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By Jason Schwartzman, Director of ChildFund's Program Assessment and Learning Unit
As college seniors begin thinking of the job market, we offer five pieces of advice for those interested in not-for-profit work.
1. Look for supervisors you can learn from. You'll need to respect them, and they'll need to see supervising you as something worth investing time in.
2. Make sure the organization you work for reflects your values and beliefs; otherwise, your stomach will turn at work too much, your eyes will roll, your colleagues will pick up on it and you won't get what you need from the experience.
3. Go for basic work and technical skills and get them down. What are basic work skills? Caring about your work and working as part of a team to make that team more productive. What are basic technical skills? Writing – become excellent at written communication of all types, including report writing. Get experience writing or providing necessary inputs to the grants acquisition and management process. A bit of financial budgeting and reporting is also great to have.
4. Be organized and proactive. Seek out regular supervision to get better at basic skills. Early in your career, this is allowed. At some later point, your basic skills are assumed to be in place, and then you are trying to cover up weaknesses.
5. Learn how to nag without alienating, how to not be shy and reluctant, how not to be obnoxious and how to listen and ask questions. Even stupid ones. You have a small window in which to ask what may seem like a stupid question to you, but for the rest of us, it isn't – we're covering up and can't ask it.
By Cynthia Price, ChildFund Director of Communications
The next two to three decades will be challenging for those working in the humanitarian sector, and the players aren't entirely prepared for what is to come.
António Guterres, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, shared his perspective yesterday during the opening session of the InterAction Forum in Arlington, Va.
He noted that the international community has lost part of its ability to prevent conflict, and, as a result, "unpredictability has become the name of the game."
Challenges include population growth, climate change and food and water scarcity. "These are all influencing each other," Guterres said.
Because there is not consensus on these mega trends, Guterres said, "In the absence of collective answers to these problems, they will continue to get worse."
He also is concerned because financial resources are shrinking. "Humanitarian aid budgets are not growing proportionately with humanitarian needs," he said. "We will be called to do more and more with less and less."
Another concern is the difficulty in making people understand at all levels the need to preserve humanitarian principles.
To effectively respond, Guterres said, non-government organizations (NGOs) must be prepared to do so with limited resources and recognizing that humanitarian principles will not always be fully followed.
Guterres painted a stark picture and said for humanitarian efforts and the world to move forward, "it will not be enough to see people dying, it will not be enough to see people fleeing…." Only when the security of people is at risk will they be "motivated to act."
However, he said, there has been progress in the ability of NGOs to respond to crises. Partnership and coordination has improved. "The most effective delivery organizations are NGOs," Guterres told the sold-out crowd. "I am not really worried about your capacity to deliver and to be effective."
NGOs and political systems must adapt to the new environments, including using all the tools that technology has to offer. He also stressed the need to do more advocacy, not only for fundraising, but also to promote values, such as protection.
"We are not doing enough to invest in the civil societies of the countries where we operate," Guterres said. "We need to invest much more in strong, independent NGOs. We need to give them space and help them build themselves, even if it means a reduction in our own business."
By Kate Andrews
ChildFund is getting a shot of adrenaline — Audio Adrenaline, that is. The upbeat Christian rock band, which has two Grammys and multiple Dove awards under its belt, is ChildFund's newest LIVE! partner.
The band is coming off a seven-year hiatus with a new lead singer and starts its latest tour March 1 in Morganton, N.C. The tour is in support of the band's new album, Kings & Queens, which features former dc Talk member Kevin Max on lead vocals.
At each Audio Adrenaline concert, ChildFund will have booths staffed with volunteers. That's where you come in; we'd like your help to answer questions about how child sponsorship works and help people sign up to begin their sponsorships. A ChildFund representative will be on hand to answer questions and give direction to volunteers. Check the tour schedule to see if Audio Adrenaline is playing near you.
The group has a history of charitable work, and we're pleased that they are joining the ChildFund LIVE! team, which includes Thompson Square, Girls of Grace, Mary Mary, Jake Shimabukuro and others.
Come rock out — and along the way, help children in need.
By Virginia Sowers, Editorial Manager
I often say the best part of my job at ChildFund is collaborating with colleagues around the world, as we seek to better serve children who live in extreme poverty. So it was a real treat to spend last week with ChildFund's regional communications managers from Africa, Asia and the Americas, gathered with the communications team here in Richmond, Va., to share ideas and up our game for the coming year.
We asked each other lots of questions: What worked? What didn't work? Why? How can we better integrate? What are the stories we most want to tell about children who need help? How do we assist each other as colleagues? What's next, as we near our organization's 75th anniversary?
Yes, five days of questioning, brainstorming, deliberating and priority setting is enough to make your head spin by Friday afternoon. But we parted with a deep commitment to moving forward as a team.
And it was in that musing mindset that I moved into Friday night, attending the Richmond Forum's speaker series, featuring former president Bill Clinton, now head of the Clinton Foundation. I'd been looking forward to hearing him speak for months, but I had no inkling his message would help me with some dot-connecting.
"We need more community forums like this, citizens coming together to have a conversation," Clinton said. "We'd make better decisions as a people if we had more nights like this."
Allowing that the world we live in is increasingly complex, technologically sophisticated and highly interdependent, he asserted that we all "need a framework for thinking about the modern world," which has a global job shortage, economic inequality, a shifting climate and depleting local resources.
And then he started throwing out (oh, no!) questions for each of us to ponder: What would I like the 21st century to look like? What are the obstacles to shared peace and prosperity? What do you do? Who's supposed to do it?
The challenges are high, Clinton said, especially for the poor. "Half the world is living on less than $2 a day," he noted. "Kids under 5 are dying of malaria, dysentery and tuberculosis – diseases of the poor… almost 100 million kids don't go to school. We're killing off human potential left and right."
It's time to pursue a different strategy, with values that rest on human dignity, Clinton said. "That strategy looks different in poor places than in rich places; and in some countries like India and Brazil, you do both." Poor places like Haiti, where the Clinton Foundation is at work, need systems, he noted. "Haiti needs to build a system that rewards good behavior with positive results," referencing the need to invest in entrepreneurial businesses that lead to sustainable job creation.
"At some point when you stop investing in the future, you pay a terrible price," he said.
Across the world and at home in the U.S., Clinton called for a change in outlook, a change he believes is coming. "We have to revitalize the way we do things and engage in the prospect of renewal," he said.
