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World's Largest Disease Study Reveals the Real Effects of Our Diet
It's one of the leading causes of death globally
Published on September 15, the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) revealed some harsh truths about the health effects of a poor diet. The study evaluated health trends in 195 countries and is considered "the most comprehensive worldwide observational epidemiological study to date."
The most shocking conclusion? One in five deaths around the world can be attributed to poor diet.
The proportion of deaths caused by heart disease has increased by 19 percent. Diabetes? A 31.1 percent increase. High blood glucose, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol were all among the top ten risk factors for men and women across the globe.
These risk factors and diseases all have one thing in common — they relate to poor diet. And while the specifics of what a better diet would look like have yet to be concluded by science, diets that were low in whole grains, legumes, fruit, nuts, and seeds and high in salt were linked to more of these deaths.
Overall, however, things aren't looking so grim. The study concluded that the average life expectancy is still on the rise for the average global citizen, and that there has been a good amount of progress in fighting diseases like malaria and other causes of child mortality. We just need to work on eating a little healthier.
The director of the study, Dr. Christopher Murray, concluded that poor diet, armed conflict, and mental illness were the three largest factors suppressing life expectancy around the world. The triad of challenges is foreseen to be the most difficult to overcome in coming years.
"There should be a global forum where these results and their policy implications are discussed," the study's researchers suggested. Ethiopia, Nepal, Niger, and several other third world nations exceeded health expectations for their socioeconomic state — an intriguing aspect of the researchers' results. They expect to find some answers in investigations these coming years. For some questions we did find the answers to this year, click here.
Bad diets killing more people globally than tobacco, study finds
Unhealthy diets are responsible for 11m preventable deaths globally per year, more even than smoking tobacco, according to a major study.
But the biggest problem is not the junk we eat but the nutritious food we don't eat, say researchers, calling for a global shift in policy to promote vegetables, fruit, nuts and legumes.
While sugar and trans-fats are harmful, more deaths are caused by the absence of healthy foods in our diet, the study found.
The research is part of the Global Burden of Disease study by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in Seattle, published in the Lancet medical journal.
Heart attacks and strokes are the main diet-related causes of death, followed by cancers and type 2 diabetes, say researchers.
The study found that eating and drinking better could prevent one in five deaths around the world. Although diets vary from one country to another, eating too few fruits and vegetables and too much sodium (salt) accounted for half of all deaths and two-thirds of the years of disability attributable to diet.
"Our findings show that suboptimal diet is responsible for more deaths than any other risks globally, including tobacco smoking, highlighting the urgent need for improving human diet across nations," they write.
Rather than trying to persuade people to cut down on sugar, salt and fat, which has been "the main focus of of diet policy debate in the past two decades", it would be better to promote healthy options, they say.
"Generally in real life people do substitution. When they increase the consumption of something, they decrease the consumption of other things," said Dr Ashkan Afshin of the IHME, the lead author.
Countries that have a mainly Mediterranean diet eat more fruit, vegetables, nuts and legumes, said Afshin, naming Lebanon, Israel and Iran among the better performers. "But no country has an optimal level of consumption of all the health foods. Even in countries that have a Mediterranean diet, the current intake of many other dietary factors is not optimal."
The paper is the most comprehensive analysis on the health effects of diet ever conducted, says the IHME.
It looked at 15 different nutrients – some good for health and some not so good. The main risk factors were eating too much salt and too few whole grains, fruit, nuts and seeds, vegetables and omega-3 fatty acids from seafood. Other risk factors considered were consuming high levels of red and processed meat and sugary drinks, low milk consumption and low fibre.
Poor diets were responsible for 10.9m deaths, or 22% of all deaths among adults in 2017. Cardiovascular disease was the leading cause, followed by cancers and diabetes. Nearly half – 45% – were in people younger than 70.
Tobacco was associated with 8m deaths, and high blood pressure was linked to 10.4m deaths.
Israel had the lowest rate of diet-related deaths, at 89 per 100,000 people, followed by France, Spain and Japan. The UK ranked 23rd, with 127 diet-related deaths per 100,000 and the US was 43rd with 171. Uzbekistan was last, with 892.
Prof Walter Willett from Harvard University, a co-author of the study, said that the findings were consistent with a recently published analysis of the benefits for cardiovascular health of replacing red meat with plant sources of protein.
"Adoption of diets emphasising soy foods, beans and other healthy plant sources of protein will have important benefits for both human and planetary health," he said.
Tom Sanders, a professor emeritus of nutrition and dietetics at King's College London, said the analysis put too much emphasis on individual components rather than the overall diet. "Obesity is a major driver for risk of type 2 diabetes as well as cancer and the health evidence for this relationship is strong. Obesity is caused by eating more food energy than required rather than specific dietary components such as sugar. The trend for populations to become increasingly sedentary is a major reason why there is an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure but increased availability of foods with a high energy density (more calories/gram) makes it too easy to overeat."
Dr Christopher Murray, a director of the IHME and one of the authors, said: "This study affirms what many have thought for several years – that poor diet is responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor in the world.
"While sodium, sugar, and fat have been the focus of policy debates over the past two decades, our assessment suggests the leading dietary risk factors are high intake of sodium, or low intake of healthy foods, such as whole grains, fruit, nuts and seeds, and vegetables. The paper also highlights the need for comprehensive interventions to promote the production, distribution, and consumption of healthy foods across all nations."
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Home News Feed Understanding The Business Called "People".
I AM NOT INTO BUSINESS, I AM INTO PROBLEMS AND PEOPLE. I JUST HAPPEN TO SOLVE THESE PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS, AS A BUSINESS!!!
I hear people talk about the dwindling economy like it's an earthquake. It is just a damn problem. To me that's already a solution.
I love problems. I care less about what the current exchange rate is or what the economists say. As a matter of fact, every problem is an opportunity, depending on your perception and the realm upon which you play in.
I believe that to every loss, there's a win somewhere. I rather find where the win is. To me, that quest itself is business when you can connect it with the right people. So my central thought today is on "People".
If you keep losing out on those deals, if no one is ready to buy from you, if you've ever gone to the bank for a loan and have been turned down with your great idea and on the other hand, the bank keeps chasing another person to give loans to them then you'd realize that "people do not invest in ideas, they invest in people!". Concentrate on you.
People are your greatest assets. Your NETwork determines your NETWORTH.
Right now that it seems as if our economy is losing, I believe that to every loss, there's a win somewhere. I rather find where the win is.
The winning right now is not in our oil or any other natural resources, but in THE BUSINESS OF PEOPLE.
Our lives and businesses will do much better if we stopped looking at our products, and then start looking at the people.
You're wrong assuming that the value proposition of your business is about the product. It is not, but rather it's about the customer and how you are going to make their lives better.
Don't see things from your view, the view of a CEO or employee; see things from the view of the customer.
Your business is not about products, but people.
So this week at work, in your business operations and in your interfacing with people, practice empathy, see through the eyes of the market, see what you do (product) from the view of others (people). Be customer, market and people oriented for they are your greatest assets and hold your biggest opportunities. Invest in them!
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What does the future hold for Jim Caldwell with the Lions?
Everyone has a theory as to what the final four games should mean to Jim Caldwell's future with the Detroit Lions.
Some want him fired now. Others will use the Buccaneers game as a measuring stick. Some think a decision will come at the end of the regular season, and a few believe Caldwell will be back in 2018 regardless of how the season finishes out.
The most amazing thing about Caldwell is we seem to ping pong back and forth around him like a lottery machine, while he calmly stands in the middle taking everything in and preparing the Lions for Sunday's game in Tampa Bay. It's interesting that a man so consistent in his beliefs and so consistent in his actions can cause so many to change their opinion so rapidly.
I think if you go back and read things that I've written about Caldwell during the past four years, you'll read equal parts praise and derision. That's what he inspires. Because he is so good in certain areas and deficient in others.
I felt before the season started Caldwell needed to win a playoff game to return for his fifth year. That was before the news broke prior to the Week 3 game against the Atlanta Falcons that he had already agreed to a contract extension during the summer. Contract extensions are notable, but they are not guarantees. The L.A. Rams signed Jeff Fisher to an extension last season. Word of the extension leaked out eight days before Fisher was fired. Sean McVay was hired and the Rams are on their way to the playoffs in his first season.
