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In fairness to LWN, it's a contributed article. I wouldn't expect the Editor to change the content of the submission. It's clear [to me] the article is intended to be a "rah rah" piece for switching to Subversion. Perhaps you could write and submit a "rah rah" article for switching to one of the alternatives.
Subversion: Is the jump from CVS worth it?
Posted Mar 18, 2004 13:57 UTC (Thu) by icculus_98 (guest, #8535) [Link]
Posted Mar 18, 2004 14:28 UTC (Thu) by jonth (subscriber, #4008) [Link]
My objection is that a piece of clear propaganda appeared in a news journal. The fact that the editor left it in puts him in a similar position to all those mainstream journalists that don't bother checking out SCO's press releases before blithely printing them.
Usually, LWN is very good at being even handed - even SCO gets the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. But this was just an advert disguised as a story, and shouldn't have been accepted.
Posted Mar 18, 2004 14:44 UTC (Thu) by icculus_98 (guest, #8535) [Link]
From the LWN.net Author's Guide:
The overall voice of an article should be factual and authoritative. Do your research, and let it show. LWN has a long history of allowing the author's opinion to show through in its writing; in our opinion, it is better to let the audience know where the author is coming from than to try to adopt some pose of "objectivity." Opinions, however, should never get in the way of the facts; your reader should be able to separate the two.
The piece was written as somebody who has used CVS and has migrated to Subversion, and is explaining why the change was beneficial.
I will keep your criticism in mind, though, for any future article submissions.
Posted Mar 19, 2004 16:00 UTC (Fri) by jschrod (subscriber, #1646) [Link]
The author clearly had a focus, also expressed in the headline: to report from his migration from CVS to Subversion. His last sentence about "Subversion will be the future dominant revision control system" can be seen in two different ways: Either it expresses his enthusiasm, or it reflects his realism on the non-technical issues concerning tool selection by the OSS community (read Richard Gabriel's famous "Worse is Better" essay to learn what I mean).
Frankly, your name calling is also not appropriate. Calling all people who use centralized CMM systems dumb (with the exception of Greg Hudson) is by no means professional. I'm following CM systems closely, both in research and practice, since 1984. (Actually, your dialogue style reminds me at the atmosphere at the 1st International ACM Workshop on Software Version and Configuration Control, at Grassau (Austria). Lot's of people there who thought they have found the holy grail with changeset-based CM, too.)
I have worked both with centralized and decentralized systems, with revision and changeset approaches, with proprietary and commercial systems. Believe me, the world is not as black and white as you want to make it seen. There are very sound reasons for many CM versions, including arch, Subversion, and CVS [sic!]. It depends on feature points, maturity, type of support expected, how many legacy projects are around, familiarity, etc.
Regards, Joachim
Posted Mar 19, 2004 17:27 UTC (Fri) by zooko (subscriber, #2589) [Link]
Joachim: I think you might be confusing me ("Zooko") with another poster ("Jonth").
I'm sorry if my dialogue style angered you. I didn't intend to say that all other people who prefer centralized revision control systems are dumb -- I intended to say that until recently (Greg Hudson's articles) I hadn't seen any writing which was both cognizant of decentralized revision control and also argued that centralized revision control was better for some uses. Instead I had seem quite a lot of advocacy for decentralized systems which evinced knowledge of centralized systems, and I had seen quite a lot of advocacy for Subversion which evinced no awareness of decentralized systems.
I'm sure that this says more about my limited exposure to the ideas than it says about the intelligence of the users of centralized revision control systems.
But unfortunately the current lwn article, to which I was responding, is another example of someone who does not seem to be aware of the decentralized alternative, and is advocating Subversion.
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A Point Of View: What kind of superpower could China be?
China is on course to becoming a superpower - but not in the way many expect, writes economist Martin Jacques.
Beijing these days is positively throbbing with debate. It may not have the trappings of a western-style democracy, but it is now home to the most important and interesting discussions in the world.
When I addressed an audience of young Chinese diplomats at their foreign ministry a year ago, it was abundantly clear that a fascinating debate is under way about what kind of foreign policy might be appropriate for the global power China is in the process of becoming.
What will China be like as a superpower? You might think it is already - it is not.
Its military power is puny compared with that of the US. While America has 11 aircraft carriers, China only commissioned its first last month - based on, of all things, a Ukrainian hull.
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And its global political influence is still extremely limited.
The only sense in which China is a superpower is economic - that is, its economy is already over half the size of the US economy and projected to overtake it around 2018, notwithstanding its reduced growth rate of 7%. But this is overwhelmingly a function of China's huge population. In terms of technology and living standards it lags far behind the US.
So when we speak of China as a superpower, we are talking about the future.
