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SORCE SIM Level 3 Solar Spectral Irradiance Daily Means V019 SOR3SIMD at GES DISC [GES_DISC_SOR3SIMD_V019]
The SORCE SIM Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) data product SOR3SIMD is constructed using measurements from the SIM instruments, which are combined into merged daily solar spectra over the spectral ...
Earth Radiation Budget Master Archival Tape (MAT) from NIMBUS-7 ERB [RB2_EN7-3]
Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) instrument consists of three separate elements with a total of 22 sensors: a ten channel solar telescope, 4 fixed wide field of view (WFOV) sensors that view the entire ...
SOHO/Variability of Solar Irradiance and Gravity Oscillations (VIRGO) Data Archive [SOHO_VIRGO]
The VIRGO Experiment on the ESA/NASA SOHO Mission has three types of instruments to measure total solar irradiance (TSI) with the absolute radiometers DIARAD and PMO6V, spectral solar irradiance at ...
OMI/Aura Level 1B Solar Irradiances V003 (OML1BIRR) at GES DISC [GES_DISC_OML1BIRR_V003]
The Level-1B (L1B) Radiance Product OML1BIRR (Version-3) from the Aura-OMI is now available (http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/Aura/OMI/oml1birr_v003.shtml) to public from the NASA GSFC Earth Sciences Data ...
SEC-HOLISTIC: HOlistic Links between the Ionosphere, Stratosphere and Troposphere and their Influence on Climate [GB-NERC-BAS-PDC-00524]
SEC will describe and quantify the key mechanisms by which variations in the solar wind and solar high-energy radiation affect the Earth's atmosphere, to determine whether or not these have a significant ...
SEC-WARP: Whole Atmosphere consequences of Radiation-belt Processes [GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00525]
SEC will describe and quantify the key mechanisms by which variations in the solar wind and solar high-energy radiation affect the Earth's atmosphere, to determine whether or not these have a significant ...
GIS Assessment of Solar Energy Resource in Europe [PV_GIS]
A solar radiation database of Europe has been computed within the GRASS GIS software. The database provides monthly and yearly averages of global irradiation on horizontal and inclined surfaces, as ...
SORCE SOLSTICE FUV Level 3 Solar Spectral Irradiance Daily Means V012 SOR3SOLFUVD at GES DISC [GES_DISC_SOR3SOLFUVD_V012]
The SORCE SOLSTICE Far-UV Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) data product SOR3SOLFUVD is constructed using measurements from the SOLSTICE FUV instrument, which are combined into merged daily solar spectra ...
SORCE SOLSTICE MUV Level 3 Solar Spectral Irradiance Daily Means V012 SOR3SOLMUVD at GES DISC [GES_DISC_SOR3SOLMUVD_V012]
The SORCE SOLSTICE Mid-UV Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) data product SOR3SOLMUVD is constructed using measurements from the SOLSTICE MUV instrument, which are combined into merged daily solar spectra ...
Arctic Environmental Change of the Last Four Centuries [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_ARCTIC]
Abstract (from the online documentation): A compilation of paleoclimate records from lake sediments, trees, glaciers, and marine sediments provides a view of circum-Arctic environmental variability ...
Hypothesized Climate Forcing Time Series for the Last 500 Years [NOAA_NGDC_PALEO_CLIMATEFORCING]
[from NOAA/NCDC/WDC Paleoclimatology] A new compilation of annually resolved time series of atmospheric trace gas concentrations, solar irradiance, tropospheric aerosol optical ...
SORCE Level 3 Total Solar Irradiance 6-Hour Means V013 SOR3TSI6 at GES DISC [GES_DISC_SOR3TSI6_V013]
The Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) data set SOR3TSI6 contains the total solar irradiance (a.k.a solar constant) data collected by the Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM) instrument covering the full wavelength ...
SORCE Level 3 Total Solar Irradiance Daily Means V013 SOR3TSID at GES DISC [GES_DISC_SOR3TSID_V013]
The Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) data set SOR3TSID contains the total solar irradiance (a.k.a solar constant) data collected by the Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM) instrument covering the full wavelength ...
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Science Data Products [SDO_DIF_PLACEHOLDER]
[Text Source: The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Project Home page, http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission/about.php ] SDO: The Solar Dynamics Observatory is the first ...
Solar EUV Experiment (SEE) Data from the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) Mission [TIMED_SEE]
The Solar EUV Experiment (SEE) is one of four instruments that constitute the TIMED spacecraft, the first mission of the NASA Solar Connections program. All SEE data products ...
FengYun 2D Visible and Infrared Spin Scan-Radiometer Level 1 data set [FY2D_VISSR_L1]
FY-2 is China's geostationary meteorological satellite. The fourth satellite (FY-2D) of this series was successfully launched on December 8, 2006 and was located at 86.5°E over the equator. The major ...
FengYun 2E Visible and Infrared Spin Scan-Radiometer Level 1 data set [FY2E_VISSR_L1]
By 2007, China has successfully launched four geostationary meteorological satellites, including 01 approved two satellites FY-2A and FY-2B has stopped working, out of the geosynchronous orbit. Currently ...
Integrated PAR exposure of sea ice in East Antarctica [ICEPAR]
The data comprise images (encapsulated postscript and PNG formats) showing the integrated solar irradiance exposure of sea ice. The exposure value for ice at a given grid point was calculated by computing ...
SORCE XPS Level 3 Solar Spectral Irradiance 6-Hour Means V010 SOR3XPS6 at GES DISC [GES_DISC_SOR3XPS6_V010]
The SORCE XUV Photometer System (XPS) Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) 6-Hour Data Product SOR3XPS6 contains solar XUV irradiances in the 0.1 to 27 nm range, as well as Lyman-alpha, in broad bands ...
SORCE XPS Level 3 Solar Spectral Irradiance Daily Means V010 SOR3XPSD at GES DISC [GES_DISC_SOR3XPSD_V010]
The SORCE XUV Photometer System (XPS) Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) Daily Data Product SOR3XPSD contains solar XUV irradiances in the 0.1 to 27 nm range, as well as Lyman-alpha, in broad bands (7-10 ...
GOME-2 Magnesium II Index [gov.noaa.class.GOMEMGII]
ABSTRACT: The Magnesium II information is extracted daily from the GOME-2 1B granules, as soon as new solar radiance measurements are available. The product includes a 61-wavelength subset of the ...
FY-3A Solar Irradiance Measurement level 1 data set [FY-3A_SIM_L1]
FY-3A Solar Irradiance Measurement level 1 data set: The Solar Irradiance Measurement(SIM) onboard FY-3A satellite will observe the solar irradiance at the total(0.2-50mm) band when the sun scans ...
U.S. Integrated Surface Irradiance Study (ISIS) Level 1 - 15 Minute Values and Statistics (DSI-9870) [gov.noaa.ncdc.C00542]
U.S. Integrated Surface Irradiance Study (ISIS) Level 1 - 15 Minute Values and Statistics is digital data set DSI-9870, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).ISIS is a continuation ...