But who's supposed to do it? "My answer is everybody," Clinton asserted. "The nongovernmental organization (NGO) is a gift America makes to the world." Yet, he pointed out that it's not just the large and well-known NGOs that are getting things done at home and abroad.
"The NGO movement is sweeping the world," he said, adding that the millennial generation, which has been raised to be service-oriented, is helping fuel this movement. And it's a movement open to all – community groups, citizens groups, churches and faith-based organizations. "If you contribute to the United Way in Richmond, you're part of an NGO," he said. "A lot of people doing a little together can have a huge impact…. When we work together, it works."
By Cynthia Price, Director of Communications
Yesterday, ChildFund released the results of a survey conducted for us by Ipsos Public Affairs. We were interested in what Americans might say when asked whether the recent payroll tax increase would impact their giving levels.
Because we are an international child development agency, we also wanted to know about Americans' views on providing aid to developing nations. We found that most do not think that the responsibility lies with individual Americans or the U.S. government.
One thing I've learned during my tenure with ChildFund is that it really does take a village, and sometimes another nation, to combat poverty. Developing nations around the world have made progress in breaking out of patterns of poverty, but the fact is they cannot do it alone and must continue to rely on other nations. ChildFund works to educate those in a position to help.
The Ipsos survey also asked Americans to estimate the amount of U.S. support to foreign countries, which is around 1 percent of the annual federal budget. Americans drastically overestimate the amount: 55 percent think more than 10 percent of the federal budget is allocated to foreign aid. On the other hand, 39 percent think 10 percent or less of the budget is devoted to foreign aid.
Because children living in poverty need help no matter where they are, ChildFund serves children both abroad and at home in the U.S., in some of the poorest counties in Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas. Children need and deserve good nutrition, education and protection. When children flourish, the world becomes a better place for all of us.
By Cynthia Price, Director of Communications
I've noticed my paycheck is a bit smaller with the return of the 6.2 percent payroll tax, a 2 percent increase over the 4.2 percent rate we've experienced for the past two years. I'd already identified and committed to my charities this year, so it's not going to change my giving levels, although I may have to see fewer movies or cut back on my coffee shop visits.
At ChildFund, we were curious as to what Americans might say when asked whether the tax increase would impact their giving. Today, we release a survey conducted for ChildFund by Ipsos Public Affairs.
Here's what we found:
"While there is some good news in these findings, the survey results suggest a challenging year ahead, in what already has been a demanding fundraising climate," says Tereza Byrne, ChildFund's chief development officer.
"Nonprofit organizations like ChildFund can take comfort in the fact that six in 10 Americans will either maintain or increase their charitable giving," she adds. "What is alarming, however, is the anticipated decrease in contributions by as many as one in five givers. If that comes to pass, it will likely have broad-reaching consequences across the nonprofit landscape."
Today is a day for champions—a day to call on global leaders to commit to ensuring all children have enough food to eat, no matter where they are born in the world.
Nearly 200 million children are chronically malnourished and suffer from lifelong, often irreversible, physical and cognitive damage as a result. Malnutrition also contributes to 35 percent of all deaths of children under the age of 5 annually, and roughly 20 percent of all maternal deaths.
Malnutrition is not just a result of poverty—it is also a cause.
As ChildFund's CEO Anne Lynam Goddard often points out: Childhood is a one-time opportunity. We have one chance to get it right, especially when it comes to nutrition during the 1,000-day window that starts with a mother's pregnancy and continues until a child is 2 years old.
Experts agree—nutrition delivers the biggest bang for the buck when investing in future generations. A panel of Nobel laureate economists known as the Copenhagen Consensus recently concluded that fighting malnutrition in young children should be the top investment priority for policymakers. The payoff is huge: $1 in invested in nutrition generates as much as $138 in better health and increased productivity.
Investing in improved nutrition can
At ChildFund, we emphasize growth promotion until the child is 3 years old. Helping ensure the health and security of infants is a critical component of our work with children throughout their life stages. Healthy infants are more likely to become educated and confident children, who, in turn, grow into skilled and involved youth. When children have a healthy start in life, they have a greater opportunity to break the bonds of poverty.
We fully support the Scaling Up Nutrition roadmap that is guiding the international aid community's efforts to combat undernutrition.
Today on Capitol Hill, ChildFund is joining hands with other international development organizations, members of Congress, government leaders, civil society groups and private industry to call for action on child nutrition issues at the G8 Summit taking place this weekend at Camp David in Washington, D.C.
We call on leaders in the U.S. administration, Congress and G8 delegations to join us in support of improved nutrition globally, particularly for women and children in the 1,000 days from pregnancy to a child's second birthday.
Our objectives are straightforward:
Now is the time for global leaders to reaffirm their commitment to confronting the challenges of hunger, poverty and disease by accelerating efforts to improve nutrition, particularly for women and children.
Will you join us and be a champion for change?
Guest post by Alan Parker
Alan Parker, based in New York City, writes about alternative energy, green business, sustainability and climate change. Follow on Twitter @AGreenParker.
With the focus this week on World Water Day, it's good to step back and recognize that approximately 1 of every 6 people on the planet has difficulty accessing sanitary water. The problem exists primarily in developing countries, where water is a day's walk from home, is polluted or is buried deep underground. There are a number of charities that teach people of the importance of clean water and have helped countless villages and towns attain water, yet many people still fail to comprehend how immense this problem really is.
Enter the International Year of Chemistry (IYC), a worldwide event sponsored by some of the leading international chemistry institutions. The centerpiece event of the IYC is a worldwide chemistry experiment called Water: A Chemical Solution. It's geared toward elementary and high school students and has two main goals. The first is to get students excited about science, especially chemistry. The second is to teach the importance of clean water for all. As Andrew Liveris (head of the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), one principal sponsor of the event) claims, the experiment "encourages young people to respect water as a vital resource and how science can help make it cleaner and more available to everyone."
Through the experiments, students will help to complete the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goal of greatly improving access to safe drinking water before 2015.
The global experiment contains different projects where students will complete water-themed chemistry tests to distill water so it can be consumed. The first tests teach students to measure the acidity and salinity of their local body of water. They can then upload their conclusions to the IYC's website, and compare their results to those from all over the world. Students will also have the chance to develop filtration systems and solar stills from readily available materials to learn about alternative approaches of sanitizing water.