A common reaction to the idea of China as a superpower is that it will be like the US - except worse. Worse because it is not a democracy, it has a communist government and because its people are not like us. I guess that gives some the jitters.
In fact we should not expect China to behave in the manner of the US. It will be very different. And nor should we assume that it will necessarily be worse.
Why will it be different? Because its history is so different. Articles about China's growing involvement with Africa - in terms of trade and investment - often talk of the "new colonialism".
Beware historical ignorance. China has never colonised any overseas territories. Overseas empires were a European speciality, with Japan getting in on the act for a short while too.
China could have colonised South East Asia, for example, in the early 15th century. It had the resources, it had enormous ships, many times bigger than anything Europe possessed at the time. But it didn't.
That is not to say China ignored its neighbours. On the contrary. For many, many centuries it dominated them - as a result of its sheer size and far more advanced level of development. China's relationship with them was based not on colonialism but what we now know as the tributary system. It neither ruled them nor occupied them. Rather, in return for access to the Chinese market and various forms of protection, the rulers of tribute states were required to give gifts - literally tribute - to the Emperor as a symbolic acknowledgement of China's superiority.
The tributary system comprised what we know today as East Asia, home to one-third of the world's population. It stretched from Japan and Korea to the Malay Peninsula and parts of Indonesia.
It proved remarkably stable, lasting for at least 2,000 years and only coming to an end around 1900.
The West and China share an important characteristic - they both believe they are universal, a model for all others. But the way they have interpreted this in practice has been entirely different. For Europe, and latterly the US, it meant projecting their power around the world, most spectacularly during the heyday of colonialism in the 19th and first half of the 20th Century, when a large part of the world found itself under European rule.
We governed from afar, exported our ways of doing things, imposed our languages, our education, our religion and much else besides.
The Chinese, in contrast, preferred to stay at home. They believed the Middle Kingdom, the old name for China, literally meaning the centre of the world, was the highest form of civilisation. So why step outside into ever darkening shades of barbarianism?
The seven great voyages of Zheng He between 1405 and 1433 around the East and South China Seas and across the Indian Ocean as far as East Africa left no permanent mark - they were about demonstrating the glory of the Middle Kingdom rather than a desire to conquer. Those who left China to settle in South East Asia were seen as leaving civilisation and deserving of no support or protection by the Emperor.
Compare that with the way in which Britain and France celebrated the heroes of their colonial expansion. Our cities are littered with statues and street names in their memory.
There is another reason why the Chinese have tended to stay at home. The country is huge, diverse - and extremely difficult to govern. The overwhelming preoccupation of its rulers down the ages has been how to maintain order and stability and thereby retain power. It remains just as true today.
Rather than look outwards, China's leaders look inwards. The exception was China's own continental land mass. Its expansion, rather than to the four corners of the world, was confined to its own continent.
The most dramatic example was the westward march of the Qing dynasty from the mid-17th Century which, in a series of bloody and brutal wars, doubled the physical size of China.
So what, you might ask, does all this history tell us about how China might behave as a great global power? A great deal.
Europe, I would argue, has historically been an extremely aggressive and expansionist continent. Its own history has been characterised by seemingly endless wars which were then transplanted onto a global stage during the era of colonial expansion and world war. Military might, the projection of power around the world, and the desire if necessary by force to impose our way of life on others, have been fundamental to the European story.
And it is not difficult to see how the US - itself the product of European overseas expansion and settlement - inherited these characteristics from us.
China won't be like this. It is not in its DNA. Its rulers will be far less interested in seeking to dominate the rest of the world and far more concerned with keeping themselves in power. That is what ruling a country containing a fifth of the world's population obliges. When Xi Jinping becomes Chinese leader next month, his in-tray, as with Hu Jintao before him, will be overwhelmingly filled with domestic rather than foreign issues.
In time China will certainly come to enjoy huge global power. It will be exercised, however, in a rather different way.
The iconic form of western power has been military. Extraordinarily, the US today accounts for around half of global defence expenditure. Before, European colonial expansion was only possible because its fighting capacity was massively superior to that of the rest of the world.
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"Chinese history can be read as a series of peasant rebellions. One in the 19th Century, led by a man who thought he was Christ's brother, lasted 15 years and caused at least 10 million deaths."
Read more about Hong Xiuquan from Carrie Gracie and about great Chinese figures by following the links below
That kind of overweening military power has never really been a Chinese characteristic.
Instead the quintessential forms of Chinese power will be economic and cultural. Over time, China's economic strength - given the size of its population - will be gigantic, far greater than that of the US at its zenith. Already, even at its present low level of development, China is the main trading partner of a multitude of countries around the world. And with economic power will come commensurate political power and influence. China will, if it wishes, be able to bend many other countries to its will.
