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A stunning long-range strike by Valter Birsa helped AC Milan end their poor run of Serie A form with a scrappy 1-0 home win over Udinese on Saturday.
In the day's other match Cagliari came from a goal down to beat 10-man Catania 2-1 on their return to the Sant'Elia stadium after an 18-month absence.
Birsa gave injury-ravaged Milan, who were without a host of players including striker Mario Balotelli, their third league win of the season following a 22nd-minute counter attack.
Despite a far from convincing display during which Brazilian Kaka made an uneventful 20-minute cameo appearance, Massimiliano Allegri's side leapfrogged Udinese into eighth place with 11 points from eight games.
Cagliari joined Udinese on 10 points after a superb Victor Ibarbo goal and substitute Mauricio Pinilla's close-range finish six minutes from time secured a dramatic victory in front of 4,800 delirious fans in Sardinia.
Gonzalo Bergessio had given Catania the lead with a powerful header from a fifth-minute corner and they then had Nicola Legrottaglie sent off five minutes before halftime.
Ibarbo also missed a penalty in the 41st minute but Cagliari's win was the perfect postscript to a stadium saga which meant the club were barred from playing at two grounds before being forced to play their home games 1,000-km away in Trieste.

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With a lull in the Hot Stove League, today I'd like to revisit the last couple of columns, both of which resulted in a great deal of e-mail that fairly demands my attention. And if I have to read it, so do you ...
You missed eight important points concerning the 2003 Angels versus the 2004 Angels. This short-circuits the extra wins the Angels can be expected to obtain.
1. Troy Glaus is healthy. He was never healthy last year, and underwent eye surgery to increase his vision this offseason. He no longer has the wrist or leg problems that plagued him throughout the 2003 season. He was virtually worthless last year. You can't talk about expected improvement without talking about Glaus.
2. Jarrod Washburn hurt his shoulder in spring training and was never fully healthy.
3. John Lackey pitched much better than his record indicated. Another thing that's important to remember about Lackey is his struggles came in big innings. That's going to change.
4. Scot Shields in the bullpen makes the Angels' pen the best in baseball ... period. Shields, Derrick Turnbow, Brendan Donnelly, Ben Weber, and Troy Percival. You and Bill James are one of the few to realize that a left-handed pitcher in the pen is overrated. You need a guy who can get left-handers out.
5. Darin Erstad plays center field like a linebacker. He does not realize baseball is a marathon and not a sprint. He is much more likely to be an effective hitter as a first baseman than a center fielder. If you look at his career, you'll notice, he's a much much better hitter when he's not hurting himself playing in center.
6. David Eckstein was hurt all of last year. He's a lot more like the hitter of 2001 and 2002 than the 2003 version.
7. Tim Salmon is going to be a better hitter not playing right field every day. He gets banged up playing the field. He'll hit better and play more often. If you think he can't adjust to DH, take a look at 1998. He had his second best season ever as a DH.
8. Look at Adam Kennedy's splits last year after given the everyday job. This is the only area that optimism may be taking the place of logic. He'll do better than you think.
All that spells the likelihood the Angels will pick up a lot more wins than the number you mentioned. The Angels should not only be the favorite to win the AL West, but a solid favorite. This in spite of the brilliance of A's GM Billy Beane.
Jack McPherson
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Well, the Angels finished 19 games out of first place last season. Not that it's particularly important, but if the Angels really are solid favorites, they're probably the first team to go from 19 games out to solid favorites in major league history.
1. Troy Glaus is not healthy, at least not completely. He had shoulder surgery in the offseason and it's said that he might not be able to play third base when the season starts. This creates at least one problem: the Angels don't have anybody else who can both hit and play third base. Another is that if Glaus has to DH for a spell, that pushes Tim Salmon out of the lineup. About the laser surgery, that's great but to this point nobody's studied the effects the surgery has on players who have had it. Great idea for a research project, though.
I will say this (because Dave Zybert told me) ... "The only thing you missed is to maybe throw in another 50 RBI and 15 HR to make up for Glaus being out half of 2003. That may tip it one or two more games, depending on how timely they are."
Agreed. Glaus' presumed return does add a game or two on the plus side. Addressing McPherson's (many) other points ...
2. I mentioned Washburn's likely improvement in the column.
3. Ditto for Lackey, and Ramon Ortiz is also likely to pitch better in 2004. Aside from signing Guerrero, this is the single biggest thing the Angels have in their favor, that all three of their holdovers in the rotation are perfectly capable of pitching better than they did last season.
4. Do the Angels really have the best bullpen in baseball? Well, they just might. Jack didn't even mention Francisco Rodriguez, who didn't win the Rookie of the Year award everybody thought he would (after that amazing performance in October of '02). Last season, Anaheim relievers posted a 3.13 ERA, second lowest in the majors (behind only the Dodgers and their 2.46). Considering the differences between Dodger Stadium and Anaheim Stadium, and between the National League and the American League, one might reasonably argue that the Angels were nearly as good as the Dodgers in 2003. And considering that the Dodgers have lost Paul Quantrill (1.75 ERA), one might reasonably argue that the Angels really will have the best bullpen in 2004.
Realistically, they probably will not, simply because when you're competing with 29 other particular teams for a particular something, you're unlikely to win even if you really are the best. Yes, the Angels should sport one of the best bullpens in the majors. But remember, we're talking about changes from last season to this season ... and it's not likely that the Angels will be much better in 2004, because they were so good in 2003.
