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Latoya Peterson lives at the intersection of emerging technology and culture. Her recent work revolves around artificial intelligence, machine learning, and virtual/augmented reality. She splits her time between working with corporations on new initiatives involving technology, culture, and diversity and developing visual arts projects. In 2019, she is launching a project exploring the future of artificial intelligence through the lens of hip hop culture.
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The 77 percent of Jews who voted for the Conservative Party, and the overwhelming numbers of nonwhites who voted for the Labour Party, fundamentally shaped the outcome of the June 2017 British General Election, reflecting the rapidly changing racial demographic shifts underway in that country which, unless checked, will see a nonwhite majority within the next 35 years.
According to the BBC, there are now 52 nonwhite Members of Parliament in Britain. 32 will sit on the Labour benches out of a total of 261 Labour MPs (12 percent); while 19 are Conservatives, out of 315 (6 percent). The Liberal Democrats will have one ethnic minority MP out of a total of 12 MPs (8%).
The number of nonwhite MPs has been rapidly increasing since 1987, when the first African was elected to that house. In the 2015 election, the number of nonwhite MPs had grown to 41.
It is now estimated that the nonwhite population of Britain is between 20 and 25 percent of the total, and growing rapidly. They still make up proportionally less voters, because their age demographic spread is much younger—but this will change quickly within a decade.
In the June 2017 election, an insight into how the large mass of nonwhite voters cast their votes can be seen from the constituencies which elected the different party's "ethnic" MPs.
Most of the nonwhite Labour MPS represent areas that are nearly completely overrun with Third World immigrants—areas such as Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Slough, regions of Manchester, and London.
Conservative nonwhite MPs were largely elected in seats that are still overwhelmingly white—or at least those without a sufficiently large enough nonwhite population to tip the balance of votes to Labour.
As the far left Independent newspaper pointed out in May this year, in 31 out of the top 50 marginal seats in the country, the number of nonwhite voters dwarfed the majority that the sitting MP held, a fact which the paper said "highlight[ed] the crucial and decisive role of ethnic minority voters."
Meanwhile, the Jerusalem-based Times of Israel proudly announced that the large concentration of Jewish voters in North London managed to halt the Labour Party's "surge."
Describing the Jewish areas of Britain's capital city as the "bagel belt," the Times of Israel said that the reason why the Jews had voted against their traditional party was because its leader Jeremey Corbyn was "toxic in the Jewish community."
According to the paper, a "poll last week for the Jewish Chronicle had indicated that 77 per cent planned to vote Tory and only 13 per cent Labour, and nothing in the results appeared to contradict those findings."
"Young Jews, however, remained largely immune to his appeal: the JC poll indicating that less than one-quarter of those aged 18-34 planning to vote Labour," the report continued.
"Given the closeness of the result, Jewish voters, who are concentrated in a small number of highly marginal seats, may potentially have helped preserve [Conservative Party leader Theresa] May's premiership."
The article went on to quote Stephen Pollard, the editor of the Jewish Chronicle, as saying that what was "truly depressing is that Corbyn voters don't care that he has such a deplorable record dealing with Labour anti-Semitism, which may be a minor concern to some, but to me is a giant two fingers from millions of voters to British Jews."
Corbyn's three great sins against the Jewish lobby are firstly that he expects Jews to treat Palestinians with the human rights that the Jews demand for themselves in all other countries. This "honest leftism" has made Corbyn speak out against the violent suppression of the Palestinian people by the Jews-only state—something which the Jewish lobby automatically classes as "anti-Semitism."
Secondly, Corbyn has refused to act against fellow far leftist and former London mayor, Ken Livingstone, who stirred up a hornet's nest by pointing out that Adolf Hitler and the Nazis cooperated with the early Zionist movement in establishing Israel.
This is something which the Jewish lobby hates being given publicity because it calls into question the entire "Holocaust" and reveals the racially-based nature of the Jews-only state.
Finally, Corbyn has spoken out and campaigned against British and American illegal and immoral wars in the Middle East, and specifically in Iraq and Syria.
Although Corbyn has never dared mention the Jewish lobby's role in inciting these wars, the mere fact that he is an opponent of those murderous interventions against Israel's enemies has placed him at the top Jewish lobby's hate list.
* The BBC was also proud of the fact that at least 45 MPs also openly define themselves as lesbian, homosexual, bisexual or transgender. Prominent among these are Scottish Secretary David Mundell, Education Secretary Justine Greening, and shadow defense secretary Nia Griffith.


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If you are hoping for that big raise with your next promotion, it might not happen. At least, that's the case when it comes to the survey results from OfficeTeam, a staffing service. Although 63 percent of hiring managers say that their company does provide a salary increase with a promotion, 22 percent of managers admit that it is at least somewhat common for workers to receive no money with a promotion.
"Some companies may want to reward employees for taking on heavier workloads, but they aren't able to offer immediate raises due to budget constraints," says Robert Hosking, OfficeTeam's executive director. "In those situations, the intent may be to provide a higher salary as soon as the firm is more financially stable."
When it comes to the viewpoint of employees, it seems that 55 percent of workers would accept a promotion offer without a raise. If salary can't be increased, Hosking provides ideas for other incentives that workers could possibly discuss with managers:
— Increased vacation time. Request a couple of extra days off per year.
— Larger bonus. Employees may be able to ask for a bigger annual bonus or a bonus at the time of the promotion.
— Flexible schedules. Consider asking to work from home or commute during off-hours.
— Education. Look into training or professional development classes to become a more well-rounded employee.
— Equity stake. You might be able to receive restricted company stock.
For more information, visit www.accountemps.com.
With June being the month to honor fathers, it seems appropriate to look at the number of working fathers. According to a CareerBuilder survey that questioned at least 800 employed fathers, it appears that more dads are returning to the workplace — 84 percent of unemployed dads have found a full-time position. Is it difficult for working dads to find the right balance between their job and home life?
Yes, due to smaller staffs and increased workloads, some dads have less time at home. Twenty-two percent of respondents spend at least 50 hours per week in the office, which has increased from 19 percent last year. Some kids are missing their daddies, since 39 percent of dads only get two hours daily with their children. And 16 percent barely spend an hour per day with their children.
Work obligations can negatively affect a dad/child relationship, especially if dad has to miss an important event for their kids. This year, 34 percent of respondents have missed two or more major occasions that honored their children. And of those who attended events, 19 percent had to check their work email or voice mail during the occasion.
"As companies downsized during the recession and work demands accelerated, we saw dads having a harder time finding balance between providing for their families financially and spending quality time with them," says Alex Green, general counsel for CareerBuilder and father of three.
Green offers tips to help fathers do well at work but also find time to see their kids:
— Communicate with your family. Make sure your family knows why you are away at the office for longer hours. And listen to what's happening in your family's lives.
— Make a schedule. Write each family member's obligations on one calendar. Take time off for important events.