Caldwell is an impressive man and an outstanding leader of men. The off-field issues that plagued the Lions under Jim Schwartz are of the past. The undisciplined style on the field has improved in terms of penalties, but it certainly hasn't improved in terms of making sure the requisite number of players are on the field. Caldwell's greatest strength is his unshakeable consistency.
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But I'm starting to wonder if his greatest strength isn't also his greatest weakness.
The Lions are at the breaking point of the 2017 season. If they win out, they might make it into the playoffs. Even then, they'll once again be headed on the road in the opening weekend of the postseason. And that's if they even get in. Their weaknesses are obvious — an inability to run the ball and an inability to stop the run. But their slow starts are turning from an annoyance to a fatal flaw. Falling behind the Minnesota Vikings is one thing. Falling behind the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears is quite another. Maybe the play-calling needs to change. Maybe the message needs to change. But one thing seems quite apparent and that's Caldwell needs to shake things up quickly and dramatically. Otherwise, he might be answering for his stubborn consistency with his job.
Caldwell will be judged, as any coach should, by wins and losses. And he has won more than he has lost in Detroit. But I think he should be judged by this simple question — are the Lions better off now than they were four years ago when he took over?
They battled for the playoffs his first year and fell short in the wildcard round. That seems to be their best case scenario for this season and even that is unrealistic. In 2014, the Lions had the No. 19 offense (yards per game) in the NFL and the No. 2 defense. This season, they're No. 15 in offense and No. 26 in defense. They are plus-2 in turnover differential. Four years ago, they were plus-7.
Personnel is definitely a factor and general manager Bob Quinn is a work in progress. But you look for your coach to be a difference maker on the field and off. Clearly, Caldwell is a difference maker off the field, but we're still looking for the proof on it. In-game decisions have been puzzling at times with the low light coming a month ago when he opted not to kick a go-ahead field goal against the Steelers and went for a fourth-and-goal at the 1 yard line late in the third quarter. That move was surprising, so give him credit for that. But it also backfired.
I don't want to sit here in four weeks and say I told you so. I also don't want to wildly swing back the other way and say, "wow, I was wrong AGAIN about Caldwell." He's a good man and a good coach.
The Lions are looking for greatness all over the organization and it is time to look for that in the head coaching position. The clock is ticking and Caldwell's résumé seems to be finished. Four games remain to change it and it starts Sunday in Tampa.


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Lillian Gish with the Biograph Company (1912 – 1916)
D. W. Griffith and the Biograph Company
by Cooper C. Graham Steven Higgins Elaine Mancini Joao Luiz Vieira
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Metuchen, N.J., and London 1985
*** Early 1912 – 1914 Lillian Gish appeared in a lot of Biograph short productions, unfortunately lost or deteriorated. Some of the (below) titles are not even mentioned in her biography /filmography.
American Biograph Company 11 East 14th Street NY
AN UNSEEN ENEMY – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); Edward Acker (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished July 1912 (f); New York (1); 9 September 1912 (r); 999 feet (rl); LU38 / 16 October 1912 (copyright)Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish (The Sisters); Elmer Booth (Their brother); Grace Henderson (Maid); Harry Carey (Her accomplice); Robert Har- ron (A friend); Walter Miller (Car owner); Adolph Lestina (In boarding house); ? (Telegraph man); Antonio Moreno (On bridge) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 24 September 1915.
SO NEAR, YET SO FAR – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); George Hennessy ["Their First Meeting"] (au);G. W. Bitzer (c); finished July 1912 (f); New York (1); 30 September 1912 (r); 999 feet (rl); LU54 / 23 October 1912 (copyright) Walter Miller (Howard); Mary Pickford (Young woman); L. M. Wells? (Her father); Robert Harron (The rival); ? (Brother); Charles Hill Mailes, Claire McDowell (Rich friends in other town); ? (Maid); Lionel Barrymore, Antonio Moreno, Courtenay Foote, Adolph Lestina, Robert Harron, W. Christy Cabanne, Gus Pixley, W. C. Robinson, J. Waltham (In club); Elmer Booth, Harry Carey (Thieves); Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish (Friends); W. Christy Cabanne, Florence Geneva (On street)
IN THE AISLES OF THE WILD – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); Stanner E. V. Taylor (a.u); G. W. Bitzer (c); c. July 1912 (f); New York (1); 14 October 1912 (r); one reel (rl); LU68 / 30 October 1912 (copyright) Fragment: Claire McDowell (Elder daughter); Lillian Gish (Younger daughter); William J. Butler (Widower); Henry B. Walthall (Jim Watson); Harry Carey (Bob Cole); Alfred Paget (Indian); Elmer Booth, Charles Hill Mailes (Woodsmen) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 10 January 1916.
THE PAINTED LADY – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); D. W. Griffith (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); c. August 1912 (f); New York (1); 24 October 1912 (r); one reel (rl); LU72 / 30 October 1912 (copyright) Blanche Sweet (Elder sister); Madge Kirby (Younger sister); Charles Hill Mailes (Father); Kate Bruce (Maid); Joseph Graybill (The Stranger); William J. Butler (Minister); Harry Carey, Lionel Barrymore, Walter Miller, W. Christy Cabanne, Henry B. Walthall, Robert Harron, Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Elmer Booth, Jack Pickford, Walter P. Lewis (At ice cream festival); ? (Stranger's accomplice); Gladys Egan, ? (Girls); Harry Carey, Charles Gorman (Hired hands) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 10 December 1915.
A Timely Interception – Lillian Gish Biograph
THE MUSKETEERS OF PIG ALLEY – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); D. W. Griffith (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); c. September 1912 (f); New York (1); 31 October 1912 (r); one reel (rl); LU90 / 4 November 1912 (copyright) Elmer Booth (Snapper Kid); Lillian Gish (The Little Lady); Clara T. Bracey (Her mother); Walter Miller (Musician); Alfred Paget (Rival gang leader); John T. Dillon (Policeman); Madge Kirby (Little Lady's friend); Harry Carey (In Snapper Kid's gang); Robert Harron, W. C. Robinson (In rival gang); Adolph Lestina (Bartender); Jack Pickford (A gang member); Dorothy Gish, Adolph Lestina, Kathleen Butler (On street); Madge Kirby, Robert Harron, Walter P. Lewis, J. Waltham (In alley); Jack Pickford, Antonio Moreno, Gertrude Bambrick, W. Christy Cabanne, Robert Harron, Kathleen Butler, Frank Evans, Walter P. Lewis, Marie Newton (At dance); ? (Musician's friend) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 5 November 1915.
GOLD AND GLITTER – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); George Hennessy ["True Gold That Glitters"] (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished October 1912 (f); New York (L); 11 November 1912 (r); 999 feet (rl); LU109 / 13 November 1912 (copyright) Fragment: Elmer Booth (Husband); Grace Lewis (Wife); Lionel Barrymore (Lover); Lillian Gish (young woman); William J. Butler, Walter P. Lewis (Her older brothers); John T. Dillon, Harry Carey, Joseph Graybill, W. C. Robinson (Lumbermen); Dorothy Gish (On street); Alfred Paget (In canoe); ? (Young mother)
THE INFORMER – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); George Hennessy (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished October 1912 (f); Milford, Pennsylvania (1); 21 November 1912 (r); 1080 feet (rl); LU131 / 23 November 1912 (copyright) Walter Miller (Confederate captain); Mary Pickford (His sweetheart); Henry B. Walthall (False brother); Kate Bruce (Mother); Harry Carey (Union corporal); Lionel Barrymore, John T. Dillon, Elmer Booth, Joseph Graybill, W. C. Robinson (Union soldiers); Alfred Paget (Confederate general); Edward Dillon (Confederate soldier); Clara T. Bracey[blackface] (Servant); Jack Pickford[blackface] (Boy); W. Christy Cabanne, Robert Harron, Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish (Other couples)
BRUTALITY – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); George Hennessy ["The Brute"] (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished October 1912 (f); New York (1); 2 December 1912 (r); two reels (rl); LU144 / 29 November 1912 (copyright) Walter Miller (Young man); Mae Marsh (Young woman); Joseph Graybill (Victim of anger); Lionel Barrymore, John T. Dillon, Clara T. Bracey, Walter P. Lewis (At wedding); ? (Bouncer); John T. Dillon, Alfred Paget, Frank Evans (Outside bar); Harry Carey, Clara T. Bracey, Madge Kirby, W. C. Robinson, Charles Hill Mailes, Jack Pickford, Gus Pixley, William J. Butler, J. Waltham, Lillian Gish (At theater); Elmer Booth, Henry B. Walthall (In play) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 1 October 1915.
