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Purchase Of New Video Editing Tools Lifts GoPro Stock
- GoPro stock has been rallying strongly after the company bought video editing apps.
- The GoPro stock does not seem to have been affected much by Ambarella's weak Q1 2016 guidance.
- This suggests that the bad news has probably been fully baked into GoPro stock.
Shares of extreme action video camera manufacturer GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) have rallied more than 20% over the past couple of days. A big part of that rally seems to have been driven by the announcement that GoPro was buying two video editing apps, Replay and Splice, for a combined $105M in cash and GoPro stock.
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Replay is a French app by Stupefix that contains features that allow users to quickly select and combine video clips, add content including music, transition effects, and text overlays. Additionally, the app allows users to share their finished videos via social media.
Splice is an app by Austin-based Vemory that allows users to share a slew of both basic and advanced video-editing tools. Both are iOS apps and GoPro has promised to release video editing apps for Android OS later in the year.
The move by GoPro is in direct response to various Wall Street bear calls that pointed to GoPro's glaring lack of video editing and sharing tools despite classifying itself as a media company. Notably, James Faucette of Morgan Stanley downgraded GoPro stock in October saying that although the company's video editing tools were a step in the right direction, they
''still fall short of already available features in other video editing apps on Android and iOS devices. As such, GoPro devices will "remain a niche alternative" to smartphone videos and the company's overall growth will slow down and fall in-line with the broader digital camera market.''
The fact that GoPro stock has made such strong gains after the purchase implies the shorts have been rushing to cover on the news. GoPro stock is one of the most heavily shorted stocks on the Nasdaq, and nearly 40.2% of the company's outstanding shares were in the hands of short sellers in Jan 2016. Despite the high short interest, GoPro stock's days to cover is just 2.6 thanks to the heavy trading volume. That's one of the reasons why the stock is so popular with the shorts because it allows them to quickly cover and avoid a short squeeze in the event of any positive catalysts such as the recent news emerging. Coincidentally this is the same reason why GoPro stock is so volatile.
The momentum in GoPro stock appears to be very strong and it has continued rallying even after Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) shares came under pressure after the company issued weak Q1 2016 guidance. Ambarella reported Q4 2015 revenue of $67.96M, good for 5% Y/Y growth and $2.13M higher than the consensus estimate. The company also reported EPS of $0.64, topping estimates by $0.16. It was Ambarella's first quarter guidance, however, that spooked investors.
Ambarella guided for Q1 revenue of $55M-$57M, below the consensus estimate of $62.4M. The company said that it expects Q1 net income in the range of $8M-$10M, considerably lower than fourth quarter net income of $21.6M. Ambarella stock tends to have a big positive correlation with GoPro stock because about 25% of Ambarella's revenue comes from GoPro. Ambarella's weak Q1 guidance, however, did not come as a surprise to anyone considering that GoPro had issued terrible first quarter guidance. GoPro said that it expects first-quarter revenue of $160M-$180M, a massive 50.4%-56% year-over-year decline. The company also said that it expects full-year revenue of $1.4B-$1.5B, representing a 6%-12% Y/Y decline. This could be the first time that GoPro will post a full-year revenue contraction since going public.
The fact that Ambarella's weak guidance has not dragged down GoPro stock suggests that the bad news has already been fully baked in. This is certainly good especially for short-term investors because it increases the chances of the stock making strong gains when another positive catalyst emerges. Maybe the next big thing for GoPro will be the launch of its Karma drone later this year. The stock is still down 19%YTD and might go on to make strong gains during the launch of Karma.
The long-term performance of the stock, however, is more likely to depend on whether GoPro's new product launches are able to gain much better traction than its Hero4 Session camera which has proved to be a disaster. During its last earnings call, GoPro announced that it was planning to kill some product lines but did not say anything about new product launches. GoPro traditionally launches new cameras during the second quarter, so long-term investors should stay tuned to see if the company will break away from that tradition.


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| TatlTails chapter 2 . 3/22/2012
Thank you. THANK YOU! Finally SOMEONE noticed Tails sounded like he had a cold and Sonic had an accent! He sonded Irish to me, and he also had a cold. The only thing I didn't like was your constant use of the "S" word. The rest was funny though.
| Nintendo Revolution chapter 1 . 9/25/2005
Well, that was certainly an interesting fanfic. I liked it enough to add it to my favorite story list, though I do love the Sonic the Hedgehog anime shows. There were some very funny parts in this, and I liked the references to Sonic's other cartoon appearances, everything from Sonic Underground to Sonic X.
I actually prefer the Sonic anime shows to the American cartoons, because this movie seemed to compliment every Sonic the Hedgehog game, even Sonic Heroes, which was not released when this movie made its debut. Watching this movie, in my opinion, is like playing a tricked out Sonic fangame as a pro gamer, and most people enjoy it solely because of the action. Sonic X resembles a cross between the first cartoon, which is The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, and the other Japanese cartoon. But, well, it's me, of course I'm going to prefer Sonic's Japanese cartoon adventures to his Western cartoon adventures. I actually love the American shows as well.
The American Sonic the Hedgehog shows are actually good, although just from hearing about SatAM, you wouldn't think of it to be decent. I mean, if you only heard about it, it would sound like a Lord of the Rings parody! Of course, it apparently is, but considering that the SatAM is based on the original Sonic the Hedgehog comics, that were intentionally stupid, it's pretty well. Speaking of which, if you only read the description for this movie it wouldn't sound very well-written at all (you'll notice that the description clearly states that, Robotnik tells Sonic of an evil "Metal Robotnik" who damaged the Robot Generator). Perhaps the only thing I would change regarding this movie if I could is, Metal Robotnik's name.
Furthermore, there are some very humorous and daring bits of this fanfic, and as Phantom86 stated before me, I appreciate that someone wrote a fanfic based on the Sonic Anime. I encourage you to write a novelization of at least the first episode of Sonic X, if you're interested.
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| Phantom86 chapter 1 . 5/10/2005
Well, at least SOMEONE did the Anime OAV version, finally. The new dialoge is a little wierd (just my opinion), but nice job nonetheless.
And, not that this matters, but did you know that during the trek through the area related to the games that they run into a Crawlton, not a Catakiller? Like I said, that doesn't really matter, I just felt like pointing it out...
Anyway, Metal next, right? Cool!
| Nail Strafer chapter 1 . 5/10/2005
First of all, let me say thank you so much for doing a Sonic Movie fanfic! It's such an overlooked universe, and I wish more people would use it rather than stick to Sonic X, Sonic Adventure, and SatAM.
