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Gay rights: Palpable progress
Despite ongoing discrimination, legal strictures and uneven progress, significant advances in extending and protecting sexual minority rights have been made, Dominic Moran reports for ISN Security Watch.
By Dominic Moran in Tel Aviv for ISN
As the international community celebrates the 60th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration Human Rights, significant moves are afoot internationally and in certain states to protect and extend the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities.
The victory of Proposition 8 in the recent California ballot, and of similar US state measures re-imposing bans on gay marriage, was a major blow to the LGBT rights movement in the US, and to the 18,000 same-sex couples who wed in California during the brief window of official recognition.
Nevertheless, the shift in the debate towards acceptance of full homosexual matrimony is but one sign of the significant progress made in LGBT rights reform in many countries in recent decades. The pace of such reform differs markedly from country to country (and often within states).
ISN Security Watch spoke to LGBT activists in Hong Kong, China, Australia and Israel concerning the legal and popular standing of sexual minorities in their countries.
Hong Kong/China: Stilted progress
The periodic persecution of homosexuals in the early decades of communist rule appears to have given way post-1979 to a general failure on the part of authorities to either promote or stand in the way of reforms.
Nevertheless, important developments have occurred in recent years with the Peoples' Republic publishing a new version of its classification and diagnosis criteria of mental disorders in 2001, excluding homosexuality from the list for the first time. Homosexual relations were decriminalized in 1997.
A gradual loosening of the taboo on reportage of LGBT issues does not appear to have kept pace with the reportedly rapid growth of academic interest in sexual minority issues in recent years.
Religious proscriptions concerning homosexual relations are less clear cut in traditional Chinese society than in societies influenced by the major monotheistic religions with the issues of filial duty to maintain the family's male line of seeming primary concern.
"I think there may be more stigma against gay men than lesbians because in Chinese tradition it is still quite a patriarchal society and the old way of thinking is that the son should continue the family line by having children," Eleanor Cheung from Hong Kong's Queer Sisters, told ISN Security Watch. "But I think the attitude is changing with the younger generation."
A survey of public opinions on homosexuality this year, found that "20% of Chinese people think there is nothing wrong with [homosexuality]. 30% think that it is 'a little wrong' but not completely wrong, and 40% think it's completely wrong."
The 10-question survey tended to throw up contradictory answers reflecting a seeming ambivalence or lack of public knowledge on LGBT issues, with 91 percent supporting full employment rights for homosexuals and 70 percent expressing opposition to gay marriage.
Cheung noted that the most adamant opposition to homosexual rights reform in Hong Kong was coming from "Christian fundamentalists." One such group is The Society of the Truth and Light, she said. "In April 2005 they bought pages in the newspaper to advertise peoples' signatures to lobby the government not to pass any legislation to protect gay and lesbian rights. They are very wealthy and they have been pushing very hard."
With official and public attitudes on the issue of homosexuality far from clear, the status of LGBT law reforms and jurisprudence on rights issues in Hong Kong give perhaps the best indicator of the future trajectory of public policy on sexual minority issues.
"In Hong Kong sodomy was decriminalized back in 1991," Cheung noted, "but since then there hasn't been much going on because there is still no anti-discrimination legislation to protect the rights of sexual minorities."
"It is legal to fire somebody because they are gay. It won't be a very popular thing to do but still there is no law to protect [against] it," she said.
"Last year they fought a court case for the equal age of consent because in the past the age of consent between males, for sodomy anyway, was 21 years old, whereas for heterosexual couples it is 16 years old for vaginal sex," Cheung said, adding, "They still haven't amended the law yet but the court has ruled that it is unconstitutional."
In July 2007, Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal set a second important legal precedent in rejecting a government appeal against a lower court's acquittal of two homosexual men who admitted engaging in sodomy in a public place - for which they could have received five years in prison under a 1991 law.
Asked what issues Queer Sisters were pressing for action on, Cheung said, "Basic legal rights protection: anti-discrimination legislation […] And then obviously for the state to recognize same-sex partnership. That would be wonderful. But at the moment I think that there's a long way to go."
Jerusalem: Pride and prejudice
As in the nationalist conflict, Jerusalem lies at the heart of the struggle for LGBT rights in Israel and Palestine. Jerusalem's LGBT community finds itself irrevocably caught in two societal culture wars between religious and secular tendencies, which, over time, will determine the public role of religion in Palestinian and Jewish-Israeli societies.
Director of Jerusalem's Open House Yonatan Gher told ISN Security Watch, "Israel is one, in a good list of countries to abolish the anti-sex between same-sex couples law. That was done in the 1985."
"Since then, most LGBT rights come more from Supreme Court rulings rather than legislation," he said.
In 2005, mounting opposition from Muslim, Jewish and Christian religious authorities led to the cancellation of Jerusalem's World Pride event - a major international LGBT gathering held in a different global city every few years.
Referring to World Pride, Gher said, "that raised severe objections from the entire religious establishment in Israel, creating what we call 'a coalition of the unwilling' between extreme leaders of all major religions."
"It was kind of nice to see that we were able to bridge [the gaps]; that the fundamentalists actually sat together and agreed on something," he joked.
In 2005, amidst rioting in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods, three marchers in the city's annual pride parade were stabbed by a Jewish religious extremist, who received 12 years in jail for the crime.
Repeated legal challenges by organizers against municipal and police efforts to halt the march and opponents continued this year but have failed to halt the parade.
Gher revealed that "discreet relationships were established between the Jerusalem Open House and the ultra-Orthodox leadership," which resulted in an agreement that the 2008 march would be held with little to no opposition.
"In part, I believe that has to do with the ultra-Orthodox leadership understanding that by opposing the march they are actually creating a lot more visibility for the issue in their own community, which is something that they didn't actually want to achieve," he said.
With the growing preponderance of conservative Muslim and ultra Orthodox residents in Jerusalem, the trauma of coming out for homosexual, bisexual and transgender individuals is often compounded by complete societal rejection.