THE NEW YORK HAT – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); Anita Loos (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished November 1912 (f); New York (l); 5 December 1912 (r); 999 feet (rl); LU151 / 5 December 1912 (copyright) Mary Pickford (Young woman); Charles Hill Mailes (Her father); Kate Bruce (Her mother); Lionel Barrymore (Minister); Alfred Paget (Doctor); Claire McDowell, Mae Marsh, Clara T. Bracey (Gossips); Madge Kirby (Shopkeeper); Lillian Gish, Gertrude Bambrick, W. C. Robinson (In shop); Jack Pickford, Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Gertrude Bambrick (Outside church); Walter P. Lewis, John T. Dillon, Adolph Lestina (Church board); Madge Kirby (At mother's deathbed); Kathleen Butler, Marguerite Marsh (Window shoppers) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 6 November 1916.
THE BURGLAR'S DILEMMA – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); Lionel Barrymore ["The Brothers"] (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished November 1912 (f); New York (I); 16 December 1912 (r); 998 feet (rl); LU169 / 13 December 1912 (copyright) Lionel Barrymore (Householder); Henry B. Walthall (The weakling brother); Adolph Lestina (Butler); Lillian Gish, Madge Kirby, Gertrude Bambrick, J. Jiquel Lanoe (Householder's friends); Harry Carey, Robert Harron (Thieves); W. C. Robinson, ? (Policemen); Alfred Paget, John T. Dillon (Detectives); Charles H. West (Medic); Frank Evans (Policeman) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 28 February 1916.
A CRY FOR HELP – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); Edward Acker (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished November 1912 (f); New York (1); 23 December 1912 (r); 1000 feet (rl); LU185 / 18 December 1912 (copyright) Lionel Barrymore (The Bum); Walter Miller (Doctor); Lillian Gish (Maid); Harry Carey (Thief); Alfred Paget, John T. Dillon, ? (Policemen); Robert Harron, W. Christy Cabanne, John T. Dillon (Witnesses to accident); Claire McDowell (Charity patient) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 17 April 1916.
OIL AND WATER – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); E. J. Montagne ["The Better Way"] (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished November 1912 (f); New York (1); 6 February 1913 (r); 1513 feet (rl); LU329 / 31 January 1913 (copyright) Fragment: Blanche Sweet (Mile. Genova); Henry B. Walthall (The Idealist); Walter Miller (His brother, a minister); Clara T. Bracey (Nurse); ? (Child); Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Kathleen Butler, Dorothy Gish, W. Chrystie Miller, J. Jiquel Lanoe, Charles H. West, Frank Evans, Matt B. Snyder (In theater audience); J. Jiquel Lanoe, Alfred Paget, William J. Butler?, Gertrude Bambrick, Kathleen Butler (Among dancers); Charles H. West, Lionel Barrymore, John T. Dillon, Adolph Lestina, Frank Evans (In second audience); Joseph McDermott, Antonio Moreno, L. Willis (Actors in play); Harry Carey (Stage manager); Joseph McDermott, Harry Carey, John T. Dillon (At dinner); ? (Maid); ? (Governess); Lionel Barrymore (Visitor); ? (Father Time) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 10 September 1915 and 21 November 1916.
THE UNWELCOME GUEST – 1912
D. W. Griffith (d); George Hennessy (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); c. October 1912 (f); New York a); 15 March 1913 (r); 1004 feet (rl); LU456 / 10 March 1913 (copyright) Mary Pickford (The Slavey); W. Chrystie Miller (The old father); Charles Hill Mailes (The son); Claire McDowell (His wife); Jack Pickford, ? (Their children); Elmer Booth (Hired hand); Kate Bruce (Old wife); Harry Carey (Sheriff?); J. Jiquel Lanoe (Doctor); Lillian Gish, Frank Evans, Adolph Lestina, W. C. Robinson, Lionel Barrymore (At auction) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 26 June 1916.
A MISUNDERSTOOD BOY – 1913
D. W. Griffith (d); W. Christy Cabanne (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished February 1913 (f); California (1); 19 April 1913 (r); 998 feet (rl); LU620 / 18 April 1913 (copyright) Fragment: Kate Bruce, Lionel Barrymore (Parents); Lillian Gish, Robert Harron (Children); W. Christy Cabanne (On street); Alfred Paget (Vigilante leader); William Carroll, Antonio Moreno, Joseph McDermott, W. C. Robinson? (Vigilantes); Charles Hill Mailes, Viola Barry (Thieving merchants); Frank Opperman (In next town); ? (Girl) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 19 June 1916.
THE LEFT-HANDED MAN – 1913
D. W. Griffith?/Anthony O'Sullivan? (d); Frank E. Woods (au); G. W. Bitzer? (c); c. February 1913 (f); California (1); 21 April 1913 (r); one reel (rl); LU621 / 19 April 1913 (copyright) Fragment: ? (Old soldier); Lillian Gish (His daughter); Charles H. West (Her sweetheart); Harry Carey (Thief); ? (Desk clerk); Charles Gorman (In bar); Frank Evans, Joseph McDermott, William Elmer, Alfred Paget (Policemen); William J. Butler, Kathleen Butler (In court); William Carroll (Extra)
THE CURE – 1913
Dell Henderson (d); Laura B. Chandler (au); c. February 1913 (f); California (1); 24 April 1913 (r); one-half reel (rl); LU633 / 22 April 1913 (copyright) Lillian Gish (Young woman); Lionel Barrymore (Her father); Harry Hyde (Rich man/tramp); Dorothy Gish (Sick sister); Kate Toncray (The aunt); Robert Harron (Young friend); Adolph Lestina (Doctor); Henry B. Walthall, Viola Barry, J. Jiquel Lanoe (At garden party); W. C. Robinson, Frank Opperman, Joseph McDermott (Creditors) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 13 March 1916.
THE HOUSE OF DARKNESS – 1913
D. W. Griffith (d); J. F. Looney ["Saved by Music"] (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished March 1913 (f); California (1); 10 May 1913 (r); one reel (rl); LU670 / 3 May 1913 (copyright) Lionel Barrymore (The doctor); Claire McDowell (His wife); Charles Hill Mailes (The "unfortunate" patient); Lillian Gish (Nurse); Kate Bruce, Adolph Lestina, Frank Opperman (Patients); Walter Miller, J. Jiquel Lanoe, Frank Opperman (Clerks); Alfred Paget, W. C. Robinson, William Elmer (Guards); Robert Harron, Joseph McDermott (Searchers); W. Christy Cabanne, ? (Attack victims); Mrs. Adelaide Bronti (In tenement apartment); William J. Butler (Extra) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 6 March 1916.
JUST GOLD – 1913
D. W. Griffith (d); D. W. Griffith (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); March 1913 (f); California (1); 24 May 1913 (r); 999 feet (rl); LU756 / 17 May 1913 (copyright) Lionel Barrymore, Alfred Paget, Charles H. West, Joseph McDermott (The brothers); Kate Bruce, Charles Hill Mailes (Their parents); Lillian Gish (The sweetheart); Dorothy Gish (Her friend); Adolph Lestina, Frank Opperman, Kathleen Butler (At farewell); Adolph Lestina, Frank Opperman (In town); ? (Indians) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 14 February 1916.
Lillian Gish Richard Barthelmess Dorothy Gish and Donald Crisp – Biograph team
A TIMELY INTERCEPTION – 1913
D. W. Griffith (d); W. Christy Cabanne (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished 31 March 1913 (f); California (l); 7 June 1913 (r); 998 feet (rl); LU801 / 2 June 1913 (copyright) W. Chrystie Miller (Farmer); Lillian Gish (His daughter); Robert Harron (His adopted son); Lionel Barrymore (His brother); Joseph McDermott, William J. Butler, Alfred Paget (The oil syndicate); Frank Evans, Frank Opperman (Foremen); Adolph Lestina (Brother's friend); Charles Gorman (Policeman); ? (Brother's daughter); ? (Two creditors) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 9 July 1915.
