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The health of a country's population is often monitored
using two statistical indicators: life expectancy at birth
and the under-5 mortality rate. These indicators are also
often cited as overall measures of a population's quality
of life because they indirectly reflect many
aspects of people's welfare, including their levels of income
and nutrition, the quality of their environment, and their
access to health care, safe water, and sanitation.
expectancy at birth indicates the number
of years a newborn baby would live if health conditions
prevailing at the time of its birth were to stay the same
throughout its life. This indicator does not tell how long
a baby will actually live, but rather how long a baby born
in a certain year is likely to live. The under-5 mortality
rate indicates the number of children who are likely to
die before reaching age five per 1,000 live births.
Because infants and children are most vulnerable to malnutrition
and poor hygienic living conditions, they account for the
largest portion of deaths in most developing countries.
Therefore, decreasing under-5 mortality is the most effective
way of increasing life expectancy at birth in the developing
Global Trends
During the second half of the 20th century health conditions
around the world improved more than in all previous human
history. Average life expectancy at birth in low-
and middle-income
countries increased from 40 years in 1950
to 65 years in 1996. Over the same period the average under-5
mortality rate for this group of countries fell from 280
to 80 per 1,000. But these achievements are still considerably
below those in high-income
countries, where average life expectancy
at birth is 77 years and the average under- 5 mortality
rate is 7 per 1,000.
Throughout the 20th century, national indicators of life
expectancy have been strongly associated with GNP
per capita. If you compare Figure
8.1 (Life expectancy at birth, 1995) with Figure
2.1 (GNP per capita, 1995), you will find that in general
the higher a country's income per capita, the higher is
its life expectancy- although this relationship does not
explain all the differences among regions and countries.
(See Data Tables 1 and 2
for country-specific data.) The two other factors believed
to be the most important for increasing national and regional
life expectancies are improvements in medical technology
(with some countries clearly making better use of it than
others) and development of and better access to public health
services (particularly clean water, sanitation, and food
regulation). Education, especially of girls and women, makes
a big difference too, because wives and mothers who are
knowledgeable about healthier lifestyles play a crucial
role in reducing risks to their families' health.
These other factors help explain how most developing
countries are catching up with developed
countries in terms of people's health even
though they are generally not catching up in terms of per
capita income (see Chapter 4).
Progress in medical technology, public health services,
and education allows countries to realize "more health"
for a given income than before. For example, in 1900 life
expectancy in the United States was about 49 years and income
per capita was more than $4,000. In today's Sub-Saharan
Africa life expectancy is more than 50 years even though
GNP per capita is still less than $500.
In general, for nearly all countries, life expectancy at
birth continued to grow in recent years (see Data
Table 2 ). In developing countries this growth was largely
due to much lower under-5 mortality (Figure
8.2). Better control of communicable diseases that are
particularly dangerous for children, such as diarrhea and
worm infections, accounts for most of the gains. In many
countries higher per capita incomes (see Chapter
4 and Data Table 1) also
contributed to better nutrition and housing for most families.
Governments of developing countries have invested in improving
public health measures (safe drinking water, sanitation,
mass immunizations), training medical personnel, building
clinics and hospitals, and providing medical care. But much
remains to be done. Malnutrition, especially among women
and children, is still a big problem. And communicable,
largely preventable diseases still claim millions of lives.
For example, the average rate of measles immunization worldwide
is just 80 percent, and every year more than 1 million children
die of the disease. Many of those children are in Sub-Saharan
Africa, where the rate of measles immunization is the lowest-
about 60 percent. As many as 2 million people die every
year as a result of malaria and malariarelated diseases,
mostly in low income countries; and in Africa alone more
than 2 million lives a year are claimed by AIDS.
Population Age Structures
The health and longevity of a country's people are reflected
in its population age structure- that is, the percentages
of different age groups in the population of the country.
A population age structure can be shown by a population
pyramid, also known as an age-sex pyramid. In such pyramids
a country's population is divided into males and females
as well as age groups (for example, five-year age groups,
as in Figure 8.3). Figure
8.3 shows population pyramids typical of low- and high-income
countries in 1995 and expected to be typical in 2025. Note
how these shapes represent higher birth
rates, higher death
rates (particularly among children), and
lower life expectancies in low-income countries. Think about
why in poor countries the base of the pyramid is broader
and the pyramid is basically triangular rather than pear-shaped
or rectangular as in rich countries. Explain also the changes
expected to happen to both pyramids by 2025.
As seen in Figure 8.3, in low-income
countries more than one-third of the population is under
15, compared with less than one-fifth in high-income countries.
From a demographic perspective, that means that larger age
groups are about to enter childbearing age, and the increase
in the number of parents will outweigh a decrease in the
average number of children per family. This phenomenon,
called population momentum, will keep birth rates high despite
a drop in fertility
(see Chapter 3). From a social
and economic perspective, a high percentage of children
in a population means that a large portion is too young
to work and, in the short run, is dependant on those who
do. This is the main reason for the relatively high age
dependency ratio in most developing countries.
While in high-income countries there are roughly 2 people
of working age to support each person who is too young or
too old to work, in low-income countries this number is
around 1.0-1.5.
High-income countries currently face the problem of an
aging population- that is, a growing percentage of elderly,
nonworking people. In 1996 people 60 and above made up 18
percent of the population in these countries, and this portion
is expected to grow to almost 22 percent by 2010. In several
of these countries (Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan,
Sweden) the share of elderly people has already reached
or surpassed 21 percent. An aging population puts greater
pressure on a country's pension, health care, and social
security systems.
