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Project Owlman Beyond:Nemesis
This story begins with the with the defeat of the Court Of Owls in Gotham in Batman's time. A secret project launched by the 'Court of Owls with stolen notes from Amanda Waller's own Project Batman Beyond, created through her old Project Cadmus connections to ensure that Batman would have a successor. Unlike her, they used tech from the Leviathan Organization to ensure that the court would get revenge on Batman and his successors. It was at a hidden chamber the young clone became a killing machine name Nemesis a.k.a Owlman Beyond. First DNA was taken from Batman, it was left from his last encounter with the Court. Nanotechnology was used to bond Karura DNA with sample of Batman's DNA, the clone looked human on the outside. The young Clone was programmed to be deadliest assassin absolutely loyal to the Court, he body was infused with synthesized Electrum like Talons, he now had 'Increased Healing. The clone's Karura DNA gave him, Avian Manipulation the power to influence and control owls and traits and abilities of owl-like Karura. He was made to be stronger and faster than any Talon before him, immune to the one weakness Talon had the cold. His hearing was be better than a human, Enhanced Bite, Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Balance, Enhanced Lung Capacity, Enhanced Senses, and Enhanced Reflexes, also Instant Learning He would also be given a suit of armor like the Talons before but better made to counter Meta Humans. He was aged to 17 teen and sleep until awaken.
The Future (some time after Hush Beyond and during Industrial Revolution)
Derek Powers now the criminal known as Blight has the clone awaken, now called Nemesis a.k.a. Owlman Beyond. Owlman watches this Neo-Gotham and it's new Batman and learns what came of Batman Inc. After Blights failure and what looks like death at Batman's hands. He study and takes the name Cody McGinnis also he takes the money that Derek Powers has in offshore accounts from dummy corporations. He meets Terry McGinnis and his family claiming to be a family member from back east and even looks a little like Terry except for having Warren McGinnis's red hair. He beings to plan his revenge for the Court of Owls and the death of both Batmen and the rest of former Batman Inc.
Powers and Abilities
Unique Physiology: Due to Talon enhancement procedure on a sample of Batman/Bruce's DNA and Karura 's DNA, Owlman's physiology is a mix of a Talon and Karura Physiology. First, his mind and body were programmed, his physical and mental faculties were build further than a human could process or build. These enhancements make Owlman an enhanced human/Karura hybrid, not superhuman. Also unlike other Talons, he has Thermal Resistance.
- Advanced Healing: Due to the the synthesized electrum in his blood, he cannot technically die. He also recovers from injuries much faster than the normal man. Owlman (beyond) can easily survive intense pain.
- Karura Neck Like an Owl, he can see in any direction by contorting his neck to where he can turn his head in any direction.
- Instant Learning: Owlman(Nemesis) has the ability to gather and assimilate any kind of knowledge and understand it fully and instantaneously, both Passively and 'Actively.
- Animal Control: He has the power to influence and control owls. Limited by range.
- Regenerative Healing Factor: He can grow back limbs.
- Pain Suppression
- One-Man Army
- Peak Human Condition
- Enhanced Bite: He can bite through metal, his teeth are abnormally sharp and can deliver a deadly bite.
- Hollow Skeleton
- Atmospheric Adaptation
- Darkness Adaptation
- Aerial Adaptation: He is adapt to high altitude environments.
- Enhanced Agility: Owlman (Nemesis) ability can go from one motion to another effortlessly, effectively dodge attacks, swing from things easily, sprint, do back-flips and numerous other gymnastic, athletic and martial implements with little effort.
- Enhanced Balance: Owlman (Nemesis) has both extremely well developed sense of balance, the positioning of limbs and the center of balance as well as the physical condition to use these facts.
- Enhanced Reflexes: Owlman (Nemesis) possesses enhanced reflexes. The speed at which he reacts allows him to dodge fast-moving projectiles such as arrows and bullets. He can usually out-react even the fastest humans, no matter how well-trained.
- Enhanced Lung Capacity: Owlman (Nemesis) has birdlike lungs that allow he to keep his lungs constantly filled with fresh air.
- Enhanced Senses: Owlman's senses have been augmented to higher levels of ability. He can perceive things better than a normal human. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Enhanced Vision: Owl-like vision.
- Night Vision
- Enhanced Hearing: Owl-like hearing.
- Echolocation
- Berserker Physiology: Owlman(Nemesis) is able to empty himself of all rational restraints in battle and completely immerse himself in combat becoming a dangerous warrior for both friend and foe.