THE MOTHERING HEART – 1913
D. W. Griffith (d); Hazel H. Hubbard ["Mother Love"] (au); G. W. Bitzer (c); begun March, finished April 1913 (f); California (1); 21 June 1913 (r); 1525 feet (rl); LU835 / 14 June 1913 (copyright) Walter Miller (Husband); Lillian Gish (Wife); Kate Bruce (Her mother); Peggy Pearce (The "Idle Woman"); Charles H. West (Her "New Light"); Adolph Lestina (Doctor); Jennie Lee (Wash customer); Charles Murray, Gertrude Bambrick (Lead dancers); Joseph McDermott, Charles H. West (Among waiters); Harry Hyde, J. Jiquel Lanoe, W. Christy Cabanne, Viola Barry (Outside club); William Elmer (Doorman); Adolph Lestina, John T. Dillon, Henry B. Walthall, Edward Dillon, W. C. Robinson, Charles Hill Mailes, Alfred Paget, William J. Butler, Dell Henderson, J. Jiquel Lanoe, Gus Pixley (Club patrons) NOTE: According to Moving Picture World, 17 May 1913, p. 690, this took five weeks to film and tho club scenes cost $1800 exclusive of salaries. This news item announced that the film would be released at the "odd length" of 1700 feet.
DURING THE ROUND-UP – 1913
W. Christy Cabanne (d); W. Christy Cabanne (au); finished 31 May 1913 (f); California (1); 19 July 1913 (r); 997 feet (rl); LU922 / 11 July 1913 (copyright) Fragment: Frank Opperman (The ranchero); Lillian Gish (His daughter); Henry B. Walthall (The stranger); ? (His accomplice); William Carroll (The Mexican); Fred Burns (Foreman); Bob Burns (His brother) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 8 May 1916. According to Moving Picture World, 26 July 1913, pp. 415-416, this was the first film Cabanne | sic] directed for Biograph. It was especially noted that he was no longer a Griffith assistant.
AN INDIAN'S LOYALTY – 1913
W. Christy Cabanne? (d); Fred Burns ["The Loyal Indian"] (au); finished 5 June 1913 (f); California (1); 16 August 1913 (r); 1000 feet (rl); LU1085 / 11 August 1913 (copyright) Fragment: Frank Opperman (Ranchero); Lillian Gish (His daughter); Edward Dillon (Young foreman); Eagle Eye (Indian); Fred Burns (Ranchhand); Lionel Barrymore (Cattle buyer); William Carroll (Accomplice) NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 2 October 1916.
A WOMAN IN THE ULTIMATE – 1913
Dell Henderson (d); William E. Wing (au); finished 16 July 1913 (f); New York (1); 4 September 1913 (r); 999 feet (rl); LU1211 / 6 September 1913 (copyright) Fragment: Lillian Gish (Verda); Charles Hill Mailes (Her stepfather); Henry B. Walthall, Alfred Paget, John T. Dillon, Joseph McDermott (Badger Gang); ? (Dancers); ? (Policeman)
A MODEST HERO – 1913
Dell Henderson (d); George Hennessy (au); finished 22 July 1913 (f); New York (1); 8 September 1913 (r); 1000 feet (rl); LU1216 / 8 September 1913 (copyright) Fragment: Walter Miller (Husband); Lillian Gish (Wife); ? (Mother); Charles Hill Mailes, John T. Dillon (Thieves); Charles H. West (Crook/Cleaning man); Alfred Paget, ? (Policemen) NOTE: Partial cast due to fragment deterioration.
SO RUNS THE WAY – 1913
W. Christy Cabanne (d); W. Christy Cabanne (au); finished 18 August 1913 (f); New York (1); 11 October 1913 (r); 998 feet (rl); LU1356 /9 October 1913 (copyright) Fragment: Reggie Morris (Frederick A. Paulson); ? (His popular sister); Lillian Gish (Young woman); ? (Aspiring mother); W. C. Robinson (Butler); Kate Toncray (At party); Joseph McDermott (Detective)
THE MADONNA OF THE STORM – 1913
Alfred Paget? (d); M. B. Havey ["Out of the Storm"] (au); finished 28 August 1913 (f); New York (1); 25 October 1913 (r); 999 feet (rl); LU1456 / 25 October 1913 (copyright) Fragment: Lillian Gish (Mother); Charles Hill Mailes (Father); J. Jiquel Lanoe (Club-man); ? (The demi-monde); W. C. Robinson (Waiter); ? (At club)
JUDITH OF BETHULIA – 1914
D. W. Griffith (d); Grace A. Pierce ["Judith and Holofernes"] (au); Judith of Bethulia, the play and "Judith and Holofernes, " the poem by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, from the Book of Judith in the Apocrypha of the Old Testament (s); G. W. Bitzer (c); June-July 1913 (f); California/New York (1); 8 March 1914 (r); four reels (rl); LP1660 / 31 October 1913 and LU1591 / 17 November 1913 (copyright)
Blanche Sweet (Judith); Henry B. Walthall (Holofernes); Mae Marsh (Naomi); Robert Harron (Nathan, son of Eliah); Kate Bruce (Marah, Judith's servant); Lillian Gish (Young mother); J. Jiquel Lanoe (Holo- fernes' eunuch); Dorothy Gish (Crippled beggar); Kate Toncray, ? (Judith's servants); Frank Opperman, Adolph Lestina, W. Chrystie Miller, Jennie Lee, J. Jiquel Lanoe, Kathleen Butler, William J. Butler, Alfred Paget, Harry Hyde, Clara T. Bracey (Inhabitants of (Bethulia); Harry Hyde, W. C. Robinson, Frank Evans, Charles Hill Mailes (Soldiers of Bethulia); Gertrude Bambrick (Lead Assyrian dancer); Harry Carey (Assyrian traitor); Harry Hyde, William Car- roll, Alfred Paget (Assyrian soldiers)
NOTE: Reissued by Biograph in January 1917 as HER CONDONED SIN [LP10278 / 12 January 1917 (copyright)]. Expanded to six reels and new titles added, this version was offered to exhibitors on a states' rights basis. Reviews of the time noted that the extra footage was taken from 150, 000 feet of original negative. Thomas Bailey Aldrich is identified as the author in Catalogue of Copyright Entries: 1912-1939.
THE BATTLE AT ELDERBUSH GULCH – 1914
D. W. Griffith (d); G. W. Bitzer (c); finished 8 May 1913 (f); California ft); 28 March 1914 (r); 2021 feet (rl); LU893 / 1 July 1913 and LP1807 / 15 July 1913 (copyright)
Mae Marsh, Leslie Loveridge (The waifs); Alfred Paget (Their uncle); Robert Harron, Lillian Gish (Young couple); Charles Hill Mailes (Ranch boss); William Carroll (The Mexican); Frank Opperman (Indian chief); Henry B. Walthall (His son); Joseph McDermott, Jennie Lee (Waifs' guardians); Charles Gorman, W. C. Robinson, Alfred Paget (Among Indians); W. Chrystie Miller, Frank Opperman, Kate Bruce (Among settlers); Joseph McDermott, Henry B. Walthall, Elmo Lincoln (In cavalry); Frank Opperman (In wagon); ? (Wagon driver)
NOTE: Reissued by Biograph 30 July 1915 and 24 October 1916.
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Q: Insert blank lines in kable I'm tabling groups of rows in a kable. Each group contains data for one group, with between 3 and 5 rows per group. I want to leave blank lines in the table between groups for readability, but can't get it to work.
I put in a row of all NA, and then set options(knitr.kable.NA=""). This works OK when printed in the console, as here:
|C.01.C.00522 |        3|        1203|    0.043|                -0.096|           -16.441|
|C.01.C.00522 |        4|        8364|    0.298|                 0.159|            31.765|
|C.01.C.00522 |        5|        3494|    0.124|                -0.014|            -2.588|
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|C.02.A.00577 |        1|        2496|    0.089|                -0.014|            -2.410|
|C.02.A.00577 |        2|        1975|    0.070|                -0.032|            -5.609|
|C.02.A.00577 |        3|        3400|    0.121|                 0.018|             3.297|

But in the rendered pdf document there one table for the first group, and then all unformatted lines after that.
C.01.C.00522 3 1203 0.043 -0.096 -16.441 C.01.C.00522 4 8364 0.298 0.159 31.765 C.01.C.00522 5 3494 0.124
-0.014 -2.588
C.02.A.00577 1 2496 0.089 -0.014 -2.410 C.02.A.00577 2 1975 0.070 -0.032 -5.609
I also tried options(knitr.kable.NA='.') and this produces a properly formatted table, but all the dots are a little annoying.
Any ideas?

