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Submitted to: American Chemical Society Symposium Series
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/27/1996
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: The fumonisins and AAL-toxin are structurally related compounds usually produced by Fusarium moniliforme and Alternaria alternata, respectively. There has been controversy over the presence of fumonisins in A. alternata. This study confirms the presence of the fumonisins, FB1, FB2 and FB3, in isolates of A. alternata, demonstrating that the biosynthetic pathway for synthesis of the fumonisins is present in A. alternata.
Technical Abstract: Cultures of Fusarium moniliforme and Alternaria alternata f. sp. lycopersici were grown in the laboratory and analyzed for various fumonisin derivatives. Analyses were made by continuous flow fast atom bombardment and ionspray mass spectrometry interfaced to microcapillary HPLC. Besides FB1, FB2 and FB3 derivatives, two isomers of the one-armed FB1 (protonated molecular ion at m/z 564) and two isomers of the one-armed FB2 (m/z 548) were found. Two different isolates of A. alternata when grown in culture yielded FB1, FB2 and FB3. One of them also yielded the one-armed FB1 which was identical to that metabolite found in Fusarium and naturally infected corn. FB1, FB2 and FB3 have been found in 2 different isolates of Alternaria alternata, both obtained from tomato.


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The company said that its latest Captain's Wafers product is a four-cheese blend of cheddar, mozzarella, parmesan and bleu cheese, paired with two baked crackers. The new four cheese Captain's Wafers replace the brand's smoke house cheddar variety.
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The Foreign Service Institute has made their language courses public domain on the Internet. This is a great resource that provides audio and text material for a wide variety of languages (even for languages like Sinhala and Yoruba, which are hard to find free resources for learning).
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister says Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last year was "cause for war" but adds that his country had shown "patience" and refrained from taking any action.
Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's comments to Al-Jazeera television come as a rift between former allies Israel and Turkey has deepened over Israel's refusal to apologize for the attack that killed nine activists on board a Turkish ship trying to break Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. It also comes ahead of Erdogan's visit to Egypt on Monday, aimed at forging closer cooperation with the country whose relations have also grown tense in the past weeks.
Erdogan, who enjoys huge popularity in the Arab world because of his anti-Israeli stance, told Al-Jazeera that the raid occurred in international waters and was therefore "unlawful." His comments were carried by Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency late Sunday.
"This attack that took place in international waters is not within international laws," Erdogan said. "It is a cause for war, but we decided to act in line with Turkey's grandeur and showed patience."
An Israeli government spokesman was not immediately available for comment but Israel insists its naval commandos acted in self-defense after being attacked by some of the activists.
Israel has expressed regret for the loss of lives aboard the flotilla and said Tuesday it was time for the two countries to restore their former close ties.
A U.N. report into the raid, released earlier this month, said Israel's naval blockade was legitimate but accused the Israel of using "excessive and unreasonable" force.
Turkey has been angered over Israel's refusal to apologize for the raid.
In response, Turkey this month suspended its military ties with Israel, expelled top Israeli diplomats, pledged to campaign in support of the Palestinians' statehood bid, and vowed to send the Turkish navy to escort Gaza-bound aid ships in the future.


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Fast Facts: Kenya
Below are some of the most common questions from our travelers.
U.S. citizens must have a passport which is valid for at least six months after your return date, with at least three blank pages.
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With the exception of the months of April and May which are very wet, Kenya is a year-round destination. Most of Kenya is at higher elevations which alleviates the heat. Still take a sweater or jacket year-round for cooler treks and cooler nights.
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ATMs are everywhere in most cities.
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Shop for wood carvings of animals and people, sisal baskets, Masai and Kikuyu beadwork, hand-woven sarong fabric, soapstone, gourds, ebony carvings, batik wall hangings, tanzanite gemstones, and malachite. Some of the best handcrafts of Kenya and other countries in Africa are sent to Nairobi. Visit artist cooperatives to buy directly from artists.
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Before the 2012 season Johanna Long signed a two-year contract with ML Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The No. 70 team and Long had a successful first season working together and are prepared to move ahead in 2013 with a similar schedule.
"We're working on everything as a team," Long said. "I know the team is working incredibly hard on everything back at the shop including our pit stops. We take notes at the end of every race and again at the end of the season and we're going to focus on improving at every level."
Long, at the age of 20, ran in 21 of the 33 races with ML Motorsports and finished 20th in the drivers standings. She did not score a top ten finish but did have three top 15's. Her best two finishes came at Daytona in July and Kentucky in September when she finished in 12th. She also came away with a 13th at Iowa in August. The No. 70 team also ran 11 races without Long in the car in 2012 and as a team finished 27th in the owners points.
The team has not officially announced the schedule that Long will race in 2013 but it's expected to be similar to what she ran in 2012 unless she can come up with more sponsorship. Long hopes to keep impressing and turning heads on her NASCAR ascent with a goal of eventually reaching the Sprint Cup Series. In 2010 she ran seven Camping World Truck Series races and in 2011 raced in 17.Tags: Camping World Truck Series, Johanna Long, ML Motorsports, Motorsports, NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup Series


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Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, this is, obviously, an important vote that is coming up. I repeat, I am not opposed in principle to bringing up the Defense bill and debating it, amending it, and voting on it. I am not opposed to having a full and informed debate on whether to repeal don't ask, don't tell and then allowing the Senate to legislate. What I am opposed to is bringing up the Defense bill now before the Defense Department has completed its survey because we need to know the views of the men and women who are serving in the military in uniform. Give them a chance to tell us their views. Whether you agree or disagree with the policy, whether you want to keep it or repeal it, the Senate should not be forced to make this decision now before we have heard from our troops. We have asked for their views, and we should wait to hear from them. All four service chiefs have said the same thing: Let's conduct the survey, let's get it done and then act on whether to repeal or not repeal.
There is one other aspect. This is a blatant political ploy in order to try to galvanize the political base of the other side, which is facing a losing election. That is why the majority leader said we would take up don't ask, don't tell, take up the DREAM Act, and then take up the issue of secret holds and then address the other issues after the election. I wonder why the majority leader would have those priorities--in other words, take up those that would be politically beneficial, galvanize his political base as far as the Hispanic community is concerned and the gay and lesbian community, and then take up the other issues after--after--the election is over in lameduck session.
This majority leader has filled up the tree and has not allowed debate 40 times--40 times--more than all the other majority leaders preceding him. Last year, the hate crimes bill was arranged in such a way that there were not amendments that could be proposed by my side of the aisle.
