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The recovery made only slow advances in October and was still skirting most major population areas in the U.S., according to new readings of the Adversity Index from Moody's Economy.com and msnbc.com.
Nearly one in three metro areas have started to recover. (The full list is below.) Out of 384 metro areas in the nation, 118 were in recovery, or 31 percent, according to the October Adversity Index. That's up from 100 metro areas in September and 79 in August, the first month when any areas showed a rebound beginning.
A much larger group, 264 areas, had a "moderating recession" in October, meaning their economies were still shrinking but not so severely as earlier this year.
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That leaves two metro areas still spiraling downward in a full recession, both of them in Nevada: Las Vegas-Paradise and Carson City.
Each month, the Adversity Index uses government data on employment, industrial production, housing starts and home prices to label each state and metro area as expanding, at risk of recession, in recession or recovering. The index was developed by msnbc.com and Moody's Economy.com, which sells in-depth economic forecasts on metro areas.
In most states the recovery has so far not taken hold in the largest metro areas.
In New York, for example, the three areas in the recovery category are Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Ithaca and Utica-Rome. In Tennessee, the only two are Clarksville and Cleveland. Five metro areas are in recovery in North Carolina, but not Charlotte.
There were 20 areas that moved into the recovery category in October: Albany, Ga.; Amarillo, Texas; Birmingham-Hoover, Ala.; Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Charleston-Summerville , S.C.; Clarksville, Tenn.-Ky.; Dover, Del.; Dubuque, Iowa; Eau Claire, Wis.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Gainesville, Ga.; Laredo, Texas; Morgantown, W.Va.; Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Wash.; Norwich-New London, Conn.; Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Fla.; Salisbury, Md.; Sheboygan, Wis.; Waco, Texas; and Wausau, Wis.
Two areas shifted from the recovery category into the recession category: Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Kalamazoo-Portage, Mich.
"Recovery" doesn't mean that an area's economy is above where it was at the beginning of the recession, just that the area has begun to dig its way out of the hole.
No metro area yet is shown in "expansion," the most positive category; that label is triggered when a metro area's economy grows past its previous peak. Most of the recovering areas are far from that level.
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October was the first month since November 2008 when any metro area showed an increase in manufacturing output. Nine of 384 areas posted gains: Wichita, Kan.; Sebastian-Vero Beach, Fla.; Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash.; Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Fla.; Savannah, Ga.; Tucson, Ariz.; Merced, Calif.; Lake Charles, La.; and Carson City, Nev.
Only 10 of 384 areas gained jobs: Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Wash.; Sandusky, Ohio; Hot Springs, Ark.; McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas; Iowa City, Iowa; St. Joseph, Mo.-Kan.; Jonesboro, Ark.; Ocean City, N.J.; Lynchburg, Va.; and Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md.
By contrast, 115 areas showed increases in housing starts.
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Here are several ways to explore this month's Adversity Index:
- An interactive map above this story shows the economic health of every state and metro area. You can "play" the map to watch the economy's ups and downs over 15 years, or select any state to see data for each metro area for each month. You can also see the map on its own page.
- A month-by-month chart shows when the current recession enveloped each metro area.
- The updated index will be published every month at http://adversity.msnbc.com. There is a lag of about six weeks, so November data will be out in January.
- An explainer tells how the Adversity Index assesses the economy.
- This list shows which counties are within each metro area.
Regional outlook from Moody's Economy.com
In its monthly regional forecast, Moody's Economy.com found that the economy is recovering first in the central plains, where unemployment has stabilized, and that the recovery is only starting to spread outward.
"Many Plains and nearby Mountain state economies are now recovering," wrote Steve Cochrane, managing director at Moody's Economy. "The next region likely to turn the corner will be the Southeast, except Florida and perhaps Georgia, where housing markets remain so uncertain." High numbers of bank failures in the Southeast are also a concern, he wrote.
State by state
Looking at the state-level data, there was only one state that moved into the recovery category in October: Alabama. It joined Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Washington, D.C. Within those states some metro areas are still in recession.
Nevada was the only state left classified as being in a full recession in October, according to the Adversity Index. All other states were in a moderating recession.
Metro areas in recovery
Here are the 118 metro areas where the Adversity Index shows a recovery under way in October. Several of the metro areas cross state lines and are listed more than once.
- Alabama (4 out of 12 metro areas in recovery): Birmingham-Hoover, Columbus (Georgia-Alabama), Huntsville, Mobile.
- Alaska (1 out of 2): Anchorage.
- Arizona (1 out of 6): Yuma.
- Arkansas (3 out of 8): Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers (Arkansas-Missouri), Hot Springs, Little Rock-Conway.
- California (0 out of 28).
- Colorado (1 out of 7): Colorado Springs.
- Connecticut (1 out of 4): Norwich-New London.
- Delaware (1 out of 2): Dover.
- Washington, D.C. (0 out of 1): The broad metro area, which includes parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, is still in recession, though the narrower District of Columbia itself is listed in recovery.
- Florida (1 out of 22): Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent.
- Georgia (7 out of 15): Albany, Augusta-Richmond County (Georgia-South Carolina), Brunswick, Columbus (Georgia-Alabama), Gainesville, Savannah, Warner Robins.
- Hawaii (0 out of 1).
- Idaho (4 out of 6): Idaho Falls, Lewiston (Idaho-Washington), Logan (Utah-Idaho), Pocatello.
- Illinois (6 out of 13): Bloomington-Normal, Danville, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (Iowa-Illinois), Kankakee-Bradley, Springfield, St. Louis (Missouri-Illinois).
- Indiana (10 out of 17): Anderson, Bloomington, Elkhart-Goshen, Evansville (Indiana-Kentucky), Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis-Carmel, Kokomo, Lafayette, Terre Haute.