Experiments are tailored for students of all age groups, so elementary school students perform simpler tests, while those in high school can run more complex and challenging tasks. Further, to ensure as many students participate as possible, the experiments will cost very little, if anything at all. The IYC's experiment runs through December 2011, so if you think that your child or local school would have fun contributing to the experiment, visit the website.
The IYC's Global Experiment on water could not have come at a more important time in the resource's history. According to Global Issues, roughly 1.1 billion people in the developing world lack adequate access to water, more than 660 million people lack access to sanitation and survive on less than $2 a day, and children are absent from school around 443 million days due to water related sickness and disease. Water is unquestionably a human issue, and the global experiment is using chemistry to stimulate young students to find solutions.
Liveris, with ICCA, notes that water scarcity means "the world is searching for sustainable, innovative solutions that can only be realized through the advances of chemistry." Through the awareness that the IYC is raising, it may well be students who will help develop these solutions and aid in getting clean water to those who need it most.
Guest post by William S. Reese
William Reese is president and CEO of the International Youth Foundation, working across nearly 80 countries, including Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine, to prepare young people to lead healthy, productive, and engaged lives. This post first appeared Feb. 2 in International Youth Foundation's Viewpoint.
Look closely at the faces of protesters surging into the streets of Cairo and other cities in the Arab world and you'll see that many of them are strikingly young.
Their passionate demands for freedom, democracy and an end to corruption and autocratic rule ring out loud and clear. Yet only when we look at the cold hard numbers of youth unemployment and social marginalization in the region can we fully understand the powerful underlying causes driving these young people to topple their government.
It's critical to know that in Egypt — a country of 78 million people — the median age is 24. The vast majority of these Egyptian youth are struggling to find a job, support their families, and help shape the future of their country. Their failure to realize these aspirations is now bubbling over. Finding a job is particularly difficult. It is estimated that one in four of Egypt's young men and nearly 60% of its young women can't find work. Often, it is the best educated who are having the most difficult time. Some 700,000 new university graduates in Egypt every year are chasing fewer than 200,000 jobs. So even those young people fortunate enough to find employment have to settle for jobs that in no way correspond to their qualifications or aspirations.
This issue of economic marginalization, coupled with the often brutal suppression of young people's voices in the public sphere, helped spark the original uprising in Tunisia a little more than a month ago, which has since spread. The appalling spectacle of an unemployed 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor committing suicide in front of a government building — by setting himself on fire — helped crystallize the utter frustration and growing despair of his entire generation. His action sparked a revolution against Tunisia's repressive and corrupt leaders who were forced to flee the country – events that helped mobilize and embolden thousands of young people in Egypt who today are demanding real change in a country where few thought change was possible.
While the current events in the Middle East appear to have taken the government by surprise, its leaders cannot plead ignorance of these pressing problems. Countless studies and reports highlight the historically high levels of joblessness and marginalization among young people in the region. We know, for example, that no fewer than 90% of Egypt's unemployed are between the ages of 15 and 29; that nearly a third of Tunisia's college graduates can't find employment; and that at least 35% of Palestinian youth are out of work. We also know, from a recent assessment of a dozen low-income communities in Jordan, that one in five young people in those neighborhoods can't find jobs; that the level of young people's participation in civic activities is shockingly low — less than 4% in some places; and that the majority of social services do not come close to meeting the particular needs of their ever growing youthful population. In part as a response to that report, Jordan has launched its largest initiative to date to address these social and economic issues and further empower its youth.
Nor can today's government leaders and policy makers argue that they don't know what the solutions are to the rising levels of frustration and anger among their country's young people. Time and again, innovative and comprehensive job training programs for unemployed youth — from the Middle East to Latin America to Europe — have demonstrated real success when they combine life skills such as teamwork and problem solving with practical job skills; when they work with local companies to ensure the training matches local business needs; when internships and job placement assistance are a required part of the program.
The result: more youth are finding jobs — and keeping them. Likewise, we've seen how effective programs that engage young people as active citizens in their communities, and boost their leadership skills, have lessened the violence and empowered this younger generation to press for positive change in their societies. Many of these young people are now launching their own efforts to solve the toughest problems we face — from saving the environment to promoting religious tolerance to creating jobs.
Describing his autocratic rulers, one protester in Egypt said: "They have closed all the doors of hope." In other words, they have closed the door to young people's deepest yearnings to shape their own economic and political futures.
Something enormously powerful has been unleashed across the Arab world. But governments everywhere should be on notice that they can no longer ignore their countries' young people. They want their voices to be heard and they want a real commitment to respond to their ideas for concerted and sustained investments in their futures. That's how to prevent violent upheavals and social unrest. Just ask President Mubarak.
by Virginia Sowers, ChildFund Community Manager
As the first woman head of state of an African nation, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 72, is ever mindful of the obligations that accompany leadership – not just as president of Liberia but also as a role model in the world.
"I am aware of the tremendous responsibility," she told a sold-out crowd at the Richmond Forum this past weekend in Richmond, Va. "I welcome the challenge with humility."
Democratically elected in 2005, the Harvard-educated Sirleaf pledged national renewal after a long period of civil conflict and corrupt governance in her homeland. During the 14 years of turmoil, young children were recruited by the warring factions. ChildFund began work in Liberia in 2003 to help these children, families and communities reconnect and resume their daily lives.
Despite the country's ongoing challenges to rebuild its infrastructure and economy, Sirleaf said she is "bullish" about Liberia's future as well as that of the African continent as a whole.
"Africa is taking hold of its own destiny," said Sirleaf, citing country-led poverty reduction programs as one of the centerpiece efforts. "Our civil society organizations are vigorous."
As president, Sirleaf said her biggest accomplishment has been gaining international forgiveness for Liberia's crippling national debt, thus freeing up still-scarce resources for education and innovation. "All of our little children are back in school," she said.
Africa is a continent of young people and growing younger, Sirleaf noted. By 2050, the African youth population is projected to be 1.9 billion strong. On the positive side of that statistic, Africa is home to the world's "fastest-growing labor force," she said. But without investment in the critical basics of education, health, shelter, clean water and skills training for these young people, the risk remains high that they will be unemployed and apt to engage in violence. "The civil war, from which Liberia had recently emerged when my administration took over in 2006, was mainly fought by young men for whom the economy held no promise," Sirleaf said.