— Put your work away. Try to avoid checking your email until after your kids go to bed.
— Look into flexible working options. Talk with your boss about arrangements such as telecommuting, more flexible hours or shorter workweeks.
— Know which events are essential. It is OK to turn down work invitations. Find out which office obligations are mandatory.
"It's also important to cut yourself some slack," says Green. "Even the best dads need a break sometimes."
For more information, visit www.careerbuilder.com.
To find out more about Amy Winter and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.


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La Liga Preview: Granada vs. Rayo Vallecano
Match Date: 17 October 2014 (local time)
Venue: Los Carmenes
Despite losing to Barcelona, Rayo Vallecano is taking the positives from the said defeat and will be bringing a renewed sense of pride and confidence at Los Carmenes. But they should be wary of their host. Granada did not take its defeat to Malaga lightly and they might use the upcoming match to vent out all their frustrations and disappointments.
The contenders
An air of dissatisfaction and frustrations can be felt within the realms of Los Carmenes as Granada lost the opportunity to secure three (3) points during its match against Malaga. The squad took an early lead in the match. But the squad was unable to protect it, thus, allowing their opponent to take the upper-hand instead.
With the said loss, the club has to endure a temporary drop in the La Liga table.
Rayo Vallecano
Not a single hint of frustration can be felt in Rayo Vallecano's camp during their loss to Barcelona. On the contrary of it, Paco Jemez was proud of his side's accomplishment.
Many expected the giant Barca to subject Rayo to a severe thrashing. But the online betting favorite has only managed to score twice. The said result speaks well of the club's defence—it was simply impressive and exemplary and indeed, they could use the same approach when they visit Granada.
Possible head turners
Alberto Bueno took several shots during the Barcelona encounter and if he could be more clinical in their upcoming encounter against Granada, his contributions would readily make a huge difference.
Granada 1-2 Rayo Vallecano
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Meaning : Possibly From Elizabeth, Possibly from Elizabeth,
Pronunciation : BUF-ee ,
If you have information about this name, share it in the comments area below!
Numerology information Buffy:
Name Number: 6 Meaning: Home, Family, Love, Balance, Harmony, Help, Warmth, Social justice
Additional information Buffy:
TV show "BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER"
Diminutive of ELIZABETH, from a child's pronunciation of the final syllable. It is now associated with the main character from the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' (1997-2003).
Definition funny of Buffy:
1) an abbreviation for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a tv show that ran for seven years and was pretty damn good 2) Valley girl who shops and usually has blond hair 3) A hottie 4) A chick who can kick an infinite amount of ass
1) Dude, Buffy's on. 2) "Can we just beat these Buffy's down so i can go home?" 3) "That girl's so hot, she's buffy." 4) Greek pissed me off so much that i had to go all Buffy on him.
the best show to be on TV since, well ever. Witty dialouge, hot guys, great story, and kick ass fights. did i say hot guys?
i had my friends watch buffy, and now she is hooked b/c that show kicks ass
The latest in a long line of Slayers...
Buffy is the coolest person ever to exsist
Only the best show to ever exist. A show with kickass girls, hot vampires, great dialouge, and several apocalypses.
Songs about Buffy:
Theme From Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Soundtrack & Theme Orchestra from the Album 99 TV Themes
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme (From "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") by Freak On a Leash from the Album Spooky Halloween Songs
Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Hit Collective from the Album Hit TV Themes
Theme From Buffy The Vampire Slayer by Hairy & Scary Creatures from the Album Essential Halloween - 50 Scary Songs
Buffy Theme (Single) by Vampire Slayers from the Album Buffy Theme
Marry Me [feat. Buffy Lawson] by Neil Diamond from the Album Tennessee Moon
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Ringtone by The Theme Tune Kids from the Album Buffy the Vampire Slayer Ringtone
Books about Buffy:
Buffy Season Nine Volume 5: The Core (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by Karl Moline and Georges Jeanty (Mar 18, 2014)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Library Edition Volume 1 by Joss Whedon, Georges Jeanty and Michelle Madsen (May 29, 2012)
Buffy: Season Ten Volume 1 : New Rules (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by Christos Gage, Joss Whedon and Rebekah Isaacs (Nov 25, 2014)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Volume 4: Welcome to the Team by Andrew Chambliss, Various and Michelle Madsen (Oct 8, 2013)
Buffy: Season Nine Library Edition Volume 1 by Various and Joss Whedon (Jan 27, 2015)
Spike: Into The Light (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by James Marsters, Derlis Santacruz, Dan Jackson and Steve Morris (Aug 5, 2014)
Buffy: Season Nine Library Edition Volume 2 by Josh Whedon and Georges Jeanty (Jun 23, 2015)
Movies about Buffy:
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 1 1997 TV-14 CC - Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, et al. Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 1997 TV-14 CC -
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 6 2001 TV-14 CC -
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 3 1998 TV-14 CC -
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 4 1999 TV-14 CC -
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 5 2000 TV-14 CC -
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 7 2002 TV-14 CC -
Wiki information Buffy:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American television series which aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. The series was created in 1997 by writer-director Joss Whedon under his production tag, Mutant Enemy Productions with later co-executive...
Buffy Anne Summers is a fictional character from Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise. She first appeared in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer before going on to appear in the television series and subsequent comic book of the same...
Sometimes a nickname for Elizabeth
My given name is Elizabeth but I have always been called Buffy. When I tell people it's a nickname for Elizabeth, they always think it's so strange and original, but I personally know two other women whose nicknames "Buffy" originated from Elizabeth, so it can't be that original!
Sometimes regarded to mean/be a variation of "Bunny."
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian First Nations Academy Award winning songwriter and educator
Darren "Buffy" Robinson, rapper from the 1980s rap group The Fat Boys
Buffy Summers, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer film and TV show
Ava Elizabeth "Buffy" Patterson-Davis from the 1960's TV show "Family Affair"
Buffy Gilmore in Scary Movie part 1


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Editor's Note: Stewart Patrick is a Senior Fellow and the Director of the Program on International Institutions and Global Governance at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of Weak Links: Fragile States, Global Threats, and International Security.
By Stewart Patrick, CFR.org
Unsurprisingly, foreign aid has once again become a political football in this year's primary season. Today's GOP presidential candidates regularly bash it, echoing "Mr. Republican" Robert Taft—who dismissed overseas assistance more than six decades ago as "pouring money down a rat hole."
But public opposition to providing foreign aid is one of the hoariest misconceptions in U.S. foreign policy.
In fact, U.S. citizens support foreign aid, particularly when it is targeted to alleviating poverty and humanitarian suffering. This is remarkable, given the magnitude by which Americans consistently overestimate the percentage of the federal budget actually devoted to foreign aid. These findings emerge from a newly updated digest of U.S. and international pollingon global issues developed by CFR and the Program on International Policy Attitudes. They suggest that bashing foreign aid—as most of the leading GOP candidates for president have done—is a campaign strategy of dubious value. It may provide red meat to the Republican base, but it ignores the generous impulses of the American majority.