As for the humor, it was pretty much hit and miss. Some of it (like the booze jokes) made me roll my eyes. Tails laughing like he was on crack though was hilarious though, cause now that I think about it that is true. I'll never be able to look at that fox the same way again when he laughs in that movie...
I was kind of disappointed though when you didn't make a comment about the part when Tails' tails are stuck together from that glue stuff, and then like two seconds later they're unstuck even though Tails didn't do anything to get rid of the glue. I would love to see what you could do with that part.
I must comment though on you calling the place Planet Freedom. If you ask me, the Sonic Movie runs in an entirely different continuity from the games and the other cartoons, so the name could be Planet Freedom. Besides, in every other universe there's only been one floating island, and the Sonic Movie had many floating islands, even floating CONTINENTS.
I'm also sort of thinking that Planet Freedom is Earth in the future, and that's why they refer to the New York-esque place as "ancient relics". That must have been a city from the present day after it was abandoned many years ago or something. (However, in my fanfic series based on the movie, I call Earth and PF seperate places. I thought I could make a more interesting story that way).
While I don't approve of just taking the plotline of the movie and adding silly comments and stuff here and there, you're doing a better job of it than I expected. I'd love to see what you do with the fights with Metal Sonic.


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Posting for ZWT 5 Frenc Region From Laura Calder of French Food at Home The heat seems a bit high but that is what the recipe stated ???
Top Review by AmethystJean
I am not saying that 450 is correct for that length of time. I haven't tried it, but I do have this recipe from the French Food at Home on foodnetwork.ca website and it is 450F. I will also check my PVR as I think I have it recorded.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 236.59 ml flour
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- 118.29 ml butter, cut into pieces
- 2.46 ml vanilla
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Russia and the Caribbean is first episode of the second season of Laff-A-Lympics, the seventeenth episode overall.
The contestants ran a moose sled marathon in Siberia and a Hopak dance race in Moscow. After that, they participated in a porpoise race and a hunt for Bluebeard's treasure in the Caribbean.
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- Rottens: Orful Octopus (2nd)
- Scoobys: Captain Caveman (3rd) (Originally first, but placed last for unknowingly receiving help from the Rottens.)
- Caribbean
- Porpoise Race
- Rottens: Daisy Mayhem (1st)
- Scoobys: Babu (2nd)
- Yogis: Quick Draw McGraw (3rd)
- Pirate Treasure Hunt
- Scoobys: Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers (1st)
- Yogis: Grape Ape and Yakky Doodle (2nd)
- Rottens: Great Fondoo and Magic Rabbit (3rd)
- Porpoise Race
- Final score
- Scoobys: 100 (gold)
- Yogis: 80 (silver)
- Rottens: 50 (bronze)
- This is the thirteenth episode not to feature Cindy Bear. Speed Buggy is also absent. Presumably these are mistakes and from an in-universe perspective they likely would be there.
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- When Babu saw the net blocking his way, his black hair turned red like his fez, and a moment later when he took it off to appear courteous and trick Daisy Mayhem into going into the Rottens' own trap, his hair was the same as his skin color.
- Quick Draw McGraw is bald when landing on his backside after finishing the purpoise race.
- Scooby's blue collar turns yellow when Shaggy tells him to walk the plank (as part of the pirate treasure hunt) and when they land in the treasure chest.
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|Reviews for The Parting Arrow
| zoe alice chapter 1 . 9/2/2011
Poor Legolas never really saw the trees again.
| Guest chapter 1 . 2/12/2011
| unplugged32 chapter 1 . 1/17/2004
what a sad, yet beautiful vignette. the legend you created is wonderfully original, it's consequences a perfect foreshadowing of legolas' ultimate fate - gorgeous writing:)
| Elfwing-Angel chapter 1 . 11/23/2003
Wow, Eled, that is a beautiful little fic! I love the idea of a tradition of omen, it captures a culture in one little gesture. I wish the story hadn't ended, truely. It would make a great mini-fic about Legolas's coming to grips with not coming home... And what about when Thranduil hears the Arrow fell? So many possibilities!
| Daisy Brambleburr chapter 1 . 10/26/2003
Very interesting tradition, I liked how you wrote it in to the story and made Legolas leaving seem rather uneasy. I enjoyed this, nice work.
| Sorrow Reminisce chapter 1 . 9/16/2003
Beautifully written! I can really feel the urgency in the story and I love the characterisation. You had me riveted to the screen from the start and although I know it was standalone, I still wish it hadn't come to an end. The superstition was well thought out and very believable. I can truly see that being a tradition the Elves would follow.
| erunyauve chapter 1 . 6/17/2003
There are a couple of interesting premonitions here. First, of course it *is* said that Mirkwood 'failed in its guard', though by Aragorn, not Mithrandir. Then, of course, there is Legolas' capture by the Sea and the loyalty to Aragorn that develops, both of which prevent his permanent return to Mirkwood. Thranduil perhaps foresees something of both misfortunes, trying to forestall them with words to the contrary, while Legolas seems to accept these fates.
| JastaElf chapter 1 . 6/17/2003
This is VERY nice! Entirely appropriate to the challenge, and it fills a blank spot left in canon, in a most canonical fashion! Your writing is excellent, and your characterizations are tight and really quite wonderful. I especially liked that Legolas took so calmly the outcome of the omen... it seems so very "like" him in so many ways, not to hyperventilate and have a cow as he might have done were someone else writing this. VERY nice job, thank you!
| Jay of Lasgalen chapter 1 . 6/17/2003
I think this is excellent. Very short, but so well written. I like the idea of this tradition about firing an arrow into the trees - and how concerned Legolas and his companions must be. They must feel it is an omen his death.
Good characterisations of both Legolas and Thranduil. Many thanks to the Mirkwood Castle site for the link!
| daw the minstrel chapter 1 . 6/17/2003
Interesting vignette. You can feel the hurry of the elves in the urgency of their situation. And you can also feel the uncertainty that Legolas experiences at the end. "Anticipation and fear": a mixed combination.
| Nilmandra chapter 1 . 6/17/2003
Wow, very nicely done. What a believable and well made superstition or tradition to be held by the wood elves. How prophetic for Legolas, too.
| unused132546757 chapter 1 . 6/17/2003
Wow. That was so beautifuly bittersweet. It was so good. The way Legolas quietly realises that perhaps this will be the most important journy of his life and he may never return home. Really good but really sad. Keep writing!