U.S. Integrated Surface Irradiance Study (ISIS) Level 1 - Hourly Values (DSI-9871) [gov.noaa.ncdc.C00541]
U.S. Integrated Surface Irradiance Study (ISIS) Level 1 - Hourly Values is digital data set DSI-9871, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).ISIS is a continuation of earlier National ...
U.S. Integrated Surface Irradiance Study (ISIS) Level 2 (SURFRAD) (DSI-9872) [gov.noaa.ncdc.C00540]
U.S. Integrated Surface Irradiance Study (ISIS) Level 2 (SURFRAD) is digital data set DSI-9872, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).ISIS is a continuation ...
Daily Solar Irradiance from the Solar Mesospheric Explorer (SME) Ultraviolet Spectrometer [81-100A-05A]
The solar spectrometer onboard the Solar Mesosphere Explorer (SME) measures ultraviolet radiation in the spectral range of 115.5 to 302.5 nm. Daily averages of solar irradiance, adjusted to a solar ...
Biologically Relevant Radiation (Bentham spectroradiometer data, Rothera) [GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00018]
Biologically-relevant radiation has been recorded since February 1997 using a Bentham spectroradiometer at Rothera. The Bentham spectroradiometer is sited on the roof of the Bonner Laboratory at Rothera. ...
UARS SOLSTICE Level 3BS Solar UV Irradiance Spectra V001 (UARSO3BS) at GES DISC [GES_DISC_UARSO3BS_V001]
The Solar-Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment (SOLSTICE) on NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) measured the energy input to the upper atmosphere by observing ...
UARS SUSIM Level 3BS Solar UV Irradiance Spectra V001 (UARSU3BS) at GES DISC [GES_DISC_UARSU3BS_V001]
The SUSIM home page on the WWW is http://www.nrl.navy.mil/content.php?P=SUSIM . The Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SUSIM) on NASA's ...
NASA STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) Data Products [NASA_STEREO_DATA_PLACEHOLDER]
[Source: NASA/GSFC Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) home page, http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] STEREO (Solar ...
The IPCC Data Distribution Center: Climate Scenarios, GCMs, and Forecasts [IPCC_DDC_CD]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Data Distribution Centre (IPCC/DDC) has been established to facilitate the timely distribution of a consistent set of up-to-date ...
Atmospheric Handbook Data Tables (DSI-9796) [gov.noaa.ncdc.C00182]
Atmospheric Handbook Data Tables is historical digital data set DSI-9796, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This data set consists of one combined file containing 226 data files. ...
UV in Southern Polar regions [Antar-UV_Data]
Study of the solar UV spectral irradiance in southern polar regions, ground-based measurements were carried out in 2 sites. 1 - Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina) 2 - Belgrano ...
Empirical Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Flux Model [FDC_JPL_UV_Flux_Model]
This empirical solar extreme ultraviolet flux model (EUV97) provides irradiances in 39 wavelength bins/lines from 1.8 to 105.0 nm at 1 AU. The model provides daily flux values from 1947 through 1995 ...
Nimbus 7 SBUV Continuous Spectral Scan Solar Irradiances (SUNC) and Earth Radiances (EARTH) [SBUV-SUNC_EARTH]
The Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SBUV) on Nimbus 7 mainly measures albedos at 12 selected wavelengths in the UV spectrum for the purpose of deriving atmospheric ozone. In the spectral scan mode, ...
Volcanic and Solar Forcing of the Tropical Pacific over the Past 1000 Years [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2005-035]
The response of El Nino to natural radiative forcing changes over the past 1000 yr is investigated based on numerical experiments employing the Zebiak-Cane model of the tropical Pacific coupled ...
The Nimbus-7 Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) Compact Solar Data Set [NIMBUS7_ERB_SOLAR]
The Nimbus-7 Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) experiment recorded the total solar irradiance from November 16, 1978 through December 1993. A compact solar dataset has been prepared containing calibrated ...
GISP2 10Be Concentration, 40,000 Years, Finkel and Nishiizumi 1997 [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_FINKEL]
Melted water was collected from the outside of samples taken for cation and anion analysis. A small aliquot was taken for anion analysis (chloride, nitrate, and sulfate) and the remainder was weakly ...
GRIP Ice Core Beryllium 10 Data, 386,000 years [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2002-085]
GRIP Ice Core Beryllium 10 Data These data were measured at 2 different accelerators located in Zurich and Gif-sur-Yvette. In addition, as explained in Yiou et al., the samples were prepared using ...
Reconstructed Solar Irradiance Data, 1200 Years [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2003-006]
Data set consists of reconstructed solar irradiance data and cosmogenic nuclide production (10Be and 14C) from an ice core at the South Pole (Raisbeck 1990). Based on a quantitative study of the ...
Reconstructed Solar Irradiance Data, 1600-1994AD [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_1998-028]
Reconstructed solar total and background irradiances. 11-yr Tootal Solar Irradiance (TSI) component since 1874 is from Foukal and Lean: earlier from Hoyt Sunspot Groups Background Brightness component ...
Solar Irradiance Reconstruction (Lean, 2004) [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-035]
Updated solar irradiance reconstruction. (See also Lean et al., 1995). Included are time series of annual mean irradiance from 1610 to 2000 of just the 11 year solar irradiance cycle, plus the 11 ...
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) from the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite in Native (NAT) Format (ERBE_TSI_ERBS_NAT) [ERBE_TSI_ERBS_NAT]
The goal of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment is to produce monthly averages of longwave and shortwave radiation parameters on the Earth at regional to global scales. Preflight mission analysis ...
Solar Records: The Wolf Sunspot Index and Umbral/Penumbral Ratio, CDIAC NDP-014 [CDIAC_NDP14]
Observational records of sunspot activity are available from about 1875, with reconstructions going back, possibly, to 1832. Available sunspot models and the theory of mixing length indicate that ...