All of this brings to mind a famous lyric from the Broadway show, Porgy and Bess. To paraphrase Gershwin, things you're liable to read in the (GOP foreign policy) bible ain't necessarily so.
In the United States, there is actually a broad consensus that developed countries have "a moral responsibility to work to reduce hunger and severe poverty in poor countries"—81 percent of the U.S. public holds this view (WPO, 2008). Americans also believe that it is in rich countries' own interest to help poor countries develop, but that wealthy nations are not doing enough to help poor nations.
U.S. public support for foreign aid has proven resilient despite the global economic downturn and the struggles of many Americans to get by. In a 2010 poll by the Chicago Council of Foreign Affairs, 74 percent of U.S. citizens polled favored providing "food and medical assistance" to other countries, and 62 percent favored delivering "aid to help needy countries to develop their economies." To be sure, the recession had dragged down these numbers slightly from 2004 (when the equivalent figures were 82 percent and 74 percent), but both propositions retained clear majority support.
As in years past, when asked, Americans initially tend to say that their government should reduce economic assistance to other nations (CCGA, 2010). But this attitude rests on persistent misperceptions of the share of the U.S. federal budget devoted to aid. For decades now, U.S. citizens have overestimated U.S. foreign aid spending by several orders of magnitude. When WorldPublicOpinion.org asked the public in 2010 to estimate the percentage of the federal budget going to foreign aid, respondents on average reckoned 27 percent—and suggested that a more appropriate percentage might be 13 percent. The actual figure is less than one percent. (When informed of the actual figure, Americans tend to be initially incredulous). When given accurate information, a clear majority of Americans favors either increasing current aid levels or keeping levels constant. In addition, a large majority of Americans say they would be willing to increase spending on foreign aid to meet anti-poverty targets, provided other nations agree to do the same.
During recessions, legislators are quick to target overseas assistance for the scalpel. Unlike military spending, after all, there is no powerful domestic constituency that will be alienated by draconian cuts.
But here the public parts company with politicians.
When asked by pollsters to engage in an (imaginary) budget-cutting exercise of their own, Americans did not single out foreign aid, especially its more altruistic forms, for disproportionate cuts. In 2011, for example, the Program for Public Consultation provided a representative sample of Americans with an online exercise, allowing them to manipulate the U.S. federal budget, broken down into 31 categories. Participants actually increased funding for humanitarian aid by 18 percent and nicked global health by just 2 percent, while cutting development assistance by a more significant 14 percent. On average, respondents cut these three aid programs by 3 percent—significantly less than the average of 11 percent they advocated across the 31 programs. By contrast, respondents placed heavier cuts on U.S. aid programs with less altruistic motives, recommending a 15 percent decline in military assistance and a 23 percent reduction in Economic Support Funds (essentially political support for U.S. allies).
However, the Republican presidential candidates have read the field differently. Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have both endorsed Texas Governor Rick Perry's idea of "zeroing out" the U.S. foreign aid budget, and eliminating all assistance "to countries that don't support the United States of America." Gingrich has stated, "I think it's a pretty good idea to start at zero and sometimes stay there." Romney has agreed that the United States should "start everything off at zero." Unsurprisingly, the libertarian Ron Paul has been most scathing, calling foreign aid to Africa "worthless." As he said at Tuesday's presidential debate, "I think the aid is all worthless. It doesn't do any good for most of the people. You take money from poor people in this country and you end up giving it to rich people in poorer countries."
Indeed, among the remaining GOP candidates, only former Senator Rick Santorum has rejected "zeroing out" foreign aid, describing it as a form of "pandering." Of aid to Africa, Santorum argues, "it's absolutely essential." His rationale is partly strategic, noting that the continent has in the past been "on the brink of complete meltdown and chaos, which would have been fertile ground for the radical Islamists to be able to get a foothold." But he's also been among the most ardent GOP champions of HIV-AIDS assistance in Africa.
Such positions suggest that Santorum, alone among the GOP hopefuls, would help preserve George W. Bush's greatest presidential legacy: his enormous expansion of foreign aid, notably his President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has saved hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of lives worldwide. Bush also launched the Millennium Challenge Account, to channel more aid to countries that rule justly, promote economic growth, and invest in their people. These investments testified to the generosity of the United States and to the president's conviction that well-targeted aid could advance human dignity worldwide.
The views expressed in this article are solely those of Stewart Patrick.
What there needs to be is a better way to distribute foreign aid if we are going to provide it. I agree completely that handing aid to most third world governments accomplishes nothing for the good of the majority of the population.
We have a similar problem right in this country. We pay the poor, alcoholics and druggies to have children. These people receive as much as $1000 per child (do you really believe it goes to the welfare of the child?).
The foreign aid question is very susceptible to framing. For instance:
"Do you think the US could do more to help alleviate disease and poverty around the world?"
Is way more likely to draw a yes than:
"Do you think the US should keep raking up massive debt to give handouts to countries that hate us?"
Mr Patrick, a member of the CFR knows VERY WELL that ALL foreign aid violates the 10th Amendment.
ALL foreign aid violates the 10th Amendment. READ IT.
They always do the same thing "oh the foriegn aid is such a small part of our budget". Sure it is because you are not including the military aid that we provide to oh so many countries, from Afghanastan to Isreal to Pakistan. These two budgets together are huge and need to be drastically curtailed. For example we spent $1.2 Billion on military aid and $1.4 billion on Economic aid to Pakistan in 2010. I could put alot of folks to work and fix one he11 of alot of roads with nearly 3 billioin dollars! That's just one country!
HDrider for Congress!!
60 billion a year for foreign aid is a lot of money for a nation whose balance sheet is dripping in red.
The establishment ignores that the average US citizen does not what or care about an empire.
Any candidate who will reduce or cut this whole spending is my hero.
No more bribes for friends.
As a percentage of GDP, the USA looks very stingy when it come to foreign aid. We give 0.16% of our GDP. Almost all Northern European countries give between 0.56% and 1%.
Other than emergency food aid for disaster relief...it shouldn't be our governments place to give charity when times are great much less when her operate at deficits. That is supposed to be our job so we can give to the charities we believe in.
Charity begins at home and sending one half a billion dollars to Israhell to kill Palestinians is not what I call foreign aid. Feeding people in Banladesh is charity, feeding the poor in America is Charity but sending money to developed countries with thriving economies such as Israhell and Pakistan is not foreign aid it is a waste of money that can be used in America on American people for food, and education and housing.
OK everyone, read the last paragraph.
I'm sure Obama will be taking credit for this very soon.
So to all you windbags who have absolutely nothing positive to say about GWB I say maybe you should get your head out of the donkey's rear-end and actually watch something other than MSNBC.