5. Uh, right. This argument -- that Erstad will suddenly become a good hitter because he's not playing center field any more -- strikes me as fairly ridiculous. It's certainly possible, but we're talking about a player who's been a good hitter in exactly one season out of the last four. Does he really have a 776 career OPS because he's been all beat up from playing center field? Or does he have a 776 career OPS because that's how good he really is?
Taking this further, I think we might reasonably argue that the Angels are worse off if Erstad is healthy. As Joe Sheehan observed in his column on Tuesday, if Erstad's playing first base he really doesn't have any value at all, because most of his value rests in his brilliant defense in center field. Take him out of center field but keep him in the lineup, and all of sudden you're spending $8 million per season on a whole lot of nothin'.
6. It's true, Eckstein's better than he played last season. Not a lot better. But better.
7. Salmon's old, Salmon's injury-prone, and he's not likely to play better in 2004 than he did in 2003.
8. Reprising No. 6, I agree that Kennedy is a pretty good bet to improve this season. He enjoyed a big second half, and a 20-homer season might be in his future.
Our correspondent does suffer from OSS (Off-Season Syndrome), the primary symptom being the assumption that everything that can go right, will go right. On the other hand, the Angels probably have more up-side than any other team in the division. I won't be shocked if they win 100 games ... nor will I be shocked if they finish third.
Actually, I will be shocked if they win 100 games, because it's such a tough division. In last Friday's column, I argued that the Angels had to improve by roughly 15 games if they're going to contend for the division title. But as Jeff Gerbracht, Howard Beckerman, and a few other sharp readers pointed out, if the Angels improve, some of those extra wins will come at the expense of their divisional foes. So it might not take 95 wins to win the division, and it'll be awfully tough for somebody to win 100.
Getting back to the original question, should we now consider the Angels the favorites in the West? Based on rosters as they're currently composed, yes we probably should. But that ignores any moves that might be made between now and Opening Day, and it also ignores Billy Beane's proven ability to improve his team in July and August. If I were a betting man, I'd bet on the A's. But the Angels are certainly going to have something to say about that.
Speaking of saying more, I won't today. In Friday's column, though, I will discuss the reaction to last Friday's column, which was about incorporating quality of competition into objective analysis. (I've learned a lot since then.)
Senior writer Rob Neyer writes three columns per week during baseball's offseason. Next spring, Fireside will publish Rob's next book, "The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers" (co-authored with Bill James); for more information, visit Rob's Web site. Also, click here to send a question for possible use on ESPNEWS.


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How can I populate hidden contact info fields in a survey form from InfusionSoft contact data so I know who is responding to the survey without asking them for contact info again? I set up the InfusionSoft API integration.
I want to initiate the Survey invitation from InfusionSoft, and embed the survey form on my server. When a user clicks the link in the E-mail to take the survey, I want to populate their survey form results with contact info I feed from their InfusionSoft contact record.
The embedded form is not up yet. The survey form is here: http://form.jotform.us/form/51317414549152
I mapped the form fields to InfusionSoft Fields, but I'm not sure how to pass the data?
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If I understood you correctly, you are creating a survey form from InfusionSoft, you'll use JotForm to collect contact info, then that info will be prepopulated to your InfusionSoft survey form? Is that right? Or you are using JotForm as the survey form and prepopulate it by fetching existing contact info from InfusionSoft?
Unfortunately, this seems to be a different product, I'm not familiar with how InfusionSoft forms works and how data can be retrieved from your existing contacts from InfusionSoft, what JotForm integration does to your form is that it sends the data to your CRM, build contacts, leads, etc... You might want to ask the InfusionSoft support team if this is possible.
But, we do have a couple of apps that you can use for email marketing/campaign, here's a list of that: http://apps.jotform.com/category/emailling.
Another possible solution is that the contact info will be sent to your MySQL database using PHP, then, from there, you can create a PHP script to send an email with the survey form having prepopulated values (you can prepopulate the values by fetching teh existing contact info from your database).
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Hi Charlie - I got InfusionSoft URL Parameters info and have created eh following links in the Survey invite:
Here is a page about InfusionSoft URL Parameters:
I sent myself a test and the name, phone and Email fields were not populated. There is an updated version of the form here: http://www.jotform.us/form/51317414549152
Is my Syntax wrong?
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Can you please look into Infusionsoft Integration?
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"The throne is redeemed, but the battle is just beginning. "
After conquering Magnus in The Orphan King, Thomas is now on the throne. Burdened with attaining the loyalty of powerful earls and nobles, Thomas is determined to discover just who his allies are. His reign so far is full of betrayal, lies, and hidden agendas. Who can he trust? Fortress of Mist is full of mysterious figures, secret passageways, and disguises. I have to say, one of my favorite elements of these books is the concept of science – it's not common knowledge so to most characters in the book, it's considered to be magic. It makes for interesting plot twists! The ending is a sad cliffhanger, so I hope the next book continues the storyline between Katherine and Thomas and reveals more about the Druidic secrets.
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Following my recent Windows 10 WSL CPU scaling benchmarks to see how well Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux for running native Linux binaries compared to various distributions, I did a comparison of Ubuntu and openSUSE on WSL compared to running these distributions bare metal.
