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SAO PAULO: For Chinese investors, Brazil is no longer the promised land.
After making a big push into the South American giant in search of raw materials such as iron ore, as well as a promising market for their consumer goods, Chinese executives have grown frustrated with stagnant economic growth, heavy costs and what they see as a political and popular backlash against their presence.
As a result, Chinese investment is falling. As much as two-thirds of the roughly US$70bil in projects announced since 2007 is either on hold or has been cancelled, according to interviews with Chinese and Brazilian officials.
The unexpected decline, which investors and analysts say has little hope of reversing itself anytime soon, will deprive Brazil's struggling economy of what once seemed like a sure-fire source of growth for years to come.
"The ardour for investment in Brazil is fading. Operating in Brazil is a huge challenge," said Zhang Dongxiang, chief executive of the Brazilian unit of Bank of China Ltd, one of China's four largest state-owned commercial banks.
In a rare interview in his Sao Paulo office that included some of the sharpest criticism of Brazil to date, Zhang complained of growing hostility from the Brazilian public as well as "protectionist" policies passed by President Dilma Rousseff's left-leaning government.
"Public opinion sometimes seems to be against foreign investment ... as if it makes local industry less competitive," he said. "There are some antiquated ideas."
While some Chinese companies are succeeding in Brazil, he said, "many are having doubts."
The shrinking investment flows between two of the world's biggest emerging markets raises questions about the strength of the so-called "south-south" capital movement, and comes as China undergoes a broad shift away from investment-focused policies and toward a more consumer-based economy.
To be sure, Chinese investment in Brazil remains well above what it was last decade. Companies such as CNOOC Ltd and China National Petroleum Corp, which last week bought rights to drill for oil in Brazil's huge Libra offshore area, continue to see opportunities in Brazil.
Others with an eye on expansion include China Construction Bank Corp, which reached an agreement this week to buy 72% of Brazil's mid-sized lender Banco Industrial e Comercial SA for 1.62 billion reais (US$726mil).
Also, China remains Brazil's largest trading partner, thanks to demand for its commodities, and exports have been steady.
But the euphoria of three or four years ago, when politicians hoped Chinese investment would fundamentally reshape Brazil's trade flows and generate billions of dollars' worth of badly needed new infrastructure, has clearly faded.
And while investors from all over the world have become less bullish on Brazil in recent years, evidence suggests the rise and fall in Chinese interest has been particularly abrupt.
The outcome is especially disappointing for Brazil's farming sector, which until recently saw China as its most likely saviour for its dilapidated network of roads, railways and ports that make it very challenging to export crops.
"I don't know of a single Chinese infrastructure project that has gotten off the drawing board," said Edeon Vaz, who monitors logistics for Aprosoja, the country's largest cooperative of soybean growers.
The recent Chinese experience in Brazil seems to be one of high expectations, followed by second thoughts.
After years of sending trade missions to Brazil but mostly keeping their wallets closed, Chinese companies abruptly announced a flurry of billion-dollar bets in 2010. That was the year Brazil's economy grew a torrid 7.5%, and seemed to have entered a new era of Asian tiger-style growth.
The investments went beyond the extraction of commodities, traditionally China's focus in Latin America.
Companies such as automaker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co, otherwise known as JAC Motors, and telecoms supplier Huawei Technologies Co Ltd announced big investments.
Most analysts agree that the sudden spurt, which was led by state-owned companies, was part of a strategic decision by Beijing to diversify its consumer markets abroad following the 2008-09 financial crisis and the ensuing stagnation in the US and much of Europe.
Since then, though, little has gone right.
Brazil's economy cooled sharply, growing just 0.9% last year, and its consumers are burdened with debt. Meanwhile, the government has taken several steps that have made many Chinese investors feel unwelcome.
Some measures, such as a tax increase on foreign-made cars in 2011 that led JAC Motors threatening to suspend construction of a new factory, were part of a broad protectionist drive that targeted all countries equally.
But others, including a 2010 law that restricted land purchases by foreigners, were the specific result of worries that the Chinese were snapping up too many of Brazil's natural resources, legislators said at the time.
In private, Brazilian government officials express concerns that China is primarily interested in securing raw materials in a way that barely benefits Brazilians, while also flooding the country with low-cost manufactured goods.
Meanwhile, trade data shows that just three commodities – iron ore, oil and soy and their derivatives – still account for 80% of Brazil's exports to China.
That has angered officials in Rousseff's government, who had hoped that Brazilian manufacturers like aircraft-maker Embraer SA would have made greater inroads by now.
Chinese officials have countered that Brazilian industry needs to become more competitive to sell in China.
Derek Scissors, an expert on Chinese outward investment at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank, said the sudden spurt in investment, followed by a backlash and then a withdrawal, was "absolutely classic Chinese behaviour" that also occurred in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years.
"What happens," Scissors said, "is you start getting people saying 'Wait a minute, we are running a huge trade deficit with China. They are investing US$20bil and grabbing up all our resources. Are we a colony?'"
It's not just the government that has lashed out in Brazil.
Unions and industry groups regularly target China. At an international textiles fair in Sao Paulo last week, hundreds of protesters gathered to denounce what they called unfair Chinese trade practices.
Hundreds also demonstrated against foreign involvement in last week's Libra oil sale, which saw European and Chinese companies successfully bid for the right to drill in Brazil's biggest-ever oil field. The protests prompted Rousseff to warn against "xenophobia" that could scare away foreign capital.
Chinese companies have noticed. For various reasons, many investments announced to huge fanfare in recent years now seem to be up in the air.
Reuters followed up on several of those projects, including a US$5bil railroad line in western Brazil that Chinese companies declared interest in building in 2011. The line has not yet secured financing from Chinese development banks and may be taken up by South Korean or European investors, said Francisco Vuolo, logistics secretary for Mato Grosso state.
The Chongqing Grain Group Corp's plan to build a US$2bil soy processing complex in Bahia state, announced in March 2011, has so far yielded just 15% of the planned investment, officials there say.
"The Chinese delay a lot in doing things," said Josalto Alves, a spokesman for Bahia's agriculture department. "They're very set on negotiating." Attempts to reach Chongqing executives were unsuccessful.
Huawei, the telecoms supplier, recently moved its regional headquarters from Brazil to Argentina. A Huawei spokesman said the move occurred because Brazil's market is "growing mature."
All told, of the Chinese investments announced between 2007 and mid-2012, only a third of them as measured by value were finished or in the process of being implemented, according to a study published in June by the China-Brazil Business Council, a Rio de Janeiro-based group.
The remainder – worth some US$44bil – were "still under negotiation or being evaluated," the CBBC said.
Other countries have not turned on Brazil in the same fashion. Despite the economic struggles, foreign direct investment has remained relatively steady since 2010, with strong flows from the US, Japan and others.
Scissors said Brazil remains a relatively attractive market for the Chinese. But, he said, Beijing seems to have shifted its priorities once again – focusing its investments on the US and Canada, in particular, since late 2011.
"You aren't going to have another rush (in Brazil) for another few years at least," he said.
That jives with the view of Zhang, the CEO of Bank of China in Brazil.
He said his bank, whose clients include Chinese companies operating here, as well as big Brazilian concerns such as Petroleo Brasileiro SA, seeks to increase its capital by some US$100mil in coming months. He called that a "good stimulus" for future growth in Brazil.
Yet, when asked if investment would recover in the next five years, Zhang was guarded.
"It depends on policies from the government," he said, tapping his desk for emphasis. "Brazil is at a crossroads. Will it grow, or will it cool down?" – Reuters.
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Creating a Strategic Plan for Growth
This story appears in the September 1997 issue of Business Start-Ups magazine. Subscribe »
Family businesses often think of strategic planning as succession planning. But the two are very different: If you don't know where your company is going, how do you know who should lead it there? That's why Paul Karofsky, director of Northeastern University's Center for Family Business in Dedham, Massachusetts, contends that before a family business focuses its attention on the issue of succession, it should concentrate on developing a strategic plan for growing the company.
Just the words "strategic planning" are enough to raise skepticism in family business founders who see the process as a threat. It implies change and communication, two concepts entrepreneurs are not generally known for initiating or accepting easily. So a catalyst, such as the transfer of leadership from one generation to the next or the professionalization of the business by hiring nonfamily managers, is often needed to prompt a re-examination of the marketplace and the goals of the family and company.
That's what happened at Spag's, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts' 64-year-old discount store, which sells everything from candlesticks and paper towels to Barbie dolls and name-brand clothes.