Cultural power will also be important to the Chinese. Theirs is a remarkable civilisation - having enjoyed a place in the sun not once but several times. During the Tang dynasty, for instance, from the 7th to the 10th Century, and most remarkably during the Song dynasty from the 10th to the 13th Century, with major advances in a host of fields from biology and hydraulic engineering to architecture, medicine, mathematics and cartography.
The Chinese are enormously proud of their historical achievements. They believe that theirs is the greatest civilisation there has ever been.
They have a strong sense of their own superiority rooted in history. They have long had a hierarchical view of the world, with China at the top. And the rise of China is likely to accentuate these views.
But don't expect the Chinese to be impatient about their rise. In 1972 Henry Kissinger is reputed to have asked Zhou En Lai, the former Chinese premier, what he thought of the French Revolution. Zhou En Lai's response: "It's too early to know".
The Chinese have a completely different conception of time to Westerners. Whereas Americans think very short, the Chinese think very long.
For them a century is nothing.
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While this is an interesting perspective it doesn't address China's role in Tibet at all. And China has never been shy in flexing it's might - military or economic. The Sino-Indian war of 1962 is an example of the former while it's role in multiple African countries is a showcase of economic dominance. And while the tributary system worked for the Chinese, most of South East Asia still resents its historical dominance by a much more powerful neighbour - much like the colonised countries resented their rulers.
Small point, but China's title of "the Middle Kingdom" does not imply that it is the centre of the world. It acquired the title after the warring states period came to an end in the 2nd century BCE, when the western state of China absorbed its six rivals. As China was the middle state, that's what China came to be called.
A very interesting article and I agree with most of it, but surely modern Chinese economic development has depended on an endless supply of cheap labour. Over time this will change from being an advantage to a burden, as the people demand better conditions and bigger rewards - as is already beginning to happen.
China is all about cultural projection and influence, not about the projection of military force, at least so far. Internally, there will be some pressure from the military and security forces to expand in the Western sense, but this is unlikely to get wide support. The interesting thing about cultural projection and influence is that it does not depend on the health of the Chinese economy. When it comes to projecting Chinese cultural influence, every Chinese is a supporter, even if they do not like the government in Beijing. As long as there are Chinese leaving China for other lands to study, live and do business, this influence will grow. China and the Chinese are like The Borg in Star Trek.
A very thoughtful and insightful analysis - thanks. Just a couple of questions. How is competition for resources likely to influence China's foreign policy? And how does China's treatment of Tibet fit into the article's analysis?
The author being an economist, is overwhelmed by the rapid growth of wealth in China. He has not noticed the mental attitude of the people there and the crazy hunger for consumption in all forms. Seems the author has not gone through the changing map of China over the years. Its unofficial military presence in several countries. It has disputes with countries all around its borders. It is continuously 'expanding' in a broader sense. Its policy is - if you can not invade militarily then BUY that place. China is also spending more and more on its military development. It is immaterial if the power used to bend other countries is military power or economic power. As long as its attitude is aggressive, it is the same as the other countries mentioned in the article. Overall it is going to contribute less to the entire globe compared to what it would consume.


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by: Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha
A recent article by a gentleman called Sreeram Chaulia is a wonderful example of the manner in which propaganda against the Sri Lankan government is being piled up in what seems a desperate attempt to shore up the cause of its opponents. This, I fear, includes not only the LTTE, but those in Sri Lanka who have provided Mr. Chaulia with his little quotes that shore up his relentless condemnation of the current elected government and its supporters.
Mr. Chaulia, it seems, is a 'researcher on international affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship in Syracuse, New York'. This it seems qualifies him to generalize on Sri Lanka, along with a 'month-long tour of Sri Lanka' that he has just completed. He did not see me during this period, which is strange since I am the only person he mentions by name in his article, except for President Mahinda Rajapakse (and three other world leaders, contemptuously dismissed in what he sees as their seminal contribution to Sri Lankan affairs – 'It is a fascinating sight in Colombo to behold giant billboards of Rajapakse shaking hands with the Chinese President Hu Jintao, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad and Pakistani Prime Minister Raza Gilani. Rajapakse's "devil may are" defiance of international calls for political solutions is a product of the presence of these sympathetic leaders whose military and diplomatic backing has enabled the army to outgun the LTTE'.)
Obviously, Mr. Chaulia thinks it a shame that a terrorist grouping should be outgunned. He even blames India, with a rather jejune attempt to create rivalries where none need exist – 'New Delhi is afraid that its advocacy for civilian rights in the North and East will drive Colombo deeper into Beijing's embrace. Like India's mealy-mouthed policy towards restoring democracy in Myanmar, its compromised attitude towards Sri Lanka's deadly war is compounding a human tragedy that shows no end in sight'.
