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Map of Niger
Facts and Figures on Niger
Niger, in West Africa in the Sahel region, is a landlocked country with seven neighbours: Algeria and Libya to the north; Benin and Nigeria to the south; Chad to the east; and Burkina Faso and Mali to the west. In size it is more than 5 times the area of the United Kingdom. Roughly two thirds of the country is desert. In the north the mountain range of the Air region has low rainfall, but sufficient to support the cattle-rearing Tuaregs. Further south, the country changes from semi-desert to savannah. Close to the border with Nigeria, Hausa farmers are able to cultivate groundnuts and millet.
The majority of the population is concentrated in the south-west corner of the country where the main crops are grown: millet, sorghum, maize, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, rice, market gardening products, cattle and sheep rearing. In fact, Niger is quite sparsely populated, the total population being around 8 million, and is made up mainly of nomadic Tuareg and Fulani as well as the more settled Hausa, Zarma and Kanuri peoples. The official language is French and the commonly spoken languages are Hausa, Djerma and Tamasheq (Tuareg).
At one time the economy of Niger relied completely on its agriculture, although drought during recent years has drastically diminished its importance. Only 3% of the total land area is cultivated while 90% of the population is occupied in agriculture. In the meantime, the development of the uranium industry and its significance for export resulted in the neglect of agriculture and the reliance upon this one industry. 5% of the population are involved in this industry. Niger, with an estimated 10% of the worlds uranium reserves, in recent years has seen the collapse of world prices due to two important factors. Firstly, competition from the former Soviet Union and, secondly, the declining demand from the major purchasing countries since they have had to reconsider their nuclear energy programmes due to pressure from ecology groups. This has resulted in a massive drop in Nigers uranium production, exports and employment figures.
Another primary difficulty faced by Nigers economy is the lack of a comprehensive system of roads. In all there are only 7,460 miles of roads of all types in a land-locked country of 489,062 sq. mls. which needs good communication links with its seven neighbours. Niamey, the capital with 350,000 inhabitants, is over 370 miles from the nearest sea port, Cotonou in Benin. Other important towns are Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder. However, the majority of the population are rural and really need a better communications system for their development.
History and Government
Proof of humans living in the area now known as Niger goes back around 6000 years, when the then rich fertile area sustained a well-developed civilisation. The control of the great trans-Saharan trade routes was the source of all power in the region for the thousand years preceding the 19th Century. This trade was chiefly in salt, gold and slaves, supporting the creation of the Songhai kingdom in the west with the Kanem-Bornu empire around Lake Chad in the east. The central area was dominated by the Hausa kingdom from the 13th century onwards. However, once European traders opened up the sea routes to West Africa in the 18th century, the wealth and power of these kingdoms declined.
France colonised Niger in the 19th century and, consequently, Niger became part of French West Africa until 1958. Eventually in 1960 independence was achieved, Hamani Diori being elected head of state. Further elections in 1965 and 1970 returned Diori and his party back to power, giving him and his government an aura of stability for a newly independent nation. Unfortunately, severe drought in the region from 1968 onwards resulted in large-scale civil unrest.
April 1974 saw a successful military coup in Niger led by Lt. Col. (later Major General) Seyni Kountche. However, when the military later attempted to try and civilianise the government a number of further unsuccessful coup attempts followed. Nevertheless, by 1983 the legislative Council of Ministers were completely civilian under Prime Minister Oumarou Maname. In 1987 Kountche died and he was replaced by his loyal supporter Ali Seibou who commenced his work as head of state by trying to put Nigers economy onto a sounder footing.
At that time the only industry virtually supporting the country was uranium. To try and diversify its economy, Niger had to seek help from the World Bank which, as with all other applicants, demanded a Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) be implemented, e.g. higher taxes and less subsidies. The Government was extremely loath to apply the Programme fully as it required strict austerity procedures, particularly for the public sector. For example, the loyalty of the civil service was extremely important for the Government, resulting in extreme reluctance to alienate them. However, some parts of the Programme were ushered in with the result that a large number of people working in the public sector were laid off, although they were generously compensated.
Initially it appeared that the Government had embraced the right economic plan. However, a number of bumper agricultural harvests in the late 1980s hid the underlying state of affairs. Niger was plunged into recession in 1990 and saw a series of general strikes by the workforce. Demonstrators insisted on an end to the World Banks harsh SAP and demanded the introduction of multi-party democracy.
Yet, despite the reluctance of the head of state Ali Seibou, the Government bowed to popular demand, and the current trend in African politics, by assembling a national conference to decide the countrys future. Following several months consideration, the conference decided to establish a provisional administration, led by former International Civil Aviation Organisation official Amadou Cheiffou, to govern Niger to the end of January 1993.
Originally, it had been planned to have multi-party elections in early 1992. Unfortunately the interim government was faced with two serious problems, a chronic shortage of cash and mutinous military forces. These problems resulted in a delay in procedures. The new Constitution was adopted in December 1992 and, eventually, in March 1993 Niger held its first multi-party presidential and legislative elections since independence in 1960. In the presidential elections, judged to be free and fair by the international observers, eight political parties joined together against the party founded by the former military rulers to elect Mahamane Ousmane as President of the Third Republic. Nine political parties won representation in the National Assembly elections. The governing coalition, Alliance des Forces du Changement [the Alliance of the Forces of Change] (AFC), led by Prime Minister Mohamadou Issoufou, consists of six parties with 50 of the total of 83 Assembly seats. The former ruling party, the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD-Nassara), won 29 seats in the Assembly and now leads the opposition.