~Chocolat elf:)
| Wild Iris chapter 1 . 6/15/2003
Very satisfying piece - beautifully measured, and impressively packing context, action and denouement into the short space. Legolas' stoic reaction to the omen was very appropriate to his character. Interesting, too, that his comrades' reactions weren't noted - I wonder whether they were worried for their own futures?
| Dark Arwen chapter 1 . 6/15/2003
That was a really good little story... I really enjoyed it. It was very well written, and I hope you get great reviews on it :)
| Karri chapter 1 . 6/15/2003
Excellent! Well thought out, very plausible superstition, beautiful writing.


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Cumnock Men & Women in WW1 Presentation
The talk by Cumnock History Group member Kay McMeekin looked first at recruitment and the surprising rush in 1914 of young men to enlist. So many wanted to sign up that new regiments had to be formed. The local regiment was the 1/5th Royal Scots Fusiliers based at Ayr.
We know from a Chronicle report that Mr Hunter's char-a-banc was filled with eager young lads on the afternoon of Monday 14 September as he took them to Ayr. William Hunter's char-a-banc held 24. One of them was John Nicol who died at Arras in 1917. Also on 14th September 3 neighbours from Skares Row all went to Glasgow and enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders. 2 of them didn't come home. All were miners, single and in their early 20s.
We had a look at medals too. Everyone who served got at least 2 medals the British War Medal (solid silver) and the British Victory Medal. The two together were affectionately called Mutt & Jeff. Men who had volunteered in 1914 or 1915 also got the 1914 Star or 1914-5 star. The three together were known as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. Cumnock men also got an enamelled silver Cumnock Parish Medal. Those who died got a death plaque know as a dead man's penny and a scroll from King George V. There were several awards for Gallantry from the Military Medal to the Victoria Cross.
We looked at women who served as nurses. Generally they seemed to be from well to do families. The miners' daughters were too busy getting married and having babies to go off to nurse. Two local nurses who died were Agnes Kerr Earl who died in 1919 while nursing in Serbia. She died of septicaemia; and Agnes Ross, a high-ranking police officer's daughter who died of pneumonia while nursing in Epsom, Surrey. Three other local women were awarded the Royal Red Cross by the King at Buckingham Palace.
Finally we had a look at what was going on at home. The Cumnock Chronicle reported on working parties of local women who organised flag days and other fundraisers. There were Christmas parcels containing socks, a sweater, chocolate and cigarettes, writing materials and a Christmas card. Farms were asked to donate eggs for wounded soldiers. The paper was full of stories of letters home from soldiers, who was home on leave, who had won a medal, who was in hospital, who was missing or dead. The obituaries are a great source of information. Other events reported were sporting and farming news, world news and politics, adverts, and intimations. There was also the Spanish flu epidemic which claimed 25 lives in October - November 1918.
The best bit about doing the research was finding photos of men, many of which hadn't been seen by family members before. Read their stories on HERE
You can download an edited PowerPoint version (20mb) of the presentation HERE
HLF Grant
Cumnock History Group has received a Heritage Lottery Fund Sharing Heritage grant. This exciting project, Pennylands Camp 22 on the Dumfries House Estate has been given £10,000 to explore the history of this WWII POW Camp.
Have a look at the project HERE
Download the Pennylands Newsletter HERE
Cumnock 2016
Our celebratory event of Cumnock being made a Police Burgh in 1866 was on Saturday 10th December and was a great success.
Here are some of the Victorian style photographic portraits of guests, the screen-printed commemorative postcard featuring the hand-stamped original Cumnock Burgh seal from the 1860s and a visit from the Cumnock Weathercock - not seen for 45 years! Read about it HERE


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This is the list of episodes for Blood Hound.
Season 1Edit
New Team ArcEdit
- Episode 1 - Memories of a dog's name
- Raiden remembers his past of the time how he obtained his nickname as "Blood Hound" in the Neo Human Marine Army beginning when the former Strike Squad had just recieved their mission (can be read in the plot of Blood Hound page). The episode ends with Raiden getting a message about his new team and getting released from suspension.
- Episode 2 - Meet the new crew
- As Raiden recieves the message about his suspension ending, he puts back on his uniform and walks to the Strike Squad cafeteria, but was immidiately thought to be another new recruit due to his looks and age when he got there. He was then greeted by the four youngest recruits Lily, Ricky, Noel, and Franky, and later was talked to about the rumors and their expectations of the new captain; they were expecting the captain to be strict middle-aged man in his early 40s who hates everything, but they were wrong. About 20 minutes later, the colonel, Xavier Hunter, had asked the captain to come to the front so Raiden stood up and walked to the front making the four recruits wonder why he was walking, but once Raiden had gotten to the front, he introduced himself as the captain of Strike Squad, "Blood Hound" Raiden Tsubaki, surprising everyone.
- Episode 3 - Mission Start!
- A day after the introductions of the new Strike Squad, they were given their first mission; objective: stop the Celestials from transferring an item, codenamed "Black Utopia", to the planet Euraqua's temperary human lookout and supply facility. As Strike Squad starts the mission, everyone had already known their roles and had gotten to the positions they were ordered to but, after five minutes of sitting in the same spot doing nothing but look at the enemy doing the same things over and over, Noel and Franky were getting frustrated by the lack of activity and had caused the Celestials to notice them. After being spotted, Noel and Franky took out their guns and fought back against the Celestials but were about to be killed until Cairo had sniped an enemy who was coming towards them as they were reloading; the rest of the team soon came out of hiding since their main covering was already blown and continued the mission, ending in a success after Raiden had destroyed the Black Utopia, which was actually an energy disabler that would have cut off all the power to the unregistered items in its radius; the team then came back to the ship in victory with no friendlies dead or even injured.
- Episode 4 - There's not always a celebration
- After returning home from the mission, John Yang had surprised everyone in the cafetaria after they all had gotten there; John had already organized a celebration party for Strike Squad's first mission victory a day before they began the mission without anyone knowing. Once the party had began, John had told everyone that he had already knew no one was going to die and that he already knew that the mission would be a success, he then told everyone to get a drink for a toast and everyone except Raiden did; they then officially began the party after the toast not noticing that the captain wasn't there. Not much time later in the party, Lily had noticed that Raiden wasn't anywhere in the room and had asked around for him only to find out no one knew where he was either, so she then looked in the Strike Squad home room and found him looking out the window; she had began to talk to him about the party and he responded by telling her about his first mission, ending by saying "There's not always a celebration, remember that well".