In the past few days I have posted benchmarks showing how AMD's latest open-source Radeon Linux driver code is faster than their hybrid/proprietary driver for OpenGL and perhaps most excitingly is finally how AMD Radeon GPUs are beginning to really compete with NVIDIA GPUs on Linux and in some cases performing better against the GeForce competition than they do under Windows. This comes after years of work on their open-source driver stack and especially a lot of work done over the past year not only by AMD but also Valve and other open-source contributors to Mesa, their RadeonSI Gallium3D driver, their AMDGPU LLVM compiler back-end continues to be refined for compute and graphics, and the AMDGPU kernel driver. So here are the latest Windows vs. Linux gaming benchmarks on the Radeon side to see where things stand now with this latest code.
Following last week's Linux/BSD CPU core scaling tests when seeing how different operating systems competed with going between one and twenty threads with the Intel Core i9 7900X, my latest benchmarking target of curiosity was seeing how Windows 10 with its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) would compare on this system against the other Linux distributions.
With Intel's recently-launched Core i9 7900X I have carried out some interesting BSD vs. Linux benchmarks when testing out various distributions and comparing each of them at 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 20 threads on this $999+ USD processor.
While it's yet another Fedora release shipping several weeks late (in fact, more than one month later than anticipated), the release is once again worth the wait. I've been evaluating the near-final state of Fedora 26 on several of my test systems the past few days and it's working like a champ.
Going beyond last week's Intel Core i9 7900X Skylake-X Linux distribution comparison, here are some complementary tests when trying out the latest Windows 10 Insider Build with its Bash/Windows Subsystem for Linux featuring Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Additionally, some comparison results when running Windows 10 with VirtualBox and then an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS guest, all from this i9-7900X high-end desktop.
Continuing on with our Core i9 7900X Linux benchmarking this week are some numbers when testing this ten-core Skylake-X processor on various Linux distributions under an array of different workloads. Tested for this roundup was Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS, Ubuntu 17.04, Fedora 26, openSUSE Tumbleweed, Manjaro 17.0.2, and Clear Linux 16160.
Continuing in our benchmarks of Debian 9, here is a comparison when re-testing 6.0.10 "Squeeze", Debian 7.11 "Wheezy", Debian 8.8 "Jessie", and the newly-released Debian 9.0 "Stretch".
Earlier this month with some fresh Windows vs. Linux benchmarks were numbers showing how the open-source Radeon driver stack is now nearly on-par with the Radeon Windows driver as well as how the Intel Linux graphics performance is getting closer to parity too. In this article are the least interesting numbers: the NVIDIA Linux vs. Windows 10 results.
With last week having posted some fresh macOS Sierra vs. Linux OpenGL benchmarks, here are some more interesting tests to compare the Intel OpenGL driver on Windows 10 Pro x64 to the open-source Intel OpenGL driver used by Linux. Linux beating macOS wasn't too much surprise considering that Apple has been neglecting OpenGL for years, but the Linux vs. Windows OpenGL comparison is a much tougher battle.
Last week I posted some fresh macOS vs. Linux Intel OpenGL benchmarks while for those curious about the CPU performance, here are some additional benchmarks from that Mac Mini system.
In addition to having some fresh Radeon Linux vs. Windows GPU driver numbers as an added bonus as we celebrate Phoronix's 13th birthday this week are some fresh macOS vs. Linux OpenGL performance figures.
With Debian 9.0 "Stretch" being released in a few weeks, you can expect to find a number of Debian GNU/Linux comparisons coming up on Phoronix in June. For those curious how the performance of Debian Stretch is looking now that it's nearly finalized, here are some initial benchmarks compared to the current stable Debian 8.8 release as well as Ubuntu 17.04, CentOS 7, and Clear Linux.
The Intel-developed high-performance Clear Linux operating system has decided to shift their desktop focus from Xfce to GNOME.
Just two days ago GCC 7.1 was released as the first stable release of GCC 7 as the annual update to this GNU code compiler. If you are looking for a Linux rolling-release distribution already using GCC 7 by default, Intel's open-source Clear Linux appears to be one of the first.
Our latest Windows 10 Creator Update versus Linux benchmarking is taking a quick look at the Intel HD Graphics 630 Kabylake performance with Windows 10 on the latest Intel driver compared to Ubuntu 17.04 and Clear Linux.
After carrying out the recent Amazon EC2 Cloud benchmarks vs. Intel/AMD CPUs I also decided to run some Linux distribution tests in the Elastic Compute Cloud with not having done any such comparisons in a long time. So for those wondering how different Linux distributions compare in Amazon's cloud, this article is for you.
Windows 10 Creators Update was released earlier this month by Microsoft as the latest installment to Windows 10. Since it's been a few months since last benchmarking the "Windows Subsystem for Linux" (WSL), a.k.a. "Bash for Windows", here are some fresh benchmarks of Ubuntu atop Windows 10 Creators Update vs. Intel's Clear Linux vs. Ubuntu 17.04.
A Phoronix Premium reader recently requested some fresh boot time comparisons and power consumption numbers for Intel laptop hardware, so here are some numbers.
One of the immediate requests that usually comes in with each new Ubuntu release is a comparison of the Linux gaming performance when trying out the different desktop options. From yesterday's Ubuntu 17.04 release, here are Steam Linux gaming tests with Budgie, GNOME Shell, KDE Plasma 5, MATE, Unity 7, and Xfce4 when using an AMD Polaris graphics card on the RadeonSI driver stack.
Last week when posting an eight-way BSD/Linux OS comparison there were a few premium members who requested seeing Solus results side-by-side. For those interested, here are some fresh benchmarks of this promising Linux distribution.