As life expectancy continues to increase in developing
countries, they too will face the problem of an aging population
(see Figure 8.3). In fact, developing
countries are expected to be hit even harder because they
are financially less prepared to deal with it, because the
rate of growth in life expectancy and therefore population
aging is much faster than in developed countries, and because
there will be a high dependency ratio of both children and
elderly people.
Figure 8.3 also illustrates the issue of gender imbalance
increasingly pronounced in older age groups due to the naturally
higher longevity of females. In high-income countries on
average there are 133 females per 100 males 60 and over.
In low-income countries the imbalance is smaller (104 females
per 100 males), but the reasons for this seeming "advantage"
of poor countries are higher maternal mortality and gender
discrimination, including discrimination in access to health
Future Challenges
As the health of the world population has improved, the
burden of disease has declined. Simultaneously, the structure
of disease has shifted rapidly from a preponderance of communicable
disease (diarrhea, worm infections, measles), which are
the main health risks for infants and children, to a preponderance
of noncommunicable disease (heart and circulatory disease,
cancer) that mostly affect adults. While there are inexpensive
and effective ways to eliminate most communicable diseases,
noncommunicable diseases are generally much more expensive
to treat. Moreover, substantially reducing their incidence
will require changing people's behaviors and lifestyles.
The importance of lifestyle choices can be illustrated
by the health gap between Eastern and Western Europe. The
largest contributors to this health gap are heart attacks
and strokes, for which the main risk factors include unhealthy
diet, lack of exercise, excessive consumption of alcohol,
and smoking. All these factors, particularly smoking, are
more prevalent in Eastern Europe (Figure
8.4 and Data Table 2).
Cigarette smoke does more damage to human health than all
air pollutants combined. Smoking is hazardous not only to
smokers, about half of whom die prematurely from tobacco-related
diseases including cancer, heart disease, and respiratory
conditions, but also to "passive" smokers (those inhaling
second-hand smoke). According to some estimates, passive
smokers increase their risk of cancer by 30 percent and
their risk of heart disease by 34 percent.
The governments of most developed countries have made efforts
to reduce smoking and so lower its costs to society by introducing
tobacco taxes, limiting tobacco advertising, and educating
people about the risks of smoking. Cigarette taxes are highest
in Western Europe. According to a 1998 report by the Worldwatch
Institute, smokers in Norway pay $5.23 in taxes per pack
of cigarettes, which is 74 percent of the total price. And
in the United Kingdom smokers pay $4.30 in taxes, which
is 82 percent of the total price. Experience in many countries
has shown that tobacco taxes are effective in discouraging
smoking: a 10 percent increase in cigarette prices leads
to a 5 percent decrease in smoking among adults and a 6-8
percent decrease among young adults (age 15 to 21), who
usually have less disposable income.
According to the same report, while in Western Europe and
the United States the number of smokers is declining, in
most developing countries smoking is on the rise, particularly
among women and young people. European and U.S. tobacco
firms, facing declining demand in their home countries,
have managed to increase sales by entering the underregulated
and underinformed markets of less developed countries. In
the past 10 years exports of cigarettes as a share of production
have doubled to 60 percent in the United Kingdom and 30
percent in the United States, the two largest exporters.
If current smoking trends persist, the number of tobacco-related
deaths worldwide will soar from 3 million a year today to
10 million a year in 2020, with 70 percent of the deaths
occurring in the developing world.


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El Salvador Court's Decision to Deny Mother Life-Saving Abortion Unacceptable Violation of Human Rights
Focus Area: Abortion
Curbing Maternal Mortality in India
"The health of women, especially pregnant women, is a matter of grave concern. In today's scenario, the health sector has seen so much advancement. More than 200 pregnant women out of 100,000 died during labor pains in (India). Although there has been significant strides in reducing the mother mortality rate, a lot needs to be done in tackling the problem."
Country: India
Focus Area: Maternal & Newborn Health
When Just Saying "No" Is Not Enough
Investments in family planning—whether at home or abroad—just make sense. Women who have access to a full range of effective contraceptive methods and reproductive health services are better able to protect themselves against HIV, more likely to get further education, and better able to earn a good living to support themselves and their families.
Bussi Communities and Preserving Lake Victoria
The project uses integrated approaches to improve access to health services, especially family planning, sexual and reproductive health, while helping communities to manage natural resources and conserve the ecosystems on which they depend.
Country: Uganda
Focus Area: Contraception & Family Planning
NASG for Post-Childbirth Bleeding
The innovative Non-Pneumatic Anti-shock Garments (NASGs) was on display on the concluding day of the Women Deliver conference in the Malaysian capital. Research indicates wrapping the NASG from the ankle to the navel of a woman facing post-delivery bleeding and awaiting transfer to a hospital can save her.
Focus Area: Maternal & Newborn Health
Pathfinder's Purnima Mane on Family Planning, Saving Lives, and Social Media
"Our main agenda item (at Women Deliver) is to focus on the countries in which we work. To ensure that the unmet need for family planning is something that's being addressed and learning how we can partner with others working in the same area. And also making sure we're highlighting young people." -Purnima Mane
Pathfinder International Named Winner of "Female Condoms are ____" Contest
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Women: Producers, Not Just Reproducers
Pathfinder's President Purnima Mane said while better maternal health is a moral and ethical goal in its own right, a stronger economic argument will perhaps bring more pressure to bear on governments, donors, and the private sector to follow through on their commitments. She cited Pathfinder's SCIP project in Mozambique as an example of a cross-sectoral intervention that combines health, environment, and economic development efforts and improves accountability through close interaction with community and government leadership.
