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Experts find 1st hint MERS may be infecting camels
LONDON (AP) ? Scientists have found an intriguing clue that suggests camels might somehow be involved in infecting people in the Middle East with the mysterious MERS virus.
Since the virus was first identified last September, there have been 94 illnesses, including 46 deaths, from MERS, or Middle East respiratory syndrome, mostly in Saudi Arabia. Aside from several clusters where the virus has likely spread between people, experts have largely been stumped as to how patients got infected.
In a preliminary study published on Friday, European scientists found traces of antibodies against the MERS virus in dromedary, or one-humped, camels, but not the virus itself. Finding antibodies means the camels were at one point infected with MERS or a similar virus before fighting off the infection.
The antibodies were found in all 50 camel blood samples from Oman, compared to 15 of 105 samples from Spanish camels. Animals from Spain, the Netherlands and Chile were tested for comparison to those from Oman. No MERS antibodies were found in tests done in cows, sheep or goats.
"Finding the (MERS) virus is like finding a needle in a haystack, but finding the antibodies at least gives you an indication of where to look," said Marion Koopmans, chief of virology at the Netherlands' National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the study's senior author. "What this tells us is that there's something circulating in camels that looks darned similar to MERS."
The study was published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Koopmans expected results would be similar for other camel populations across the Middle East.
"We can't say this proves camels are a reservoir for MERS but it does show there is something going on with camels that may be relevant for people," Koopmans said.
Across the Middle East, camel products including milk are popular and the animals are often kept for racing and other purposes.
MERS is part of a family of coronaviruses that can cause the common cold as well as SARS, which sparked a global outbreak in 2003. Saudi Arabia health officials, in a letter this week to the New England Journal of Medicine, documented seven new infections of MERS in health workers, including some mild cases.
MERS is most closely related to a bat virus, leading some scientists to think bats are the natural source. Some experts think bats might be infecting other animals like camels with MERS before passing it to humans. MERS can cause symptoms including fever, cough, breathing problems, pneumonia and kidney failure. There is no known treatment or cure.
Some experts said more testing of other animals in the Middle East was needed.
"Camels may be involved in (MERS) transmission but there could also be cows, goats, or something else involved," said Vincent Munster, a virologist at the National Institutes of Health, who co-wrote an accompanying commentary.
There are ongoing tests on camel samples from elsewhere in the Middle East, as well as tests on dates, which some scientists think may be infected by bat excrement before being eaten by people.
The World Health Organization called the camel findings "an important development" but pointed out that many MERS patients had no known contact with animals.
"There must be some other step somewhere that results in human infections," WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said.
He said it was still unclear what kind of animal contact might be needed for MERS to spread.
"Even if we know where the virus is, we don't know exactly how it's jumping into humans," Hartl said. "This is another piece of the puzzle, but there are still a lot of holes that need to be filled in."
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Amazon launches site for purchase of fine art
NEW YORK (AP) ? Amazon.com is getting into the fine art arena.
Customers can buy original and limited edition works of art from more than 150 prominent galleries and dealers via Amazon Art.
The announcement came Tuesday, a day after Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. announced that its CEO, Jeff Bezos (BAY'-zohs), had purchased The Washington Post.
Amazon Art features 40,000 works from more than 4,500 artists. The wide range of works includes folk art, impressionism and modern art.
Prices range widely, too.
There's a photograph by Clifford Ross for $200 and a painting by Norman Rockwell for $4.85 million.
The online marketplace offers detailed information about the artist, work, provenance and exhibition history.
Amazon worked with Sotheby's for a short-lived experiment selling art online in 1999.
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Samsung Denies Manipulating Galaxy S4 for Better Benchmark Results
Samsung this morning denied intentionally manipulating the Galaxy S 4 to produce more favorable benchmark results.
"The maximum GPU frequencies for the Galaxy S 4 have been varied to provide optimal user experience for our customers, and were not intended to improve certain benchmark results," Samsung said in a statement.