So let's vote against cloture. Let's sit down and try to reach some kind of an agreement. Let the men and women in the military be heard from. Let their leaders go to their men and women who are serving and tell them we have heard their input before we make this legislative change and stop the cynical manipulation of the men and women in the military in order to get votes on November 2.
Mr. President, I reserve the remainder of my time.
Mr. McCAIN. I just wish to emphasize again the statements of the service chiefs.
GEN George Casey:
I remain convinced that it is critically important to get a better understanding of where our Soldiers and Families are on this issue, and what the impacts on readiness and unit cohesion might be, so that I can provide informed military advice to the President and the Congress. I also believe that repealing the law before the completion of the review will be seen by the men and women of the Army as a reversal of our commitment to hear their views before moving forward.
Admiral Roughead:
My concern is that legislative changes at this point, regardless of the precise language used, may cause confusion on the status of the law in the Fleet and disrupt the review process itself by leading Sailors to question whether their input matters.
General Conway:
I encourage the Congress to let the process the Secretary of Defense created to run its course.
General Schwartz:
I believe it is important, a matter of keeping faith with those currently serving in the Armed Forces, that the Secretary of Defense commissioned review be completed before there is any legislation to repeal the Don't Ask, Don't Tell law.
Let's listen to the people we place in charge of the men and women in the military. This is not the time to move forward on this issue, particularly with a political campaign at its highest.
I hope my colleagues will oppose the cloture vote and let's hear a statement in favor of the men and women serving in the military.
I yield the remainder of my time.
Mr. McCAIN. Could I make a couple of comments? One is, one of the things that has disappeared that I saw in the first years I was here in the Senate is the two leaders sitting down and perhaps coming to informal agreements that are then put into unanimous consent agreements to move forward.
The other aspect of this I wonder if my colleagues would care to comment on. One of the reasons why we have these--the majority leader comes forward, as I believe he has 40 times, brings up a bill and then immediately fills up the tree--and to the uninitiated, obviously that means there will be no other amendments allowed through that kind of parliamentary procedure. A lot of times that is read by the Members saying, hey, there is going to be an amendment up that I do not want to have to vote on. I do not want to have to vote on it. So fill up the tree, have no other amendments allowed to be voted on.
It seems to me that we should have the courage to go ahead and vote. Time after time, when I have seen basically a shutout from amendments, I have said, look, I will agree to a time agreement. I am not going to filibuster it. Just give us 15 minutes either side and vote on it. But they do not want to take tough votes. I am not going to call it cowardice, but I cannot call it courage, that people will prevail and say, hey, let's fill up the tree so we can only get this done and we will not have to take a tough vote on whatever the issue is that seems to be attracting the attention of the American people.
I say to my colleague from New Hampshire, who will not be with us next January----
Mr. McCAIN. I certainly do not in any way indicate that there is any physical ailment that will cause you not to be a Member of the Senate next January.
If the Senator from New Hampshire could provide us with the benefit of his experience in both the House and the Senate, and also maybe he would give us at some point his view of what we need to do to fix this gridlock we have over the economy. He has done it on numerous occasions, but it comes to my mind that perhaps the Senator from New Hampshire at some time would take an hour on the floor and say: Here is what I think we need to do. I think it would be valuable. I don't think there is anybody in the Senate today who has a better grasp for the budgetary issues we have to grapple with as we face an unprecedented situation of debt and deficit.
Perhaps after this election, it may be possible for us to sit down and be included in the agenda of the Senate. That is one of the things that has been a big change. It used to be that at least the majority leader, whichever party was in the majority, would come over and say: Here is our agenda. What is your agenda? What is your input? What do you want to see happen? Most of the time nowadays, we hear what is going to happen either through reading it in the media or when the majority leader comes to the floor and says: Here is what we will take up next. It does not lead to comity.
Mr. McCAIN. Doesn't it send a message to people who are having their budgets squeezed, having to make the most difficult decisions about their budget, that this body will function and continue to appropriate money for our functions without a budget of our own? What kind of a signal does that send to the American people? Doesn't that contribute to the disconnect and the frustration Americans feel and give rise to the tea party, which has had a seismic effect on the political landscape?
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Since I am right now at Architecture Bienalle in Venice, here is our latest creation of italian origin, Nuvola sofa from Bonaldo. I hope you like it :- )
I used Marvelos Designer for cloth modeling. This Sofa took 2-3 days to finish, mostly for finding the right approach to do it. It's poly-heavyness was scaled back in Zbrush using its internal decimator, which produced nice, optimalized mesh.
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[ I'm taking a break today from the "Slow Church and the Urgency of Justice" series, which should return in the next couple of days]There's a chapter in the forthcoming book that John and I are calling "Taste and See that the Lord is Good." Here's a snapshot of the basic theme of the chapter: God created us to flourish and to know the joy of life. Just as something is lost in the taste and experience of a fast food meal, so too a key part of what is lost in the industrialization of Christianity is the joy of being together, of knowing and being known in community. Industrialized Ch … [Read more...]
The Gospel of the Coffee Bean
Favor: Growing Deeper in Our Church Communities
My ebook Growing Deeper in Our Church Communities: 50 Ideas for Connection in a Disconnected Age is FREE for Kindle this weekend (through 11:59PM PT on Sunday).First of all, download a copy if you don't have one already: http://amzn.to/GrowingDeeperGrowing Deeper (written in early 2010), was one of my first attempts to explore the practices that contribute to a deeper and richer life together in our church communities, and in that way contains some of the seeds of Slow Church. Until the Slow Church book is released later this year (Lord willing!), there are two little books that t … [Read more...]
The Cross and the AK-47?
Debates about gun control are raging in the wake of yet another mass shooting. The issues surrounding these recent shootings are complex, mental illness, a culture shaped by recreational violence and yes, of course, access to guns. I don't really want to debate gun control right now; in fact, I'm not opposed to all guns. What I am opposed to, however, is the fear that drives people to own (and defend the ownership of) guns that are intended for nothing other than the taking of human life. And this fear is a theological issue that must be addressed among Christians... I'm laying down a cha … [Read more...]
Being Together as the Church.
There is a group of us here at Englewood Christian Church who have been reading and reflecting on the Sermon on the Mount together over the summer. Last night, we had the opportunity as part of our Sunday Night Conversation (You can read more about that here...) to share our reflections with the church community. Our conversation -- both in the smaller group over the summer and with the larger church last night focused on the Beatitudes at the beginning of the Sermon (Matt. 5: 1-11). I wanted to share a few thoughts here that I brought up in our conversation last night, as they are related … [Read more...]
