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Who is the CM of Goa Laxmikant Parsekar or Manohar Parrikar? This question is asked by AAP spokesperson Ashutosh in the press conference held in the city. According to AAP leader Raksha Mantri is always found in Goa despite the serious concerns such as Patankhot attack or the Pulgaon mishap haunts the center. Mr. Ashutosh raised some more concerns pertaining to the constitution of India. Read the complete report here.
[su_expand more_text="READ MORE" less_text=" " height="0″ hide_less="yes" link_style="button" link_align="center"] "The constitution of India does not permit more than one Chief Minister for the state, BJP need to give an explanation as under what capacity Mr. Manohar Parrikar is holding cabinet meetings in the state. Since as per the constitution only the members of the cabinet and secretaries of the concern departments invited by the cabinet as suppose to participate in the cabinet meetings," said the AAP spokesperson Ashutosh while addressing the press conference in the city on Friday.
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Mr. Ashutosh further said that "When the Pathankot attack happened, Parrikar was in Goa. When the Pulgaon fire occurred, he was in Goa. The prime minister had to tell Parrikar to go to Pulgaon. His interference in Goa matters is putting the nation's defense at risk."
AAP has blamed Mr. Parrikar for interfering with the political matters in the state despite his need at the center while the serious concerns are haunting the center. Mr. Ashutosh said that AAP do not have any problems if Parrikar comes to Goa but "I have a question and that is the matter of great national security. Mr. Parriakar needs to give an explanation as why the secretaries of the different departments and other senior officials visit him with confidential files to seek his oral instructions when Parrikar is neither a cabinet minister nor an official in the government of Goa." Ashutosh alleged that Parrikar is doing the work of GM by bypassing the CM.
AAP had invited the press conference to declare the appointment of the 15 member election committee under the leadership of national secretary Pankaj Gupta who was also in Goa. Mr. Ashutosh told the reporters that Mr. Pankaj Gupta will be the chairmen of the election committee. He also announces the names of the selected members.
Read: GTDC's Panjim Residency inaugurated by Hon'ble Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar
While talking about the dual CM issue in the state Ashutosh gave an example of the relationship between the duo to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi combine when the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was in power. "The BJP attacked the UPA claiming all ministers were meeting Congress President Sonia Gandhi to clear files and not the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But the same party is OK with two power centers in Goa? This is hypocritical," Ashutosh said.
Is Mr. Ashutosh is right? What do you feel? Is Mr. Parrikar really interfering into the political matters pertaining to Goa? If it is unconstitutional task then why the defense minister of India is following that? Kindly leave your comments on this issue.
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Professor Michelle Peckham
- Position: Professor
- Areas of expertise: Cytoskeleton; actin; myosin; molecular motors; myosin; kinesin; Microscopy; super-resolution imaging; electron microscopy; biochemical techniques
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- Executive Honorary Secretary, Royal Microscopical Society
Research interests
Myosins, motors, and muscle in health and disease.
Our laboratory is interested in the cytoskeleton, from basic research into how myosins perform their functions in cells, to how mutations in cytoskeletal proteins cause disease.
We recently discovered that many different types of myosin are overexpressed in prostate cancer and this contributes to the cellular phenotype and metastatic potential (Makowska et al., Cell Reports, 2015). The image below shows how the cytoskeleton changes when different myosin isoforms are depleted (from left to right: wild type cells, Myo1b, Myo9b, Myo10 and Myo18a knockdown cells: cells are stained for actin (red) and non-muscle myosin 2A (green)).
We are also interested in how muscle cells differentiate in culture - and how they can organise the cytoskeleton into beautifully regular structures, as show here for a cultured human skeletal myotube, stained for skeletal myosin (green).
We have a very strong interest in imaging, including super-resolution imaging. We have built a 3D PALM/STORM system, that allows a resolution of ~10nm (about 20 times better than a normal wide-field microscope), and an iSIM (instant structured illumination microscope) which is very good for fast live cell imaging. The image below shows a 3D STORM image of the actin cytoskeleton in a cell.
We are collaborating with Darren Tomlinson's group to raise small non-antibody binding proteins (~12kDa in size) called Affimers to cytoskeletal proteins, to improve our super-resolution imaging, and have also a range of Affimers to different proteins including tubulin (recently published in E-life: Tiede et al., 2017; Lopata et al., Sci. Reports 2018).
We are funded by BBSRC to use super-resolution microscopopy (PALM/STORM) to uncover the organisation of proteins in the striated muscle Z-disc, exploiting the use of Affimers, and in a second grant, to investigate protein organisation in primary cilia (with Colin Johnson, FMH).We are funded by MRC to build and develop super-resolution imaging technologies such as PALM/STORM and iSIM. These technologies break or overcome the resolution limit of a normal wide-field microscope, allowing us to see a more detailed view of cellular structures. We have also recently built a simple light sheet microscope (Open SPIM). MRC is funding us to investigate mutations in non-muscle myosin 2A and the underlying reason for these mutations to result in blood disorders, and to investigate mutations in skeletal and cardiac myosin, to understand how these result in heart and skeletal muscle diseases (the latter with Julien Ochala, at KCL). PhD students in the lab are also studying aspects of these problems, including cryo-EM and modelling of myosin 5 (Wellcome Trust funded, with Ste Muench and Sarah Harris (MAPS)), using super-resolution microscopy, crystallography and electron microscopy to study ASPM, a protein involved in mitosis (With Jacqueline Bond in the faculty of Medicine and Health), and investigating muscle satellite cells (with Stuart Eggington in FBS).
Our research group works broadly on the cytoskeleton and cytoskeletal molecular motors, myosins and kinesins, to understand the structure, function and how the activity of these proteins are regulated in cells, as well as how these proteins are implicated in and contribute to disease processes. The involvement of many muscle myosins in heart and skeletal muscle disease has led to us developing an interest in muscle development, and the contribution of satellite cells (muscle stem cells) to muscle formation. We use a wide range of tools and approaches to address key questions about molecular motors, that include a wide range of cell and molecular biology techniques, protein expression and purification, as well as light microscopy, electron microscopy (including high resolution Cryo-EM), X-ray crystallography, NMR, AFM and other biophysical approaches, ofter through collaborating with other research groups at Leeds. We are also developing 'super-resolution' imaging approaches, including PALM/STORM, and iSIM.
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Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all research projects allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.

- BA, York; PhD 1984, London.