- Episode 5 - I will not forget and I will never forgive
- A few weeks after the party of their first mission, Ricky, Noel, and Franky were bored and had nothing to do since Strike Squad had not recieved any mission orders in a while, so they had decided to pull a prank on everyone in Strike Squad, one by one. As Ricky and Franky set things up for the first prank, Noel was the bait to lure four of the other guys in the team together and as soon as they got together in the same spot, they were all shot with food and were angered; as the three continued their pranks, they eventually got to the captain, Raiden, and prepared a pie slingshot for when he comes out of the dojo, but once he came out and was shot at, he cut the pie in half with his sword and scared the three enough to run away. Soon, the three continued their pranking, and this time, it was Lily, but everytime they got close, they kept failing to get her with the pranks, and right when they were finally about to get a direct shot, Raiden saves her from the prank and tells the three boys "I will not forget, so I will never forgive!" which later resulted in the three being punished and being forced to work in kitchen duty for the next 25 days, the amount of food they wasted on the pranking.
- Episode 6 - Show me your resolve as a warrior!
- Not long after the pranks of the three jokers, a new soldier, Jude Drejik, was transferred to Strike Squad and was given a tour of their lounge by Creet Lee, a timid but smart young man; after seeing one room in particular, Jude went inside without any notice and was gazing in admiration as he saw what the room was, a tatami layered Japanese-styled dojo room, but when Raiden saw him, he glared at Creet and asked him why the new recruit was in his room. Jude then responded to him before Creet could answer and asked Raiden to be his mentor, which was immidiately turned down. When it was lunch time, Jude was surprised to see that the samurai was the leader of Strike Squad and went to meet with Raiden again after he quickly finished his meal; once he got to Raiden's room, Jude asked him to be his mentor again, but this time, Raiden slashed his sword near Jude's face and said "Show me your resolve as a warrior!" and Jude then picked up a wooden sword and started to train with him in sword fighting; after hours of training, Jude has lost each and every match they had, but during their fights, they had attracted the entire Strike Squad and to their surprise, Raiden had done something other than battle with someone else; the next day, Jude had began to call Raiden 'master' and followed him almost everywhere he went, but in the end, Raiden was only irritated by him.
- Episode 7 - Battle in the stars
- Episode 8 - Lucky turn in battle
- Episode 9 - 07-Beast
- Episode 10 - Repairs for the lost
Recruit ArcEdit
- Episode 11 - Warriors returning to the battlefield
- Episode 12 - The abandoned moon, Arystar
- Episode 13 - The name's Rosy!
- Episode 14 - Coming home
- Episode 15 - Enter the new world, Heterra
- Episode 16 - The lost civilization of 02
- Episode 17 - Inferno from space, the demonic Celestials
- Episode 18 - Rivals: Musashi vs Kojiro
- Episode 19 - Ally from the enemy: Kyrios
- Episode 20 - Peace after the storm
- Episode 21 - Looking back in history
Season 2Edit
Red Path ArcEdit
- Episode 22 - The bloody path of a warrior
- Episode 23 - What is a human?
- Episode 24 - Sword that cuts the heavens
- Episode 25 - I salute to the living and I honor the dead
- Episode 26 - Give me a reason, and I'll fight again
- Episode 27 - I won't let anyone die anymore!
- Episode 28 - Continuing the path of the warrior
- Episode 29 - The men who live to fight
- Episode 30 - The prince who rose from despair
Prophecy ArcEdit
- Episode 31 - The prophet who cannot die
- Episode 32 - Humans make mistakes, Celestials do not
- Episode 33 - The angels who destroy
- Episode 34 - Silence before the storm
- Episode 35 - Do not forget the peace, do not forget the fallen, and do not forgive the demons
- Episode 36 - Advent
- Episode 37 - The final battle of humans and celestial beings
- Episode 38 - Wave your flags proud warriors!
- Episode 39 - The Legend of Momotaro
- Episode 40 -You will remember us...
- Episode 41 - ...even in your death!
- Episode 42 - Into the endless sky we return


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Following my last post where I answered questions about work and finances in the UAE, today's post will answer some questions about life in the UAE. This is written from the perspective of a single, Black American woman living and working in Abu Dhabi.
What's it like being a single woman in the UAE?
For the most part, it's just like being a single woman in the USA. I drive, work, take care of my errands, shop, party, travel, and more. I don't require my father, husband, or brother to accompany me to do any of this. Interestingly enough, I find that I am treated better in the UAE as a woman than I am in the USA. For example, ladies have a separate processing area at the DMV where we don't have to wait in the ridiculously long lines with the men. Many other government and private institutions have ladies only areas. If you choose to use them, you usually find that your errand is done much quicker. Ladies also have an advantage in social settings. Every night is Ladies' Night! Every night of the week, ladies can enjoy free beverages at various nightclubs and lounges around Abu Dhabi. Ladies can also board first on certain airlines. There are even ladies only gyms where we don't have to be subjected to the showboating and grunting of stinky guys who are slyly looking at our asses jiggle while we're on the elliptical or treadmill. Ladies are educators, administrators, mothers, business owners, hold important government positions, and are very much held in high esteem. Most of the men I have encountered, whether expat or Emirati, have treated me with respect and kindness. Of course, there will always be a few jerks in the bunch who treat women like scum, but they are very much exceptions to the rule.
What's it like being a Black person in the UAE?
I'm Black. It's obvious looking at me. What is not so obvious, until I open my mouth to speak, is my nationality. From American to British, to Ethiopian, to Sudanese, to Nigerian, to Jamaican, there are many Black people here in the UAE. There are even Black Emiratis (and Omanis and Qataris and Yemenis, etc.)! They likely don't identify as "Black", but I'm going to go ahead and include them in the diaspora.In Abu Dhabi, most of the American teachers are Black women. The grocery store in my building sells fresh collard greens, Jiffy cornbread mix, and Just for Me relaxer box sets. There are several salons in Abu Dhabi city where Black women can get braids, twists, relaxers, Brazilian blow outs, sew-ins, wigs, and much more. Why does any of this matter? Black folks are not as big of an anomaly here as you might think. I'm not assumed to be a thug, or stopped and frisked, or lynched, or insulted just because I happen to have a bit more melanin than others. Me being Black is almost a non-issue. Here's why. More salient than being Black, is nationality. Yes, I'm Black. But here, in these United Arab Emirates, I'm American first. As such, I'm afforded a lot of privilege. I do not take that for granted.