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USPS 580-360 SERVINC; mr. I-EOPLE of HUNTLEY .since 1960 CJ)e Puntlep Jfarms^ibe THURSDAY November 13,1997 - VOLUME 37, NUMBER 32 - HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Lady Redskins Advance To State Finals! The Huntley High School Girls Volleyball team beat Milledgeville in the Super Sectionals on November 8. They face Tolono Unity on Friday, Nov 14 in a bid to win the Illinois State Championship title. Referendum Results Reprinted from School District No 158 Administrative Bulletin As you are undoubtedly aware, the referendum on November 4th fell 23 votes short of approval. The final count was 504 for and 526 against. The election had a small turn out with only about half as many showing up at the polls as voted at the last referendum in November of 1994 Voters from the Lake in the Hills and Algonquin area of the school district (east) approved the question by more than two to one. However, most of the rest of the school district did not agree, especially in the western portion of the school district where less than 40% of the voters voted yes. The Board of Education is evaluating the results and studying options. The next opportunity for a referendum is next March 17th. Radio DJs Plan Appearances at Factory Shops Huntley Factory Shops will host four radio personalities from Chicagoland's favorite radio stations during personal appearances throughout the holiday season. Meet the DJs in the food court at Huntley Factory Shops located at the intersection of 190 and Rt. 47 in HunUey, IL. Continued on Page 24 Magnolia at Southwind in Huntley Wins Design Award for Cambridge Pictured above is Cambridge Homes' Magnolia model at Southwind in Huntley which won a Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago Key Award for architectural design for single-family homes from 1,601 to 2,000 square feet. Cambridge Companies, which include Cambridge Homes and Lexington Homes, were a major award winner at the recent 1997 Key Awards Banquet. A total of 12 Key Awards in a variety of categories including landscape architecture along with architecture design and interior design were accepted by the company. The annual Key Awards event, presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago, recognizes outstanding achieve¬ ments in several categories such as land planning, landscape architecture, architectural design, single-family detached, multi- family attached, interior merchandising and best overall community ity. Now in its 25th year, the Key Awards received 310 entries which included 12 divisions. Following strict professional guidelines, teams of three judges evaluated entries in each category and rated them on individual criteria. Three Bronze Key Awards were presented to Cambridge Homes. One award was presented to The Magnolia at Southwind in Huntley for architectural design for single-family homes from 1,601 to 2,000 square feet Organizational Meeting of School District 158 Board of Education New Learning Resource Center named to honor retiring President Jim Heavey Reprinted from School District No 158 Administrative Bulletin Thanks to the four retiring members of the Board of Education. They are: Jim Heavey, Rich Hansen, Kevin Ellison, Chuck Ruth. Welcome to the four new members of the Board of Education. They are: Frank Coleman, John Garven, Michael Skala, Ann Leslie. They have been elected to serve a four-year term in office. With the change in the election law, their terms may be a few months longer than four years. Before their term expires, school board elections will be changed back to spring elections. At the organizational meeting of the Board of Education on November 6th, the following resolution was adopted honoring the long and distinguished service of Jim Heavey on the Board of Education. Wheras James J. Heavey has served Consolidated School District 158 for sixteen years as member and president of the Board of Education: Whereas Consolidated School District 158 has experienced unprecedented growth and development during this time period; and Wheras Consolidated School District 158 has met the many challenges of the unprecedented growth due to the vision and leadership of James J. Heavey; Now therefore, it is hereby resolved: In recognition of his enormous commitment of time and energy, the Harmony Road Campus Secondary School Learning Resource Center shall now and ever more be named the: James J. Heavey Learning Resource Center Adopted with deep appreciation by the Board of Education of Consolidated School District 158, McHenry and Kane Counties, Illinois, on this sixth day of November in the year 1997. A plaque denoting the new name of the leaming resource center was unveiled at the meeting. The plaque is located high on the brick column at the entrance to the leaming resource center in the commons area of the Huntley Middle/High School at the Harmony Road Campus. Lighting will be installed to highlight the plaque. It is an honor that is well deserved.
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Title | The Huntley Farmside |
Date | 1997-11-13 |
Month | 11 |
Day | 13 |
Year | 1997 |
Volume | 37 |
Issue | 32 |
Decade | 1990-1999 |
Creator | The Huntley Farmside |
Coverage | Huntley, Illinois, United States |
Description | Weekly Newspaper from the Huntley Area Public Library Collection |
Subject | Newspaper Archives |
Rights | This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code). |
Publisher | This Collection was digitized and loaded into CONTENTdm by OCLC Preservation Service Center (Bethlehem, PA) for the Huntley Area Public Library. |
Source | Reproduction of library's print newspaper archives |

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What is -- Obama White House counterterrorism official -- will allow -- he was director of transnational threats on the National Security Council under President Bill Clinton.
And George W.
Bush bush 43 could see you citizenship so tell us what we need to know about this well I think a few important points first.
The significance and importance of working with foreign liaison services -- foreign intelligence services that are able to operate.
In regions in the world -- more difficult for the United States operate.
In this case the Arabian Peninsula.
Shared not only between Saudi Arabia and Yemen but also obviously -- and -- -- and make -- much more easy for human intelligence sources to operate.
In that region I second this is clearly another success for the president's counterterrorism program in this case grounded in cooperation.
-- -- solely unilateral action because cooperation is necessary as demonstrated by this.
Take down.
To fight transnational groups in addition of course to the stepped up activity in Yemen and and Pakistan can -- -- activity and lastly.
The adequacy -- domestic security airport security.
Clearly advancements in how al-Qaeda.
Is structuring.
-- devices to get around security so clearly that needs to be renewed and reviewed in the context of this -- latest discovered.
I'm guessing we'll all be taking your underwear off now -- look forward to it in so many different ways.
This the loss of this guy as a resource -- -- -- losses that I wonder well again.
You know a senior al-Qaeda operative was killed in a drone attack in Yemen over the weekend.
That is very significant success that should not be lost in the context of the current.
Reporting on the story relating to the the seizing of the actual device and that's a significant victory and I suspect that US counterterrorism.
Officials concluded.
That enough was achieved on this particular mission to wrap it up.
And the leak.
It there a lot of people are making a lot -- of the leak and it went I guess first to Los Angeles Times and other it's complicated right and in the saudis are very complicated domestic situation and they're cooperating closely with.
United States there -- -- state.
United States is called the great infidels.
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Tim Duncan leaves Spurs win with leg injuries
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Tim Duncan sprained his left knee and right ankle in the first half of the San Antonio Spurs' 96-86 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
Tony Parker scored 19 points, Danny Green added 15 and Tiago Splitter had 12 for San Antonio (38-11), which has won 18 straight at home.
John Wall scored 21 points and Martell Webster had 14 for Washington (11-35), which has lost 13 straight to San Antonio.
Webster rolled into the back of Duncan's legs while fighting for a rebound with 3:54 left in the second quarter, and there were audible gasps in the crowd while the All-Star was on the floor holding his left knee for several minutes.
The severity of the injuries is not known, but Duncan did not return to the bench after being helped off the court by teammates Stephen Jackson and DeJuan Blair.
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Well, it seemed she changed her mind and I didn't pick up on it. We had an argument, and she left. Later, she came back and we talked it out. Finally realizing that she had been serious, I got my grandmother's engagement ring. I've been wanting to give it to her, but had hesitated when she said she never wanted to get married. So, I wasn't going to pass up this opportunity to ask Evey to marry me. Happily she said yes.
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A recent investigation by Oxfam found that the biggest brand names in the food and beverage industry are relying on suppliers who have grabbed land from small-farmers in countries like Cambodia and Brazil. The report highlights examples of land grabs and disputes linked to companies that supply sugar for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo products, as well as allegations of disputes inside Associated British Foods' supply chain. More than 50,000 people have already taken action by signing Oxfam's petition calling on the three food and beverage giants to improve their policies to prevent land grabs by their suppliers.