At issue is a post from Beyond3D.com that questioned Samsung's benchmarking techniques. That prompted AnandTech to run some tests on the S4, the results of which were published last night.
"Through some good old fashioned benchmarking, the poster [on Beyond3D.com] alleged that Samsung was only exposing its 533MHz GPU clock to certain benchmarks - all other apps/games were limited to 480MHz," according to AnandTech.
The blog said its own investigation revealed that Samsung lets hardware run faster during certain benchmarking tests, allowing for better results. "GLBenchmark 2.5.1 appears to be singled out as a benchmark that is allowed to run the GPU at the higher frequency/voltage setting," AnandTech said.
In response, Samsung said that "under ordinary conditions," the Galaxy S 4 can attain maximum GPU frequency of 533MHz.
"However, the maximum GPU frequency is lowered to 480MHz for certain gaming apps that may cause an overload, when they are used for a prolonged period of time in full-screen mode," Samsung said. "Meanwhile, a maximum GPU frequency of 533MHz is applicable for running apps that are usually used in full-screen mode, such as the S Browser, Gallery, Camera, Video Player, and certain benchmarking apps, which also demand substantial performance."
For a full rundown, check out the AnandTech post. Also see PCMag's full review of the Galaxy S 4 for AT&T and the Google Play Edition, and our 10 Galaxy S4 Tips and Tricks.
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The Count & Elmo Sing 'Holy Grail' By Jay Z (VIDEO)
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Massachussets State Boxing Commission Holding Meeting on Chael Sonnen's License for UFC on Fox Sports 1.1
Massachussets State Boxing Commission Holding Meeting on Chael Sonnen's License for UFC on Fox Sports 1.1
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They received a union complaint on Sonnen...
Based on a complaint from the union organization, Unite Here, the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission will hold a closed door meeting on Thursday (August 8) to decide if UFC fighter Chael Sonnen will receive a license for his fight at UFC Fight Night 26/UFC on Fox Sports 1.1.
Reportedly, a representative for the state's Department of Public Safety, who oversees the commission, has said that due to the complain, the commission elected to hold the meeting after its regular session will determine the issue of Sonnen's license. DPS spokesman, Terrel Harris stated, "The commissioners will sit in and they'll hammer out the issue. When they've made a final decision, they'll let everybody know what that decision was. Bottom line is that they have to do it relatively soon, because the fight's a week from Saturday."
You can read the complaint from Unite here at the above link. The complaint is directed at Sonnen's previous conviction in 2011 on a federal charge of money laundering and states that the commission has the right to deny his license based on Sonnen's "moral turpitude."
Chael Sonnen is still previously scheduled to face Mauricio Rua in the headlining fight at the event which is set for August 17 at the TD Garden in Boston.
Regarding the use of Sonnen's testosterone use, Harris also added, "The executive session is to determine what acceptable levels of testosterone are for people who have a medical reason for testosterone supplements. Right now, he's not even licensed."
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Windows Phone and Android vault ahead in smartphone market share
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IDC's numbers for Q2 show big growth in Android and Windows Phone.
The latest market share numbers from tracking firm IDC show Android in the lead and Apple's iOS losing ground globally, as expected in the period before the new iPhone is announced. Also showing healthy (even robust) growth is Windows Phone.
Microsoft's mobile platform saw shipments in Q2 grow by 77.6 percent, from 4.9 million to 8.7 million. That may be peanuts compared with the tens of millions of iPhones and hundreds of millions of Android phones being sold, but it's solid growth ? and it puts Microsoft above the beleaguered BlackBerry, which is steadily losing customers despite reinventing its platform.
Most of Windows Phone's growth is due to Nokia's well-received and increasingly visible Lumia series of smartphones, which made up more than 80 percent of the platform's sales last quarter.
As for Android and iOS, the real battle will come this fall, when the next generation of iPhone is expected to be out. But in the meantime (as indicated by IDC's recent smartphone shipments report) Android is exploding. With around 187 million units sold last quarter alone (73.5 percent more than in 2012's Q2), Android has taken almost 80 percent of the smartphone market.