The best foreign aid I can think of is to give the Arab countries advanced weaponry, especially bombs, but Instead of delivery by truck we could just dump them out of planes. Alternatively we could contract with Israel to deliver the bombs to the Arabs – the Israelis know how ...
You guys are talking billions, when we are oh so much deeper in trouble than that. Some of you just are unable to grasp the difference between millions, billions and trillions. It's like having a bank account with $10,000 in it, you're worried about losing 0.50 cents. The numbers however don't lie, like potlicians and the media do.
60 million dollars believe it or not will pay our state unpaid bills and prop up the economy putting to work the 600,000 unemployed ppl and increase our tax base working as a force multiplier.
How would that happen exactly? the government had NEVER ONCE created a job in the private sector. In fact the government is the sole cause and effect of what's happened today.
cost of Iraq's war 4 billion.....billion per month!!!!!!!! this is after combat slowed down just to keep peace. War cost in that context are considered foreign aid. Training foreign militaries is part of foreign aid!!! How many months we were there after 2003? hummm?
yes, Americans support giving aid to POOR countries....NOT Israel, who happens to be the largest recipient of aid from the US, which they use to kick people out of their homes and abuse human rights....
Aid should come to America first which is not the case.
That is the case. What some people here are saying is that all money in the federal budget should be spent here It's upsetting that many people commenting on an article about myths simply ignore the surveys results and repeat their own opinions. Rather shrilly too. Look at what was said, people. It does say YOU support foreign aid it says "most" Americans do, and at a level more than ten times what it is today. It does not say YOU have to agree. But in a Democracy, you don't have to agree. You DO have to agree with the idea that a majority wins, and go along even if you don't like the outcome. It's not like you get to say "Well, most people voted this way, but I didn't so I'm going to ignore that law." You don't get to pick and choose which laws you'll support. (Well, I do sometimes speed when the roads are clear, but that's why God made turbochargers..) We are a democracy. so everyone gets a vote. One. Majority rules – live with it. It works pretty good so far. Thank you for your input. Now sit down. Pass the brownies..
@fredagain- when did foreign aid spending come up for a vote, do you mean the majority of Americans agrees because our "representative" in congress agreed. dude you need to add a little less harsh to those brownies next time..
I think the sentiment against foreign aid is not actually against foreign aid, but ,,,
why we are paying billions to countries that clearly do not love us, who conspire against us.
It's called status – we (the politicians and elites that runs us) need to show the world that we are strong and wealthy.
Not in particular against foreign aid but how you can explain laying off thousand of public employees that are essential for our society like firefighters,police and teachers because there is absolutely no money to pay them, opening up a pandoras box like a chain like reaction creating foreclosures,store closings,tax debasing and a following economic depression just because there is absolutely no money anywhere to pay these folks....come on people!!!!!
How about getting our students in permanent debt with student loans by sallie mae instead of using that money to subsidize education for students with talent and desire to work right here in the USA. Not someone from China coming to use our scholarships while our people gets to take up loans. Then the Chinese students goes home and builds a new generation of nuclear reactors while our students work in three fast food jobs to repay their loan.
The USA doesn't give scholarships to Chinese nationals. Where did you hear that?
How much does China and Russia spend on foreign aid? America is broke so it borrows money to give to other countries. What is wrong with that picture?
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for helping anyone who needs help. But as far as foreign aid goes, I think our government should do what we do in our family. We always take care of our family first in the typical way, pay the rent and bills, buy the food and clothing, etc., and if there is anything left over, then by all means help anyone else who needs help. In other words, the government should take care of Americans first before they give away our money. After all, that is where they got the money they are giving away in the first place. I'm not saying the government should stop giving money to poor countries, just that they should take care of their own people first.
As an example, President Obama said during his State of the Union speech that colleges need to stop raising tuition. I agree with that. But I also think that if someone is going to college and they apply for Food Stamps because they don't have enough money to buy food while they are in college, they should not be turned down. Just because you get student loans, grants, scholarships or actually work to pay for college does, that not mean you have enough money to pay for everything you need, and that most certainly includes food.
Why dont they put up a list of how much and where the money is going?
Eliminate ALL foreign aid. It does not buy loyalty or friends. Most of the countries who benefit from US aid do not bother to support the US when push comes to shove.
The fact that the USA continues to provide aid to more than less of the entire worlds countries, especially during this economic downturn is irresponsible, and completely insane. I know there are varies "reasons" whey thye do, but none good enough to justify putting the American peoples current quality of life at risk, and the quality of future americans lives in to question is UN-AMERICAN!! We continue to gicve away hundreds of millions of dollars to the rest of the world while our trillion dollar debt is all but crippling the very exsitance of alll Americans.ALL FORIEGN AID SHOULD BE SUSPENDED INDEFINATELY until; OUR TRILLION DOLLAR(S) DEBT IS PAID OFF, ALL AMERICANS GET A FAIR CHANCE AT SECONDARY EDUCATION that wont bankrupt them upon graduation, ALL AMERICANS GO TO BED without hundger, NO AMERICAN IS DENIED HEALTH CARE. Until then why do we continue to throw money at the rest of the world while americans here are homeless, hungry, uneducated, and uninsured!!???? It is the very definition of Insanity!
Carrie? Did you read the article? It clearly says that MOST American's disagree with your far out view of America first view. You don't have to agree, We don't need an absolute agreement with everybody on everything. We are a democracy, You are clearly out voted. If you feel so strongly about this or that you are welcome to get out there and work on it – whatever seems important to you, But face facts, on this matter you would be outvoted. Most Americans are much more compassionate than you are. This is a good thing.
Nice Propaganda piece...
This makes me feel like I am in the Soviet Union. Yes Comrade Foreign Aid is supported by the People of the Glorious Nation.
according to current US census, 1 out of every 8 american and 1 out of every 4 kids do not know where their next meal will come from.
This is why we should donate more money to other countries. Not like our people need food or anything. Just give it to those libyian dictators to give among their rebels
OK this is just off the rails here. Nobody gave money to Gaddafi so he could give it to the rebels who wanted him out. Nothing in the article implied anything like that.
My fathers parents were not rich, 7 kids to raise.They didnt anything to spare so to speak. Anyone, family or friend was always welcome at the dinner table on Sundays, no appointment needed. My grandfather said his aunt did the same for himself and his siblings growing up, after thier parents had both died. So thats the way I approach 'aid' in life. I dont have much, but will always help in a reasonable manner, according to the situation.Peace
"We are brwnoriog from China to do nothing more than fund an escalating arms race."That resonates strongly with previous years spent on "arms race," and people will really recognize it.
wow I thought 81 % of Americans supported foreign aid, at least according to this article. but in reality it looks like 99% oppose and 1% approve of it and the 1% once again are controlling the country. Like it or not the world looks at America as suckers and I think they are right, i feel like a sucker every time I write a check to the government for property tax. Here's an idea, use the trillion dollars we give to foreign countries to fix the deficit, and then let the banks we bailed out pay back their debt to the government, then we can give whats left over, to the other counties.