"We knew we needed to address a slew of issues our father had ignored," says Jean Borgatti, one of three daughters of the store's founder, Anthony Borgatti. Among those issues: sharpening the store's information systems; looking at business expansion options; charting out a succession plan; reinventing themselves to meet the growing incursion of the discount market; hiring professional managers to work with the community of dedicated, long-standing employees; and developing new ways to capitalize on their existing strengths.
Carol Borgatti Cullen, Jean Borgatti and Sandy Borgatti Travinski actually began their strategic thinking years ago. Their father was resistant to change, however, and it wasn't until their father's death two years ago that they had the authority to implement some of their ideas. Now they're working on a formal plan.
Getting Down to Business
Before you start formulating your company's strategic plan, determine exactly who should be involved. "We advocate getting the younger generations involved in the planning, even if they're not sufficiently knowledgeable about the business or can't offer too much direction," says Melissa Shanker, associate director of Loyola University's Family Business Center in Chicago. Being part of a task force is a way for young people to learn more about the business and its organization and to decide how involved they want to be.
The development of a strategic plan should also involve nonfamily managers. These individuals can enrich the process and ultimately will be part of implementing the changes. "Their involvement doesn't guarantee smooth implementation," says Karofsky, "but it does reduce resistance."
Once you've decided who will be involved, it's time to get to work. This may not be easy, as family businesses must deal with issues nonfamily businesses don't have to worry about. Corrosive internal conflict, disinterest in the business and a lack of qualified successors are as threatening to the longevity and success of a family business as slow business cycles, not knowing how to compete effectively in specific markets, or low-cost competitors. Start developing your plan by asking these questions:
- How aggressively are we willing to reinvest the family resources?
- How committed are we to continuing and growing the family business?
- What entrance requirements do we see necessary for the younger generation?
- Could our conflict-resolution methods be improved?
- Are we enriching the next generation's leadership skills by providing and encouraging additional education and training?
- Are the processes that we use to explore and review these goals and issues working?
Unlike strategic plans of nonfamily businesses, family businesses must take into consideration and plan around the strengths, limitations, likes and dislikes, and future plans of its key leaders, says Karofsky. For instance, if dad and mom are planning to retire in five years, that should be factored in. If a daughter being groomed for leadership has a passion for the outdoors and is more interested in manufacturing backpacks than pocketbooks, that should also be taken into account.
Put It In Writing
It's not enough to come up with ideas in your strategic planning sessions and then just hope they'll be put in place. The plan needs to be organized in writing. In a 1995 survey of family businesses conducted by Arthur Andersen Consulting and MassMutual Life Insurance Co., more than half the respondents said they had strategic plans. A follow-up survey in 1997 asked a more definite question: How many family businesses have written strategic plans? With the insertion of the word "written," the percentage dropped to 30.
Yet the difference between having a plan and having a written plan is significant. According to the 1997 Andersen/MassMutual survey, there's a high correlation between the existence of a written strategic plan and higher sales revenues and greater international sales.
This need not be daunting, however. Limiting a strategic plan's summary to a page or two helps break down the psychological resistance to implementing it.
And implementation is what the process is all about. Once a plan is written, it must be communicated to the family and other employees. Once shared, the plan becomes a unifying force within the family and the company because it reflects the family's values and goals--and plans for reaching those goals.
The process of strategic planning starts with thinking, assessing and evaluating. The plans are then written down, communicated and implemented. They must be continually monitored, evaluated and updated. Weaving the family and business parts together to form a viable strategic business plan for the family business is tricky. Still, it's worth remembering that when a plan is put together, the likelihood that the business will survive and prosper from generation to generation is strengthened.
Patricia Schiff Estess writes family business histories and is the author of two books, Managing Alternative Work Arrangements (Crisp Publications) and Money Advice for Your Successful Remarriage (Betterway Press).
Contact Sources
Loyola University, Family Business Center, (312) 915-6490, firstname.lastname@example.com
Northeastern University, Center for Family Business, (617) 320-8000, ext. 8015, email@example.com
Spag's, 193 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, fax: (508) 752-4383

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Kampala Serena hotel will spur tourism investment 2004-11-02
Kampala, Uganda, 11 February 2004 – Serena Tourism Promotion Services (a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development) has signed a thirty-year lease concession agreement with the Government of Uganda and agreed to invest US$18 million investment for extensive refurbishment and upgrading of the former Nile Hotel which will re-open in September 2005 as the Kampala Serena Hotel.
Announcing the investment, Prince Amyn Aga Khan, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) expressed the hope that "this initiative will advance tourism development throughout Uganda and act as a spur to other investors in this sector."
Prof. Peter Kasenene, Uganda's Minister of State for Privatisation echoed the sentiment saying that "the industry needs the push from players like Serena who have a longer term vision for the sector, and as such, the completion of the concession does achieve our broader objective of strengthening the tourism industry."
Noting that the hotel would close for a year beginning 30th September, 2004, Prince Amyn said "when the Kampala Serena Hotel reopens, twelve months later, it will be with a new concept in design, style, comfort, and service."
The Kampala Serena Hotel will have refurbished rooms, increased from 85 to 146, two new theme restaurants, a new bar, a new health club and sports facilities as well as upgraded conference and banqueting facilities. Architects from the Symbion Group have presented a proposal that will draw on indigenous cultural elements. Uganda's flora, fauna and distinctive topographic features as well as aspects of its history will be the inspiration for design themes for the new hotel. Like other Serena properties around the world, the Kampala Serena will reflect and incorporate local artisanal traditions.
Considerably expanding the group's East African presence, the Kampala Serena will also provide the capital with a much-needed modern business and conference facility of international standing. Serena's properties in East Africa range from nine safari lodges and a luxury tented camp in Kenya and Tanzania to major hotels in Nairobi and Maputo and beach resorts in Mombasa and Zanzibar.
Distinguishing clearly the role played by AKFED in tourism development from any personal investment by His Highness the Aga Khan of the type undertaken in Sardinia beginning in the 1960s, Prince Amyn went on to explain what set AKFED apart from "the regular or 'normal' commercial investor." "We are more concerned about the prospects for better lives," he noted, "than we are about the bottom-line of pure profit alone." "AKFED works to stimulate entrepreneurship in the private sector and to create human and material capacity in developing societies in a way that will enable them to build capital for the future," he said. Whilst AKFED did look to generate profits "since it needs these to re-invest in other development initiatives," it could also invest "even if the expectations of profitability are beneath what would attract a commercial investor," said Prince Amyn.
Characterising AKFED's mandate as "creating economic opportunity with a social conscience," Prince Amyn said "the Serena brand is thus about much more than simply creating a facility of international standing, or generating foreign exchange or statutory revenue for the country." "It is," he said, "about providing employment, training and professional development; it is about promoting indigenous architectural, artisanal and cultural traditions, drawing on the skills, the imagination, the heritage and the artistry of the local peoples; it is about being respectful of natural surroundings and the preservation of those surroundings." He pointed out in passing that only one out of the 2,000 employees of Serena's 14 hotels and lodges in Kenya and Tanzania was an expatriate.
Prince Amyn used the occasion to distinguish AKFED's mandate from those of the other institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network which work in areas of social development and culture, but pointed out that all the Network agencies active in Uganda were committed to the country for the long-term. Recalling long historical ties that the Ismaili community and the Aga Khan's family had with Uganda, Prince Amyn cited the extent of the commitment of the Ismaili Imamat to Uganda. "This steadfast engagement to Uganda is reflected," he said, "in our rehabilitated educational institutions, our institutions in the financial services sector, in the industrial sector and more recently, in the infrastructural sector." He called the commitment to the tourism and hospitality industry represented by the investment to create the Kampala Serena Hotel, "a new beginning in a continuing story."
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Intestinal parasites, commonly called intestinal worms or parasitic worms, are unicellular or multi-cellular organisms that infect the gastrointestinal tract of both humans and other animals and live off their host. Infection with parasitic worms occurs much more frequently than one might believe. While children are often more likely to get parasitic worms, adults that do not keep a rigorous hygiene can also be at risk. If left untreated, intestinal parasites infections can prove life-threatening.
Contaminated food or water, coming into contact with bowel movements and ingesting it as a result of poor hygiene can get one infected with a variety of parasitic worms, ranging from ascaris, giardia, the trichina worm to tapeworms, the hookworm and so on. While an intestinal parasite infection presents symptoms and can be diagnosed through simple tests, many people who are infected are often oblivious to the infection and let it go undiagnosed until the parasite starts causing more serious health problems.
The key to understanding parasitic infections of the gastrointestinal tract and the reason why they have such a harmful impact on one's health lies in understanding what intestinal parasites are and what is their mechanism of infection. A parasite is an organism that lives in and feeds off another organism. Intestinal parasites, often referred to as intestinal worms or parasitic worms, are single-cell or multi-cell organisms that can potentially infect humans. They may be as little as a few millimeters or as big as a few meters, depending on their type.