- Iowa (8 out of 9): Ames, Cedar Rapids, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (Iowa-Illinois), Des Moines-West Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Omaha-Council Bluffs (Nebraska-Iowa), Sioux City (Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota).
- Kansas (2 out of 6): Kansas City (Missouri-Kansas), St. Joseph (Missouri-Kansas).
- Kentucky (5 out of 9): Clarksville (Tennessee-Kentucky), Elizabethtown, Evansville (Indiana-Kentucky), Lexington-Fayette, Owensboro.
- Louisiana (3 out of 8): Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner.
- Maine (0 out of 3).
- Maryland (1 out of 7): Salisbury.
- Massachusetts (2 out of 8): Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, Worcester.
- Michigan (0 out of 16).
- Minnesota (3 out of 8): Fargo (North Dakota-Minnesota), Grand Forks (North Dakota-Minnesota), Rochester.
- Mississippi (3 out of 5): Gulfport-Biloxi, Jackson, Pascagoula.
- Missouri: (6 out of 9) Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers (Arkansas-Missouri), Joplin, Kansas City (Missouri-Kansas), Springfield, St. Joseph (Missouri-Kansas), St. Louis (Missouri-Illinois).
- Montana (2 out of 3): Billings, Missoula.
- Nebraska (3 out of 3): Lincoln, Omaha-Council Bluffs (Nebraska-Iowa), Sioux City (Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota).
- Nevada (0 out of 3).
- New Hampshire (1 out of 2): Manchester-Nashua.
- New Jersey (2 out of 10): Edison-New Brunswick, Newark-Union (New Jersey-Pennsylvania).
- New Mexico (0 out of 4).
- New York (3 out of 13): Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Ithaca, Utica-Rome.
- North Carolina (4 out of 15): Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greenville, Winston-Salem.
- North Dakota (3 out of 3): Bismarck, Fargo (North Dakota-Minnesota), Grand Forks (North Dakota-Minnesota).
- Ohio (4 out of 16): Columbus, Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna (West Virginia-Ohio), Sandusky, Weirton-Steubenville (West Virginia-Ohio).
- Oklahoma (0 out of 4).
- Oregon (0 out of 6).
- Pennsylvania (3 out of 16): Johnstown, Newark-Union (New Jersey-Pennsylvania), State College.
- Rhode Island (0 out of 1).
- South Carolina (5 out of 10): Augusta-Richmond County (Georgia-South Carolina), Charleston-Summerville, Columbia, Myrtle Beach-Conway, Spartanburg.
- South Dakota (3 out of 3): Rapid City, Sioux City (Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota), Sioux Falls.
- Tennessee (2 out of 10): Clarksville (Tennessee-Kentucky), Cleveland.
- Texas (11 out of 26): Amarillo, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Brownsville-Harlingen, El Paso, Fort Worth-Arlington, Laredo, Lubbock, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, San Antonio-New Braunfels, Waco, Wichita Falls.
- Utah (2 out of 5): Logan (Utah-Idaho), Provo-Orem.
- Vermont (0 out of 1).
- Virginia (3 out of 11): Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg.
- Washington (3 out of 13): Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, Lewiston (Idaho-Washington), Mount Vernon-Anacortes.
- West Virginia (3 out of 9): Morgantown, Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna (West Virginia-Ohio), Weirton-Steubenville (West Virginia-Ohio).
- Wisconsin (7 out of 16): Appleton, Eau Claire, Janesville, Madison, Oshkosh-Neenah, Sheboygan, Wausau.
- Wyoming (0 out of 2).
The view from Elkhart
Among the 118 recovering areas is Elkhart, Ind., where msnbc.com has been reporting on the nation's struggles through the lens of the Indiana city.
Elkhart's economy started to improve in August, based on comparisons with figures posted six months earlier.
But if you compare Elkhart's numbers with a year earlier, or go even further back, it's clear that it may take a long time to return to the highs of the past. According to the index, Elkhart was one of the first areas outside of Michigan to slip into recession when its downturn began in December 2006.
Here are Elkhart's Adversity Index numbers for the three-month period ending in October, compared with a year earlier, along with the biggest losers and winners among all metro areas:
- Employment in the Elkhart-Goshen metro area fell 7.94 percent from a year earlier, compared with 8.47 percent the previous month. That ranked near the bottom of metro areas, 379th out of 384. The worst declines were in Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy, Mich., down 9.19 percent, and Flint, Mich., down 8.18 percent. The greatest increase in jobs was in Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, Wash., up 3.79 percent, followed by Sandusky, Ohio, up 2.25 percent.
- Industrial production in the Elkhart area fell 8.75 percent year over year, compared with a 13.55 percent decline a month earlier. Once at the very bottom, Elkhart has moved closer to the middle in manufacturing output, ranking 217th out of 384. The worst decline was Gary, Ind., down 17.47 percent, followed by Erie, Pa., down 17.04 percent. The largest increase was in Wichita, Kan., up 4.51 percent, followed by Sebastian, Fla., up 2.62 percent.
- Single-family housing starts fell by 55.64 percent in Elkhart from a year earlier, ranking near the bottom, 374th out of 384. The worst decline was in Decatur, Ill., down 80.29 percent, followed by Battle Creek, Mich., 73.79 percent. The greatest increase was in Beaumont, Texas, where housing starts rose 111.79 percent from a year earlier, then Vallejo, Calif., up 108.22 percent.
- Home prices, the fourth component of the Adversity Index, will be updated when quarterly figures are released.


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For most of Pat Quinn's political career, he has played the role of rabble-rouser. He was the consummate outsider taking on the political establishment.
Back in the 1980s, he successfully led the charge to reduce the size of the Illinois General Assembly.