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National Commission for Women Chief Calls for Efforts to Reduce Maternal Mortality
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Kenny Britt of Bayonne was removed from the Tennessee Titans Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list yesterday, clearing the way for the wide receiver to return to practice next week, The Tennessean reports.
Britt tore his right ACL last September, leaving him sidelined for the rest of the season.
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A free throw in a typical game of basketball is worth only one point, but a free throw at the second annual Santa Clarita/Tri-Valley Special Olympics and Hoops of Hope event can save a child's life.
The event, scheduled for March 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is a product of inspiration by two men who wanted to use their talent in basketball as a way to help others.
A 9-year-old's dream
Hoops of Hope was started in 2004 by then-9-year-old Austin Gutwein. Gutwein saw a video explaining the thousands of children orphaned in Africa each year by parents who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS. After seeing the story, he felt God calling him to help.
He decided to use his gift of basketball to make a difference. He began by shooting 2,057 free throws, the number of children who would be orphaned in one day. His family and friends sponsored him and he raised $3,000.
Over the next nine years the organization grew, as other people began to participate. Today, Hoops of Hope is the largest free-throw marathon in the world with more than 40,000 people participating each year.
Scott Norton, Santa Clarita resident and 14-year basketball coach for SCV Special Olympics, heard about Hoops of Hope and knew it would be a great event to get his Special Olympic athletes to participate in and help "pay it forward."
Norton, who also sits on the Regional Leadership Committee for the Special Olympics, approached Hoops of Hope last year about holding a joint free throw marathon event in Santa Clarita to benefit both the local Special Olympics and Hoops of Hope for orphans in Africa.
After both organizations agreed to the idea, the event became and annual event. Youth from junior and senior high schools around the SCV participate. The event will feature special guests, a silent auction and an In-n-Out food truck. A portion of the proceeds from the food will be donated to the organizations. Norton encourages the entire community to come to the event and participate or watch and cheer on the athletes.
"The kids get really excited about it and it helps break down the stereotypes related to intellectual disability, while helping kids locally and globally," he said.
Local involvement
Real Life Church began planning to host its own Hoops of Hope event when they realized an event was already being held in Santa Clarita. They approached the SCV/Tri-Valley Special Olympics and opted to sponsor the upcoming March 30 event instead of holding one.
"We saw this as a great opportunity to partner with the SCV Special Olympics, reach across the world to Africa and help here in the community," said Steve Meyers, Real Life Church's Student Ministry Pastor.
The church immediately planned a kickoff rally which was held February 24 to help garner excitement for the upcoming event and get more young people involved. The rally featured speakers Austin Gutwein and Scott Norton to help inspire the crowd.
"Our heart is to reach out to the community and share God's love with as many people as possible," Meyers said. "We wanted to introduce the event to the community, challenge [our youth] and give them an opportunity to know they matter and have something to offer to help make a difference."
To participate in the event, volunteer or donate visit www.sosc.com/shootathon or call the SCV Special Olympics at 661-253-2121. The event will be held March 30 at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex at 20870 Centre Pointe Parkway, elementary children up to sixth grade can participate from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. junior high and high school athletes participate from 10 p.m. to 4 p.m.


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Saturday, July 6, 2013
Editor's note: According to information provided Wednesday by the Summerville Police Department, the following suspects were still at large. All photos provided by reporting agency.
Name: Kevin Eugene Googe
Age: 28
Description: White male, 5'10", 160 pounds
Last known address: 176 Berry Loop Googe Road, Allendale
Wanted for: Forgery
Wanted by: Summerville Police Department
Wanted since: June 4, 2013
Investigators allege: The defendant attempted to cash a check for $300 at the First Federal Bank on Bacons Bridge Road, drawn on an account number that had reported checks stolen. The subject had, at one time, been living with the owner of the account.
Name: Willie Lamont James
Age: 28
Description: Black male, 6', 236 pounds
Last known address: 341 Two Churches Road, Harleyville
Wanted for: Breach of Trust - $10,000 or More
Wanted by: Summerville Police Department
Wanted since: May 5, 2013
Investigators allege: The subject signed a contract to rent a car at Enterprise Rent-a-Car on Trolley Road and failed to return the vehicle. The vehicle is valued at $17,820.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of these suspects may call the Summerville Police Department at (843) 851-4100. Crime tips can also be sent to Crime Stoppers by phone at 554-1111, by text message at CRIMES or 274637 (start the message with "TIPCSL") or on the web at www.5541111.com.
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There's going to be about 20.8 mil available in cap space going into the off-season.
1) First, I think all three RFA's will be brought back. I don't think Quincey should be, but I don't think Holland's going to let him walk after giving up a 1st round pick to get him. I don't really know much about how RFA raises work. I'm just going to project that all three get about 0.5 mil raises. 20.8 - 1.4 (Helm) - 1.3 (Abdelkader) - 3.6 (Quincey) = 14.5.