Intestinal parasites go through three main phases of evolution: egg, larvae and adult. Again, depending on their type, they may reside in various animals (fish, rats, pigs, cows, humans, birds) and various parts of the body (intestines, lungs, liver, brain, eyes or lymphatic system).
Where can you find intestinal parasites? Intestinal parasites can live on fruits and vegetables, especially on crops fertilized naturally with animal manure coming from cows, pigs, sheep and so on. They can be found in the soil, almost everywhere, usually in the first 15 cm from the ground. They can be found in rivers, lakes and puddles. And because they can infect almost every living organism from mosquitoes, ants, wasps, fish, birds, pigs, cows, dogs, cats to humans, intestinal parasites are abundant in the bowel movements of all infected hosts and transmitted further from there.
Types of intestinal parasites
While there are intestinal parasites that prefer certain hosts, most can thrive off any living organism. Here are the most common 5 types of intestinal parasites that can infect humans:
1) Roundworms, half of which are parasitic. The most common type of roundworm infection is attributed to Ascaris lumbricoides, an intestinal parasite that causes ascariasis. This type of roundworm infects over 20% of the world's population and cases occur just as frequently in developed countries with proper sanitation as they occur in developing ones. Children are a high risk category for Ascaris infection because they are more likely to play with pets or stray animals that haven't been dewormed and thus may come into contact with parasite eggs from their bowel movements.
Ascaris eggs can remain dormant for years and become 'active' following ingestion. Ascaris parasites are highly dangerous because once the ingested eggs hatch, the larvae migrate from the intestines to the heart, lungs, liver and even eyes (or get lost in other organs) to then return to the intestines as adults ready to reproduce. If left untreated, ascariasis can lead to death (it is estimated that about 20,000 children die annually as a result of severe Ascaris infection).
Signs and symptoms of an infection often include eliminating worms or eggs through stools, but more severe cases may include shortness of breath, nausea, diarrhea, bloody stools, fatigue, abdominal pain, vomiting worms. Fortunately, the infection can be detected easily through stool examination and treated successfully with mebendazole, taken orally.
2) Pinworms. The pinworm, also called threadworm or seatworm is another common intestinal parasite and a type of roundworm. Out of three major pinworm species, Enterobius vermicularis is the only one to potentially infect humans and cause what is known as enterobiasis. This type of pinworm completes its life cycle in 8-13 weeks and colonizes the gastro-intestinal tract. A telling sign of pinworm infestation is itching in the perineal area.
If the area is scratched, the eggs of this parasite get attached to fingernails, hands, underwear or bed linen, from where they can easily be transferred to the mouth and ingested. Pinworm infections have extremely high rates of (re)infection, which makes it common for most household member to become carriers of the parasite at one point. Following treatment, strict personal hygiene and household hygiene are imperative.
3) Flatworms. The most problematic types of flatworms for humans (and livestock) are tapeworms and flukes. Tapeworms are the ones that reach monstruous lengths of almost 17 meters. Usually, people become infected with tapeworm larvae after consuming poorly cooked food. The larvea thrives within the intestines by anchoring itself to intestinal walls with hooks and some specimens may live up to 20 years.
A mature female tapeworm can lay millions of eggs every day which are then excreted, increasing reinfestation risks. Infestation is dangerous because tapeworm larvae may migrate to the lungs or liver where they form cysts. Pork, beef, fish, dog and sheep tapeworms are the most common potential causes of tapeworm infestation.
While tapeworm infections may be asymptomatic, sometimes, the following signs and symptoms may appear: continuous hunger, weakness, tiredness due to nutrient deficiencies caused by the parasite feeding off its host, nausea, headaches, diarrhea, indigestion, even weight loss or failure to gain weight despite eating well. Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm), Taenia saginata (the beef tapeworm) and Taenis asiatica (the Asian tapeworm) are known to cause the disease known as taeniasis. In the final stages of taeniasis, the parasites reach the brain and may cause severe neurological problems.
4) Whipworms. Trichuris trichiura is a 30-50 millimeter roundworm known as the whipworm. It causes the disease known as trichuriasis, also called whipworm infection. The name of the parasite has to do with its appearance, reminiscent of a whip. Whipworm infection is estimated to affect about 10% of the world's population annually as a result of oral contact with soil contaminated with whipworm eggs. While the infection may not show symptoms at all in many individuals, when the worm population in the intestines begins to rise, fatigue, abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea may appear.
Trichuriasis is more likely to occur in tropical and subtropical areas of developing countries, where sanitation is practically nonexistent. The infection occurs when people do not wash their fruits and vegetables properly, do not cook their food well or forget to wash their hands, especially after having contact with infected soil, animal or human bowel movements, both of which are often used as fertilizer.
5) Hookworms. Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus are the main parasites causing hookworm infestation, known either as ancylostomiasis, or as necatoriasis. Hookworm infection occurs as a result of poor hygiene and infection rates are visibly higher in rural areas, tropical and subtropical regions, children, adults working in unsanitary conditions and so on. This type of parasite has a lifespan of around 5 years and inhabits the small intestine from where it feeds off blood. As a result, the most telling sign of infestation is anemia, closely followed by iron deficiency.
Unlike other intestinal parasites, hookworms usually infect people by penetrating their skin. For example, if you walk barefoot or handle infected soil, the larvae (and only them) transfer themselves to your skin, penetrate it to reach your circulatory system and then lungs. Their aim is to get to the trachea from where they are swallowed and end up in the intestines where they mature. A single female can lay up to 30,000 eggs in a day and larvae may remain dormant in tissues and become activated when other adult worms die.
Some of these parasites fall into the category of protozoa (single-cell organisms), while the others into the category of helminths (multicellular organisms). An infection with the parasites known as helminths is called helminthiasis. It is estimated there are about 1 million species of parasites that may infect humans, as well as other animals. Most parasitic worms are thin, either round or flat and have a whitish-yellowish, sometimes transparent color.
While intestinal parasites feed off the nutrients we take from the food we eat, causing visible weight loss and growing hunger, others prefer blood, triggering anemia and iron deficiencies. When parasites grow in numbers, they become less discrete and telling symptoms such as rashes, itching in the groin area or eliminating live worms in stools may occur.
Depending on the type of parasite inhabiting one's intestines, the degree of infection and the incubation period, intestinal parasite infestations may be more or less hard to detect. Usually, a doctor will examine one or more stool samples under the microscope to identify the parasites. It is also common for a doctor to place some duct tape around the anal region, then remove it to check it under the microscope for eggs. Ultrasounds are rarely used, but aim to locate parasites in the lymphatic system, while colonoscopies are only performed when your doctor suspects you have an intestinal parasite, but cannot find proof in stools (often because you may have only a few adults causing your health problems).
How to tell if you have intestinal parasites?
Here are the most telling 8 signs and symptoms you have an intestinal parasite:
1) Abdominal pain or tenderness.
2) Itching and rashes in the groin area.
3) Passing worms in stools.
4) Tiredness, fatigue.
5) Visible weight loss.
6) Increased appetite.
7) Gas, bloating, nausea and vomiting.
8) Diarrhea, often with blood.
Less common signs and symptoms associated with a severe intestinal parasite infestation include:
1) Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms.
2) Difficulty falling asleep.
3) Screeching teeth during sleep.
4) Unexplained skin rashes, hives, rosacea or eczema.
5) Muscle or joint pain.
6) Frequent feelings of apathy, depression, chronic fatigue, anxiety.
7) Constant feeling of hunger.
8) Hypoglycemia.
9) B vitamins deficiency.
10) Excessive mucus in stools, often accompanied by visible (or invisible) traces of blood.
11) Cough.
12) Jaundice.
13) Night sweats or chills.
14) Colitis.
Some of these symptoms are caused by parasites releasing toxins or their bowel movements into the host's bloodstream and are the result of a severe infestation. For this reason, they rarely occur in individuals in developed countries, but are more common in poor, developing countries lacking sanitation and good hygiene education.
Sources of infection
What causes an intestinal parasite infection?
1) Contaminated water.
2) Contaminated and unwashed fruits and vegetables.
3) Raw or uncooked contaminated meat.
4) Walking barefoot or handling contaminated soil.
5) Working with natural fertilizers such as human and animal manure.
6) Lack of good personal hygiene (hand washing) and sanitation (lack of toilets).