With Unity 8 (and Mir) being years behind schedule, Mark Shuttleworth today made the surprise announcement of abandoning Unity 8 and shifting back to GNOME while also stopping their Ubuntu Phone efforts. This was the biggest Ubuntu shock in years and as such I've thrown together today a bit of a tribute or look back at the various desktop milestones of Ubuntu since its first release covered by Phoronix back in 2004. Check it out if you are a relatively new Linux user or just wish to relive the old screenshots of GNOME2, Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Ubuntu TV, the early Unity days, the ambitious Mir plans, and more.
For getting April started, here is a fresh comparison of various BSDs and Linux distributions tested on an Intel Core i7 6800K Broadwell-E box. Tested operating systems included Antergos, Clear Linux, DragonFlyBSD 4.8, FreeBSD 11.0, Scientific Linux 7.3, TrueOS 20160322, Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS, and Ubuntu 17.04 20170330.
With DragonFlyBSD 4.8 making its debut yesterday, I was excited to give this updated BSD operating system a try now that it has UEFI support and some performance improvements. Here are some early benchmark results of DragonFlyBSD 4.8 compared to 4.6 and Intel's Clear Linux for some additional reference points.
Given there is just one month to go until the official Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" release and past the ordinary freezes and nearly at the final development milestones, I decided to take a test drive this morning of Unity 8 with Mir atop the latest daily Zesty packages.
Given AMD's Ryzen is a very new platform, some Phoronix readers have inquired whether a given distribution is a faster and better-supported than others. Here are tests of Ubuntu, Clear Linux, Debian, Antergos, Fedora, and openSUSE tested with an AMD Ryzen 7 1800X system.
For those curious how Ubuntu 17.04 is shaping up, considering this week was the "beta" release for participating flavors, I decided to take a fresh Ubuntu 17.04 x86_64 daily ISO and see how its performance compares to Ubuntu 17.10, Clear Linux 13600, Antergos 17.2, and openSUSE Tumbleweed.
This week I've published Windows 10 vs. Linux NVIDIA gaming benchmarks and a Radeon Software Windows 10 vs. RadeonSI/RADV Linux comparison with a variety of interesting games. For this third article on the topic of Windows 10 vs. Linux performance are a few Intel HD Graphics 630 benchmark results.
On Monday I published a Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu Linux gaming performance comparison with NVIDIA GeForce graphics while today the tables have turned and is a Windows vs. Linux gaming benchmark battle with AMD Radeon graphics.
Here is a fresh round of some out-of-the-box Linux distribution tests when focusing on different server/workstation workloads. Featured in this comparison is Antergos 17.2-Rolling, Clear Linux 13200, Fedora 25, Scientific Linux 7.3, Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, Ubuntu 16.10, and openSUSE Tumbleweed 20170205.
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By Arie Rukmantara and Steve Nettleton
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, 11 December 2006 – Six months ago, Mohammad Hisyan, 9, was left with little more than his guitar. It was one of the few belongings he managed to save when a devastating earthquake struck Central Java. The 5.9 magnitude tremor killed more than 5,000 people and flattened thousands of homes in the region.
For Mohammad, the guitar is more than just a musical instrument – it is a legacy. It was a gift from his father, who died in the quake that struck early in the morning on 27 May.
Mohammad says he hopes one day to become a professional musician. In the meantime, he spends his afternoons playing songs for other young survivors at a children's centre in Wedi, a village near Yogyakarta.
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"I dream of being a drummer or a guitar player," he says, his innocence and optimism contrasting with nearby scenes of people living in tents, waiting for their homes to be rebuilt by the Indonesian Government.
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|More than 1,500 young quake survivors like these girls play and receive care and protection at child centres in the region around Jogyakarta, Indonesia.
Mohammad is one of the more than 1,500 children attending UNICEF-established centres in the quake-ravaged area of Yogyakarta. The centres have now been turned over to the local communities to manage as they see fit, to help children overcome their trauma and move on with their lives.
Aside from providing a haven for fun and games, the centres serve as places where children can learn about and discuss problems they face, through entertaining and educational activities – including role-playing and simulations.
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At some centres, specially trained police officers take part in activities. One of them, Officer Purwaningsih, watches over the children in Wedi, teaching them to respect others and avoid drugs. She also looks out for signs of abuse or neglect.
"Many families are facing hardship and therefore children are very vulnerable to abuse and violence," said Ms. Purwaningsih. "So it's very important to protect children, especially in the wake of the earthquake."
With protection and care from the community, children recovering from the quake can start to forget about the disaster and focus on developing their potential – an important step in rebuilding shattered communities.
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A new expert body at the United Nations, the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, is seeking proposals from governments, NGOs, trade unions and other institutions to help establish the group's priorities and activities. The Deadline for submissions is December 8, 2011.
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GENEVA (4 November 2011) – A new United Nations expert body* charged with the promotion of respect for human rights by business of all sizes, in all sectors, and in all countries, is inviting governments, companies, trade unions, international agencies, national human rights institutions and NGOs to share their thoughts to help it establish its work programme.
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The new expert body started its activities this week focusing on a set of internationally accepted UN guidelines, which provide for the first time a global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity. The UN Framework and Guiding Principles on business and human rights outline what States and business enterprises should do to ensure that human rights are respected by business, and to ensure access to effective remedies for those whose rights have been adversely affected by business activity.