I have quoted those sentences at length, because it shows exactly where Mr. Chaulia is coming from. An Asian who resents Asia so much would seem a remarkable creature, were it not for the price the commodity can command now, not least in academia. Unfortunately, academic rigour is not necessary for such careers. Still, if Mr. Chaulia were to read this critique, he might understand more about logic and the use of evidence, which might enable him to scale really dizzy heights, instead of contenting himself with being a researcher in Syracuse, New York.
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To deal first with his diatribe about me, he claims that I am a state propagandist who, along with others like me, has 'launched a drive to convince the Sinhalese public that the army is conducting a "clean war" with maximum deference to the rights of Tamil civilians. Claims of successful separation of enemy combatants from non-combatants, as the army penetrates the Wanni, are "laughable" to "eyewitnesses". I will forgive Mr. Chaulia's naiveté in assuming that there are others like me. I will even excuse his reliance on the person whose "laughable" he quotes, whether or not he thinks that person is an eyewitness. But I do find it ridiculous that he has not bothered to note that I do not write in Sinhalese, that my writings are in English, and far from producing propaganda, I only respond to the articles of others that are false and misleading.
To make again a point that Mr. Chaulia obviously cannot challenge, the evidence of those media outlets, such as Tamilnet, most critical of the Sri Lankan forces, makes it crystal clear that hardly any civilian lives have been lost in operations. This was totally true of the operations in the East last year, which is why Human Rights Watch was unable to respond to my dissection of their claim that there had been indiscriminate attacks on civilians. I pointed out that the only evidence they could adduce for this blanket generalization in their press release was what happened at Kathiravelli, when the forces had used mortar locating radar. The HRW narrative itself revealed that LTTE fighters with weapons had been in the IDP Centre whose population they had no scruples of sacrificing, when they fired guns from there which led to a response through radar.
The same story is largely true in the North. I did not make claims of 'successful separation for enemy combatants from non-combatants' because, simplistic though Mr. Chaulia might be, his mindset made up of Rambo films, as happened in the East the forces give warning of their intentions, so that people can get away. Again, while there have been casualties in air raids, I have studied the figures carefully, and have pointed out that there have been allegations of casualties only in fourteen cases out of over 200 in the last two years. That may be 14 too many, but I would like to see Mr. Chaulia, if he is indeed a serious researcher, doing a comparative study of casualties in other wars against terror. Were he to do so, he would realize that the Sri Lankan forces have the best record in the world in this regard. Whilst I would not want to name others with worse records, I can only recommend Mr. Chaulia to read an article by Tom Engelhardt entitled 'The Value of One, the Value of None: An Anatomy of Collateral Damage', and hope that his masters in Syracuse will encourage him to turn his scintillating intellect to such matters too.
Mr. Chaulia's intellectual dishonesty goes further. He claims that the Sri Lankan state tries to lure Tamil civilians into "cleared areas' but that the camps there have been likened by 'One informed international aid official' to Nazi concentration camps. Neither Mr. Chaulia nor his informed official seems to be aware that people put into Nazi camps had no choice in the matter, like say the Japanese in America during the Second World War. Here, Tamils who choose to leave, lured or otherwise, the LTTE areas are provided with food and shelter, and can even move freely during the day, though there are restrictions on them leaving overnight. Mr. Chaulia obviously thinks it a great pity that the government has to take precautions, and would doubtless find it very funny if someone allowed to move freely to other parts of the country set off a bomb that killed several civilians.
Mr. Chaulia then goes on to criticize the TMVP as a puppet of the government, whilst also claiming – clearly not being aware of the meaning of the term - that the provincial administration is in a 'lame-duck condition'. He declares, obviously not understanding the Constitution, that the chief minister's office 'has been saddled with five ministries', that the elections were 'tainted by gross irregularities committed with the army's assistance', that 'Sexual violence against Tamil women by the TMVP's cadres is a new dimension to the scarred memories of local people' and that 'the TMVP is manipulating its state-designated legitimacy to carry out its own forcible enlistment of civilians with impunity'. In short, Mr. Chaulia has managed to pepper his foes in all directions, while producing not a shred of evidence for his claims. This is not surprising, since the only assertion of rape that was bandied about some months ago was shown to be false, and not even the most extreme enemies of the TMVP claim that it is now engaging in forced recruitment.
But then, Mr. Chaulia does not need evidence. He claims later that 'State persecution of media personnel, peace activists and academics has reached alarming proportions in order to preserve a sanitized picture of events in the North and East'. The man is clearly deaf and blind, if during his month in Sri Lanka he did not read or watch, to name just a few, 'The Daily Mirror', 'The Sunday Leader', 'Sudar Oli', 'Virakesari', TNL, Sirasa, Shakthi and 'Irudina'. With all those in existence, it is astonishing that Mr. Chaulia can claim that 'A fist-pumping Sinhalese chauvinist narrative is monopolizing news space and airwaves'. The only possible explanation for all this nonsense is that the man simply does not understand English. That may explain why he thinks someone who writes only in English is part of a drive to convince the Sinhalese public of something he disapproves of. It is also extremely sad that he singles out the person who has perhaps the longest record in public life of speaking out against chauvinism, when so many of those who now claim to understand about human rights were cosying up to the Jayewardene government, which could have told Mr. Chaulia a thing or two about fist-pumping Sinhalese chauvinism.