A: Thank you Imran for mentioning kableExtra. In kableExtra 0.3 which I released last week, a new function called collapse_rows may do some help in this case.
dt <-data.frame(id =c(rep("C.01.C.00522", 3),rep("C.02.A.00577", 3)),var1 =c(3,4,5,1,2,3), var2 =c(1203, 8364, 3494, 2496, 1975, 3400))

kable(dt, "latex", booktabs = T) %>%
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If you are visiting Thailand as a tourist, you may be eligible to enter the country under the 'Visa Exemption' rule. If you are eligible to enter Thailand under this rule you will be granted a stay of a maximum of 30 days if you enter Thailand via an international airport (e.g. Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai etc.) or 15 days if you arrive in Thailand via a land border checkpoint from a neighbouring country (with some exceptions e.g. Malaysian passport holders permitted a 30-day stay).
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e) When you enter Thailand, you may be required to provide proof of adequate finances for the duration of your stay (i.e. cash or traveller's cheques equivalent to 20,000 Baht per person or 40,000 Baht per family). Although this seems to be rarely requested by immigration officers, it does still remain as an official requirement.
If you don't meet all of the criteria for a visa exemption, you are advised to contact your nearest Thai embassy or consulate and apply for the appropriate visa before you travel. If your country is not listed as one of the 48 countries above, check to see if you can enter Thailand under the visa on arrival scheme. Also note that some countries have slightly different local agreements in place with Thailand. For instance, Malaysian passport holders are permitted to stay for up to 30 days (not 15) if arriving via a land border checkpoint. If in doubt, check with the Thai embassy or consulate in your home country.
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A range is an interval that defines the minimum and maximum values for any set of numbers or for the variation of a particular variable -- a stock price on the market, for example. The per cent relative range refers to the percentage ratio of the range to the average value in the set.
Sum up the maximum and minimum values in the range. For example, if the stock price changes in the range from £22.5 to £26.7 then £22.5 + £26.7 = £49.2.
Divide the sum by two to calculate the average value. In the example, the average price is £49.2 /2 = £24.6.
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John Hanchett Harmon (June 21, 1819 – August 6, 1888) was an American politician who was a member of the Democratic National Committee, the mayor of Detroit, and the publisher of the Detroit Free Press.

Early life
John H. Harmon was born in Portage County, Ohio on June 21, 1819. His father, John Harmon, was a printer and published a newspaper in Ravenna, Ohio. The younger Harmon joined his father and learned the printer's trade. In 1838, the younger Harmon travelled to Detroit as the aide-de-camp of "General" Lucius V. Bierce, a leader of the Hunter Patriots, a group dedicated to ridding North America of the British Empire. In December 1838, Harmon took part in the Battle of Windsor, personally burning the British barracks and the steamer Thames.

After the Battle of Windsor, Harmon stayed in Detroit, obtaining a job at the Detroit Free Press. He became an editor and one-third owner of the paper in 1841, and in 1853 sole owner of the paper. Harmon sold the Free Press the next year.

In 1841, Harmon married Sarah S. Rood.  The couple had three children: John Harmon, Emma Harmon, and Mrs. S. H. Bell.

Politics
Harmon was a prominent Democrat, serving as an alderman of the city of Detroit in 1847 and two years as mayor, in 1852 and 1853, as well as representing Michigan on the 1848 Democratic National Committee. He was also a member of the state militia, being appointed a Colonel in 1850. Following his stint as mayor, he was appointed by President Franklin Pierce as Collector for the Port of Detroit, where he served until 1857.  After he left the office of Collector, Harmon spent much of his time in Washington, DC, during congressional sessions.

During this time Harmon, as one biographer put it, "became a victim to the bad habits created by the customs of hospitality then existing in Detroit." Through generosity to his friends, his fortune declined, and Harmon spent some time again working for the Free Press.  However, he later "conquered [his] habit" and became a total abstainer, a "silent but eloquent example of a permanently reformed man." John H. Harmon died August 6, 1888 in a hotel in Detroit.

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The NC Wildlife Helpline Call Center was developed as part of a collaborative effort between the Customer Service Section, Wildlife Management, Education, and Enforcement divisions. Its purpose is to provide the highest quality customer service possible by offering the public a direct line to trained biologists who have expertise in handling human-wildlife issues such as nuisance complaints, disease concerns, or what to do when someone finds orphaned young. The Helpline Team will also be collecting important data about what types of calls are being received and from where in the state – information that will be invaluable in helping staff target outreach and education efforts moving forward. The call center is housed in the Customer Service Section at WRC Headquarters, and will be taking calls during normal business hours (8 am – 5 pm, Monday – Friday).


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His lists increased in popularity and eventually grew to the extensive guides available today.
The Kelley Blue Book was sold in printed form for decades and made its online debut in the 1990s. Today the website, as well as mobile apps, offer a wealth of information free of charge for users.
The KBB value of a used car is a useful tool for both buyers and sellers. It helps both parties determine a reasonable price. This unbiased value is undeniably essential in determining if you're getting a fair deal.
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The food sovereignty movement is one of the largest and most diverse social movements in the world. It addresses the immediate needs of people for locally adapted, healthy and adequate food and places agriculture in the hands of those who actually produce the food. Resistance to neoliberal agricultural and trade policies and grassroots alternatives play a central role. The movement has numerous lessons to offer to other social movements seeking to work outside the narrow framework of EU policy or to transcend the futile dichotomy of reform versus exit.
Since the 1970s, critically-minded farmers have been joining together in Europe to combat the supremacy of the agricultural industry and to fight for peasant agriculture. They are committed to promoting locally adapted production methods and opposing the liberalisation of agriculture. At the beginning of the 1990s, (peasant) farmers' organisations around the world formed an alliance with land workers, landless people, women's movements, pastoralists, fisherfolk and Indigenous peoples. Together, they founded the movement La Via Campesina (English: The Peasants' Way). Today, this is one of the largest social movements in the world, with over 200 million members. The common political goal amongst all members of La Via Campesina is that of food sovereignty. It was first presented in 1996 at the UN's World Food Summit and is a response to the technical concept of "food security".
Food sovereignty is not an "off-the-peg" solution, but a framework that is required to be elaborated on an ongoing basis by concrete local initiatives and measures. It cannot be ordained from the top down, but must be moulded using collective processes. It is grounded in the diverse realities of life experienced by farmers and consumers and their local struggles for the right to locally adapted, healthy food. Food sovereignty prioritises the nutrition of the population above production for export. It means acknowledging the value of those who produce food and supporting locally adapted production systems. These systems should, in turn, be overseen by local structures and safeguard the capacity of nature to replenish itself.
Today, the majority of producers are excluded from any say in the political framework that determines how food is produced, processed and distributed. International trade agreements, subsidy systems, genetic engineering legislation and hygiene regulations are all adopted without democratic involvement. Democratic control of food production is a prerequisite for asserting other rights, such as the right to food or education. Food sovereignty builds on transnational solidarity and networking. It enables the "losers" of global agribusiness to support each other and resist the threat of hierarchical power structures. It consciously and deliberately breaks down internalised structures of power such as racism and sexism, while local resistance and alternatives are complemented by a global perspective.
Competitive pressure in agriculture has led to the decimation of farms on a massive scale and forced them to "grow or perish". Though, in many European countries, the agricultural industry was subject to these developments prior to EU accession, they were significantly accelerated afterwards.
EU agricultural policy is strongly oriented towards the interests of agribusiness, large farms, food processors and retailers. Farmers and consumers alike lack the right to participate in the legislation process and therefore in the representation of their interests. Farming communities in Austria and other Western European countries are withdrawing their loyalty to traditional farmers' representatives only very slowly, though these representatives have long been acting solely in the interest of large farms and agribusiness. La Via Campesina consistently demonstrates how this approach is wrong. Instead of working with the big farmers within a particular country, they build solidarity with peasants in other European countries and in the Global South.
This problematic false equation of interests also exists in other policy areas. Employees are taught that they must work together with "their" companies against those of other countries. During the crisis, we were led to believe that there was a conflict between "us" and the people of Greece – though the real fault line was between the general population and the elites. The movement for food sovereignty has consistently been successful in breaking up these false conflicts of interests, since it makes tangible the contradictions between the actual experience of the farmers and the official narratives.