Besides promoting and disseminating these Guiding Principles, the Working Group must ensure that they are effectively implemented by both governments and business, and that they result in improved outcomes for individuals and groups around the world whose rights have been affected by business activity. How best to achieve this complex task? Share your views at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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(*) Mr. Michael Addo (Ghana), Ms. Alexandra Guaqueta (Colombia / USA), Ms. Margaret Jungk (USA), Mr. Puvan Selvanathan (Malaysia) and Mr. Pavel Sulyandziga (Russian Federation). See below for each expert's bio.
The United Nations Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises was... established by the UN Human Rights Council on 17 June 2011, and its members appointed on 30 September 2011. The Working Group comprises five independent experts of balanced geographic representation. Collectively, these experts bring diverse skills and experience on the advancement of business respect for human rights across a wide range of countries, issues, and sectors.
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Michael Addo is a Senior Lecturer in international human rights law at the University of Exeter. He holds a PhD and LLM and is qualified as a lawyer and advocate at the Ghana Bar. He has authored and edited several books including one of the earliest collection of essays on Human Rights Standards amd the Responsibility of Transnational Corporations (Nijhoff 1998) as well as many other journal and conference publications in this field.
Alexandra Guaqueta (Colombia)
Alexandra Guaqueta holds a M.Phil./D.Phil. International Relations with expertise on global governance and is currently attached to the School of International Studies at Flinders University. Ms. Guaqueta's has extensive academic and practical expertise particularly on the issue of business and human rights in conflict affected areas. She led the work in Cerrejon (Colombia) on piloting rights-compatible Grievance Mechanism guidelines.
Margaret Jungk (USA)
Margaret Jungk holds a PhD and Masters in International Relations and Political Science with a focus on human rights. She is the Founder and Director of the Human Rights & Business Department at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, which was the first dedicated unit on Human Rights and Business in a National Human Rights Institution worldwide. She has over a decade of experience advising multinational companies on mainstreaming human rights into business operations.
Puvan J Selvanathan (Malaysia)
Puvan Selvanathan advises multinational companies on global sustainability strategy, with a focus on the Palm Oil sector. He is an Architect by profession, holds an MBA and is now completing his DBA in Corporate Sustainability. He has been involved for over 10 years in developing the Malaysian business community's understanding of ethics, good governance and corporate responsibility. In his current role he is engaged in establishing human rights principles in companies in the large-scale agricultural sector.
Pavel Sulyandziga (Russian Federation)
Pavel Sulyandziga holds a degree in economics and works on the issue of protection of indigenous rights in the context of business. He has worked in government agencies and community organizations. He was a member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. He is currently a member of the Public Chamber of Russia (an elected statutory body of civil society of Russia), and chairs the Working Group on the development of remote areas of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation.
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- November 7, 2011 at 3:56 pm
While the states that comprise the UN membership with few exceptions are entirely subservient to transnational corporations, the UN itself -- through its agencies like the IMF and World Bank -- is a major institutional barrier to the implementation of human rights for all humanity, let alone indigenous peoples. That said, based on the evidence of the last two decades alone, a starting point for any forthright analysis of TNCs and their role in the international human rights regime would have to state up front that privatization is a crime against humanity. Anything less is an exercise in futility.
- November 8, 2011 at 11:21 am
Sadly, I don't think they would even blink at that one (as a general principle, it's way too radical) - unless, what if it was in a human rights context?
In any case, the UN is certainly a major barrier, especially with all the bureaucracy, not to mention the censorship and marginalization that takes place at so many of their key events. On the other hand, eventhough UN agencies have tonnes of different stuff going on, they're not even really trying to support Indigenous Peoples. Most of their work never bears fruit and it's usually very limited in scope. For instance, all their news agencies combined only report on about 1/10 of what's actually happening in the world - and that's just writing news, which anybody can do.
And when it comes to putting pressure on governments, well, maybe one UN agency will issue one strongly worded statement, but that's about it.
They also make the same wasteful mistake that most NGOs make, as we're seeing now with the Belo Monte Dam. Lots of groups are rightly crying out over that project, which is great - but what about the other 20 or so dams that are just as bad? The count's even worse when it comes to mining. This new agency needs to think BIG
And to reiterate your point, it will need to take risks. "More of the same" just won't cut it. After all, we're not just talking about justifying pay checks, here. Real Lives are on the line.
- November 8, 2011 at 12:36 pm
I'm not saying human rights activists should not engage with the UN on human rights issues, I'm merely advising they begin from a position based on facts rather than fantasy. Our strength is founded on moral sanction, which is the reason the UN and its member states expend so much energy on programs and public relations related to that. When we set a human rights agenda grounded in the reality of the misery generated by TNCs and their globalization initiatives, we alter the discussion required to advance implementation of the human rights regime. While there is much to lament in the performance of UN agencies, it would likely be a lot worse were we not so engaged.
- November 8, 2011 at 1:35 pm
If one examines the relationship between indigenous peoples and TNCs over the last 500 years, it has clearly changed. Part of the reason it has evolved from genocide justified by Papal Bulls to assimilation bolstered by free market theology is the resistance mobilized by aboriginal nations and their liberation oriented allies. TNCs and institutional bureaucrats at the UN and in its member states are not risk takers, they are risk avoiders; when human rights activists mount campaigns of civil disobedience, sabotage, or armed insurrection against TNCs, the corporate owners and state bureaucracies look for ways to appease or defeat them at minimal cost. Since TNCs were formed for the express purpose of taking other peoples' property, any threats to that receive their undivided attention. As Nelson Mandela said, the slogan is attack.