Fortunately, such chauvinists are, and have always been, very few. The Sinhalese people have, in several polls, made clear their desire for a political settlement, which is precisely what this government is pursuing, together with pluralistic democratic Tamil forces. They had also made clear their belief that peace is not possible with the LTTE. Though this may be sad for several of us who once believed in negotiations with the LTTE, we have to accept the reality, that the LTTE is not interested in negotiations, nor in peace, nor in pluralism, nor in democracy.
Mr. Chaulia may have different ideas. But ignorance can be cured and, with some classes also in critical thinking, perhaps he would be able to produce a better report on his next visit to Sri Lanka. I only hope by then that, if he presumes to be a serious academic at some stage, he understands the moral imperative of talking to those who positions he pontificates about.
Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha
Secretary General
Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process


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The regional delegations - Médecins du Monde's International Network - Sister organisations and local partners
>The regional delegations
In the regions, MdM has set up regional delegations. Elected every two years, the regional colleges represent the Association in the regions. The delegations carry out international or regional projects, within the overall framework defined by the Board. All the board members, Heads of Projects, group co-ordinators, regional and board representatives meet three times a year for a National Advisory Council meeting.
> Médecins du Monde's International Network
Twelve delegations, nine in Europe (Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland) and three in the Americas (Argentina, Canada and the United States) were members of Médecins du Monde's international network in 2005.
> Sister organisations and local partners
Médecins du Monde bases its work around local partners to provide links that will ensure the work will continue. If no partners exist, MdM supports the setting up of sister organisations, which are often formed on the initiative of, and based around, MdM's local team. They gradually become autonomous and are supported for one to two years on average. The structures thus created remain MdM's natural partners in the region.
2011: The network took action in Haiti, Japan and Greece
The international network is made up of 13 organisations:* Argentina, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
The international network management team (DRI in its French acronym) is responsible for its co-ordination and development, with guidance from the two largest organisations in the network, MdM France and MdM Spain, and the network delegates, Dr Françoise Sivignon and Dr Hervé Bertevas. DRI supports the development of network members according to their needs and means.
In 2011, the work in Haiti continued. When the teams were faced with the cholera epidemic, smooth coordination on the ground enabled a swift and efficient response.
During the year 2011, two network members were hugely affected in their own countries:
• MdM Japan responded to the 11 March 2011 earthquake, immediately sending teams to the affected areas. The team continues to provide long-term support to the poorest of those affected.
• MdM Greece sees the consequences of the financial crisis in their country on a daily basis. The number of Greek patients who no longer have access to healthcare continues to rise.
Raising funds remains a constant struggle. To further our reach, and to access new international funds, MdM opened an office in New York in January 2012.
Overview of programmes run by international network members
In 2011, the MdM network as a whole implemented 342 programmes in 76 countries: 151 international programmes in 64 countries and 190 national projects in 13 countries. Doctors of the World network members work to re-establish, or often simply facilitate, access to care for the most vulnerable.
In Haiti, the work continues with a large scale international network presence
Faced with the massive needs in Haiti, six international MdM teams are still working to support the population. The large staff numbers mean that we are able to cover several sites including Port-au-Prince, Gonaïves, Léogâne, Grand'Anse and Nippes.
In 2011, the cholera epidemic hit the population at a time when they were already very weak. Doctors of the World teams worked together to tackle the epidemic. Human resources and money, both difficult to secure, were shared in order to ensure the best response possible.
Earthquake in Japan : our teams on the ground
The earthquake that hit Japan on 11 March 2011 affected the whole country. The nuclear catastrophe that followed forced Doctors of the World to confront risks never before experienced by the network. Notably, the teams were equipped with radioprotection equipment.
Backed by its history and expertise—MdM Japan was created after the Kobe earthquake— teams responded in the affected regions in the north of Japan, in the areas surrounding Otsuchi.
Since the quake, specialists (psychiatrists, nurses, and physiotherapists) have been providing care to people living in shelters and temporary housing. Since the beginning of April 2011, teams have conducted medical and psychiatric consultations and rolled out relaxation and study sessions at the town's high school. In July, Doctors of the World opened a consultation room for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, where, working closely with the authorities, psychiatrists and nurses share patient care. Since the end of December, three-day relaxation sessions take place twice a month, at the request of the residents.