The economy is another important issue which the new government has tried to address. Around 90% of the population survive on subsistence farming or herding. Uranium is the most important single export. In 1993 the government introduced an austerity budget which cut the largest single public expense - civil service salaries - in an attempt to begin to grapple with the problem of overspending. Nevertheless, persistent years of drought, low literacy rates, the declining demand for uranium, and massive debt have greatly weakened an already marginal economy. Strikes and student unrest were exacerbated by the 50% devaluation of the CFA franc in January 1994. This obviously led to a general increase in all prices. In the meantime plagues of locusts, drought and flooding have since seriously affected agricultural production. The consequence of all this has been that Niger found herself with another government within 18 months at the beginning of October, 1994 (see page 22 for Update).
The Tuareg Rebellion [1]
One of the first problems the new government was forced to address was the rebellion of the Tuaregs who form roughly 10% of the population (less than 800,000). Since 1990 Tuaregs, light skinned cattle-rearing nomads who wander across the Sahara desert seeking pasture and water for their animals, have waged war against government forces in Niger and Mali.
Besides causing much bloodshed, the rebellion brought economic activity to a virtual standstill in the Northern regions of the country. National reconciliation was a vital topic for the new President facing a daunting challenge in trying to arrange a peaceful resolution to conflict with the Tuareg insurgents. Their continued attacks had made much of the north unsafe. The President had feared that a newly assertive army might push for fresh attacks on the Tuareg exactly when he was attempting to extend a hand of compromise to the rebels. A cease-fire was agreed, commencing 10th June 1993, and for the remainder of the year contacts and talks continued fitfully, marked by sporadic rebel attacks.
A meeting was arranged between a delegation of the Tuareg armed rebellion movement and the Niger Government in Ouagadougou, under the patronage of the government of Burkina Faso, from the 15th - 17th February, 1994, to negotiate. French and Algerian mediators were on hand. A brief look at the position of both sides should give some insight into the situation.
Basically on the Tuareg side, the underlying reason for the unrest was stated as the low priority in which they, the Tuareg, are officially regarded and the persistent long-term underdevelopment of the northern regions where the majority of the Tuareg live. They consider that only a few regions of Niger have actually benefited economically since independence and that they have been consistently discriminated against as a minority. Their leaders say that their people have no say in the administration, government affairs, the economy or welfare projects.
The Niger government refuted these arguments. They stressed that considerable investments had been made in the northern regions, pointing to figures to support their claim. The example was given of the district of Agades in the north being second in receipt of government investment for improvement of facilities. It was pointed out that Agades came after the capital, Niamey, with regards to educational establishments and percentage of pupils attending schools. They also cited further improvements in such sectors as sanitation and transport.
It was pointed out by the government officials that the same complaints made by the Tuareg could be heard from other areas of the country. They admitted that even places close to Niamey suffer extreme deprivation. However, they stressed that regional variations in development was not because of favouritism but, rather, because of the lack of an integral development plan which involves people at the grass-roots. Also, the government claimed that in some regions age-old customs and traditions prevented any true development.
The government representatives expanded upon this by stating that the way of life of certain peoples prevented them from embracing a new lifestyle in keeping with current times. They insisted that this was not to be allowed to go on and went on to point out that certain adaptations and changes had to be made in keeping with the twenty-first century, if the people of Niger wished to live in the modern age. Blame was pointed at certain cultural considerations and a given philosophy of life for seriously hindering local initiatives to improve the standard of living.
Reference was made of a book entitled The Tuareg Problem in Niger by Andre Salifou based upon his authority and experience as President of the Presidium in the Sovereign National Conference of Niger, and President of the High Council of the Republic.
The government discussion was then directed at the recently adopted Constitution plus the free, democratic and open elections. However, mention was made of the urgent need for decentralisation of power, allowing each region to be involved in decision making in line with the principles of the Constitution.
Yet it was stressed by the government that the same Constitution spells out the singleness and indivisibility of the State of Niger. There would be no toleration or acceptance of any partition or intent to secede. For this reason the government totally rejected the federal system of government as called for by the Tuareg and the two official political parties. The authors of the draft legislation made this clear when they wrote: A federal system corresponds neither to the nature of the State of Niger nor to the sociological and historical reality of the country. The adoption of a state such as that would have no credibility. It would divide the nation of Niger which is only just coming together.
Faced with this rejection of a federal system of government, the Tuareg rebels then called for a system of self-rule. This demand resulted from the meeting at Ouagadougou where the Tuaregs presented the following:
1. The administrative boundaries of Niger to be redrawn. Two-thirds of the country to come under Tuareg administration.
2. Inter-regional relations to be regulated by an internal Constitution to form part of the National Constitution and draft legislation.
3. Legislative and Executive power to be devolved to the regions, sub-regions and local administration. Local general councils would then be responsible for administering the laws and would be the guardians of the local Constitution.
4. The Co-ordination for the resistance army (CRA) to have 15 seats in the National Assembly; 7 ministerial portfolios and 6 diplomatic representative abroad.
5. Only Tuareg and a number of other minorities, such as the Arabs and the Bororo Fulani, to be eligible electors. Residents coming from other regions to be ineligible.
6. The CRA insists that it should form 40% of the defence forces, having to administer two thirds of the country. 50% of the General Staff to be from CRA ranks. They are to be substantially represented in both the national and local police forces and also in the customs and excise service.
7. The insurgents demand 25% of the national investment budget for a period of 15 years.
8. They must receive a tax-free direct payment of 40% of commercial industrial profits from the mining corporations.
9. They insist on receiving credit transfer of 100% of various taxes collected at the regional level.
10. A central agency to be set up in order to direct mining corporations on site. 75% of the employees and executives of the corporations must be recruited from among the inhabitants of the region, of whom the Managing Directors must be the first to be recruited.