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(NaturalNews) There was a time when ordinary citizens still had an expectation of the right to privacy, even in public, but as technology has improved over the past generation, so has the government's ability to get around the Constitution and the rule of law when it comes to keeping the common folk under surveillance.
We're talking about more than just traffic light and city surveillance cameras. We're talking about the use of undercover police to infiltrate otherwise peaceful groups, and employing drones to spy on citizens without proper legal authority to do so.
"There is no question that this could become something that people will regret," said former U.S. Rep. Jane Harmon, D-Calif., on the use of federally owned drones by state and local police agencies. Harmon, a onetime chairperson of the House Intelligence Committee's subcommittee on homeland security, said when federal agencies like Customs and Border Protection were first authorized by Congress to unarm Predator drones, use by local agencies was never discussed.
"Any time you have a tool like that in the hands of law enforcement that makes it easier to do surveillance, they will do more of it," added Ryan Calo, director for privacy and robotics at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society.
In recent Occupy L.A. protests, local undercover cops infiltrated the group on the grounds that they might be stockpiling human waste and crude weapons. Though cops wound up arresting more than 40 people on various charges including drug use, and discovered buckets of feces, water bottles filled with urine and pieces of bamboo with sharpened tips stashed in bushes and trees after breaking the protest up Nov. 30, it was the manner in which they made those arrests that troubled civil libertarians.
Police, who admittedly have a tough job, are still supposed to operate within the confines of the Constitution, and no one reported seeing any search warrants before, during or after the protests.
"It should make everybody at least uncomfortable," Peter Scheer, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, told Reuters. "That's the fundamental difference between America's free democratic system and the kind of system one would expect to find in Iran."
As for the increasing use of drones, advocates have no trouble when they are used to, say, protect U.S. borders from unauthorized incursion by people who are sneaking into the country illegally and could be terrorists or criminals. But they are less understanding when drones are used, if for no other reason than the temptation to employ them without first considering the constitutional implications.
"This could be a time when people are uncomfortable, and they want to place limits on that technology," says Calo, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. "It could make us question the doctrine that you do not have privacy in public."
Not everyone agrees that the use of this technology is a bad thing – especially those in positions of power – and that ought to be disconcerting, to say the least.
"I am for the use of drones," Howard Safir, former head of operations for the U.S. Marshals Service and former New York City police commissioner, told the Times.
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Rockledge, FL (PRWEB) October 31, 2013
All four Health First hospitals have been named Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. Health First Cape Canaveral, Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center, Health First Palm Bay Hospital and Health First Viera Hospital were recognized for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes in several areas.
"As an integrated delivery network focused on providing our community with the right care at the right place and at the right time, Health First has made an ongoing commitment to accreditation and positive patient outcomes," said Health First Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Stuart Mitchell. "We are proud to receive the distinction of being a Joint Commission Top Performer on Key Quality Measures at all four Health First hospitals."
Health First Holmes, Health First Cape Canaveral and Health First Palm Bay were recognized for the key quality measures of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. Health First Viera was recognized for heart attack, pneumonia and surgical care.
Across the United States, 1,099 hospitals earned the distinction of Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance. Ratings are based on an aggregation of accountability measure data reported to The Joint Commission during the 2012 calendar year.
Hospitals recognized must:
A 95 percent score means a hospital provided an evidence-based practice 95 times out of 100 opportunities.
About Health First
Founded in 1995, Health First is a fully integrated health system. The not-for-profit employs more than 7,500 people and has four hospitals (including Holmes Regional Medical Center, Palm Bay Hospital, Cape Canaveral Hospital and Viera Hospital). Health First Health Plans also offers a wide variety of health insurance plan options for Brevard and Indian River Counties. In addition, Health First is home to Brevard County's only Trauma Center. Health First Medical Group is the largest multi-specialty physician group on the Space Coast. Health First offers numerous outpatient and wellness services, including four Pro-Health and Fitness Centers. Visit http://www.Health-First.org for more information.
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Handmade silver minimal zig zag ring with texture, artisanal design ring with golden detail
"One by one, unique pieces, portrait of sensations, sculpture of emotions."
Truly handmade silver 925 ring. The ring has a golden detail.
The ring has two textures, polished and carved, and has a very unique design. All my pieces are made one by one.
Body ring is very comfortable.
Sended in a gift card box with traditional galician (Spain) organic "yute" lace.
SIZE: You can choose your size. Every ring is handmade one by one.
If you don't know you size or you don't know what its you american size, you can follow the next link to my blog post "How to measure ring size":
MEASURES: 1,5 mm tread wide.
EARRINGS: https://www.martaarcosjewelry.com/listing/763092032
NECKLACE: https://www.martaarcosjewelry.com/listing/642368324
I see the jewelry as a small and portable sculpture, as a little piece that reflects what we are, this is for what I care every jewel as a piece of art, a well thought design with a passionate work .
All my pieces are handmade, truly handmade, every jewel have it's own soul and personality, each one is different, even if the design is the same.
They are made one by one and each one takes his own shape and refinements.
None of my pieces are made with molds, each one are handcrafted from raw materials, the old way, as has been done for centuries, except for the chains, that will be extremely expensive.
If you need more information, don't hesitate to contact me, as many times as you need.
If you need urgent shipping outside Spain, please contact us before buying to manage it.
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I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Just contact me within: 3 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 7 days of delivery
Request a cancellation within: 0 hours of purchase
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
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By now you and I have heard the arguments for and against Scottish independence from the UK but as someone who has naturally bristled like a thistle when diasporic people argue passionately and ill-informedly about another country's political situations (which they are thankfully powerless to effect) I'll keep my political opinions to myself. What I will do instead is far more frivolous purposes -- that is list the best Scottish bands of all time.
Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's Map of Scotland
Given its small population, Scotland has produced a fairly shocking amount of great music. Sure, there have been occasional English bands of note -- almost always from the north -- but I've always taken Anglophiles' preference for all things (assumed to be) English over English language pop from anywhere else as proof of a terminal subcultural defect. It's not really fair to blame England for Anglophiles any more than it is to blame Nirvana for Puddle of Mudd but I suppose it's because so many of the helmet-haired horde mistakenly think that I am one of them that they so vex me. How could I not be an Anglophile when I drink more tea than the average North African, enjoy curry in all of its Asian forms, and my favorite writer is Irish?


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Finding a purpose will help you live longer; some tips
Beginning in 1994, more than 6,000 people, ages 20-70, were given a survey to asses whether or not they had a sense of purpose in their lives.
They were followed over the next 14 years. Nearly 670 of them died during this period. Those who died had been among those scoring lower on the survey for having purpose in life compared with the rest of the 6,000-plus people in the study. While other studies have already shown that purpose in life is a predictor of longevity, this study, led by Professor Patrick Hill of Carleton University in Canada, indicates that even young people with purpose in life are less likely to die than their purposeless peers.
Ever since Viktor Frankl wrote his mega-bestseller Man's Search for Meaning in 1946 psychologists have been aware that meaning and purpose in life are vital aspects of human well-being and flourishing. Humans have known this intuitively since time immemorial. In the past few years social scientists have begun to build an impressive body of empirical evidence proving the critical role meaning and purpose plays in the ability to live a long and healthy life both psychologically and physically.
We now know that purpose in life is associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease, heart attacks, obesity, depression and a host of other physical and psychological pathologies. We don't, however, yet have clarity in how propose protects us against these diseases or how it contributes to longevity. There are numerous theories, including many that have physiological components to them but no definitive reasons yet.
Researchers are also working on understanding how people become purposeful and why is it that some people find a life purpose while others go through life unmoored. This is a problem that I have been working on for the last six years. Having worked with over 1,000 people, many of them one on one to help them discover their life's purpose and having studied the field, I offer you some some tips to help you find your purpose.
First, change your mindset. Instead of thinking about how much money you can make or the level of prestige you want from a job, start to look at your job as an outgrowth of your calling or purpose in life. Money and respectability will all ring hollow if you don't gain personal satisfaction from your career. With 80 percent of Americans finding their career unsatisfying this turns out to be very important.
It is also important to make goals and plans to reach those goals. We become purposeful when we have a goal to reach and we have plans to reach those goals. Even if those goals do not represent our "real" passion in life, just by having them and making gains towards them regularly you will add a sense of purpose to your life.
A final tip is to think about purpose. Spend time regularly thinking about whether you are purposeful or whether you are living your purpose. Just by doing this you will find yourself becoming more purposeful. Given that purpose will add years on to your life and make you happier and healthier. This is important stuff.
Levi Brackman is founder of Purposes Inc. and creator of a scientifically proven online purpose finding tool Next Stage Purpose. He is currently doing a Phd focused on learning how people can develop purpose and meaning in life. He is also a rabbi and bestselling author.


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Ashley Olsen FASHION Magazine
Here's a first look at Ashley Olsen on the cover of the September issue of FASHION. It's a beautiful set of photographs with, of course!, only pruned lips involved and a lot of dark eyes. Am all over the heavily lined eyes. If only my eyes weren't so oily.
Ashley and Mary-Kate are adding a denim line to their growing label. I won't lie - I like Elizabeth & James. A LOT. More than The Row. It's good clothes. Textile Elizabeth & James will be available this fall. Will be interested to see if the twins can do jeans.
As for the article - Ashley talks about how it all started (she made 2 pieces for friends) and her boyfriend Justin Bartha (who was NOT Jennifer Aniston's mystery date) and whether or not children are in her future.
She also breaks down how she and MK run the business. This made my life:
Contrary to popular belief, Mary-Kate and Ashley are two very different women with different roles in their companies. Ashley is the main brain behind the brand building, while Mary-Kate's creative strength is storytelling— she often works on the "narrative"of a collection.
The "narrative" of something is my new favourite job description.
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Deputy Administrator Susan Brita, who sounded the alarm on the agency's lavish 2010 Las Vegas conference, retires in March.
Seemingly minutes after the scandal broke in April 2012 over lavish conference spending at the General Services Administration, several top GSA executives were forced out. Now, one could say, the circle has been completed with the announcement Tuesday of the impending retirement of GSA Deputy Administrator Susan Brita.
She's the former congressional staffer, scandal-watchers will recall, who came over to GSA and disapproved of fancy hotel suites, fine dining and entertainment by mind-readers that some members of the Public Buildings Service procured for hundreds of employees in Las Vegas in 2010. Brita alerted the inspector general, who began what became an explosive probe.
GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini, in an agency-wide e-mail on Tuesday announcing several departures, said that "2014 begins on a bittersweet note as GSA will be losing one of our most dedicated employees, Deputy Administrator Susan Brita."
He detailed Brita's career that began at GSA in 1985, when she spent three years as chief of staff to then-Administrator Terence Golden. Beginning in 1992, she was staff director for a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee dealing with public buildings, and in February 2010 President Obama appointed her GSA deputy administrator.
Though Tangherlini did not reference the scandal, he said Brita, who retires in March, "has worked to make GSA as efficient and effective as possible. Her commitment to the highest standards of public service have helped strengthen this agency and will serve as an example for everyone who works here for years to come."
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO--(03/12/12)- Gold Resource Corporation (the Company) (AMEX: GORO) is pleased to announce the scheduled launch of its innovative gold and silver dividend program. Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer with operations in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has paid 20 consecutive monthly dividends since declaring commercial production totaling over $41 million returned to shareholders.