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By: Fernando Guzmán Cavero
This retreat of the market does not have to do with any peak and the corresponding decline that comes afterward in the capitalist market. This is the consequence of an orchestrated market manipulation that began the first quarter of 2008. Since then, there have been a no single quarter that some renowned market analysts and big entrepreneurs, in alliance with the degraded financial system , made the impossible with their octopus tentacles and in their private circle to make us believe the market finally touched floor or as recently the U.S.A. economy was on a sustainable growth.
This is the ignominious of the holdings of economic and political power. behind the power. I wonder how many have lost their life savings in this rally, not of the market forces, but of human money seekers and limitless power advocates without any ethical consideration. but the accumulation of money and its coorelation,, power, per se.
I have said before: ( and I am not quoting) , or we go through a serious structural reform of the capitalist system in its deformation by the neo-liberalism or the human race suffering hungry and misery to the limits of tolerance will turn against our own race ( the Human race) and privileged social-economic sectors,in which I include myself, with unpredictable consequences.
A very simple analysis led me to conclude, a few weeks ago, that the only thing I could see was a great price volatility as never before. To read full article click:
From Micro Insiders Trading To Macro Insiders Trading - FGC
Finally , no one knows what is to come in this turmoil with the appearance of never ending.
Stay alert of any illusionist or beware in being capture by the magic of marketing.


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A small steel tendril poked up atop 1 World Trade Center at 2:08 p.m. on Monday. About 17 minutes later, it was joined by another. Nineteen minutes after that, the first beam joined them, making a fencelike "H." Shortly before 3 o'clock, the whole center of gravity on the skyline shifted from Midtown back down to Lower Manhattan — at least symbolically.
Building Blocks
How the city looks and feels — and why it got that way.
But Monday's column raising was good enough for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to declare, "Today our city has a new tallest building."
Among those who gathered on the 71st floor to watch the event on closed-circuit monitors was Daniel R. Tishman, the chairman of Tishman Construction, which is building 1 World Trade Center and also constructed the original twin towers. The first 1 World Trade Center overtook the Empire State Building, by four feet, at 2:51 p.m. on Oct. 19, 1970.
Eventually, the rooftop parapet of the new 1 World Trade Center will reach 1,368 feet — not coincidentally, the height of the original 1 World Trade Center. A 408-foot antenna on top of that will bring the structure to a height of 1,776 feet. (Also not coincidentally.) That will make it taller than the Willis Tower in Chicago, which is currently the tallest building in the United States.
Given how many different ways there are to measure a building's height, a private organization called the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has stepped in to serve as a kind of worldwide arbiter. Kevin Brass, its spokesman at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, said on Monday that 1 World Trade Center would not be eligible for consideration until it was occupiable, which should be in early 2014.
"In that sense," Mr. Brass said, "today's 1 World Trade Center construction level represents an important and symbolic milestone, but it has a way to go before it officially claims the title of tallest in the U.S."


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Far be it from Harry Styles fans to support their idol.Harry Styles' fans may have found a clue hinting at a relationship with Tess Ward
No, instead Styles' fans have decided to troll the Amazon review page of food blogger Tess Ward, who has been romantically linked to the singer, with one star reviews and rude comments about her cooking book.
The negative reviews were all posted on May 11, two days after reports that the pair had struck up a relationship, and are the first one star reviews posted to the page.
'Nothing that hasn't been repeatedly served up before. Lacks authenticity and generally unpalatable. To cap it all, the photography is overstaged,' wrote one reviewer of Ward's 2015 book The Naked Diet.
Another said: 'Could not find one single perk in this book even if I tried. The recipes are bland and unoriginal. I don't know who the author is but they could have done better.'
A reviewer who gave the name Sara suggested that those considering buying the book should consider buying detox tea instead, while another wrote: 'The book is boring and the diet she proposes is medically unsound. I would not recommend it to anyone. Don't waste your money.'
Harry and Tess reportedly met through mutual friends and the 23-year-old former One Direction star is now 'besotted' with the blogger and chef.
Tess, 27, is famed for writing the Naked Chef cookbook and is friends with the likes of MIC's Rosie Fortescue and Millie Mackintosh. She runs a blog called The YES Chef and has penned a number of cookbooks, including The Naked Diet and The Naked Cookbook.
A source told The Sun: 'As soon as Harry met Tess there was an instant spark between them.
'They really bonded over their mutual love of quirky fashion and food – and things turned romantic quickly.'
MORE: Harry Styles has FINALLY jumped on the Snapchat bandwagon – and debuted his new song Woman on there
MORE: Harry Styles sends fans pizza after they camped out all night to see his Today Show gig


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Geoff Mills has been promoted to managing director of Mistika finishing system manufacturer SGO.
Former Quantel regional sales manager Mills joined SGO to head-up the Spanish firm's London-based subsidiary in 2009.
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Zhou, Y., Zhang, H. - K., Liu, F., Lei, G., Liu, P., Jiao, T., et al. (2018). Altered Light Conditions Contribute to Abnormalities in Emotion and Cognition Through HINT1 Dysfunction in C57BL/6 Mice. Front Behav Neurosci, 12, 110.
Abstract: In recent years, the environmental impact of artificial light at night has been a rapidly growing global problem, affecting 99% of the population in the US and Europe, and 62% of the world population. The present study utilized a mouse model exposed to long-term artificial light and light deprivation to explore the impact of these conditions on emotion and cognition. Based on the potential links between histidine triad nucleotide binding protein 1 (HINT1) and mood disorders, we also examined the expression of HINT1 and related apoptosis factors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), prefrontal cortex (PFC), nucleus accumbens (NAc) and hippocampus (Hip). Mice exposed to constant light (CL) exhibited depressive- and anxiety-like behaviors, as well as impaired spatial memory, as demonstrated by an increased immobility time in the tail suspension and forced swimming tests, less entries and time spent in the open arms of elevated plus-maze, and less platform site crossings and time spent in the target quadrant in the Morris water maze (MWM). The effects of constant darkness (CD) partially coincided with long-term illumination, except that mice in the CD group failed to show anxiety-like behaviors. Furthermore, HINT1 was upregulated in four encephalic regions, indicating that HINT1 may be involved in mood disorders and cognitive impairments due to altered light exposure. The apoptosis-related proteins, BAX and BCL-2, showed the opposite expression pattern, reflecting an activated apoptotic pathway. These findings suggest that exposure to CL and/or darkness can induce significant changes in affective and cognitive responses, possibly through HINT1-induced activation of apoptotic pathways.
Keywords: Animals
Pan, J., & Hu, Y. (2018). Spatial Identification of Multi-dimensional Poverty in Rural China: A Perspective of Nighttime-Light Remote Sensing Data. J Indian Soc Remote Sens, 46(7), 1093–1111.