These activities are possible thanks to the commitment of our Japanese volunteers.
A year on from the disaster, whilst the long-term consequences of radiation on health are difficult to assess, the ongoing needs are still great. MdM Japan will continue to have a presence in the affected areas for several years.
The Greek crisis : demand for medical consultations rises
Plans to save Greece are front page news, with billions of euros promised to avoid bankruptcy and a succession of austerity plans put forward to reduce the deficit. But these plans, aimed at saving the financial system, do not take into account the real human consequences, particularly for the most destitute. The poorest people stop accessing care, or turn to organisations like MdM, which had previously cared predominately for migrants, including asylum seekers. Visits from Greek citizens to MdM polyclinics have doubled this year: including pregnant women who have not received any care during their pregnancy, sick children and/or children who have not been vaccinated, retired people with no income, or public workers who have had their salaries cut.
MdM Greece reaches out to vulnerable people through its clinics and outreach teams.
International projects in 64 countries
Africa represents almost half of our projects, with 68 programmes in 24 countries. Due to the political and security situation, MdM was forced
to leave Sudan and continues to work under extreme pressure in the Sahel region.
In 2011, Doctors of the World started its first harm reduction programme on the African continent, in Tanzania, working with drug users.
During the revolutions in Tunisia and Libya, teams were sent to the countries' borders.
In the other regions, Doctors of the World's work is divided as follows:
• Latin America—37 programmes in 14 countries;
• Asia—22 programmes in 13 countries;
• Middle East—17 programmes in eight countries;
• Europe—seven programmes in five countries.
National programmes in 13 network member countries
In the countries where the international network members are present (Argentina, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UK), 190 national programmes are run on a daily basis. These programmes, run predominately by volunteers, care for those people who, without help, could not access healthcare services.
In the majority of countries, foreign nationals without residency permits live in the greatest
difficulties, with limited, if any, rights. As a consequence, all our country teams work to make sure that all fundamental human rights that enshrine access to care are respected, while ensuring that the international convention on the rights of the child, and rules relating to access to care for pregnant women, are upheld.
Other programmes work with people experiencing homelessness, who suffer a rapid deterioration in their health as a result of sleeping on the streets. Mobile outreach is also carried out in most of the countries, sometimes with a specific focus on homeless people suffering from mental health problems.
Roma communities experience discrimination, both in their own country and in the countries to which they travel. That is why MdM teams in France and in Greece reach out to families, travelling to where they live (often in insanitary camps), or welcome them to centres (in Germany and Belgium) to facilitate their access to vaccinations and care. Particular attention is paid to expectant mothers and children.
Sex workers, male and female, often migrants, are faced with multiple risks (violence from clients, harassment by police, exploitation, sexually transmitted infections from clients who insist on unprotected sex), coupled with the stigma that surrounds them. Thanks to its mobile clinics, MdM is able to work on the streets, but also in the clubs, massage parlours etc. in order to help sex workers to reduce risks that are inherent in their activity. People who use drugs often struggle to protect their health because they are forced to hide their use for fear of prosecution. MdM operates a low threshold access policy for users, providing them with sterile injection equipment, materials for other consumption methods, information on products and ways of reducing the risks related to drug use. A portfolio of other programmes are carried out by the teams (prevention of genital mutilation, child lead poisoning, support for the elderly and medical and social support in deprived areas…). The work carried out by MdM teams at home and abroad shares common themes, namely, access to care for all, prevention and care for those affected by HIV/Aids, hepatitis and tuber-culosis, the reduction of health inequalities and the right to access care, irrespective of immi-gration status. In 2011, the European members decided to join forces within the framework of a European project. This will start in 2012 and aims to chal-lenge the European Union leaders and member states on the question of access to care for the vulnerable people that MdM teams care for on a daily basis. For more information on the international network member programmes: www.mdm-international.org
» Médicos del Mundo Argentina Chair: Mr Gonzalo Basile www.mdm.org.ar
» Médecins du Monde Belgium Chair: Professor Michel Degueldre www.medecinsdumonde.be
» Médecins du Monde Canada Chair: Dr Nicolas Bergeron www.medecinsdumonde.ca
» Médecins du Monde France Chair: Dr Olivier Bernard www.medecinsdumonde.org
» Aerzte der Welt Germany Chair: Professor Jochen Zenker www.aerztederwelt.org
» Doctors of the World Greece Chair: Dr Nikitas Kanakis www.mdmgreece.gr
» Doctors of the World Japan Chair: M. Gaël Austin www.mdm.or.jp
» Dokters van de Wereld Netherlands Chair: Dr Remco Van de Pas www.doktersvandewereld.org
» Medicos do Mundo Portugal Chair: Dr Abílio Antunes www.medicosdomundo.pt
» Medicos del Mundo Spain Chair: Dr Alvaro Gonzalez www.medicosdelmundo.org
» Läkare i Världen Sweden Chair: Ms Kristina Andersson www.lakareivarlden.org
» Médecins du Monde Switzerland Chair: Professor Nago Humbert www.medecinsdumonde.ch
» Doctors of the World UK Chair: Ms Janice Hughes www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk
» Doctors of the World USAs Chair : Ms. Abby Stoddard www.doctorsoftheworld.org
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At the nearby graveyard, some of the original rocks used to identify the graves still remain, with crudely hand-etched names engraved at the time.