Gold Resource Corporation is scheduled to launch its gold and silver dividend program April 10th, 2012. The default company dividend will continue to be in cash, but this unique option will give shareholders the ability to convert their cash dividends into physical gold and/or silver. Shareholders may establish an "individual bullion account," whereby cash dividends are converted into Gold Resource Corporation "Double Eagle" one ounce .999 fine gold and/or one ounce .999 fine silver rounds (see image). Gold Bullion International (GBI), a leading institutional precious metals provider to individual investors and the wealth management industry, is facilitating the Company's cash dividend to physical conversion. The Company will direct GBI to draw gold and silver Gold Resource Corporation Double Eagles from the Company's minted physical treasury and distribute precious metals as directed by Company shareholders.
"A convenient and simple way of delivering precious metal dividends to shareholders has been a long-term goal of the Company," stated Jason Reid, President of Gold Resource Corporation. "With innovative assistance from Gold Bullion International, management of Gold Resource Corporation is pleased and excited to announce the launch of the Company's gold and silver dividend program, a dividend program unlike any other known program offered of its kind."
The program powered by Gold Bullion International's operational and technology platform will allow shareholders to fully manage their cash dividend conversions into gold, silver, or a desired percentage of each metal. After conversion into a physical metal dividend, shareholders may elect to store their physical within GBI's fully insured and audited storage facilities (for a nominal fee), take direct delivery of their precious metals, or direct the shipping of the metals to a vault of their choice.
For shareholders with monthly dividends totaling less than one ounce of silver or gold, the program will allow the shareholder's cash dividends to accrue until such time their account balance allows for conversion into one ounce denominations of silver and/or gold based on the investor's set allocation. For larger shareholders the accounts will allow percentage allocation between gold and silver or a focus on either.
The conversion date and price will be set at the London PM Fix on the Company's Record Date of dividend distribution (Record Dates are noted in each press release regarding dividend distribution). The shareholder must direct their individual bullion account for desired gold and silver allocation by midnight EST the day before the Record Date. Once the cash to physical conversion takes place, shareholder directed bullion accounts distribute the gold and silver on the dividend Pay Date (Pay Dates are noted in each press release regarding dividend distribution).
Shareholders interested in participating will be required to hold their shares directly with the Company's transfer agent, Computershare. This may entail moving shares from a brokerage account to Computershare by the Direct Registration System (DRS). After a DRS transfer is made and the shareholder's stock is registered with Computershare, they will be eligible to open an on-line Gold Resource Corporation "individual bullion" account with GBI. These steps will allow shareholder and position size verification. This verification will be required to participate in the Company's gold and silver dividend program. Shareholders will manage their own on-line "individual bullion" account and may opt-out at any time. Those choosing not to participate will continue to receive cash dividends as usual.
The gold and silver dividend program is not targeted as a revenue stream for the Company. Only the basic costs associated with owning physical metals which include minting, storage, shipping and handling are targeted to be passed to the shareholder. By offering cash to precious metal conversion at the London PM Fix, without adding a premium above the Company's own minting cost, the Company strives to offer its shareholders a competitive and attractive option for direct physical gold and silver ownership.
Mr. Reid stated, "Gold Resource Corporation provides premier precious metal exposure with an aggressive production growth profile of low cost ounces, growing cash and physical precious metal treasury, high-grade exploration prospects, distribution of a monthly dividend and in April 2012 another major milestone for the Company is being set as we prepare to launch the option for shareholders to receive gold and silver dividends."
Mr. Reid continued, "Gold Bullion International and Gold Resource Corporation are on the verge of a groundbreaking and monumental shift in how mining Companies may distribute dividends to their shareholders in gold and silver."
For additional details on Gold Resource Corporation's gold and silver dividend program, please visit the Program specific page on the Company's website at http://www.goldresourcecorp.com/gold-silver-dividends.php [5].
About GRC:
Gold Resource Corporation is a mining company focused on production and pursuing development of gold and silver projects that feature low operating costs and produce high returns on capital. The Company has 100% interest in six potential high-grade gold and silver properties in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca. The Company has 52,902,620 shares outstanding, no warrants and no debt. For more information please visit GRC's website located at www.Goldresourcecorp.com [6] and read the Company's 10-K for an understanding of the risk factors involved.
About Gold Bullion International:
Gold Bullion International (GBI) is a leading institutional precious metal provider to Individual Investors and the wealth management industry. GBI's technology platform allows clients to acquire and manage their precious metals assets directly through GBI or through their existing wealth management account relationships. GBI facilitates the physical precious metal platform for some of the largest Broker Dealers in addition to serving the overall wealth management industry. Precious metals manufactured by refiners recognized by the LBMA (London Bullion Market Association) for their production of good delivery bars are acquired from approved dealers and stored on behalf of clients in protected and insured vaults in New York, Salt Lake City, London and Zurich. GBI is the safest and most reliable option for precious metal owners. For more information please visit GBI's website at www.Goldbullioninternational.com [7]
Cautionary Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. When used in this press release, the words "plan," "target," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend" and "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the statements regarding Gold Resource Corporation's strategy, future plans for production, future expenses and costs, future liquidity and capital resources, and estimates of mineralized material. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon information available to Gold Resource Corporation on the date of this press release, and the company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed in this press release. In particular, there can be no assurance that production will continue at any specific rate. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Company's 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Among the doings?
- Duck Tour
- Faneuil House
- New England Aquarium
- Sea Rex
- Mike's Pastry
- Boston Harbor
- Harvard
- Boston Public Garden
- Zakim Bridge
- Old State House
I have a love/hate relationship with science museums. I take the girls to a lot of them using our ASTC Passport, and I know what I like, and I know what I do NOT like. I like a low-key museum, not one filled with frenetic activity. I like a museum in which the collections are arranged thematically, not helter-skelter. I like a museum with ample lighting. I like a museum with ample seating. I like a museum that is not loud.