Abstract: Poverty has emerged as one of the chronic dilemmas facing the development of human society during the twenty first century. Accurately identifying regions of poverty could lead to more effective poverty-alleviation programs. This study used a new type of remote-sensing data, NPP-VIIRS, to locate poverty-stricken areas based on nighttime light, taking Chongqing Municipality as a sample, and constructed a multidimensional poverty index (MPI) system, guided by a well-known and widely used conceptual framework of sustainable livelihood. A regression model was constructed and results were correlated with those using the average nighttime light index. The model was then tested on Shaanxi Province, and average relative error of the estimated MPI was only 11.12%. These results showed that multidimensional poverty had a high spatial concentration effect at the regional scale. We then applied the index nationwide, at the county scale, analyzing 2852 counties, which we divided into seven classifications, based on the MPI: extremely low, low, relatively low, medium, relatively high, high, and extremely high. Eight hundred forty-eight counties in 26 provinces were identified as multidimensionally poor. Among these, 254 were absolutely poor counties and 543 were relatively poor counties; 195 of these are not on the list of poverty-stricken counties as identified by income levels alone. By improving the accuracy of targeting, this method of identifying multidimensional poverty areas could help the Chinese government improve the effectiveness of poverty reduction strategies, and it could also be used as a reference for other countries or regions that seek to target poor areas that suffer multidimensional deprivation.
Keywords: Remote sensing
Kazemidemneh, M., & Mahdavinejad, M. (2018). Use of Space Syntax Technique to Improve the Quality of Lighting and Modify Energy Consumption Patterns in Urban Spaces. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 7(2), 29–40.
Abstract: Urban lighting is one of the significant issues that urban designers and architects are facing, and it has received a special attention in recent years. Urban lighting pursues critical goals such as preserving the livability of the city during nighttime, providing a sense of security, maintaining the city"s readability, etc. Use of incompatible patterns for lighting design wastes significant amount of energy annually. A master lighting plan for urban areas should be recommended to achieve these goals and prevent wasteful energy use in lighting. One of the solutions for designing an appropriate plan is to notice the pedestrian traffic pattern in the city by considering space syntax model and integration maps analysis. In this research, one of Tehran"s regions has been chosen and its integration map has been generated using appropriate software. Tehran is selected as case study of this research while the results might be applied in other similar cities especially in developing countries. First, based on the integration degree of the passages which reveals pedestrian traffic pattern and considering recommended illuminance standards, the average required lighting has been determined. Second, comparing the measured lighting intensity and the standard amounts reveals the correlation between the presented urban lighting and energy consumption model. Eventually, different solutions for appropriate urban lighting design based on acceptable energy consumption patterns have been suggested.
Keywords: Lighting
Landis, E. G., Yang, V., Brown, D. M., Pardue, M. T., & Read, S. A. (2018). Dim Light Exposure and Myopia in Children. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 59(12), 4804–4811.
Abstract: Purpose: Experimental myopia in animal models suggests that bright light can influence refractive error and prevent myopia. Additionally, animal research indicates activation of rod pathways and circadian rhythms may influence eye growth. In children, objective measures of personal light exposure, recorded by wearable light sensors, have been used to examine the effects of bright light exposure on myopia. The effect of time spent in a broad range of light intensities on childhood refractive development is not known. This study aims to evaluate dim light exposure in myopia. Methods: We reanalyzed previously published data to investigate differences in dim light exposure across myopic and nonmyopic children from the Role of Outdoor Activity in Myopia (ROAM) study in Queensland, Australia. The amount of time children spent in scotopic (<1-1 lux), mesopic (1-30 lux), indoor photopic (>30-1000 lux), and outdoor photopic (>1000 lux) light over both weekdays and weekends was measured with wearable light sensors. Results: We found significant differences in average daily light exposure between myopic and nonmyopic children. On weekends, myopic children received significantly less scotopic light (P = 0.024) and less outdoor photopic light than nonmyopic children (P < 0.001). In myopic children, more myopic refractive errors were correlated with increased time in mesopic light (R = -0.46, P = 0.002). Conclusions: These findings suggest that in addition to bright light exposure, rod pathways stimulated by dim light exposure could be important to human myopia development. Optimal strategies for preventing myopia with environmental light may include both dim and bright light exposure.
Keywords: Human Health
Stone, T. (2018). Re-envisioning the Nocturnal Sublime: On the Ethics and Aesthetics of Nighttime Lighting. Topoi, In press.
Abstract: Grounded in the practical problem of light pollution, this paper examines the aesthetic dimensions of urban and natural darkness, and its impact on how we perceive and evaluate nighttime lighting. It is argued that competing notions of the sublime, manifested through artificial illumination and the natural night sky respectively, reinforce a geographical dualism between cities and wilderness. To challenge this spatial differentiation, recent work in urban-focused environmental ethics, as well as environmental aesthetics, are utilized to envision the moral and aesthetic possibilities of a new urban nocturnal sublime. Through articulating the aspirations and constraints of a new urban nocturnal experience, this paper elucidates the axiological dimensions of light pollution, draws attention to nightscapes as a site of importance for urban-focused (environmental) philosophy, and examines the enduring relevance of the sublime for both the design of nighttime illumination and the appreciation of the night sky.
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Sovereign Silver Bio-Active Silver for Kids Dropper
Product Details
- Brand: Sovereign Silver
- Product Code: bio-active-silver-for-kids-dropper-SVS-4-oz
- Quantity per Container: 4 Oz
Sovereign Silver Bio-Active Silver Hydrosol For Kids from Natural Immunogenics provides high purity colloidal silver for daily immune support.
- Daily immune support
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Sovereign Silver maintains the highest purity standards - just pharmaceutical-grade purified water and 99.999% pure silver, manufactured in a GMP Certified facility, and packaged in amber glass to even further preserve purity.
Sovereign Silver ensures the best absorption, through a proprietary manufacturing method that produces an unprecedented particle size of 0.8 nanometers that the body can naturally and easily process.
Nutrition Facts
Supplement Facts
Servings (1 dropperful) per container: 147
1 dropperful (0.8 mL) contains:
Silver 8mcg
Other Ingredients: pharmaceutical-grade purified water (USP-NF).
Contains NO: GMOs, gluten, allergens.
Recommended Use:
Best to hold under tongue for 30 seconds, then swallow.
35-49 lbs. (16-22 kg): 1 dropperful.
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Immune-Building: 3 times daily.
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The LG Versa is a Decepticon — at least somebody think so.
LG Versa commercial
A guy walks out of a store with his new buyed LG Versa. Then, a gigantic robot walks towards him. The robot keeps saying his mobile phone is a Decepticon. The guy doesn't believe it, saying that it's a LG Versa. Than he says it has: a camera (phone transforms into camera), computer (phone transforms into laptop), and a GPS system (phone transforms into gps). When the robot says once more that it's a Decepticon, the guy still won't believe it. then another robot jumps down, trying to grasp the phone. the guy get's scared, saying that he will put the phone down.