Tips to prevent infection
Once a person acquires an intestinal parasite and remains untreated, it is only a matter of time until he or she infects other members of the household, coworkers and so on. Seeing that transmission can occur fairly easily, prevention remains crucial in reducing both infection and reinfection rates. Here is how to prevent intestinal parasites:
1) Practice good hygiene. The most important thing you can do to prevent a great number of diseases, including intestinal parasites infections is to wash your hands thoroughly before you eat as well as before and after you use the toilet. Changing your bed linen and underwear regularly and washing them at high temperatures can help destroy excreted eggs and prevent infection of other people as well as reinfestation.
2) Drink clean water. Whether you have a certified clean water source, drink bottled water (which is best), filter or even boil and cool you drinking water, it is important to keep to your practice to avoid consuming contaminated water.
3) Wash your food and cook it well. Wash fruits and vegetables well before eating them and avoid consuming undercooked meat such as pork, beef or fish. Also, you may want to avoid foods fertilized with untreated human and animal manure.
4) Disinfect your shoes and house regularly. If you went for a walk in the park, leave your shoes at the door and change into a clean pair you use only inside the house. Disinfect your outsoles with diluted chlorine and do the same with the floors once in a while.
5) Avoid playing with unwormed animals. Stray cats and dogs and even household pets that have not been dewormed are very likely to carry one or more intestinal parasites that can infect humans. Being an adult, you will most likely wash your hands well after petting an unwormed animal, but children might put their hands into their mouth soon after touching the fur or tail of a stray animal, which might lead to the transmission of a potentially dangerous parasite.
How to treat intestinal parasites?
1) Medication used to treat intestinal parasites is called antihelmintic medication. It includes Benzimidazoles (mebendazole, albendazole, fenbendazole), Ivermectin, Praziquantel and so on. The most effective is mebendazole therapy, often prescribed in one dose or smaller doses taken over a period of three days, twice a day, with a last dose recommended 10-14 days after the completion of the first treatment (to kill remaining eggs).
What is interesting is that mebendazole has shown promising results in cancer treatment as well, with testimonies showing that it can induce partial and total remission in terminal cancer patients. It was shown to help reduce tumor size and prevent further cancer spread.
2) Surgery. This is a last resort and is recommended only in cases of extremely severe intestinal parasites infestation, when worms clump together in the abdomen, for example, expanding it visibly and putting great strain on the host's body. Such cases are only seen in individuals living in extreme poverty, lacking hygiene possibilities. If the condition is left untreated and ends up in worms clumping together in various parts of the body (intestines, lymphatic system), medication is no longer effective and surgery becomes imperative.
While it may not seem as much of an issue, remember that intestinal parasites are extremely dangerous and can lead to long-term health problems. For example, Toxocara canis, an ascarid found in unwormed pet dogs, which can infect humans as well, can damage the heart muscle, the liver, the retina, cause seizures and coma. Another parasite appears to increase bladder cancer risks in adults, while many cause retarded physical and cognitive development in children. Basic hygiene rules and prevention can mean the world.


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Prime Time Matchup with Auburn Highlights 2014 K-State Football Schedule
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State finalized its 2014 football schedule today, announcing a seven-game home slate highlighted by a prime time Thursday night battle with Auburn on September 18 and home conference matchups with Big 12 foes Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and KU.
The Wildcats' 12-game schedule includes six teams which were bowl-eligible in 2013, with four of those visiting Bill Snyder Family Stadium in 2014.
"We are excited about our seven-game home schedule for 2014," said Athletics Director John Currie. "Following our record-setting attendance this past season, our fans will have a 2014 slate that ranks among the best in school history including our historic matchup with Auburn as well as conference games against Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and KU."
The 2014 slate will get underway on August 30 against Stephen F. Austin as the Cats play four of their first five games at home to open the season.
Following the season opener against the Lumberjacks, K-State will open up Big 12 Conference play in week two with a road trip to Iowa State before enjoying its first bye week of the season leading up to the game with Auburn, the 2013 BCS National Championship runner-up.
Manhattan and Bill Snyder Family Stadium will be the focus of the college football world on Thursday, September 18, as the Cats and Tigers meet in an ESPN nationally-televised game. The Thursday night matchup, one of the most-watched games in the country each week, will be the first in Manhattan since the 2010 Nebraska game and the fourth overall at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
"The chance to host a program like Auburn on ESPN's Thursday night telecast in what will be one of the best non-conference matchups in the country next year is a terrific and unique opportunity for K-State," Currie added.
The Wildcats then host the Miners of UTEP on September 27 to wrap up non-conference play.
K-State will continue Big 12 Conference action on October 4 at home against Texas Tech before enjoying its second bye week of the season. Following a road trip to Oklahoma (October 18), the Cats will return home for two straight against Texas on October 25 and Oklahoma State on November 1.
Following a trip to TCU on November 8, the Cats will enjoy another bye week on November 15 before heading to West Virginia for a special Thursday night matchup in Morgantown on November 20.
K-State welcomes KU to Manhattan on November 29 before wrapping up the regular season on the road at Baylor on December 6.
All game times, ticket information and promotional schedules will be announced in the coming weeks with season tickets going on sale March 3. With K-State riding a current home sellout streak of 13 straight games and another season ticket sellout anticipated, K-State officials encourage fans to act early when tickets become available.
2014 K-State Football Schedule
Aug. 30 - Stephen F. Austin, Manhattan, Kan.
Sept. 6 - at Iowa State*, Ames, Iowa
Sept. 13 - BYE
Sept. 18 - Auburn, Manhattan, Kan.
Sept. 27 - UTEP, Manhattan, Kan.
Oct. 4 - Texas Tech*, Manhattan, Kan.
Oct. 11 - BYE
Oct. 18 - at Oklahoma*, Norman, Okla.
Oct. 25 - Texas*, Manhattan, Kan.
Nov. 1 - Oklahoma State*, Manhattan, Kan.
Nov. 8 - at TCU*, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 15 - BYE
Nov. 20 - at West Virginia*, Morgantown, WV
Nov. 29 - KU*, Manhattan, Kan.
Dec. 6 - at Baylor*, Waco, Texas
Home games in BOLD
* denotes Big 12 Conference game
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If you're craving a seven-patty cheeseburger between midnight and 6 a.m., then Steak 'n Shake has you covered with their new AllNighter menu.
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Microsoft Silicon Valley proudly welcomes you to join us for Bay Area Girl Geek Dinner #13 on Thursday, October 13, 2011 (5:30-9pm) at our Mountain View campus!
Mix and mingle with women in technology while enjoying awesome refreshments, fantastic speakers, and great fun.
You will get the opportunity to see demos and interact with some of our brilliant women and men working in gaming, speech/natural user interface, social search and more.
Check out a preview of Windows 8 and have a chance to win an Xbox 360 Kinect combo. We at MSV know how to throw one heck of a party and look forward to having you join us!
This event is FREE for all girl (and guy) geeks who successfully register. Girl geeks may register a guy geek as her "plus one" when she registers above.
6:30pm: Keynotes from Megan Wallent, Shannon Loftis, and Tara Roth
7:15pm: Heavy appetizers & drinks, photo booth, demo stations, networking
Megan Wallent is General Manager of Client Management Team within the Management Security Division (MSD) within the Server and Tools Business (STB). In this capacity Megan Wallent is responsible for client-focused management and security solutions, including System Center Configuration Manager, Windows InTune, Forefront Endpoint Protection, the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, Microsoft Application Virtualization and Enterprise Desktop Virtualization. Megan joined Microsoft in 1996 and worked on Internet Explorer versions 4, 5, 5.5 and 6. Megan graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1991 with a B.S. in Computer Science.
Talk Topic: Scaling Up and Out. Microsoft's enterprise client management business touches hundreds of millions of computers a day, and generates nearly $1B of revenue. While Microsoft in the past has been a "Redmond Centric" development company, Megan Wallent's team is distributed across more than six major development centers in Redmond, Cambridge (MA), Europe, Israel and Australia. Scaling this group effectively has taught her many lessons on scaling across regions and cultures, while focusing on people and culture as much as architecture and technology. Megan will discuss some of the lessons hard won through the process of scaling her team up and out.
Shannon Loftis has been has been making games since 1995 and is currently the Studio Head of Good Science Studio. Good Science has led the way in innovating for Microsoft's Kinect on Xbox 360, starting with its first published game, "Kinect Adventures," which introduced the world to controller-free gaming on Kinect this holiday. Shannon spent two years in the United Kingdom establishing Microsoft's European-based game publishing subsidiary. Her most recent games include "Fable II" and "Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts," in addition to her contributions to more than 30 games since joining Microsoft. Shannon graduated from Duke University in 1987 with degrees in Computer Science and Math.