The Exploratorium in San Francisco is my baseline for a science museum that I cannot stand. The girls love it, but it's frenetic, constantly crowded, jam-packed with a new exhibit every few steps, and it's LOUD. The Boston Museum of Science, in contrast, has exellent thematic arrangements and is spacious. It is, however, crowded and loud and doesn't have enough seating. We enjoyed the unusual exhibits, such as the one on nanotechnology--
--and there was a great cheering of cheers and clapping of claps during the amazing electricity show--
--and Uncle Chad hit the girls up with some truly excellent swag in the museum gift shop, but all the same, I far more enjoyed the far quieter, far more peaceful time that we spent the next day at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, also an ASTC Passport member.
While Sydney pulled Uncle Chad by the hand on a whirlwind tour of the museum, and Poppa toured the place with his headphones on, the Willowsaurus and I looked at every single dead stuffed thing, read every single label, in that entire place. From skulls--
--to butterflies--
--we saw it all. We lingered a goodly amount in the prehistory gallery, of course, saying howdy to the 42-foot kronosaurus and the plateosaurus and other awesome and unusual specimens--
--but all the other stuffed critters and skeletons and bony bits were quite engrossing, as well:
I tell you, we did that place until it was done. But then, but THEN, after the museum, eating a picnic lunch on the Harvard campus, the Poppa says to me, "Did you see the meteors?"
Turns out there was a whole other half to the museum! On the OTHER side of the gift shop! Which we did not see! With meteors! And gems! and realistic glass flowers!
We might still be there yet.


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'Bloodied bat found at Pistorius home'
- 'I'm going to miss you all': Reeva's chilling footage
- Pistorius 'tried to save girlfriend'
- Flawed idols and shattered illusions
JOHANNESBURG: South African police have found a bloodied cricket bat at the home of Oscar Pistorius following the killing of his model girlfriend, a local newspaper has reported.
But the Paralympian's father, Henke Pistorius, said he was certain his son acted "on instinct" when he allegedly shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp, 29, at his luxury Pretoria home.
Police sources have told the independent City Press newspaper that Steenkamp's skull had been "crushed".
"There was lots of blood on the bat," one source told the paper.
Investigators have dismissed initial suggestions that Pistorius, 26, could have mistaken Steenkamp for an intruder and City Press reported that she was wearing a nightie at the time of the killing.
"The suspicion is that the first shot, in the bedroom, hit her in the hip. She then ran and hid herself in the toilet … He fired three more shots," a source told the paper.
But Mr Pistorius, snr, 59, said his family had "zero doubt" that Pistorius had shot Steenkamp dead mistakenly thinking she was an intruder.
"When you are a sportsman, you act even more on instinct," he said. "It's instinct - things happen and that's what you do."
He said the Pistorius family was "heart and soul" behind his son and would do "whatever needs to be done" to help him clear his name.
His comments followed the family's release of a statement in which they described the athlete as "numb with shock as well as grief" over the events of the past three days. They said evidence gathered by the police "strongly refutes" any possibility of the premeditated murder charge with which prosecutors have said they will charge the athlete.
They also insisted that Pistorius, whose position as South Africa's golden boy was cemented when he won two gold medals and a silver at last year's London Paralympics, had no reason to harm Ms Steenkamp, his girlfriend of four months.
"All of us saw first-hand how close she had become to Oscar during that time and how happy they were. They had plans together and Oscar was happier in his private life than he had been for a long time," they said.
The family fightback came as reports emerged that Pistorius fought to save Steenkamp's life after allegedly shooting her in the early hours of Valentine's Day morning.
Security guards and neighbours who went to his home on a security compound outside Pretoria saw Pistorius running down the stairs with the blonde model in his arms, a source quoted by the Afrikaans newspaper Beeld said.
Steenkamp was still breathing, it said, and Pistorius tried to save her using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. "Blood splatters along the route that Pistorius carried her was further proof that her heart was still beating," the paper said.
Pistorius has received "overwhelming support" from his fans, his agent says.
Peet van Zyl said outside the Brooklyn police station soon after visiting Pistorius on Sunday that "a lot of fans" had sent their good wishes.
He said the support was "really on a global scale. South African fans, international fans from literally all over the world."
Van Zyl said he visited Pistorius primarily to discuss his running career and would not respond to a question about the mental and emotional state of the 26-year-old athlete.
"I am not going to comment on anything except that [what] is related to his athletics career at this point in time," Van Zyl told reporters.
Van Zyl called Steenkamp's killing tragic and said he visited Pistorius as a friend as well as an agent.
"Obviously from a management side and also as a friend, it's a tragic circumstance," Van Zyl said, "and we can only give Oscar our support at this point in time."
He added: "The nature of my visit was on a professional manner to discuss his career and the plans that we had made for this year with the IAAF [world] championships in Moscow as the main goal for this year.
"We obviously just discussed the races and the contracts that had been signed and secured for this year and also to keep him up to date with regard to the sponsors."
Sportswear giant Nike and eyewear manufacturer Oakley are among Pistorius's big-name sponsors.
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The Indians have two pretty good candidates to helm the team next year, after firing Manny Acta with six games remaining. First, Sandy Alomar Jr., the bench coach who is acting as interim manager these last couple days—a beloved former Indian who was something of a field general dating back to his backstop days. Second, the very in-demand Terry Francona, whose stock has only risen as the Boston dumpster fire flared up even after he left. Alomar interviews Thursday, Francona on Friday.
There's a dark horse too, a former Indian who wasn't beloved, was never known for mental acumen or leadership, and who was more adept at antagonizing Cleveland fans than getting along with his teammates. Yes, Albert fucking Belle wants to lead the Tribe back to respectability.