But with the big launches from HTC, Samsung, and LG (the just-announced G2) behind us, the fall may still belong to Apple, depending on what the next iPhone brings to the table.
Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBC News Digital. His personal website is coldewey.cc.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
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Shas? solution to the party?s leadership crisis, the forum of three, has earned an envious spot in the weekly chareidi newspapers and magazines in Eretz Yisrael. Shas? own Yom L?Yom does not play modest, allocating significant real estate to tell the story and share the success, including the array of rabbonim whose photo appears alongside their bracha on the success achieved by Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita. The paper actually explains in depth that the credit for saving the party goes to Maran?s youngest son, HaGaon HaRav David Yosef, who heads the gadol hador?s Badatz Beit Yosef.
Rav Moshe?s efforts paid off big time in this case, at least for the time being, and the rabbonim who appear in the party-affiliated newspaper are not just Sephardim but prominent Ashkenazim including the Sanzer Rebbe Shlita, the Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita and Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yonah Yechiel Metzger.
The Shas success begs the question if the Ashkenazim can achieve the same success, but with growing splits in the litvish and chassidic factions, such a reality appears unlikely at the present time.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Gifted Workshops a 'Natural' Fit for Many Future College Students
Gifted Workshops a 'Natural' Fit for Many Future College Students
DuBOIS ? Professionals with expertise in environmental and wildlife conservation are in high demand today, and a group of future college students got an up-close look at some career options in those fields at Penn State DuBois recently. More than 40 students from gifted programs at eight area school districts participated in a Gifted Workshop on campus. Open to middle school or high school students enrolled in a gifted program, the workshop was designed to introduce those bright students to educational opportunities that would get them working in careers related to environmental stewardship. To that end, faculty members from the campus' Wildlife Technology Program held sample classes and labs that provided hands-on lessons and field experience.
"Some of my students are involved in scouting, some are interested in outdoor experiences, and they were very interested in these programs. I could see some of them going into things like environmental engineering," said Della Kurtzhals, the gifted program coordinator at Clarion Area High School. "This shows them that they have good options for that education close to home."
In fact, the Wildlife Technology Degree is an option exclusive to DuBois, explained Admissions Counselor Holli Lashinsky. She said, "Wildlife Technology is unique to Penn State DuBois; we're the only campus in the Penn State system to offer it. The great thing about it is that we provide extensive lab and field experience, so students get hands-on learning opportunities."
Some of those hands-on experiences the students sampled included learning how to estimate the age of white-tailed deer by examining their jaws and teeth. This is information that wildlife professionals would use to manage a deer herd and its habitat.
They also had the opportunity to participate in placing leg bands on song birds, a tactic that professionals use to track movement and migration patterns. Additionally, students used radio-tracking equipment to locate radio collars hidden in a near-by forested area. This simulated the real-world work that experts do when tracking animals that have been tranquilized and equipped with radio collars. Once an animal is outfitted with a radio collar, they can be tracked using specialized radio equipment so that their migration patterns, feeding patterns, and more can be recorded. It's a technology that is used on everything from deer and elk, to bears, and even pheasants.
Overall, each of the activities represented the gathering of information that wildlife professionals use to manage animal populations and habitats in the wild, for the overall best quality of life for animals, people, and the environment.
"These workshops help students explore different opportunities that they may want to pursue in the future," Lashinsky said. "Or, it may introduce them to opportunities they never thought of before." She explained that many graduates of the Wildlife Technology Program go on to enjoy careers with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and numerous private organizations devoted to the study and preservation of wildlife and habitat.
The fact that workshops like this allow students to see the important work that happens behind the scenes, that they may not be aware of, is what makes them so valuable according to some educators. Anne Young, the secondary gifted program coordinator at DuBois Area High School said, "This allows the students to come to Penn State DuBois and see exactly what is offered, and to see what the classes and courses of study are like. It allows them to think about their options and their higher education early, and really get the ball rolling and start thinking about college."