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society
- Member of British Society for Molecular Biology
- Fellow of the Royal Society for Biology
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Undergraduate project topics:
- Imaging, Microscopy, cytoskeleton, diseases linked to cytoskeletal proteins (including proteins in the muscle cytoskeleton)
Postgraduate studentship areas:
- PhD opportunities in the cytoskeleton, roles of cytoskeletal proteins in disease - including cardiac myosin heavy chain mutations that cause heart disease, mutations in non-muscle myosin 2A that causes bleeding disorders, mutations in myosins related to other diseases such as deafness and blindness. Role of the cytoskeleton in cancer. Super-resolution imaging. I am a BHF 4 year programe PhD supervisor
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Enclosed with timeless beauty, Himachal Pradesh is truly impeccable. The serene valleys and the soaring hills offer an unparalleled picture of nature's best. The salubrious climate and the rich and vivacious culture add immensely to the beauty of this picturesque state. Along with its beauty, the scope of adventure activities is another solid reason for many to visit Himachal Pradesh. Amongst the many popular activities, trekking is the oldest and the most preferred adventure venture in the state. Like its neighbouring states Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh offers a number of trekking trails that differ in their level of difficulty ranging from easy to strenuous.
An adventure holiday in Himachal Pradesh is the most anticipated one. There are a number of treks that allow beginners or nature lovers to go beyond the usual. The Indrahar Pass trek, Beas Kund Trek, Chandratal trek, Kinnaur Kailash trek and Manimahesh Kailash trek are some of the easy treks of Himachal Himalaya. Most of these treks vary between 2000m and 4500m of altitude with easy ascents and descents that cut and run through meadows, low mountains and some beautiful villages of Himachal Pradesh. On the other hand, the Charang Valley trek, which is a 13 days trek, can be categorized under moderate treks in Himachal Himalaya. The trek is strenuous with the highest altitude point of 5242m.
Trekking in Himachal has more to it, the rigorous treks that are hard-pressed on altitude, climate and unmettaled roads often end up with fascinating views and locations. Friendship Peak trek, Hampta Pass trek, Chandratal Baralacha trek, Shepherd Trail Gaddi trek and Pin Parvati Pass trek are reckoned to be excellent anecdote for trekking holiday in Himachal. These treks have an average elevation ranging from 3500m to 5300m, with Manali as the common base camp. Expect drastic climatic change, topography and encounter with some of the picturesque locations in Himachal Pradesh.
Hamta Pass is one of the most amazing treks for beginners to Himalayan trekking. Although a moderate trek, it rewards one with amazing views of peaks rising above 6000 m,
Bhrigu Lake is located at an elevation of around 4,300 metres (14,100 ft) in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located to the east of the Rohtang Pass and
Sar Pass, although a moderate trek, is a perfect one for beginners. The trek starts from 1650 meters and raises to an altitude of 4180 meters. Although the climb is
Hampta Pass is a passageway in the upper Himalayan Pir Panjal Range that connects Kullu Valley with Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal. This glacial spot is located at an
Chandrakhani Pass is one of the most recommended trek for a beginner in Himalayas. The place is famous for its religious importance too as it was one of the seat
Prashar lake is one of the beautiful lake in Himachal Pradesh and has some spic view from the top of mountain. It is a small place in Mandi district Himachal


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Oh Dream, American Dream!
By courtesy of Janka Kopálová
Janka Kopálová is a third-year student of European Studies at Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at Comenius University. She spent a year in France as a secondary school student and in 2011 she returned to France, this time to Bordeaux as an Erasmus student. She is a dedicated student and a very prolific person. From her extracurricular activities we can mention her taking part in FSEV Conference in Florence entitled The EU and the World: New Challenges and Trends. Twenty-seven ideas from Erasmus Generation, and her summer job in Paris, which has become part and parcel of her life.
Last year was a real international mix for Janka. She spent the summer in Paris, the fall semester in Pennsylvania in the United States and as Canada was in spitting distance from her at that time, she joined her cousin in Vancouver for Christmas.
She likes travelling and getting to know new people and cultures. Apart from that, she enjoys jogging, skating and skiing, and she loves hanging out with friends over a glass of good wine. In case you were interested in her literary taste, she has revealed that the last book she has read was Mních, ktorý predal svoje Ferrari (The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari) by Robin Sharma.
She wrote a report for Perspectives about her stay in the United States entitled Oh, Dream, American Dream! and yet she is dreaming about another travel! Her life dream is to cross some African states, but till it comes true, she is making plans for another travel. Again to France, but this time she'd like to spend more time there... So let's cross fingers for her!
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It is said that unplanned events and spur-of-the-moment decisions are the best. After a semester spent in the US, I can only agree. Let me explain. Last year, sometime in mid-March one of our teachers told us that there was a good chance to study at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, USA for one semester of the following academic year. I was attracted to the idea, but I cannot tell I dedicated all my attention and energy to get there. On the contrary, it took me quite a time to find all the information necessary about the university, fees, eligibility and selection criteria. When I realized that I met the criteria, I told myself: "Why not? Let's try and we will see!" And I got lucky. When our university coordinator gave me a call, I experienced a light heart attack and a surge of excitement flooded my body and mind. Without hesitation I confirmed my "attendance" in the American dream.
Later in April I focused on getting visa, booking my flight, buying the insurance and all that paperwork that everyone hates but has to do in order to be allowed to enter the American soil. The true American dream began in August 21, 2012 when I arrived on campus of Slippery Rock University. My first impression was very positive – a nice, small place with familial atmosphere in the air. I was really impressed by how everyone took care of me and other internationals and how girls in the international office and other staff were always willing to help. Every day of our orientation week we were introduced to different tasks and experiences lying ahead of us in the fall semester. However, the most important thing everyone stressed to us was that the campus was alcohol free, thus you were not allowed to bring beer or any other alcoholic drinks even if you were 21. I think that Americans are somehow "obsessed" with alcohol control. For instance, if you go to a restaurant and you are not over 21, you cannot sit in the area where alcohol can be served. Shocking, strange, illogical and silly for us but for Americans a good and generally accepted solution how to prevent youth from consuming this prohibited substance.
One of the historical buildings on campus
Since my first week was an orientation week for international students, there were practically no American students on campus. I was sincerely surprised by how many international students came to study or have already studied at Slippery Rock University. There were about 70 of us and every corner of the world was represented. This is something we can only dream about in Slovakia, but I hope that we will do our best to attract more international students.
Classes started at the end of August and I dived into the sea of knowledge and new information. From my point of view the way American teachers approached their students is very different. Teachers invite their students to react, to ask questions, to express their opinions or even question the things the teacher says. Questions like: "Guys, what do you think about it?" or "What would you do at his place?" were an everyday routine. Since I took classes at the department of political science, we dealt with American presidential election campaign almost every single day till November 4th when Obama was reelected.