Missional Without The Church?
Tony Jones recently posted some harsh critiques of homeschooling ("Death to Homeschooling!" and "Why Homeschoolers Don't Understand Missional") that have been generating quite a bit of backlash and conversation. Jamie Arpin-Ricci, for instance, has offers some great thoughts in response: "Missional Implications of Education."I agree with Tony that there some screwed up thoughts driving the way that some folks do homeschooling, but as a number of people have noted (including Mark Van Steenwyk) there are a wide range of ideologies that compel people to homeschool, and in that sense … [Read more...]
The Roadblocks to Sustainability and How we Begin to Tackle Them
David Owen has long been one of our favorite thinkers here at Englewood; his book Green Metropolis was selected by The Englewood Review of Books as one of the Best Books of 2009. [ Read our review // Watch a video of a lecture related to the book ]I was recently alerted to the fact that he published a new book earlier this year (that somehow slipped under our radar), entitled: The Conundrum: How Scientific Innovation, Increased Efficiency, and Good Intentions Can Make Our Energy and Climate Problems Worse Paperback: Riverhead Books, 2012. Buy now: [ Amazon ] [ Kindle ]I was blown … [Read more...]
Jean Vanier Interview.
Today is the birthday of Jean Vanier, the founder of the L'Arche communities.If there is anyone who could be called a prophet of Slow Church, it is Vanier...Here is an excellent seven-part interview with Vanier (the quality of what Vanier says is excellent, the quality of the video and audio, less so... Sometimes you may need to turn up the volume to catch what the soft-spoken Vanier is saying...)I recommend starting with this video (Part 7):[ Part 1 - Can Aristotle be a Guide for Life? ] [ Part 2 - The Heart and the Mind ][ Part 3 - Celebrating Life ] [ Part 4 … [Read more...]


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So, no doubt still feeling the bitter sting of EB's decision to grey-import Star Wars: The Old Republic, EA has today announced shiny goodies in return for pre-ordering it's other massive upcoming release, Mass Effect 3.
The first pack of content - N7 Warfare Gear - is for folks pre-ordering through GAME and Mighty Ape. Those who pre-order through EA's new best friend EB Games will get the Omni-Blade Edition. Here's what you'll get in each:
N7 Warfare Gear
N7 Valkyrie Assault Rifle – Deliver two rounds per shot with deadly accuracy and stop the opposition dead in their tracks with superior high caliber rounds.
N7 Defender Armor – Improved shields and health, players can survive even the most punishing of battles and withstand sustained enemy fire. The N7 Defender Armor also offers:
* Increased ammo capacity. Additional ammunition compartments to ensure players are always battle-ready.
* Amplified weapon damage. Built-in power cells provide an additional punch to weapon fire.
Omni-Blade Edition - Exclusive to EB Games, which includes:
M55 Argus Assault Rifle - Deadly at any range, the Argus boasts quick burst-fire to ensure ammo conservation and maximum accuracy on the battlefield.
An inflatable Omni Blade
A Collectible Metal Pack
Plus, those who pre-order through EA's own Origin service will get the AT-12 Raider Shotgun which fires a large pellet spread, ensuring maximum coverage for close-range targets. Designed for superior rapid fire, the AT-12 allows for optimal recovery time between shots.
NOTE: We're aware that the FAQ here says the Argus assault rifle is a channel-wide bonus. We're waiting on comment from EA.
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Green onions and a creamy dressing add great flavor to this crisp, refreshing slaw from Ginny Werkmeister of Tilden, Nebraska.
Recommended: 52 Date Night Dinners
- 1-1/2 cups shredded cabbage
- 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- In a small bowl, combine the cabbage, pepper and onion. Combine the remaining ingredients; add to cabbage mixture and toss to coat. Yield: 2 servings.
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The Secret to Victorious Living (1 of 3) by Ernest Easley
This content is part of a series.The Secret to Victorious Living (1 of 3)
Dr. Ernest L. Easley
Judges 13-16
September 25, 2011
It is from the life of Samson that we're going to learn today The Secret to Victorious Living. Now if I were to ask who here was interested in living victorious … every hand would go up. After all … the opposite of victorious living is defeated living and nobody in the right mind would seek that. Nobody would say, "Yes, I want to live a defeated life."
And yet … I'm afraid that while most people would never SEEK defeated living … too many of us have SETTLED for defeated lives.
Jesus didn't suffer .. die .. rise from the grave for you to live a defeated life! He suffered .. died .. and arose from the grave so that you might live a victorious life! And that life begins with a personal relationship with Jesus!
Well .. that's what I want to talk to you about today from the book of Judges: The Secret of Victorious Living. So take God's word and turn with me to Judges 13.
Now the book of Judges as been called "the book of failure" and for good reason. The children of Israel had settled for defeated living. The decided they knew more than God and set aside His word, and in its place substituted "what was right in their own eyes."
As a result .. they would sin … God would bring judgment … God would raise up a deliverer … then they would repent
… then they would sin … God would bring judgment .. God would raise up a deliver .. then they would repent … then they would sin ….
… and this cycle occurred 7 times over 4 centuries and we find it all recorded here in this "book of failure" that's called Judges.
Now the word "Judges" means "ruler .. deliverer … savior." It carries the idea of maintaining justice and settling disputes. But it also carries the idea of liberating and delivering. And I suppose one of the most well-known Judges or Deliverers that God raised up during that time was Judge Samson.
And it's from the life of Judge Samson tha ...
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2.1 Macroeconomic statistics (IMF)
Principal Global Indicators Website
• The IMF is coordinating international efforts to improve the availability of macroeconomic data essential for tracking financial and economic development. In late 2008, the Statistics Department of the IMF created the Inter-Agency Group on Economic and Financial Statistics - involving the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the European Central Bank (ECB), Eurostat, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations (UN), and the World Bank (WB) - to address economic and financial data gaps needed to monitor financial developments. One of the key outcomes of the Inter-Agency Group was the launching of Principal Global Indicators Website (PGI website) in April 2009. The PGI website brings together timely data available at participating international agencies covering financial, governmental, external, and real sector data, with links to data at websites of international and national agencies. The website is available at http://www.principalglobalindicators.org.
• In December 2009 the website was revamped to allow presentation of its rich collection of data in a more user-friendly fashion by shifting emphasis to cross-country indicators---currently over forty indicators. Among the new additions include:
• Additional cross-country tables of key indicators with more data transformation in harmonized units of measurement to facilitate comparative analysis.
• Longer runs of historical data via real-time access to the underlying PGI database.
