150x3/x3/x3/x3/x3/x3/x3/x3, 245x2 ( i felt like i was just benching the bar so i went off the routine and tested my 1RM).
Close Grip 150x5/x5, 1/2 Lockouts 225x5/x5, 1/4 Lockouts 225x5/x5.
Deadlift Day: Tue
I'm gonna use Ed Coan's 10 week routine, which can be found here http://www.powerpage.net/coanphildead.html Once again i believe i estimated a little light at 315, didn't want to go higher with the DL being an easy workout to injure yourself on, and i haven't done a DL in over a year. He's what my workout looked like
2/10/09 DL: 255x2, Speed DL's 205x3/x3/x3/x3/x3/x3/x3/x3, Stiff Leg 185x8, Bent over rows 135x8, Arched back good mornings 135x8.
I'm about to do my squats for the day, so i'm sure i'll be posting the results here in a few hours.


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Why the DTC companies will fail…or not?
There have been plenty of other posts here on Think Gene foretelling the failure of the DTC market, such as free microarray tests. The consensus is that for these companies to survive, they must enter the medical market. Critics will say that while companies such as 23andme, Navigenics, and deCODE are just waiting for the right time to enter the medical market, I think there is a different reason why they haven't entered this market: malpractice.
Let's first examine the issues in pharmacogenomics with genetic testing. There's a very well written academic paper by Gary Marchant titled Legal Pressures and Incentives for Personalized Medicine. Additionally, at Redorbit, Olga Pierce writes:
Thus far, lawsuits based on a failure to offer genetic testing before prescribing a drug have mainly targeted drug manufacturers' deep pockets. But drug companies have circumvented legal problems by including information on genetics and the potential danger of the drugs in package inserts given to consumers with their medication.
That means doctors have become the new targets, Marchant said. It's a short matter of time before we see a new wave of these cases. Juries are going to say 'you should've done something different.'
But doctors are faced with a catch-22, he said. Most health insurance plans do not cover such genetic tests. If patients cannot afford them, the doctor must decide whether to risk malpractice allegations or simply not prescribe a potentially helpful medication.
Doctors are in a very difficult position, Marchant said.
Doctors' general lack of training in genetics makes matters worse, he added. Anybody practicing medicine in the country in the next ten years has to understand genetics — or go out of practice.
Institutions and professional organizations can help by establishing clear guidelines for when genetic testing is required, he said, and medical schools should offer new doctors more genetics training.
Nonetheless, there will be a dangerous period for doctors, he said. It's doctors that are going to bear a lot of the risk during the transition period.
So doctors are liable if they do not give a genetic test when one is available and it may help with prescribing medication. An example is Wafarin/Coumadin, which Dr. Steve Murphy talks about often at his blog, where people can have extremely adverse side effects if they have a particular genotype.
If a doctor did have the genetic data and still prescribed the medication, then it would be pretty clear grounds for malpractice.
Now imagine if a doctor or institution had access to a full microarray of genomic data (including high penetrance mutations). On the one hand, it would be great because if a doctor is prescribing Warfarin, he can easily check the genetic data on file to see if Warfarin is an appropriate medication for the patient. On the other hand, what about mutations that aren't widely known yet but can be used to determine adverse reactions to drugs such as Warfarin? If the data is on file, regardless of whether the doctor knows about the mutation, then he may be held liable for malpractice. Negligence could be argued.
This poses quite a problem for the current SNP microarray testing companies. Why would doctors get a whole genome scan which could potentially put them at higher risk for malpractice when they could simply order individual tests? It costs more, but it keeps them safer.
I now propose a simple solution: involve a third party. Say a doctor at a hospital orders a test for Warfarin. The cost of doing a microarray is essentially the same as doing a single genetic test, but the hospital doesn't want all that data on file. Instead, a third party can do the test and instead only give the hospital access to the specific region that request. In addition to malpractice issues, the other reason for doing it this way is to reduce the cost of licensing fees; why pay the license fee for a BRCA1/2 test if it's not actually needed? If another doctor later requests a BRCA1/2 test, it can be made available immediately without having to perform another test, and the patient or the patient's insurance is billed accordingly.
This leaves the microarray DTC providers in quite a bind though. They spent significant resources to develop their genome browser, which is really what gives them their competitive advantage in the DTC market. However, this genome browser doesn't help them in the medical arena, and in fact may even hurt them for the reasons stated above — information overload and malpractice liability from it.


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While in June Zenith forecast total UK ad spend would grow by 5.6% in 2009, it now only expects UK ad spend to increase by 1.5% next year.
TV and newspapers are forecast to suffer more than any other media over the next two years. ZenithOptimedia expects TV ad spend to fall 8.3% this year versus 2007 and newspaper ad spend to fall 7.2% this year versus 2007.
Should Zenith's forecasts come to fruition, it would compound what has been, according to Nielsen data, an extremely tough time for media owners with the economic downturn forcing advertisers to rein in ad spend. Analysis of Nielsen ad spend, released exclusively to Media Week, reveals that clients pulled nearly £84m of ad spend year on year during the first seven months of 2008.
Press has borne the brunt of clients' more cautious outlook, with some £67.7m of ad spend being pulled out of the medium year on year - twice the fall of outdoor, the second most-affected medium.
Sly Bailey, Trinity Mirror chief executive, said: "As media businesses, we can't defy the gravity of the ad markets, but we can influence the way we run our businesses so we come out the other side of the downturn stronger and more resilient."
In a rare bright spot for the industry, however, cinema was the only one of the six media assessed to take more ad spend year on year. Gemma Atkinson, sales director, Digital Cinema Media, said: "There has been a huge increase in food advertisers and also travel and transport."
Meanwhile, online ad spend is expected to continue to increase, albeit at rates lower than the boom years of the early part of the decade. Zenith expects year-on-year online growth of 21%, 20.3% and 23.7% over the next three years.
Mark Howe, country director, UK, Google, said growth is "down to the accountability and the opportunities that search is still being appreciated for by marketers".
Zenith expects newspaper ad spend to fall by 4.2% in 2009 versus 2008 and Adrian Jeakings, incoming chief executive of Archant, warned: "It is too early to tell how long the economic downturn will last, but we do not expect things to get any better before the end of 2009."
Zenith's outlook for radio ad spend has significantly darkened. In June, it forecast radio spend would fall 3.5% this year versus last year, but now it is forecasting radio ad spend to fall 6.4% this year.
Stuart Taylor, deputy chief executive of GMG Radio, said: "Obviously the economic downturn has impacted on our revenue, but it has not prompted any drastic rethinks."
According to the Nielsen data, outdoor ad spend fell by £12.6m year on year, but Barry Sayer, chief executive, Clear Channel Outdoor UK & Ireland, said clients will soon return: "Once things have stabilised, people will see they need to spend money on marketing to continue to sell products."
Significant ad spend growth not expected to return until 2010
LONDON - With the effects of the credit crunch biting hard into media, ZenithOptimedia has clawed back its forecast for total UK ad spend this year and in 2009, with significant ad spend growth now not expected to return until 2010.
While in June Zenith forecast total UK ad spend would grow by 5.6% in 2009, it now only expects UK ad spend to increase by 1.5% next year.
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