Dorms on SRU campus
Moreover, we had some surprise quizzes and mid-term exams, which is not the case at my home university in Slovakia. On the whole, I would say that their level is comparable to ours. However, I noticed that American students did not know some basic things that I would consider elementary for anyone studying political science. I appreciated that all students took their final exams before Christmas. So, you pass the exams and then you are free till the end of January – what would Slovak students pay for having six free weeks in the middle of the winter season for skiing or other activities that are more fun than studying?
But my stay in America was not only about school and studying. Spending a few months in a foreign country helps one notice the difference. On the one hand, there were things I was envious about and wished they would become a part of Slovak reality. On the other hand, I was glad we were able to avoid others.
I would start with those I did not like. The number one would certainly be the air-conditioning. It was 30 degrees outside, but when you entered a class, you were almost freezing. As my French friend said: "Thermal shock is guaranteed every time you enter or quit a building." My roommate was such a big fan of air-conditioning that she used to turn it on at night. As a result, I woke up trembling from cold in the morning. Another important thing which I realized was that Americans have no sense of saving energy, protecting nature and other resources. Nonstop air-conditioning is just one example. Being in a class with windows closed, blinds fully retracted and lights on while the sun outside was shining bright was absolutely normal.
Moreover, walking distances over a mile was quite unimaginable for many of them. That was one of the reasons why there were constant problems with parking lots – there was just not enough space for so many cars.
Last but not least, I cannot forget the food. Every event was provided with complimentary food. The campus dining hall was full of food of any choice – pizza, pasta, hamburgers, fries, different kinds of meat, salads, soups, fruits and veggies, cookies, cupcakes….I could go on and on. You just swiped your ID card at the entrance to the dining hall and you could eat limitlessly.
However, let's have a look at the positive things that should be more appreciated and brought to Slovakia. First of all, we should be more proud of ourselves. I think that America is no longer that paradise of the '90s, but Americans still believe and proudly proclaim that they can find a solution to any problem because they are the magnificent nations of the United States. And I think it is something that makes them go on in any situation.
Secondly, having fun is a crucial part of every activity. I had a chance to talk to a successful businessman and he told me about the key principles of a good and prosperous business. Believe me or not – HAVE FUN! – was in the top five on the list. If you don't like what you're doing, if you do not enjoy it, you will never ever make the best of it. Another thing I miss about America is their openness to anything new – whether it is a foreign accent or a new idea that could be transformed into reality – they all seemed so fascinated by it. Here, in Slovakia, we are still suspicious about anything and anyone we don't know. So in this aspect, we should take inspiration from the Americans.
Lake on SRU campus
In conclusion, I would like to highlight that it was an enormously enriching and unforgettable experience and I would recommend it to anyone who is toying with the idea of crossing the Atlantic. My spontaneous decision to do so was worth it. I have already told you about many great things in America, but I somehow forgot to mention that it is through travelling and getting to know new things that one can appreciate what one has at home. But that's a different story.
Janka Kopálová
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Several years ago, Iris van Herpen, a Dutch fashion designer, began visiting CERN, the center for particle research near Geneva. Van Herpen, who is thirty-three, does not have a background in science; she attended design school in Arnhem, a small city in the Netherlands. Yet she regularly draws inspiration from the natural sciences to create rarefied, strangely gorgeous garments, many of which employ unexpected materials and 3-D printing. On a 2014 trip to CERN, she toured the Large Hadron Collider, a particle accelerator, buried in a tunnel, which exerts a magnetic field about a hundred thousand times stronger than that of Earth. Innumerable magnets and electronic devices are linked together with color-coded wiring and brightly painted metal structures. It struck her as the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. "Now I find it hard to compare, because how can you compare such a thing to—a tree?" she told me not long ago. "But it was so overwhelming that people could have made it—the complexity, and the simplicity, of it. The construction looks like a big puzzle, like a big Lego. It is very simple in materiality, but what it researches is so complex. I found it mesmerizing."
Van Herpen marshalled some of what she learned about the collider in her spring 2015 collection, "Magnetic Motion." It included translucent dresses, made from laser-cut acrylic mesh, which hovered around the wearer's body in a quavering evocation of a force field. In collaboration with the Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel, she made shoes from resin mixed with iron filings; while the material was still in molten form, it was subjected to magnetic forces that distorted its surface with alarming, spiky growths. Van Herpen sells some of her clothes to couture clients, but her experiments are largely protected from the distorting pressures of the retail environment: for the past six years, she has presented her work to the public as a guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, a Paris institution that is the fashion world's equivalent of a think tank.
Earlier this year, van Herpen's thoughts returned to CERN. She was contemplating her next collection, which would mark the ten years since, at the age of twenty-three, she founded her own label. On one visit to the facility, van Herpen and Philip Beesley, a Canadian artist and architect with whom she often collaborates, had met with a physicist, who spoke to them about matter and antimatter. Beesley told me, "He gave us a sense of how matter and energy would arise from one state to another, and vice versa, and the specific transitions that would occur in between, and the topology that would come from that." The scientist tantalized them with a radical theory about the foundation of the universe, which proposes that time and space fluctuate in a bubbly, unstable state known as "quantum foam."
Van Herpen and Beesley considered novel materials that they might use for the collection. Why not make clothes with metal or with silicone? Their conversations were sometimes whimsical. "We asked ourselves, 'What would it be like to live inside an aura?' " Beesley said. "Or, 'Wasn't it amazing, when you were little, to have a bubble bath and be under the foam?' Just rather innocent, quite happy conversations like this, where you sort of dare each other just to actually think it, and then materialize it."
Although van Herpen is considered to be one of the most innovative and consequential fashion designers currently at work, her clothing often looks more like modern sculpture. She loves anatomy-defying shapes, and has made evening dresses embellished with triangular acrylic spikes that evoke ice crystals, and tops crafted from flame-burnished iron mesh. Her program notes proudly describe the conceptual underpinnings of her garments: for the fall 2014 show, titled "Biopiracy," she wrote, "Patents on our genes have been purchased. Are we still the sole proprietor of our bodies?" Artificial fire opals were embedded under the silken threads of several dresses, issuing across the body in a gleaming pattern, like replicating cells.
Van Herpen's work unites the most forward-looking technology with artisanal craftsmanship. Jerry Stafford, a Paris-based veteran creative director who visited CERN with van Herpen, told me that while beholding the collider they "realized that all the wiring is hand-applied—it is literally like couture." Stafford went on, "You have all these people weaving these incredible tapestries of wires in order to create this huge magnetic collider, in which what happens is invisible. That feels very much like Iris's own world."