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Endurance
- Enhanced Strength: His entire muscular system was hardened and strengthened making Owlman(Nemesis) many times stronger than an average human to the point of tearing off Batmobile door and twisting steel with his bare hands.
- Feral Mind
- Enhanced Speed: Ability to run at speeds of up to 30 mph or more and long distances far out-performing any Olympic athlete.
- Business Management
- Deception
- Throwing: A trained knife-thrower, Nemesis has uncanny aim with his knives, able to hit specific arteries and veins even in the midst of combat.
- Tactical Analysis
- Computer Operation
- Electrical Engineering
- Gadgetry
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Multilingualism
- Enhanced Assassination: He skill is capable of performing the art of assassination better than the average killer, he is able to dispatch his victims without as so much as a struggle.
- Enhanced Hunting
- Enhanced Senses
- Enhanced Tracking
- Enhanced Combat
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): The Court of Owls has forged Owlman(Nemesis) into a master hand-to-hand combatant. He is able to match Batman(Terry) blow-for-blow.
- Weapon Proficiency: Owlman(Nemesis) has ability to only pick up any weapon before he instantly become proficient in it.
- Weapon Improvisation
- Killing Intuition
- Psychological Intuition
- Sense of Strength
- Weak Point Detection
- Stealth Tactics
Strength level
- Can still forget known information.
- Attempting to memorize too much results in headaches and blackouts.
- Requires Electrum: Nemesis requires an alloy known as electrum to continue functioning. This alloy is supplied by the Court of Owls, but, if the Talon is defeated, they have the choice to cut off his supply.
- Vulnerability to Bright Light May become sensitive to sudden flashes or bright light.
- Can still experience exhaustion.
- Enhanced Speed users may be too fast to react.
- Objects moving at tremendously quick speeds may be too difficult to dodge.
- Restricted Senses: Like real owls, he has a poor Sense of Smell.
- Vulnerability to Sensory Overload: Owlman's sensitive sense can be overpowered by loud or high pitched sound, knocked him unconscious.
- Bones may be more susceptible to breaking.
- Being beheaded.
Equipment: He uses various equipment and devices that enhances his natural mental powers to far greater levels that are beyond the limits of most. Various weapons including a plasma gun he carries at all times. Owlman(Nemesis) uses guns, grenades, sai, knives, and katanas. He can use any weapon known to man and can learn how to use the weapon in less than five minutes than anyone else.
- Owlman Beyond Armor: Advanced state-of-the-art one of a kind Talon-like battlesuit. The cape can become glider wings. The armor is also able to fly through the manipulation of magnetic forces and generate force fields. It is very durable, being able to withstand massive concussive forces, fire, lasers, electric shocks, underwater pressure, wind force, and even radiation in small doses. It was made to counter Metahuman.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.
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See Also
- Appearances of Owlman Beyond (Chronological)
- Appearances of Owlman Beyond (Unordered)
- Character Gallery: Owlman Beyond
- Fan-Art Gallery: Owlman Beyond
- Quotations by Owlman Beyond
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I do not own this stock of Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX-LAS.A, OTC-LSDAF). Although this stock is not on the Investment Reporter list, MPL communications does write about this stock. It has been covered several times in their Advice Hotline emails in 2010. Reports have been favorable and they suggest buying it for dividends and long term capital gains.
Generally, this stock has a low dividend yield, but high dividend growth. The 5 year median dividend yield is 1.76%. The current dividend yield is 1.34%. The 5 and 10 year dividend growth is at 15.1% and 14% per year.
However, dividend increase really slowed down in 2014 coming in at just 2.6% compared to last year's 20%. Revenue, Earnings and Cash Flow increases slow in 2013. This could explain the slowdown in dividend increases. For example, Revenue per Share 5 year increase last year was 19.4% per year, but the 5 year increase to 2013 it is 13.11% per year, EPS 5 year increase last year was 12.5% per year and to 2013 it is 8.1% per year and CFPS 5 year increase last year was 13.3% per year and to 2013 it is 12.4% per year.
The 5 year Dividend Payout Ratio for EPS is at 23%. The one for 2013 was at 23% also. The 5 year median DPR for CFPS is at 13% and the one for 2013 is at 11%.
The shareholders of done well recently with the 5 and 10 year total return to date at 19.47% and 17.22% per year. The portion of this total return attributable to dividends is at 1.81% and 1.73% per year. The portion of this total return attributable to capital gains is at 17.67% and 15.49% per year.