Yet, Sirleaf is encouraged by the progress in her own country, including the rekindling of industry and commerce, and noted the harmonizing of economic policies across the continent. "The majority of African countries have created the environment for security and stability," she said. "The majority are meeting the challenges of human security, jobs, education, health, sanitation clean water, all of those poverty-reducing measures that reduce conflict and instability."


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Justin Bieber recently got into a scuffle with a photographer who claims he was "roughed up" by the teen pop sensation. It must have been some leftover anger from Bieber's training session with Mike Tyson.
Bieber can be seen punching a heavy bag in a video that has surfaced on the Internet. Holding the bag is none other than Iron Mike himself, causing many to wonder what exactly's going on with Biebs.
The apparent training session with Tyson took place just before Bieber's alleged run-in with a paparazzo, TMZ reports. Tyson even tweeted a photo of the weird boxing scene, which looks like it took place in a dark basement somewhere.
Adding to the strangeness of it all is the presence of a third fellow, who apparently goes by the name Johnny.
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Madhur Bhandarkar to make a 'quickie' before Heroine
Madhur in his reflective mood over Heroine issue, started writing an introspective script, which is complete now. The director will immediately take up the direction of the film as this is the correct time and the experiences are still fresh and raw in his mind.
Apparently, Bhandarkar was under a lot of pressure by Heroine's co-producers UTV, to revive the project right away. The film was stalled when the lead Aishwarya Rai Bachchan backed out of the project due to her pregnancy. The makers were extremely upset with this unwanted change. Madhur for sometime now has distanced himself from the project Heroine, which has ultimately found a heroine in Kareena Kapoor.
As a therapy to recover, Madhur will direct this quickie, which will be on a start-to-finish schedule and will go on floors next month. Reportedly, this film is going to be his most hard-hitting film till date. Later, in November Bhandarkar will be back to a fresh start with Heroine.


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Real estate has changed less than many industries in recent years despite the inroads of technology, but in the US the industry body isn't complacent about that.
The National Association of Realtors, which has more than a million members, has its own industry accelerator for start-ups that could benefit its members, and it has just brought into the fold a start-up co-founded by two Australians.
The team launched it in San Francisco last year and this year was accepted into an acceleration program by the NAR's Second Century Ventures. The deal involves SCV taking a small equity stake in the business and helping promote it to its vast member base. If the business gets traction, SCV might invest more.
It's not a big fund by American standards but has participated in a range of venture rounds. It was part of an $US11 million ($12.1 million) Series B raising by company Symform last year, according to CrunchBase.
Turner tells BRW the program has opened doors to the industry in a dramatic way. Planwise recently presented at a conference held by Realogy – the parent company of global giants Century21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby's International Realty.
"They bring to the table good access to the industry and push us to places we would never get access to," Turner says. "Getting on the radar of the CEO of Century21 is a pretty good thing for a start-up to be doing."
More than 25,000 people have used Planwise since its launch and Turner says around 20 per cent of those people sign up to save their data for future use. He licenses the technology to real estate agents for $US9 per agent per month, with the pitch being it generates leads, increases customer engagement with the agent's website and encourages responsible buying. He hopes to eventually offer it to Australian agents.
Outside of the real estate industry, he is in talks with banks and mortgage brokers to license the technology to them.
Turner says setting up in the United States is an exhilarating experience for an entrepreneur.
"If you want to operate in this market and get access to the opportunities here, it would be remiss to think you're on an equal footing if you're doing it from Australia versus being on the ground here," Turner says.
A year ago he started a regular meet-up for financial services technology enthusiasts. It now has 1200 members and 100 a month turning up to the meetings.
"If you're really into something and really want to see change or innovation and it has a tech bent to it, there's critical mass here," he says.


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Julie and Maribeth, thank you so much for this, both look so much easier than what I have been doing which is fiddly. Am going to try it out today for sure. I liked both and especially the one seem flying geese but am not sure if it would work out the same on the smaller geese so will experiment with that one as well. Thanks again
I am glad that you found this useful. Take Care, Maribeth
I love making FG and use this fomula every time. Have several patterns I want to make FG blocks but have other quilts that need to be FINISHED, darn, before I start new.
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Thanks Giuliani
Thanks Giuliani
Dear Editor:
The United Federation of Teachers supported Hevesi in the primary. He lost. It is now time to
back a new contestant. Presently, it seems that there are only two
people that want to be mayor: Ferrer and Gulianni. The others are in no
hurry to be mayor.
Gulianni cannot remain on as mayor without putting himself above the law; nor is he that irreplaceable - as too few have pointed out.
Like everyone else, I was very favorably impressed by his energy
immediately after the terrorist attacks. He overcame my prior dislike
for his dictatorial manner. For a few days, we needed someone to be the
focus of authority. We are now getting over the initial shock, so that
time has passed.
The current mayor is too easily swayed into thinking that he is
indispensable. He is not. It is time for him to move on. I am sure
that he will continue to be employed in some governmental position, given
the publicity that he has received. If no one hires him, he might even
consider doing volunteer work for New York City, behind the scenes under the new mayor.
Mr. Giuliani appears bigger than life by being the clearing house for all
official statements, by meeting all important visitors, and, in general,
by staying in the public eye. However, he is not digging through the
wreckage, nor providing security at airports, nor driving dump trucks
full of debris, nor directing traffic, et cetera. All of the people that
are doing these things should continue working without having to stand for reelection. They will work just as well under a new mayor: they are working for their city and country, not for one particular politician.
We should all thank the mayor for the excellent job that he did at a
terrible time in our history. He rose to the occasion (as did the president). We should thank him and then ask if he needs any help packing.
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Public Outreach
Throughout the 2010 summer and fall, various stakeholder and community meetings were held regarding this project. A list of these various meetings is included below:
Focus Group Meetings
These meetings involved various leaders in the community, including people from civic associations, homeowner associations, and other oganizations.
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(Georgetown, OH.)—Brown County Coroner Judith Varnau can keep her job.
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And retry.Code:;Interface =STD:OBD Interface =ADS
If that doesn't work
You only have TxD connected or RxD is shorted to TxD or TxD2 (OBD2) in the 16 to 20 pin adaptor. In the OBD2 16 pin to BMW 20 pin connector, measure where the following lines connect to on the 20 pin connector with a multimeter and post the results.
OBD2.7 K line
OBD2.8 K line
OBD2.15 L line
EDIT: Also are the following pins populated on your 20 pin vehicle socket?