Van Herpen's avant-garde provocations often end up not in women's closets but in art museums. In 2012, the Metropolitan Museum made its first acquisition of her work—a minidress that resembles a stylized skeleton and was 3-D-printed with a white synthetic polymer. The museum has since acquired five more of her designs, including the "moon dress" of 2013-14: a doughnut-shaped garment whose iridescent black resin surface is textured and cratered. In October, a touring exhibition of her work will be installed at the Cincinnati Art Museum, having originated at the Groninger Museum, in the Netherlands, in 2012. Sue-an van der Zijpp, the show's curator, told me, "What really interested me was the way she approached materials. Our culture always maintains a dichotomy between machine-made and man-made, and she is merging that."
Beyond museum curators, van Herpen's aficionados include Lady Gaga, who launched her scent Fame in a dress made from laser-cut strips of black acrylic, its seething contours enveloping her, as if she were drowning in a deposit of oil. Björk has performed in van Herpen's clothes, among them a dress, contoured with bulbous growths of reflective acrylic, that was part of a collection inspired by the forms of microorganisms that dwell on human skin. "Growth processes, or nature in general, are the basis of my work," van Herpen told me. Her designs often combine a natural element with one that is more architectural. "I love to be in that gray area," she said. On occasion, these allusions can be literal to the point of seeming silly. In 2012, she offered a 3-D-printed "cathedral dress," which appeared to be composed of salvaged fragments from a ruined Gothic clerestory.
Van Herpen is tall and slender, with long gold-red hair that she parts in the middle. She has the high forehead and the small, serene features of a Madonna by van Eyck. Like a Madonna, she projects both humility and self-assurance—modesty predicated on confidence. She is calm, curious, and open. She seems to be operating on a slightly different plane than those around her, and is often forgetful, losing track of her possessions. When she is creatively focussed, she moves through the world almost unaware of her surroundings. "I can even bike unconscious," she told me. "I go from my house to my work, but I am somewhere else, and I don't even realize I just did that."
When I visited her atelier, in Amsterdam, she was wearing a short sleeveless dress with a plaid-like checkered pattern—her own design—and fluid, silky pants. The dress looked almost like something that a Catholic schoolgirl might wear, except that at the waist the fabric had been cleverly cut and folded, like origami, to reveal glimpses of midriff. The fabric, from Japan, was made partly from paper. When I asked her how the dress was washed, she looked surprised, as if the question had never occurred to her. Her disposition is that of an artist who happens to work in fashion, rather than a fashion designer who happens to be an artist. Her commitment is to the process, rather than to the end result. More than most clothing designers, van Herpen works to satisfy herself.


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When we think of the typical Work Performance Review, we usually think of something similar to this clip from The Office (UK - https://youtu.be/IkYUDQCYGHA). The awkward discussions about our 'strengths and weaknesses,' discussing our 'performance goals' and experiencing the niggling feeling that "we just wasting our time here"
Are performance reviews just corporate bureaucracy, or do they help keep managers and employees on the right track?
Performance Reviews only work if everyone involved is honest during the process. Firstly, bosses need to be honest with their employees. They need to be able to say what the employee is doing wrong with confidence, but not in a way that is aggressive or is unnecessarily antagonistic.
This is often difficult for many bosses to do. In fact, according to OfficeVibe 44% of employees believe that bosses are not being truthful with them during work appraisals.
The rule of honesty is difficult to maintain during these appraisals for employees as well. This is because in instances where the employee has not performed well, it would be in their best interest to not be honest. Self-disclosure of an employee's actions can be detrimental to their credibility as a staff member.
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In a study by the Society for Human Resource Management, it was found that approximately 90% of employees believe that performance appraisals are painful and don't work; and they produce an extremely low percentage of top performers.
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Beyond what people may feel about Work Performance Reviews, whether they are used or not should come down to whether they really improve productivity or not. Do they work?
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In order to successfully lead multi-cultural teams in China, your key Asia-facing executives will need an above average level of cultural sensitivity when dealing with a myriad of cultural ambiguities.
Local Chinese business culture will always overpower incoming 'western' business practices. A practical understanding of obvious 'cultural' gaps and some mastery of emotional intelligence will smooth your pathway to success.
Key decisions must be taken in harmony with Chinese customs and values. With your Chinese managers you will need to effectively address practical communication issues such as motivating your key people in order to cascade your strategy to lower levels in your company. We offer interpretations of the core values which drive Chinese employees.
We have delivered 'change management' programs to major organisations in China. Simon's involvement in lecturing MBA students in 'Cross-Cultural Negotiating Skills', 'Organisational Behaviour' and 'Change Management' at both Chinese and Australian universities provides him with authority to speak on the cultural challenges faced by international organisations when dealing with China.


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It's a no brainer to say that mountains are synonymous with life in Appalachia. The hills, valleys and ridges of the places we call home dominate nearly every facet of our daily lives – the name of our sports teams, state songs, and even churches give hint that in our veins flow pure, proud and powerful mountain blood.
Stretching from North Alabama to the shores of Canada, the Appalachian Mountains are home to a countless number of hilltops and place names all worthy of novels and histories far beyond my own writing ability; however, there are few mountain tops in our region as notorious among drivers of tractor-trailers as Virginia's Fancy Gap Mountain.
The mountain serves as the backbone to what is known as the Eastern Continental Divide, meaning, in short, all water that flows to the southeast of the ridge catches a relatively short ride to the Atlantic Ocean. On the other hand, the raindrops that choose to flow to the northwest of the mountain ridge embark on a long and perilous journey down the New and Kanawha River, before dumping into the Ohio River and from there journeying down the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico.
Because of this reality, motorists making their way down the Southwest Virginia mountain, along US Route 52, descend from nearly 3,000 ft. elevation to just 1,296 ft. at the North Carolina state line in only 8.5 miles.
In the early years of the trucking industry, the mountain became so notorious for its danger it quickly developed a nickname as "The Killer Road."
So terrible was the mountain that it inspired the J.R. Williams trucking ballad "Rolling Down Fancy Gap." The song states, "I'm a ride'n and a guide'n, slip'n and a slide'n, rolling down Fancy Gap. My brakes are hot and my nerves are all shot… I just passed another straight down sign, it didn't look that steep on the map… My air pressure keeps on falling, thought I'd heard my name somewhere, must've been St. Peter calling."
In the summer of 1972, the Danville Register reported that eight separate traffic fatalities had occurred on the route in only the first six months of that year.
The problem became so bad that the county's medical examiner Dr. J.H. Early begged the Virginia Highway Commission to do something about the mountain road's dangerous curves. Early stated that the eight all died "in the same hole within 100 ft." of each other.
Thanks to the persistence of family members and the county's medical examiner, funds were eventually secured in order for Interstate 77 to be extended from Wytheville to the North Carolina border.