Talk Topic: Disruptive Creation. Kinect for Xbox 360 launched on November 6, 2010, and quickly set a Guinness world record for sales momentum. More importantly, Kinect has changed the way that people interact with technology, and Kinect has inspired hundreds of creative experiments that are continuing to evolve human-computer interaction every day. The creation and continued development of Kinect for the Xbox 360 and beyond has required the rethinking of most aspects of software development and innovation. Shannon Loftis will share the key decisions, thought process, and divergent development techniques that defined the Kinect innovation map, and that continue to define the way that Microsoft is thinking about innovative consumer experiences moving forward.
Tara Roth is Corporate Vice President of Testing and Operations for the Office Group, responsible for the Microsoft Office system, an integrated suite of information worker applications, servers and services. Roth is directly responsible for test teams, test engineering, and operations in the Office Group. She has additional responsibility to drive engineering standards and methods with other leader-partners across the broader Microsoft community. Roth joined Microsoft in 1992 as a software test engineer for the Microsoft Project team. After six years, she moved to the test manager role for Microsoft FrontPage, which had been recently acquired. Her next role was to lead the SharePoint testing team. Roth joined the Office Shared team in 2006. Roth is also a member of the Microsoft Test Leadership team, where she has been able to drive companywide some of her personal passions around growing the senior individual contributor community of software design engineers in test (SDETs), improving the engineering efficiency of how Microsoft builds software, and rethinking the company's engineering approaches for the software plus services world. Roth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. She spends her free time with her husband and two children and enjoys boating on the beautiful Pacific Northwest waters.
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Dubai – 27 July, 2017 – Zen VPN (zenvpn.science), the critically acclaimed VPN Android app that received glowing reviews and critical acclaim even in its beta release, gets acquired by the Anti-virus giant Avast for undisclosed price.
Since it releases Zen VPN was praised as one of the fastest and most reliable Android vpn apps. Avast noticed the growth and the quality of the optimization and code and started negotiating with the team behind Zen VPN few months ago.
"They noticed our growth and the great VPN engine behind Zen VPN. Of course the glowing user reviews also helped to get their attention. We instantly loved their feedback too and we were eager to get acquired so the app can experience further growth", stated from Zen VPN.
At its core Zen VPN is a great vpn app. It enables users to easily connect to virtual locations and get virtual IP for enhanced security. The app stands out from the competition with the great speed, top-notch UI and extremely easy process of getting connected. Features like 1-tap connection and lighting fast connection from United States IPs are the core of this great VPN app.
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A new report involving mice suggests that a relationship exists between maternal metabolic or psychological stress and the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome in her offspring. What's more, the report shows that if the stress cannot be reduced or eliminated, manipulating the neuropeptide Y (NPY) system in visceral fat may prevent maternal stress-induced obesity from occurring in the next generation. This discovery is reported in the August 2012 issue of The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org).
"Obesity is a worldwide disease. Here we found that maternal stress, psychologically and metabolically, increases abdominal obesity and glucose intolerance in the next generation in a sex-specific manner, which is mediated by the NPY system in visceral fat," said Ruijun Han, a researcher involved in the work from the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Stress Physiology Center at the University of Minnesota. "Our study suggested that NPY in the platelet-rich plasma and its Y2 receptor in the visceral fat, play an important role in maternal stress-programmed abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome in offspring."
To make this discovery, Young and colleagues fed different groups of pregnant mice a low protein diet during pregnancy and lactation; a normal protein diet during pregnancy and lactation; or a low protein diet only during pregnancy. After weaning, all the pups were fed high fat diets for 18 weeks, and metabolic parameters and expression of NPY system in periphery tissues were monitored and measured.
"There are a lot of reasons why expectant mothers should not be under stress," said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal, "and this report adds yet another reason. What's most interesting, however, is that it provides some insight into how we can counter the negative effects of stress, even when it's not possible to reduce or eliminate the stressors themselves."
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Cypress Village Elementary Opens September 2nd; Only Neighborhood in Irvine with Two Walking-Close Schools; Experienced IUSD Principal to Lead Cypress Village Elementary School; Jeffrey Trail Middle School Honored During First Year
Irvine, CA, September 18, 2014 --(
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"Cypress Village is the only neighborhood in Irvine with two walking close schools," said Tom Veal, Vice President of Residential Sales and Marketing for Irvine Community Development Company. "Jeffrey Trail Middle School is already earning acclaim despite having just finished its first year, and Cypress Village Elementary School is sure to do the same!"
Jeffrey Trail Middle School was honored at the 2014 Southern California State Science Olympiad, placing fifth among middle schools – an impressive feat when considering the school opened just eight months earlier.
"By any measuring stick – test scores, graduation rates, students who move on to higher education – the Irvine Unified School District is one of the finest in the state, and the nation," noted Veal. "These student achievements are just another barometer of all of the outstanding things happening in Irvine schools, as the students remain among the best in California."
Veal added, "And in Cypress Village, students are just steps away from both campuses."
Thoughtful planning goes into the building of each neighborhood, with decisions about the close proximity of schools to homes – an important factor according to homebuyer feedback – given key consideration.
Locating educational facilities – including major universities, local community colleges, elementary, middle schools and some of the best high schools in the U.S. – close to homes has always been of the key planning principles that have guided the building of the Villages of Irvine®. Elementary schools are the most prevalent; almost every village has one. Secondary schools are larger and private and public high schools serve citywide functions and usually are located close to residential villages. Private, public and junior colleges are located throughout the city, with the largest being the University of California, Irvine.
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Power surge lifts Angels past Athletics
Oakland, CA – C.J. Wilson tossed 6 1/3 solid innings and received support from a trio of home runs that helped the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to a 5-4 victory over Oakland that prevented the Athletics from a three-game series sweep.
The Angels grabbed a 4-2 lead on sixth-inning homers by Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo, with Howie Kendrick clubbing a solo shot of his own earlier in the game as part of a 3-for-4 day. Trout added a triple while scoring twice as Anaheim halted a four-game losing streak.
"Whoever we're playing, we need wins," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia. "We have to focus on what the process is to get there."
Wilson (3-0) survived five walks to limit the A's to a pair of runs on six hits over his stint, while Ernesto Frieri snuffed out a late Oakland comeback effort in registering the final five outs for his fourth save of the year.
"We have to stay hungry because we have a long road to get to where we want to go," said Wilson.
All three Anaheim homers came against Tommy Milone (3-3), who was dealt the loss despite matching a career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings of work. The left-hander was reached for four runs on seven hits.
Adam Rosales went 3-for-4 with an RBI single to pace Oakland offensively in the setback, the A's first in six meetings with the Halos this year.
The Angels had managed only one hit -- Kendrick's solo homer in the second -- against Milone through the game's first four innings, and trailed 2-1 before their bats began to come around in the fifth.
Consecutive singles from Josh Hamilton and Kendrick started the frame, and J.B. Shuck later came through with a clutch two-out hit that brought home Hamilton with the tying run.
Trout sent Anaheim ahead with a long home run to left to open the sixth. Two batters later, Trumbo lofted a deep fly that bounced off the top of the scoreboard and back in play as he safely ran to second, with a subsequent video review determining the ball had cleared the home-run line for a 4-2 lead.
Trout's second triple in as many games came against Pat Neshek in the top of the eighth, with the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year crossing the plate on Albert Pujols' sac fly for what turned out to be a very important run.
Anaheim reliever Michael Kohn hit Nate Freiman with a pitch to open Oakland's half of the eighth, with Luke Montz smoking an RBI double off Scott Downs one out later to cut the deficit to two. Rosales then singled up the middle to bring in Montz to pull the A's within 5-4, and the tying run reached second after Frieri walked John Jaso before preventing further damage with an inning- ending strikeout of Seth Smith.
Frieri overcame a bout of wildness in the ninth to nail down the win. He hit leadoff hitter Yoenis Cespedes and later issued two walks, but Cespedes was caught trying to steal and Frieri got Eric Sogard to foul out and end the game with the tying run at second.
While Milone was otherwise efficient despite being plagued by the three gopher balls, Wilson worked in and out of trouble for a good portion of his stint. He escaped unscathed from a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the first, then stranded Rosales at third in the fourth after the Oakland infielder smacked a leadoff double and advanced a base on a bunt.
The A's threatened again in the bottom of the sixth, when walks to Josh Reddick and Jed Lowrie around a one-out single by Rosales loaded the bases with one out. Wilson again came through, however, inducing a double-play grounder from Derek Norris to end the inning.
"We don't need to go out and put anymore pressure on ourselves to win in New York and Cleveland to try and better that record," stated A's shortstop Jed Lowrie. "We're out here to win and we're going to do everything we can to win every game."