Thanks joylove, a step in the right direction! I changed the interface type to ADS and the ignition indicator is now lit which was encouraging but now I'm getting a different error, "SYS-0012 Identification Error".
Didn't catch your edit before I went to the car last, will update ref: 20 pin socket. - Pins 2 & 17 are not populated.
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OK. Can you detail what you are testing when you get that error?
So I guess the KOMBI and ZKE aren't responding.
There is an issue with your RxD line. Your adaptor has two transceivers which is good. One will be connected to TxD and RxD need to be checked that is connected to the other transceiver.
Inspect the end of the RS232-OBD2 plug on the adaptor. Are the following pins populated
OBD2.7 K line
OBD2.15 L line
And the following pin not populated
OBD2.8 K line
Check with your multimeter that OBD2.7 K line connects to OBD.20 TxD. Check that it is not connected to OBD.15 RxD.
Check with your multimeter that OBD2.15 L line connects to OBD.15 RxD. Check that it is not connected to OBD.20 TxD.
you need a 20 pin round socket ADS interface not an OBD 20 pin round socket to access all the modules one thinks...
see if pin 15 is populated in your socket under the bonnet..
an ADS/OBD switchbox interface is another method of guarenteeing connection to pre OBD ADS modules and later crossover and OBD cars..
Spirit (11-06-2011)
Main screen once ignition is switched on
Modules I'm attempting to access
Error message
I have tested the ODB2 to ODB pins as instructed and all tested OK. Any Ideas?
15 maybe wired in your 20 round pin interface connector but its just a useless 20 to 16 pin OBD converter, as 15 is not wired in on the 16 pin OBD connector so it connects to nothing when jumpered together...it does not convert it to an ADS interface it just makes the round pin interface into an OBD interface, all your doing is connecting to your car via the 20 round ADS socket via a 16pin OBD interface and thats why you cannot access all the modules ...
inpa set to ADS mode will only work with a serial interface not USB, but will connect to both old ADS (with the right interface) and OBD (with an OBD interface) aswell..
your options are: a correct ADS interface which are expensive and rare these days, or the above switchbox interface which will switch and connect between both ADS and OBD systems..
read the help list on the page it explains it pretty well..
On a plus note i'm not using a USB to COM cable as my laptop has multiple COM ports.
15 may or may not be wired in your 20 pin round interface, i had 1 apart a while back and it was wired on that one, but as mentioned when jumpered to the 16pin obd it dosent actually go anywhere in the 16 pin obd cable as its not wired..
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Came accross this today: Lockheed to Develop Advanced Rifle Scope - Army Technology
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If and when this comes out, and it and when it works, it may be the next "revolutionary" step in combat optics. I know I sure want one... :danceban:Quote:
The dynamic image gunsight optic (DInGO) is an optical scope attachment to be used on standard combat rifles, which will provide the soldiers with an accurate target view without the need to change scopes or decrease optical resolution.
DInGO uses a low-power laser rangefinder, which automatically calculates the range and digitally zooms into the target taking into account environmental conditions. It then projects the bullet's point-of-impact calculated from the embedded ballistics computer.
The system will significantly enhance the soldiers' ability to accurately hit targets at a range of between 3m and 600m.
Based on Lockheed Martin's One Shot advanced sighting system, the DInGO uses a similar precision engagement technology to automatically transmit crosswind information to a long-range sniper's scope and exactly display the place where the bullet hits.


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This new Princeton Classics edition marks the fiftieth anniversary of the book's initial publication and includes a new preface by the author.
James M. McPherson is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University. His many books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom and the New York Times bestseller Crossroads of Freedom.
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Angelina Jolie recently opened up to Entertainment Weekly about working with her daughter Vivienne on the upcoming movie Maleficent, and now the two can be seen in a photo together from the film.
As Gossip Cop previously reported, the now-5-year-old appears as a young Aurora in a scene with Jolie's villainess, but the toddler didn't score the role out of any nepotism.
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Chapter 4 Factor Mobility and Income Redistribution
This chapter continues the theme of income redistribution as a consequence of international trade. The focus here is the effect of factor immobility. In the Ricardian model presented in Chapter 2, it is assumed that workers can move freely and costlessly to another industry. In addition, it is assumed that each worker has the same productivity as every other worker in every other industry. This assumption makes it inconsequential if one industry shuts down because, if it does, the workers simply move to another industry where they will be just as productive and will likely earn a higher wage.
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I needed to add some oil after burning off a little from my last track day. I usually buy whatever synthetic 5w30 brand is on sale for around $5/quart at Pepboys or Autozone but haven't seen any on sale lately. I was in Walmart the other day and since people have said Walmart brand is as good as other brands, picked up a 5 quart jug of 5w30 synthetic for $18. They were out of 1 quart sizes and even the 5 quart jugs, but I happened to find a 5 quart jug on the ground hidden behind some other 5 quart jug. They had a sign apologizing for their lack of supply of Mobil 1 because of the Gulf Coast hurricanes (Christ it's been like 6 months and gas is cheaper now than it's been in 3 years! - how can there still be a supply problem???). The jug looked clean, but I couldn't find any sell-by date on it.
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From Track One we learn right away that Tom Petty's mantra for this album is to "keep it simple." Like the minimalist guitar solo in U2′s With or Without You, Full Moon Fever starts with the simple chords of (what will soon be the albums biggest hit) Free Falling. In the first few lines of Free Falling we know the story's protagonist like we know our next-door neighbour. We see their public persona, but don't know their inner anguish.
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Shiv Sena's Jadhav elected Mayor of Mumbai
Jadhav got 114 votes while her nearest rival Pricilla Kadam got 95 votes.
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena retained power in the 228-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai, as its candidate Shraddha Jadhav was elected Mayor on Tuesday.
Jadhav bagged 114 votes, while her nearest rival Congress candidate Pricilla Kadam got 95 votes.
Jadhav, a commerce graduate, was elected corporator from Parel as an Independent candidate in 1992 before she joined the Sena.
She will replace Shubha Raul also from the Sena as the city Mayor.
In the mayoral election, Samajwadi Party did not participate while Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) also abstained from voting, citing party function at Shanmukhanad hall as reason.
The Sena has been ruling the BMC for past 15 years. This is the second time when the Mayor was elected by raising of hands and not through secret ballots.
Meanwhile, Sena's Versova corporator Chaya Bhanji (45), who had gone missing for the past 48 hours, appeared for the election at the BMC headqurters.