11. The CRA to have 15 executives to be present at central management level and at the head of operations.
12. The demand for an international enquiry into certain injustices with subsequent financial compensation.
Back in Niger, the President felt it necessary to ask all the subjects of Niger to comment on what had been called for at the Ouagadougou Meeting. Not surprisingly, the members of the National Assembly refuted these claims, regarding them as grossly inflated and unrealistic. Much of the press in Niamey were similarly scathing about the demands of the insurgents. Examples of their descriptions were: an insult to the nation and insane and offensive. A number of politicians declared that the whole affair was an attempt by the Tuaregs to break away their territory from Niger.
Throughout 1994 various meetings, ceasefires, and peace agreements have been signed, although the unrest continues unabated and the north remains unsafe. Despite the truces, some armed Tuaregs continued to attack convoys and government outposts, raiding vehicles and taking food and fuel. In August 1994 the Tuareg rebels raided and sabotaged a power plant north of the capital, Niamey, which supplies electricity to the uranium mines, Nigers only industry, and is so extremely important for the economy.
Contrary to the demands of the Constitution of Niger, the traditional belief of the submissive role of women to men results in discrimination against females in such diverse areas as politics, education, employment and property rights. This is more obviously emphasised in the rural areas where women do much of the subsistence farming, besides child-rearing. Resistance to change from the traditional view can be seen in the example of the reaction when the transitional government wanted to appoint the first female governor. The local citizens objected so much that the appointment had to be revoked.
Discrimination against females begins very early in life. Most young girls have to stay at home to work. Even though the Government has enacted compulsory and free education for the first six years of primary school, only about 25% of children of primary school age attend school and about 60% of those who complete primary school are male. Consequently, the male literacy rate is 18% and the female 7%. Marriage agreements are frequently made for girls when they are 10 to 12 years old, at which time they are sent to their hubands family to be trained by their mother-in-law.
Domestic violence against women and children is widespread, although neither the Government nor womens rights groups have any precise figures. However, according to womens rights groups, wife beating is quite common and, although they have the right to seek compensation in either the traditional or modern courts, few women officially complain out of fear of being called a bad wife. Moreover, most women are economically dependent, so speaking out would give rise to their being immediately divorced by their husbands. Prostitution would then be their only possible way of surviving!
Approximately 90% of the population of Niger are muslims. Initially Islam was brought into the area in the 11th century A.D. by the Tuaregs from North Africa. Yet it was only in the 19th century A.D. when the Fulani (another nomadic people) invaded during one of their holy wars that a large proportion of the population became muslims. However, the relatively young Islam of Niger remains strongly tainted by the traditional religions of the area. Nevertheless, the influence of Islam is all pervading on the life and culture of the country.
Christianity, on the other hand, can be traced further back. In the 7th century A.D. Christian Berbers, descendants and successors of St. Augustine, were driven away from North Africa by the newly emerging religion of Islam. They migrated to the region of Air, in the centre of Niger, up to the banks of the Niger river. However, they found themselves completely out of contact with the rest of christianity and it appears that gradually their descendants took on the beliefs of Islam and the surrounding peoples. Many centuries were to pass before christianity was to make its appearance again.
It was in 1930 that Mgr. Steinmetz, Vicar Apostolic of Cotonou in Benin, went with Fr. Faroud of the Society of African Missions of Lyons (S.M.A.) to Niamey in order to choose a plot for the first mission station. The following year, in 1931, Fr. Faroud built a hut in the countryside of Niamey, which at that time had only around 1,500 inhabitants. In 1942, Fr. Faroud was appointed Prefect Apostolic of a new territory, which included all of Niger, the east of Upper Volta and the North of Benin. In all Fr. Faroud had but two other colleagues, one working with him and the other at Zinder, about 530 miles East of Niamey.
In 1946 six Redemptorist Fathers replaced the SMA Fathers in the then territory of Niger, consisting of three mission stations. However, in 1959 the Prefecture of Niamey was created and it embraced the whole of Niger. Niamey became a diocese in 1961 and Mgr. Hippolyte Berlier C.S.S.R. became the first bishop. In 1984 Bishop Berlier resigned as Bishop of the only diocese for the whole of Niger and was replaced by Bishop Guy Romano, C.S.S.R. as Apostolic Administrator which he remains today.
Yet, it was the work of a layman which proved to be important for the church in Niger. In both Niamey and Zinder, Fr. Faroud and his colleagues looked after the pastoral needs of a number of foreign laymen: Catholics from Benin and Togo, Europeans and Americans who were working in the colonial administrative centres. However, unknown to them, the christian faith had been taking root in Niger through the enthusiasm of one of her own sons. In the 1930s, Douramane, son of Tahirou, left his village of Djerma de Fantio to join the French army. There he was converted and became a christian in 1936. Upon returning home, Antoine, then the only Niger-born Christian, taught the word of Jesus to his entire village. In 1946, when he heard that there were missionaries in Niamey, he walked several times from his village to Niamey, a distance of 186 miles, to ask the missionaries to have a mission set up in his village. But it was only in 1951 that a Fr. Berlier arrived there and found a group of well taught catechumens awaiting to participate fully in the life of the church. It was there that the small Church of Niger was born.
The White Fathers officially appeared on the scene much later in Niger following a request from Bishop Berlier of Niamey for our services. In fact it is only just over 11 years ago, in mid-January 1984, that three of our missionaries took up residence at Arlit, then a new uranium mining centre and the most northerly mission station in the only diocese and in the country. However a few individual White Fathers had spent some time in Niger prior to this. A second team of three White Fathers was appointed to the mission of Doutchi in August 1985. It is a town with a small Christian community and a number of educational establishments, giving our missionaries scope for some direct pastoral activity besides being a presence among the Muslims. Currently there are three communities of White Fathers, totalling ten in all at Birni NKonni, Dogondoutchi and Zinder.