"Their sexual identity clashes with their religious identity; with their national identity; in any case with the expectations of their families. So almost always inherent in these situations is a need to either be in the closet for their entire lives or to leave their family and community," Gher said.
With personal status issues controlled by religious authorities in both Israel and the Palestinian territories, the prospects for future official recognition of secular and gay marriage appear dim.
"In '95 there was the first ground-breaking ruling having to do with an El Al steward who wanted the same rights for his partner as other stewards and stewardesses have for their spouses," he said. "Based on this a second case was brought from which, all the rest of the domestic partnership rights come."
Gher and his partner recently celebrated the birth of their baby son, fathered with a surrogate in India. Recognition of their familial status was secured under a Supreme Court ruling forcing the intransigent Interior Ministry - in which religious party appointees enjoy significant authority - to toe the line on registering same-sex couples.
To Gher, "More and more of liberal Israel is advocating much more strongly for LGBT rights than they have in the past. And at the same time, while in the 80s the religious establishment was trying to ignore the issue, now they have moved towards active objection."
Australia: New dawn
The fall of the John Howard government last year has led to a diametric shift in federal government positions on the issue of LGBT rights, opening up the possibility for sweeping reform.
The 12 years of the Howard government retarded the development of homosexual rights recognition, with the federal government twice shooting down Australian Capital Territory (ACT) bids to secure the official status of same-sex unions under the guise of "civil relationships" or "civil unions."
In 2004, Howard openly expressed his personal opposition to both gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. Attorney General Phillip Ruddock introduced emendations to the federal marriage law in the same year, strengthening the ban on gay marriage through stipulations defining marriage as the "union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others."
The new Labor government tabled around 100 changes to legislative statutes designed to bolster LGBT rights in May, and Victoria has followed ACT and Tasmania in becoming the third state or territory to recognize same-sex unions.
Asked what some of the more important changes proposed by Premier Kevin Rudd's government were, Corey Irlam, spokesperson for the Australian Coalition for Equality, told ISN Security Watch: "Equal superannuation benefits, equal taxation laws for couples, recognition of same-sex parents."
As in other countries, the progressive marginalization of socially conservative attitudes and political stances on LGBT rights has come with greater acceptance of same-sex relationships in the wider populace.
"Over 72 percent of Australians in a poll in July 2007 indicated their support for the central same-sex reforms," Irlam said, noting. "This is a vast increase over the last decade."
Asked what he put the shift down to, he said, "I think it has been a long campaign. There has been more visibility of gay and lesbian people in the media; there's been more visibility in shows and just general acceptance in the backyards of Australians."
Irlam noted that attacks against LGBT individuals continued, saying, "Homophobic violence in rural Australia is particularly prevalent."
The Labor government and the states and territories continue to oppose the legalization of gay and lesbian marriage, while moving in many cases to give extensive partnership, and to a lesser extent, parenting rights to homosexual couples.
"Overall, gay rights in Australia are moving in the right direction, but until equal marriage provisions are provided gays and lesbians will still be second class citizens," Irlam said.
Decriminalization drive
The extension of full civil rights regarding personal status issues for sexual minorities remains a work in progress in many states and a complete non-starter in the over 80 countries where homosexual sexual relations remains a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment and - in nine countries or regions - physical measures up to and including execution.
France's junior minister of state for foreign affairs and human rights, Rama Yade, announced in September that her government would be moving to directly address the issue at the UN this month, promising to submit a draft declaration to the UN General Assembly on behalf of the EU for the universal decriminalization of homosexuality. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has explicitly stated his support.
"We are writing to the [Australian] Foreign Ministry to see if they'll support the French resolution," Irlam noted. The US and Australia are notable omissions from the list of around 50 countries supporting universal decriminalization.
The draft declaration refers explicitly to the European Parliament's recognition of a wave of hate speech in many member states against the LGBT community, singling out the Party of the League of Polish Families as particular culprits. The UN Human Rights Committee pressed the Polish government in April on the alleged harassment of gay rights activists, while problems have also been officially noted in Croatia, Lithuania and Russia - though Croatia has signed on to the French declaration.
With the decriminalization declaration almost certain to be struck down in an open vote, France is seeking to push it as a UN "solemn declaration."
While the chances remain slim, the taking up of the French declaration by the UN could provide a key marker in international efforts to make illegitimate the persecution of sexual minorities.
Dr Dominic Moran, based in Tel Aviv, is ISN Security Watch's senior correspondent in the Middle East and the Director of Operations of ISA Consulting.
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In a world awash in images, in a culture wherein images constitute the most influential form of public discourse, constructing image events (namely staged acts of protest designed for media dissemination) has become a crucial rhetorical strategy for corporate hegemony and citizen resistance. Such events, as has been demonstrated by Greenpeace, by PETA, by the Truth campaign against big tobacco and so many more, aim to heighten public awareness and affect cultural or mainstream ideographs.
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The day before the trade deadline, the Flyers were active, trading for defenseman Andrew MacDonald of the Islanders (see story).
It was just one in a flurry of trades to take place around the NHL as the deadline approaches Wednesday. Others, notably Roberto Luongo, were also dealt Tuesday (see story).
And around the league, playoff races remain tight. Here's a recap of Tuesday's notable games:
Devils top Red Wings late
NEWARK, N.J. -- Martin Brodeur has been the masked face of the New Jersey Devils for 20 years.
But on the eve of the NHL trade deadline, both the goalie and the only team he has played for are contemplating an uncertain future.
"I don't know," Brodeur said about the possibility of being traded following a 20-save effort in a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night that could have marked his final game with New Jersey.
"I had some good conversations with Lou (Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello) about what I want to do for the rest of the year and maybe next year. From there you know it's up to him to make the decision that he wants. He knows exactly where I stand."
Stephen Gionta scored the tiebreaking goal with under 37 seconds left to lift New Jersey to victory. Adam Henrique, Marek Zidlicky, and Travis Zajac also had goals for the Devils, who closed within one point of Detroit. (See full recap.)
Blues improve to 2-0 with Miller
ST. LOUIS -- In both of Ryan Miller's starts with the St. Louis Blues, they've faced two-goal deficits. Both times, they've rallied to win.