"Consumers are demanding that Coca-Cola and PepsiCo take responsibility for how their ingredients are produced," said Judy Beals, campaign manager for Oxfam's Behind the Brands campaign. "These companies are immensely powerful and they have the ability and the responsibility to stand up for communities where their ingredients are grown."
Land grabs happen when local communities that rely on land to feed their families and earn a living are evicted without consent or compensation. Oxfam's "Behind the Brands" campaign has warned that the world's ten biggest food and drink companies, including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, lack strong enough policies to prevent land grabs and land disputes in their supply chains.
Oxfam is calling on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, as well as Associated British Foods, to become leaders in their industry by making a commitment to zero tolerance of land grabs in their supply chains, to publicly disclose from whom and where they source their commodities, and take other measures to prevent land rights violations.
"The message from consumers is only growing stronger and harder for companies to ignore," said Beals. "The time for action is long overdue."
"The World Bank's new strategy is a welcome development in an agency that has often worked in silos with no connecting thread of vision," said Nicolas Mombrial, head of Oxfam's Washington office. "But now is the time to move from rhetoric into action and develop concrete plans to bring the strategy to reality."
Oxfam praised the strategy's recognition that ending poverty is not just about income but a fuller dimension of wellbeing, as well as its intent to mainstream the fight against climate change, but urged an increased profile on health and education and a stronger focus on reducing the gap between the rich and poor. Oxfam also called on the World Bank to ensure its private sector works benefits the poorest.
As efforts to revive the global economy continue, Oxfam cautioned the IMF that pushing austerity— even softened austerity policies – will only make things worse. In a recent report, Oxfam warned that an additional 25 million people across Europe could face the prospect of living in poverty by 2025 if austerity measures continue.
"The IMF should learn from the ruinous structural adjustment policies it imposed on Latin America, South-East Asia, and sub-Saharan African in the 1980s and stop promoting austerity policies, even if softened," continued Mombrial.
The report, 'Nothing sweet about it: How sugar fuels land grabs,' highlights examples of land grabs and disputes linked to companies that supply sugar for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo products, and allegations of disputes inside Associated British Foods' supply chain.
"Our world's sweet tooth is fueling a serious global injustice called land grabs," said Raymond C. Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America. "Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods are among the world's biggest buyers and producers of sugar, but today they are failing to do enough to ensure the sugar in their supply chains or operations does not come from land grabbed out from under the world's poor communities."
Land grabs happen when local communities that rely on land for their livelihood are evicted without consent or compensation. Oxfam's "Behind the Brands" campaign warns that the world's ten biggest food and drink companies lack strong enough policies to stop land grabs and disputes from featuring in their supply chains. Today, more than 77 million acres, an area the size of Italy, are already being used to grow our sugar, much of it in the developing world.
Oxfam outlines evidence of land grabs and conflicts in Cambodia and Brazil in today's report. This includes a fishing community in Pernambuco State, Brazil fighting for access to their land and fishing grounds, after having been violently evicted in 1998 by a sugar mill, which provides sugar to Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. In Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil indigenous communities are fighting the occupation of their land by sugar plantations supplying a mill owned by Bunge. Coca-Cola buys sugar from Bunge in Brazil but says it does not buy from this particular mill. In Sre Ambel District in Cambodia, 200 families are fighting for land from which they were evicted in 2006 to make way for a sugar plantation. The plantation has supplied Tate & Lyle Sugars, which sells sugar to franchises that manufacture and bottle products for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Associated British Foods, through their ownership of Illovo, Africa's biggest producer of sugar cane, has also been linked in media reports to land conflicts in Mali, Zambia and Malawi.
Oxfam is calling on Coca Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods to commit to zero tolerance of land grabs throughout their supply chains. The companies are urged to publicly disclose from who and where they source their commodities, publish assessments about how the sugar they purchase affects local communities' land rights, and use their power to encourage governments and the wider food industry to respect land rights. All three companies scored poorly or very poorly on their land policies in Oxfam's Behind the Brands scorecard.
Coca-Cola is the world's largest buyer of sugar and controls 25 percent of the global soft drink market, and its portfolio of 500 brands includes Diet Coke, Fanta, and Del Valle juices. PepsiCo controls 18 percent of the soft drink market and has a portfolio of 21 brands including Pepsi, Tropicana, Doritos, Lipton Teas and Walkers. Associated British Foods is the world's second largest sugar producer and the owner of popular brands such as Silver Spoon Sugar, Ovaltine, Kingsmill and Patak's.
"Today, we urge the consumers of Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods products to call on these companies to take urgent action to stamp out land grabs," said Offenheiser. "Given their power and influence, these three companies must work to transform industry standards to prevent these injustices from continuing."
]]>More than 9,000 people are being helped by Oxfam through its partners, who are delivering safe drinking water. Aid is being provided through water tankers and the repairing of damaged water systems. A contingency stock of Oxfam aid has arrived in the area is now being distributed.
Oxfam is planning to help 10,000 people with clean water, improved sanitation, mosquito nets and ensuring people are aware of the heightened health risks. It will also provide 7,500 families with cash or food to help feed them and to restore their means to make a living.
Media reports indicate that more than 350 people have been killed, approximately 700 people are injured and it is estimated that around 300,000 people have been affected. The death toll is expected to rise as the rescue teams reach more villages in the remote areas.
In a new report released today, Oxfam outlines how Cargill may have managed to evade Colombia's legal restriction on acquiring previously state-owned land destined for family farming through a method of fragmented purchases, exceeding the maximum size of such land permitted by law for a single owner by more than 30 times.
"In a country where land ownership is already extremely concentrated, the further concentration of vast tracts in areas destined for small-scale agriculture only exacerbates inequality and social conflict," said Chris Jochnick, director of private sector engagement with Oxfam America. "The case of Cargill´s investment in Colombia will test a government cornered between national protests over rural issues and large scale international investments."
Oxfam's report comes at a significant moment for agrarian issues in Colombia in political, economic and social terms. The national agrarian strike, which began in August 2013 and mobilized civil society at large, is without recent precedent in the country and exemplifies the importance of rural development in Colombia. A new Rural Development Bill is currently under discussion, along with various current legislative proposals that aim to regulate large-scale land purchases by foreign entities. Most importantly, rural reform is the key item on the agenda of the peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC in Havana.
"Colombia's extreme inequality in land distribution is both cause and a consequence of the internal armed conflict that has ravaged the country for more than half a century, current government policies are also to blame," said Jochnick.
The Colombia government argues that only large companies are capable of developing the productive potential of the Altillanura region, and therefore seeks to establish incentives and legal reforms that will pave the way for domestic and foreign investment. But the small farming sector has been shown to be as, if not more efficient, particularly if its contribution to food security, employment and poverty reduction is taken into account.