• On-line access to referential metadata which provide information on the data sources, economic concepts, or national practices used in compiling the data.
• Visual display of key cross-country indicators.
• Whilst the PGI website currently focuses on the dissemination of data for the G-20 economies and economies with systemically important financial sectors that are not members of the G-20, the intention is to continue expanding it gradually to cover more countries.
Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSCs)
• The IMF also conducts two - to three-week on-site missions to its member countries to assess the quality of data and assist in their further development. The ROSC data module provides an assessment of data quality in five areas of macroeconomic statistics - national accounts (NA), prices (consumer and producer price indices), government finance, monetary, and balance of payments (BOP) - based on the July 2003 Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF), as well as an assessment of whether the data dissemination practices are in accordance with those specified in the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS).
• The assessments are disseminated as data modules of the Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes. As of December 2012, 126 data module ROSCs had been completed, including updates and reassessments. These include - using the IMF's World Economic Outlook country group classification - 27 from advanced economies, 27 from Africa, 9 from developing Asia, 20 from Central and Eastern Europe, 16 from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), 5 from the Middle East, and 21 from Western Hemisphere countries (including one regional central bank). Links to the published modules can be found on the IMF website at http://dsbb.imf.org (go to DQRS).
2.2 Economic accounts (IMF)
Real Sector
• The IMF collaborates with Eurostat to source its real sector data for EU and EU accession countries on Eurostat's database.
National Accounts
• The IMF is permanent member of the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on National Accounts (ISWGNA) - chairing agency during 2006 and 2007. The IMF contributed to production of the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA), drawing on its expertise in real sector financial, balance of payments and government finance statistics.
• The IMF conducts training courses on the 2008 SNA and on quarterly national accounts.
• The IMF provides technical assistance in national accounts to member countries through a variety of venues, including staff missions to individual countries. It is also involved, as member of the ISWGNA, in the implementation strategy of the 2008 SNA.
• The IMF collects and disseminates national accounts data on member countries through its monthly International Financial Statistics (IFS), the International Financial Statistics Yearbook (IFSY) and the Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB), as well as providing hyperlinks to selected individual country data systems. The IFS currently contains financial and economic statistics for194 jurisdictions.. Databases related to the IFS are available to subscribers on CD-ROM. The monthly searchable IFS database is available to subscribers on the Internet at: http://elibrary-data.imf.org/.
2.4 Sectoral statistics (IMF)
2.4.6 Banking, insurance, financial statistics (IMF)
Monetary and Financial Statistics and Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs)
• The IMF provides technical assistance in monetary and financial statistics to member countries through a variety of venues, including staff missions to individual countries. Each year, the IMF organizes courses on monetary and financial statistics at regional training centers.
• The IMF collects monetary and financial statistics on member countries and disseminates most important data in the International Financial Statistics (IFS) and the Data Standard Bulletin Board (DSBB), as well as providing hyperlinks to selected individual country data systems. The monthly edition of IFS is available to subscribers on the Internet at: http://elibrary-data.imf.org/. As well, the data are available on CD-ROM.
• The IMF collaborates with the ECB to source monetary and financial statistics for EU and pre-in countries through a "gateway" arrangement that minimizes reporting burdens on countries.
• In July 2007, the Working Group on Securities Databases (WGSD), originally established in 1999, was reconvened in response to various international initiatives and recommendations to improve information on securities markets such as those from the Committee on the Global Financial System and Finance Ministers of the G-8. The WGSD is chaired by the IMF and includes the Bank for International Settlements, the European Central Bank, and the World Bank as members. Selected experts from national central banks, who have participated actively in various international groups that have identified the need to improve data on securities markets, were also invited to contribute to the deliberations of the WGSD. The WGSD agreed to produce a Handbook on Securities Statistics, which is the first publication of its kind to focus exclusively on securities statistics. Part 1 of the Handbook, which focuses on debt securities issues, was published in May 2009 on the IMF website. Part 2 of the Handbook, dealing with securities statistics holdings, was published on the IMF website in September 2010.Part 3 of the Handbook was published in November 2012 and focuses on issues and holdings of equity securities.
• The Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs) were developed by the IMF, together with the international community, with the aim of supporting macroprudential analysis and assessing strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems. The website fsi.imf.org, hosted by the Statistics Department of the IMF, disseminates data and metadata on selected FSIs provided by participating countries.
2.5 Government finance, fiscal and public sector statistics (IMF)
Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
• Under the aegis of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Finance Statistics (TFFS) the IMF developed and published a Public Sector Debt Statistics Guide for Compilers and Users in 2011. In addition, the IMF and WB launched the Quarterly Public Sector Debt Statistics Database in December 2010*. This covers database currently covers 0ver 70 countries and will be expanded in collaboration with the OECD.
• The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Yearbook (GFSY) contains annual fiscal data for 'general government' plus subsectors for about 133 countries. It continues to be available in hardcopy and CD-ROM format. Monthly, quarterly, and annual fiscal statistics are published in the International Financial Statistics (IFS). The IFS includes high-frequency fiscal data for about 90 countries. Particular attention is given to the availability and timeliness of fiscal data for G-20 economies.
• The IMF provides technical assistance in GFS to member countries through a variety of channels, including staff or expert missions to individual countries and long term advisors in the field. Each year, the IMF organizes GFS courses at headquarters and at regional training centers and hands-on short workshops for high level officials (e.g. India, September 2010), and for mission chiefs and fiscal economists in the IMF. With funding from the Government of Japan, a 3-year GFS project was implemented for selected Asia and Pacific Island countries (including India and Indonesia) in early 2012.
• The IMF is phasing in the GFSM 2001 presentation for staff reports and by early 2013, staff reports for 146 countries are using this presentation. The World Economic Outlook adopted the GFSM 2001 presentation in December 2009, and staff assist fiscal economists to adjust the fiscal sector files. Staff also participates in area department missions focusing on fiscal data reporting to the IMF.
• Work on updating the Government Finance Statistics Manual is ongoing. A Government Finance Statistics Advisory Committee has been established and discussed the main methodological areas for review, including the changes introduced in the 2008 System of National Accounts in February 2011 and May 2012. In late 2012, the draft chapters of the GFSM 2001 were posted online for world-wide review by March 2013. It is expected that the GFSM 2001 update will be completed and published before the end of 2013.
• With support from the U.K. DFID, staff developed a Compilation Guide for Developing Countries available at: http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2011/pr11332.htm
• With funding from the Managing Natural Resource Wealth Topical Trust Fund, a project was launched in early 2013 to develop a template and compilation guidance for resource revenue data.