Though they're still learning what type of player Miller can be, it took no time at all to pick up on the calming influence projected from the man in net.
"His disposition and the way he carries himself has a professionalism to it that I think over time just rubs off on everybody," coach Ken Hitchcock said. "Coaches, players - from the time he comes into the building, the way he carries himself has a positive effect on everybody."
Alexander Steen got the go-ahead goal early in the third period in a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. Miller, who got a huge ovation during player introductions, made sure it stood up in his first home start since the Blues acquired him from Buffalo. (See full story.)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- While Artem Anisimov has found another level of play, the Blue Jackets are still trying to find how to keep the pressure on as they chase a playoff spot.
Anisimov scored twice, including a late insurance goal, as Columbus held off a third-period Dallas rally for a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars.
"Right now might be as good as we've seen him play in a Columbus uniform," Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards said of Anisimov, who has scored five times in the last four games. "Two huge goals for us, especially the last one with the way the game was going."
Columbus dug in for its third straight win to climb into a tie for seventh with the Rangers in the Eastern Conference.
"Bob's (Sergei Bobrovsky) our last line of defense and it's a great last line to have," Richards said. "But as a young team going forward and playing with leads, a 3-0 lead, that's where you want to continue to go after teams." (See full recap.)
NHL Wrap: Devils rally, win one for Brodeur
Martin Brodeur earned his 684th career victory Tuesday in the Devils' 4-3 win over the Red Wings. (USA Today Images)
The day before the trade deadline, the Flyers were active, trading for defenseman Andrew MacDonald of the Islanders (see story).


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Koxinga or Zheng Cheng Gong, was a general of the Ming dynasty who arrived in Taiwan in 1661, a time when Dutch colonists were in control of Tainan. After nine months of fighting, the Dutch conceded defeat to Koxinga and his army.
During this time, the Manchurian Qing dynasty had overthrown the Ming back in China. Koxinga planned to rebuild his army in Taiwan, then return to retake the mainland. Sadly for him, this never happened as he died of malaria only a year later.
Some 21 years later, Koxinga's grandson, who was only 14 years old at the time, ceded the island to the Qing dynasty. The shrine itself was built in the sixties and doesn't have much to offer, however it is still worth a visit for the fascinating history.


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From discount airfare searches to travel guides, the internet is overflowing with useful travel information. But don't just limit yourself to Orbitz and the Lonely Planet forums. With a little creativity, the web can offer a myriad of other ways to plan a trip.
Here's our roundup of the best tips and tricks for planning your next travel extravaganza.
This article is a wiki. If you know some geek-tastic travel tips for the nerd in all of us, let it out by editing it in.
Google Earth
Google Earth isn't just eye candy. The free desktop software package can actually give you gobs of useful information. Just plug in your destination and do a fly-over. Not only is it cool way to see just how far away you're going, but you get a feel for the terrain, too. "Is that a two-minute walk to the subway straight uphill?"
Photo nerds will appreciate Google Earth's easy way to strategize where the best spots are for snapping pictures. What's the best vista for that perfect sunset shot? Just find the highest point with good westerly lines of sight.
There's more to the application than just scouting locations. There are a number of data layers you can turn on in Google Earth's primary database. For example, if you turn on the Geographic Web and Gallery layers from the sidebar, icons for National Geographic, NASA, Google News, Webcams.travel, earthquakes, volcanoes and tons of user-generated content pops up. All of this information is useful for getting a sense for what you're in for before you embark on your trip.
Sure Flickr is a great place to post your travel photos, but it can be helpful for planning too. If you're tired of seeing the same thing as any other tourist, plug your destination into Flickr Places and hunt around for some unusual, less visited sights. Flickr has all kinds of obscure parks and museums no one visits and architecture marvels the guidebooks miss.
Also be sure to check out any groups listed under your destination. Groups on Flickr are generally made up of locals who know their neighborhood's hidden secrets. Nobody knows your vacation destination better than the locals who live there.
Another trick: plug in in your travel dates, but restrict the results to the year before (use Flickr's advanced search to get date-based results). Check the resulting photos for cloudy days versus sunny. The results can help give you some idea of just how wet the "wet" season really is.
The microblogging service Twitter can act as a great lazyweb resource. Post some random queries for the best place to eat or something unusual to do in your destination city. With any luck locals can offer insights your fellow guidebook carrying travelers will miss. Thanks to Twitter's built-in limitations, answers will be short and to the point.
Of course you're probably not the first person headed to wherever you're going, so use Twitter's new search engine to mine queries from those who came before. Many users encode their tweets with "hash tags" so try searching, for example, both "Paris" and "#paris." Also keep in mind that Twitter is limited to 160 characters so abbreviations are common, rather than just searching for "San Francisco", search SF.
TripnTale is a great place to browse travel photos, journals and videos posted by real people sharing their experiences. For example, before going on a trip to Japan, do a quick search -- you'll get all kinds of stories and advice from people who recently visited Japan. Each trip offers you connected experiences from real people so that you can get a better picture of the place you want to go.
TripIt is a service that collects all of your online reservations in one place, allowing you to share your trip plans with your friends and fellow travelers.
It's pretty simple. You forward all of your travel confirmation e-mails from airlines, rental cars, hotels, trains, shuttles and cruises to firstname.lastname@example.com as you receive them. TripIt creates a master travel itinerary based on what you send it. The service even creates a user account for you (if you don't have one) and e-mails you a link to your TripPlan.
You can print this TripPlan out or send it to friends. If any of your friends are using TripIt to organize their trip plans, the service will let you know when your travels intersect and who will be nearby.
GoPlanit is a web service that helps people find things to do in unfamiliar destinations. Go to the website and click the "plan it" button for a personalized trip itinerary with recommendations for restaurants, activities, and hotels. You can also personalize it further based on what activities interest you most.
It might be the most opinionated site on the web, but with a little work you can find the best eats in town by pouring through Yelp reviews. And unlike your guidebook, you'll know if that tiny, hole-in-the-wall taqueria is out of business before you walk twenty blocks to find it.