"Public investment in smallholder agriculture and ensuring land tenure of small holder producers is necessary in Colombia," said Aida Pesquera, Oxfam country director in Colombia. "Private investment is also useful but this must respect existing rights and legislation relating to land use, and include comprehensive assessments of social and environmental impacts at local and national levels."
Oxfam urged the US to now live up to the spirit of the treaty by not authorizing any transfer of weapons where there is a major risk of violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, such as in the current conflict in Syria. Oxfam also called on the US Senate to quickly ratify the Treaty, and released a report outlining the necessary next steps.
"Today's signing of the Arms Trade Treaty by the United States is a significant victory for human rights and development," said Raymond C. Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America. "While the Arms Trade Treaty cannot reverse history, it could prevent the further fueling of conflict if states begin living up to its principles immediately and refuse to supply arms to countries where they are likely to be used to commit atrocities or other serious human rights abuses."
The Arms Trade Treaty is the first ever global treaty on the global trade in conventional arms and ammunition, requiring governments to establish common standards for the international trade of weapons. It is the global answer to the inadequate patchwork system of national laws, regional initiatives, and country-specific embargoes that have failed to effectively control the world's deadliest trade up to now.
"The US is the world's foremost arms exporter, and US signature is a powerful step demonstrating the United States' commitment to preventing mass atrocities and protecting civilians from armed conflict," continued Offenheiser. "We hope that the US signing will lead other major exporters to get off the fence and sign the ATT as soon as possible."
The Treaty creates binding obligations for governments to assess all arms transfers against the risk that weapons will be used for human rights abuses, terrorism, transnational organized crime or violations of humanitarian law.
"Millions of men, women and children have suffered from armed violence around the world, violence that continues today in Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali and many other countries," said Offenheiser. "Over the long-term, the Arms Trade Treaty will change how countries engage in the arms trade by requiring exporters to take human rights seriously."
Oxfam's report, Saving Lives with Common Sense, lays out the necessary next steps for US ratification. The United States already has in place an extensive arms export and import control system, which in most ways goes beyond the requirements of the Arms Trade Treaty. Because the standards in the treaty can be implemented within existing US law, Administration officials have stated that no implementing legislation would be required to implement the Treaty and no law would be required to be changed.
"President Obama demonstrated strong and conscientious leadership by signing the treaty, and it is now time for the US Senate to do its part and ratify the Arms Trade Treaty," said Offenheiser.
]]>WASHINGTON, DC – Oxfam America hosted a forum today at the US Capitol to explore the state of America's working poor, just as the Census Bureau released poverty numbers for 2012 underscoring how millions of workers are paid so little that they are living below or near the poverty line.
"These chilling numbers expose the reality that, despite the economic recovery, poverty remains near its highest point in two decades, and lowest paid workers have yet to see their circumstances improve," said Raymond C. Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America. "People who work full-time should be able to earn enough to sustain themselves and their families financially, not struggle to get by. Sadly, we have become the most unequal rich country in the world."
The Census figures revealed the poverty rate held at 15 percent in 2012, affecting more than 46 million Americans. Nearly one in four children lives in poverty in the US. Median income remained unchanged at around $51,017 (after a steady fall since 2007), indicating that the recovery has done little to lift median incomes of working poor Americans.
Offenheiser was joined at the Oxfam event by Guy Molyneux, the lead researcher on an Oxfam America survey of low-wage workers at Hart Research Associates; Eugene Steuerle, a fellow at the Urban Institute and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; and Tianna Gaines-Turner, a part-time child-care worker in Philadelphia.
"No family should have to choose between paying the gas bill or caring for a sick child. But that's what is happening in communities across the country every single day," said Gaines-Turner. "Medical issues, food, and paying for utilities and housing all go hand and hand and are issues millions of working poor families struggle to juggle on a daily basis."
The survey, which was conducted on Oxfam America's behalf by Hart Research Associates, found that most low-wage workers are plagued by worries about meeting their families' basic needs, and often turn to loans from family and friends, credit card debt, pawn shops and payday loans, and government programs just to get by. The poll also found that the workers facing the greatest challenges are also the most vulnerable, and that includes parents, women, and those making less than $10 per hour.
"Our survey sheds some light on the experiences and perspectives of America's working poor; millions of people who work hard but barely scrape by month-to-month--and in many cases are falling behind," said Offenheiser. "While our economy is slowly recovering from the Great Recession, there is little recovery for a quarter of American workers who are stuck in low-wage jobs."
Oxfam's survey shows that in addition to inadequate incomes, low-wage workers face challenges and obstacles that make it difficult to maintain basic job security and to find paths for advancement. A majority are now earning less in their current jobs than in the past work. Almost a third of those surveyed reported that they have no workplace benefits, such as paid sick leave, health insurance or paid vacation time. One in seven reported having lost a job in the last four years because they got sick or had to take care of a child or family member. A majority surveyed believe that it is more common for middle-class people to fall out of the middle class than for low-income people to rise into the middle class.
A majority of low-wage workers reported that they believe that government policy is slanted toward benefiting the rich rather than helping the poor get ahead; and they support a higher minimum wage, help in making child care more affordable, and expanding the earned income tax credit.
]]>"Due to a lack of transparency within the sector, it is difficult to fully evaluate the risk and opportunity that our companies bear within their supply chains," reads the statement sponsored by Calvert Investments and signed by investors including F&C Asset Management, BNP Paribas Investment Partners and Aviva Investors. The investment funds promised to work with their companies to pursue changes to food and beverage company policies. "The data show there is a broad and urgent need for significant improvement across the sector."
The letter comes six months after the launch of Oxfam's Behind the Brands scorecard, ranking food and beverage companies on their policies and urging them to strengthen their efforts to prevent hunger, poverty and protect the environment. Today Oxfam announced its second update to the rankings showing small improvements companies have made to their policies. Companies including Nestle, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Danone and General Mills have seen slight increases in their scores, though no company performs better than "fair" overall.
"The scorecard is a valuable tool to identify areas of risk across companies' supply chains and compare different efforts to mitigate those risks," said Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Aviva Investors, a UK fund manager. "We are encouraged by the initial steps some of the companies are taking but hope to see more action and greater commitment from across the industry."
Score increases since February:
Unilever and Nestle: 7%
Coca-Cola: 5%
Danone: 4%
Mondelez: 2%
Mars and General Mills: 1%
PepsiCo, Associated British Foods (ABF) and Kellogg's: No Change
Among the changes that led to score increases:
"It is important to recognize the genuine effort some companies are making to address big challenges in their operations, but lasting solutions for communities will require much greater focus and ambition," said Judy Beals, campaign manager for Oxfam's Behind the Brands campaign. "Some companies are beginning to join the race to the top while others have barely approached the starting blocks. Now more than ever consumers and investors need to demand more action from companies to address the industry's impacts on hunger and poverty."
"Investors are increasingly rewarding companies that address sustainability challenges across their global supply chains," said Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President, Sustainability Research and Policy at Calvert Investments. "Companies should show steady progress on the scorecard to manage risk and opportunity, especially in emerging and frontier markets."