• Cooperation with international organizations continues. The IMF, World Bank, OECD, ECB, and Eurostat are developing a coordinated strategy for fiscal data presentation and collection. Cooperation with the International Public Sector Accounting Board (IPSASB) continues.
*The IMF/WB Quarterly Public Sector Database is available at: http://www.worldbank.org/qpsd
2.6 International trade and balance of payments (IMF)
International Trade
• The IMF participates in the development and promulgation of standards and methodology for trade statistics compilation such as the UN's International Merchandise Trade Statistics. The IMF has actively participated to the Intersecretariat Task Force on Merchandise Trade Statistics, chaired by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Task Force's initiatives include developing international handbooks on concepts and compilation methods for merchandise trade statistics and to reconcile merchandise trade data collected by the IMF, the United Nations, and the WTO.
• The IMF collects and maintains the monthly Direction of Trade Statistics database and disseminates associated monthly electronic and quarterly/annual hardcopy publications Direction of Trade Statistics, both quarterly and annual. Online version of the DOTS was released in January 2007 (available at at: http://elibrary-data.imf.org/) The Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook (DOTSY) database provides annual bilateral trade data on the value of imports and exports of goods for 184 countries and major regional groups. Exports and imports are based upon both country data and estimation procedures designed to reduce gaps in reported values. The DOTS quarterly database is widely used within the IMF for trade policy analysis. This quarterly publication presents data for 159 countries and major regional areas. It is supplemented by a monthly CD-ROM and online database.
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics
• The IMF's Statistics Department released the English version of the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) at the end 2009 as an update to BPM5. The release of the BPM6 represents the culmination of several years of work by the Statistics Department under the auspices of the IMF Committee on Balance of Payments Statistics (Committee) in collaboration with a range of interested parties such as data users, national statistical compilers, specialized expert groups, and other international organizations. The BPM6 retains the basic framework of the BPM5, and the revision was undertaken in parallel with the update of the 2008 SNA, thereby enhancing the harmonization of macroeconomic statistics. The BPM6 also takes into account the methodological guidelines presented in other statistical manuals, which are currently being updated, including External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users (2003), the MFSM, and the GFSM 2001. BPM6 is available on the IMF website at www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/bop/2007/bopman6.htm. The BPM6 has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish and the French version is expected shortly. Draft chapters of the BPM6 Compilation Guide, which were posted on the IMF external website, have benefitted from worldwide comments. A pre-publication draft of the Guide is expected in 2013.
• The IMF provides technical assistance and training in external sector statistics to support countries in implementing the BPM6.
• Beginning with the August 2012 release of the IFS and on-line Balance of Payments Statistics Database, the balance of payments and IIP data from 2005 onward were disseminated according to BPM6.
The Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook
• The IMF collects and disseminates balance of payments and international investment position (IIP) data of member countries through publication of its Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook (BOPSY) and International Finance Statistics (IFS), accessible through at: http://elibrary-data.imf.org/.
• The Balance of Payments Statistics Database (BOPS) contains data on balance of payments statistics for 200 jurisdictions and on IIP statistics for 134 jurisdictions. These annual and quarterly data are published monthly via CD-ROM and the online database.
• Beginning 2012, BOPSY data are presented in BPM6 basis.
The Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey
• The CPIS collects information on individual economy holdings of portfolio investment securities - equity and debt securities - valued at market prices at the end of each year, cross-classified by the country of the issuer of the securities. The coverage of the CPIS is augmented with information on the geographic breakdown of securities held as countries' foreign exchange reserve assets and security holdings of selected international organizations (these data are not disclosed at a detailed level, as the data are reported on a confidential basis). The CPIS is undertaken on an annual basis since 2001. The CPIS database— covering 76 economies—is available on the IMF's website (cpis.imf.org). http://cpis.imf.org/) along with the metadata. The results of the 2011 CPIS were disseminated in November 2012.
• In response to data gaps identified in the wake of the recent financial crisis, a number of enhancements are being incorporated to the CPIS effective with data that would be reported for June 2013. These enhancements include conducting the CPIS on a semi-annual frequency, with data to be reported for both end–June and end–December of each year; accelerating the timeliness of data submissions to—and of data redissemination by—the IMF; and introducing additional voluntarily reported data items on the sector of foreign debtor, and on short (negative) positions.
Coordinated Direct Investment Survey
• The Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS) is a worldwide statistical data collection effort led by the IMF designed to improve the availability and quality of data on direct investment, both overall and by immediate counterpart economy. The CDIS is conducted annually starting with data for end-2009. Data for the most recent year are released before end-December of the following year, and revised data are usually released in June. The results of the CDIS are available at http://cdis.imf.org. The CDIS results page also includes cross-country tables, mirror data, and links to participants' metadata.
• The CDIS provides direct investment positions data, by counterpart economy of immediate direct investor/direct investment enterprise. In addition, most participants have provided additional information by instrument. The survey is being conducted in a harmonized manner, so that the same principles are applied by participants with respect to valuation, concepts, coverage, and classification of the data. Participation in the CDIS is broadly based. Many developing and emerging economies, as well as nearly all advanced economies, participate in the CDIS. The results, published as an online database, cover investment positions for 101 84 participating economies (see Press Release12/473). The IMF will post revised data for 2009 forward in mid-2013.
Data Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
• The website http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/ir/IRProcessWeb/colist.aspx disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). The total number of reporters redisseminating the data is increasing and has now reached 77 (75 reporting countries, plus the ECB and Eurosystem). The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity Guidelines for a Data Template has been updated in line with BPM6. The pre-publication draft available at http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/ir/IRProcessWeb/dataguide.htm is subject only to final editing for publication in book form.
Trade in Services
• The IMF participates in the Inter-Agency Task Force on Statistics of International Trade in Services (ITFSITS). The ITFSITS has revised the Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services (MSITS) in accordance with revisions to the 2008 SNA and the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6). The 2010 MSITS was approved by the United Nations Statistical Commission at its meeting in February 2010. Currently, the ITFSITS is working on preparing the MSITS 2010 Compilers Guide. The first draft is expected to be ready in June 2013.The IMF promotes the development and improvement of data on international trade in services as an integral part of its activities relating to the implementation of the BPM6. These efforts include the organization of and participation in regional seminars on statistics of international trade in services, in collaboration with other ITFSITS members.