The outstanding shares have increased by 1% over the past 5 years and are flat over the past 10 years. The growth in revenue, earnings and cash flow is very good over the past 5 and 10 years. For 2013 the revenue growth was very low at just 1.8%, EPS better at 2.2% and CFPS rather normal at 17.4%.
Revenue per Share is up by 14.4% and 15.1% per year over the past 5 and 10 years. EPS is up by 8.1% and 12.3% over the past 5 and 10 years. CFPS is up by 12.4% and 15.2% per year over the past 5 and 10 years.
The Return on Equity has been above 10% each year over the past 10 years. The ROE for 2013 was at 12.8% and the 5 year median is at 14.6%. The ROE on comprehensive income was at 17.7% for 2013 and the 5 year median is at 14.5%.
Basically the debt ratios are good. The Liquidity Ratio at 1.92 is very good and it has a 5 year median of 2.01. The Debt Ratio is 1.83 and the 5 year median ratio is 1.83. I would like to see the Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios a bit lower but they are fine at 2.20 and 1.20. The 5 year median ratios are better at 1.89 and 0.89.
Sound bit for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Growth Stock. It has a strong balance sheet and has proven it can make money. This has been a great stock for shareholders and some see it doing well going into the US. See my spreadsheet at las.htm.
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Lassonde Industries Inc. is a North American leader in the development, manufacture and sale of a wide range of fruit and vegetable juices and drinks marketed under brands such as Everfresh, Fairlee, Flavür, Fruité, Graves, Oasis and Rougemont. Lassonde is also the second largest producer of store brand ready-to-drink fruit juices and drinks in the United States and a major producer of cranberry sauces. Its web site is here Lassonde Industries.
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This weblog shares information on key ACP-EU programmes and events from Brussels relevant to agriculture and rural development in ACP countries.Date : [DATE]CTA Brussels Newsletter
This weblog shares information on key ACP-EU programmes and events from Brussels relevant to agriculture and rural development in ACP countries.
European Parliament: -8th-11th March (Strasbourg): Plenary session at the European Parliament
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On 4 February 2010, Mr Karel De Gucht gave a lecture at the College of Europe in Bruges, emphasising the importance of free trade for continuous economic recovery after the financial crisis of 2009, the utility of concluding the Doha round in the prospective of protectionist threats, and how the new role of the European Parliament in co-legislation could strengthen the legitimacy of trade policies. He also stressed out that beyond the lack of trust in liberalisation that is widespread among public opinion, it must be remembered that trade benefits both parties and is at the heart of prosperity throughout history.
Source: European Commission
The year 2009 has been a remarkable for the EU. Allegedly, it moved towards more intense cooperation between heads of state and a weakening of the Commission. However, we also saw the appointment of first European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy and EU 'Minister' of Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton. With the new Lisbon treaty on 1 December and a new European Commission headed by the – finally – reappointed Barroso, has the EU become more federal or more intergovernmental? On the one hand, it might be said that the EU has become less federal, due to a seeming erosion of the EU institutions in recent years. This has been the result of among others, the financial crisis and an increase in Euroscepticism at the national level making politicians more hesitant to widen and deepen EU policies. EU decision-making has become more intergovernmental, with an explosion in the number of different European Council meetings composed of heads of state and governments. Now, there are not only the official European Councils (four per year), but also the ad hoc meetings of heads of states or governments including meetings with third country leaders and historic occasions (like the Fall of the Berlin Wall 20th anniversary celebrations); preparatory meetings for global rendezvous (Pittsburgh on G-20 on the economic crisis; Copenhagen on climate change) and sub-27 gatherings in G-3, G-6 and other formations. As a consequence, fewer decisions are being taken at the level of the sectoral Council formations (say, Economic or Environmental Councils), which decide by majority, and have been shifted to the highest level (where unanimity applies and the European Commission's role is limited). This trend is just the tip of the iceberg because behind the more frequent meetings of the heads of state lies a world of informal bilateral contacts between the capitals. In short, the intergovernmental EU is flourishing.