The updated scorecard comes just two weeks before Oxfam will release a major new investigation revealing land grabs in the sugar supply chains of major food and beverage giants. It will be the second major action since the Behind the Brands campaign began. Oxfam's first campaign action on women's rights resulted in new policy commitments from Mars, Mondelez and Nestle to address inequality in their cocoa supply chains.
Notes to editors:
As investors, we are increasingly struck by the risks and opportunities presented by a range of global sustainability challenges, such as poverty and climate change. The Food and Beverage Sector faces a particularly difficult set of sustainability challenges. Given its dependence on land, water, proximity to local communities and exposure to volatile commodity prices, we recognize that several social and environmental forces are at play – such as climate change and resulting water scarcity, the poverty and gender inequity of small scale production that magnifies inefficiencies, and lack of suitable water and land tenure protections for communities and producers.
Due to a lack of transparency within the sector, it is difficult to fully evaluate the risk and opportunity that our companies bear within their supply chains. We welcome Oxfam's efforts to improve transparency and accountability within the Sector. Oxfam's Behind The Brands project evaluates the supply chain policies of the ten largest food and beverage companies in comparison with their peers. The scorecard examines company policies in seven areas critical to sustainable agricultural production: women, small-scale farmers, farm workers, water, land, climate change, and transparency.
While the scorecard rankings show some companies performing better than others, all companies within the sector have low scores. The data show there is a broad and urgent need for significant improvement across the sector.
We support Oxfam's call for adequate protection for local communities from land and natural resource displacement, with policies in place to ensure the equal treatment of women. And we back the need for urgent action to tackle agricultural greenhouse gas emissions as part of efforts across the highest emitting sectors of the economy.
We will work closely with our companies to achieve the changes necessary to positively impact the communities and environments at source. The areas identified in the Behind The Brands report provide a strong basis for that engagement.
Behind The Brands will run for at least three years, with a dynamic, online scorecard, which will be updated on a monthly basis. We hope this will promote a "race to the top"; a race within which we want to participate.
There is a clear and growing consumer interest in understanding the impacts made by the supply chains of the brands they purchase. Consumers and investors recognize the problems identified as real and urgent. We will continue to engage with this project to support improved policies and practices that guarantee future commodity supplies and to reduce social and environmental risks - all as part of the process of establishing sustainable business models in the Food and Beverage sector for the 21st Century.
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]]>"Oxfam supports President Obama's preference for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Syria. We welcome recent efforts by the US and other governments to peacefully eliminate the use of devastating chemical weapons in Syria which is an abhorrent violation of international human rights. All political and diplomatic solutions must be pursued vigorously.
"We have serious concerns that the use of military intervention will damage the prospects for peace and threatens to further destabilize the region. For the Syrian people to be protected from all forms of violence, including the indiscriminate killing of civilians by conventional weapons, the international community must stop at nothing to find political solutions to end the conflict once and for all. With tens of thousands of Syrian lives already lost and millions more displaced inside Syria and throughout the region, the Syrian people cannot afford to lose another day to political wrangling-- further delays will only result in more death, displacement, and suffering."
]]>The report, Women and the Afghan Police - why a law enforcement agency that respects and protects females is crucial for progress, says that despite investment and national recruitment campaigns, less than one percent of the national police force are women. Twelve years after the fall of the Taliban, violence against women is on the increase and Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman, particularly a policewoman.
"Afghan women need Afghan policewomen to protect them. Violence against women is endemic but without female police officers, Afghan women are reluctant to report crimes and get the justice they desperately need," said Oxfam's Policy and Advocacy Advisor, Elizabeth Cameron.
With full transition to Afghan security forces looming, more must be done to ensure that Afghan women have access to, and the means to become an integral part of, the security forces.
While reports of violence against women in Afghanistan has risen 25 per cent in 2011-2012 alone, millions of Afghan women will never see a female police officer in their communities, let alone be able to report a crime to one, with just one female police officer for every 10,000 women. Two provinces, Panjshir and Nuristan, have no policewomen at all.
Women who join the Afghan police face enormous danger and challenges, both inside and outside the police force. They face opposition, violence and even death from their own families and communities who do not view policing as a respectable job for women.
Policewomen suffer sexual harassment and assault from colleagues and superiors, with requests for sexual favors in return for promotion reported in some provinces. They have few career prospects or opportunities to work with victims of crime and sexual abuse – areas where they could make the most impact in their communities.
The report also found that policewomen often lack basic items such as uniforms and the proper equipment to perform their jobs.
"Afghan policewomen are risking their lives to serve their communities. They are harassed and killed because of stigma and ignorance. More must be done to build awareness and respect for policewomen and the crucial role they play in ensuring the safety of all Afghans," said Cameron.
Oxfam is calling on the international community and the Afghan government to do more to recruit, train and retain policewomen. Improving the safety and role of policewomen must be a priority in the reform of the Afghan National Police currently underway.
"The clock is ticking for Afghanistan as we approach 2014. The gains we have seen in women's rights over the years are in serious jeopardy if the rule of law and the role of the Afghan police force are not improved. Afghan policewomen should be doing more than making tea. Effective policewomen, safe in their jobs, are a critical factor in sustaining change for the better," said Cameron.
]]>"The oil spill devastated not just the ecosystems of the fragile and vibrant Gulf Coast, but also ripped through the fabric of its most vulnerable coastal communities. People lost livelihoods, a way of life, community cohesion, a source of food, and more," said Jeffrey Buchanan, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor at Oxfam America. "And they're still hurting, still enduring problems like growing poverty and lasting damage to fisheries, all on top of tremendous vulnerability to extreme weather, sea level rise and land loss.
The Plan put forth by Secretary Pritzker and members of the Council begins to address the concerns of low income coastal communities by promoting new job and training opportunities connected to ecosystem restoration projects. Through calling for new partnerships and investments enhancing community resiliency Plan also recognizes and seeks to leverage the important contributions of community-based organizations, many still helping people recover from this disaster. The Comprehensive Plan is an important step towards building a more resilient future for our coastal communities."
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council was created by the RESTORE the Gulf Coast Act, which became law in 2012 and will send up to $20 billion in Clean Water Act fines directly to the Gulf Coast states. The Council was tasked with developing a comprehensive plan to expend funds on critical ecosystem restoration projects and guide the use of other resources. The first RESTORE Act funds, from a plea agreement regarding civil fines from Transocean, could begin to flow as early as this fall.
]]>Developing countries lose an estimated $100bn to $160bn annually to corporate tax dodging[i]. Oxfam is urging the G20 to agree a rewrite of international tax laws at their 5-6 September summit in St Petersburg.
In July, G20 finance ministers approved a plan to clamp down on tax evasion by multinational corporates. So far, poorer countries outside of the G20 – who are particularly affected by corporate tax avoidance – have not been invited to participate in negotiations on new tax rules.