Oakland's only runs came via back-to-back RBI doubles from Josh Donaldson and Freiman in the third, with Freiman's hit putting the A's on top by a 2-1 count.
Game Notes
The Athletics left 13 men on base for the game ... Montz was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento prior to the contest after Oakland placed outfielder Coco Crisp and pitcher Brett Anderson on the disabled list, and made his first appearance in the majors since Sept. 28, 2008 (with Washington) ... Milone struck out 10 batters twice as a rookie last season ... The Angels recalled pitcher Ryan Brasier from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday, while optioning lefty reliever Nick Maronde to the minors.


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As I mentioned in my last post about Bob, my photography to assist tourism development continued in Rah Lava and to a lesser extent the bigger, neighbouring Mota Lava. The two islands belong to the very remote Banks group, they're pretty much in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by endless stretches of the Pacific ocean. If you're looking for a place to completely escape the busy, modern world and you like the sea, this is the place to escape to.
I've seen a lot of beautiful places over my travels and it's not that easy to impress me anymore, however, I am a sucker for sea and mountains and whenever I find a place with both, well, I instantly fall in love. It's not that I like to climb mountains, it's that I love the sight of mountains rising over the sea. In my books it's hard to come up with a better backdrop to a photograph than something like that. The beach and the lagoon at Rah Lava offered me those very kinds of backdrops, along with some fairly thick, lush greenery in the island's interior. Besides the great scenery Rah Lava had something else to offer and that was some incredibly amazing (usually very expensive, but not here) seafood – I managed to live out my dream of eating lobster for breakfast, lunch and dinner (ok, I'm sick, I know, but it's so tasty). Of course, to top it all off, as elsewhere in Vanuatu the people were absolutely wonderful. Quite naturally, I had to stay a while in Rah and I did, it was my longest stay in Vanuatu so far – two and a half weeks.
The reason I came to Rah was because George Thompson, the man I was helping out in South West Bay advised me to make the journey there and help out a man (in the same way – take photos for marketing) by the name of Luke Dini or Father Luke as he introduces himself (he's a retired pastor). Both George and Father Luke were members of Vanuatu's bungalow association, in fact they were probably the first two men to join a few decades back. The association was meant to set some sorts of standards for bungalows as well as service in those bungalows. The government was meant to help out and direct tourists to those places which were a part of the association.
It appears however that whatever project the government of Vanuatu undertakes, that project is destined for not fulfilling its potential and that has certainly been the case here. Father Luke opened his Bungalow in the seventies and he waited for fifteen years for the first foreign visitors, who happened to be a group of New Zeland Yachties needing to stay on land for just one night. After that there were no more tourists for another five years, but for whatever reason Father Luke didn't abandon his idea of running a bungalow.
For years the place would receive just a handful of visitors a year, most of them – discount-seeking government workers who found the bungalow through the association (they seem to be the only people who turn to the association to find accommodation). From my understanding, the income was meagre, but Father Luke understood; for a small community like that of Rah Island, tourism was the only kind of business that would empower the locals and give them a chance to earn a decent enough income. Perhaps more importantly, it could keep the youth closer to home and this is a big thing, considering that many young, ambitious Ni-Vans leave remote places like Rah in search of jobs on the more developed Efate (where the capital Vila is) and Santo (where the second capital Luganville is located). Most often the youth come back, disillusioned, disappointed in their experiences in the world outside. The money they earn on the more developed islands is small in comparison to their sky-high expenses of living away form home. Things like food and accommodation are free for them, while they stay close to home in the huts that they build, near their gardens and the sea in which they know every fishing spot. In the outside world everything has a price tag and because of foreign investment and influence, things are pretty much out of reach for the regular citizen of Vanuatu.
When the youth come back to places like Rah after a disappointing tenure in the capital, they find themselves in an unusual situation. Having been exposed to the world of televisions, DVDs and night clubs they can't look at life in a quiet island paradise without modern facilities in quite the same way. Sometimes they come back with new skills, which they can't use because there are no industries of any sort. They're left in-between two words, confused, a little frustrated and dreaming of what things would be like if their fortunes turned.
Father Luke had a vision, he felt that the presence of tourists on Rah could contribute to the entire community. Starting from the canoe-taxi across the lagoon from "mainland" Mota Lava, which every visitor must take to get to the bungalow, to the fishermen, lobster and coconut crab catchers who sold their catch to his the restaurant, to the traditional dance performers and so on. Everyone would benefit, everyone interested would have a chance to earn an income which was while fairly small, went a long way on an island like Rah. I was surprised that Father Luke was able to see such a big picture, this was very unusual for a man from a remote, forgotten island in the Pacific.
It turned out that Father Luke, besides being a Church pastor in the past, was a politician in the more distant past. In fact he was second in charge of all of Vanuatu during the colonial years and secretary to the president, once Vanuatu gained its independence. I was pleasantly surprised that Father Luke resigned from his high position because he strongly opposed the increasing corruption in the higher ranks of the government. It was then only at the beginning of its growth, these days the corruption in Vanuatu is legendary.
"My wife liked living the lavish lifestyle, having chauffers and eating in restaurants, so she didn't want me to quit. I told her this; we can continue like that, but in a few years you will lose your husband, for I cannot stand living a lie, I'll probably die from stress, from a heart-attack or something like that. I want to keep my dignity and to be able to look in the eyes of the people back home on Rah." These were Father Luke's words, to which his wife replied – "Let's go home" meaning their modest house on Rah Island.
And so in some ways Father Luke is similar to George Thompson. He is a man who puts dignity and community above money and easy life. Thankfully, unlike George, after years and years of struggle things have taken turn for the better for Father Luke's bungalows. They probably get close to thirty visitors a year on Rah Island and although the number does not seem impressive, it is when you consider the beginnings.
Since this is a photography and travel blog, I feel obliged to tell the readers about Rah Island as a travel destination, not only a photography destination. As I mentioned, it's the ideal place to escape the hustle and bustle of the modern, developed world. It's still not luxurious comfort living, but there is solar power, a shower and flush toilets – things that are not so common in the outer islands of Vanuatu. Father Luke's bungalows are pretty cheap too, not South East Asia cheap, but fairly cheap by other standards. It's about US$30 per person per day and that includes food, which after my recommendation will include more fresh fish and the possibility to eat lobster and coconut crab whenever your heart desires.
Ok, that's enough of that. Let's get to the photographs. The one above is of a local kid doing a back-flip from a canoe in the lagoon.
Saron returning from her family's garden with the village dog. Vanuatu is one of the greatest agricultural societies on the planet, every family has a garden and every village family lives from one. The gardens are usually located somewhere in the bush and almost daily a family member will venture out there in order to tend to the crops or to bring some produce back home.
Silas and Young lobster hunting. The men look for familiar spots where they're likely to find the crustaceans. The easiest time to catch them is during the moment of feeding, which lasts for approximately half an hour in the evening.
Silas putting one of the lobsters into the boat.
While on the subject of edible crustaceans, here's another one – the legendary coconut crab. Near extinction in most of the world, the coconut crab is in abundance in lots of the Torba province, of which Rah and Mota Lava are a part. As you can see they grow pretty big, in fact according to Wikipedia, it is the largest-living arthropod on the planet. Those claws mean business too, Joseph is very experienced at catching and handling the creatures. Here some village youngsters watch him as he separates the coconut crab from his bate – the coconut.
As I mentioned in the last post, the men of Vanuatu are generally pretty amazing tree-climbers. By the time they're teenagers they are strong enough to climb some crazy-big trees. David is one such teenager. As many other boys his age he climbs up trees to hunt (with a sling-shot) small birds and flying foxes, a delicacy in many parts of Vanatu.
Another image of Bob and his son Jeff. I wanted to include this one here just to emphasize the incredibly clear water around the reef. I'd dreamt about being in places like this for a looong time, now I feel like I'm getting a little spoilt.
The view out the front of the bungalow, just after sunset. Like I said, I'm a sucker for sea and mountains.
Dimitry (front) is one of Father Luke's grandchildren. The kid is a CHARACTER, that's for sure. He's only four, but he's very savvy, Tanya had to work real hard to become his buddy, he's the type of kid who you have to constantly attract with something interesting. Dimitry is also unusually interested in his tradition (for a small child) he always tries to perform the island's famous snake dance with the bigger boys and has a great sense of hearing.
Franklin is a master wood carver, he creates some true masterpieces. Interestingly though, while Franklin learned the technique of wood-carving from his father, he learned how to carve more complex traditional works from photographs taken in a Museum of Pacific Arts somewhere in Europe. His ancestors sold a lot of the carvings to Europeans over a century ago and even the elders in his village (on Mota Lava) had never seen the carvings in the photographs.