The introduction of Interstate 77 may have straightened out the curves of Fancy Gap Mountain for motorists, however, it could not remove another hazard of the mountain — extremely thick fog.
Early native Americans reportedly called the mountain "Foggy Camp" because the mountain's geographic location makes it a natural fog machine.
According to Fancy Gap Tourism, "Since Fancy Gap is located on the cool crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the rising warm, moist air from North Carolina is cooled beyond the temperature for the water it contains, it releases its water vapor into the fog that often blankets the area."
The Virginia Department of Transportation has invested considerable money to warning drivers of the threat the mountain's unpredictable fog can create for motorists, however, the state government is powerless against the natural forces of earth.
On Easter Day in March 2013, 95-vehicles crashed on the mountain's I-77 southbound lane in a chain reaction crash that left 3 dead near the Virginia-North Carolina line.
The following year, 28 vehicles crashed on the mountain in a single weekend due to foggy weather.
Though the mountain's fog can be hazardous, the views it offers on a clear day are truly magical. Southbound motorists can spot the unusually shaped Pilot Mountain to the southeast, as well as an all inspiring glimpse of the mountain valley below.
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STOCKTON — Tony Noceti decided to start the auto racing season earlier than ever, and so far it's worked out for the Stockton promoter.
The Noceti Group has been able to dodge the wet weather so far, and the forecast are for a dry day when it hosts an open wheel show at 3 p.m. today at the Stockton Dirt Track, located at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds.
Although it's only the end of February, this is the third racing event of 2019. It's part of a plan for a longer season which includes the Asparagus Cup and a second World of Outlaws even at the dirt track, and the traditional Ron Strmiska Memorial on July 3 on the asphalt surface of Stockton 99 Speedway.
Noceti said he knows he's taking chances with the early events.
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The biggest event remains the World of Outlaws, which visits the Stockton Dirt Track on March 16, and returns on Sept. 13. It's the first time since the tour began coming to Stockton that the Outlaws are coming making a separate trip to town. There have been years when the tour ran two nights back-to-back.
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Only in truth does charity shine forth, only in truth can charity be authentically lived. Truth is the light that gives meaning and value to charity...Without truth, charity degenerates into sentimentality. Love becomes an empty shell, to be filled in an arbitrary way. Pope Benedict XVI
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Fr Barron and Hell
Von Balthasar writes that we may reasonable hope hell is empty and still accept all the teaching of scripture, tradition, and the magisterium. It is not a logical argument. It is what is known as a rationalization for sin. The particular sin involved here is the vice of presumption. Presuming that you are going to heaven. The difference here is von Balthasar somehow manages to spin his rhetoric in a way that confuses many philosophers and theologians. People that are normally pretty good at seeing through this kind of thing. They seem to have a blind spot around future conditionals. I have seen this before in one logic class I took. Philosophers got fooled when arguments tried to hide a logical inconsistency behind a future uncertainty. The mathematicians in the same class did not have that problem. None of them found the argument convincing at all. I am trained in math and not in philosophy so I can't really understand what they see in an argument like this. I just know logic. This isn't it. It is a contradiction that he is trying to hide with some hand waving.
It is important to make some distinctions. We should hope that everyone goes to heaven. It is a terrible lack of charity to hope someone goes to hell. But that is different than hoping hell is empty. It is like a major league baseball player. He hopes his team wins 162 games. That is that every time he goes out on the field he hopes to win. You would wonder about him if he didn't. But that isn't the same thing as hoping to finish the season 162-0. He knows he will win some and lose some but his approach to every game is to win. Same with souls. We approach every soul as savable. So we sow seed. But we know not all seed will grow and bear fruit.
The problem here is the changing of the story of salvation. Salvation happens against a backdrop of people headed for destruction. Think of the story of Noah and the ark. How does the story change if nobody is drowned in the flood? It is completely different. Humanity is no longer saved by Noah's obedience. It becomes a story of God injecting goodness into every person so just follow your heart.
St Thomas Aquinas and St Augustine see our salvation the same way. We live among the mass of the damned. We have the hope of salvation only through being set apart from the normal flow of society. Fr Barron dismisses this as dark. But calling something dark is not a logical objection. It is a feeling. Dark ideas are not always false ideas. Death is very dark and very real. St Thomas and St Augustine would gladly agree that such a truth was dark. Darkness is a red herring. Is it true? What does God's revelation say? Not what do my emotions tell me?
So why do people embrace this idea? It is not that they doubt men can sin bad enough. Even though it boils down to saying mortal sin exists but nobody has ever or will ever commit one. People know from history men are capable of great evil. If they are honest people know from their own hearts that evil is not far away. Nobody really has a hard time believing that even though it is a very dark truth.
So what drives it? The idea that God should conform to the simplest notion of niceness. But the problem of hell is only one example of that. You still have many things that undeniably exist that offend God and offend us. The earthquake in Japan is just one recent example. Why does God allow that? It is precisely the same question. So you have not really removed an obstacle to the faith. God still allows things we can't fully explain.
In fact, the teaching that people might go to hell will be hard even if you allow the hope that hell might be empty. You get the worst of both worlds. You have to explain the serious possibility of hell and you also have to explain the possibility that God might teach us about hell and not actually send anyone there. That Jesus would describe the final judgement as separating the sheep from the goats and even describe what he would say to the goat-like ones and what they would reply while knowing that group will be empty. God's revelation turns out to be full of lies if hell is empty. That seems like a much bigger obstacle to the faith.
Give the fact that there are billions of people on the earth, just raising the specter that none of them will be in hell implies that the chance that I will go to hell is so small as to not be worth thinking about. That is a dangerous teaching. It leads to doctrinal indifference, moral laxity, evangelical inaction, etc.
The truth is the more seriously people take the doctrine of hell the less people go there. Jesus tells us in Mat 10:28, "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell". Jesus pits temporal fears against eternal fears. If we fear losing our soul then we will not fear losing our life or fear missing out on worldly pleasures or fear failure or whatever. History bears this out. When the doctrine of hell was widely preached widely believed then people tended to avoid mortal sin. When the doctrine of hell was ignored and/or questioned like it today then mortal sin becomes much more common.
So trying to fix the gospel of Christ by changing the doctrine of hell has not worked. It makes God a father who threatens children with punishment that he is not prepared to carry out. As a dad I know that is easy to do but it is not being a good father. Children see through empty threats and lose respect for you. You need to say exactly what you will do and if their behavior does not change then you do it. That is the kind of father I try to be and it is the kind of father God is. We need to take His word very seriously. If we are considering doing something the church calls gravely evil we need to believe it could cost us our eternal soul.