- November 11, 2011 at 11:33 pm
Again, Jay, thanks for commenting.
I do think it's right that we're engaging the UN, don't get me wrong. I just wish the institution was a little more accountable to us.
But beyond my wishful thinking, you're absolutely right, we have to work from a position based on facts. We have to be strategic about it too, I think, since the movement still so marginalized, divided and lacking in financial resources - and when there's still so many so caught up in "the game" that they can't see (let alone comprehend) what those facts are. It's necessary work. And if we don't do it, then we'll end up getting pushed and pulled by those who refuse to do right by us, at our expense.
- November 12, 2011 at 9:48 am
If you look at the sum of UN programs rather than its pieces, a different picture emerges. As storytellers, it is our task to paint that picture through narratives that capture the totality of what is happening.
While minor concessions are being made to placate indigenous peoples and their civil society friends, ethnic cleansing on a scale not seen since the first wave of invasions out of Europe is well underway.
This final solution for the disposition of the world's 5,000 remaining indigenous societies, in order to extract fossil fuels and minerals without regard for human rights, is the result of conflating greed and need. Neglecting environmental concerns as well, TNCs, states and the UN are engaged in an all out effort to clear the way for wholesale ravaging of the planet. If you doubt my assertions, take a look at the UN Millenium Development goals sometime.
Development has to happen in order to meet the demands of a burgeoning world population, but how that happens depends on attitude. Taking into consideration the needs of all peoples, including indigenous nations, would temper the greed and focus on the need. Development without their consent leaves it to markets and institutions to decide our
Given this horrific scenario, the bewildering manipulations within the UN to exclude indigenous peoples from a seat at the table on all matters of substance makes sense. Silencing their voices is a prerequisite to their marginalization and, ultimately, their annihilation.
- December 1, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Unfortunately the UN has been overtaken by those very trans-nationals in the form of Governments that support the exploitation of it's people and resources at all costs. We cannot even get our respective Governments to be open and accountable, how is this group going to be any different than other groups over the last 50+ years who have been endeavouring to bring some kind of accountability and recourse for the everyday citizen, against trans-nationals who seem to own most Governments.


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I have primary custody of my child, father has partial custody by court order. He has family out of state (Michigan), we are having issues right now as he has been harrassing me to stop child support by writing a letter to the court. I had to get a PFA to stop harrassment. What do I do if he takes my child out of state without my permission and also doesn't inform he is taking the child? He is unemployed and has no ties to PA.
Assuming you have shared legal custody of the child and he does not return your child to you at the conclusion of his custodial time (whether it is because he took the child out of state or an unannounced vacation), you would file for contempt of the custody order. Quite simply, he has violated the Custody Order and you need to enforce it.
If you are unable to locate your child, though, you may need to also call law enforcement to help you track down the father. Keep in mind that law enforcement officers typically won't enforce your custody order (they defer to the courts for that), but they may help you locate your child so you can serve the father with the contempt action. If the father has acted criminally in any way, then the police will charge him appropriately.
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The bigger question for you really is what if he takes your child out of state and doesn't return him not whether he takes him out of state to visit family and then brings him back. Your custody order should specifically set forth what notification provisions are required when traveling with your child out of state and/or taking him on vacation. If there are no written notice requirements, then he has not violated anything. If there are, then not notifiying you of his trip out of state would be a violation and you could seek a contempt petition.
However, you need to do a cost-benefit analysis. If he brings your child back, where you really harmed and is it worth the financial and emotional costs of going back to court on a contempt action?
If he fails to return your child, I agree that the first step is contacting law enforcement where you live and where his family lives and he may be staying at with your child. I would then also immediately seek relief with the Family Court via a Contempt Petition.
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These photographs present a small sample of the huge quantity and diversity of scenic beauty found in the parks and monuments of Southern Utah, incluing Arches, Canyonlands, Natural Bridges, Grand Gulch, Capitol Reef, Escalante, Grand Staircase, Bryce, and Zion.
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I am an outdoor enthusiast, hiker, and avid photographer. I drive a Land Rover to get to these locations. I use a Canon digital camera to capture the images and then optimize them using Photoshop software to represent what was in my mind's eye at the time the photo was taken.
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The Port of Palm Beach caters to many personal yachts and mega yachts throughout the year. The Port's specialized service provides up-to-date replenishing necessities all while under the strictest of security protocol. The Port's close proximity to the luxury of Palm Beach Island adds to its appeal. Yacht owners looking to bring their vessel into the Port of Palm Beach may contact Marketing Manager Lisa Schillig at 561-383-4127.
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14 June 1937, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Playing piano from early childhood, in the late 50s Greene studied classical music, at Chicagos Fine Arts Academy, and jazz with Dick Marx. He played bebop in Chicago before spending time in California where he played some free jazz with flautist Jon Winter. Although he had begun his jazz life in a bebop world, Greene was eager to place a personal stamp upon his music and upon entering the parallel world of free jazz, he truly found freedom. This was in New York City in 1962 and he soon established a name as a forward thinking musician. He played with Alan Silva and the Free Form Improvisation Ensemble (FFIE), a co-operative band that also included Winter, Gary Friedman (alto saxophone) and Clarence Walker (drums). He played in multimedia settings with poets and in various other free jazz groups and also became a member of the Jazz Composers Guild where others involved included Paul Bley, Michael Mantler, Roswell Rudd,...