The iPhone/iPod
First off, if you're headed out of the country with an iPhone, turn off the automatic updates function so you don't end up with outrageous roaming charges. See the Travel Tips for Globetrotting Geeks for details.
But it's more than just a phone, so use it before you travel to download some music podcasts from local radio stations. Not only is there the potential to discover new bands, it can also help find clubs and other music venues to check out while you're in town. It beats watching TV in your hotel room.
There are also hundreds of city guide walking tours you can download for most major metropolitan areas.
The iPhone/iPod is also great for maps. Sure there's the built-in Google maps on more recent versions, but even Maps requires an expensive data plan overseas. Even if you don't have the latest and greatest iPod or can't afford the international data plan, you can still download subway maps and other images guides to most major cities.
Finally, If you're headed abroad, consider buying one of the many foreign language dictionaries available through the App Store. It isn't a babelfish by any means, but a little language knowledge goes a long way -- and your iPhone is far more portable than a foreign language dictionary.
mygola is a web service that lets you get someone else to do all the online research for your trip.
Imagine you're traveling to Paris. You ask your question on mygola.com. Hundreds of trained guides are alerted right away. One of them picks up your question and gets to work. Like the perfect travel advisor, she goes above & beyond hotels & flights. She would find an apartment to sublet instead of a hotel, the jazz club you should be on that Saturday night, and the twitter deal on that restaurant in Marais. Along with the right maps, the SIM card to get etc, all within 24 hours. The basic service is completely free.
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That's right! I just got on my scale today and weighed in at 182 lbs. 2 1/2 years ago, I weighed 282 and was very sedentary. I finally got fed up with being fat and decided it was past time to do something about it. A lot of people I talk to ask me how I did it, and they look incredulous when I tell them that I started eating right and exercising. They seem to think that there must be some kind of magic pill necessary to lose weight.
But here's proof that there's not; I haven't taken a single weight-loss drug or tried any "fad" diets. I simply started eating right and exercising. I switched to diet soda and water instead of sugar soda and juice. I stopped buying snacks of any kind (Doritos are my biggest enemy!); if they're in the house, I'll eat them! (I did ease into this by buying block cheese as a snack for a while. The "trick" is that I can't eat that much cheese by itself before I'm tired of it! ) Most importantly, I stopped eating until I was full and instead stopped before I was full. It was difficult to leave food on my plate, but I learned to think of it as saving it for leftovers.
I had in mind an ultimate goal of losing 100 lbs, but I started with setting a shorter-term goal of 10 lbs. at a time and gave myself a realistic timeframe to do it (1-2 months). I kept track of my weight nearly every day on my computer. Seeing the downward trend on that graph is very motivating for me. If it starts to slow down or go up, I get motivated to try a little harder.
I got to 230 after about a year, and I stayed there (+/- 10 lbs) for another year.
At the start of this summer, I met up with a highschool friend (my highschool prom date, actually ). She had lost a lot of weight since I knew her, and she was starting to train for a century ride in September. So I thought, "Why not?" and starting riding my bike too. At first I could barely handle a 1/2 mile ride without being completely dead and having to sit for half an hour in front of the air conditioner to recover! Now I'm doing a 45-mile RT commute twice a week plus 50+ miles on the weekend and more when I can find time. (You don't have to ride that much to lose weight, but you may not be able to help it; it's addicting! )
So if you're trying to lose weight by biking, you can do it! If I can lose 100 lbs, you can make your goal too. Start eating less and riding your bike more. It's that simple. I now have a heightened appreciation for all the out-of-shape bikers I see struggling up the hills; I hope everyone gives them encouragement when they see them.
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DENISON, TX -- Monday, Texoma Medical Center received an award from Universal Health Services.
This is the second year in a row TMC has received the UHS Quality Award.
TMC was chosen out of the 25 acute care hospitals managed by UHS.
The award goes to the top performer in aligning their practices with national initiatives set from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Building Ties in China
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Stephen Freedman, Ph.D., Provost
Fordham University signed on to a new joint program with Peking University, the most prestigious and highly regarded university in China, met with alumni in China and renewed academic relationships with Chinese institutions in a weeklong visit by Stephen Freedman, Ph.D., provost, David A. Gautschi, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Business Administration, and other Fordham officials.
Freedman led the delegation to Peking University with the aim of further promoting educational cooperation between the two Universities. On March 18, Fordham and the National School of Development of Peking University further cemented ties with the signing of an agreement for a new joint degree program—the third between Fordham and Peking University—the Master of Science in Investor Relations (MSIR). Fordham and Peking University hosted a joint alumni reception at the Shangri-la Hotel in Beijing, the largest Beijing alumni event in Fordham's history, with more than 125 guests.
"The alumni turnout in China, and their eagerness to be more involved in the life of the University, speaks volumes about the value of a Fordham education," said Roger A. Milici Jr., interim vice president for development and University relations. "We are blessed with engaged alumni who are generous with their time, talent and finances. The enthusiasm and commitment of our China alumni is consistent with Fordham's plans to grow further as a global institution."
The relationship between Fordham and Peking University began in 1998 with the Beijing International MBA program (BiMBA), a joint offering between Fordham's Graduate School of Business Administration and Peking University's China Center for Economic Research. The two institutions further expanded the relationship in 2010 with the launch of a second degree, the Master of Science in Global Finance, the inaugural cohort of which began in Beijing, ending their studies with a five-week session in New York City.
At the reception, Freedman introduced Ho-Mou Wu, Ph.D., executive vice-president of the National School of Development. Freedman and Wu participated in a ceremonial signing of the memorandum of understanding between the two schools for the MSIR in front of an enthusiastic audience that included alumni of the inaugural class of Master of Science in Global Finance.
Wu spoke about "building on the oasis of our past successes," and said that the National School of Development treasured the friendship and partnership with Fordham. He shared the stage with John Zhuang Yang, Ph.D., dean of BiMBA, who addressed the gathering, and said its theme was the two great institutions' shared vision and values.
"We value our deep connection to the National School of Development precisely because of the values we share, "Freedman said, "and the tremendous benefits that accrue to students of both schools."