The best answer to the problem of pain is the Catholic doctrine that suffering can be salvific. But how can anything we do be salvific if God is not really sending anybody to hell anyway? Why should Paul try and be all things to all people so some may be saved? Does not this make all of human life meaningless? Temporal consequences of our actions fade in to insignificance in the context of eternity. If nothing we do has eternal consequences either for ourselves or anyone else then what are we doing here?
Von Balthasar's ideas have an emotional appeal and they have not yet been formally condemned as heresy by the church. But there are just so many problems trying to make if fit with the rest of Catholic teaching. Truth cannot contradict reason. So we can't look to him for easy answers to the hard questions of hell.
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I think I disagree with many of your points:
I don't think Barron or Balthasar fall into the "sin of presumption." Neither says "I know" or "likely" or "probably" but "I hope." They don't assume, but earnestly wish.
Also this:
"He hopes his team wins 162 games. That is that every time he goes out on the field he hopes to win. You would wonder about him if he didn't. But that isn't the same thing as hoping to finish the season 162-0."
Hoping to win 162 games and hoping to go 162-0 is precisely the same thing. Do one and the other happens as well. Assuming Purgatory isn't permanent, then heaven (like baseball wins) and hell (like baseball losses) follow the same pattern. Saying "I hope everyone is in heaven" and saying "I hope nobody is in hell" is the same hope.
And the baseball analogy falls apart when you consider that an imperfect baseball player can't reasonably hope to win every game, but can you say the same thing about a perfect, all-powerful God?
All that said, I think you're right on that the dominant sentimental mentality of our world doesn't want anyone to end up in hell, and therefore rationalizes it away.
I'm not sure if anyone is in hell--and neither, it seems, is the Church--but I don't think the Barron/Balthasar position can be brushed away so quickly.
P.S. Have you read the controversial Rob Bell book, "Love Wins"? I've read it twice now and am writing a review which should be posted soon.
Your brother,
And the baseball analogy falls apart when you consider that an imperfect baseball player can't reasonably hope to win every game, but can you say the same thing about a perfect, all-powerful God?ReplyDelete
But whether a person goes to heaven or hell is not dependent on whether God is perfect or all-powerful. It is dependent on the free will of the person in question. That is the confusion von Balthasar creates. Saying maybe nobody is in hell is taking free will out of it without really admitting it.
I'm not sure if anyone is in hell--and neither, it seems, is the Church--but I don't think the Barron/Balthasar position can be brushed away so quickly.
Jesus is sure. He says so quite clearly. In fact, he implies most people will go to hell. That is where St Thomas and St Augustine get their ideas.
P.S. Have you read the controversial Rob Bell book, "Love Wins"? I've read it twice now and am writing a review which should be posted soon.
I have not read it. I think of Rob Bell more as an artist than a theologian. He is very good at communicating is creative ways. He is not so good at rigorous theological reasoning. So I left him out of this post.
Randy — I haven't read Balthazar myself, but I think you're in the right of it: "Maybe nobody is in Hell" can be no more than a forlorn pious sentiment, and a misleading one at that. I've got some thoughts on the matter; I'll link yours as an update.ReplyDelete
But I think Rob's point in the book is that Jesus *doesn't say clearly* that most people will end up in Hell. He uses metaphors and analogies--ones that even many Catholic theologians apply not to Hell but to Purgatory.
I'm OK living in the tension of not knowing the answer to "who and how many are in hell," but I don't think the answer is as clear as many on either side of the discussion are painting it.
P.S. I'm really glad to have you back blogging!
Your brother,
Most of the answer is "It is none of your business". That is the biggest reason why the church has been so cautious. It does not want people saying Ghandi is in hell. So the focus is on what we don't know. But then you also need to focus on what might cost you your soul.ReplyDelete
The biggest fear I have is presumption. To say hell might be empty or hell is sparsely populated is really code for saying a nice guy like me does not need to worry about hell. So I can ignore church teaching and ignore scripture and just base my eternal soul on the notion that God is way to nice to punish me. I think statements like Fr Barron's and Rob Bell's do encourage that presumption. I know they don't intend it but I can't see people reacting any other way.
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Mt 7:13-14 JESUS (GOD), not Von Balthzar and not BaronReplyDelete
God is not a liar.Replies
Exactly, there are many sayings of Jesus that don't make sense if hell is empty.Delete
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Cellular Respiration Playdough Group Project
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Objective: Students will design a playdough animation outlinging the major steps in aerobic cellular respiration.
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Study Opportunities at ACAD
ACAD has several postgraduate projects by reseach for students who meet the following criteria:
- Have a 1st Class Honours or MSc degree and high undergraduate academic record in any of the following areas: evolution, genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics chemistry/biochemistry, paleontology, archaeology, or anthropology)
- Are highly motivated and enjoy independent and unusual research
- An interest in evolution and natural history
- Meet the English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements
- Must be an Australian/NZ citizen or permanet Australian resident or in the case of International Students, must apply for an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship. This award covers stipends (a living allowance) and in some cases tuition fee waivers.
Closing date for applications is 31st August for International Students and 31st October for domestic students. Refer to relevant tabs above for further information about application requirements.
If you meet the above criteria and are interested in study at ACAD, please submit your expression of interest in writing and include your CV by email here.
International students are required to apply for an International Scholarship to be able to study in Australia. These scholarships are available to outstanding international students from any country, are highly competative and based on an excellent academic record, publications and any work experience. Prior to contacting our office, please read this website for information on how to apply. Both the Australian Department of Immigration and the University of Adelaide expect international applicants to meet English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements. The ELP is based on high scores in IELTS (International English Language Testing System) or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). For further information please refer to the international website here.
Closing date for International Scholarships is 31st of August of each year (with mid-year rounds closing 31st January and 30th of April). The other alternative for international students to be able to study in Australia is to obtain sponsorship from their respective country.
Domestic Students (Australian/NZ citizens) are encouraged to apply for a Research Training Program Scholarship (RTPS) (closing date is October 31st each year with a mid-year round closing 31st May each year), where applicable. Refer to this website for the application process >> http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/postgrad/pgresearch/. The Australian Centre for Ancient DNA is able to provide alternative stipends in some cases should your RTPS application be unsuccessful. These are referred to as Divisional Scholarships. Eligibility usually requires a minimum of a Second Class Honours degree or equivalent and applicants must be Citizens or Permanent Residents of Australia prior to the closing date. Scholarships are offered on the basis of academic merit and Faculties may also consider area of research when selecting recipients. These scholarships share similar conditions to the RTPS. Scholarships provide a living allowance of approximately AUD$26,682(2017) tax free per annum for up to 3 years and indexed annually. Major Round Application Form | Conditions of Research Awards.