In addition to gifted workshops, Wildlife Visitation Day is held three times each semester at Penn State DuBois. The day serves as an open house for the Wildlife Technology Program, where prospective students meet with program faculty members, tour campus, and receive enrollment and financial aid information. Wildlife Visitation Days are open to prospective students of any age, who want more information about the program and the careers for which it prepares graduates. For more information, call 814-375-4720, or visit www.ds.psu.edu/wildlife
Photo: Left to right: Tanner Fell, an eighth grader at Cranberry Middle School, and Kiela Vinson, a seventh grader at Clarion Area Junior/Senior High School, use radio equipment during an exercise that simulated the tracking of animals fitted with radio collars. Tracking animals with the collars is one method experts use to manage animal populations.
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ExxonMobil executive killed in Belgium
BRUSSELS (AP) ? Belgian authorities are seeking the public's help in solving the killing of an executive for ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company, who was shot to death in front of his wife nearly two weeks ago on a street in a suburb of the Belgian capital of Brussels.
Nicholas Mockford, a British national, was shot on Oct. 14 as he left an Italian restaurant in Neder-over-Heembeek. Belgian authorities declined to provide information on the crime at the time, which they said was common in investigations of serious crimes, although a Dutch-language television station aired a report the day after the shooting.
A spokesman for ExxonMobil said Friday that the company was "shocked by the very tragic death." Mockford had a long career with ExxonMobil, the spokesman said.
A Belgian police report made public Thursday said Mockford and his wife, Mary, were walking toward their car when a man threatened Mrs. Mockford, hit her in the face several times, and tried to grab her purse. Suddenly, a second man appeared and fired four shots at Mockford, who died on the spot, the report said. The assailants, who were wearing motorcycle helmets, initially escaped on foot but were later seen on a motorcycle, according to the report.
Shortly before the attack, a white van crossed the couple's path. Investigators are asking the driver of the van to come forward.
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India Women v Thailand Women ? Asian Cricket Council Women's ...
India Women v Thailand Women ? Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup (Group A) ? Match Update
Aided by a concentrated bowling attack, the India Women claimed a comprehensive 77-run win over the Thailand Women in their Group A match during the ongoing Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, at the Guanggong International Cricket Stadium in China, today on October 25.
The India Women won the toss and elected to bat first, and while Thailand?s Somnarin Tippoch (3-0-19-2) and Nattakan Chantam (4-0-15-1) attempted to keep their opponents in check, the India Women eventually posted a final total of 109 by the end of 20 overs.
Poonam Raut (8) and Mona Mehsram (17) opened the innings for their side, but the opening stand did not proceed beyond 16 runs. Raut fell prey to Chantam in the 6th over, but her successor, skipper Mithali Raj, top-scored for the team with 28, in addition to setting up a 21-run stand with Meshram. The latter was sent back to the pavilion in the 10th over, dismissed via run out, but Player of the Match Raj soldiered on, establishing a 38-run stand with Harmanpreet Kaur (15).
Their combined efforts got the team up to 75 by the 15th over, after which Kaur was caught and bowled by Tippoch, and Raj also fell prey to Tippoch in the 17th over. Nagarajan Niranjana (16*) and Amita Sharma (13*) joined forces for the final partnership of the Indian Women?s innings, setting up an unbeaten 28-run stand which got the team up to a final total of 109 by the end of 20 overs.
The team then followed up their batting performance with a fierce bowling display ? every one of their 6 bowlers, save one, claimed two wickets each, and displayed incredible economy. Aided by the efforts of Ekta Bisht (4-2-7-2), Rasanara Parwin (4-1-8-2), Niranjana (4-1-9-2), Reema Malhotra (2-1-1-2), and Meshram (1.3-1-1-2), the India Women cut their opponents off, all out, at a paltry 32.