- The phone is not a Real Gear Robot.
- He only appears in the commercial.
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9:00am PT by Jackie Strause
Could 'Veep' Pull a 'Game of Thrones' and Sit Out the 2018 Emmys?
While accepting Veep's Emmy for best comedy series, David Mandel joked that he was "out of a job. … If anyone hears of anything, I'm looking for movie work, but I'll do television." In reality, Mandel's hands are currently full with the upcoming final season of the HBO political comedy.
"I do have a lot of work to do," he told THR the day after the show. "There is zero process when it comes to thinking about what's next. Veep will take me through to June or July and then I'll need a break. Then I'll figure it out."
The showrunner also said he took a longer break after last season and that he and his team, which includes producer and star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, are solely focused on going out with a bang. "We are definitely taking a little longer with the final season," he said of season seven. The show typically launches in April but meeting a premiere date is "not our first concern," he says — even if that means they would miss the eligibility period for the 2018 Emmys. If Veep weren't in the running, the best comedy and lead actress in a comedy categories would be open for the taking (Veep has won three consecutive years and Louis-Dreyfus, six). "I just have to get a script done and then we'll know where things are."
Mandel, who was a longtime executive producer on Curb Your Enthusiasm, has his hands full with Veep and wasn't able to return for Larry David's upcoming ninth season. But if Curb were to continue on after Veep wraps, would he be open to a creative reunion? "I'm certainly not opposed!" he says.
A version of this story first appeared in the Sept. 20 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.
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If you can't get enough of those stunning videos Apple added to its "Shot on iPhone" campaign earlier this month, you'll be delighted to see there are now four more that are just as incredible as the others.
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The other three videos feature an incredibly bird formation shot in the Netherlands, a dramatic time-lapse captured in Norway, and silhouettes of skateboarders in Australia. All four videos can be found on YouTube in 1080p, or on Apple's "World Gallery Films" webpage.
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They included the Heads of the Investment Promotion Authority, PNG Sports Foundation, The National AIDS Council, Accident Investigation Commission, Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation, Conservation & Environment Protection Authority and the West New Britain Provincial Administrator.
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Acting Official Secretary Bill Toraso has confirmed that Lady Hannah passed away from a short illness at around 2pm yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 4h December, 2018, in Brisbane, Australia.
Lady Hannah had been receiving medical treatment for the past three months when she succumbed to her illness.
Lady Hannah was a teacher by profession and had taught in schools throughout Morobe Province for 29 years before retiring a few years ago.
They include the High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus to PNG, Martha Mavrommati; and Ambassador of the Republic of Chile, Patricio Powell Osorio.
The Governor General received their credentials in Port Moresby.
Welcoming the Cyprus High Commissioner to PNG, Grand Chief Sir Bob said they are pleased to receive her and look forward to enhancing the already good bilateral relations between PNG and Cyprus since formally establishing diplomatic relations forty years ago.
The 11th Pride of PNG Awards for Women for 2018 was launched in Port Moresby yesterday (June 18).
The Pride of PNG Awards for Women is dedicated to recognising the efforts of unsung heroes; of women who are not well known yet their work, dedication and commitment to drive change touches the multitude they come in contact with.
Women are central to developing successful economies and stable societies, and the awards give them a voice and an opportunity to tell their stories of bravery and sacrifice.
Governor General, Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae, said this during a courtesy call by PNG diplomats to Government House on Thursday, a first such visit.
The Governor General also expressed his well wishes to the heads of state of the countries represented by our foreign diplomats, for their continued health and well-being and for prosperity and closer ties between our countries.
"I want to thank you all for the important role you all play in representing our country overseas.
Grand Chief Sir Bob remarked that police personnel play an important role in ensuring the safety and security of the public and international visitors alike; however, in order for them to carry out their duties, it is imperative that their living conditions are improved and the services of retired servicemen recognized.
The Governor General made these remarks to the Member for Gazelle and Minister for Police, Jelta Wong who paid a courtesy call on the Governor General at Government House on Thursday morning.
This was the first time for the Governor General to visit the Bomana prison hence his visit was well received by the Correctional Service hierarchy and inmates serving time at Bomana prison.
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The move ends a stand-off by the People's Bank of China (PBoC) in which the central bank starved the country's commercial lenders of liquidity in a warning against engaging in shadow banking activities which funnel cash away from the real economy.
The cash shortage reached fever pitch in late June when lending between institutions ground to a near halt and interbank borrowing rates spiked as high as 25pc.
Chinese banks had been bracing themselves for a re-run this week amid growing demand for liquidity from businesses and banks looking to get their books in order by month-end. Short-term money rates in China have been rising steadily in recent weeks in anticipation of such an event.
But in a surprise manoeuvre, the PBoC injected Rmb17bn (£1.8bn) to the financial system on Tuesday instead of using the increased pressure for liquidity to choreograph another month-end cash crunch, as had been expected. Until Tuesday, it had only let maturing instruments inject fresh funds passively but otherwise took no direct action.
Last month's cash crunch stoked concerns that certain financial assets which rely on the interbank lending market for funding were on the brink of mass default, which could have triggered a Lehman-style crisis. But most onlookers suspected the PBoC was simply sending a stern message to the country's commercial banks and would step in prior to an all-out crisis.
While the PBoC's action has averted another crisis, it did set a relatively high floor for the market rates the contract can trade at, signalling an overall tightening in monetary policy. The central bank set the seven-day reverse repurchase rate at 4.4pc, much higher than the last official guidance rate of 3.35pc.
"The PBoC is not prepared to ease liquidity aggressively; that's why they offered these reverse repos at a higher rate than before," said Albert Leung, a strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong.
"At the same time they are also prepared to step in when the liquidity is too tight, so most likely the situation will be that liquidity will be tighter in the second half of the year than the first half."


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Trump Strikes China's Economy: The Tariff on Solar Panels
China has quickly built up the world's largest solar manufacturing industry and now dominates nearly all aspects of solar use and manufacturing. Since becoming the major player in the solar power industry, China has driven down global prices of solar panels about 90 percent. On January 22, 2018, President Trump, boasting to help American manufacturing, jobs, and trade, imposed a 30 percent tariff (border tax) on imported solar panels. The tariff gradually lowers to 15 percent over four years. Though President Trump's decision was made after considering recommendations from the US International Trade Commission, an independent and bipartisan panel, it has been called "the biggest blow…to the renewable energy industry yet."
Will China bear the brunt?
China not only manufactures two-thirds of the worlds' solar panels, but it is also one of the largest purchasers of solar panels. Though this has helped curb emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases and advancing the growth of renewable energy, it has hurt Western manufacturers. Given that 95 percent of solar panels sold in the United States (U.S.) are made abroad, this new tariff is a direct strike at China and its economy.