Gautschi spoke about the transformation that China has seen over the last few years, and the importance of being there at this particular moment in history. He prompted MSGF alumni with his opening line: "New York is my campus..." to which the group responded, "Fordham is my school."
Jeffrey Tian-Jing, an alumnus of the inaugural MSGF class and the BiMBA program, and head of public relations for China COSCO, a Chinese-government owned company and one of the largest shipping companies worldwide, spoke about the relevance and importance of his BiMBA and MSGF degrees, during this historical period in China. He acknowledged the friendship of NASDAQ OMX in inviting the cohort to ring the opening bell, and of Sandy Frucher, vice chair of the NASDAQ, in particular, for opening his home to the students on their visit to New York last summer. Tian Jing stressed the importance of the MSIR degree, learned first hand from his experience as investor relationship manager for COSCO.
Gong-Lu Lu, Ph.D., of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the Chinese equivalent of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), and an alumnus of Peking University, spoke about Chinese capital market success and prospects.
Caitlin Tramel, Fordham's director of alumni relations, was also struck by the alumni turnout and the warmth with which the University delegation was received by their Chinese counterparts and alumni of both institutions.
"I was impressed by the openness and friendliness of everyone with whom we met," Tramel said. "The alumni we spoke to clearly valued the Fordham connection, not just because they believe it has advanced their careers, but from genuine affection and respect for their faculty and classmates."
During the visit, Freedman explored an expansion of the relationship between Fordham and Peking University, in particular the potential for cooperation between the latter's Law School and School of Journalism and Communication and their Fordham counterparts.
The Fordham delegation also met with faculty and leaders from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, to discuss the progress and sustainability of the recently established joint graduate program, and to explore further cooperation with the institution. Freedman, Vice President Zhongfei Zhou and Chunyong Ai, dean of the School of Statistics and Management and associate dean of the School of Business at Shanghai University, expressed commitment and support for the two institutions.
On March 19 and 20, the Fordham delegation was invited to attend the Invest in America 2011 Summit in Guangzhou. Freedman spoke on higher education in the United States, in particular discussing educational opportunities at Fordham University and specific plans for the Graduate School of Business Administration, both in China and in the United States.
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Whether or not it was by accident or through carefully calculated, number-crunching moves, Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder have changed the way teams approach the often dreaded rebuilding phase. For small market teams that don't have the luxury of shoveling tens of millions of dollars into the mouths of the hottest free agents, losing games and stockpiling draft picks has ushered in a new era; one that has teams constructing questionable rosters for a chance of bringing in the next superstar. Four years ago, the Thunder were cellar dwellers, winning just 23 games over an entire 82-game season. Since then, they've had what-would-have-been-had-it-not-been-for-the-damn-lockout five straight 50-win seasons. With a lot of losing, timely draft picks and a little bit of fairy-sprinkled luck in the form of The Slim Reaper, they have been able to flip the script and nudge their way into the NBA's upper echelon.
Most teams aren't as lucky as the Thunder, nor are they able to change their narrative in such a timely manner. For the most part, the approach is a shot in the dark – it looks good on paper, but there are so many unknowns that are predicated on, well, that fairy-sprinkled luck. It's taken the Charlotte Bobcats nine gut-wrenching years to put together a roster that doesn't resemble a flaming bag of manure, and even then, they're still a sub-.500 team. Unlike the Thunder's good fortune, the Bobcats drew the wrong end of the stick when it came to the draft, selecting bust after bust like Adam Morrison, Brandan Wright and D.J. Augustin. And to kick them while they were down, they didn't even get the first pick – Anthony Davis – after they won just seven games in the 2011-2012 season. It comes to something when the ping pong balls don't even bounce in favor of the worst team in NBA history. All in all, they paid the cost of their bad decision making and poor luck, and are only just now recovering. (But at least they're finally on the right track).
There have also been teams that got a head start on their tanking competitors, like this season's Phoenix Suns. After winning 25 games last year with a roster that consisted of Michael Beasley, Jared Dudley, Marcin Gortat and Wesley Johnson, the Suns entered the 2013-2014 campaign without much to look forward to. They added some more cast-offs in the summer, traded away their starting center for a draft pick and Emeka Okafor's expiring contract, shipped Jared Dudley off to L.A. for Eric Bledsoe and brought in a man who had never coached an NBA game before. For good reason, they were projected by pretty well every person who follows basketball to replicate last year's dumpster fire. Hell, even their own coach doubted the roster. But somehow, they've not only managed to exceed everyone's expectations, but also work their way into the crowded Western Conference playoff race with a few high draft picks stashed away in their pockets. It's not that the Suns weren't tanking, because they were, but the way they did it is what separated themselves from others. They sold off assets for draft picks, brought in young, talented players and put themselves in a position where they could jump the gun on the rebuilding process sometime in the near future. Nobody expected their future to look this rosy this soon, though.
The question is then, which current team is most likely to replicate that unlikely success? There have been far too many god-awful teams this season – the Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, L.A. Lakers and Sacramento Kings to name a few (seriously, that's just a few) – many of which have decided to embark on the long, bumpy road back to the top. But there are a few that could, with a little bit of tender loving care, turn the corner with a hefty boost of nitro.
Enter the Utah Jazz.
The Jazz are a proud and successful franchise. Unfortunately for them, Michael Jordan ripped away their best chances of bringing home a title in the mid-to-late 90's when Karl Malone and John Stockton still roamed the streets. Since then, they've failed to make it back to the Finals and while they have had some good teams over the years, parting ways with Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson in the off-season secured their fate: it was time to lose a lot of games.