What, you may well ask, is the role of the Catholic Church in such an overwhelmingly Muslim country as Niger? In fact, the policy of the Church over the years has not been to convert the Muslims to Christianity. The Church wants only to walk with them, hand in hand, towards a permanent conversion which is to be expressed by a greater fidelity to God, a more in-depth and loyal research of the truth, and a greater charity among all people because of God. Therefore, it has frequently become customary to say that the Church in Niger wants to uphold Christs presence among this people believing in the one true God, just like the Christian. To the question of, Why there should be Christian missionaries in Niger? the answer has been given, In a world where materialism in all its aspects is constantly gaining ground, those who still have a belief in higher values and a supernatural reality, have a duty to live and act together in order to promote a certain spirituality. Writing to Bishop Berlier of Niamey on the occasion of his priestly jubilee in 1971, Pope Paul VI stated, The Catholic Church of Niger is a Christian community, small in number, but faithful and persevering.
[1] In his book The White Fathers, (W. H. Allen 1957), Glenn D. Kittler gives a fascinating account of the manner in which Cardinal Lavigerie, our founder, decided he needed the expertise of the Tuareg to guide his first caravans of missionaries across the Sahara in the 1870s, despite their reputation at the time of being a cruel and treacherous people (p.107).
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Today's post was inspired by Jared Spool's article, "The Public Groupon Voice Guide," which provides a handy link to Groupon's guide for writing snarky copy. Anyone who has visited Groupon.com before already will be familiar with their writing style. For those of you who haven't heard of Groupon, it is a site that offers discounts for local businesses in your area. A new deal is up for grabs each day, and you typically have til midnight of that same day to purchase it. One of Groupon's attention-grabbing techniques is to introduce the daily deal with a sprinkling of sarcastic humor rooted in…
These techniques result in copy that sounds like this:
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Spool tells us that Groupon's "customers regularly say they find the clever copy delightful." I'm going to play devil's advocate and claim that such consistent use of this kind of copy may not actually convert your prospects well over time.
Now, I am a pretty big fan of Groupon. When I say fan, I mean that one of the first things I do in the morning is hop on my computer and check my daily Groupon email to see what the day's deal is. So, what exactly is it about Groupon that lures me to my email before I've even had a cup of coffee, and beats out the other noise in my inbox? I'll tell you one thing: it's not the copy.
Sure, sarcastic humor will cut right through your prospects' B.S. meters, but could there be a down side? I admit that Groupon's copy definitely worked its magic on me and lured me in. It is ridiculously funny! But the actual deals are what made me a die-hard fanatic. Now that I'm familiar with the brand, I go back to Groupon time and time again… not to read clever copy, but to get a good deal, and I am willing to bet that a lot of other Groupon customers are the same way. To be honest, I don't even read the intro copy anymore, and it sometimes even annoys me. I just want to get down to the good stuff and all that copy is standing between me and the details of their offer. If it becomes too much of annoyance, could Groupon actually be in danger of losing even their most loyal customers?
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Funny thing about copy writing. I have hired some pretty well recommended copy writers in the past. I ask one copywriter to look at the work by another copywriter and they always think the other writers work is junk. This has happen a couple of different times with several different copywriters commenting on other well know copywriters work, without knowing it.
Unless you have some really bad copy I think most people do not read every word away and only skim the copy to start with.
With the professional copywriters I have hired in the past making bad comments about other copywriters work, it makes me wonder who really can judge? It is all a manner of opinion when it comes to copywriting unless it is awful writing to start with.
I agree about people skimming. Nowadays its all about information overload – and people trying to get the condensed version. I worry that the days of the eloquent blog post are fading away.
@Lourcey Photography – I agree one hundred percent that the internet is becoming more like cliff notes. The other major problem is people are just writing blogs because their SEO tells them to, not that they have any freaking idea what they are doing.
I personally skim as well instead of reading the whole thing. I figure if something catches my eye while skimming, then they did a good job to try and get my attention.
Having signed up for Groupon by falling for one of their so called 'clever copy'. I do find that their offers are mainly for things we don't actually need in our day to day life, but more nice to have fits the bill.
The playful copy writing style of Groupon is very refreshing and well placed. This approach stands out somewhat amongst the wealth of clichéd 'happy talk' that gets churned out by the majority.
Ok, it's a bit gimmicky – but it still stands out among web copy, and I'd rather go back and read that sort of copy regularly than the boring copied-and-pasted-from-manufacturer's-website tripe that 90% of the internet runs on.
Im with you, I think the sarcasm is a great way to lure people in to groupon from the beginning but its not fun enough to be the only purpose. I guess most people stop reading it after a while but they still like to see whats the offer of today. Simply brilliant!
@audiobible – Let the customers judge. Copy should be judged by its response to the market, unless of course it's an awful copy to begin with.
If enough people complain about groupon then maybe they can implement a button that effectively hides the normal copy on their site and just displays the deals' details. -jerry
Good article. And funny enough Groupon's cutesy style bothers me as well. Just give the deal!
There copy appeals to some, but its not why they are so popular. In fact, there humor took a hit with their Super Bowl ads. Its strictly the deals that make it such a popular site.
I agree with you. While I like Groupon, their copy is a bit too much and over the top and sometimes turns me off.
The 'rural vespa… meatball herd' idea simply doesn't work. Snarky or off-color copy can grab attention and isn't necessarily a problem provided it is well conceived and smartly delivered. It tends to be riskier though, because the chances of getting it horribly wrong are a good deal higher.
I've always thought the Brits were really good at copy that if not exactly snarky, often comes with an ironic twist. Of course cultural reception is different in different places. What flies in the UK may not may not 'translate' as easily in an American context.
Personally, I enjoy attention grabbing copy. I have an affinity for sarcastic humor, however, I'm not sure it's the best way to convert traffic.
Many brands have made their name this way though, so I think it likely does cultivate a long-term following in the proper markets.