According to the Plain Dealer Belle—last seen playing Mr. Mom in Arizona—fired off an email to team president Mark Shapiro, asking for an interview.
"I'm just like Robin Ventura and Mike Matheny were last year," said Belle with a laugh, referring to the White Sox and Cardinals bosses. "I'm sitting on my couch waiting for my phone to ring."
Aaaaah! Please make this happen. The Indians are irrelevant right now not because they're bad, but because they're boring. And what better draw than a manager who at any moment might assault an umpire, an opposing player, or his own player, and has zero coaching experience to boot? Dear Baseball Jesus, I don't ask you for much, but please let a bunt to break up a no-hitter escalate into Albert Belle and Jim Leyland throwing haymakers at each other.


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Was John the Baptist Elijah, or not? Let's take a look at this supposed Bible contradiction.
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Today, I am so pleased to announce the launch of a wonderful resource for Latino families. Plaza Familia is a bilingual magazine and education platform designed to provide information on a variety of subjects related to raising a healthy family. From tips to having a healthy pregnancy to dealing with toddler tantrums (without throwing one of your own!) to helping your tween dream big, Plaza Familia helps parents find solutions and support.
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Fiona Walker Camel Lion Head
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Bring some wildlife into your home with these wall mountable felt animal head by Fiona Walker England is a quirky take on home decoration.
Fiona Walker England is a beautifully designed collection of exceptional quality and values. The brand philosophy is to create uniquely hand crafted items using traditional methods and add those special finishing touches. Each item has its own individual charm and no two items are identical.
Easy to hang with a single hook on the back supported by a bamboo cane inside.
Dimensions: L. 46cm, W. 36cm and D. 31cm approx.
Material: outer 100% felt organic lamb's wool and inner 100% polyfibre.


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What a lovely table setting.ReplyDelete
This is a get together that I would have loved to be part of. Good food good friends good conversation and a beautiful home. Sounds like it all came together almost effortlessly and it look pretty enough for a queen.ReplyDelete
I go for special table settings for casual occasions! So pretty you just don't want to leave the table...ReplyDelete
Beautiful photographs Courtney! Those white flowers with the black centers are so pretty combined with your roses and tulips! I agree, times with our girlfriends just doesn't happen often enough. Sounds like you have a wonderful evening planned and the menu sounds yummy! Looking forward to seeing what your projects will entail...will stay tuned to see!ReplyDelete
Hope your weekend was wonderful as well...
Courtney,this is so pretty. xReplyDelete
Simply beautiful and perfectly elegant!ReplyDelete
Beautiful! As always! I just love what you do with flowers!ReplyDelete
Very pretty table, Courtney! Perfect for a girlfriend dinner. Your menu sounds wonderful, too.ReplyDelete
So pretty. That menu is mouth watering. Pretty and Yummy. Great combo!!!!ReplyDelete
I love your photos-all!!!!This is beautiful,beautiful blog ♥ReplyDelete
xoxo...by Vicky
Love the tulips mixed in with the roses....so delicate and lovely. Just an elegant and pretty table.ReplyDelete
Hei,so was schönes habe ich lange nicht gesehen.Wundervolle Deko.ReplyDelete
Schöne Woche wünsche ich dir.Bussi.Luciene.
What a beautiful and simple table. Simple Elegance, your photos are gorgeous.ReplyDelete
You set such a pretty inviting table. I love the idea of the dried roses, and the little sprigs of green. So simple and perfect. You're right too, those little pink spray roses don't cost much, and they're precious. And... ummmmm... the menu sounds so yummy, i want the pasta dish right now!ReplyDelete
Love your table....I'm convinced after reading your blog for some time now, that simple white china is absolutely the way to go! Everything you put with it looks fantastic! Love the touch of the dried flowers at each place setting. Thanks for being so inspiring!ReplyDelete
Your table looks sooo pretty, Courtney! I love the flowers mixed with the cedar greenery. I can just imagine myself sitting there with you enjoying it all. Your dinner sounds so delicious too...my kind of meal :)ReplyDelete
Oh Courtney....your friends are so blessed to be treated to an evening at French Country Cottage. :) The menu, the tablescape, the decor....all so perfect. So beautiful! ♥ReplyDelete
xoxo laurie
Hi Courtney!!ReplyDelete
Your table is pretty and elegant. The colors of the flowers against the white is a great effect alongside the mercury glass candlesticks. It's going to be a great evening with the girls!!
ps. Glad to hear you're feeling much better!!
OMG! Such a beautiful post! Love the tablescape and the menu. How do I apply to be one of your friends? Have a great day!ReplyDelete
It's a very "romantic" table. Your guest must have been impressed!ReplyDelete
Hello!!! You have a very nice blog!!! I invite you that you visit my and / or you it followReplyDelete
Regards and ... congratulation!!!
Your photos are always beautiful, thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Courtney ...ReplyDelete
What a beautiful pictures......
Thanks a lot for sharing with us.
Love from Italy
It couldn't be more perfect...so satisfying!ReplyDelete
What a pretty tablescape, Courtney--I love that red and white baker's twine! Roses look gorgeous at any time of the year, and I like how you've combined them with what looks like cedar fronds and the vintage ornament--all gorgeous together.ReplyDelete
Your table looks so gorgeous Courtney. But I wish I could have seen the whole table. Your vignettes are all stnning but I feel I'm missing the completed concept. Would it be possible for you to post a whole over all picture of it? If you could it would be wonderful. As you know I love everything you do and I'd sure like to be a guest at this fabulous dinner.ReplyDelete
Courtney - your photos are amazing! You have style and skills galore!ReplyDelete
Courtney, I love your romantic ideas! Your table is beautiful!ReplyDelete


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Are there too many people on Earth?