Bhanji's son had registered a missing complaint at the Versova police station on Sunday night after the corporator did not return home.
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We covered a few steps to take before diving into your debt in our previous blog post. Now it's time to get into the nitty gritty of things. We hope all of you are ready.
Look at what you owe
Compile your most recent credit card statements – all of them. Before you can begin tackling your debt, you need to see how much you actually owe. I did this myself and found the process stressful – there it was, all of my debt, right in front of me. Stop and relax! Realize that you're already moving in the right direction by deciding to tackle your debt. You already took the first step so pat yourself in the back. Baby steps right?
The rest is quite simple:
Hit the small balances
Grab all those bills that have a $1,000 balance (or less) and set those aside. Go through each and decide if you can pay them off immediately by sending large minimum payments or full payments without going broke. If you can't pay them in full right away, divide the balance into a 2 month period (no more than 3-4 months). For the rest of your bills, send in the minimum payment only while you pay off those balances under $1,000. The point here is to give a fairly high minimum payment (ie. $300-500 a month, or more).
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As soon as you finish paying off the small balances, move on to the bill with the highest interest rate. See if you can transfer the amount to another credit card with a lower interest rate. Hint: The ILWU Credit Union Visa Platinum card offers a 9.95% standard rate and has zero balance transfers fees. You can apply here.
Take on the financial challenge, and conquer
Now here's the tricky and most difficult part but again, not impossible to do. Take the high minimum payment amount (the one you were applying to those cards with a $1,000 balance) and add that to the high interest balance PLUS the minimum payment amount. For example, if you sent $500 to your $1000 balance, apply that amount to the high interest card plus whatever the minimum payment is. So if the minimum payment is $250, you will send $750 total to this card. Yes, it's a lot of money, but imagine the dent you will make on the balance.
For the rest of your cards, apply only the minimum payment. The key thing is to focus on one card at a time.
Once you're done with the high interest card, move to the card with the second highest interest and apply the same methodology as above, each time adding the previous monthly payments you applied. If you're next card has a minimum payment of $100, you will now send $750 plus $100 for a total of $850.
Do a happy dance
Congratulate yourself every time you pay off a credit and keep going! You will say good-bye to the bad debt in no time. Next, tackle student loans and/or your mortgage. Apply the same methodology we described above and repeat.
Save, save and save
Set-up a savings fund right away. Hint: Look into our Safe Harbor Account or a ILWUCU savings account. Try your best to save at least 6-12 months' worth of income for a rainy day. If the amount seems too large to tackle, try a smaller amount like six months' worth of living expenses. Instead of a savings account, this now becomes your emergency fund. Remember, financial planning now brings you peace of mind later.
Final thoughts
Don't make being debt free a resolution, make it a habit. Resolutions are easy to forget and break, habits are not. So take the challenge with me! I plan to use these step-by-step instructions to tackle my debt in 2012 – one card at a time and with a clear head. I've decided to do something about my financial security and success, and so should you.
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Glowing jelly beans in the sea
Need a break on Friday afternoon? We recommend the pyrosomes, giant transparent organisms that shine "like white hot cylinders" in the ocean, in the words of 19th century biologist Thomas Huxley. Like corals, pyrosomes consist of thousands of tiny bodies, called zooids, that clone themselves into 12-meter-long tubes. When disturbed, a pyrosome emits a sustained bright glow to confuse and deter predators such as sea turtles, sparking other pyrosomes to light up in a chain reaction. Watch them do their thing in this hypnotic video by The New York Times.


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Student Development
The University of Memphis knows that academic and career success are inextricably tied to the student's welfare and effectiveness in intellectual, personal, social, emotional, physical, spiritual, financial, and family arenas. Students will find numerous programs and services within Student Development to acquire and enhance a range of skills vital to their success. Some opportunities include wellness education and health care, personal counseling and stress management training, career exploration and development, internship and job search support, tutoring and academic skills development, accessibility services, leadership skills coaching, interpersonal effectiveness training, and referral services. Student Development believes in partnerships with departments across the campus to address the comprehensive needs of students.
Career Counseling
Career Counseling, 211 Wilder Tower, affords students an opportunity to explore self, career options, obtain information relating academic majors to career choices, evaluate employment outlook information, and develop realistic career goals. Through counseling, computer assistance and testing, each person is given the opportunity to make a well-considered career choice.
Career Services
Career Services, 400 Wilder Tower, focuses on "Educating, Engaging, and Empowering the University of Memphis community. Career Services works with students during all phases of the career development process. Services include assessments, career planning, resume critiquing, mock interviewing, on-campus interviewing, and internship and job search preparation. Career Services offers numerous resources that assists students with their professional development and career needs. Individual advising is available to students needing assistance with resume writing, cover letters, and job and internship searches. Class and student organization presentations are offered throughout the fall and spring semesters on career-related topics such as Resumés, Interviews, Dress for Success, Negotiation Job/Salary Offers, and Proper Etiquette.
All services are offered free of charge. For purposes of interviewing, registration for services through eRecruiting is required and it is recommended that seniors and graduate students register three semesters prior to graduation. Career Services is open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Psychological Counseling
The Psychological Counseling, room 214 Wilder Tower, provides students with the opportunity to discuss and explore any concerns and feelings that are of importance to them. Problems in relationships, feelings of loneliness or inadequacy, family or marriage difficulties, depression, the inability to concentrate or study, or simply "feeling the need to talk things out" are all examples of concerns that are dealt with through psychological counseling. The staff is professionally trained and experienced in working with a wide variety of student concerns through individual and group counseling, testing, programs and workshops, and referral to additional service centers on and off campus. The counselors subscribe to the confidentiality policy in the ethics and guidelines established by the American Psychological Association.
Disability Resources for Students
Disability Resources for Students, 110 Wilder Tower, provides information and support services that enable students with disabilities to take full advantage of the educational opportunities at the University of Memphis. Specific services are determined individually and are based on functional limitations caused by disability. Services include pre-enrollment planning; specialized orientation; early registration; adapted campus housing; academic aids such as readers, note takers, and interpreters; test accommodations; alternate format text and print materials; assistive computer technology and other special aids; assistance arranging classroom accommodations; supportive guidance and counseling; and liaison with state rehabilitation agencies. Some services require advance notice to arrange.