@Audio Bible – totally agree. I think readers process copy more like an image. Things like structure can be more important than content.
Structure including headers, bolding, bullets, etc.
What do you guys think?
@Rohan. I agree. Just give us the deal already
I guess it makes them stand out, which can only be a good thing. But as more and more companies catch on and try the 'off the wall' copywriting technique, it can get a bit samey.
Im with you, I think the sarcasm is a great way to lure people in to groupon from the beginning but its not fun enough to be the only purpose. I guess most people stop reading it after a while but they still like to see whats the offer of today.
I do a lot of copywriting in my day job and am also signed up to Groupon emails. I can honestly say I've never even noticed their copywriting style – I simply look at the offers. Incidentally I have never actually taken advantage of any of the offers so perhaps the clever copy isn't so good at getting conversions.
I'm with you. I jump straight to the meat. But Groupon, in my view, has a reputation for delivering value … in the form of savings. It doesn't matter what the copy is too much because Groupon subscribers know there's a good deal waiting. In other words, Groupon can afford to be clever or try non-traditional copy styles because their conversion is high. That said, I'm sure they test conversion rates rigorously and if an approach fails miserably, they will abandon it.
Groupon may have a sly way of luring people to read their daily gruopon mail. However, it is because loads of stuff in the internet may seam so cliche and groupon has a more unique way of an attack scheme.
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Exemplary outreach device from Brazil
The Ministry of Environment of Brazil, specifically the Protected Areas National Program in the Secretariat of Biodiversity and Forests, has produced an extraordinarily attractive maxi-brochure on Ramsar sites in Brazil. Entitled "Life begins with water", the gracefully written text (available in both English and Portuguese) folds out to show brief descriptions of the Convention, the wise use principle, and Brazil's Ramsar role, with short factual blurbs on her seven Ramsar sites -- then folds out again to a fine A3-size poster with a map and photos showing the location and essential nature of all of those sites (this illustration, photographed by Sasha Belokurov from its prominent display in the Ramsar Bureau, doesn't really do justice to the real thing). Brazil has produced an especially elegant Ramsar-related outreach product that should serve as an example and an inspiration to all of our other Contracting Parties in their fulfilment of their Resolution VII.9 public-awareness obligations.
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December 17th, 20131:14 pm
Robert Reich is not only smart as a whip - but also very witty - and posses that rare ability to explain complex concepts in a very easy to understand way.
The movie was not only enjoyable, but was very enlightening. I learned a lot about economics and, specifically, about our economy. Spending time with Reich is like spending time with the most interesting, engaging teacher one could ever have. He's really terrific.
Definitely worth seeing this movie.
Too bad the distribution was so limited.
November 18th, 20133:39 pm
Why do readers and film viewers ignore the role that Sen. Elizabeth Warren is playing in the anti-plutocracy movement in Washington? Who else is championing the cause of the squashed middle class in Congress today? Wouldn't we welcome a dialogue between these two - and where might it lead? She has programs, vision, fighting strength, and is delightfully incorruptible.
What moved me the most in the film was Reich's tale of his friendship with Michael Schwermer, his protector, defender, and friend tortured and murdered for helping register black voters in the South. That seems to be one of the most powerful forces motivating Reich to fight off the bully plutocracy. It's a moral force that also seems to motivate Elizabeth Warren, another fighter attached deeply to her humble roots.
And the lesson I take from this film is that without such moral force, politics is poor, nasty, and deeply homicidal toward the defenseless.
— Santa Monica Shrew, Santa Monica, CA
October 20th, 201312:40 pm
Reich's "Inequality For All" provides a great explanation of the state of inequality. However, it seems to miss certain key points regarding the cause of downward mobility for the middle class, so I am not sure how much you can trust him/the film. For example:
1.) No where does Reich mention the trade agreements: NAFTA, China's entry into WTO (and now, the mother of all trade deals, the Trans Pacific Pact) etc. as the causes of downward mobility for Americans. This is a BIG OMISSION. Granted, he worked under Clinton, who initiated these trade deals, NAFTA and China's entry to WTO--maybe therein lies the explanation.
2.) If anything, Reich seems to deny that outsourcing our factories has anything to do with factories closing down in US, and workers losing their jobs. He attributes the downward mobility to (a.) technology and (b.) lack of education--the standard lines. As such, he is hewing dangerously close to the standard Corporate DNC/Republican talking points.
Technology cannot be the cause of the disappearance of the American Middle Class, since factories in China are also technologically advanced and yet workers in China are not losing their jobs enmasse. Also, lack of education cannot be the cause of lack of jobs for Americans, because there tons of engineers in America who cannot find work. (of course, the corrupt propaganda machine has begun to kick in some sort of convoluted explanation for why there can be lots of engineers out of work at the same time that lack of a highly skilled workforce is the cause of US unemployment.)
But if we cannot trust Reich, who can we trust? Read www.paulcraigroberts.com, former Asst. Treasury Secretary., who is much more honest and devastatingly on-target in his analysis, or watch the film "Death by China." As long as politicians are corrupt, and we don't face up to the causes, the downward trajectory will continue, ineluctably.
— Revolted by the culture we live in, Brooklyn, NY
October 13th, 20131:54 pm
This film accomplishes the near-impossible: It makes economics understandable.
The American middle-class has been getting demolished for the last 30 years. People feel it and know it, but they don't know why. Economic forces seem inevitable. But they are not. The decline of the middle-class and the incredible, still-accelerating, rise of the 1% are the result of government policies which systematically have favored the rich, at the expense of the rest of us. If you want to have any chance of changing these trends, you first have to understand them. This film offers Lessons 1, 2 and 3 in that understanding.