That question is rarely raised today, in part because it conjures up the possibility of governments intruding into the most private and profound decision a couple can make. In a worst-case scenario, authorities could impose discriminatory policies that would limit births based on such criteria as race, ethnic origin, cultural background, religion, or gender.
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Politicians generally stay clear of suggesting population-control policies, recognizing the deep-seated concerns they raise. President Obama did not mention the issue as part of his campaign last fall. But the new Obama administration has promised to take a fresh look at solutions to energy and environmental challenges and has brought in a new slate of scientific advisers. The United States remains the only developed country without an official population policy.
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"You've got to get a president who's got the guts to say, 'Patriotic Americans stop at two [children],' " says Paul Ehrlich, a professor of population studies at Stanford University. "That if you care about your children and grandchildren, we should have a smaller population in the future, not larger." Professor Ehrlich wrote the groundbreaking 1968 book "The Population Bomb," which predicted disastrous effects from unchecked population growth.
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Whether this growth can be sustained and still provide a decent living standard for people is itself controversial. Some, including Ehrlich and Alan Weisman, the author of the best-selling book "The World Without Us," argue that even today's population is too large to maintain without ravaging the environment and creating an inhospitable planet.
How much would today's population have to shrink to become sustainable? "I don't think anybody knows," Mr. Weisman says. "All I know is, 'less is better.' "
Weisman's book imagines a world in which humans are extinct and suggests that nature could bounce back relatively quickly from the burden placed on it by its billions of human inhabitants.
Demographers calculate that if suddenly every family on earth limited itself to one child, by 2150 the world's population would be 1.6 billion, exactly what it was at the beginning of the 20th century.
He's not arguing that that's a perfect number of humans. But "it would create a lot more space for [other] organisms to live ... a much healthier ecosystem for us all," he says.
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Ehrlich and Weisman agree with critics who say population alone isn't the issue. Lifestyles in developed countries in North America and Europe consume a lot of resources. Everyone living in an industrialized nation puts a much heavier burden on the environment than does someone living in, say, Asia or Africa. Though family sizes in the developed world are smaller, the number of households hasn't shrunk commensurately.
"It's actually the number of households – and not the number of people – that has a bigger impact on the environment," says Matthew Connelly, a professor of history at Columbia University in New York and the author of "Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population."
"This is not a population crisis," Professor Connelly argues. "The crisis is us, the consumption patterns of the wealthiest people in the world. That's what's unsustainable." The problem in trying to control populations "is that we don't know how to do it," he says. "We don't have a good theory to explain, much less predict, why people have babies and why they have as many as they do."
China's strict one-child-per-family policy, established 30 years ago, has cut its population growth significantly. But it has also created a huge gender imbalance, as families have chosen male children over female, he says.
"There's a long history of governments trying to make it illegal for parents to have large families," Connelly says. "China is just the most notorious example." But, he asks, "Is that the kind of country we'd like to live in, where the government could make it illegal to choose the number of children we have?"
Doom-and-gloomers assume technology is static
Those arguing that a calamity awaits if population isn't reduced are looking at the past and trying to project it into the future, says Ted Nordhaus, an environmentalist and coauthor with Michael Shellenberger of "Breakthrough: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility."
"They assume that technology and resources are static," Mr. Nordhaus says, and that breakthroughs and discoveries that could dramatically improve living conditions on earth won't be found.
"The greatest antidote to rapidly growing population is prosperity and development," Nordhaus says. "As people become more prosperous, birth rates decline.... It's an economic development challenge, not a population challenge."
But that doesn't mean that we need to just sit back and do nothing. "We can't take a laissez-faire approach to this," he says. "We can't just assume technology advancement will happen as quickly as we would like it to. There are all kinds of things we need to do to invest in productivity improvement."
Despite the fears of some, rising living standards in the developing world don't mean that the environment will be devastated in the process, he says. The idea that Chinese and Indians will all be driving around in Humvees and flying in private jets is "not true," he says.
The concept of some environmentalists that humans are somehow an intruder or "a scourge on the earth" disturbing an otherwise harmonious nature, needs to be challenged, Nordhaus says. "The reality is that nature is neither stable nor harmonious," he says. "We're as natural as anything else, and a world with us is as natural as a world without us."
Short of government limits on family size, both advocates and opponents of population control agree that many other useful steps can be taken that may lead to reduced population growth. Among the most crucial are better education, economic opportunities, and access to contraceptive and reproductive health care services for women in developing countries with high birth rates.
As economist Robert Cassen put it in 1994, "Virtually everything that needs doing from a population point of view needs doing anyway."
What effects will world population growth have by the mid-21st century? Joel Cohen, head of the Laboratory of Populations at Rockefeller University and Columbia University, makes the following points:
Emerging trends in Global population
• In 1950 the less-developed (poorer) regions of the world had roughly twice the population of the more developed (richer) ones. By 2050 the ratio will exceed 6 to 1.
• Human numbers currently increase by 75 million to 80 million people annually, the equivalent of adding another United States to the world about every four years.
• At present, the average woman bears nearly twice as many children (2.8) in poor countries as in rich countries (1.6 children per woman).
• Some 51 countries or areas will lose population between now and 2050. Germany is expected to drop from 83 million to 79 million people, Italy from 58 million to 51 million, Japan from 128 million to 112 million and the Russian Federation from 143 million to 112 million.
• If recent trends continue as projected to 2050, virtually all of the world's population growth will be in urban areas.
• Everyone born in 1965 or earlier and still alive has seen human numbers more than double from 3.3 billion in 1965 to 6.8 billion in 2009.
• The peak population growth rate ever reached, about 2.1 percent a year, occurred between 1965 and 1970. Human population never grew with such speed before the 20th century and is likely never to grow with such speed again.


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