• The IMF has recently improved methodological and compilation guidance for data on remittances, both through improvements in concepts (the BPM6 provides the conceptual framework for measuring remittances) and through developing guidance for the compilation of remittances data. The latter was carried out in collaboration with the World Bank and a select group of compilers from around the world (Luxembourg Group), and resulted in the preparation of the International Transactions in Remittances: Guide for Compilers and Users (RCG). The RCG was officially released in June 2009 at the second International Technical Meeting on Remittances. The guide has been translated into -Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish—the French version is expected shortly.
Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves
• The IMF has been collecting quarterly data on the currency composition of official foreign exchange reserves (COFER) since the 1960s from individual countries on a strict confidentiality basis, with dissemination limited to selected aggregates only. The database distinguishes official reserves denominated in U.S. dollars, euros, pounds sterling, Japanese yen, Swiss francs, and other currencies. In response to heightened policy and public interest, the IMF launched the quarterly publication of aggregate COFER data on its website on December 21, 2005 (www.imf.org/external/np/sta/cofer/eng/index.htm). Before this launch, annual aggregate COFER data had only been published in the IMF's Annual Reports. The published data are presented in aggregate form for each currency for three groupings: world, advanced economies, and emerging and developing economies. The classification of countries and the definition of foreign exchange reserves follow those currently used in the IMF's IFS.
External Debt Statistics
• Under the aegis of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Finance Statistics (TFFS), chaired by the IMF, the External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users (EDS Guide) was published in 2003 to set the standards in this field of statistics. The TFFS has been working on the update of the EDS Guide to take account of changes introduced in the 2008 System National Accounts (2008 SNA) and the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6). The draft chapters and appendices of the updated EDS Guide have been posted for public comment. The pre-publication version of the updated EDS Guide will be released in 2013 (see http://www.tffs.org/method.htm). Overall, the EDS Guide remains largely consistent with the updated standards. A limited number of changes in the methodological treatments in the EDS Guide are discussed in the paper: Update of the External Debt Guide on Issues Emerging from BPM6 (March 2009). The TFFS website (www.tffs.org) is hosted by the IMF and was launched in December 2008.
• The IMF provides technical assistance in external debt to member countries through a variety of venues, including staff and expert missions to individual countries, and joint training activities with the members of the TFFS (comprising the Bank for International Settlements, Commonwealth Secretariat, European Central Bank, Eurostat, IMF, OECD, Paris Club Secretariat, UNCTAD, and the World Bank).
• In collaboration with the IMF, the World Bank launched in 2004 a Quarterly External Debt Database (www.worldbank.org/qeds) that offers access to external debt statistics of 68 countries that disseminate external debt data according to the requirements of the IMF's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), and to gross public external debt statistics of about 42 countries that provide data according to the recommendations of the IMF's General Data Dissemination System (GDDS). The IMF in collaboration with the BIS, OECD, and the World Bank launched the Joint External Debt Hub (JEDH) website in March 2006, bringing together external debt statistics produced from creditor/market sources for over 200 economies together with debtor sources taken from the Quarterly External Database. The JEDH website can be found at www.jedh.org.
2.7 Prices (IMF)
Price Statistics
• The IMF participates in the Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Price Statistics (IWGPS) and, the Technical Expert Group for Producer Price Indices (TEG-PPI) Program. The IMF continues to play a major role in the development and implementation of price statistics manuals, chairing the IWGPS in 2005 and 2006, publishing French and Spanish versions of the CPI Manual in 2006, Russian in 2007, and Chinese in 2008. The IMF edited and published the Export and Import Price Index Manual of the IWGPS in 2009, available in softcopy at http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/tegeipi/index.htm. The IMF supports an initiative by the OECD to draft a House Price Index Handbook, following an OECD-IMF Workshop in 2006 on Real Estate Price Indices.
• The IMF maintains a presence in price index research and contributions to related manuals and handbooks, recent contributions including issues in hedonic indices, elementary index number formulas, real estate price indices, and the index of industrial production.
• The IMF will continue to conduct courses on consumer and producer price statistics, XMPIs, and core inflation.
• The IMF also conducts on-site missions to its member countries to assess the quality of their consumer and producer price indices and assist in their further development. The assessments are disseminated as data modules Report on Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSCs), as outlined in 2.2 above.
• The IMF provides technical assistance in price statistics to member countries through a variety of venues, including staff and expert missions to individual countries.
• The IMF collects and disseminates price statistics data on member countries through its International Financial Statistics publications and the DSBB, as well as providing hyperlinks to selected individual country data systems. Databases available to subscribers on CD-ROM include the following publications: International Financial Statistics (IFS) and the International Financial Statistics Yearbook.
• The monthly edition of IFS is available to subscribers on the Internet and the complete searchable IFS database has become available since January 2002.
• The IMF continued its contribution to the Technical Advisory Group of the International Comparisons Program (ICP) based at the World Bank. The ICP produces international price indices called purchasing power parities that allow comparison of GDP volume levels among countries for a benchmark year, most recently for 2005. In December 2007, the ICP issued purchasing power parities from its 2005 benchmark round that were subsequently used in the World Economic Outlook and IFS publications. The new price indices also were used in producing the ICP's GDP volume data for IMF member countries at purchasing power parity. The Fund is also participating in preparation for the release of 2011 round of the ICP and has contributed to its Handbook.


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You mean Alabama's not playing? Well, no point in watching now!
This is a discussion on The "Not-Watching-the-Superbowl" Thread within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; 2013 Super Bowl - Super Bowl XLVII - NFL.com Just getting an early start on the subject. Who's like me and is a reformed character ...
2013 Super Bowl - Super Bowl XLVII - NFL.com
Just getting an early start on the subject. Who's like me and is a reformed character who just doesn't really care about the Superbowl and the overdose of hype? I was vaguely aware that it was the 49ers and somebody but had to look it up to find out it was the Ravens.
I was once a rabid Dallas fan. The whole extended family kept up with Dallas from the time they came to town in about 1960 when I was three years old. I remember my dad, grandfather, and uncles watching the games and devoting much time to Cowboys discussion at family gatherings as a small kid. I grew up on it and remained involved as an adult. Talked about it in the office. Went to games. Really enjoyed pro-football as a fun diversion in life.
Then along came the 1982 NFL strike, and a goofy abbreviated season. I didn't believe in their ol' strike and was vexed to be without a season to follow so pouted and ignored them for that season. After that the whole house of cards that was the NFL in my mind came crashing down. I've not been interested since.
I'm getting to spend the Sunday out of town with my 3-year-old and 8-month-old granddaughters. We'll probably do something much more fun like playing house, walking the dog, and watching "My Little Pony" and "Dora, the Explorer." If I had planned to stay home I'd have been sure to be at the range on Sunday afternoon, basking in the solitude and shooting some boring ol' rifle.