2) Second, let's just go ahead and get this out of the way. Lidstrom is probably going to come back for at least one more year. He's probably not going to take much of a pay-cut either (for whatever reason?). If he had any interest in taking a pay-cut, he probably would have the last two off-seasons. I'm not sure that anything has happened to change that. If it has, excellent, it will be very helpful. But I sort of doubt it. I'll go ahead and guess that he returns at about 6.0 mil. 14.5 - 6.0 = 8.5.
3) Third, Zach Parise. There's nothing we need more than a superstar forward to help out Pav. There's 8.5 mil available in cap space. It's going to cost about 7.0 mil to get Parise. I think we should do it. I think we will do it. Done. 8.5 - 7.0 = 1.5.
*I'm going to cut in and address the "Ryan Suter" issue right here. A) If Lidstrom retires, or takes a monster pay-cut, then we might have the cap space to begin talking about adding Suter. But like I said, I don't think either of those events are likely to occur. And even though many of us would love to see it happen, I don't see Holland moving a big contract (Franzen, Filppula, Cleary, Bertuzzi, etc.) this off-season. In all likelihood, we're going to have about 8.5 mil in cap space after resigning our RFA's and Lidstrom. It's going to cost us about 7.0 mil to sign either Suter or Parise. Recall Babcock's post-game/series comments. He seemed more or less pleased with our defensive performance (aside from occassional "breakdowns"). What he was adamant about was our lack of depth up front; of Pav not having enough help. If that money's there, it's going up front. B) Even if we somehow had the cap space, why would Suter come here. Why, if the money was even close, would he leave the team he's spent his entire professional career being a huge part of building from a joke into perhaps the favorite to come out of the West this post-season? And to come to a team that they just proved themselves to be light years ahead of a week ago? Sorry, but I just really don't see it happening.
4) Fourth, some general/small house-cleaning issues.
-A) I think that Brendan Smith will be added to the roster (most likely stepping into Stuart's role). 1.5 - 0.9 = 0.6.
-B) I think that Jan Mursak will replace Riley Sheahan on the roster (he actually makes less too). 0.6 + 0.3 = 0.9.
-C) I think that Joey MacDonald will be replaced by a veteran with more of an NHL track record. For whatever reason, Holland, Babcock and co. have never been comfortable going into a season with Mac as the #2. He had a great season last year, and still, we paid more to bring back Ty. He had a mediocre, injury-plagued season this year, so I see us going out and getting someone else again. Probably someone that makes about 1 mil a season (Joey Mac makes 0.4 mil less). 0.9 - 0.4 = 0.5.
-D) I think that Jakub Kindl will be replaced by a veteran as well. Hopefully somone that fights. Hopefully someone that costs about the same (so no cap change). Kind of what we hoped Commie might be this year. I think that Holland, Babcock and co. really went out of their way to give Kindl an extended NHL audition this season, especially down the stretch; and he just didn't really do anything to prove that he deserves a spot in our organization. His trade value is probably as high now as it's ever going to be.
So, in all likelihood, this is our team next season (with only, roughly, 0.5 mil in cap space available...no room to even begin talking about Hudler, Holmstrom or Stuart - who appears to have no intentions of returning anyways):
*???(1 mil)
*???(1 mil)
Unless there's a really surprising trade (Franzen, Filppula, Cleary, Bertuzzi, etc.), unless Holland really surprisingly lets Quincey walk after just giving up a first round pick to get him, or unless Lidstrom does something really surprising like retire, or take a huge pay cut, THAT is more or less the team that we're going to put out there next season.
I really don't think that's all that debatable, in terms of what we should be expecting.
The question is, "is it good enough to win a Stanley Cup?" Is Zach Parise going to be enough of an addition to the top line (replacing Bertuzzi, essentially) to really make THE difference? Is Brendan Smith going to be able to aptly replace Stuart in the back-end? Is Nyquist really going to shine, and be an upgrade over Hudler on the second line? Is Bertuzzi entering the bottom six (replacing Holmstrom, essentially) going to have a positive effect on our depth? Are we going to stay healthy? Are our veterans going to be able to fight off father time for another year. Are our younger players, in general, going to be able to take a step forward? Are guys that have been slacking (like Mule) going to regain their desire?
I don't know. A lot of things need to go right. Our defensive group, IMO, really let us down against Nashville. There were too many breakdowns to be called occasional lapses. And we're bringing back essentially the same group, only with an added element of question (Smith in for Stuart). Whatever coaching problems we had against Nashville MUST be fixed in order for us to be contenders. Brendan Smith needs to have a really great rookie year. Quincey REALLY needs to get it together and start earning his pay. Ericsson needs to keep improving. Kronwall needs to handle the #1 defenseman minutes, and well. Lidstrom needs to be able to fight off age for one more year.
And up front, Parise really needs to be our savior. He really needs to pick this entire team's play up by being a great linemate for Pav. Nyquist needs to have a really great first year. Mule needs to get his crap together and start playing. Val needs to be ready to finally get it done in the post-season. Bertuzzi and Cleary REALLY, REALLY, REALLY need to start picking up the energy, start playing more physically, and start doing what third liners need to do.
Lot of big question marks. Lot of things I don't really like about the team. Lot of things I'd do differently than Holland. But this is most likely what we will be seeing next season.
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Frederik Vilhelm Riegels was born on 17 Jan 1834 in Hagenbjerg, Als. He died on 15 Jan 1868 in Viborg. He married Andrea Frederikke Christiane Herskind Obel on 2 Sep 1857 in Aalborg. Frederik was employed as Planteskoleejer in Viborg.