Through a strange twist of fate, the "white men" who laid path for the destruction of the culture of the inhabitants of Rah and Mota islands over a hundred years ago also managed to save a part of it and to indirectly help revive the same part of that culture many decades later.
Franklin is a fascinating man and not only because of his determined approach towards wood-caring, it wasn't unusual for him to go through five pieces of wood before getting things just right. Franklin is also a field worker of Vanuatu's cultural centre, which means that he studies and records his own culture. Had I had more time I would have gladly spent hours chatting to the man, asking him endless questions.
The snake dance of Rah has become famous all over Vanuatu. It is usually performed at weddings and special occasions, but these days it's become a regular performance for tourists too. I have to say that usually I think stuff like that is lame, but I've reconsidered that approach in Vanuatu and particularly with the snake dance. We watched it about 4 times and every time it was pretty cool.
A dancer having his body and face painted for the snake dance. I don't know if anyone who is not part of the dance group has been behind the scenes for this dance before, back in the day seeing the preparation was strictly taboo. The paint used, as well as the material of the costumes were the performers' secret and if anyone were to find out that secret they may have very well been killed, such was the kastom law.
A view from the rock of Rah, one of the most accessible high view points I've ever come across (you can get there in about 10 minutes from the village). No photograph will do it justice. From the rock you have a 360 degree of the surroundings and they are magnificent.
I couldn't resist including another shot of children in a canoe in the lagoon. That place was ideal for photography – dramatic mountain backdrop on one side and the setting sun on the other, doesn't get much better than that.
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Pelicans' Anderson carted from court on stretcher
New Orleans' reserve forward Ryan Anderson was taken from the court on a stretcher after colliding with Boston's Gerald Wallace in the fourth quarter on Friday night.
The Celtics said a preliminary diagnosis indicated a "cervical stinger."
Anderson and Wallace collided near the Celtics' basket with 11:02 to play. They both went to the floor hard.
Anderson remained on his back as he was being checked by the team's trainer and a Celtics' doctor before a stretcher was requested.
After about a 5-minute delay, he was put in a back brace and then on a stretcher before being wheeled off to applause from the TD Garden crowd. Both teams came out and surrounded him when the stretcher was brought out.
Anderson had 13 points and seven rebounds before leaving.
New Orleans went on to win the game 95-92.
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Frieri hopes to change up his arsenal
TEMPE, Ariz. -- So, what will be Ernesto Frieri's secondary pitch du jour this spring?
"I have a nasty changeup that nobody's going to touch," the Angels' amicable closer said with a big smile. "You'll see."
Get Frieri going about his changeup, and he'll list off the three batters he struck out with it in 2013: A's shortstop Jed Lowrie, Blue Jays center fielder Colby Rasmus and Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager.
He remembers this, because he's still kicking himself for not having the confidence to use it more often.
"The few times I threw changeups, I remember how bad hitters looked," Frieri said in Spanish.
"I'm always going to pitch with my fastball. But if I can throw an offspeed pitch that looks like the fastball coming out of my hand, it's only going to play up my fastball. I want to put it in other hitters' minds that it's not only the fastball that's coming."
Frieri had that mindset last spring, but he came into camp trying to master a cutter that never really worked out, then approached the ensuing season the same way he has approached every other: By relying too heavily on his lively fastball.
In 2013, while posting a 3.80 ERA and converting 37 of 41 saves, Frieri threw 88 percent fastballs, 10 percent cutters and two percent changeups. In 2012, while posting a 2.32 ERA and converting 23 of 26 saves, it was 86 percent fastballs, seven percent sliders and seven percent curveballs.
Every spring, he tries to implement a secondary pitch. But when the games start counting, and survival mode kicks in, Frieri always reverts back to the fastball that hitters may start to figure out if he continues to be a one-pitch reliever.
He hopes to change that up, so to speak.
"I feel more confident in throwing it," Frieri said of his changeup. "What I want to see now is the reaction from the hitters. Hitters are the ones who tell you if the pitch is good or bad. And that's what Spring Training is for.
"This spring, I'm going to work on it a lot to see what the reaction from hitters is. If it's good, get ready for the season -- changeups for everybody."


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African Countries provide investment opportunities to different partners and countries under the available trade agreements mainly to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the cornerstone of the U.S. government's trade and development engagement with Sub-Saharan Africa. Exports to the European Union also are increasing under the EU's Economic Partnership Agreements with African countries.
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Cotton production in Uganda, East Africa's second-biggest grower of the fiber, may climb almost 80 percent in 2014-15 as stable global prices and improved weather boost planting, the country's regulator said.
Output rised to 140,000 185-kilogram bales of lint in the production year through September 2015 from 78,000 bales in the previous season, Jolly Sabune, managing director of Uganda's Cotton Development Organisation, said. According to the 2013/2014 ministry of Agriculture sector performance report Uganda earned $24.7m (Shs83.2 billion) from cotton in FY 2013/14 – the most recent year for which such data is readily available. This was a drop from $27.7m (Shs93.3 billion) in FY2012/13.
The total export value of Ethiopia's textile and apparel industry has had a substantial growth over the last decade, reaching USD 41 million in fiscal year 2015/16, according to the Ethiopian Textile Industry Development Institute (ETIDI). The Ethiopian government has planned to further boost exports to reach USD 1 billion by 2020.
Low labour cost, availability of raw material, and preferential trading agreements such as Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Common Markets of East Africa (COMESA) are some of the main factors to fuel the sector. Many international companies such as H&M, Tesco, Gap, and Walmart etc, are now manufacturing or sourcing textile and apparel products from Ethiopia.
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West Monroe Man Burns 3-Year-Old Child, Choked Women
WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — Deputies say a 22 year-old West Monroe man was booked at Ouachita Correctional Center after being arrested on several charges, including burning his 3-year-old child with a space heater.
Authorities tell The News-Star Vincent Tyler Froust allegedly threw a woman on a bed and choked her while their three children watched. He is accused of hitting the woman twice in the face during the attack.
Another woman stated to police that Froust grabbed her throat and choked her until she could not breathe.
The second woman told deputies that Froust allegedly burned the child on Saturday. Deputies reported there were blisters on the child's legs.
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Rush on for green fund's $10b
Oliver Yates, the new chief executive of the government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation, may not have an office yet, but he's already receiving informal proposals for his green fund's $10 billion.
"There are a lot of people who are keen to see the CEFC up and running, and are putting proposals forward in potential areas where we could participate and help them," the former Macquarie banker said.
Now in his second week at the helm, Mr Yates will use the next few months to land more permanent "digs" and build a team that can start selecting recipients of the fund's first loan tranche of $2 billion for the year beginning July 1, 2013.
"Prior to that date, we'd be hoping to create a solid pipeline of transactions," Mr Yates said.
Just what constitutes "solid" is likely to be closely scrutinised by the fund's opponents and supporters alike.
The CEFC's mandate is to operate at no cost to the taxpayer by generating a return that matches or exceeds the government's annual cost of funds of about 3.5 per cent.
"We have a clear obligation here to act commercially," he said. "There's no free money in this game."
Its funds – which fall outside the federal budget – are earmarked to support renewable energy technologies and projects that are close to commercial viability, but have been unable to secure longer-term private finance.
The global financial crisis "has caused issues for funding at long duration", he said. While banks are willing to back renewable energy projects that they are familiar with, such as some wind farms, less-established technologies such as tidal, wave and some forms of solar energy miss out.
Other projects, meanwhile, struggle to get long-term contracts to sell the power they produce, he said.
Renewable energy may receive about half the CEFC's finance, but energy-efficiency projects are likely to get the bulk of the remainder.
"It's the cheapest thing for people to do," Mr Yates said of energy efficiency.
One example is the difficultly local councils have switching to less energy-sapping street lighting. Councils pay the bills, but often don't control the lights, he said.
Matthew Macdougall, chief executive of Global Rental & Leasing, said his firm is "thrilled" by the existence of a much larger government agency to back energy productivity efforts.
"We think it's got enormous promise," he said. His firm today launched a Global Clean Energy Finance unit, backed in part by funds from Low Carbon Australia, a government body that will be rolled into the CEFC. The unit will provide finance for energy efficient equipment upgrades, such as for lighting and air-conditioning, costing $100,000 or more.
'Motivated lender'
Geoff Ward, chief executive of Geodynamics, a company seeking to tap geothermal power from hot rocks kilometres below the surface in South Australia's Cooper Basin, said the CEFC would be a "motivated lender" in providing funds and encouraging others to invest in renewable energy.