— Funnyguy0, Piedmont, CA
October 1st, 20132:25 pm
This is a subject that is often discussed at a surface level in the media and in politics, with little or no consideration of the economic and social forces behind it. Reich digs quite a bit deeper into how and why we got here, the serious depth of the problem, and the possibility of ways to get out of it.
Also, I think the poster above has confused Robert Reich with Clinton-era Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. They are very different people with extremely differing views of the economy and the world.
— Al O, Queens
October 1st, 20132:25 pm
Americans are usually the last to know what is going on in their own country, largely due to default "American Exceptionalism" attitudes. At last Robert Reich presents a threatening reality in a non-threatening and entertaining manner, backed up by the stats and historical data we have already absorbed. His passion, commitment and self-deprecating wit render him one of the sexiest men onscreen today.
— Lagringa, Washington, DC
October 6th, 201311:29 pm
I came to this movie with a bias, I admit. I have read nearly every one of Reich's books, I have gone to hear him lecture live, and I read his columns and observations on social media sites. I expected that I would not learn a whole lot from this movie that I haven't already read or heard him discuss. That being said, I enjoyed seeing his observations laid out on the big screen, with graphics even more convincing than in small print, plus historical background and stories from people who are living with the consequences of our 30-plus- year downward trajectory! Now that the Occupy movement is but a faded memory, who else besides Reich(and Bernie Sanders) is continuing to fight the good fight on our behalf? I'm very surprised that this movie was even made at all. Perhaps there is still hope! The question now is how are we going to move forward? I hope this film is widely viewed and talked about, and that changes to the system by "ordinary" people are the result!
— tliberal, seattle, washington
September 29th, 20136:55 pm
I saw this fine film this afternoon (9/27) in the Chicago area. Robert Reich is a master teacher & his class of 700+ at Berkeley seems to recognize that - as does the viewer while experiencing the film. He lays out the causal factors and historic responses which have led to the current challenge to our democratic history.
He is obviously sincere and often humorously entertaining, and charts the facts for any who are concerned &/or are experiencing the economic & political results of the years since the late 70s especially. Reich has been working on the ideas which inspire this book/movie for most of his adult life - sometimes at much personal cost. Everyone must see this film and decide what part they want to play in saving this great country from economic downfall .... and therefore from global political downfall. He is convinced that we can do it together - youth and matured, those who are struggling with those who have great wealth. Spread the word & plan your participation.
— Mary O'Neill, Racine Wisconsin
September 29th, 20136:55 pm
Every American should see and enjoy this film. I've seen "Inequality for All" twice and it is a most creative narrative describing how our country got to the point of extreme income disparity. Robert Reich is funny, smart, and inspiring and the film has some of the coolest motion and info graphics I've seen.
— Pamela Yates, Brooklyn, NY
September 27th, 201312:05 pm
I hate to rain on progressive New York Times' readers' parade, but this is the same Robert Reich who along with his crony and fellow international banker waterboy Bill Clinton set up the modern era of Reign by Central Banks which first the Bushes and next Obama have extended so grandly into the world's daily bloodletting in middle eastern drone wars. I know, I know, this review awaits moderation but you guys sitting like schoolchildren at the knees of this arch criminal Reich, it would be pathetic if it remotely compared to the crying of an Afghani child with its lower jaw blown off in one of Obama's hand-picked drone attacks.
— Richard, Los Angeles
September 27th, 20137:37 am
Not angry, it's touching and inspiring. A more comprehensive review is here: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-inequalit...
As for the NY Times reviewer ending with a swipe against what was not done in the Clinton administration, remember that the Republicans took over the House after Clinton's first two years and ......etc.
For those of us who are Reich's age, it's a bittersweet echo of dreams to change the world, and where we fell short, but for those who grew up in the Reagan era and after, it is an inspiring call not to despair, as both the film (and its website) points to actions we can take together. This film seeks to catalyze a new Progressive era. If you saw "Inconvenient Truth" which also had lectures, charts and a message, I found this better. I was lucky to catch a preview--- a good opening this weekend should help get the film distributed more widely.
— Lynn, New York


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You Gotta Have Heart - A History of Washington Baseball From 1859 to the 2012 National League East Champions
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On Tuesday, March. 4 at 6:30 p.m., come and hear Frederic J. Frommer and former Washington Senators announcer Phil Hochberg discuss local baseball teams -- past and present. In his new book, You Gotta Have Heart, Frommer covers D.C.'s teams such as The Nationals of 1859, The Washington Senators, The Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues and the present-day Nationals through their 2012 win of the National League East Championship.
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Certolizumab pegol [1] (CDP870, tradename Cimzia) is a therapeutic monoclonal antibody to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), for the treatment of Crohn's disease[2] and rheumatoid arthritis, manufactured by UCB.[3][4][5]
Method of action[edit]
Certolizumab pegol is a monoclonal antibody directed against tumor necrosis factor alpha. More precisely, it is a PEGylated Fab' fragment of a humanized TNF inhibitor monoclonal antibody.[6]
Clinical trials[edit]
Positive results have been demonstrated in two phase III trials (PRECiSE 1 and 2) of certolizumab pegol versus placebo in moderate to severe active Crohn's disease.[2][6][7][8] In addition, data from both trials suggest it is well tolerated. As yet its efficacy has not been directly compared to other anti-TNF-α agents.[citation needed]
Preliminary results of the RAPID 1 and 2 phase III studies were also reportedly positive.[9][10]
In 2013, a phase 3 double blind randomized placebo-controlled study found significantly positive result in patient self-reported questionnaires, with rapid improvement of function and pain reduction.[11]
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On April 22, 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Cimzia for use in the United States for the treatment of Crohn's disease in people who did not respond sufficiently or adequately to standard therapy.[4][12][13]
On June 26, 2009, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) issued a positive opinion recommending that the European Commission grant a marketing authorisation for Cimzia for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis only - the CHMP refused approval for the treatment of Crohn's disease. The marketing authorisation was granted to UCB Pharma SA on October 1, 2009.[14]
On September 27, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Cimzia for use in the United States for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis.[15]
- ^ Goel, Niti; Sue Stephens (2010). "Certolizumab pegol". MAbs 2 (2): 137–147. doi:10.4161/mabs.2.2.11271. PMC 2840232. PMID 20190560.