For the most part, it hasn't been pretty. The Jazz currently rank second-to-last in points per game and are losing by an average of 6.9 points every night – one of the worst differentials in the NBA. But there are a few reasons why the Jazz should be optimistic about their future. Since their young stud Trey Burke returned to the squad after breaking his finger before the regular season kicked off, they are 22-39. While that is by no means good, they were 1-12 before that, so he's made a big difference right off the bat, which has helped propel him into the Rookie of the Year conversation. He has excelled in transition, proven to be an unselfish teammate and is gritty – all great qualities for a young point guard to have. While nobody has emerged as a consistent go-to scorer for them, the season has been a much needed learning curve for the corner stones of the franchise: Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors. Both showed signs of promise last year and while they have a lot more room to grow, allowing them to play through their struggles in meaningless games has helped solidify their roles moving forward. Favors has finally been getting the minutes he's been yearning for and Hayward has been asked to shovel a far bigger load than he initially bargained for, which should help them develop in the long-run.
Re-signing Hayward will be the first key step the Jazz have to take this off-season, but seeing as they have all the cap room to work with (they've committed just $16,280,435 to their roster next season), odds are he'll be sporting their navy uniforms for a long while. But that may not be the most important transaction they'll make this summer. As we've seen with the Suns and Bobcats this year, bringing in a coach that can implement a philosophy that best suits the skill set of the roster goes a long way. With this being the final year on Tyrone Corbin's contract, with no extension in sight, he could very well have his foot out of the door, and there are plenty of good options out there to replace him, such as George Karl and Lionel Hollins.
While Utah may not be as big of a market as, say, New York or Los Angeles, the pieces the Jazz have in place may be enough to woo a highly touted coach. Burke has thrived in transition this season and Hayward has proven to be a good running mate. While Favors' back-to-the-basket game is a work in progress, he's developed into one of best pick-and-roll bigs in the Association. The Jazz also have some good options off the bench with Alec Burks, Enes Kanter and Marvin Williams leading the way. In fact, their fourth most used lineup this season – Burke, Burks, Favors, Hayward, Williams – has put together a positive net rating, so maybe this idea isn't so farfetched after all, just as long as someone can find a way to put together a cohesive unit that can start winning ball games. Another promising sign is that in the games they've won this season, they've actually put up some pretty good numbers. Only thing is, it hasn't happened that often and their losses have been bloodbaths.
|Wins (23)
|37.9-80.0 (47.4%)
|8.5-20.2 (41.9%)
|Losses (51)
|34.7-81.1 (42.8%)
|6.0-19.0 (31.7%)
The Jazz have an interesting off-season ahead of them. With a 23-51 record, they've stamped their one-way ticket to the lottery, yet unlike the Bucks, 76ers, Lakers and Kings, they may just have a chance to get a step ahead of this rebuilding process. They've already got some nice pieces in place and when you throw a lottery pick and a ton of cap room into the mix, things are starting to look pretty good in the Beehive State. With that, they could, potentially, make a splash next season by going on their own unlikely run. Or they could trip, fall, bang their heads, forget where they are heading and find themselves right back here, where the grass grows at a snail-like pace and pissing contests are the only form of competition.
When asked about whether or not he planned to tank the season on purpose, the Suns' vice president for basketball operations, Lon Babby, had something interesting to say:
I understand it in theory, but in practice, it's really, really hard to do, and it's risky. We have a number of good young players who are playing very well. I certainly prefer to keep adding to that and get better that way rather than having the season be a disaster and create a negative culture of losing and hoping that you draft one guy who's good enough to elevate your whole franchise.
The Jazz certainly tick all the boxes – a winning culture, a good group of young players, and the room to build on that through the draft or free agency. Whether or not they can put all that together sooner rather than later and start racking up the wins remains to be seen. A lot could go wrong between now and next season; likewise, a lot could go their way.
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If you've got a bad idea, stick with it!
A while back, I posted about how I had created a T-shirt with a cute little graph showing the decrease in Suck over time. I have yet to sell a single one, but I've had a similar graphic pinned up in my cubicle at work for a while, and several people there have told me they think it should go on a coffee mug. So what the heck, I spent some time today resizing the picture, and now you can get it on a mug, large mug, or stein.


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Computer related issues got you bummed out? System crashes in the middle of important work? Lost important data on more than one occasion? The obvious solution is memory expansion, a term that seems quite baffling, but is actually a simple and convenient way to extend your computer's memory. The best thing about computer equipment nowadays is that it is very user friendly. Even amateurs can upgrade their internal hardware storage by following some simple steps. All the leading computer manufacturers nowadays introduce equipment that can later be tweaked to the user's requirements in case a shortfall of storage space occurs. Another way to increase your storage is by using software for document management.
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There are a number of things users should keep in mind while upgrading their system's storage capacity. The foremost is to properly understand compatibility. Many amateurs try to upgrade their equipment with the wrong expansion unit which in turn results in irreparable damage to the equipment. Only buy and install storage units that are compatible to your hardware. In case a problem arises do not hesitate to call a technician from your computer manufacturers help lines are called so for a reason. It is always better to be safe rather than face a ton of damaged equipment and a bucket of regret. While using software for document management, make certain that you fully understand the components and can use the software accordingly.
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Maggie Maye – ATX
Maggie Maye loves candy. She also loves performing comedy. She's performed stand-up in festivals like Bridgetown Comedy Festival, SXSW, FunFunFun Fest, Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival, and the All Jane No Dick Comedy Festival. She's opened for Godfrey, Paul Mooney, and Earth, Wind and Fire. She's been highlighted in the Huffington Post, LaughSpin, the New York Times, and the Portland Mercury. Her comedy has been described in the same way she is: sassy, charming, and smart. Also, a 6-year-old once told her she was the funniest person ever. And kids rarely lie.


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Late Friday, 27 April 2012, at the 45th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD), member states issued a bold resolution in support of young people's sexual and reproductive health and human rights.
This victory comes on the heels of a UNICEF report released this week highlighting the challenges that the largest-ever generation of young people face—including HIV/AIDS, violence, and unintended pregnancy—and reaffirms long-standing international agreements including the 1994 United Nations International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action. Read more...
United Nations Adopts Landmark Resolution on Adolescents and Youth
April 30th, 2012
Late Friday, 27 April 2012, at the 45th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD), member states issued a bold resolution in support of young people's sexual and reproductive health and human rights.