Nattaya Boochatham remained the top-scorer for the Thailand Women with a dismal 8-run contribution, while skipper Tippoch only managed a paltry 1, as did Naruemol Chaiwai and Rattana Sangsoma. Chantam, Nantanit Konchan, and Premwadee Doungsin were all dismissed on duck, and by the final over, the Thailand Women were all out at 32, granting the India Women a 77-run win.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Satellite images tell tales of changing biodiversity
ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2012) ? Analysis of texture differences in satellite images may be an effective way to monitor changes in vegetation, soil and water patterns over time, with potential implications for measuring biodiversity as well, according to new research published Oct. 24 by Matteo Convertino from the University of Florida and colleagues in the open access journal PLOS ONE.
The authors designed statistical models to estimate two aspects of biodiversity in satellite images: the number of species in a given region, or 'species richness', and the rate at which species entered or were removed from the ecosystem, a parameter termed 'species turnover'.
They tested their models on data gathered over 28 years in a water conservation area in the Florida Everglades and compared their results to previous reports from the region. They found that their models were nearly 100% accurate when predicting species turnover; conventional methods only have 85% accuracy.
According to the authors, their automated method using satellite images could help improve the efficiency and decrease the cost of campaigns that monitor biodiversity and guide policy and conservation decisions. Convertino says, "Texture-based statistical image analysis is a promising method for quantifying seasonal differences and, consequently, the degree to which vegetation, soil, and water patterns vary as a function of natural and anthropic stressors. The application of the presented model to other fields and scales of analysis of ecosystems is a promising research direction.''
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Here are Some Good Reasons to Consider Investing in China Again ...
With negative sentiment toward China reaching an extreme in recent months,
patient investors have been rewarded with this week?s news of improving data from the Asian giant. [In fact, according to BCA] this appears to be a good time to be investing in China, as stocks are historically cheap. Words: 760
So says Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors(www.usfunds.com)?in edited excerpts from his original article* posted under the title Chinese Stocks Looking Like a Bargain.
Lorimer Wilson, editor of www.FinancialArticleSummariesToday.com (A site for sore eyes and inquisitive minds) and www.munKNEE.com (Your Key to Making Money!), has edited the article below for length and clarity ? see Editor?s Note at the bottom of the page. This paragraph must be included in any article re-posting to avoid copyright infringement.
Holmes goes on to say, in part:
Retail Sales, Disposable Income and Export Numbers
CLSA Sinology?s Andy Rothman reported that in September:
- retail sales growth rose 13.2 percent, which was the fastest pace of the year,
- real urban disposable income grew nearly 10 percent and
- real rural disposable income rose more than 12 percent during the first three quarters of the year and,
- while export numbers are weak, China has so far avoided the large-scale export-sector layoffs that led to 2009?s massive stimulus.
Commodity Imports
There was strength in commodity imports, too.
- Copper imports into China increased 11 percent compared to the previous month due to increased demand from power infrastructure, white goods restocking and auto production.
- Iron ore rose a modest 4 percent compared to the previous month, which is encouraging.
- There was also a sharp rebound in oil imports most likely due to holiday restocking and lower international prices. In fact, Pareto Securities found that Chinese implied oil demand came in at an all-time high of 9.8 million barrels per day in September.
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Fixed Asset Investment
The markets also saw an increase in fixed asset investment (FAI), a measure of capital spending, which grew at ?the fastest pace since October 2011,? says CLSA. According to Credit Suisse, ?a surge in transportation spending in the month of September is starting to reflect the project approvals for highway, rail, airport, and metropolitan transport projects announced in May and June.?
While Credit Suisse says FAI growth was boosted by government investment stimulus, CLSA also notes that fixed asset investment and capital spending by private firms has been rising faster than state-owned firms for 30 of the last 31 months.
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Money Supply
Money supply, a key lubricant of the economy and markets, also continued to increase, and this has historically driven Chinese equities. Take a look at the chart below, which shows the year-over-year money supply compared to the MSCI China Index over the past decade. Over the past 10 years, after the supply in money bottomed, stocks soon rebounded.