Andrea Frederikke Christiane Herskind Obel [Parents] was born on 1 Nov 1837 in Aalborg. She married Frederik Vilhelm Riegels on 2 Sep 1857 in Aalborg.
Other marriages:Bruun, Andreas Larsen
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M i Frederik Vilhelm Riegels til Bruunshaab was born on 18 Aug 1860. He died in 1904. M ii Jacob Frederik Riegels was born in 1863. He died in 1943.
Holger Andersen.Holger married Ruth Kongshaug Henriksen. Holger was employed as Grosserer.
Ruth Kongshaug Henriksen [Parents].Ruth married Holger Andersen.
Other marriages:Riis-Hansen, Finn
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Finn Riis-Hansen [Parents].Finn married Ruth Kongshaug Henriksen. Finn was employed as Direktør.
Ruth Kongshaug Henriksen [Parents].Ruth married Finn Riis-Hansen.
Other marriages:Andersen, Holger
Ib Henriksen [Parents].
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K Riis-Hansen [Parents] 1 was born on 26 Aug 1876 in Lødderup, Mors. He died on 8 Sep 1937 in Frederiksberg ( København ). He married Emma Louise "Elise" Oline Rasmusen. K Riis-Hansen was employed as Cand.polit., Departementschef i Finansministeriet, Bankdirektør i A/S Den Danske Landmandsbank ( Danske Bank ) in København. He resided.
Emma Louise "Elise" Oline Rasmusen was born on 17 Apr 1880 in Helsingør. She married K Riis-Hansen.
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M i Finn Riis-Hansen. M ii Ole Bent Riis-Hansen was born on 10 Jan 1916.
Finn Henriksen [Parents].Finn married Edel nn.
Other marriages:nn, Lisbeth
Edel nn.Edel married Finn Henriksen.
Finn Henriksen [Parents].Finn married Lisbeth nn.
Other marriages:nn, Edel
Lisbeth nn.Lisbeth married Finn Henriksen.
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M i Anders Finn Henriksen. Anders was employed as Cand.polyt., Sc. Dr. (Ceramic Science), Founder and President & CEO of Ceramco Inc. in Center Conway, New Hampshire, United States of America. M ii Henrik Finn Henriksen.
Henrik Finn Henriksen [Parents].
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Sally Hertz [Parents] was born on 5 Aug 1844. He died in 1896. He married Thyra Bendix. Sally was employed as Hofjuvelér, Medejer af P. Hertz, kgl. hofjuvelerer, Medgrundlægger og Medejer af Sølvvarefabrikken S. & J. Hertz in København.
Thyra Bendix died in 1952. She married Sally Hertz.
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F i Elly Lili Alberta Hertz was born on 6 Oct 1894. She died on 4 Jan 1975.
nn Kjærran.nn married Ida Henriksen.
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Cheshire took less than two days to crush Wales by an innings and 19 runs in their MCCA Championship match at Nantwich.
Without unavailable long-time skipper Andy Hall, who was replaced by debutant Ollie Law, Cheshire never looked back after posting a formidable 405 for nine in their 90 overs on the first day.
The innings was underpinned by a superb century from Warren Goodwin. The opener made 107 and put on 69 for the second wicket with Richard Wilkinson and 101 for the third with Lee Dixon.
Dixon went on to make 75 and added a further 78 runs for the fourth wicket with stand-in skipper James Duffy, who contributed 46.
There were also useful contributions down the order from Richard Logan and Jimmy Warrington as Cheshire piled on the agony for the men from the principality.
Already weakened by the loss of Dion Holden, who could not bat, Wales then suffered at the hands of left-arm seamer Adam Syddall.
He claimed two early scalps to leave the visitors precariously placed at 64 for three at the end of the first day.
Syddall carried on in the same vein on day two, finishing with 4-65, as Wales collapsed to 159 all out, 246 runs in arrears. He was ably supported by Richard Logan and Danny Woods with two wickets apiece.
Skipper Duffy enforced the follow on and Wales were soon in trouble again as Logan dispatched openers Rhodri Evans and Tim Baker with just eight runs on the board.
They did, however, make a better fist of their second innings, mainly thanks to a superb century from Sam Davies. He received some good support from Andrew Salter in a partnership of 86 for sixth wicket, which briefly delayed the inevitable in the afternoon sun.
Left-arm spinner Danny Woods claimed the wickets of both Davies and Salter and a further three to finish with the excellent figures of 5-53 from 15 overs and match figures of 7-68.
Jimmy Warrington also added two scalps to the one he took in the first innings as Wales were bowled out for 227 in their second innings shortly after tea on the second day.
Duffy was delighted with his players after his first game in charge, saying: "It was great to put such a big score on the board on the first day. Warren (Goodwin) and Lee (Dixon) batted beautifully, and there were good contributions all down the order."
"Adam (Syddall) bowled particularly well on the first evening, Richard made his usual contribution and Jimmy Warrington chipped in with a few, but Danny (Woods) was magnificent. He kept plugging away and got his just rewards."
Despite this convincing victory, news from elsewhere was not good for Cheshire's chances of reaching the MCCA Championship final, as Western Division leaders Berkshire scored an impressive innings and 44 run triumph over Herefordshire at Finchampstead and are still 40 points ahead of Cheshire with two championship matches left to play.


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As the above post says, external clans are against the rules. Speaking of rules, I recommend you read them. The less rules broken, the happier everyone is, after all.