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You mean Alabama's not playing? Well, no point in watching now!
"If you make something idiot proof, someone will make a better idiot."
- Anon
It seems, of late, every time I begin catching some interest in an up-and-coming NFL team they get POUNDED in the playoffs. So I might watch a bit of the game to see if it's close & interesting. But my day won't be revolving around the coverage.
There are only TWO kinds of people in this world; those who describe the world as filled with two kinds of people...and those who don't.
I stopped watching pro football when the "struttin'" began. I'll try to catch a few of the commercials, which are always better than the game.
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Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
I havent watched a super bowl in years. One reason I havent had live tv in three years Even when I did for probably 12 years now I couldnt have told you who was even playing in it or that it was time for it. To much other stuff on my plate.
You dont have to believe a train is coming. Itll run over you anyway.
What's the super bowl?
Mors est libertas
Any reason to hang out with friends, drink a few beers, and throw something on the grill, is a good reason!
Ill be watching
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I'll be working. Never really liked american football anyway. I'd rather watch rugby. At least with rugby they don't wear body armor and stop for a rest every 10 seconds.
I haven't watched football in years (decades?) cause I'm a Redskins fan
Honestly, I could care less about professional football, or any professional sport for that matter. I used to be a huge baseball fan and grew up during the whole MLB strike. After my father explained what the strike was all about (greedy, overpaid baseball players wanting more), it left a bad taste in my mouth ever since. I'll go to the occasional MLB or NHL game, but I'm not nearly into sports as other people I know.
So, to answer your question, I won't be giving into the hype and will use the opportunity to do something more productive while everyone else flocks to local sports bars to guzzle pitchers of cheap beer. The public range that I frequent seems to be pretty dead during any major game, so maybe I'll take advantage of "Superbowl Sunday" and get in a little range time.
I never watch it but I do like the commercials.
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Not a fan, won't be watching it.
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunder bolt...... Sun Tzu.
The supreme art of war is to defeat the enemy without fighting........ Sun Tzu.
Been a 49er fan since I was a kid, so yes I'll be watching. heck it's been a while since the golden years so if they can pull it off I want to see it. I won't be at any watering hole drinking cheap beer, i'd rather stay home and safe drinking a couple cheap beers.
u should come to my party. please see my thread. bunker
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|Bullies: Online Bullying
A big, mean kid knocks a smaller one down in the schoolyard. A snobby girl laughs at what someone's wearing. A group of boys trash another kid's locker. These are obvious and classic images of bullying. But as you probably know by now, they aren't the only way to be a bully anymore.
Technology has brought a lot of really cool things to our lives: We use e-mail, Instant Messaging, message boards and blogs to stay in touch with our friends, keep up with what's happening in the world, and just have fun. But being connected all the time leaves us open to a special kind of bully: the online bully.
Online bullying, often called online harassment, is a serious issue, and it's getting more common. Let's take a look:
What is it?
Why do people do it?
It's anonymous. The Web lets you hide behind a fake user name or alias, and many bullies feel protected by this "false identity." Because they feel hidden and shielded, bullies might do and say things they would never dream of doing to someone face to face.
They want revenge. If a person is bullied in school, he might decide to fight back online. You don't have to be a typical "bully" to be mean with IM or e-mail. Many tweens who are good with technology see online cruelty as a way of getting even with people who push them around in the real world.
They think everybody's doing it. Being mean online may seem like something that kids just do…simply a part of life these days. A person may see her friends do it, and think it's okay.
They get caught up in it. Sometimes online bullies start out small, with a funny comment or a joke. Then things slowly get out of hand. They start posting meaner and meaner things, and before they know it, they're really hurting people with the things they write.
They don't understand how much it hurts. When you're cruel to someone online, you can't see her cry, so you might not understand just how bad you're making her feel.What can you do?
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It's hard to believe that Potter could almost be 13 years old, based on his his energy level. Just like the rest of his family, we love snoozing, but when it's time to play, Potter has more stamina & playful attitude than the younger dogs in the family.
Potter is not as affectionate as some of the rest, but he's very important to me as he's the sole remaining dog that also knew & lived with my beloved MinPins Nike & Baby -- Nike in particular being the whole reason that I've been directly involved with animal welfare. Potter knew Nike, and Baby, and our life in California (yes, this silly sentimentality is rather anthromorphic, but the linkage is important to me, as my life & memories revolve around my dogs).
Now that my dear boy Ralphie has died, Potter's role in the pack is more significant. My feral dog Bugsy relied on Ralph for comfort as his 'big brother,' & now hopefully Potter can fulfill that role.
Potter is 10 years old today, and is doing great.
He does not act like a typical 'senior' dog -- he is very energetic and loves chasing his younger brother Ralphie as Ralphie chases his tennis ball outside, plus Potter enjoys wrestling around with siblings Bugsy & Marnie inside the house. Thankfully, for every minute of running around, there's about 5 minutes of snoozing, so there is peace & quiet inside our home.
Potter is also pretty healthy, though for a day or two, once or twice a year he suffers from some sort of epileptic seizure. Vets can't diagnose it without doing a MRI scan ($1500+) & we're going to pass on that unless the seizures start happening more frequently.
For his birthday today, Potter got to sleep in a little later this morning while the other dogs were outside, he'll get some extra attention from me, and all the dogs will get a special treat.
I'm sure the people that surrendered Potter to the Humane Society shelter a couple years ago have forgotten all about him now, & perhaps replaced him with another dog that they can just leave outside 24/7...
It's really too bad humans aren't spayed/neutered AND EUTHANIZED like dogs are. The world would be a better place, for human & non-human animals alike.
Potter is doing great. He is actually OK with meeting new people both inside & outside of his home, as long as the introduction is handled properly, and the people don't try to handle him much.
Potter actually loves going to the dog park & interacting with other dogs. I just have to trot along behind him to stay close enough to ensure that no little kids at the dog park try to pick him up or something. Potter does great with my foster dogs, too.
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NEW DELHI, India – The number of HIV and AIDS cases are at epidemic proportions in India. Now, a new clause will be added to Catholic dioceses' prenuptial inquiry forms are asking prospective brides and grooms to inform their future spouses if they are suffering from "any communicable disease."
The executive committee of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India made the change at its April 29-May 1 meeting in the Indian capital.
"It is true that this comes in the wake of the worsening AIDS scenario in the country," said Bishop Bernard Moras, head of the Belgaum Diocese in southern India and chairman of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India's commission for health care apostolate.