Source: Europe's World
Kenya is considering breaking ranks with its East Africa partners and sign a framework on new economic trade pacts with Europe, citing its disadvantaged position should it fail to do so. "We have been patient for long and the time may have come to put down our feet and sign the framework. Other regional countries have a fall back position in terms of the Everything But Arms (EBA) should things go wrong," a senior official at Trade ministry in Nairobi told Business Daily. Under the EBA arrangement, Europe offers countries under the UN roll of least developed countries (LDCs) free access of all their products to its market except arms and ammunition. Under the European Union (EU) regulations when a country is excluded by the UN LDCs, it is automatically stripped of the preferential terms but accorded a three year transitional period to adjust to the expected knock effects. Coincidentally, all East African Community (EAC) member states with the exception of Kenya fall in the LDCs cluster—-explaining Kenya's growing agitation in the wake of a fresh onslaught from Brussels over long-drawn out negotiations. Statistics showed that failure to sign a framework agreement as demanded by the EU would translate to an estimated Sh100 million loss in revenue for Kenya in that trade terms with the Europe would revert to the lesser attractive market access terms available under the General System of Preference (GSP). Some of the key products Kenya has been exporting to the EU at zero duty would henceforth attract duty of between 8.5 and 15.7 per cent.
Source: Bilaterals
EC/FAO Programme - Linking Information and Decision Making to Improve Food Security The programme has just entered a new phase aimed at forging even closer links between food security information and the decision making process. The new programme, called "The EC/FAO Programme on Linking Information and Decision Making to Improve Food Security ", is based at FAO headquarters with strong links to regional partners and programmes funded by the EC's "Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP)". These Country Briefs monitor cereal and livestock prices. They also analyze factors affecting the food security situation such as government policies, disasters and conflicts, vegetation cover, etc. They are published every three months.
Source: Food Security
The Treaty of Lisbon will introduce a number of changes to European Union (EU) external trade policy decision making. These involve the scope of exclusive competence of the EU, the role of the European Parliament and the inclusion of trade in the common external action of the EU. This article discusses these changes but also provides an initial assessment of how the Treaty of Lisbon (ToL) might affect the role of the EU as an actor in international trade.
Source: The European Centre for International Political Economy
The Robin Hood Tax campaign was launched in the UK by a number of environmental, development NGOs and trade unions. Popularly known as a Financial Transaction Tax, the idea is simple: ask banks all over the world to pay an average of 0.05% for certain bank financial transactions, starting from just 5p for every £1000 traded. It would apply only to speculative trading, not high-street banking. Globally, it could generate £250 billion every year, with tens of billions raised in the UK. Half of the revenue would then be used to invest in public services and combat poverty in the UK, with the other half used to fund health and education and tackling the effects of climate change in developing countries. This tiny tax on financial transactions is fair, feasible and financially sound. Similar transaction taxes already exist in many countries and raise money for valuable public services.
Source: Solidar
When it comes to aid relations there is a widespread perception, particularly in the South, that donors are giving with one hand whilst taking with the other. This perception is a consequence of donors frequently disbursing aid on the condition that purchases are made from companies based in their own countries. It is widely accepted that tying aid in this manner reduces cost-efficiency, effectiveness, and the overall developmental impact of Official Development Assistance (ODA). Thus, the commitment to untie aid has made its way to most international agreements on aid and aid effectiveness, in particular the 2001 DAC Recommendations on untying aid to the Least Developed Countries, but also the Millennium Development Goals, the Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda for Action.
Source: Eurodad
On February 10, 2010, EuropeAid published an updated forecast of upcoming global calls for proposals. Among them, the calls of the thematic programme "Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development" (on Development Education; Coordination, Cooperation and Networking Activities; Global, Multicountry/regional Initiatives; In-country Interventions) which are expected to be published on March 15, 2010, but also calls of other thematic programmes (Investing in People, Environment, European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights) are listed. Please note that the table includes a forecast only of thematic calls for proposals that have not yet been launched and for which guidelines and application forms are not yet available on the EuropeAid website. The information contained in the table is indicative only and subject to change.
Source: EuropeAid
EU Member States must not only deliver on their international aid pledges, but also bring in a financial transactions tax and a temporary debt moratorium, to help developing countries to cope with the effects of the global financial and economic crisis, said the Development Committee on Monday. Member States are also urged to earmark at least 25% of the EU's CO2 emission trading revenue to help developing countries to deal with the effects of climate change.
Source: European Parliament
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will allocate 3, 8 million euros in 2010 for the Official Development Assistance budget. In 2009 the ODA budget was less than 2 million euros. According to an interview given to Euractiv Romania, Mihaela Rutjens (Head of Division for Official Development Assistance, Romanian MFA) mentioned that 2 million euros from the 2010 budget will be used for implementing projects in the Republic of Moldova. Mrs. Rutjens believes this substantial increase in the ODA budget is a proof that our country wants to accomplish its commitments (as a EU member, Romania must allocate 0, 17% GNI for ODA in 2010). All activities reported as Romanian ODA in 2008 amounted up to 100 million euros, although the target for 2010 is over 200 million euros (0, 17% GNI).