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Showtime pushing 'Huff' for Emmies
MUMBAI: This initiative is a first in the history of television. US media conglomerate Viacom's cable network Showtime Networks will target all voting members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Atas).
With an eye on the Emmy awards the company is doing an early For Your Consideration mailing of the entire first season of the new drama Huff.. Voters will receive all 13 episodes of the series' first season which finished on 30 January.
The show deals with Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt, portrayed by four-time Emmy Award-winner Hank Azaria. He is a family man and a successful psychiatrist who gets a wake-up call after a tragedy occurs with one of his patients. The network mailed out a specially designed DVD package to Atas members
Television networks traditionally send two to four episodes of a series to Atas members as part of their Emmy awards campaign. This is the first time an entire season of a series will arrive in voters' mailboxes months before the Emmy derby begins.
Showtime's logic is that instead of inundating members in May and June it would be better to let them spend the next four months savouring Huff.


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India puts wind forecasting on hold on inaccurate results
Credit: By Natalie Obiko Pearson | Bloomberg News | 2014-03-07 | www.bloomberg.com ~~
An Indian rule requiring wind farms to predict output or face fines has been temporarily suspended as the regulator reconsiders the best way to ensure stability of the grid, which suffered the world's biggest outage in 2012.
"The mechanism has been put on hold," said Sunil Jain, chief executive officer at Hero Future Energies Pvt. and president of the Wind Independent Power Producers Association.
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission last year ordered wind farms to predict their day-ahead generation within a 30 percent band. Developers including Tata Power (TPWR) Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s ReNew Wind Power Pvt. protested the directive, saying it was impossible to comply with and that penalties would wipe out profits in an industry that has drawn about $10 billion of investment since 2011.
"Not a single project has been able to produce data within the margins," Jain said in an interview in New Delhi this week. "It defeats the purpose. It's too inaccurate."
Gireesh Pradhan, chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, wasn't available to comment by phone and didn't respond to an e-mail.
Forecasting of wind generation, an intermittent energy source, is carried out to help stabilize the grid in some parts of the U.S. and Europe, where surging wind output has driven wholesale electricity prices below zero and forced utilities to pay consumers to take power as supply exceeded demand. In India, scheduling would allow wind power to be sold across states and help authorities prepare network upgrades to accept more clean energy in the future.
Regional Predictions
Wind farm owners are providing their forecasts to the regulator, however, fines are not being imposed, Jain said. The industry is asking for the rules to be modified so that a centralized, state-level load dispatcher can compile more accurate, region-wide predictions, which is how scheduling is done in Europe, he said.
In 2012, grid collapses caused by a mismanagement of power sales left nearly 360 million people in the dark for days.
Hero Future Energies, a unit of Hero Group which owns India's biggest motorcycle maker, plans to build 1,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2017. It will complete 111 megawatts of wind farms by March and won licenses to build 30 megawatts of solar plants in a national auction last month.
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They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it can also make the dick grow harder! That seems to be what is happening in this hot Corbin Fisher scene starring Scott and Tanner. Scott had taken a long break from doing Corbin Fisher scenes, and during that time he really started to crave some man-on-man action. He was so horny, in fact, that he was up for just about anything. After some reflection, Corbin Fisher decided that Tanner's ass would be just the thing to release Scott's homosexual tension. After shooting some hoops and joking around together, Scott and Tanner enjoy some kissing, rimming, and cock sucking. After that, Scott finally gets his dick inside Tanner's ass – and once it's in there, he really cuts loose. It's just bam! bam! bam! until he's ready to cum, with Tanner moaning, "Oh, oh, oh" the whole time! Both Scott and Tanner get exactly what they need, and it all ends with Tanner cumming while being fucked. Immediately after, Scott pulls out and shoots his own load. It's always sad when a model can't do any scenes for a few months, but it's worth the wait when the reunions are this hot!
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Generic drug of Zithromax
Therapeutic class: Infectiology - Parasitology
active ingredients: Azithromycin
laboratory: EG Labo
Coated tablet
Box of 6
All forms
They arise from the antibacterial activity and pharmacokinetic characteristics of azithromycin. They take into account both the clinical studies that gave rise to this drug and its place in the range of antibacterial products currently available.
They are limited to infections due to germs defined as sensitive:
· Documented angina at beta-hemolytic streptococcus A, as an alternative to beta-lactam therapy, especially when it can not be used.
· Superinfections of acute bronchitis,
· Exacerbations of chronic bronchitis,
· Stomatological infections.
Official recommendations concerning the appropriate use of antibacterials should be taken into account.
Dosage AZITHROMYCIN EG 250 mg Film-coated tablet Box of 6
· Tonsillitis, stomatologic infections: 500 mg (2 tablets) daily for 3 days.
This dosage, with a short duration of administration of 3 days, is explained by the particular pharmacokinetic properties of azithromycin and the maintenance of activity, in these indications, several days after the last dose.
· Superinfections of acute bronchitis, exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: 500 mg (2 tablets) the first day then 250 mg (1 tablet) the following 4 days. The duration of treatment will be 5 days.
· No dosage modification in the elderly.
· Same dosage in patients with moderate to moderate hepatic impairment (see Warnings and Precautions for Use section ).
Administration mode
The tablets can be taken during or after meals, in a single daily dose.
Against indications
This medicine MUST NEVER BE USED in case of:
· A history of allergic reaction to azithromycin, erythromycin, any other macrolide or any of the excipients,
· Combination with alkaloids of ergot: dihydroergotamine, ergotamine (see sections Warnings and precautions for use and Interactions with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction ),
· Combination with cisapride (see section Interactions with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction ),
· Combination with colchicine (see section Interactions with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction ),
· Severe hepatic impairment (see Warnings and Precautions section ).
Due to the presence of soy lecithin, this medicine is contraindicated in cases of peanut or soy allergy.
Adverse effects Azithromycin EG
· Cutaneous-mucous and allergic: rash, photosensitivity, arthralgia, urticaria, pruritus, rarely angioedema, anaphylactic reactions. Rare cases of severe skin reactions have been reported.
· Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, diarrhea (rarely severe), abdominal pain, pancreatitis. Rare cases of pseudomembranous colitis have been reported.
· Hepatic: increased liver enzymes reversible upon discontinuation of treatment. Rare cases of hepatic necrosis and hepatic insufficiency have rarely been life-threatening. However, no causal link could be established.
Isolated cases of cholestatic hepatitis have been reported.
· Neurological: dizziness; rare cases of seizures have been reported.
· Hematologic: isolated cases of thrombocytopenia have been reported.