Now, I will backtrack and say that everything isn't peachy keen here. There are small groups of Black women who are involved in a certain underground industry in the UAE. It is possible that you might be mistaken for one of these women by a minority of men who generalize all women with high melanin content as being for sale. It happened to me once. It has happened to others. The key is it rarely happens, so mostly I'm treated with respect. And if I'm honest, when the man interacted with me he was still very respectful. There are people who will interact with you based on their limited perception of whatever Black is. For instance, one of my college students who speaks broken English at best once greeted me very clearly with, "What's up, my nigga?" Once I got over the shock and stifled my laughter at the absurdity. I had to shut that down and educate him on why using nigga (or any other variant) was inappropriate and can be deemed hurtful by Black Americans. This has also happened to my friends who teach in K-12 settings in UAE, Korea, Spain, etc. Being Black is cool, unless you're actually Black in America but that's another post. I suppose they're emulating what they see and hear in one aspect of Black (American) culture. None of these negatives are, in my opinion, a reason to forgo living in the UAE or anywhere else abroad.
Do you have to cover yourself from head to toe?
I do not have to wear an abaya or cover my hair unless I go to a mosque. I wear professional attire to work and reserve my short, body hugging dresses for when I'm going out to dinner and nightclubs. I'm usually in a t-shirt, jeans or bermuda shorts, and flip flops when running around town. Ladies can wear short shorts and tank tops, but it's not recommended in every setting. At the beach or an area where mostly expats will be, it's fine. But some malls and other places where conservative Muslims are will have dress codes and will politely and discreetly ask you to cover your knees and shoulders if you're not dressed appropriately. You'll definitely feel uncomfortable by the stares you'll get from men who find the sight of women's thighs, knees, lower legs, shoulders, and bare arms attractive. If the stares don't put you off, you'll likely be deterred from dressing like that due to the AC that is on a permanent arctic blast setting in the buildings around town. Dressing modestly in public is how you show respect to the culture and the country.
I won't know anyone there. Will I be able to make friends?
There are some amazing people here who will support you as you find your way. My 3rd week here I met an American lady in the grocery store with her family. Once she realized I was a newbie, she hugged me and they invited me over to their house for a BBQ. They remembered what it was like being new here and are but a few of the people who have made my transition more bearable. Abu Dhabi truly is a melting pot with people from different nationalities and cultures. There are organizations, such as Internations, Meetup.com, and even Facebook, that can help you to meet new people. If you have a hobby or interest, I assure you there are other people who share that interest and would love to meet you. While the culture means you may not have much interaction with Emiratis, I have found that the younger Emiratis who are less conservative are relatable and open to engaging with foreigners like me. It's very rare that you find people who are snobbish and stuck up here. Most of us are making the best of our experience, and the miserable ones stick out like a sore thumb. Avoid the miserable ones like the plague.
Will I be able to travel?
Assuming that you have the financial ability and enough vacation time, the travel opportunities are amazing. The UAE is comprised of 7 emirates with all different flavors. I've only been to 3 of them, but can't wait to explore the others once it cools down. Nearby countries like Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain are just a short (90 minute or less) flight away. Other places such as India, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, and Ethiopia, Kenya, Seychelles, Maldives, and Sri Lanka can be reached in 3-6 hours. You may not get the amount of crazy glitch fares like we are currently seeing for flights departing from the USA, but when there are no sale fares, regular airfare to most places is usually affordable. My flight to Kenya was less than $300 USD. My original flight to Tanzania, with a stopover in the Seychelles, was on sale for around $200 USD. My upcoming flight to the Philippines was $1.68 before taxes and fees. No, that's not a typo. Flights from Dubai to Manila were $0.84 on Cebu Pacific Air in January and I snapped them up. While the major players in this region are Etihad, Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Gulf Air, there are still smaller airlines, such as Cebu Pacific Air and Fly Dubai, who can safely get you to many destinations for a low cost. If traveling is one of your main priorities, you will have lots of affordable options.
Do you have any other questions about life as an expat in Abu Dhabi that weren't answered in this post? Feel free to leave your question in the comment box or shoot me an email. I'll answer as many as I can.


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Hurricane Sandy hit New York's Rockaway Peninsula hard, leaving many homes -- including a congressman's -- in flames.
The home of Rep. Bob Turner (R-N.Y.) was among 80 flooded houses destroyed by fire in Breeze Point, Queens. The congressman and his wife were not harmed.
"I, along with many other Breezy Point residents, lost our homes last night and I am grateful that my family and I are safe after this destructive storm," Turner said in a statement. "I hope you will join me in lending a hand to those who were less fortunate and keep everyone impacted by this storm in your thoughts and prayers."
Turner ran this year against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), but lost the GOP primary. He saw his district effectively eliminated, essentially ending his short congressional career.


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Václav Havel, who died on December 18, was that rare intellectual who, rather than forcing his way into politics, had politics forced upon him. In 1998, while serving as President of the Czech Republic, he offered the following reflection on the benefits and dangers of his career path.
PRAGUE – Does an intellectual – by virtue of his efforts to get beneath the surface of things, to grasp relations, causes, and effects, to recognize individual items as part of larger entities, and thus to derive a deeper awareness of and responsibility for the world – belong in politics?
Put that way, an impression is created that I consider it every intellectual's duty to engage in politics. But that is nonsense. Politics also involves a number of special requirements that are relevant only to it. Some people meet these requirements; others don't, regardless of whether they are intellectuals.
It is my profound conviction that the world requires – today more than ever – enlightened, thoughtful politicians who are bold and broad-minded enough to consider things that lie beyond the scope of their immediate influence in both space and time. We need politicians willing and able to rise above their own power interests, or the particular interests of their parties or states, and act in accordance with the fundamental interests of humanity today – that is, to behave the way everyone should behave, even though most may fail to do so.