Source: Trialog Information Service
The French Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mr Pierre Jacquemot and Mr Cheick Ba, Mission Head of "Action against Hunger" have signed two grant agreements targeting populations in the east of the country. According to the terms of the agreements, France agrees to contribute a total of 800,000 euros to the NGO. The aim of the agreements is to improve food security for 4,500 vulnerable households (22,500 people) among displaced populations and host families in the Dingila territory of Bas-Uélé district (Eastern Province), and 4,600 vulnerable households (32,000 people) in the territory of Kalehe (South Kivu Province). The "Action against Hunger" project aims to relaunch agricultural production among displaced and host households by promoting self-reliance. To this end, producers will be supplied with start-up material such as seeds and tools, as well as food coupons that will provide them with immediate access to food goods.The territory of Kalehe in South Kivu Province is considered as a priority area in DRC's 2010 humanitarian action plan, after being hit by conflicts in 2008 and 2009, which led to massive population displacement from the high plateaux region to the plains, and a drop in food production due to plant disease, environmental damage and loss of livestock.
Source: Congolese Press Agency
France's draft finance bill gave the first indication and the OECD has now confirmed it: in times of crisis, France fails to honour its commitments towards developing countries. Overseas Development Aid (ODA) in France has become a variable cost in public expenditure. Are donor countries keeping their promises? The OECD addressed the question by studying the 2010 budget provisions for ODA in the major donor countries. The results? Most donors, such as Sweden (1.03% of Gross National Income [GNI]), the UK (0.56%) and Spain (0.51%), will fulfil their pledges made at the Gleneagles G8 and UN Millennium +5 Summits. France, however, is a notable exception to the positive results, failing to meet the commitments made in 2005 together with other EU members to allocate 0.51% of their GNI to ODA by 2010, rising to 0.7% in 2015. With the draft finance bill suggesting (optimistically!) an ODA/GNI ratio of 0.46% in 2010, France is falling well short of its commitments.
Source: Coordination Sud
By Ablassé Ouédraogo, former Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and former special advisor to the President of ECOWAS for trade negotiations. In September 2002, the EU began trade negotiations with 76 African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP). The negotiations were prompted by pressure from the WTO to abandon long and preferential trade relations between Europe and ACP countries. These treatments did not comply with WTO rules and were considered to discriminate against developing countries in Asia and Latin America. In their place, the European Commission proposed to introduce Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and other regional blocs. EPAs have two pillars: trade liberalization and development. In addition to reducing poverty, they also aim to foster the gradual integration of ACP countries into the world economy and to promote regional integration. All of which is noble and good. But after seven years of fruitless discussions, Europe is now attempting to impose the agreements by force rather than dialogue. If the agreements were finalized in their present form, they would deny ACP countries the essential political instruments necessary for their development. The result would be a total contradiction with the initial objectives, compromising regional integration, exacerbating poverty and preventing countries from diversifying production and freeing themselves from dependence on a few basic commodities. There are five good reasons why the negotiations should be suspended.
Source: Jeune Afrique
Figures released on 17 February by the OECD show that the EU will not meet its 2010 aid targets. The 2010 aid forecast notes the EU is well off track and will miss its collective target of 0.56% of GNI, agreed in 2005 as an interim benchmark towards achieving the UN goal of 0.7% of GNI by 2015 to finance the Millennium Development Goals.
Source: CONCORD
Mauritius is currently holding talks with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in order to reach an agreement on economic and commercial cooperation, according to APA in the Mauritian capital Port Louis on Tuesday, 23 February. Sources at the Ministry of Trade and Commerce have indicated that Mauritius hopes to conclude an agreement with EFTA similar to the Economic Partnership Agreement which Mauritius signed with the European Union. The sources added that the ambassadors of the different countries that form the EFTA, namely Norway, Switzerland, Island and Liechtenstein, had already signed a Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) between Mauritius and EFTA in June 2009 in the presence of EFTA Deputy Secretary-General, D. Chambovey. The agreement aims to strengthen economic ties between EFTA and Mauritius in the trade of goods and services, as well as investments, the sources said.Another objective is to facilitate the commitment of the private sector – in particular small and medium-sized enterprises of signatory parties – to promote commercial trade. According to the sources, Mauritius feels that the time is now ripe to sign a comprehensive agreement with EFTA.