La Via Campesina soon realised that the transformation of agricultural and food systems could only be achieved through alliances with other movements. This realisation provoked the birth of the Nyéléni food sovereignty movement, which takes its name from a Malian peasant woman who became a symbol of peasant resistance. In 2007, the first international Nyéléni Forum brought together environmental organisations, human rights organisations, consumer networks, women's movements and urban movements. Together, they developed and defined principles of food sovereignty, goals and demands. An essential feature of the Nyéléni process is the active participation of marginalised social groups, including farmers, who typically find it difficult to access political processes. It also includes those affected by poverty and social exclusion.
8The forum ensures the participation of an equal number of men and women, with at least one third of its participants being young people and another third producers. As part of the movement's work at European level, more than 500 people from 42 European countries met in Krems, Austria in 2011 and in Cluj, Romania in 2016 to discuss their vision of food sovereignty and develop joint courses of action. Environmental movements were joined by human rights organisations, women's rights organisations, anti-globalisation movements, trade unionists, local projects and grassroots initiatives. The choice of Romania as the location of the second European forum was a very deliberate one, since the number of farms there has fallen sharply since EU accession. The decision was aimed at strengthening the movement in Eastern Europe.
Such broad alliances are possible within the Nyéléni movement because they are centred around the needs and concerns of those affected. They allow politically excluded people to formulate their interests as a joint force and practise an approach of practical solidarity. We must emulate this approach in other areas, too, providing a common vehicle of expression to marginalised voices. Capitalism and neoliberal EU policies are never harmful to one social group alone.
A central goal of the Nyéléni movement is to establish transnational solidarity amongst all the groups fighting for food sovereignty and developing grassroots alternatives. In so doing, the movement opposes the forces that play off the Global North against the Global South and blame migrants for impoverishment and crisis. Despite sharing massive criticisms of the neoliberal EU agricultural policy, there are only a few actors in the Nyéléni movement who believe that food sovereignty can be easily implemented at national level. Instead, the movement's shared visions focus on a transformation of consumption and production methods as well as of the political framework conditions – at European, national and regional level.
The Nyéléni movement is contributing to global solidarity through local action and transnational coordination. Though it may sometimes appear that international cooperation is only possible as part of jointly coordinated campaigns or international institutions, we can work and fight where we live and still be connected internationally. The resistance of smallholder farmers in Europe is largely fuelled by solidarity with colleagues in the Global South, who are being suppressed by exports at dumping prices.
"We are convinced that food sovereignty is not only a step forward towards a change in our food and agricultural systems, but it is also a first step towards a broader change in our societies," says the Declaration of the European Nyéléni Forum. Food sovereignty is a shared vision – one that is being fought for on different levels and encompasses a complete redesign of the food system. Under the umbrella of food sovereignty, we see movements resisting the agricultural industry, campaigns to transform neoliberal policies and grassroots alternatives supporting small-scale farming. Food sovereignty is the struggle between the peasant agriculture and agribusiness production models. The following part of the chapter gives an overview of the various fields of action the food sovereignty movement must engage in.
For millennia, organic farming was the normal way of doing things. It was only with the introduction of chemical fertilisers and pesticides that agriculture was made dependent on external resources. Although farmer-consumer cooperation eventually enabled organic farming to be successfully reintroduced, supermarkets soon appropriated the hard-won achievement as a marketing strategy. This weakened fundamental criticism of the agricultural industry and rendered the concept of organic farming a part of capitalist logic. Fortunately, struggles for solidarity-based forms of production continue. They aim to strengthen small-scale farming systems and place resources back in the hands of peasants. They make use of heirloom varieties and GM-free seed, improve composting processes and reduce the oil dependence of agriculture through small-scale structures and manual work.
Cooperation within small-scale agriculture and the ability of farmers to process their own products is enabling peasants to escape their dependence on supermarkets. On this basis, "doing something different" in the field of agricultural production becomes a form of political resistance. The disruptive force of this resistance is made clear by the headwind faced by alternative processing structures in the dairy sector. Despite the existing monopoly, dairy farmers are slowly succeeding in setting up independent, small-scale processing plants or organising strikes. In a similar vein, peasant farmers are practising civil disobedience by defying vaccination or hygiene regulations laid out for factory farming and industrial processing. In doing so, they are opening up discussions about agricultural framework conditions (like the agricultural policies of the EU) or other national policies they need to improve their production, such as legalising slaughter at the farm.
There is no future in industrial agriculture. As we progress towards the transformation of agriculture, the development and trialling of practical alternatives will be an essential step. Grassroots alternatives are not only helping peasant farmers in the here and now, but also contributing to the development of a political vision. The same applies to collectives and the solidarity economy. Collective takeovers can protect companies from bankruptcy and workers from unemployment. The formation of clear alternatives inspires others to do the same, empowers people to act and builds a solid power base from below.
At the beginning of the organic movement, traditional forms of direct marketing such as farmers' markets and farm shops were hugely important. They made it possible for peasants to carry out their own processing and marketing and gave them independence. As the organic sector grew, the marketing and sale of products was increasingly given over to supermarket chains, and the relative power of peasant agriculture was weakened. Today, producer-consumer networks are experiencing a resurgence, enabling peasant farmers to earn a living income and guaranteeing a regional food supply. Food co-ops and farms participating in community-supported agriculture (CSA) are booming in many places in Europe, creating alternatives to the supermarkets, which are the world's most powerful corporations. At the same time, these initiatives are enabling consumers to engage with the topic of agriculture and are carrying out vital and accessible educational work.
These alliances have the power to dismantle the artificial characterisation of producers and consumers as groups with disparate interests. Only once this has been accomplished will it be possible to overcome the current ostensible lack of alternatives to neoliberal agricultural policy. Such producer-consumer alliances are also a vital requirement for bolstering peasant agriculture. Developing new methods for production, e.g. through extensification, would be virtually impossible without this support.
Farms are subject to high economic pressure. Because of this, there are ongoing struggles for producers to be paid fair prices and for agricultural subsidies to be distributed in line with the work carried out. Currently, subsidies are awarded solely on the basis of the farmed area. Creative campaigns and publicity work are frequently carried out to shed light on the scandalous nature of the decimation of farming. Women, who are particularly affected by the precarious situation, are additionally challenged by being trapped in traditional roles. Despite this, they succeed in using creative methods to draw attention to their situation, thereby defying patriarchal structures of power.
Creating good working conditions for all also means fighting for better commercial conditions and better conditions for land workers and employees in the processing industry (e.g. in slaughterhouses). Most of these workers are migrants. Campaigns promoting the rights of migrant land workers in different European countries provide information about workers' labour rights and offer advice and assistance in legal disputes. Two such campaigns, SOC/SAT in Spain and Campagne en Lotta in Italy, support migrant workers in defending their rights and provide an infrastructure for political expression. In Italy, workers even blocked a potato processing factory in Italy in order to fight for better payment. Human rights organisations such as FIAN are committed to improving the enforceability of human rights and supporting a declaration on the rights of peasants at the UN level. The purpose of this is to enable people worldwide to rely on certain rights, such as access to land.
Within other social movements, too, it is crucial to acknowledge the existence of conflicts and to approach hierarchical power structures in a critical manner. Even as members of the same movement, we still occupy different social positions. It is particularly important to give due consideration to the experiences of women and migrants – and creative methods often play a role in achieving this. Members of Via Campesina Austria, for example, have created a cabaret that allows them to humorously portray the constraints facing women in agriculture.
New models of ownership are withdrawing land from the treadmill of capitalist recycling. It is only by doing so that can we disrupt the race for land and provide access for those who wish to farm it. Within such models, farms and land are acquired through direct loans and then handed over to legal entities such as foundations or cooperatives, which are then not permitted to resell them on the market. The farms can be used by people seeking access to land.
In addition to the reclaiming of land, seed and livestock varieties are being cultivated as a common good in the aim of adapting the characteristics of plants and animals to peasant production methods. Resisting genetic modification and patents on livestock and plants is vital if we want to make it difficult for seed and pesticide companies to implement these things. Small victories have already been achieved in this regard, most recently the decision of the European Court of Justice on new GMOs following a suit by Via Campesina in France. It states clearly that techniques such CRISPR do, in fact, produce GMOs and must therefore be regulated under the terms of existing European legislation on GMOs.
The fight for common goods and resistance to politics that serves corporations are two sides of the same coin. Thanks to various forms of political work, the vision of a society that enables a good life for all can be made palpable and imaginable. The use of common goods (e.g. seeds) in community gardens makes it possible to mobilise people politically and gain broad support for opposing patent rights.