While India has more than 4 million HIV-positive cases, according to government data, health experts say the figure is much smaller than reality. The U.S. CIA recently projected that India will have the worst AIDS epidemic in the world, with 25 million HIV-positive cases, by 2010.
Amid such gloomy projections, Indian states such as the southern Andhra Pradesh already have announced plans to enact legislation to make premarital AIDS testing mandatory.
Church officials have endorsed such action. The Nazrani Catholic Priests' Conference – an unofficial forum of diocesan priests in the autonomous Syro Malabar Church based in the southern Kerala state – recently demanded changes to Syro Malabar Church statutes to make an AIDS-free certificate mandatory for church weddings.
However, Bishop Moras said, the Catholic Church "cannot approve such measures that violate the individual's right to privacy." All the same, he pointed out that the Church is "aware of the seriousness of the issue raised and the duty to safeguard the interests" of those who enter wedlock in good faith.
So, when the parish priest fills out the prenuptial inquiry form, which is to be signed by the engaged couple, he will remind the partners of their duty to reveal and the right to ask each other whether one is suffering from any serious ailment.
"But our role does not end here," Bishop Moras said. The Catholic Bishops Conference of India's standing committee, he said, has urged all Church personnel "to respond seriously to the [AIDS] problem facing the nation."
"We have decided to ask all our commissions and the institutions to be sensitive to this [AIDS] challenge while planning their activities," Bishop Moras said. "None of our institutions should turn away a patient simply because he is suffering from AIDS."
As many who suffer from AIDS are becoming "outcasts" in their own families and even denied access to hospitals for treatment, Bishop Moras said, "we have the duty to make a serious effort to stop this stigmatization."
He cited the widely reported case of two orphaned AIDS-infected children in Kerala, one of India's most progressive states, with a 91% literacy rate. The HIV-positive Christian children – Benson, 5, and Bency, 7, whose parents died of AIDS – were expelled from school under pressure from parents who feared their children, too, would be infected if they mingled with the siblings.
Reluctant to take on people's fears, Kerala set up a school exclusively for HIV-positive children.
"Even medical staff in our hospitals used to shiver when they first came across an AIDS patient," said Father Sebastian Ouseparambil, director of the Catholic Hospital Association of India, which has more than 3,000 Catholic hospitals and health care centers under its umbrella.
However, with intensive training beginning in 1993, Father Ouseparambil said, the Catholic Hospital Association of India has been able to prepare a team of nearly 700 committed Church health workers to deal exclusively with those suffering from AIDS. The Church now runs 36 hospitals across the nation dedicated to the care of HIV/AIDS patients who are denied treatment in major government hospitals, even in New Delhi.
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A 31-year-old HIV-positive Christian widow living in a Church AIDS rehabilitation center in Chennai tearfully told a reporter she was thrown out of her home soon after her husband died of AIDS. While her two older children are studying at a boarding school, her youngest child, 5, is also infected and stays with her at the rehabilitation center, called Poorna Jeevan(Complete Life). All 13 residents at the center – most of them widows in their late 20s and several college students – have been disowned by their families after being diagnosed with AIDS.
The "family discriminates the most" was the common refrain from those afflicted with AIDS, according to a 2001 study conducted by UNAIDS, the joint U.N. program on HIV/AIDS. The study, "AIDS-Related Discrimination, Stigmatization and Denial," found that discrimination occurs in most hospitals, even after death. Insurance firms even deny benefits to families of those who die of AIDS.
The study singled out Catholic hospitals for their "unconditional care" for stigmatized AIDS victims.
"Church-run hospitals and a few other private ones [in Mumbai] had opened all their treatment facilities to patients with HIV and AIDS. Indeed, Catholic hospitals were in the unusual position of having a written policy on AIDS that clearly stipulated the provision of unconditional care to patients with HIV," the UNAIDS study said.
Condom distribution, of course, is not on the Church's agenda, even though it is on the United Nations'.
Meanwhile, the Indian Church has opened a new front in its bid to educate the public against "disowning and ostracizing" those with HIV. The Catholic Bishops Conference of India's commission for health care in 2000 instituted a chair on HIV/AIDS at India's leading university, Indira Gandhi Open University, with a contribution of 5 million rupees ($106,000). Even the curriculum for two diploma courses for health workers run by the chair is jointly prepared by Church workers and university staff.
"The response [to the courses] is very good," said Father Alex Vadakkumthala, executive secretary of the health care commission. More than 2,000 health workers employed in government and private health care have already enrolled in the courses.
"Even ordinary health workers lack proper knowledge about AIDS and its infections," Father Vadakkumthala said. "We need to educate the public on how to prevent AIDS. Our motto is 'prevention is better than cure.'"
Anto Akkara writes from New Delhi, India.


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With the current political / legislative climate in this country, the riots in (not so) Great Britain, and some riots stateside... its got me wondering... how far am I willing to go for my 2A rights? Is a policy at work that effectively says "Thou shalt not carry a legally owned weapon on these premises" constitutional? A sign on a store's window (which in TX makes it "illegal" to carry there IF it is the proper sign). How far would you be willing to go? I think the vast majority of people on this site would agree that this country has gotten off track, but how do we get it back on track? Obviously, the 2A is only a small part of that, but does it start with that? How important to you is your 2A right to keep and bear arms? I am not a constitutional scholar, but I've heard some people argue that it applies to the militia - the modern-day National Guard. The NG is a part of the military, why would the NG need an amendment to the constitution to keep and bear arms? Back then, the "militia" was a farmer with a pitch fork, who, when needed to protect himself, his family, or his property, used a firearm to do so. He was the militia. He was not uniformed. He had not taken any oath. He fought for what he believed in - his family, his property, and his country. So in 2011... how have we gotten so far from that? It must have been pretty important to be included as a right of the people in the first set of amendments.
I digress... the current status of things has me very frustrated (with more than the restriction of 2A rights, but for the sake of keeping on topic with this forum, we'll stick to that discussion here). By allowing my company to restrict my right to keep and bear arms, am I part of the problem? How would/do you handle this?
NOTE: Let me be VERY clear - I am NOT advocating any violent action or anything of that nature in this discussion. I am simply expressing some thoughts (1A) about my 2A rights, and how I see they have become so restricted to us. The federal, state, county, or city governments, place of employment, retail stores, malls, restaurants, etc etc etc have all attempted to restrict our right. So, what to do about it? Peacefully protest? Run for office? I open the discussion to your thoughts and comments.