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She is really cool but she has a 6 year old daughter. should I just play stupid or should I tell her I would never seriously date her because she has a kid.
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Just tell her you think she is really great, but you don't date anyone with children (not "her because she has a kid"). As someone who was once a single mom, I can totally respect someone who was just honest with me about it, and understand their side. But it would save me from wasting more time pursuing you.00|00|0
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She is not cool, she is just pretending. There is no reason to tell her why you aren't interested, you don't owe her an explanation.
You are very wise not to date single Moms and it's best not to date co workers too. You can either play it dumb or be what all women find unattractive. Be really really nice.
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Report summaryThe refinery is located at Brixlegg, 40km north-east of Innsbruck, and has good road and rail links. It treats anodes from the secondary copper smelter on the same site. Copper has been produced at Brixlegg since 1463 and was initially from local copper/silver mines. Coinage sheet from Brixlegg was provided to many mints. Forged and rolled products from Brixlegg were much sought after. Electrolytic copper was first produced at Brixlegg in 1886 at a capacity of 36t/a. By 1904 capacity...
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playing russian roulette with two bullets inside. every time i decide to play i add one more bullet. i was extremely lucky till now. some time though, i'll either run out of luck or of empty bullet sockets in the gun.21|10|0
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Giles Coke has agreed to join Northampton after rejecting a new contract at Mansfield.Giles Coke has agreed to join Northampton Town after rejecting a new contract at Mansfield Town.
The young midfielder had expressed a desire to secure fresh terms at Field Mill and was offered a deal by manager Billy Dearden.
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The 20-year-old has accepted a two-year contract with the Cobblers, with the fee to be decided by a tribunal.
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I have a massive likeness. can't wait for this film and i have blonde hair so it works
Aren't most of them bald or Aryan?
Captain Nazi, he is one of Captain Marvel's enemies
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Affordable getaway 20 minutes from Downtown Charleston. 8 minute walk to the sandy beach and less than a block to the restaurants and shopping on Center Street. Folly Beach is a unique island with classic characters and hospitality. New shared
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River and marsh view apartment is upstairs with 1 bedroom with queen bed, separate living room area with pull out futon in sunroom, bathroom with bath and shower, and full kitchen with stove (no oven or dishwasher).
The location is quiet yet close to the pier and Center Street restaurants and shops. Long term tenants rent the house next door on the same property. The tenants are very easygoing and our vacation rental visitors rarely see them.
We've lived in the Charleston area our whole lives and would by happy to assist with recommendations to explore the wonderful Lowcountry. Please call with any questions.
While the apartment is above a garage, and is a freestanding structure, the porch of the rental is attached to the main house, which has long term tenants who are very laid back. The long term tenants do not use the porch per their rental agreement, the porch is only for vacation renters.
Please note that a $65 cleaning fee applies to rentals of less than 3 nights. This is sent as an updated quote/payment request once the unit is booked.
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The property is quiet and private but only one block to Center Street. No need to drive to eat dinner or grab a drink, it's a short walk. The pier, about 1/5 of a mile long, is a short walk away The public boat landing and Folly River pier are a 5 minute walk away.
The place was nice however it has been over two weeks and we have not received our security deposit
Close to EVERYTHING and even short walk to beach. Beautiful view from deck and cozy/roomy home! I love the location and how relaxed the place felt. Only thing I would change is having an oven! We wanted to cook pizza one night :) We will definitely be back!
We had only two nights to stay in Folly Beach, but wanted something a little different from a hotel room. Our two children were happy to have there own beds. We were happy to have a room with a door. Mario was extremely responsive on a couple of minor requests. We would be happy to book a return visit should we be in the neighborhood..
Great location, quite, clean, bath tub so clean I would not hesitate to soak awhile. Walk to the beach for a few hours or the day - - I chose the dock area, what at a great resource for a quite day by the river rather than the noisy ocean beach. Close enough to Charleston to do a fun day trip. Will probably be back. Would definitely not hesitate to refer to my friends.
absolutely loved our little mini vaca in Folly Beach! The house is just the right size for a family of four. Kids stayed in the loft, which was fun for them. The house was clean and well stocked. I just couldn't find the dryer, which ended up being fine on this windy trip because there was a clothesline. The bonus of the entire trip was that everything was walking distance away. The beach is 7 short blocks away. Hoping to visit again soon!
Spent a few days at Folly Beach and really enjoyed ourselves. It was convenient to Charleston and everything on Folly was walking distance from this quant little place. We ate at Lost Dog Café, Loggerheads, Taco Boy and Woody's. All were good places to eat with great atmosphere. Best coffee was from Center Street!! Mario was quick to respond to emails and refunded our security deposit the day we left. Enjoy your stay!!
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Nothing can stop Bhai! And the audience just proved this once again as they are filling the theatre screens watching Salman Khan drop back to Pakistan the little girl Harshaali Malhotra with the help of Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', which is being touted as the best flick of Salman's career is earning big bucks at the box office. The movie collected 9.30 Cr on Monday and 9.10 Cr on Tuesday, taking the total up to 259.12 Cr.
It would be interesting to see whether the movie collects 300 Cr or if Ajay Devgn's 'Drishyam' manages to stop Salman's dream run at the box office this year!