The European Nyéléni movement is attempting to build visions of a democratic food policy based on food sovereignty. These ideas are being incorporated into the political stances and processes adopted around EU agricultural policy and other areas of policy, like trade and health. Unfortunately, the intensification of neoliberal, capitalist policies – which are forcefully excluding ever greater numbers of people and destroying our natural resources – has made it difficult not only to form resistance movements, but also to develop common visions of how a solidarity-based world should look. Despite these challenges, the movement is attempting to develop such visions and take initial steps towards achieving them. Food sovereignty focuses on the real life situations of affected people and fights for a decent life in the here and now.
We must build resistance to neoliberal policies such as the European agricultural policy and neoliberal trade agreements.
We must build broad alliances of social movements that enable a transformation of agricultural policy in the direction of democratic food policy and food sovereignty.
We must build alternatives to the current ways of producing, processing and distributing food and to other related aspects of our economy, making the vision of another type of agriculture a tangible one.


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Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2013 Results
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- Full year 2013 net revenue was $1,980.7 million, an increase of 3.5% from the full year 2012 net revenue of $1,913.9 million.
- Full year 2013 net income was $188.1 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, versus full year 2012 net income of $177.5 million, or $0.98 per diluted share. Net income per diluted share increased 7.1% in 2013.
- Full year 2013 Adjusted net income1 was $384.8 million, or $2.15 per diluted share, versus full year 2012 Adjusted net income1 of $356.6 million, or $1.96 per diluted share. Adjusted net income1 per diluted share increased 9.7% in 2013.
ALMELO, the Netherlands, Feb. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE: ST) (the "Company") announces results of its operations for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013.
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Highlights of the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2013
Net revenue for the fourth quarter 2013 was $505.0 million, an increase of $59.6 million, or 13.4%, from net revenue for the fourth quarter 2012 of $445.4 million. Net income for the fourth quarter 2013 was $67.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share. This compares to net income for the fourth quarter 2012 of $70.9 million, or $0.39 per diluted share. Adjusted net income1 for the fourth quarter 2013 of $104.5 million was 20.7% of net revenue, or $0.59 per diluted share. This compares to Adjusted net income1 for the fourth quarter 2012 of $85.3 million which was 19.2% of net revenue, or $0.47 per diluted share. Adjusted net income1 per diluted share increased 25.5% in the fourth quarter 2013 from the fourth quarter of 2012.
Net revenue for the full year ended December 31, 2013 was $1,980.7 million, an increase of $66.8 million, or 3.5%, from $1,913.9 million for the full year ended December 31, 2012. Net income for the full year ended December 31, 2013 was $188.1 million, or $1.05 per diluted share. This compares to net income for the full year ended December 31, 2012 of $177.5 million, or $0.98 per diluted share. Adjusted net income1 for the full year ended December 31, 2013 of $384.8 million was 19.4% of net revenue, or $2.15 per diluted share. This compares to Adjusted net income1 for the full year ended December 31, 2012 of $356.6 million which was 18.6% of net revenue, or $1.96 per diluted share. Adjusted net income1 per share increased 9.7% for the full year 2013 from 2012.
"We are pleased by the performance of the business during the fourth quarter and full year 2013, which came in better than expected," said Martha Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer. "In 2014, we believe Sensata will return to double-digit net revenue growth."
The Company spent $30.4 million, or 6.0% of net revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2013 and $120.4 million, or 6.1% of net revenue, in the full year ended December 31, 2013 on research, development and engineering related costs. These costs reside in the Cost of revenue and the Research and development lines of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company recorded a benefit from income tax of $(2.4) million for the fourth quarter 2013. Approximately $(7.8) million of the benefit related to deferred income and other tax benefits, offset by $5.4 million, or 4.1% of Adjusted EBIT, of taxes that are payable in cash. The deferred income tax benefit related primarily to changes in tax legislation, rates and reserves, offset by utilization of net operating losses. For the full year ended December 31, 2013, cash taxes were approximately $28.1 million, or 5.6% of Adjusted EBIT.
The Company's ending cash balance at December 31, 2013 was $317.9 million. During the full year 2013, the Company generated cash of $395.8 million from operations, used cash of $87.7 million for investing activities, and used cash of $403.8 million for financing activities.
The Company's total indebtedness at December 31, 2013 was $1.7 billion. The Company's Net debt2 was $1.4 billion resulting in a Net leverage ratio2 of 2.6X.
In October 2013, the Company's Board of Directors amended the terms of an outstanding authorized share buyback program in order to reset the amount available for share repurchases to $250.0 million. During the fourth quarter of 2013, we repurchased 4.7 million ordinary shares under this amended program for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $178.9 million. On February 3, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors amended the terms of the share buyback program again, and reset the amount available for share repurchases to $250.0 million with otherwise the same terms as the October 2013 amended program.
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For the full year 2014, the Company anticipates net revenue of $2.12 to $2.22 billion which, at the midpoint, represents growth of 9.6% compared to the full year 2013 net revenue of $1.98 billion. The Company expects to achieve earnings per diluted share calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") of $1.26 to $1.46 for the full year 2014.
In addition, the Company expects Adjusted net income1 of $400 million to $435 million, or $2.28 to $2.48 per diluted share for the full year 2014. At the midpoint, this represents 8.4% growth compared to full year 2013 Adjusted net income1 of $385 million. This includes expected integration costs of $11 million to $13 million as a result of recent acquisitions. Excluding integration costs, Adjusted net income1 would be $2.34 to $2.56 per diluted share for the full year 2014, which at the midpoint represents growth of 14.0% compared to full year 2013 Adjusted net income1 of $2.15 per diluted share. This guidance assumes a diluted share count of 175.0 million for the full year 2014.
The Company anticipates net revenue of $530 million to $550 million for the first quarter 2014, which, at the midpoint, represents growth of 14.8% compared to the first quarter 2013 net revenue of $470.4 million. The Company expects to achieve earnings per diluted share calculated in accordance with GAAP of $0.28 to $0.32 in the first quarter of 2014. In addition, the Company expects Adjusted net income1 of $94 million to $100 million, or $0.53 to $0.57 per diluted share, for the first quarter 2014. At the midpoint, this represents 11.9% growth compared to first quarter 2013 Adjusted net income of $87 million. This includes expected integration costs of $3.0 million to $3.5 million as a result of recent acquisitions. Excluding integration costs, Adjusted net income1 would be $0.55 to $0.59 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2014, which at the midpoint represents growth of 18.8% compared to first quarter 2013 Adjusted net income1 of $0.48 per diluted share. This guidance assumes a diluted share count of 175.0 million for the first quarter of 2014.
1See Non-GAAP Measures for discussion of Adjusted net income which includes a reconciliation of this measure to Net income.
2Net debt represents total indebtedness including capital lease and other financing obligations, less cash and cash equivalents. The Net leverage ratio represents Net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA for the last twelve months.
Company Earnings Conference Call
The Company will conduct a conference call today at 8:00 AM eastern time to discuss the financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. The U.S. dial in number is 877-486-0682 and the non-U.S. dial in number is 706-634-5536. The passcode is 34432967. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations page of the Company's website at http://investors.sensata.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available for one week following the call. To access the replay, the U.S. dial in number is 855-859-2056 and the non-U.S. dial in number is 404-537-3406. The replay passcode is 34432967. A replay of the call will also be available by webcast for an extended period of time at the Company's website, at http://investors.sensata.com.
About Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. is one of the world's leading suppliers of sensing, electrical protection, control and power management solutions with operations and business centers in ten countries. Sensata's products improve safety, efficiency and comfort for millions of people every day in automotive, appliance, aircraft, industrial, military, heavy vehicle, heating, air-conditioning and ventilation, data, telecommunications, recreational vehicle and marine applications. For more information, please visit Sensata's website at www.sensata.com.
This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements relate to analyses and other information, which are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable, and our future prospects, developments and business. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the Company's anticipated results for the first quarter and full year of 2014 and any future actions relating to our share repurchase authorization. Such statements involve risks or uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause these differences include, but are not limited to, risks associated with: worldwide economic conditions; adverse developments in the automotive industry; competitive pressures; pricing and other pressures from customers; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange, commodity and interest rates; governmental regulations, policies, and practices relating to the Company's non-US operations and international business; integration of acquired companies; litigation and disputes involving the Company, including the extent of product liability and warranty claims asserted against the Company; non-performance by suppliers; the loss of one or more suppliers of raw materials; and the Company's ability to secure financing to operate and grow its business or to explore opportunities. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak to results only as of the date the statements were made; and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether to reflect any future events or circumstances or otherwise. For a discussion of potential risks and uncertainties, please refer to the risk factors listed in the Company's SEC filings. Copies of the Company's filings are available from its Investor Relations department or from the SEC website, www.sec.gov.