Ipas Calls for Youth Development Support at UN Commission on Population and Development
April 26th, 2012
Oral Statement delivered by: Cecilia Espinoza, Youth Program Associate from Ipas at the United Nations Commission on Population and Development 2012
Oral Statement by Ipas
at the 45th Session of the Commission of Population and Development on the theme:
Adolescents and youth
April 2012
My name is Cecilia Espinoza, I am from Nicaragua and I am speaking on behalf of Ipas, an international NGO working with local, national and global partners to ensure that women can obtain safe, respectful and comprehensive abortion care, including counseling and contraception to prevent future unintended pregnancies. Young women especially are often seriously harmed by the lack of such care. I would like to tell you about one of them today.
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UN Launches Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children
March 23rd, 2012
NEW YORK, 23 March 2012 – UNICEF and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today launched a high-level commission to improve access to essential but overlooked health supplies that could save the lives of millions of women and children every year.
"Making sure that women and children have the medicines and other supplies they need is critical for our push to achieve the MDGs," said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "The Commission will tackle an overlooked but vital aspect of health systems, and ensure that women and children are protected from preventable causes of death and disease." Read more...
Delivering Real Results and Resources for Girls and Women
May 23rd, 2011
By: Jill Sheffield, President of Women Deliver
Last week, the UN Commission on Women and Children's Health released the final report, "Keeping Promises, Measuring Results," with recommendations that will serve to hold countries and organizations accountable for the commitments they make to save the lives of girls, women and children around the world. I am honored to have been a part of this Commission. The brief and intense process has produced an accountability framework to deliver real results and resources for girls and women through monitoring, review and action. Read more...
Keeping Promises, Measuring Results: Health Accountability Report Presented at World Health Assembly
May 19th, 2011
Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health presented their report, Keeping Promises, Measuring Results, and recommendations to increase the likelihood that pledges for women's and children's health are honoured and that resources are spent in the most effective way to save lives. The advance copy of the report was presented at a technical briefing today during the 64th World Health Assembly. Read more...
Women and Children to Benefit from New Recommendations to Improve Health Accountability
May 2nd, 2011
Originally posted by The Partnership for Newborn, Maternal, and Child Health
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, 2 May 2011 – New recommendations calling for an unprecedented level of accountability to save the lives of more women and children in developing countries were agreed today by the United Nations Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health. These new approaches will help ensure that pledges are honoured and resources spent in the most effective way to save lives. Read more...
Latest News on Every Woman, Every Child
April 11th, 2011
It has been six months since the launch of the UN Secretary-General's Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health. Events held throughout March focused on assessing progress made since last September and developing the agenda for moving forward. Click through to find out more…
The Importance of Accountability in Saving Girls' and Womens' Lives
February 2nd, 2011
By: Jill Sheffield, President of Women Deliver
I was honored to attend the first meeting of the Commission on Information and Accountability for Womens and Childrens Health that was held in Geneva at WHO Headquarters on Wednesday, 26 January 2011. President Kikwete of Tanzania and Prime Minister Harper of Canada co-chair the Commission, with the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union, Hamadoun Toure, and the Director General of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, as vice chairs. The 30 members of the Commission ("Commissioners") were chosen from a wide range of stakeholder groups including governments, international organizations, civil society, the private sector, foundations and academia, and Women Deliver is proud to be one of the civil society representatives. The time-line of the Commission is expected to be both brief and intense, and the action plan has ambitious goals to focus on results and resources. Read more...
First meeting of Accountability Commission on Women's and Children's Health
January 26th, 2011
Originally posted by The Partnership for Newborn, Maternal, and Child Health
High-level Chairs and Commissioners of the new Information and Accountability Commission on Women's and Children's Health have convened for their first meeting at WHO. The Commission's two eminent chairs each led sessions: President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete headed the session on accounting for results with Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper leading the session on accountability for resources. Vice-chairs, Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the ITU, and Margaret Chan, Director-General WHO supported discussions focused on papers from the two expert technical Working Groups with 30 high-level commissioners from government, civil society, academia, and multi-lateral agencies. Read more...
Op-Ed: Keep Up the Pressure on Maternal Health, Canada
January 25th, 2011
By: Jill Sheffield, President of Women Deliver; originally posted in The Globe and Mail, Canada
Almost one year ago exactly, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that maternal health would be the focus of the summer's G8 summit. This was major news for those of us who had spent decades in the maternal health field, and was one more signal that 2010 would be a landmark year for our issues.
And from virtually every standpoint, it was. Read more...
Op-Ed: Kikwete at Helm of New UN Team
January 25th, 2011
By: Jill Sheffield, President of Women Deliver, originally published in The Citizen, Tanzania
In Geneva this week, a small group of global health leaders will meet to discuss the future of maternal health. I am looking forward to seeing President Kikwete there.
2010 was a landmark year for maternal health, from every standpoint. In July, the African Union renewed the Maputo Protocol, one of the most forward-thinking international charters on women's rights.
New data showed that global maternal deaths are in decline, and a series of high-level meetings throughout the year signaled that the health of girls and women has at last become a global priority.
In September, the UN Secretary-General launched his $40 billion "Every Woman Every Child" plan to scale up women's and children's health services in developing countries. An accountability commission was appointed to help guide the plan's implementation, emphasizing transparency and results. Read more...


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Kandi Burruss's Wedding Dress Cost HOW Much?! (VIDEO)
Have you picked up the most recent issue of In Touch yet? Better get on it, as the celeb weekly has all of the extravagant details and gorgeous photos from our girl Kandi Burruss's wedding to Todd Tucker — including the fact that the Real Housewives of Atlanta couple's nuptials were inspired by the classic Eddie Murphy film Coming to America. Yep. That's real.
You may have already caught a glimpse of Kandi's gown — which is totally reminiscent of the one from the 1988 movie — in all its beaded and ostrich feather-embellished splendor. And that tiara and necklace? Just the icing on the cake. But can you guess how much that stunning number set Kandi (or Bravo?) back?
Oh, just a cool $20,000. Yes, you read that right! The Reco Chapple gown was custom-made for the bride, so you know that's not going to run you anything less than a pretty penny. Plus, just look at all of the detailing. We never thought of Kandi as an over-the-top kind of gal, but if you're going to go big at any point, it should be your wedding day!