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Vill du ange som standardvaluta eller gäller valutan endast för detta besök?
this is a new-build hotel built in early 2015. The materials for the room are excellent with special floor tiles good quality carpet frameless glass shower doors and Granite bathroom countertops. Some interesting features are there it has electronic light switches which basically control the lighting through a scene which is very interesting and cool. The view of the creek is amazing. I used the pool which was great as well as a poolside bar where you can drink smoothies while sitting in the pool. The gym was excellent. valet parking is free if you are a guest which was very convenient.
very nice romantic loby soicialy at night restorant and very quit the smell of the room fulled of tabbaco
mycket prisvärd hotel var inte tillräcklig med hiss
Bra frukost, trevligt och rymligt familjerum, fantastiskt kök med allt! Kul med pool för barnen. + med dvd på rummet. Små trånga hissar och för få. Tyvärr nonchalant personal i incheckningen.
Bra barnvänligt hotell med en underbar pool. God frukost, trevlig personal, bra transfer till stranden, rent fint rum, bra läge. Hade önskat daglig transfer till stranden, gärna till olika stränder.
Rent och fräscht, bra planerat med flera cafe/rest/pub val. Snygg still/dekor.
Bra hotell med trevligt bemötande och hjälpsam personal.
The conference I attended, the bath room design, TV sortiment and the swiming pool. Bed lamps as in many hotels not made for reading in bed. Later check out than 12:00 would be appropriate.
The staff were great. Especially the team that cleaned the rooms They would not adjust my rate to what everyone else was paying at the conference because my assistant used booking.com. It may prevent us from using it in the future
most thing i like about the hotel is comfort and luxury. i did not like about the hotel the cleanliness was very poor.
The hotel club floor is clean and luxurious and staff are friendly and attentive The noise from the Octoberfest tent spoiled our stay completely. We complained to the GM on leaving but as yet no reply. Noise continued after 12.30 at night. We couldn't hear ourselves talk & we were on 11th Floor!
friendly staff
*Customer service: Excellent from check in to check out. *Cleanliness: Everything seemed so clean and polished. *Room Service: Every order was perfect.
Its normal nothing specific The voice & sound move from room to room
everthing was perfect. the staff was outstanding. especially the front office manger tarek help us a lot. we are travelling a lot and it was our best stay ever and we will come again.
I liked the hotel facility and the service standard. I didn't like the food smell in the hotel lobby
the food varaity at the resturan i left my room at 8;00 am & return at 02.00pm the room was not clean yet then the cleaner come withen my stay at the rom
Bra service. Fanatstisk frukost.
Valdigt fint hotell!!rimligt rum och underbar pool.exotisk inredning Personalen som vi traffade forst nar vi kom till hotellet var lite ohovlig. han hade sjalvgod attityd och det gillade vi inte alls! han borde veta hur en receptionist ska prata med gaster.
What i liked was the staff were very friendly,helpful and the location was excellent it was in the santer of the city. The housekeeping didn't clean the rooms very well.
the room, a suite deluxe, was really big, and comfortable. The view from the roof is amazing, specially the evening, in the swimming pool. It was not easy to find the hotel, because, when i stayed there, it was brand new, and nobody knew about it, even the Jumeirah beach hotel concierge. some technical problems due to the youth of the hotel (bath leak, TV settings), but no big deal
A really nice hotel. The staff was very grienend. The room and the pool were very nice. The view was amazing.
New hotel
A New Hotel an exellent price and location we were all very happy with staff and I would have given this hotel and staff 100% it was spoilt by one member of staff at check out checkout We were all very impresed until check out a member of staff with no knowledge of her role we recieved no reciept for deposit and hotel latter called me some 2 hours latter asking if I had checked out .When asked what the problem was we were told I am new
Was a great hotel and excellent value for money. Staff were very friendly and accomodating.
Hotel Taxi was too expensive. I asked driver how much for the trip and was told several times, "How much do you want to pay?" This puts the quest in an awkward position and typically results in over paying the fare. Very unprofessional and the hotel should STOP this practice. Otherwise great hotel.
everything was okay, thanks to all staff nat at all
good value for money n.a.
Everything was great and all staff took pride in their work. NO!
the location of the hotel was v.good and not in crowed area The house keeping every alternative day , I will recomended if its every day will be much batter
Nice large executive room Hotel lobby was under refurbishment, without information to guests. Workers were running with mask protection while front desk employees and guests needed to withold the paint smells. In Executive Lounge no availability of drinks etc. only at check-out found out that they are available on request during Ramadan. You feel everywhere that hotel management is very greedy.
I actully like the swimming pool I didn't like Gym
Quitence of the hotel Housekeeping was only towice a week.
location and cleanest mini bar is very expensive
There was no no-smoking room when I arrived, but I was offered a room in the exective floor for the same price. Laocation was very hard to find driving from airport and from diffrent part of the city.
Location was prime. rooms were clean. Slightly older in terms of decor and furnishing the club/DJ nights at the hotel, keeps the front of the hotel overly crowded and during that time valet becomes difficult. Had to park the car myself (which is not a problem) but to wait for all those who came for clubbing to park slowly and jam the parki
Location.so many restaurants around the hotel in five minutes walk.especially there is a Chinese restaurant with good taste and price.the hotel has free shuttle bus to the kite beach and Dubai mall The swimming pool is a little bit small
Shower was nice I had to pay unexpected money on check in.
location was great. within driving distance to everything The room we were given was over the club house which became apparent at night--loud music. Be selective about the room you get assigned. Don't be afraid to ask questions.
The hotel had a nice lobby and fairly good selection of restaurants on site. We were charged a AED 200 deposit on arrival and were told that it would be reimbursed when we checked out. After reviewing my cc statement, this reimbursement never happened. Location isn't ideal. Definitely not a 5 star hotel.
Fina rum, bra läge även om omgivningen inte var det allra vackraste. Trevlig personal och riktigt bra frukost. Poolen på taket var bra.
Personalen ät hjälpsam och trevlig i sitt bemötande. Hotellet ligger ganska bra till med gångavstånd till floden. Rent och snyggt. Barnvänligt med pool på taket samt liten barn pool. Ganska nära matbutik och kyl finns på rummet. Priset på frukosten var dyr nästan 100 kr/pp.
Rent, skön säng, lugnt, god frukost, bra poolområde på taket, trevligt bemötande av all personal.Man fick lämna kvar väskorna länge efter check out. Nej.
Personalen var väldigt trevliga. Enda nackdelen var att taxichaufförerna blandade ihop detta hotell med ett annat four points hotell som låg i närheten. In och utcheckning to också väldigt lång tid
Hotellet är enligt min mening oerhört bra värde för pengarna. Personalen är kunnig, servicen är utmärkt och hotellet fyller alla de funktioner jag anser önskvärt när jag reser.