All persons who have a disability are encouraged to register with Disability Resources for Students and to provide this office with medical documentation of the functional limitations related to their disability. This registration entitles qualified students with disabilities to the legal rights provided under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Given adequate time, experienced staff will provide assistance in evaluating individual needs and in developing a plan for appropriate disability services. For more information, please contact Disability Resources for Students, 901/678-2880.
Student Health Services
Student Health Services, 3770 DeSoto Avenue, is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:00a.m.- 4:30p.m. and Tuesday 9:00a.m. - 4:30pm. The facility is closed evenings, weekends, holidays, and announced University Holidays. Early evening hours may be available Monday through Thursday, 4:30-6:00 during the Fall and Spring semesters.
Medical services are available to students, faculty, and staff members on a walk-in basis. Each visit to Student Health Services requires the individual to present a valid University of Memphis identification card before treatment is provided.
Student Health Services is staffed with a physician, nurse practitioners, nurses, laboratory and X-ray technologist, health educator, and various administrative support personnel. Student Health Services' major emphasis is on the diagnosis and treatment of short-term, acute medical illnesses on an outpatient basis. One's family doctor should continue to be the primary source for medical care. A Family Planning Clinic is provided by the Shelby County Public Health Department at Student Health Services on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The Family Planning Clinic schedules appointments and provides birth control information, devices, medications, and examinations (by appointment).
Health Center visits, along with in-house laboratory analyses ordered by the provider, are free of charge for students. The patient will be asked to pay for laboratory tests sent to an outside laboratory for analyses. Payment may be made by cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express credit card, or Tiger Fund$. When in-depth evaluation or treatment is needed the patient is referred off-campus, and the patient is responsible for all charges incurred at that facility. Family Planning Clinic charges fees are on a sliding fee scale and payment is made directly to the Family Planning Clinic.
The Tennessee Board of Regents has authorized a private insurance company to provide health insurance for students. Students may pick up a brochure about the insurance from Student Health Services. The student pays the insurance company directly for the policy.
Student Success Program
Student Success Program, 405 Mitchell Hall, includes two U.S. Department of Education-funded TRiO programs and a Suder Foundation-funded First Scholars that provide free academic, career, financial, personal, social, and technological assistance and support to eligible college students. The program helps eligible participants adjust to college life, achieve academic success, graduate, and move on to become contributing members of society. Students who are eligible to participate in the TRiO Excel program are first generation college students, students with disabilities, and/or students who are Pell Grant eligible. TRiO STEM participation requires the same eligibility, plus a declared major in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field. First generation students entering the university as full-time, residential freshmen are eligible for the First Scholars Program, which includes a $5,000 scholarship renewable up to four years.
Tutoring @ ESP (Educational Support Program)
The Educational Support Program (ESP), 217 Mitchell Hall, provides free tutoring on a walk-in basis through 10 Learning Centers: Academic Enhancement (General Education courses, study, reading, test-taking strategies), English (writing across the curriculum), Mathematics (math for all courses), Business (all courses in those majors), Science (all science courses), Millington Satellite Campus (Spanish, Math, Writing, Criminal Justice), Carrier Center Satellite Campus (Math, Spanish, Writing, Anthropology, History), Richardson Towers (Science, Math, Writing, Philosophy, Economics, Engineering, Spanish), Living Learning Complex (Science, Math, Writing, Psychology, Spanish), and Park Avenue (Science and Math). ESP also offers Supplemental Instruction for historically difficult classes. Students must be enrolled in the course at U of M for which the tutoring is requested. Tutors are available for both individual and group study sessions. Seminars are regularly presented and can be scheduled for classes and organizations.


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Hensel clinched four of UT???s victories including its wins over third-ranked Georgia. He was named SEC player of the week twice this season. It was quite an accomplishment for Hensel to even make the NCAA Championships as the 2007 All-America did not participate in fall play and started the spring unranked. The Mudgeeraba, Australia native is currently ranked 35th in the singles poll, his highest spot of the season. Hensel has a 13-9 singles record with 13 of those matches coming against ranked opponents.
Hensel was in the 2007 singles NCAA championship. The Vol netter dropped a tough match to Markus Dickhardt of San Diego State, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in the first round. Hensel was also invited to the doubles championship in 2007 but he and partner Bobby Cameron pulled out of the 32-team field prior to the beginning of the event.
Smith was named SEC Freshman of the Year after putting together a 16-4 singles record including a 7-3 mark in SEC play during the dual-match season. The freshman from Australia is currently ranked 24th in singles and has been ranked as high as 16th. Smith has an overall singles record of 26-9 with 12 of those victories coming over ranked opponents.
Hensel and Smith combine to form one of the nation???s top doubles teams. The duo is currently ranked fourth in the nation, their highest ranking of the season. UT???s top tandem has a 20-5 record with seven wins over ranked opponents. They went 18-4 this season at the No. 1 spot in the doubles lineup.
All matches in the NCAA singles and doubles championships are the best of three sets.?? Regular scoring and a 12-point tiebreaker at six games all will be used for all matches.
Automatic qualification into the Division I singles championships was awarded to any conference with one or more eligible singles players ranked in the ITA Top 125 for eligible/entered singles players.?? For conferences with more than one singles player within the ITA Top 125 eligible/entered singles players, the subcommittee applied the NCAA selection criteria to determine which student-athlete was the automatic qualifier from those conferences.
Automatic qualification into the Division I doubles championships was awarded to any conference with one or more eligible doubles teams ranked in the ITA Top 60 for eligible/entered doubles teams.?? For conferences with more than one doubles team within the ITA Top 60 eligible/entered doubles teams, the subcommittee applied the NCAA selection criteria to determine which doubles team was the automatic qualifier from those conferences.
The singles and doubles competition will be conducted May 21-26 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla., following the conclusion of the team championships. The team championships run from May 16-20. The eighth-ranked Volunteers face Furman in the first round of the team championships on May 10 at 11 a.m. in Knoxville.


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Has anybody experience with his newcomer?https://getamen.com
I don't quite get it, but I like the fact that they're from Berlin
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I don't quite get it, but I like the fact that they're from Berlin
It's in german but that's not a problem for you I guess
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From front to back:a bare tree stands above two people.When they kissthe tree begins to bud, then blossoms.A bird exits the leaves,soars high through skyand is gone.From back to front:a bird falls feet first from sky,plunges to a treeand disappears in leaves.Blooms diminish into buds. Two people kiss.The branches die.Either way, the end is white.