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^ This. I agree completely, advertising a clan is breaking two major rules at once, after all. I havn't seen a single clan advertiser become an active member... even if I havn't been here all that long.


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(Brewers manager Ron Roenicke (right) with bench coach Jerry Narron; Image: Reuters)
Believe it or not, Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke is already the second-longest tenured manager in the NL Central. Roenicke's three seasons in charge at Miller Park have been inconsistent, to say the least. In his first year, 2011, the team improved by 19 games, won the division, and reached the NLCS. Roenicke was runner-up in the NL Manager of the Year voting, finishing just behind Arizona's Kirk Gibson. Yet, as Brewers fans are painfully aware, the team has regressed in each of the past two years, slipping below .500 and into fourth place last season. Assessing the impact that a manager has on a team's success is always imprecise, and Roenicke is no exception. Yet ultimately, it seems that Roenicke is probably just about an average manager.
One way to judge a manager's success is with Expected Win-Loss Record. This number, also known as the Pythagorean Win-Loss Record, was developed by Bill James to project a team's record based on its run differential. For the purposes of our discussion of managers, it is reasonable to infer that a manager who significantly outperforms his team's Expected Record did a good job maximizing his team's potential. Conversely, a manager that does worse than his Expected Record may have made questionable moves that failed to get the most out of a talented team. While this measure is by no means a perfect way to assess managerial performance, it gives us a framework for the conversation. Based on Expected Record, Roenicke has had a marginal impact during his tenure. Over the past two years, the Brewers have had a combined four fewer wins than they would be expected to have. However, the 96 games Roenicke won in 2011 were five more than he was projected to get. This 2011 difference turned out to be significant. Had Milwaukee conformed to its Expected Record, they would have won only 91 games, and would therefore have ceded home-field advantage in the NLDS to Arizona. Yet despite this instance of success, looking at the full three years indicates that Roenicke has been pretty ordinary. Over his 486 regular-season matchups, the Brewers have outperformed the Expected Record by just one game. In short, they have practically conformed to their statistics.
Evaluating Roenicke's pinch-hitter selections is similarly inconclusive. Interestingly, Roenicke goes to the bench more than most managers. It stands to reason that, without the Designated Hitter, National League skippers need to pinch-hit more frequently than those in the American League. Yet even compared with his Senior Circuit counterparts, Roenicke utilizes pinch hitters quite often. His 282 bench selections led the majors in 2012, and he had the 5th-most pinch-hit attempts last season. However these selections have been only moderately successful. Last year Brewers' pinch hitters batted .210, placing them at 16th overall. Such a middle-of-the-pack result was consistent with Roenicke's first two seasons, when his picks had the 11th- and 15th-highest batting averages respectively. While this stat provides an imperfect assessment of managerial success – some managers have better players to use as pinch hitters than others – it does reveal that Roenicke does not distinguish himself as being particularly good or particularly bad.
As noted, attempting to quantify a manager's success gets pretty frustrating. The two metrics used here both have notable flaws. Further, it was fruitless to even try to analyze another key aspect of managerial strategy, bullpen decisions, because so much is dependent on the pitchers themselves. The key portion of a manager's contribution comes from off-field intangibles. If Roenicke can seamlessly manage the Ryan Braun controversy within the Brewers' clubhouse this spring, he will have earned his paycheck. However, it is difficult to say that Roenicke has a tangible or quantifiable impact on Milwaukee's on-field performance.


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If you missed Jimmy Fallon's continually awesome Late Night at the Super Bowl live from Indianapolis this week you'll want to watch this clip. Antoine Bethea, Dallas Clark, Robert Mathis, Pierre Garçon and Dan Orlovsky made an appearance…well sort of.
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Rohan is a nice and helpful Person.
There are many Subway line nearby going to Manhattan within 7-12 min Walking distance. Supermarkets are on the way to the subway.
We are a family with two teenager Boys and felt very safe in Brooklyn.
Park opposite the flat is a bit strange. Kids (15 and 13) did not want to go there !
In the flat there is all you need. Some cereal bowls would be nice.
My family and I loved this place. Fast connection to Manhattan very close to the appartment. Clean spacious appartment. Nice neighbourhood. Thanks Rohan, you made us feel really welcome!
Apartment just as described, clean and tidy with a good secure coded door entry. Shops and subway very close. Host Rohan easily contactable by phone.
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A quiet place to stay after visiting busy Manhattan, less expensive than staying in a hotel in Manhattan and much more cosy!!
The apartment is spacious and offers enough room for four people. It sleeps up to six but I imagine that a bit too crowded. The kitchen offers everything you need. Each room has a TV though we did not use the TVs in the bedrooms. The TV in the living room suffers a bit from a not perfect connection which causes interruptions while you are watching. There is barely no noise from the neighborhood. Just the house itself has quite thin walls so you can hear everything from up- or downstairs.
The bathroom is very nice. Unfortunately, we could not use the bathtub, it broke right on the first day. Considering past guest reviews this seems to be a recurring problem. We had the impression we were blamed for the damage although we did not do anything.
There are not enough towels in the bathroom, so consider bringing one extra towel.
There are supermarkets close by, the next metro station that takes you to Manhattan is not too far.
Rohan's wife is very sweet and the perfect host.
Since we have stayed in NYC a couple of times in different place and areas and can compare diverse kinds of housings, we overall would recommend this apartment in terms of price/value.