The worst hotel in Dubai. The rooms are dirty. The staff is not efficient. The breakfast is poor and very expensive. There is a lot of noise in the corridors made by the staff. The housekeeping doesn't remake properly the room. It was a bad experience. The worst hotel in Dubai. The rooms are dirty. The staff is not efficient. The breakfast is poor and very expensive. There is a lot of noise in the corridors made by the staff. The housekeeping doesn't remake properly the room. It was a bad experience.
Rent och städat. Lugnt och fint poolområde för oss med små barn. Mycket trevlig personal. Bra frukost och roomservice. Sitter ihop med en jättestor mall,så nära till shoping och restauranger. Lite långt från stranden för dom som vill dit.Ca 20 min med taxi och trafiken kan vara lite besvärlig vissa tider.
Trevligt hotel med bra läge i stan. Ligger i anknytning till en stor galleria med bra utbud av affärer. Ingen alkohol serveras på hotelet eller i minibaren.
Fantastiskt hotell med superbra service. Poolområdet var inte bra, en snacksbar hade t ex varit trevligt.
Att hotellet låg I centrum, dvs helt rätt placerat med tanke på shopping Att det saknade balkonger/terasser
Läget, prisvärdheten.
Finns inget att klaga på . allt var perfekt. Personal. Rum och läge. Kan kommer att bo där ingen. Ingenting.allt var toppenbra.
Ett underbart bra hotell. Hjälpsam personal. Stora fina rum. Näta till shopping. Helt enkelt toppen. Finns inget att klaga på.
Trevlig personal som är hjälpsamma, städningen utmärkt, SPAavdelningen mycket bra, Thairestaurangen mycket fin mat Vid incheckningen fick jag en förfrågan om priset vilket gick att utläsa av bokningskopian???? och chefen tillkallades. Detta borde aldrig ha hänt framför mig som gäst.
Bemötandet av hotellpersonalen var bra, fick hjälp direkt om man behövde det. Frukost och lunch var bra för pengarna. Hissarna (dörrarna) stängdes alldeles för fort, båda mina barn blev vid olika tillfällen inlåsta där, riktiga skräckupplevelser för dem. Rummen var för små om man har extrasäng och flera barn. Fick påpeka städningen varj dag. Poolen var för liten och inte så barnvänlig eller ren.
Flexibel personal vad gäller utcheckningstid. Bra avstånd till Dubai Creek, Burjuman Shoppingmall, Guld Souken och annat sevärt. Hotellet ligger utmed Bank Street, som är en mycket trafikerad gata. Kan vara svårt att få tag på taxi under rusningstid.


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The Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture is working on a draft bilateral agreement between Costa Rica and the United States. The purpose of the agreement is to improve cooperation between the two count
THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY Required Report - public distribution Date: 11/4/2011 GAIN Report Number: Costa Rica Agricultural Biotechnology Annual Biotechnology and other new production technologies report Approved By: Kelly Stange, Agricultural Attaché Prepared By: Victor Gonzalez, Agricultural Specialist Report Highlights: The Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture is working on a draft bilateral agreement between Costa Rica and the United States. The purpose of the agreement is to improve cooperation between the two countries on areas related to the trans-border movement of grains for animal and human consumption and for processing. Section I. Executive Summary: Transgenic seed varieties have been grown in Costa Rica for multiplication purposes since 1992, with all seeds being exported to the country of origin. Costa Rica has implemented legislation to regulate the import and cultivation of biotech crops. This legislation includes a labeling requirement for genetically modified organisms in agriculture, but there is currently no requirement that foods containing the products of biotechnology be labeled. Beginning in 2004, environmental groups strengthened their campaign against the planting of transgenic varieties in Costa Rica. On September 23, a coalition of these groups submitted to the government a petition to impose a moratorium on the planting of transgenic varieties in Costa Rica, citing the precautionary principle with respect to both the environmental impact and the human health impact of biotechnology. On October 4, 2004, a Presidential decree was published modifying the composition of the Commission on Biosecurity, which reviews all requests for approval of new biotech varieties for planting or propagation. The Commission now has two members from environmental groups and an additional member from the Environment Ministry. Despite concerns over the environmental impact of transgenics in 2004, the area planted with transgenics has grown since then, while anti-biotechnology media events have received only moderate press in Costa Rica. Costa Rica signed the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in May 2000. However, the Protocol was not ratified by the Legislative Assembly until July 17th, 2006. It was published in the Official Diary, "La Gaceta", on November 27th, 2006, thus becoming law. Costa Rica is now working on the national regulatory framework necessary for the implementation of the Protocol. The Ministry of Agriculture (MAG) has recently taken steps to reach agreements with importers and grain users in order to comply with the protocol. As part of that effort, the MAG is working on a draft protocol that would regulate imports from the United States of grains and products derived from biotechnology. The draft protocol will be submitted to USDA/Washington for comments shortly. Up to this point, however, there have been no changes to the regulations for the importation of grains from the United States. However, according to government sources, work on a decree that would contain regulations for the importation of products destined for direct human or animal consumption or for processing, which are the product of modern biotechnology, has not advanced up to this point because of coordination hurdles among the different ministries involved. Section II. Plant Biotechnology Trade and Production: Costa Rica produces genetically modified cotton and soybean seed entirely for export to the country of origin. The seeds do not stay in the country for local consumption. Currently, about 1,600 hectares of cotton and soybeans are planted for the purpose of multiplication of planting seeds for export to the United States. The events approved for planting are Roundup Ready, Roundup Ready Flex, Bollgard, Bollgard II, WideStrike, Cry 1F, Bomoxinil, Liberty Link, Vip 3A and some combinations of the previous ones, for cotton. For soybeans, only Roundup Ready is planted. The GOCR has not received any requests to date for approval to plant transgenic varieties for human or animal food consumption in Costa Rica. According to the companies involved in this business, the procedures to obtain permission from the Costa Rican government to plant genetically modified varieties are straightforward and do not represent an obstacle to production. Companies involved in this business increase or reduce their area planted based on the expected demand for their products in the United States. Costa Rican researchers are working on the development of genetically modified rice (resistance to virus and herbicides), bananas (resistance to black Sigatoka), and more recently, pineapples (higher content of antioxidants). The development of these products is at the field trial stage. According to sources familiar with the research, the most advanced project is in bananas, but it is not expected to come to market during the next year. Costa Rica imports genetically modified corn and soybeans from the United States for animal feed production, and a small volume of cotton for processing. Imports of genetically modified organisms are limited to those indicated above from the United States. Section III. Plant Biotechnology Policy: In 1990, Costa Rica created the National Technical Biosafety Commission (NTBC), which is attached to the Ministry of Agriculture by law (Animal and Plant Health Protection Law 7664 of April 1997, http://www.protecnet.go.cr/sfe/leyesydecretos/MAGLaw7664.pdf). The law confers upon the NTBC power to regulate