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Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company defines Adjusted net income as follows: net income before costs associated with debt refinancing and other financing activities, unrealized loss/(gain) on other hedges and loss/(gain) on currency remeasurement on debt, depreciation and amortization expense related to the step-up in fair value of fixed and intangible assets and inventory, deferred income tax and other tax expense, amortization of deferred financing costs, restructuring and special charges, and other costs. The Company believes Adjusted net income provides investors with helpful information with respect to the performance of the Company's operations and management uses Adjusted net income to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Adjusted net income is not a measure of liquidity. See the tables below which reconcile Net income to Adjusted net income and Projected GAAP earnings per share to Projected Adjusted net income per share.
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The following unaudited table identifies where in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations the adjustments to reconcile Net income to Adjusted net income were recorded for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
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The following unaudited table reconciles the Company's Projected GAAP earnings per diluted share to Projected Adjusted net income per diluted share for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014 and full year ended December 31, 2014. The amounts in the table below have been calculated based on unrounded numbers. Accordingly, certain amounts may not add due to the effect of rounding.
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The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013. U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Estimates used may change as new events occur or additional information is obtained. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform to current period presentation.
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By: Nicole Carr
Updated: Jun 6, 2017 - 6:16 PM
AUGUSTA, Ga. - The parents of an alleged NSA leaker say they are worried for their daughter's safety.
Channel 2's Nicole Carr talked to the parents of Reality Winner for their first television interview since Winner was arrested and charged with leaking top-secret NSA documents tied to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
We have the first television interview w/parents of #RealityWinner, alleged NSA leaker. This picture is worth a thousand words. @wsbtv at 6 pic.twitter.com/TbzDzMdV2s
— Nicole Carr (@NicoleCarrWSB) June 6, 2017
Carr spoke with the Texas couple in Winner's driveway, the same place she was arrested as the FBI raided the home over the weekend.
Winner's parents are vowing to stay in Georgia to see their daughter through what's becoming one of the biggest national security scandals of our time.
"This is all really shocking and overwhelming," stepfather Gary Davis told Carr. "What's happened is a whole lot more than what we expected.
"What's your biggest concern right now?" Carr asked Winner's mother, Billie Winner-Davis.
I just spoke mother of #RealityWinner,alleged NSA leaker.Her biggest concern? "Her safety. Whether she's going to be treated fairly" @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/ALp6BVbMTl
"Her safety, and whether she's going to be OK and whether she's going to be treated fairly," Winner-Davis told Carr.
Visibly unsettled, the Texas couple aimed to dispel what they believe are myths about the Air Force veteran they proclaim a patriot.
"There's so many ugly things out there. She doesn't deserve that. I just want her to be treated fairly," Winner-Davis said about her daughter.
Winner called her stepfather Saturday after the FBI arrested her at her Augusta home.
The 25-year-old government contractor is accused of sending media a top-secret NSA report. According to The Intercept, it describes a cyberattack on a U.S. voting software supplier at the hands of Russian military intelligence.
"As far as the allegations, are they …," Carr said.
"I can't speak to that. I don't know anything about that, if she did whatever they're alleging she did. I haven't had a chance to talk to her about that," Davis said, cutting Carr off.
"If she did something wrong, yes, pay for it, but I don't want her out there like, making a case on her. What am I trying to say? Hanging her out (to dry), you know? She doesn't deserve anything more than she should get," Winner-Davis said.
The parents vowed to stay right in Georgia to see Winner through all of her legal trouble. She's due in federal court Thursday afternoon.


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Maduro promises Russia military assistance in its conflict with the West
Thursday, February 17, 2022 12:00:12 PM
A delegation of Russian "messengers" sent to Latin America against the backdrop of the strongest conflict with the West since the Cold War will return to Moscow not empty-handed.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who on Wednesday received an extensive Russian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, who oversees the defense industry, announced that the two countries concluded a range of new military agreements.
"We reviewed our plans, approved the direction for powerful …
Russia threatens to deploy nuclear missiles to Venezuela after failed talks with NATO on security guarantees
Thursday, January 13, 2022 11:00:27 AM
Russia sees no reason to continue security consultations with the United States, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
According to Ryabkov, who led the Russian delegation in the Geneva talks, Washington "actually said no" to the key elements of the draft agreements proposed by Moscow in December.
These are the refusal to expand NATO (including the admission of Georgia and Ukraine to the Alliance), the withdrawal of the bloc's infrastructure to the borders of 1997 and the non- …
After 14 years Russia fails to complete construction of Kalashnikov assault rifle factory in Venezuela
Construction of a Kalashnikov assault rifle factory in in Venezuela has stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an informed source in Caracas told Russian news agency Interfax.
"The project is being implemented, but the coronavirus has affected everything: personnel, supply of materials, required infrastructure," he said.
The agency's interlocutor could not name any new deadlines for completion of the construction.
In 2006, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chavez agreed to build two plants …
For third time in 4 years Russia restructures Venezuela's loan
The Russian State Duma at a meeting on Tuesday ratified a bill to restructure the loan issued to Venezuela.
The third restructuring in the last 4 years will again delay the repayment of the debt principal, which at the beginning of this year was $3.4 billion.
In the next three years, Venezuela will repay only interest on the loan - two tranches a year for 66.5 million dollars each, according to a document posted on the Duma's website.
Debt payments are postponed to 2023-26. During this …
Russia ready to help Maduro to investigate recent coup attempt
Russia is ready to assist Venezuela in the investigation of the recent subversive invasion if it receives the appropriate request, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a press conference following the meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers, TASS reports.
Lavrov noted that the special services of both countries are in constant contact.
"If there is a request for assistance on the basis of the current agreements, of course, it will be considered," the Minister assured.
Putin discusses coronavirus and oil prices with Maduro
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held telephone talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the Kremlin's press service reported.
The conversation took place at Maduro's initiative. He expressed gratitude to Putin for his help in combating the spread of coronavirus, as well as for the supply of test kits to Venezuela.
In addition, the presidents discussed the agreement to reduce oil production, reached as part of the OPEC deal, and touched on the current aspects of further …
Russia: U.S. operation against drug trafficking from Venezuela will have negative consequences
The decision of the United States to launch a military operation to cut off drug supplies in Latin America poses a threat of negative consequences, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, as cited by RIA Novosti.
"Washington's decision to launch a military operation to cut off drug supplies in Latin America, which is accompanied by increased military activity around Venezuela, will lead to extremely unpredictable and negative consequences, taking into account the current …
Russia establishes a new oil company on the day of Rosneft's departure from Venezuela
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:03:00 AM
On March 28, when it became known that Russian oil giant Rosneft was terminating its operations in Venezuela, Russia's Federal Agency for State Property Management, Rosimushchestvo, has established a new company, Roszarubezhneft, which will, in particular, be engaged in the production and transportation of oil and oil associated gas.
Interfax reports with reference to Russian Single Register of Legal Entities that the company's share capital is 322.7 billion rubles ($4.05 billion USD). It is …
Rosneft expects that the U.S. sanctions will be lifted after sale of all its assets in Venezuela
Sunday, March 29, 2020 1:16:08 PM
Rosneft has the right to expect that the US will fulfill its promises and lift the sanctions against Rosneft's subsidiaries after the sale of all assets in Venezuela, said Rosneft's spokesman Mikhail Leontiev as quoted by the news outlet Prime.
Earlier, Rosneft announced that it is terminating all its operations in Venezuela and selling all its assets to the company wholly owned by the Russian government. In exchange, the Russian government transferred to Rosneft 9.6% of its own shares.
"We, …
Maduro: Russia to send second shipment of medical equipment to Venezuela
Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:01:05 PM
In the coming days, a second flight with medical equipment to fight coronavirus will arrive in Venezuela from Russia, President Nicolas Maduro said in a speech published on the TV channel VTV.
"In the coming days, at the request of President Putin, a Russian military plane with all the equipment will arrive," Maduro said. According to him, three flights, including one from Russia, have already arrived in the country this week.
Earlier, Russia sent to Italy 14 Il-76 aircraft with medical …


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