Row after row, the rocks bear the same date: 7-11-2005.
Staring at those stones, I remembered what Mohammed had told me earlier while we talked over tea.
"I wish the Americans had never come. They ruined our country. They planted divisions," he said. "They made us cry for the days of Saddam Hussein."
No longer home
Ten years on, one can easily look around Baghdad and see a veneer of normalcy. But nothing about Iraq or what it has been through is normal. The cloak of sorrow that hangs over the capital is more suffocating than ever, even if violence is slightly down.
"We're not living," one Iraqi colleague told me. "We're just surviving."
It's as if the violence created a façade. People were so focused on staying alive they didn't fully notice the corruption, suspicion and tribalism that had seeped into society and government. Now that attacks are down -- and fewer Iraqis are killed every day -- all that and more has risen to the surface.
Basma al-Khateeb and her two daughters, 22-year-old Sama and 14-year-old Zeina, are among the remnants of Baghdad's elite -- a family that could have left but chose to stay. Basma is an IT professional and well-known activist.
We've known Basma and her family for years -- she is a regular guest on CNN -- and have always marveled at their courage and determination, a love for country that trumped their desire to escape.
But even Basma is uttering what for her was unimaginable. "I lost hope six to seven months ago," she said. "You don't feel it's home any more."
She paused, crushed by the weight of her own words. "Did I really say that?"
"Now the fear is different," she explained. "You don't know who is in the next car. They look at you as if you are different, your clothes, or even your gestures, your body language is different. We're not comfortable being around the streets."
"I think the people changed," her daughter Sama added. "I think the ones who are good left, and only the bad people stayed here."
It's such an emotional, mentally complex notion that the family struggles to clearly define it -- to be an alien in your own country.
"It's a different culture, it's a tribal culture. Before, there was no kind of culture that was dominant."
Now there is. The streets feel hostile, and people continue to be wary of each other.
For the young, there is no room to mentally expand. For a professional like Sama, it's either adopt the "principles" of corruption or find yourself unemployed.
"I had hope in the beginning and then I lost it," she says. "It was like climbing the stairs and then there's no end to it. You have to go down the stairs again. And that is depressing and very disappointing.
"This is no place for us. Because if I stay here, I have to be corrupt also, to live, to survive."
In another time and place, Sama might have pursued her passion for the arts. She plays the piano beautifully. It's a dream she plans to pursue far from her homeland.
As for Zeina, who has known nothing but war, she too wants to leave. Her first memory is of violence. Her defining moment of the last 10 years was a church bombing in 2010 in which her best friend was killed.
For their mother, this is the only home she has known. "I don't want to have another home."
But Basma wants something better for her daughters.
"In a certain time, at a certain point, it's best for them to leave," she says. "For study or work ... for them to find out about themselves (and) be strong. They will not be strong here."


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Héritage faune, the foundation run by the provincial hunters' and fishers' federation, is presently developing a wildlife heritage park, the Boisé héritage faune, behind its headquarters. The first part of the main trail has already been completed, along which have been installed 24 interpretive panels on Québec wildlife and their habitats. The ideal setting to raise visitors' awareness about the wild. Eventually, nearly 1 km (½ mile) of walking trails will criss-cross the park. If all goes well, the park will open in the spring of 2013.
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China, Choking on Smog from Coal, Looks to CCS
By Kent Harrington | Comments (4)4 Responses to "China, Choking on Smog from Coal, Looks to CCS"
I don't know if there is one right answer to your question. But I think that anyone who complains about the environmental rules and regulations in the US or Europe should come live China for a month – especially in the winter. Beijing gets more of the press, but everyday life in smaller places can be just as hazardous. There are places in the north where everyone has a coal fired stove for heating that exhaust pipe just pokes out onto the street. It is a lot like I imagine London to be during the Industrial Revolution – everything gets greyed out and soot covers everything.
Many places it is still about the "how" more than the "what" for energy.
Reminds me (on a less noxious level) of the diesel fumes spewing from every bus and truck in Mexico City. I also noticed that the Chinese are funding a huge coal gasification/CCS project in Texas. The CO2 is going to be used for enhanced oil recovery in the Permian Basin. Construction will probably start this year.