The appartment was really nice and we had some beautiful days i NYC. Rohan (the host) was helpfull and courteous. We stayed for a week and if there is anything we should propose as an improvement it must have been to change the towels .
We had a really nice stay in the apartment.
The apartment is very clean and cozy.
Rohan is the perfect host, we had no problems at all.
We will certainly recommend the apartment to others.
Everything as described and clean. The settlement and the contact were very simple. Nice area, friendly neighborhood and NYC is easily accessible by subway.
Alles wie beschrieben und sauber. Die Abwicklung und der Kontakt waren sehr unkompliziert. Nette Gegend, freundliche Nachbarschaft und NYC ist gut mittels Subway zu erreichen.
It is a beautiful apartment where you can come in from a busy day in New York. The apartment is well served by public transport (metro Kingston / East Parkway 10-minute walk). Two large bedrooms and a kitchen / sitting room (with sofa bed). The shower is very spacious, it was only bath (for a while) broken, which was a pity.
The beds had no mattresses great. They were in our view to be replaced.
Het is een mooi gelegen appartement waar je bij kan komen van een drukke dag New York. Het appartement is goed bereikbaar met openbaar vervoer (metro Kingston/East Parkway op 10 minuten lopen). Twee ruime slaapkamers en een keuken/zitkamer (met slaapbank). De douche is erg ruim, alleen het bad was (al een tijdje) kapot, dat was jammer.
De bedden hadden geen geweldige matrassen. Die waren naar onze mening aan vervanging toe.
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- Final Fantasy XII - The Zodiac Age
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So, instead of stepping into the spotlight once again, by announcing The Witcher 3, which I'm sure a lot of fans expected, Poland-based development studio CD Projekt RED officially confirmed that they are working on a brand new project called, Cyberpunk, which was described as a computer role-playing game based on the Cyberpunk pen-and-paper system.
Marcin Iwinski, CD Projekt co-founder, said that gamers can to witness "all of the hallmarks of the Witcher series that has made the developer so well-known and loved, and even more. Their upcoming RPG will be designed for mature and demanding players who expect to be treated seriously, and the game will be richly detailed, non-linear, and with a complex and gripping story. This much is expected from the talented studio, but the new universe brings with it some new twists in their game design. Players will experience the world through their own, unique characters chosen from different classes ' be they blood-thirsty mercenaries or cunning hackers ' that they will equip with vast selection of cybernetic implants and deadly weapons. As in the Witcher series, players will face morally ambiguous choices, their actions influencing events in the world at large and the fate of the individuals they encounter."
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Original "Cyberpunk" game designer Mike Pondsmith was at hand for the conference in Warsaw, Poland. "For over two decades, I've been proud to say that Cyberpunk's been the gold standard of what it means to be a true cyberpunk game. And it's been a huge success for me and our many fans, with over 5 million players worldwide. But over all that time we haven't found the right team to bring our cyberpunk world to full digital life -- until now. CD Projekt Red is the team we've been hoping for. Their incredible work on The Witcher and The Witcher 2 shows that they share the same dedication and love of great games that we do at Talsorian. I'm especially stoked that they want our participation in making this game a fantastic project that will live up to everything Cyberpunk fans (old and new) have been waiting for. Trust me -- this game is going to rock," said "Maxmike" Pondsmith.
This game will be developed by a new team at CD Projekt RED Studio, composed of veterans from the Witcher franchise. The studio will set new standard in the futuristic RPG genre with an exceptional gaming experience. The most important goal for this division is to create a game matching their vision, a game that corresponds to their high production values.
Cyberpunk does sound sweet I must admit. Hope this one turns out okay, although we still have to wait until they uncover more details, as well as some concrete media. So, that's all for the time being. However, two very fine samples of concept art were released along with this announcement.
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| Vader: Oh I second that.
Towndrunk: Haters ^^
LostPcGamer: There working on two projects and I'm sure Witcher 3 …
|Killer Klown
|May 31 2012, 08:17 am EDT
On the other hand, it was possible for your character to die in character creation as part of Lifepath/Background, so... there's that too.
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| LostPcGamer: You do know there working on two projects and its a g…
|Jun 01 2012, 04:22 am EDT
| LostPcGamer: I agree as the saying goes giants always fall.
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The pair has received much acclaim in the New Age world, with their debut topping charts in the genre. Over a decade since the release of their first album, Premal releases her most recent offering Mantras For Precarious Times is a beautifully soothing and productively optimistic album that provides a tonic in today's climate. Each mantra in this collection targets and heals a different ailment in a conscious order, and all with impeccable style and musicianship. The album opens with "Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha (Removing of Obstacles)." Slower than the rest, this mantra eases the listener into a meditative state with warm bass tones, hushed harmonized vocals, and delicate flutes that resonate through the body disarming mental barriers and tensions.
Her training in Indian classical music truly comes into play on all mantras, especially on songs like "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya (Liberation)" where Indian flute trills in the background with a lightness that transports you to the peace of the Himalayas. The openness is liberating and allows Premal's crystalline vocals to elevate you to a point where you feel free from all the constraints of everyday life. Once obstacles have been lifted, and the listener is freed, Premal sings a mantra for sacred love making ("Om Kama Pujitayei Namaha"), a physical expression of the listener's inner peace. Her vocals are lighter in this mantra, and the supplemental wind instrument that flows along with her vocals gives an impression of a physical union that can only be achieved with a clear mind.
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Hope Harper came to New Orleans for law school and never left. "The city puts its teeth into you, and won't let go."