· Psychiatric: rare cases of aggressive behavior, nervousness, agitation and anxiety have been reported.
· Genitals: vaginitis.
· Hearing aids: rare cases of hearing problems with tinnitus or deafness have been reported.
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This article was originally published in The Daily Star and can also be found here.
By Michael Meyer-Resende
Berlin – Pakistan's floods have probably been the biggest natural calamity ever faced by a democracy. Beyond the immediate human suffering, they could become a tragedy for Pakistan's political development.
Pakistan is making its third attempt since its independence in 1947 at making democracy work. There was great enthusiasm when democracy was restored in 2008, but the current media reporting on the floods projects an image of a government about to collapse. In a country with a history of military coups, such reports can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. But they are not warranted.
Many commentators assumed that Pakistan's democracy was already doomed when Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari travelled to Europe as the waters started rising. Surely his visit to the family chateau in Normandy would be his "Marie Antoinette moment" and he would be toppled, or so the argument went. But although the president has not done himself any favours by making the trip, he has not been toppled.
Despite the controversies about the government's ability to respond to the crisis, the federal state and the provinces are working as before. The Pakistani army is undertaking the bulk of the emergency work, as would happen in any other country, but it has not taken over political control in any of the disaster areas.
One reason for the relative political stability, as pointed to by Zardari, is probably that neither the army nor any opposition party has an incentive to take charge of Pakistan in this situation. There may be other reasons also: the country completed far-reaching constitutional reform in April, which clipped the president's powers and strengthened parliament. Thus Zardari's role and conduct were less central to the crisis response than would have been the case before.
Media have also rung alarm bells on government corruption, when reports emerged that international aid received after the 2005 earthquakes was unaccounted for. However, back then the army was in power. There is no question that Pakistan suffers from significant corruption, but it is not clear why the corruption debate is louder than it has been during other emergencies. In Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, which is the closest there is to an impartial view on corruption, Pakistan ranks better than Haiti – or even Russia and Kyrgyzstan for that matter.
The feverish reporting on Pakistan's politics may be the result of something positive. For 10 years independent media outlets have mushroomed with the result that the media environment is now highly pluralistic, if often rambunctious and inexperienced. Crises, corruption and government failure, whether alleged or real, receive far more attention in Pakistan than in other countries.
The media frenzy has overlooked the bigger challenge that may arise in the coming years. Reconstruction will be costly and slow, and will otherwise disappoint many expectations of a quick return to normal life. Accusations of corruption will be more corrosive than ever, when every rupee will be needed to help those in need. Displaced persons will head for the big, struggling cities. In the violent metropolis of Karachi, their presence will add to the tension. Extremist elements will have more space. If badly handled, reconstruction will not only undermine the government, but any belief in democratic rule at large.
The international community should provide all the help it can, from financial assistance to market access. The Pakistani government and political parties need to do their part, by creating accountable mechanisms for the spending of flood aid and cooperating across party lines between the central government and the provinces.
Expanding democracy would help address the challenges of reconstruction. Currently there are no elected local governments in Pakistan, although before the floods all provinces had planned to hold elections for these offices. While it may seem strange to suggest elections now, when people are in need of food, medication and housing, elected local governments would create local involvement as well as accountability in the reconstruction effort. If local communities have a say, they are more likely to set the right priorities and understand the constraints of the relief effort.
Pakistan's democracy will face difficult times in the coming years, but its failure would be in nobody's long-term interest. Military rule did not serve the country well. There is no reason to view democracy as more dispensable in Pakistan than in other countries. If Pakistanis are not happy with the flood relief, they should have the right to vote local, provincial and federal governments out of office. There is no reason why anybody else should decide on their behalf.
Michael Meyer-Resende is Executive Director of Democracy Reporting International, a Berlin-based organisation promoting political participation. This article is distributed by the Common Ground News Service (CGNews) with permission from The Daily Star.


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MANILA, Philippines — Damage to agriculture in areas hit by recent typhoons climbed to P1.8 billion with the crop industry having the largest amount of losses, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said over the weekend.
A report from the DA-disaster risk reduction and management operation center showed that typhoons Henry, Inday and Josie left P1.79 billion worth of damage to rice, high-value crops, livestock and fisheries.
Among the crops, rice incurred the largest amount of losses at P1.41 billion, covering 97,016 hectares or about 20,242 metric tons (MT).
It affected 51,834 farmers in the Ilocos region, Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog and Western Visayas.
Seedbeds were also affected as the typhoons destroyed and washed out 6,983 bags of rice.
Central Luzon was the most affected region in terms of damage to rice production at P771 million.
Pangasinan's P493 million in losses in rice production were the largest in the region.
Damage to the fishery sector and its facilities reached P236 million and affected 1,731 fishers, most of whom are in Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), Central Luzon and the Cordilleras.
High-value crops such as coffee, oil and coconuts incurred P74 million worth of damage, covering 759 hectares of plantations.
Losses in corn production reached P61 million and affected 1,847 hectares in Bataan, Negros Occidental, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Tarlac and Zambales, or an estimated production volume loss of 4,350 MT.
The livestock industry incurred P4 million in losses, particularly those in Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan.
The DA committed P180 million worth of interventions for the rehabilitation of damaged farms and fishery areas.
It has released 32,000 bags of certified and hybrid seeds and 100 bags of corn seeds for the affected farmers.
The agency said it is ready to extend loans and financial assistance to farmers.
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South Australia (SA) Health have been notified that 12 cases of Legionella longbeachae have occurred since the beginning of November. This is concerning as there were 23 confirmed cases reported to SA Health in all of 2012.
Professor Paddy Phillips, SA Health Chief Medical Officer, said that L. longbeachae can infect the lungs and cause pneumonia. The effect of L. longbeachae is very similar to the more common cause of Legionnaires' disease, Legionella pneumophila, and symptoms can include fever, cough, chest pain, and breathlessness.
It is currently summer in Australia now, and according to Professor Phillips, "[a]s the weather warms up, more and more people will be out and about in the garden, handling soil, fertilizers and compost, which are a common breeding grounds for Legionella longbeachae.
Many of these cases that have arisen occurred mostly in people over the age of 40.
In order to reduce Legionella exposure, it is advised that persons working with potting mix, gardening mix, mulch, compost, or other similar garden mixtures:
- Read the warning labels on bagged mixes and follow the instructions
- Wear a face mask and gloves to minimize
- Open and use bagged mixes in well-ventilated areas
- Avoid inhaling airborne dust or mist particles
- Avoid hand-to-mouth contact
- Moisten garden mix to prevent inhaling airborne particles
- Wash hands after using garden mixes.


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