China's government has played a major role in helping boost China's position in the solar industry, by providing billions in low-interest loans to solar-panel manufactures and subsidizing manufacturers with cheap land. With this assistance, China's solar power production exploded tenfold from 2007 to 2012, and six of the top 10 solar panel makers are Chinese. In 2016, China's solar panel makers slashed prices around 25 percent and created a significant ripple in the solar power market. As a result, Western companies, from the U.S. to Germany, were unable to compete with the drastically reduced prices and closed. This tariff was imposed in order to curb China's alleged unfair trade practices and export dumping, which have hurt American manufacturers.
This is not the first time the U.S. has imposed tariffs on Chinese solar panels, due to China's artificially low-priced solar cells and export dumping. Unfortunately, those tariffs simply resulted in China's exploitation of loopholes and the rise of factories in Southeast Asia. As a result, this current tariff is much broader than its predecessors as it hopes to prevent China's exploitation of loopholes.
Will this help "create jobs in America, for Americans" as Trump alleges?
A Chinese economic advisor, Mr. Li, says that the U.S.'s focus on helping small American solar companies survive "hurt[s] all the users of solar energy." As a result of the tariff, China is already threatening to fight back, saying they will work with the World Trade Organization to defend global trade and their interests against the United States' "abuse of trade remedy measures".
When asked about the tariff, President Trump proudly alleged that it is "going to benefit our consumers, and we're going to create a lot of jobs…[a] lot of manufactures will be coming to the United States to build." While American solar panel manufacturers may see a drop in foreign competition, ultimately the tariff will not have the boost President Trump promises. First, U.S. solar panel manufactures need technological advancements, not tariffs, in order to increase the efficiency of production. Second, most of the jobs in the U.S.'s solar industry are the installation of solar panels, not manufacturing. Of the 260,000 to 374,000 Americans working in solar, only a mere 38,000 actually manufacture solar panels. As a result, not all Americans are happy with the tariff, which mean increased prices for consumers.
The CEO of the American renewable energy firm, Vivint Solar, stated that these tariffs are "a direct attack on American workers." The 30 percent tariff is likely to add between 10 and 15 cents per watt to the final installed price of solar, which may result in reduced demand for American solar industry employees. Twenty-seven U.S. manufacturers have written to the US International Trade Commission explaining their opposition to the tariff, as they may result in increasing the price of solar panels in the U.S. by more than double. With rising prices for consumers, up to 332,000 U.S. workers may be left without a job as solar panel installation in the United State halts.
Supporters of the tariff, state that just one week after President Trump's announcement, Chinese company JinkoSolar announced its decision to invest in building a solar manufacturing plant in the United States. Unfortunately, this factory is estimated to only provide 200 jobs.
In the long run this tariff is unlikely to have a positive effect on the U.S. solar industry, American jobs and the growth of solar energy worldwide.


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Trucking Industry Safety Advocate Urges for NHTSA Forward Collision Avoidance System Mandate
There is simply no question that trucking accidents represent a national crisis in safety and public health. While commercial trucks and other large vehicles have tremendous utility, they also inflict significant negative costs on society in the form of serious roadway and highway accidents. In fact, there are approximately 4,000 fatalities reported annually due to large-truck crashes. More than 100,000 people suffer serious injuries due to commercial truck accidents. In all, the costs imposed on society due to commercial truck crashes totals more than $100 billion each year. Were you or someone you love in an accident? Contact a Philadelphia truck accident attorney.
In light of the significant costs and damages imposed by the trucking industry, one would probably assume that we are taking all reasonable efforts to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of a serious commercial vehicle accident. Unfortunately, according to Jacqueline Gillan, the president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, we have been losing ground in highway safety efforts. According to Ms. Gillan, the United States as a whole has experienced a 15 percent increase in commercial truck fatalities and a shocking 50 percent increase in the number of people suffering serious injuries since 2009. These increases have occurred despite the development of crash and collision avoidance technology that can significantly reduce the risk of a commercial truck accident. Ms. Gilian recently penned a guest column for Trucks.com setting forth some potential ways to address the commercial trucking safety crisis we currently face.
Collision Avoidance Systems Can Save Lives
According to Ms. Gillian the good news is that proven technological solutions to address the problems caused by commercial trucking accidents already exist. She states that automatic emergency braking (AEB) is an effective means of stopping collisions from occurring. According to an NHTSA study, systems of this type could prevent nearly 60 percent of fatalities and injuries associated with rear-end collision accidents involving both moving or stationary lead vehicles. A separate NHTSA study cited in the letter indicates that in over 3 million miles of data, crash avoidance systems (CAS) did not fail to stop any of the crash types that they were designed to prevent. NHTSA estimates that current generation CAS systems can prevent over 2,300 crashes each year and furthermore that future systems may be up to three times as effective at preventing crashes. Thus, the data is already out there showing that these systems are effective and can be relied upon to supplement human judgment and decrease accident risk.
While Some Companies Install CAS, Adoption Lags Without a National Standard
Ms. Gillian argues that it is long passed time for NHTSA to adopt a system of performance requirements to rate and classify various types of collision avoidance technologies. She states that NHTSA has already taken this step for many other types of safety technologies including seat belts, brakes, tires, airbags, and electronic stability control systems. The adoption of a national standard for collision warning and avoidance systems would ensure that systems vehicle-to-vehicle function in substantially the same manner. Furthermore, minimal standards would also provide further confidence that a CAS will function at the critical moments it is intended to operate.
Other aspects of the proposed regulation would mandate the installation of a particular type of CAS known as forward collision avoidance and mitigation braking, or F-CAM. F-CAM would be required to be installed on any new commercial trucks or buses with a minimum gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds.
The F-CAM system works through the use of both radar and sensors. These input devices will alert the commercial motor vehicle operator that his or her vehicle is traveling too fast or too closely to a vehicle ahead that will be stopped or traveling at a slow speed. If the system notifies that there would be a risk about to become imminent, it can automatically apply to stop to avoid the accident or mitigate the consequences of the accident.
Commercial Trucking Safety Can be Significantly Improved with Today's Technology
The simple fact is that real gains in highway safety can be had with today's technology. The main stumbling block that is limiting our ability to prevent commercial truck accidents and save lives is a lack of regulatory action by NHTSA. Furthermore, members of Congress have been all too willing to concede to the demands of the trucking industry and eliminate certain safety regulations like aspects of the hours-of-service provision. What we are left with is a scenario where we are failing to maximize both sides of the safety equation. On one side we are leaving proven technological solutions on the table while on the other side we are pushing the limits of human endurance further and further. Unless we change course and begin to focus on at least one side of the safety equation, we can only expect accidents and injuries to continue to increase.
If you were injured in a truck accident, contact a Philadelphia truck accident attorney at The Reiff Law Firm today.