On January 31, 2012, money supply hit a near decade low of 12.4 percent year-over-year growth. Since then, the number has been creeping higher, rising sharply to 14.8 percent in September, and shortly thereafter, equities responded.
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Stock Prices & Investor Sentiment?
The Wall Street Journal recognized the improvement in Asian stocks and investor sentiment this week, suggesting that the ?region?s economy could be nearing the end of a slowdown? and that??if the Chinese economy shows sustained signs of stabilizing, it would remove a major overhang of worry for investors in Asia, and may spur more capital raising and other deals as investors become confident enough to switch money out of bonds and back into equity markets.?
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This appears to be a good time to be investing in China, as stocks are historically cheap. At the beginning of October, BCA noted that there was a ?prevailing pessimism? around China and that the stocks were ?currently trading at hefty discounts to world averages and even to euro zone stocks.? The firm indicated that Chinese shares had a forward price-to-earnings ratio of below 9 times; the world and U.S. benchmarks traded at 12 and 13 times, respectively.
Chinese stocks are also cheap compared to emerging markets. In 2007, China traded at a 75 percent premium to emerging markets. Today, Chinese stocks trade at a 20 percent discount. If you look at a comparison of price-to-earnings in China to those in emerging markets, you have to go back to 2006 to find that ratio as low as it is today.
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The low price-to-earnings indicates to me that the negativity pendulum has swung too far. ?Investors have turned from euphoria at the height of the ?China mania? five years ago to extreme pessimism,? says BCA.
Conclusion
Back in April, I listed three trends that global investors should watch in China: A rebound in the liquidity cycle signaling a rally in equity prices, a new leadership with an incentive to maintain growth, and Chinese stocks reverting to their mean, as history appears to favor Chinese stocks landing in the top half of emerging markets [see table below].
Time will tell.
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Japan Engaged In Further Efforts To Reverse Results Of World War II
Global Times
October 23, 2012
Efforts to overturn war?s verdict futile
Zhong Sheng
The Chinese have highly valued credibility and integrity since ancient times. There is a time-honored proverb that ?credibility is a trump card to sustain governance and win public support.? In order to keep a foothold in the international arena, a country has to win respect and trust from other countries, keep its promises, and behave in an open-minded and upright way.
The Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation are the legal basis for the establishment of the international order after World War II. On August 10, 1945, the Japanese government offered to surrender to the Allies. On August 15, the Japanese emperor Hirohito announced Japan?s acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration.
In the surrender document, Japan clearly promised to ?accept the provisions in the declaration issued by the heads of the Governments of the United States, China, and Great Britain 26 July 1945 at Potsdam, and subsequently adhered to by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.?
If, as some in Japan have recently claimed, the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation are unilateral announcements without binding force, how can Japan explain its signature on the surrender document? And why did the surrender officially mark the end of the war?
The Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation were the prerequisites for the Allies to end the war against Japan, and prerequisites for the international community, especially Asian countries, to reaccept Japan in the post-war era. By their recent questioning of the two documents, some in Japan actually seek to negate the fruits of the world?s victory in the anti-fascist war and challenge the post-war international order.
Japan?s recent provocations over the Diaoyu Islands issue did not happen accidentally. The fundamental reason is the increasing expansion of domestic right-wing forces, which are attempting to negate Japan?s history. In international media, articles warning against Japan?s ?turn to the right? are often published.
On October 10, Japanese ambassador to the US Ichiro Fujisaki published an article on the Huffington Post, saying that external arguments about Japan?s growing nationalism and its turn to the right are ?vastly exaggerated.?
Nevertheless, facts cannot be erased. In the post-war era, Japan has been reluctant to either deeply reflect upon its history of invasion or thoroughly settle with its militarism. In recent years, there are constant arguments made within Japan that deny the Nanjing Massacre in 1937 and the organized and forced prostitution run by the Japanese military.
Some Japanese politicians even actively seek to revise the Peace Constitution and the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. It is frequently reported that top Japanese officials, including former Japanese prime minister and newly elected chief of the Liberal Democratic Party Shinzo Abe, visit the Yasukuni Shrine.