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Trade Liberalization and Fight Against Poverty
The struggle against poverty and social inequality is one of the biggest challenges for developing countries. These countries should adapt themselves to a new economic world order characterized by trade liberalization and based on a desire to make globalization work for poorer people. Most empirical studies on the relationship between trade, inequality and poverty assume that trade contributes to increasing wage inequality in developing countries. In this paper, we studied the impact of trade liberalization on poverty on a sample of 106 developing countries during the period 1980-2010. The results indicate that trade is not the main factor affecting inequality and poverty persistence.
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Volume (Year): 3 (2013)
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Each April we sit down to select the Rave Award winners, and each April we run headlong into the Steve Jobs Problem. The man is always doing something worth celebrating. In 2001, it was the iPod. In 2003, the iLife package let us make movies and DVDs and edit photos. Then came iTunes and Finding Nemo. Then the nano. And on and on.
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Enough. There's no drama anymore, Steve – we all know you're getting a Rave. This year you sold Pixar to Disney, snagging a seat on the board. (Soon the whole company could no doubt be yours, if you want it.) You unveiled the video iPod with that little smirk on your face, knowing you'd be dragging the TV business into the digital age the same way you did the music industry. And, just for kicks, you brushed off 20 years of rivalry and got all cuddly with Intel and Windows – and pretended you didn't know what the big fuss was about.
So we give up. Here's your own damn category: The Steve Jobs Award, recognizing sustained excellence and innovation and creative genius and whatever else you're good at. This year it goes to … Steve Jobs! Congratulations, Steve. But don't get complacent. You've got to defend your title. How will you wow us next year?Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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The wheel keeps on turning for foreign investors
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European investors searching for overseas outlets are these days lured abroad as much by vast market potential in the booming economies of countries such as China and India as by a search for cheap labour, OECD analysts have found.
An OECD study of recent trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) also revealed that France, often depicted as being excessively regulated and unfriendly to private enterprise, was a strikingly more attractive destination for foreign investors last year than the United States, a bastion of free-wheeling capitalism. It is also attracting huge sums for the purchase of residential property.
France garnered $US47 billion ($66.7 billion) worth of FDI last year to $US39.9 billion for the US, $US14.6 billion for Britain and $US12.9 billion for Germany, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
For the OECD, foreign direct investment covers overseas mergers and acquisitions, the construction of new production plants and capital transfers to foreign-owned enterprises.
Pierre Poret, head of the OECD's investment division, said France was not fundamentally more appealing than Britain and Germany. But neither was it so hostile to free enterprise as it was sometimes said to be.
"The reality is that French laws on foreign direct investment are liberal and even more open that the OECD average," he says. "There is little room for restricting foreign investment."
There were cyclical factors involved as well, he said, noting that France was still attracting foreign merger and acquisition activity in traditional manufacturing operations rather than high-tech, internet-related businesses.
He pointed to the €4 billion ($6.9 billion) purchase last September of French packaging and aluminum group Pechiney by Alcan of Canada.
Britain and Germany by contrast enjoyed "huge peaks" in high-tech investment in 2000 - $US119 billion in Britain and $US198.3 billion in Germany - and are now experiencing a fall-off in such flows that followed the burst of the internet bubble.
Then, too, FDI flows into France reflect purchases of land and homes by foreigners drawn to the country's temperate climate - notably in the south - as well as its unspoiled countryside, deserved gastronomical reputation and a comparatively generous health insurance regime.
The OECD study also highlighted what it said could be "a paradigm shift" in corporate strategy on the part of investors in Europe who look abroad.
"They are not only looking for low production and labour costs," Mr Poret says. "They are looking for markets. China is such a huge market that it's important to be present there to seize growing business opportunities."
The OECD report spoke of an increasing interest in selling "to the host country market and producing locally".
French car maker Renault, for example, said last week it hoped to form a joint venture with China's Dongfeng to produce 300,000 cars a year in China starting in 2006. Renault and Dongfeng would each have a 50 per cent stake in the proposed enterprise, which would supply the Chinese market with the latest Renault models.
The OECD study found that China last year overtook the US as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment, attracting $US53 billion as the country moved ever further away from a command and control economy.
Another changing market is India, where policymakers are allowing foreign investment in an increasing number of sectors. FDI into India rose from almost nothing in the 1990s to $US4 billion last year, according to the OECD.


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Carla Pyle adds a unique artistic flair to the three-dimensional surface of upholstery with her textile designs inspired by nature. A textile design by Carla is not just a celebration of the living world; it also becomes an expression of the personal values of the individual for whom it is created. Working exclusively with organic, natural and non-toxic fabrics, Carla will work closely with you to create a commissioned textile design to fit the exact specifications of your special furniture piece. Contact Carla for additional information and bespoke textile design pricing.
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A standard ophthalmic exam is a series of tests done to check your vision and the health of your eyes.
Routine eye examination; Eye exam - standard; Annual eye exam
First, you will be asked if you are having any eye or vision problems. You will be asked to describe these problems, how long you have had them, and any factors that have made them better or worse.
Your history of glasses or contact lenses will also be reviewed. The eye doctor will then ask about your overall health, including any medicines you take and your family's medical history.
Next, the doctor will check your vision (visual acuity) using a Snellen chart.
Other parts of the exam include tests to:
Another magnifying device, called a slit lamp, is used to:
Color blindness is tested using cards with colored dots that form numbers.
Make an appointment with an eye doctor (some take walk-in patients). Avoid eye strain on the day of the test. You may need someone to drive you home if the doctor uses eyedrops to dilate your pupils.
The tests cause no pain or discomfort.
All children should have vision screening in a pediatrician's or family practitioner's office around the time when they learn the alphabet, and then every 1 to 2 years afterward. Screening should begin sooner if any eye problems are suspected.
Between ages 20 and 39:
Adults over age 40 who have no risk factors or ongoing eye conditions should be screened:
Depending on your risk factors for eye diseases and your current symptoms or illnesses, your eye doctor may recommend that you have exams more often.
Eye and medical problems that can be found by a routine eye test include:
Abnormal results may be due to any of the following:
This list may not include all possible causes of abnormal results.
If you received drops to dilate your eyes for the ophthalmoscopy, your vision will be blurred and sunlight can damage your eye. Wear dark glasses or shade your eyes to avoid discomfort until the dilation wears off, usually in several hours.
Many eye diseases, especially glaucoma and retinal detachment, are curable or can be treated if detected early.
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