Mr Ward said his company, which has won $90 million in government grants, would expect to meet tough demands if it ever sought CEFC finance.
"We've got to demonstrate that we have a project that's been appropriately investigated and appraised, with the risk-management metrics and approaches you'd expect for any large resource and power development," he said.
Developers of nuclear energy or carbon capture and storage technologies need not apply - both were omitted from the CEFC's mandate.
The federal opposition, however, has dubbed the entire CEFC "a giant slush fund" has and vowed to scrap it along with the carbon tax should it win government.
"By its very nature (the fund) will be high-risk, irrespective of what systems are put in place," said Greg Hunt, the opposition's environment spokesman. "If the risk was low, they would be able to attract private finance."
Mr Hunt said he had "strong personal respect" for Mr Yates but the CEFC was basically flawed: "The Renewable Energy Target is already operating as a market mechanism to encourage investment in renewables and that should be allowed to operate without another $10 billion distorting that scheme."
Mr Yates hopes critics relent once they see the fund in action.
"I'm not expecting to go anywhere, and I'm not expecting anything to happen except for us to become an integral part of the industry."
Peter Hannam writes on environment issues for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.


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In May, the io9 Book Club read Mira Grant's Feed. Now Grant is coming to answer your questions about the book today, June 6.
She'll be popping into the comment thread on this very post today, June 6, between 4:30 and 5:30 Pacific Time. Start posting your questions for her now, and she'll answer as many as she can.
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Week of 12/20/10 - 12/26/10
I was off most of the week, except for working Monday and part of Wednesday.
My meetings on Monday and Wednesday:
* Amalia Alarcon de Morris, Director of the Office of Neighborhood Involvement
* Mel Jones, constituent
* Bruce Warner and Keith Witcosky, Portland Development Commission
* Holiday gathering with City Hall employees
* Commissioner Saltzman regular monthly meeting
* Commissioner Leonard to discuss the proposed Citywide Tree Project
* Bureau of Planning and Sustainability staff to discuss the proposed Citywide Tree Project
* Drop-in meeting with State Representative Lew Frederick
Dinners with Family: Every single night! Yay for vacation, and for adult children home from college and work.


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Yaschas Massif 010 AF
Episode 3: Part 1- Prophecy of Hope
Yaschas Massif 010 AF
Your next trek through time lands you in the dangerous wilds of Yaschas Massif 10 years after the events of the first game. Speak to the researcher to acquire the Map of Yaschas Massif. As you explore this area, keep in mind that you're safe from enemies as long as you stay in the various pockets of light.
Certain areas contain stationary lampposts, while others contain searchlights that follow a set pattern. While this is a good place to gain CP, it's also home to some dangerous creatures like the Behemoth, so proceed with caution. There's no way you can defeat the Behemoth's at your current levels, so don't even bother trying.
Keep an eye out near the walls of the searchlight area for chests containing gil and various components useful in upgrading your monster companions. Once you reach the first Chocolina, buy the new stronger weapons for Serah and Noel, then explore the darkness just east of her to find a chest containing the 'Scars' Gate Seal. This comes in handy later on in the Bresha Ruins.
Continue along the path, stopping at the various chests to pick up Gysahl Greens, gil, and a Pearl Necklace. You'll eventually reach another Hocolina and the safety of the well-lit encampment. But before you can make it inside, a boss rips through time and attacks.
Boss Fight - Aloeidai
This creature opens the fight by casting a handful of status ailments on your party, so use a Medic like Cait Sith and have them Esuna your trio. You'll need to Stagger the foe in order to defeat him in battle, so use a pair of Ravagers whenever possible to build it up quickly. Switch to a COM/COM/COM setup during your first Stagger to take as much health off of the beast as possible.
After it regains its composure, it'll cast a barrier around itself that prevents any and all damage. Remove the barrier by Staggering it again, then switch back to your trio of Commandos to get the most bang for your buck. Use a Medic to remove and status hits and heal when necessary to win the battle.
Defeat Aloedidai in Yaschas Massif 010 AF
Your prize for victory is the Aloeidai Fragment and 3500 CP. After the fight, you're saved by a familiar (albeit slightly older) face. Hope Estheim is no longer the brooding kid trying to avenge his mother's death. He's now the leader of a research team bent on solving the time paradox's that have been plaguing the world.
Explore the encampment for a few items, then head over to Hope when you're ready to progress. Watch the extended series of cutscenes to learn about the Oracle Drive and Hope's ultimate goal for all of these time travel shenanigans. After you indulge Hope, he'll reward you with the Hollow Artefact before sending you on your way.
At the bottom of the stairs is a researcher who needs help in exchange for a Fragment.
Throw Mog behind the boxes pictured in the quest dialog in Yaschas Massif 01X AF
You've done about all you can here, so head south back through the darkness to the Time Gate. Use your newly acquired Artefact to proceed to your next destination.
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Summer Salad with Tiger Shrimp
(Karidesli Yaz Salatasi)
250 gr tiger shrimp, cooked, frozen, thawed
3-4 Romain leaves, washed, cut in medium size pieces
1 cucumber, washed, cut the ends, sliced
1 medium sized tomato, washed, cut in bite size
1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 lemon juice
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
1-2 clove garlic, smashed with salt
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
Place Romain leaves on a serving dish. Put half of the cucumber slices on it. Arrange the shrimps, rest of the cucumbers, tomatoes and onion slices.
Whisk all dressing ingredients and pour all over it. Garnish with parsley.
This is a very nice salad that can be made as a side dish or a light summer meal:)
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The Islanders and Blues were tied 3-3 in overtime when Thomas Vanek scored what appeared to be the game-winner. It looked like it hit his skate but the red lamp lit, the referee pointed at the net and Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak skated off the ice without incident. Replay eventually reversed the call, though, and Thomas Vanek thinks that's some bullshit that wouldn't have happened to a team like the Penguins.
Replay is tricky, but it shouldn't be this tricky. The folks up in Toronto ruled that Thomas Vanek ran afoul of the rule that says a player cannot "use a distinct kicking motion to propel the puck into the net."
The puck clearly hits his skate, but even assuming that we are trying to prove that the goal should be disallowed—which is the exact opposite standard we should be using when reviewing a call made in real time—Vanek appears to be dragging the puck over so he can get it on his stick. That's the sense you get from the last, most incriminating view, at about 2:20 of the video above. That is the best you can say about that replay and that's just as iffy, if not more so than the call on the ice.
Vanek, after the game, felt the call reflected the Islanders' standing in the league.
"I don't know if it's who we are," Vanek continued. "If that's Pittsburgh or a top team, that's maybe a goal. It's just a terrible call. We all know what a kicking motion is."
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Everyday Things
The publication date is 1995. It is compiled and edited by Carol L. Newbill. There are no rips, tears or stains. If you have any questions regarding this publication, please email. I need your zip code to calculate the postage.


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Is there a possibility to filter content in a grid similar to the FilterRow extension?
I found those two extensions (for Ext JS 3):
- Ext.ux.grid.FilterRow by Rene Saarsoo
- Ext.ux.grid.FilterRow by Surinder Singh
Both didn't work for me in Ext JS 4 PR5.
Am I doing something wrong - or is there another solution?
TIA - Marcel


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This was a fun read. It raises important issues and is educational about apes who sadly have often been used as nothing more than "hairy test tubes". Who knew that they could communicate, express their desires, learn language, and make requests? Who knew that there were different types of great apes, not just chimps? Bonobos are intelligent, sensitive creatures who need to be understood and protected particularly because it is so tempting for humans to exploit them. The story begins in a linguistic center for bonobos, where there is a brutal attack and the bonobos are stolen and put on a reality game show. There are, of course, lots of human/ape parallels, and the book includes a searing commentary on the human obsession with reality game shows.
I love the humour in Ape House. Reviewers have criticized it for being trite and cliche and for not being well written. But I actually loved the lighthearted feel, despite the fact that it deals with some very weighty issues. This book is a pleasure to read. Because of that it will be promoted and the cause will be championed. The hilarious opening quote comparison by Britney Spears and a chimp, gets the book started on just the right note.
Sara Gruen is a Canadian born author who is passionate about research for her novels and widely supports animals and wildlife. In fact, she was one of the few people allowed to visit at the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa. They have an awesome website.
Great Ape Trust
Her other book 'Water for Elephants' was a smashing success, and I would be willing to bet was one of the biggest book club favourites ever. So if you haven't read that one, you definitely have some catching up to do!
There's a great little video to watch on Sara's website, including lots of other reader features. Enjoy!