The Atlanta designer also created custom white gowns for the bridal party, which included celebs Tiny Harris, Fantasia Barrino, Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's Rasheeda, and Kandi's RHoA co-star Phaedra Parks. No word on how much those ones cost.
Congrats again, girl! You looked fab, so it was worth it!
What do you think of Kandi's expensive gown? Tell us in the comments below.
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|Release date
|12 December 2002 (Update)
|Members only?
|Quest NPC?
| The Grand Tree
Monkey Madness
|Tree Gnome Stronghold
|Sells items?
|A rough looking gnome.
Glough (pronounced "Gluff"[1])is an ill-natured, misanthropic gnome who tries to take over Gielinor. In the Grand Tree quest, he can be found just south-east of the starting point of the Grand Tree; look for a ladder to the East of the ramp (between start of the quest and the agility course) that leads to Glough; take this ladder up to find Glough on the second floor.
Glough's schemes are thwarted in The Grand Tree quest, and once again in Monkey Madness. He used to be the head tree guardian of the Tree Gnome Stronghold. He summons a black demon to kill the player in The Grand Tree, and in Monkey Madness has another "pet", the jungle demon, that he uses to further his schemes.
The Grand Tree Edit
King Narnode Shareen sends the player on a mission to discover why the Grand Tree is dying. Little do they know that the wheels of Glough's dreams of world domination and hatred of humans have been put in motion, he is in the process of preparing an armada of warships to strike at the heart of the human kingdoms.
In The Grand Tree, players discover that Glough has hired a man named Charlie to steal the Daconia rocks—magic stones kept by one of the original creators of the Grand Tree, Hazelmere, that can be used to wound and even kill the Grand Tree—so that he can frame him as the one who is responsible for the dying Grand Tree. Glough has used these rocks on the roots of the Grand Tree to wound it. In framing Charlie, he attempts to convince King Narnode that humans are trying to destroy the Grand Tree, which the King initially believes.
The player eventually finds evidence of Glough's culpability in these plans and discovers that Glough has contracted workers to construct large warships in a distant Ship Yard to invade the human territories and attempt to control the world. After presenting this evidence to the King and following an investigation of Glough's estate by the King's subjects, the King explains that all they found were a couple of sticks. When the player deciphers the meaning of these sticks and takes them to their intended area, the player finds themselves entrapped by Glough who sets a Black Demon on them. The player kills the Demon and finds King Narnode at the end of the passage with his troop inspecting the roots and finding the rocks. Under the weight of all of this evidence, King Narnode has Glough placed under house arrest and the player is rewarded for their work.
Meanwhile, an angry Glough plots his revenge against the player.
Monkey Madness Edit
King Narnode sends the player to investigate the disappearance of the elite 10th squad, who were tasked with decommissioning the Shipyard where Glough was preparing an armada to attack mankind. It turns out that the 10th Squad crashed on a small island south of Karamja due to powerful winds that damaged their gliders. When most of the squad leaves the island to inspect a nearby atoll that had been spotted prior to the crash, several of them are captured by sentient apes who imprison them. Some of the 10th squad escape. Two conduct espionage while three others work on carrying out a rescue operation for those captured.
In Monkey Madness, players discover that G.L.O. Caranock is continuing Glough's plans for warfare with the humans, in the apparent absence of a confined Glough. King Awowogei, the leader of the apes, is eventually found to be conspiring with Glough's henchmen to attack mankind. By utilising a technological breakthrough privy only to Glough and his circle, they will be able to teleport all of the 10th squad to an arena with an enormous Jungle Demon to have them killed off. Fortunately, the squad commander, Sergeant Garkor, learns of their intent before they act on it, and with a bit of ingenuity, enables the player to teleport with the 10th squad when it happens. The demon is defeated, and it appears that Caranock's and Awowogei's plans are foiled for the time being.
After Monkey Madness, Glough can still be found in his treehouse, and when spoken to, says, "Mark my words, the monkeys are listening".
This may hint at a future monkey quest.
Ancient page Edit
Glough is mentioned in Gnomish language on My notes page 13.
"Laufata ki Glough ki Ta Quir Priw Undo eso, Tolly, gnomo kar is Glough hamo sarko pro Arposandra Qua!"
It has been partially translated as follows with the translation book:
"The eye of Glough of The Guardian Tree Land for, the idiot, no gnome but Glough has begone to become the Stone City Guardian!"
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Leonard Slatkin, music director of the Detroit Symphony and former music director of the National Symphony, is about to make his first podium appearance since his heart attack two months ago. He'll lead the NSO in an Elgar-Holst program at the Kennedy Center Thursday-Saturday.
I caught up with him by phone on Monday evening and the interview is the second half of my column today.
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St. Louis, Mo., (April 1, 2010) – Family Care Health Centers has applied for and received $561,000 in federal stimulus funds to offset a portion of their electricity consumption by installing a new solar energy system at each of their two St. Louis health facilities.
A series of photovoltaic panels is now being installed on the rooftops of the Family Care Health Centers (FCHC) at 4352 Manchester Avenue and 401 Holly Hills Avenue. These panels will generate approximately 50 kilowatts of energy from direct sunlight, which will offset a portion of the electrical consumption at each facility and reduce their operating costs.
When completed, each facility will also have a lobby kiosk showing in real time the amount of energy being generated by the rooftop panels and the corresponding reduction in electrical consumption at the facility.
"This is a good example of a shovel-ready stimulus project resulting in renewable energy generation," said Dr. Robert Massie, Chief Executive Officer of FCHC. "We're well on our way to reducing our carbon footprint while helping us lower our overall cost of providing community health care services."
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12 hours, 1 credit. An introduction to the anatomy and physiology of plant cells and organs. The difference between physiology and anatomy (or morphology) is that physiology is dynamicconcerned with the functions and vital function of organismswhile the morphologist's concern is primarily geared toward form and structure. Includes laboratory work. PREREQ: BBG 111.
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