Aren?t all these signals of Japanese politics? ?turn to the right?? Shouldn?t Asians and people across the world be alert to these signals?
In 1970, German Chancellor Willy Brandt knelt in front of a monument to the Warsaw Ghetto victims and delivered a silent apology to those who suffered during World War II. This helped improve the image of Germany. No politician in Japan has taken a similar stance. On the contrary, many seek to publicly distort and even deny its past invasions. This is exactly why Japan still fails to look graceful in front of people in Asia and the world at large.
Japan has been saying that it wants to become a ?normal country.? However, Japan first needs to have a normal mentality, completely cleanse its legacy of militarism and win external trust through practical deeds.
After World War II, Japan created an economic miracle. But economic success doesn?t mean normalcy in politics. The recent provocations over the Diaoyu Islands issue make people wonder whether Japan will advance toward peaceful development or will return to the path of militarism. Its Asian neighbors and countries across the world are watching.
The author is a commentator with the People?s Daily. The article is the third in a series on the Diaoyu Islands originally published in the People?s Daily.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Butchering Customer Service | Cider Stassen Business Site
All businesses strive to provide excellent customer service, but there?s a fine line between service and servility. Extreme servility is called obsequiousness. Now there?s a word for you to know. Even if you don?t know what it means, you?ve experienced it?maybe in a restaurant, a clothing store, a car dealership, anywhere where employees hope that by virtue of their attention they will make sales or garner large tips. It?s one thing to be attentive and meet customers? needs; it?s another to be so present and ?in their face? that customers think you want them to adopt you.
A few months ago, I ordered a gift of steaks and roasts from a meat mail order business for some family members. When no acknowledgement came, I called to find out if they had gotten their present. As it turned out, the parcel delivery service had left the package at the wrong address, but the people who had received it in error were honest enough to immediately call the intended recipients to let them know about the mix up.
The only person who had made a mistake was the delivery man who?d misread the mailing label, and no one ever heard a word out of him or his company. The same can?t be said for the meat company. In its relentless pursuit to keep customers satisfied, company representatives started calling me?daily?to make sure I was still happy and to see if I didn?t want to order more meat.
After the umpteenth call that resulted in no additional purchases from me, I asked to have my name and number removed from the calling list. Being nice hadn?t worked. Maybe some force would be more effective. Keep in mind I had had absolutely no beef with the mail order company until now. It was at this point, however, that customer service attention turned into customer obsession.
I thought I?d gotten the point across, but about a week later I started receiving calls at my work number. When I would take advantage of the caller ID feature on my phone, I saw an area code and number I didn?t recognize. I answered in my usual way, but each time the caller said nothing and simply hung up. This happened several times until I checked the number and discovered it was the cattle crew. This was out of control. I?d said no from my home number. The answer wasn?t going to be any different on my business line. Now they were intruding on my work day without saying a word.
One final call (and I emphasize the word final) came at 9:17 p.m. last week. Dinner was long over, and no one in the house was thinking about food, especially not about T-bones. No one was consciously thinking about anything since we were all asleep. It had taken almost an hour to get the three-year-old to quit fussing about having to go to bed, but at last he?d drifted off. That is, until the phone rang. I was roused from a very deep sleep by the phone ringing and our child yelling for Mommy.
Too unawake to check the caller ID, I answered. To my utter amazement, it was another company rep wanting to know if I was ready to order more filets. It was time to take this bull by the horns. ?No,? I said, ?not now, not ever again!? I can?t remember exactly, but I?m sure I pointed out that I?d asked to have my name and number removed from their list. That he had had the audacity to call so late in the evening was absolutely beyond my comprehension.
This experience is a clear illustration of how customer service can go terribly wrong. Probably part of this was due to someone misreading the data and assuming that since I had placed a substantial order, I would likely do so again. Who knows? Maybe I would have at a later time, but the ?overkill? from the sales staff turned out to be a deal breaker as far as I?m concerned.