Source: Afrique Avenir
CONCORD has serious concerns on the content of the revision of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, but also on the lack of transparency of the process. A better involvement of the civil society in the EU and in the ACP countries in the process would not only enhance transparency and democratic participation and legitimacy, but also enable citizens to hold their governments to account.
Against the backdrop of the African Year of Peace and Security, 2010 will mark a turning point in Euro-African co-operation in this vital area for the continent's future. Under the auspices of the African Union, Africa has come a long way in the security stakes. Nevertheless, the continent is still plagued with deadly conflicts and civil strife in such places as Sudan, Zimbabwe, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. For that reason, the African Union has declared 2010 to be the Year of Peace and Security in Africa.
Source: The African Union and the European Union Partnership
Between March and June, PIP will be visiting several ACP countries to launch the new Phase. At a series of launch events the PIP team will present the extended scope of our activities, describe how to access support, and answer any questions. The team will also be available after the events to meet with individuals who require more detailed discussions or wish to explore potential support. The events will be open to a range of invited people and organisations – focusing especially on partners and potential beneficiaries.
Source: Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee
The Foreign Affairs Council adopted conclusions on 22 February concerning the situation in Zimbabwe and the renewal of the sanctions imposed by the EU owing to the insufficient progress by the country with its internal reforms. These restrictions can only be lifted in response to concrete steps in the implementation of the 2008 power-sharing deal known as the Global Political Agreement (GPA). These sanctions are not aimed at the people of Zimbabwe. In fact, the EU remains the largest provider of assistance to the country, in particular through its support for agriculture and food security, social sectors, education and GPA implementation. In 2009, the Union paid out 274 million euros in Zimbabwe.
Source: Council of the European Union
The European Food Safety Authority's Scientific Committee has published guidance on the risk-benefit assessment of food for public consultation. As foods provide health benefits but can sometimes also present health risks – for example, fruit and vegetables provide key nutrients but can sometimes also contain potentially harmful substances such as nitrates – it is important for decision-makers to be able to take into account the net health impact of different foods. EFSA's Scientific Committee recommends a three-step approach consisting of: an initial assessment which considers whether a risk-benefit assessment is actually needed or, alternatively, if the health risk clearly outweighs the health benefit (or vice versa); a refined assessment aimed at quantifying estimates of risk and benefit at relevant exposure levels; and finally, a full comparison of the combined risk and benefit to establish a net health impact value.
Source: European Food Safety Authority
The European Commission today adopted a Green Paper which sets out options for a European Union approach to the protection of forests and to information about forest resources and their condition. Responses to the Green Paper from the public, Member States, EU institutions and other stakeholders will guide the Commission on whether additional action is needed at EU level.
Organic farming 1 in the EU27 covered 7.8 million hectares in 2008, up by 7% compared with 2007. Over a longer time period, the data available for the EU25 show an increase of 21% in the total organic area between 2005 and 2008. In 2008, the five Member States with the largest organic area in the EU27 were Spain (1.3 mn ha), Italy (1.0 mn ha), Germany (0.9 mn ha), the United Kingdom (0.7 mn ha) and France (0.6 mn ha). In 2007, the total organic area accounted for 4.1% of the total utilised agricultural area 2 in the EU27 . The highest proportions of organic area were recorded in Austria (15.7% of the total agricultural area), Sweden (9.9%) and Italy (8.9%).
Source: Eurostat
The European Investment Bank (EIB) increased its total lending volume in 2009 to EUR 79bn, a 37% rise from EUR 58bn in 2008. This represents a new milestone in providing financial support for the European economy. Last year, the EIB reinforced its focus on (i) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), (ii) economically weaker regions across Europe ("convergence regions") and (iii) the energy sector in the context of the fight against climate change. Although the EU countries accounted for the lion's share of EIB lending in 2009 (over EUR 70bn or 89% of the total volume) the Bank also provided significant financial support to countries outside the EU.
Source: European Investment Bank
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Aerobic exercise can significantly help people coping with the long-term mental health condition schizophrenia, according to a new study from University of Manchester researchers.
Through combining data from 10 independent clinical trials with a total of 385 patients with schizophrenia, Joseph Firth found that around 12 weeks of aerobic exercise training can significant improve patients' brain functioning.
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He added: "These findings present the first large-scale evidence supporting the use of physical exercise to treat the neurocognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia.
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The paper 'Aerobic exercise improves cognitive functioning in people with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis', published in Schizophrenia Bulletin is available open-access online from 8am on Friday 12 August. Article DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbw115.
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