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Quite the Sales Pitch, AMR
Two days ago, American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corp., submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a prospectus in which it announced it was selling precisely 15,002,091 shares of its common stock. As of yesterday, that stock was selling for $25.40 a share--which was way down from $27.63, its price at the beginning of the week. AMR needs the dough. Why? Well, let the company explain in its own filings, underneath the subhead "Risk Factors," which is not a reality TV show but a reality check for the Fort Worth-based carrier:
"As a result of significant losses in recent years, our financial condition has been materially weakened. We have incurred significant losses in recent years: $92 million in the first quarter of 2006, $861 million in 2005, $761 million in 2004, $1.2 billion in 2003, $3.5 billion in 2002 and $1.8 billion in 2001. As a result, our financial condition has been materially weakened, and we remain vulnerable both to unexpected events (such as additional terrorist attacks or a sudden spike in jet fuel prices) and to general declines in the operating environment (such as that resulting from a recession or significant increased competition).
Our initiatives to generate additional revenues and significantly reduce our costs may not be adequate or successful.
As we seek to improve our financial condition, we must continue to take steps to generate additional revenues and to significantly reduce our costs. Although we have a number of initiatives underway to address our cost and revenue challenges, a number of these initiatives involve significant changes to our business which we may be unable to implement."
You gotta admire the honesty. Then you gotta wonder why someone would buy one share of AMR. Or a ticket on American. --Robert Wilonsky
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A Comparison of One Versus Two Doses of Influenza Vaccine in Children 5-8 Years of Age
This study has been completed.
Group Health Cooperative
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 8, 2005
Last updated: February 25, 2014
Last verified: February 2014
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The purpose of the study was to find out if children 5 through 8 years of age who are getting influenza vaccine for the first time should get one or two doses.
|Biological: 2 0.5 ml doses of '04-05 Trivalent Influenza Vaccine
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Comparison of One Versus Two Doses of Influenza Vaccine in Children Aged 5-8 Years of Age Receiving Influenza Vaccine for the First Time
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Flu Flu Shot
Drug Information available for: Influenza VaccinesU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Group Health Cooperative:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Comparison of antibody response after 1 dose of influenza vaccine with that after 2 doses of influenza vaccine. [ Time Frame: Blood samples were obtained at 3 time points, before dose 1 of vaccine, 4 weeks after receipt of dose 1 and before dose 2, and 4 weeks after dose 2 of vaccine. ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To describe and compare the safety profile after 1 and 2 doses of vaccine. [ Time Frame: Study diaries were kept from the day of vaccination daily for the 4 days after vaccination. ]
|Study Start Date:
|August 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2004
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|December 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Subjects receiving vaccine
2 0.5 ml doses of '04-05 Trivalent Influenza Vaccine 4 weeks apart.
Biological: 2 0.5 ml doses of '04-05 Trivalent Influenza Vaccine
2 0.5 ml doses of '04-05 Trivalent Influenza Vaccine
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Currently, two doses of influenza vaccine are recommended for children younger than 9 years receiving influenza vaccine for the first time. While the scientific support for 2 doses of vaccine in infants and toddlers is sound, the need for 2 doses of vaccine for adequate immunogenicity in older children is less certain. If the immunogenicity of a one-dose vaccine regimen is comparable to a two-dose regimen, then one dose would be preferable for reasons of safety, practicality and economics, and would reduce a major barrier to vaccination in this injection-adverse age group. This study compared the immunogenicity and reactogenicity of one versus two doses of influenza vaccine in children aged 5 to 8 years old receiving influenza vaccine for the first time. All children enrolled in the study received two doses of vaccine, and the immune response after one dose of vaccine was compared to the immune response after two doses of vaccine.
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|5 Years to 8 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Immunocompetent children who are at least 5 and no more than 8 years of age on the date of the first vaccination.
- Parents able to give informed consent and child available for all study visits.
- Family able to understand and comply with planned study procedures.
- Family must have telephone accessibility.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous receipt of influenza vaccine of any kind (shot or nasal spray).
- Active cancer or blood system abnormalities such as leukemia.
- Immunocompromising illnesses or current receipt of immunosuppressive agents
- Allergy to eggs or egg protein, or to gentamicin (an antibiotic that is present in trace amounts in the vaccine).
- Any acute or chronic condition that (in the opinion of the investigator) would render vaccination unsafe or would interfere with the evaluation of responses.
Temporary Exclusion Criteria:
Acute disease, defined as the presence of moderate or severe illness with or without fever, at the time of enrollment. Influenza vaccine may be administered to children with minor illnesses, such as diarrhea, mild upper respiratory infection and low-grade febrile illness with an oral temperature <100.4 F.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00158665
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00158665
|United States, Washington
|Group Health Research Institute
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
Sponsors and Collaborators
Group Health Cooperative
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
|Principal Investigator:
|Lisa A Jackson, MD, MPH
|Group Health Cooperative
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Group Health Cooperative
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00158665 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CDC Protocol 4258
VSD contract #200-2002-00732 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention )
|Study First Received:
|September 8, 2005
|Last Updated:
|February 25, 2014
Keywords provided by Group Health Cooperative:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Influenza, Human
Orthomyxoviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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The paper gives an overview over the German energy policy in the area of renewable energy sources. It focuses on the Renewable Energies Act (REA) of April 1, 2000, which has shown to be the main stimulus for the upswing of the market of renewable energies in Germany. One of the key features of the REA is the declining compensation schedule which aims at generating and stimulating learning curve effects. The paper shows the key findings of a report to the German Bundestag on the market and on the cost trend of installations for the use of photovoltaics, wind power, biomass and hydropower.
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