Let this be a cautionary tale for any businesses out there that think ?hard selling? is going to work every time. In many cases it will backfire and have just the opposite effect from the one you want.
I?ve recently conducted a less-than-statistically-valid study polling people (my office manager, my aunt, and a very nice woman behind me in a line at Safeway) about customer disservice. Although not all the results are in, here are ten tips to take to heart to keep your customers truly satisfied:
1. Just because your business model says customers should, in all probability, be interested in buying something, don?t assume they?re kidding when they tell you no.
2. Limit unsolicited calls to the same person.
3. Call at a reasonable time.
4. After you hear ?Hello,? really listen to what the other person says to you.
5. Don?t argue when the customer says ?no.?
6. Honor the customer?s wishes.
7. If you are offering service to someone in person, be available, but don?t hover.
8. An internet order does not give you authorization to call someone at home or work to offer add-on purchases or services.
9. Know that a lot of people have caller ID, so don?t call and hang up without saying something.
10. Ask yourself: Would you want to get the call you?re getting ready to make?
This is just a starting point. Maybe you have some pet peeves of your own. If so, send them to our website. There are plenty of people we like to hear from. Just don?t contact me about buying anything that was standing on four legs and had a pulse until recently. I?m now a vegetarian thanks to the last person who did!
Source: http://www.cider-stassen.com/butchering-customer-service.html
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Monitoring And Evaluation System Manager - FH Association ...
Job Description / Responsibility
Job nature: Dhaka based Permanent post
Job Purpose : The M&E Systems Manager is responsible for technical and professional support to the overall M&E strategy. Working closely with managers throughout the organization a liaising internationally, s/he implements appropriate M&E systems and tools in the organization that focus on impact and programmatic improvement.
Main Responsibilities:
The M&E Systems Manager serves FH's Policy & Resources department by developing a culture of measuring outcomes and impact and improving effectiveness by evidence-based learning.
Reviewing existing systems of M&E in FH Bangladesh and suggesting changes, improvements and replacements;
Linking with M&E specialists in the FH global organization, and searching publicly available M&E expertise to bring new ideas and suggestions to the attention of the Management
Constructing and operating agreed systems of M&E for organization
Training appropriate people in relevant aspects of M&E systems use;
Receiving, processing and storing M&E data from within FH Ba;
Drafting reports interpreting available data.
Drafting M&E plans for new project proposals;
Working with Area Programme Coordinators & Managers to conduct donor required M&E processes.
Providing M&E analysis of available data to support reports to donors and other parties;
Assisting Area Programme Coordinators & Team Managers to implement the M&E components of projects including baseline surveys, gathering data for FH global indicators, mid-term evaluations and project completion evaluations.
Providing M&E information in suitable format to be used to encourage and motivate participants.
Processing and interpreting data and drafting the measurement components of the evaluation report.
Working supportively with Field Staff to help them understand the need for, benefits of, and methods for, collecting M&E data.
Training Field Staff to grow M&E skills in each individual.
Undertaking regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed.
Job Nature
Full-time
Educational Requirements
Graduate in any disciplines (statistics preferable).
Experience Requirements
Minimum 2 year(s)
Additional Job Requirements
Age 25 to 35 year(s)
Minimum 2 years of experience in field of M&E
Confident in using computers. Competent user of office software including word processors and spreadsheets. Willing to learn new software.
Able to write and speak English.
Willing to travel within Bangladesh to conduct training and gather data, and build relationships with field staff.
Able to select when quantitative and when qualitative approaches are appropriate for measuring performance and impact, and determine information for quality improvement.
Knows about internationally recognized ways of data gathering, processing and interpretation such as questionnaire design, simple and cluster sampling, LQAS surveys.
Able to interpret results of surveys and write meaningful results statements.
Able to extract management learning and action from surveys and evaluations.
Able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and to teach others.
Salary Range
TK. 29179
Send your CV to jdas@fh.org
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