- ^ a b Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG, Stoinov S, et al. (July 2007). "Certolizumab pegol for the treatment of Crohn's disease". N. Engl. J. Med. 357 (3): 228–38. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa067594. PMID 17634458.
- ^ Kaushik VV, Moots RJ (April 2005). "CDP-870 (certolizumab) in rheumatoid arthritis". Expert opinion on biological therapy 5 (4): 601–6. doi:10.1517/147125220.127.116.111. PMID 15934837.
- ^ a b "Cimzia Label and Approval History". Drugs@FDA. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ "Cimzia Medication Guide" (PDF). U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). May 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ a b Schreiber S. et al.,Certolizumab pegol, a humanised anti-TNF pegylated FAb' fragment, is safe and effective in the maintenance of response and remission following induction in active Crohn's disease: a phase 3 study (precise),Gut,2005,54,suppl7,A82
- ^ Sandborn et al., Certolizumab pegol administered subcutaneously is effective and well tolerated in patients with active Crohn's disease: results from a 26-week, placebo-controlled Phase 3 study (PRECiSE 1),Gastroenterology, 2006,130,A107
- ^ "New Analysis Shows Cimzia (Certolizumab Pegol) Maintained Remission and Response in Recent Onset Crohn's Disease" (Press release). UCB. October 23, 2006. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ Keystone E, Mason D, Combe B (June 14, 2007). "The anti-TNF certolizumab pegol in combination with methotrexate is significantly more effective than methotrexate alone in the treatment of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis:preliminary results from the RAPID 1 study". Ann Rheum Dis 6 (Suppl 2): 55–b. doi:10.1136/ard.6.1.55. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ Kleinman, DM (June 16, 2007). "Certolizumab, First PEGylated TNF-Blocker, May Surpass Older Drugs in Efficacy, Safety". Muskuloskeletal Report. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ Sieper J, Tubergen A, Coteur G, Woltering F, Landewe R (May 2013). "PMS50 – Rapid Improvements In Patient-Reported Outcomes With Certolizumab Pegol In Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis, Including Ankylosing Spondylitis And Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: 24-Week Results Of A Phase 3 Double Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study". Value in Health 16 (3): A227. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2013.03.1150. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ UCB press release - Cimzia Approved in the US for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
- ^ Waknine, Yael (May 1, 2008). "FDA Approvals: Patanase, Actonel, Cimzia". Medscape. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Cimzia European Public Assessment Report". European Medicines Agency. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
- ^ "Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) approved by the U.S. FDA for treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis". Retrieved October 1, 2013.
External links[edit]
- certolizumab pegol at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- Cimzia Website


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As a veteran adult actress, I have done my fair share of foot-fetish films, but as the Internet has made itself the primary source for most of our media needs, I cannot help noticing how many other fetishes have sprung up. The Web allows everyone's whim to be satisfied—and if you're into it, whatever it is, chances are you can find someone doing it online.
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First there are the plain facts: Solidification is a marvelous box consisting of seven LPs including Arve Henriksen's Rune Grammofon albums Sakuteiki, Chiaroscuro and Strjon, all of them with bonus tracks (all in all 8 songs), and as the icing on the cake it features a new album called Chron, his first since his ECM album Cartography. Kim Hiorthøy´s design is luxurious and affectionate and the superb 24 page booklet includes extensive informative liner notes by Fiona Talkington and John Kelman. The first three albums are presented on three double LPs on black vinyl, while Chron is pressed on white vinyl. The package also includes two DVDs with all the total 56 tracks as 16/44 files, hi-res FLAC files and original master quality 24/44 or 24/96 files. A good compromise and incentive both for collectors and for geek audiophiles.
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HappinessShe leaves me frequently, without warning-
this capricious lover of mine.
Without provocation, she deserts me;
without rhyme or reason she leaves me to
complete her madness in the dark.
I forget often that she is Master
and I mustn't question her actions
even though they leave me at a loss.
As I standby, and learn to dissect myself
like an insect speared on a peg,
or a corpse rotting in some grimy catacomb,
I must recite the mantra:
she is god. She is god.
Fragments of days pass by me
and I, in a haze of half-forgotten memory, cannot piece together
any singular moment in time
that could connect to anything else.
There is only her,
and her spindly hands upon my throat
before she finishes her rounds
and smugly skips away.
I try fruitlessly to pick up the
shattered remains of what was once a human life.
Her face is tattooed on my soul.
Her voice echoes in the lonely halls of my memory.
Her touch is a scar upon my existence.
I cannot salvage a thing.
And then, just like the tide,
she strol
TrustLook how the Earth
aimlessly follows the sun;
Running in circles
to end the same place
365 days later
Trusting blindly;
for the sun is older,
the sun is bigger,
the sun is hotter
And maybe this is why
we blindly follow
these kinds of people too;
We look up at the sky
and trust the sun too
See that girl?You see that girl?
The one with the face that has housed tears
Whose skin remembers scars
But still whose eyes see a better world
She's got a mess of hair thats job is really only to get in the way
Her head underneath it- is filled with poetry and pretty things
While her world is filled with destitution.
Maybe she's the one that goes by many names.
Maybe she responds to none.
She's the kind of girl who never stays down
Unless she's the one who put herself there.
She might be a friend of yours,
Or just a passerby.