"While President Obama meets with other G20 leaders to craft a plan to boost global economic jobs & growth, international tax evaders are sucking hundreds of billions of dollars from poor countries," said Gawain Kripke, director of policy and research for Oxfam America. The world's poorest countries can ill afford losing billions that could be spent on tackling poverty and boosting their economies. Now the G20 must finish the job without delay, and treat developing countries as equal partners in efforts to stop tax dodging."
For every $1 billion draining out of developing countries via commercial tax evasion:
G20 leaders have acknowledged that for prosperity to be sustained it must be shared more equally. Income inequalities are growing in most G20 countries, dampening economic growth and undermining social cohesion and political stability.
"Tax evasion robs poor countries of the resources they need to create jobs and contribute to the global economy," said Kripke. "The world needs growth strategies that are balanced and inclusive, and to achieve this, the G20 crack down on international tax cheats."
Oxfam is calling on the G20 to:
"Economic growth alone won't be enough to prevent poverty escalating across G20 countries and beyond," said Kripke. "The G20 must tackle the challenges of inequality to generate strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth.
[i] Global Financial Integrity estimates that developing countries lose $100bn annually from trade mispricing alone. This occurs when goods leave a country of export under one invoice, the invoice is redirected to another jurisdiction such as a tax haven where the price is altered, and then the revised invoice is sent to the importing country for clearing and payment purposes. http://www.gfintegrity.org/storage/gfip/documents/reports/implied%20tax%20revenue%20loss%20report_final.pdf
Christian Aid estimates that trade mispricing and false invoicing costs developing countries $160 billion a year. http://www.christianaid.org.uk/images/deathandtaxes.pdf
[ii] The average annual salary of a nurse or midwife in Sub-Saharan Africa is $2500.
]]>The landmark rules implementing Section 1504 (the "Cardin-Lugar" provision) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act required companies to publicly disclose in annual reports to the SEC all payments made to either the United States or a foreign government for the extraction of oil, gas and minerals. The final rules were challenged by an oil industry lawsuit backed by companies such as Exxon, Chevron, Shell and BP. The final rule was vacated by the District Court judge in July and sent back to the SEC for revision. The SEC had until September 2nd to appeal the District Court decision but declined to do so. However, the law still stands and the SEC is still required to issue rules to implement the provision.
"The oil industry might want to keep their dealings in the shadows, but the global momentum for increased transparency in the oil, gas and mining industry is irreversible," said Ian Gary, Senior Policy Manager for Extractive Industries at Oxfam America. "It is now up to the SEC to swiftly re-issue strong rules for Section 1504 with a stronger justification that satisfies the court's requirements."
Senior US Senators who provided formal comments to the SEC during its two-year rulemaking process, and who commended the SEC on the final regulations because they "adhered closely to Congressional intent," called on the SEC to write equally strong revised rules as soon as possible in a letter addressed to SEC Chairman Mary Jo White and made public today.
"[A] prompt revision of the rule that takes into account the decision handed down by the US District Court will ensure that implementation of the law stays on track and that the United States will retain its leadership role in this important anti-corruption and anti-tax evasion effort," stated the letter signed by Senators Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Edward Markey (D-MA) and former Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN).
"The new rule should continue to make all reports public and should not allow for host country exemptions. We believe the SEC has the discretion and authority to retain both of these key aspects of the initial rule as long as sufficient analysis and justification is provided in the rulemaking process."
Both Senate and investor letters called on the SEC to align its new disclosure rules with new European Union laws, which were adopted this summer and that apply to many companies, including some, such as Shell and BP, listed in both markets. As with the original SEC rules, which were issued in August 2012, the European law requires public reporting and includes no exemptions.
In a separate letter released last week, investors controlling more than $5.6 trillion in assets under management echoed the importance of aligning US and European disclosure regimes:
"It is in the interest of investors and companies subject to both the US and EU requirements that the reporting obligations in these jurisdictions are as uniform as possible. Consistent and predictable regulations may lower compliance costs and enhance the salience of disclosures," stated the letter which included Allianz Global Investors, UBS Global Asset Management, Boston Common Asset Management, Calvert Investment Management and 40 other investment firms. "We hope that the SEC will take all necessary steps to ensure that the rules go into effect as early as possible and that they maintain continuity with regulations in other jurisdictions. In doing so, the SEC should have due regard to the lengthy deliberations it conducted before the promulgation of the rules, and the inputs from diverse constituencies including many investors."
The SEC has not yet announced the timeframe for the new rulemaking process. The UK and France have initiated an expedited process to apply EU law to their national legal frameworks, a process called transposition, with requirements expected to be in place next year.
The US State Department continues to argue that the Dodd-Frank provision "directly advances our foreign policy interests" and continues to strongly defend the provision. Speaking at conference in Ghana last month, a US Embassy official said the "US District Court decision on July 2 did not invalidate Dodd-Frank Section 1504. Section 1504 remains US law… As we await the outcome of the SEC's determinations, we remain committed to using Dodd-Frank as a valuable tool in promoting increased transparency around the world."
"The ball is back in the SEC's court and they must urgently breathe life into this landmark law," said Gary. "Millions of poor people and investors worth trillions of dollars are still waiting to be armed with the knowledge of how much money oil and mining companies pay their governments so they can claim their rights and protect their investments."
Oxfam America is a global organization working to right the wrongs of poverty, hunger, and injustice. We save lives, develop long-term solutions to poverty, and campaign for social change. As one of 17 members of the international Oxfam confederation, we work with people in more than 90 countries to create lasting solutions. To join our efforts or learn more, go to www.oxfamamerica.org
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"The Syrians we meet are crying out for peace," said Offenheiser. "Ultimately, there must be a political solution to the crisis. Military intervention should be an option of last resort. In such a complex conflict, it carries high risks for civilians, unclear benefits and could further threaten regional stability. Instead, we urge President Obama and President Putin to act now—use the G20 platform this week to intensify peaceful efforts to stop the bloodshed and expand humanitarian aid to those in need."
The United Nations announced today that 2 million Syrian refugees are registered in neighboring countries, including 1 million children. Both Lebanon and Jordan together are hosting more than 1 million Syrians. Zaatari camp alone is equivalent to Jordan's fourth largest city. Yet, more than 80% of refugees in neighboring countries live outside of refugee camps, many of them struggling to afford rent and essentials.
A staggering 7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria. More than 100,000 lives have been lost in the conflict—nearly 150 per day. And while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have made repeated commitments to hold an international peace conference, their commitment has gone unfulfilled.
"While there are no easy answers to ending the complex crisis," said Offenheiser, "increased high-level diplomacy is crucial. We will not stand by silently and allow innocent civilians to suffer. Prolonged conflict will result in more death, displacement and suffering, and threatens to destabilize the region. The United States, Russia, the United Nations and other powers must set their differences aside and use their political influence to get all parties to the Syria conflict around the table for talks, without delay."
Shortly after reports of chemical attacks surfaced by credible aid organizations, Oxfam unequivocally condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria, along with the continued indiscriminate killing of civilians.