imports, exports, research, testing, movement, propagation, industrial production, marketing and use of transgenic and other genetically modified organisms for agricultural use. The Commission had operated as a strictly technical body for years, however on October 4, 2004, under pressure from groups opposed to biotechnology, then President Abel Pacheco modified its composition resulting in the following membership: one representative of the Science and Technology Ministry, two representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, two representatives from the Ministry of the Environment, one representative from the National Seeds Office, two representatives from the National Academy of Sciences, and one representative from the Federation for Environmental Conservation. At this time there is no specific legislation requiring approval of products of biotechnology for food consumption, feed or processing. Imports of U.S. grains and soybeans for animal feed production enter Costa Rica under procedures identical to the importation of any other agricultural product. However, legislation to regulate "confined use, release into the environment, research, marketing, promotion, multiplication, transportation, destruction, imports, exports and transit of living modified organisms and their by-products" is under consideration by the GOCR. Government sources have indicated that work is still necessary for different ministries to agree on a final draft and no indication of a timeframe for the project to be sent to the Legislative Assembly has been provided. The country allows field tests of biotechnology crops, following appropriate risk analysis for each particular case. Cases that present stacked events (plants that combine two, or more already approved traits, such as herbicide and insect tolerance) need to undergo the same risk evaluation process as the individual events. Regarding the coexistence of biotechnology and non-biotechnology crops (including organic agriculture), Executive Decree 29782 – MAG of September 18, 2000 (Organic Production Regulation), indicates in Chapter III, Article 24: "Genetically Modified Organisms or those obtained through genetic engineering and the products derived from such organisms, are not compatible with the principles of organic production (understood as production, processing, manufacture or marketing), and their use in organic agriculture is not allowed". The link to the decree is the following: http://www.protecnet.go.cr/SFE/organica1/formularios/Decreto%20Ejecutivo%20No%20%20%2029782%20M.pdf Costa Rica has legislation in effect to promote the production of Organic Products. Article 24 of the legislation indicates the following: "any person who plants transgenic products, will have to obtain permission from the Ministry of Agriculture, without which, the person will not be allowed to initiate the activity. The permit will be granted as long as there is a previous study proving that there are no organic products within a reasonable distance, which may be affected by wind or proximity. The procedure to grant the permit will include consultations by the authorities with the organic producer organizations present in the area." There is no law regarding the use of labels such as "biotech free", "non-biotech", "gmo-free" or "non-gmo" right now. Anti- biotech as well as some consumer protection groups are pushing for mandatory labeling of food products derived from modern biotechnology. However, labeling is required to introduce and/or trade plant products or other genetically modified organisms (gmos) for use in agriculture in Costa Rica. In this case the product must be identified as such on a label where the consumer can identify its characteristics. To date, this requirement has been applied only to labeling of planting seeds. Recent media events in Costa Rica have shifted focus from an emphasis on the environmental impact of biotechnology to the results of environmentalists' sampling of food products, which purportedly revealed transgenics in the food supply. Environmentalists have called for legislation to ban the import of transgenic grains, and to establish a labeling system for transgenic foods. Costa Rica imports in excess of $100 million in commodities that may contain transgenic ingredients per year. Processed food imports, many of which contain ingredients derived from biotech commodities, are growing. There are no biotechnology trade barriers that affect U.S. exports at this time. Costa Rica is an importer of soybeans and corn (primarily yellow corn for animal feed production). Imports of processed products that may contain products of biotechnology are also an important segment of total agricultural products imported from the United States. Section IV. Plant Biotechnology Marketing Issues: Costa Rica is an importer of corn and soybeans from the United States. There seems to be very little if any concern regarding the process from which these products are derived, among users (primarily animal feed producers) or among consumers in the country. The anti-biotech campaign developed since 2004 by different groups under the Federation for Environmental Conservation and the Biodiversity Conservation Network, has not had a significant negative impact among consumers. In fact, as a result of these group's statements (which included at a point a threat to destroy biotech crops), scientists, MAG officials, and the press have had the opportunity to express points of view favorable to biotechnology. Nevertheless, the general public has limited knowledge of the topic and can be easily manipulated by these groups, especially in rural areas, where the educational level of the population is lower. Section V. Plant Biotechnology Capacity Building and Outreach: The U.S. Government funded the visit of a biotechnology expert from University of California, Davis, in June 2005. The expert met with government officials from the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, Economy and Environment, as well as with scientists and members of the NTBC, and discussed different issues related to biotechnology, including the costs of over regulation. He also made a public presentation at the University of Costa Rica, which was well attended by students, academics, and public officials. Interviews were provided to written media and to a television station, and press coverage was generally science based and informative. After the visit, an article which expressed many of the points presented by the speaker in support of biotechnology, was published by a well-known local scientist in a leading newspaper. Also, in November 2005, a University of Georgia Professor and biotechnology expert, visited Costa Rica to meet with GOCR officials from the Ministries of Health and Economy as well as with Legislative Assembly staff. The expert was also interviewed by the Director of "Radio Monumental", a local radio station. Another capacity building and outreach activity included the participation of two U.S. professors in a two day Seminar at the University of Costa Rica in February, 2006. The participation of the two speakers was partially funded by the U.S. Government. The experts also had private meetings with local regulators during their visit. Post organized the visit of an Argentinean expert on biotechnology in August 2007. Topics of his presentations and meetings included the Cartagena Protocol, problems related to labeling of processed products derived from biotechnology and the U.S.-EU conflict over biotech. Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Environment, attended his presentations. Local authorities have expressed interest in obtaining training/information on the intellectual property aspects of biotechnology. In 2010, a Costa Rican official from the Ministry of Agriculture participated in biotechnology training under the Cochran Program. Also, in 2011, two Costa Ricans (one from the University of Costa Rica and one from the Center for Biotechnology Research) participated in the Michigan State University Biotechnology Short Course funded by USDA's Cochran Program. Section VI. Animal Biotechnology: No activity has been reported under other new technologies such as animal cloning or plant nanotechnology.