She might dress outlandishly
Maybe shes just trying to hide
This girl's been kicked and bruised and torn
But she's got duct tape on her skin
Superglue on her heart
and staples in her head
and she keeps on.
See that girl?
She's a star.
There aren't many of them left.
Reality's ScarsReality's Scars
Knives of words,
Cut through the rose-tinted glass,
Leaving it to shatter,
It doesn't matter,
Because I never said I loved you.
Memories choke me,
This is all so hard to swallow,
I called you names,
You played mind-games,
But I never said I loved you.
Silence returns,
I fill it with music again,
A scar on my left side,
A bullet hits my pride,
Still, I never said I loved you.
Mental images,
So cruelly inflicted leave me,
True colours seep and show,
My common sense follows,
I never said I loved you.
But once, I would have thought it.
the failed escape artistshe is a snowflake-skinned sigh
floating on the winds of Eurus,
playing tic-tac-toe on her skin.
she always comes out the loser
standing on the road between
two worlds, she wonders when
she started to read the map wrong,
because this isn't the
second star from the right.
she can burn the pictures,
but she can't burn her memories.
and damn it,
her wanderlust is trying to
pull her up, up, and away
but the desolation is keeping
its slimy tentacle wrapped
around her ankle and
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Michael Jordan on the Cover of This Week's Sports IllustratedPosted: February 13, 2013 Filed under: Magazine, NBA, Phil Taylor, Uncategorized | Tags: Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan, North Carolina Tar Heels, Washington Wizards Comments Off
Years after he last took the court, Michael Jordan is still a major presence in sports culture. To celebrate the iconic superstar's 50th birthday, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED has placed Jordan on its February 18th cover for a record 50th time. In this week's issue, Senior writer Phil Taylor (@SI_PhilTaylor) looks at Jordan's lasting effect on basketball, and sports in general, and examines his recent stint as a basketball executive for the Charlotte Bobcats.
"Depending on your generation, realizing that His Airness is now eligible for senior discounts is like the first time you heard the Rolling Stones on an oldies station or saw Winona Ryder playing someone's mom," Taylor writes. (PAGE 36)
Jordan, who built his own brand and spoiled us with his heroic performances, now spends his days at his $12.4 million mansion in Jupiter, Fla., or his $3.2 million condo in downtown Charlotte. Taylor notes that Jordan still golfs and runs steakhouses, all while floundering as an executive for the Bobcats (Their .106 winning percentage last season was the worst in NBA History). However, players, and the general public, still want to be like Mike. Taylor says:
"How many times have we heard someone's mastery by describing him as 'the Michael Jordan' of their field?" (PAGE 39)
As time goes on, should we look at Jordan in the same light as he appears more vulnerable? Taylor writes, "no one aspires to be the Michael Jordan of team owners." (PAGE 40)
As with all media requests from Sports Illustrated since the beginning of his basketball hiatus, Jordan refused to be interviewed by the magazine. With the cloud of mystery, it's almost impossible to know if the competitive fire is still within Jordan like it used to be. Taylor concludes:
"Happy birthday, Michael. As you blow out your candles, our wish for you is that something inside still burns. (PAGE 42)"
(In addition to Taylor's feature essay, some of SI's most esteemed writers wrote about their Jordan memories. S.L. Price, Alexander Wolff (@alexanderwolff) and Jack McCallum (@McCallum12) offer their experiences covering MJ, from his days at North Carolina until late into his career.)
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Curried Tofu-and-Avocado Dip with Rosemary Pita Chips
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The Good News: To create this tasty dip, Lee Anne Wong blends soft or silken tofu (which has an especially custardy texture) with high-potassium avocado and a little bit of low-fat sour cream and yogurt. For extra fiber, she serves the dip with raw vegetables and rosemary whole wheat pita chips.
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- 4 wholes wheat pitas, split
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
- Salt
- 7 ounces soft or silken tofu, drained
- 1 Hass avocadopeeled, pitted and coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup low-fat sour cream
- 1/4 cup Greek-style, fat-free yogurt
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 2 tablespoons chopped mint
- Freshly ground pepper
- Grape tomatoes, cucumber slices and radishes for serving
- Preheat the oven to 325°. Stack the pita halves and cut them into 6 wedges; transfer to a bowl and add the olive oil and rosemary. Season with salt and toss. Spread the pita wedges on a baking sheet in a single layer and bake until crisp, 30 minutes. Let cool.
- Meanwhile, in a food processor, puree the tofu, avocado, sour cream, yogurt, lime zest, lime juice, garlic, honey, curry powder and mint until smooth. Season the dip with salt and pepper and refrigerate until chilled. Serve the dip with the pita chips, tomatoes, cucumbers and radishes.
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"It's not my intent and will never by my intent to just allow out-of-control growth," particularly in rural areas, Collins said.
In a split 3-2 decision that typifies the commissioners' division, they voted earlier this month to have a private land-use lawyer pen a rebuttal to the O'Malley administration, which challenged many of its criticisms and called them "unhelpful."
Another commissioner, Debra M. Davis, was more blunt. At a recent meeting, she said she wanted to tell state officials to "mind your business." She said local land use was a local prerogative and it was "disrespectful" of state officials to try to tell them how to handle it.
Saying he hoped to work things out with Charles officials, Hall acknowledged that local officials have the prerogative to map out their communities' growth plans.
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But last year, Gov. Martin O'Malley said his administration would not subsidize what he called "stupid decisions."
"Certainly the state has discretion on funding," Hall said.
As president of the homeowner association for his South Hampton community, Davis said he sees trash and pollution washing into another Potomac River tributary from his neighborhood's overmatched storm-water ponds. He moved to Charles in 1995 to get away from burgeoning development in Prince George's County.
"I just hope that commissioners understand what they're about to do," he said.