Concern about arms
The organization is using its decades of humanitarian experience in some of the most difficult environments in the world to carry out emergency response to the crisis in Lebanon, Jordan and inside Syria. Already, Oxfam has reached more than 200,000 people with essential aid and aims to reach as many as 500,000 additional people in the months ahead. But concern is growing about the escalation of the conflict and its consequences on the ability of people to access the aid they need.
"We're deeply disappointed that the Obama administration has agreed to send weapons to parties to the conflict," said Offenheiser. "In the absence of political solutions, such support seriously risks further fueling violence and human rights abuses in Syria and sparking an arms race with deadly consequences for people in the region."
Oxfam's work in Jordan and Lebanon
In Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp, facilities are stretched to the limit. Oxfam has installed toilets, showers and laundry areas to help more than 20,000 people, with plans to expand assistance to other parts of the camp. Oxfam is also coordinating hygiene training to prevent the spread of life-threatening diseases. Outside Zaatari, Oxfam is working with vulnerable refugees living in informal settlements, providing household items they might not otherwise be able to afford.
In Lebanon, Oxfam is assisting refugees with cash for safe housing and basic hygiene goods for their homes. In other parts of Lebanon, Oxfam is improving the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conditions, including through the improvement of facilities at household level to ensure people, many of whom are living in makeshift settlements, have access to safe water and sanitation facilities.
Oxfam is also raising awareness of specific challenges faced by women caught up in the crisis. A new study published today by Oxfam and the Beirut-based ABAAD-Resource Centre for Gender Equality finds that women are bearing the brunt of the refugee crisis with the majority of the women interviewed saying they had resorted to desperate measures to survive. Many women are regularly going hungry so their children and husbands can eat. Around 90% of women interviewed said they regularly skip meals because there is simply not enough food to go round.
The report, Shifting Sands, studies the different pressures facing men and women refugees from Syria living in Lebanon and finds that the roles of both women and men refugees have changed.
Colette Fearon, Oxfam's Syria Response Manager, said, "Life has been turned upside down for the men, women and children who have been forced to flee. But many refugee women are showing courage, strength and organizational skills as they struggle against the odds to rebuild life for their families and hold things together.
"The stress of living as refugees is tearing many families apart. Many simply don't have enough to eat – and husbands and wives who never used to argue now row each day. The pressures are mounting and people are pushed to extremes. War can bring out the worst in people and we heard worrying reports of rising domestic violence from the refugees we spoke to."
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Posted 08 November 2006 - 01:54 PM
Is this site completed or under construction?
Its completed
If completed:
How long has the site been up?
about a week
Do you have incoming links?
only 3.
What keywords are you targeting?
paid surveys online
Do you want your code reviewed for errors or improvements?
definitely yes
Who is your target audience? Think about:
Gender:mostly females
Nationality: USa
Age Range: above 18
Income/Education level: looking for employment
Likes/Dislikes: home based business
The more you tell us about your target audience, the better. We don't know them- you do!
The site offers paid surveys as a means of work from home.
Why is your site different from sites selling/offering similar info/goods/services? Why will someone want to do business you?
Qualitative sites are listed
What is the purpose of the site? (inform, sell, online community, support B&M business, contact info only, etc)
provides review
Do you want design suggestions?
Posted 10 November 2006 - 12:33 PM
Well done
Posted 14 November 2006 - 09:50 PM
Not sure what you're looking at, because it can't be the same site I'm looking at. This site is very ameatur and I would not trust the information on it if I came across site, simply because of the design. It looks like a site just thrown together in an attempt to make some money from affiliate programs or something.
A site that does something similar to what you do, and looks decent, is surf4work.com
You can use that for an example.
Good luck
Edited by Jill, 14 November 2006 - 11:34 PM.
Posted 15 November 2006 - 04:46 AM
Posted 07 April 2007 - 06:39 AM
the text below header got spread along the widht of the page.plz correct it..
Posted 08 April 2007 - 09:02 PM
Outerbox is correct. I get emails all the time telling me I can make money doing surveys and such. Most are spam. The central goal of this site is that it has to instill confidence in the visitor that this is legit.
To me this is little more than just a collection of ads. A more professional design is a necessity. And testimonials from people who've taken surveys and actually made money. And the review process.
Having the ads from Google being the first thing people see damages credibility and takes them away from the site before they've even read the text. Have them lower on the page.
Posted 08 May 2007 - 12:24 AM
<META content="Paid Surveys Online, Paid Survey, Paid Surveys"
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR>
Also I would delete this <META http-equiv=Content-Language content=EN> and add the document language in the <html> tag instead like this: <html lang="en">.
And this <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> I would replace with this one <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
About the design, to be honest it does not look professional. It looks to me like an MFA (Made For Adsence) site, even If I do not really believe that is your intention.
Posted 11 May 2007 - 10:55 AM
The logo needs some work, it's very low quality. My guess is it's been made smaller to fit and has lost the quality that way.
The body text should be inline with the edges of your tables. Having it stick out all over the place looks very untidy.
Posted 11 May 2007 - 01:48 PM
I am not sure if you want advice on the look/feel/usability of the page or the SEO. For the SEO, it looked OK to me.
For the look/feel/usability, as someone who fits into your targetted demographic, I felt like it was a bit harsh to look at and too information filled. Remember, men tend to want a lot of information, women go more by instincts. I would soften the colors a bit, but keep professional colors (i.e.: don't soften it to light pink!).
To me, you have lot of information provided in a way that I could not easily sort out. I have to read through everything, and I would rather glance and proced. Also, I would NEVER make it to the bottom of the page to see the last 3 companies. Just like on Google, only the top couple ever get seen. Maybe instead of listing every feature of each company, provide a chart of the companies comparing their features. That would provide users with a very quick usability review.
Also, someone else brought up trust with these surveys. I think they are hitting on what could be your biggest issue in getting people to click the links and pay the money. How do they know it is worthwhile? You provide an "overall rating" but I don't know what you rate them on? Their website friendliness? Amount of surveys available? Personally, I would rather you rank them on trustworthiness or add a guarantee at the top that you have personally used these services with great success and now you are recommending them to your friends.
I hope some of these ideas are useful for you.
Good luck! Have fun!
Posted 13 May 2007 - 05:04 AM
Sorry about the harsh words, just from my 1st impression as a end user.
Hope this helps.
OPPS ! LOL. I just realised something ....
the thread started posted this on the 9th Nov 2006.
sorry, didnt know i was replying to an old thread!
Posted 08 August 2007 - 04:55 PM
i would work on a new design altogether though. good luck to you.
Posted 06 August 2008 - 05:23 PM
1. redesign your header. maybe make the logo bigger or change the font of your heading.
2. fix your ads. you have 2 google ads on the left that have the same links. consider removing one of them
3. create a menu on the left instead of just links
4. maybe changing the colors a bit might help.
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