Now the Dallas native was seeking to become a first-time homeowner with her eye on a fixer-upper in Gentilly Terrace. Its gutted walls spoke of the water that had washed in with Hurricane Katrina, driving out so many New Orleanians in a flood Harper did not see or experience, having moved to town two years later.
Part of a new generation roosting in New Orleans since the 2005 storm, Harper bought her first house Saturday from the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, which offered 54 houses and 84 vacant lots at auction - more than it had ever previously listed. Winning bidders were limited to five properties and required to start construction within 365 days - all in the interest of ensuring that the sales rejuvenate the neighborhood, rather than letting developers buy up more properties that might remain vacant until markets improve.
Looking at the audience of what she estimated was around 400 bidders, Brenda Breaux, the redevelopment authority's chief operating officer, saw the event as a success. "Our goal is to put properties back into commerce in neighborhoods that are coming back," Breaux said. "And to dispose of them in an efficient manner."
It is rare that a property won at such auctions - an absolute auction, with no minimum bids - lies dormant more than a year, Breaux said. About 80 percent of buyers start work by the time of her organization's first inspection, and another 13 percent comply after they are notified one time. The remaining 7 percent see legal action to revert the title of the property back to the redevelopment authority for a future auction, the next of which is planned in late March.
Money from the sales goes into an account to help stabilize the 2,700 properties that the redevelopment still owns. Some of those may be sold through a proposal process or the Lot Next Door program, rather than live auction. The authority chooses which it puts up for auction based on interest levels, which it evaluates both via inquiries that it receives about specific properties and by analyzing where the real estate market is improving.
Most properties available at Saturday's auction dot the areas badly flooded during Katrina or areas seeing quick gentrification. They were fixer-uppers with character and charm, such as a pink cottage on the 700 block of Flood Street, or the shotgun double on the 1600 block of St. Roch Avenue.
Unlike Harper, many in the audience were auction regulars and real estate investors. Brothers Joseph and Jude Fuselier, who live in the French Quarter and Uptown, bid on 20 properties in eastern New Orleans, toward renovating then renting or selling. Sonny Okpalobi was bidding on four houses, hoping to win them all.
Lawrence Lucas, who heads the Lucas Construction Corp., saw the auction as a solution to a business problem. Amid soft demand for construction work, he does not yet want to cut loose his crew. By putting employees to work on auction properties between bigger jobs, he retains his laborers until the economy improves. At a previous redevelopment authority auction, Lucas bought a Lower 9th Ward house that his crew has since renovated, and he has already found renters.
"I just want to keep my men working," Lucas said. "We'd rather do that than lay people off."
For Kevin Burns Jr., an auction property would be a fix for a tough financial problem. A police officer, Burns said he is not paid to work overtime or allowed a second job. But with two children, a mortgage and a car lease, money is tight. He sought to buy an eastern New Orleans house, to fix up himself on his own time. He plans to use the earnings to supplement his income legally.
The auction also attracted those interested in vacant property adjacent to their homes. The Lot Next Door program lets residents buy and keep empty lots as green space, instead of requiring construction.
Raised in Milneburg, Patricia Cox was eyeing the lot behind her parents' property and adjacent to her own home. The long-time neighbors there moved into a nursing home after nine feet of water destroyed the house, which has since been razed. "With trees planted there, it could look really nice," Cox said. "We want to see our neighborhood come back."
Sitting beside Cox, Harper was nervous. She had come to bid on just one house, having fallen in love with it on an October tour of structures available. She loved Gentilly Terrace, an older neighborhood with character and charm, and the house itself needed only some care.
"I watch a lot of HGTV," Harper said. "I can see the potential."
When it came to bidding, she was quick. She won with an offer of $55,000.
And after, she was happy, if still a bit nervous, worried that for her dream house, she perhaps paid a tad more than she had come to spend.
"It was my first auction," she said. "I was swept up."


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MINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar has cautioned his Government colleagues against "flying kites" after a Minister of State suggested private schools could not expect State support to continue at present levels.
Minister of State for Public and Commuter Transport Alan Kelly of Labour sparked a row between the Coalition partners when he said "the day of being able to give €96 million to €100 million for private schools is something that is going to come to an end".
Mr Varadkar yesterday said he would express his views on private schools to Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn at Cabinet. He stressed no budgetary decisions had been taken.
"I'm not going to pretend to be a saint on this issue but just in general it's not helpful to have Ministers, TDs and even people from the Opposition flying kites about potential new tax increases and cutbacks because it does frighten people," he said.
At the Labour Party parliamentary party meeting yesterday, backbencher Michael McNamara said even the "old Etonians" in the British cabinet would not dream of diverting taxpayers' money to fund fee-paying schools, according to an attendee.
Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn was present.
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People magazine is naming Jennifer Lopez the World's Most Beautiful Woman, the Associated Press reported last week.
The 41-year-old singer, actress, "American Idol" judge and mom tops the magazine's annual list in a special double issue.
According to the Daily News, J-Lo was stunned -- and humble -- when she heard the news.
"It's so crazy. Rarely am I left speechless, but I feel honored," the paper said she the magazine. "I feel not worthy, you know? I feel happy and proud. Proud that I'm not 25!"


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Franco Brambilla is an Italian artist who combines stylish vintage photographs with science fiction imagery. What really impresses me about his work is how naturally aliens, robots, and spaceships look in what Franco describes as "grandpa postcards".
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