I agree. Though CCS is part of the overall environmental impact it isn't connected to the smog or particulate air quality. Dirty coal is still dirty coal. CCS is needed in the long-term but there are still short-term changes needed.
IYou're absolutely right.. My short post inelegantly conflated a lot of stuff: the gasification process leading to the CCS.


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Ya, Blank Panther is. There was also another girl on here at one point but she left because people were making a lot of ''women in the kitchen'' type jokes and she got pissed off and left.(though i believe that was in general nonsense and not here on the main site)
Most people don't mention their gender here so most of us just assume it's a Male because the majority of people into Computers are still largely males. There probably are in fact a fair amount of ladies on here, it's just that there is no point in creating a thread just so they can flaunt such a thing. Anyways, this is all off topic. lol
For once I know something you guys don't! Tons more female members than what you think there are. BOTH OF YOU!
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Recognize that institutional and organizational issues will require considerable attention throughout the ITS project deployment process.
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All ITS projects inherently have a number of institutional and organizational issues that are uncovered during the project deployment. In fact, these issues have often presented the most significant challenges to a successful ITS project installation and operation, rather than the technical side of the deployment. The following lessons highlight some of the issues, and their recommended resolutions, that occur during implementation. By understanding the types of issues that might arise, other agencies can be prepared to deal with them at the outset of their ITS projects.
- Make sure all stakeholders are involved in the project, especially in the initial planning and design stage. It is important to include all of the stakeholders in the planning process to ensure that their needs will be met by the new technology. This may include maintenance, drivers, customer service, and operations planning functions. Involving these departments early on will also secure their cooperation later on in the deployment process. Additionally, it is important to involve other agencies that have a stake in the project (such as MPOs and regional FTA staff) in order to make sure their needs are being met as well. The Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) ensures that the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), who they lease their airtime from, is involved in any ITS project planning process since the outcome of such projects could affect or be affected by the LCRA's radio system.
- Develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for projects that involve multiple agencies, to help clarify each participant's responsibilities. In Florida the rural transit providers, called Community Transportation Coordinators (CTC) are all part of statewide project undertaken by the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD). Each CTC has been required to sign an MOU with the CTD, outlining each party's responsibilities. These documents have been important in helping the CTCs understand early on what would be involved in participating in the project.
- Anticipate organizational changes. Try to anticipate the organizational changes that will be necessary once the technology is implemented, so that organizational disruption is minimized when the deployment is complete. For example, the implementation of an automated fare collection and revenue control system may prompt the reorganization of the revenue department or the addition of staff. These organizational impacts should be considered during the design stage so that they can be handled appropriately well in advance of the implementation stage.
- Use ITS solutions as a means to foster better cooperation and coordination between project participants. Prior to implementation of the Client Referral, Ridership, and Financial Tracking (CRRAFT) software in New Mexico, there was little coordination between the transportation operators and case workers. The software has greatly improved both the cooperation between these groups, as well as the consistency of information available to them.
- Be flexible in the face of changing project participants. While ideally all of the participants involved at the outset of a project will remain with the project until its completion, this is not always the case. The ability to recover from unforeseen events is an important skill to foster with any ITS implementation, particularly those that involve a number of different participants. In Florida, the CTC designation changed in Alachua and Levy counties, causing the termination of the counties' participation in the project. However, the CTD was able to transfer the equipment from Alachua and Levy Counties to another rural county, and thus did not lose the resources they had invested in that CTC.
- Identify how the project will benefit participants. It may be necessary to demonstrate to participants that the ITS application will benefit them directly. Although it may be difficult to quantify these benefits, providing at least a description of how participants can use the system to improve their operation can greatly increase their willingness to participate in the project.
- Be open to working with new agencies and staff. Rural transit systems are accustomed to communicating with State DOTs, which generally provide the bulk of their funding. However, with ITS demonstration projects, they may suddenly need to deal with other agencies, such as the FTA. Funding from different agencies may mean that the rural operator is faced with multiple reporting requirements, and they need to be prepared for this change. Note that the case studies show that there has been good support from State DOTs and the U.S. DOT's ITS peer-to-peer program for rural agencies deploying new technologies.
- Involve drivers in the installation and implementation of in-vehicle systems. It is important for drivers to "buy into" the system since they are a key component of agencies' operations and they have to live with the technology as much as or more than any other transit staff member. However, drivers often experience "big brother" fears, particularly with the installation of Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) systems that track their locations. At the Ottumwa Transit Authority, in Ottumwa, Iowa, reports generated with AVL system data have been used to resolve customer complaints in drivers' favor, which has helped with driver acceptance of the system. Also, at River Valley Transit, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the vendor set up a sample Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) in the driver's room a few weeks prior to installation so that drivers could become familiar and comfortable with it.
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