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Newsline - June 27, 2006
June 27, 2006 00:00 GMT
KILLING OF RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS MEETS WITH WORLDWIDE CONDEMNATION
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on June 26 that it has confirmed the death of one diplomat and three embassy staffers in Iraq, which, the text added, has become "an arena for terrorists," Russian and international media reported (see "RFE/RL Newsline," June 26, 2006). The statement appealed to Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition forces to bring the killers, who are linked to Al-Qaeda, to justice. In Washington, White House spokesman Tony Snow said the United States was "deeply saddened" by what he called the "vicious murder." In New York, a statement from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan called the killings "heinous" and said no cause could justify them. Annan's statement appealed for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages in Iraq. In the Russian media, several commentators noted that Russia strongly opposed the Iraq war. Some suggested that a conspiracy was behind the killings, and some hinted at possible U.S. involvement. The state-run daily "Rossiiskaya gazeta" noted on June 27 that "the Russians are victims of the American invasion." PM
RUSSIAN POLITICIANS SAY SEVERSTAL IS A VICTIM
Following the June 25 announcement by the Luxembourg-based Arcelor SA steel company that it will merge with Mittal Steel rather than with Russia's Severstal, Severstal is considering whether to improve its offer or consider legal action, international media reported from Moscow (see "RFE/RL Newsline," June 26, 2006). On June 26, several politicians suggested that anti-Russian sentiments were behind Arcelor's choice, even though much of the discussion about the merger was colored by remarks by some Arcelor officials that were widely seen as racist slurs against Mittal's Indian-born head, Lakshmi Mittal. Russian Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said that he is "completely dissatisfied with this decision and regards it as a bad sign," Russian media reported. Khristenko accused Western firms of applying "double standards" toward Russian companies seeking to expand abroad. State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov argued that Severstal was the victim of a "campaign" aimed at denying Russia "entry to global markets." Aleksandr Shokhin, who heads the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, said that "some people don't want to see Russia as a strategic partner in some countries." Several Western dailies commented on June 27 that Russian companies like Severstal are often perceived in the West as opaque, too close to the government, or possibly linked to tax-evasion or organized crime. PM
PACE LEGISLATOR SAYS RUSSIA FAILS IN OBLIGATIONS
Speaking on behalf of liberal members of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), Matyas Eorsi said in Strasbourg on June 26 that Russia is not meeting its obligations to the council, RIA Novosti reported. He noted the situation in Chechnya, displaced persons in neighboring Ingushetia, cases of army hazing, and Russia's failure to fully abolish the death penalty. He also alluded to the breaking-up of a gay-pride parade in Moscow on May 27, at which a German legislator was injured (see "RFE/RL Newsline," May 30 and June 2, 2006). PM
PUTIN SEEKS TO LURE ETHNIC RUSSIANS HOME
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on June 26 for the "repatriation" of ethnic Russian "compatriots" living abroad, the daily "Gazeta" reported on June 27. Presidential aide Viktor Ivanov has been named to chair an interdepartmental commission to oversee the program, which could potentially affect up to 4 million people, primarily from CIS countries, the paper noted. Those coming to Russia will have to choose one of 12 regions divided into three categories. Category A means border regions, Category B regions are those where major investment projects are under way, and Category C are territories with a dwindling population. Guaranteed jobs and financial support are provide only for those going to border regions. The 12 regions are largely in the Far East, in central Russia's Black Earth region, and in Kaliningrad Oblast. The plan is aimed at offsetting the decline in population, which Putin has spoken out about repeatedly. Some nationalist critics have charged that repatriation will not do much to offset that decline, and that Putin is undermining any possible Russian claim to or role in former Soviet republics by encouraging ethnic Russians there to leave. Other critics say that the government should do more for illegal immigrants already living in Russia before bringing in additional people. PM
SPEAKER CALLS FOR DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS
Federation Council speaker Sergei Mironov said in Lipetsk on June 26 that the upper house should be popularly elected rather than centrally appointed, possibly starting in 2007, "Nezavisimaya gazeta" and news.ru reported on June 27. The elections would be carried out by the regional governors and involve at least two candidates from among regional officials, he added. Mironov said that the change would not require amending the constitution. The is the latest of several proposals for reforming the council. The present system has led to regions being nominally represented by people who often have no connection to those regions. The going price for a seat in the upper house is reportedly $2 million, which has led to charges that rich businessmen buy seats and exploit their position for their own gain (see "RFE/RL Newsline," June 9 and 23, 2006). PM
NEW JUSTICE MINISTER PLEDGES TO AVOID HASTY MOVES
Vladimir Ustinov, the former prosecutor-general whom President Putin recently named justice minister in a swap of jobs with Yury Chaika, said in Moscow on June 27 that he plans no major changes in his ministry, Interfax reported. "I would like to assure you that I am not planning any 'reactionary' measures. Everybody should continue working. There is nothing to worry about," he stressed. By contrast, Chaika has promised a shake-up in the Prosecutor-General's Office (see "RFE/RL Newsline," June 23, 2006). PM
INGUSHETIAN PARLIAMENT UNVEILS NEW PROPOSALS FOR RESOLVING CONFLICT WITH NORTH OSSETIA
Ingushetia's parliament adopted on June 15 an appeal to the Russian president, prime minister, the chairmen of both chambers of the Federation Council, and the presidential envoy to the Southern Federal District enumerating measures to resolve the longstanding dispute between Ingushetia and neighboring North Ossetia over Prigorodny Raion, ingushetiya.ru reported on June 24. The appeal noted that Russia's Constitutional Court ruled on December 1, 2005, that those articles of the 1991 Law on the Rehabilitation of Oppressed Peoples that advocate the restoration of the 1944 borders between subjects of the Russian Federation do not violate the constitution. The statement therefore advocates that the Federation Council enact legislation on delimiting the border between North Ossetia and Ingushetia in such a way as to return Prigorodny Raion to Ingushetia; and that the Russian government provide financial compensation to all people who voluntarily change their place of residence (meaning those Ossetians who agree to leave Prigorodny Raion for other districts of North Ossetia). The Ingushetian government would for its part compensate those Ossetians who agree to vacate former Ingushetian homes that they took over following the exodus of Ingushetians from Prigorodny Raion during the fighting of October-November 1992. The appeal noted that enacting these measures would take time, and proposed a cutoff date of December 31, 2007. LF
ARMENIAN POLICE DETAIN SHOOTING SUSPECT
One man has been arrested in connection with the death in Yerevan last week of two people gunned down in a drive-by shooting, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reported on June 26, quoting a statement from the Armenian Prosecutor-General's Office. The victims were Sedrak Zatikian, 25, a member of the Yerkrapah Union of Veterans of the Karabakh War, and a female passerby (see "RFE/RL Newsline," June 23, 2006). The suspect, who was arrested on June 24 and charged with illegal possession of arms, is Stepan Hakobian, the nephew of parliament deputy Hakob Hakobian, a former leading member of Yerkrapah. Zatikian was involved in a brawl with another of Hakobian's nephews in April 2004. LF
ARMENIAN JOURNALIST DETAINED FOR AVOIDING MILITARY SERVICE
Armenian military police on June 26 summoned for questioning Arman Babadjanian, editor of the newspaper "Zhamanak Yerevan," on suspicion of having forged documentation in November 2002 in order to avoid military service, Noyan Tapan reported. A criminal case has been opened against Babadjanian. LF
ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN DEPLORES U.S. STATEMENT ON KARABAKH PEACE DEAL...
Viktor Soghomonian, who is Armenian President Robert Kocharian's press secretary, said on June 26 that the summary of the Karabakh peace proposal currently under discussion made by U.S. Minsk Group co-Chairman Matthew Bryza in an interview last week with RFE/RL did "not reflect the entire essence of the draft agreement," RFE/RL's Armenian Service reported. Soghomonian warned that "if similar revelations appear in the media in the future, Armenia will publish" details of three successive peace proposals dating respectively from 1998, 2001, and 2006, all of which he claimed Azerbaijan rejected, according to ArmRadio.com as cited by Groong. LF
...AS FOREIGN MINISTRY CLARIFIES STICKING POINT IN KARABAKH TALKS
Also on June 26, the Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement intended to complement the statements made by Bryza in his RFE/RL interview and by the three Minsk Group co-chairmen at a June 22 session of the OSCE's Permanent Council in Vienna. The Foreign Ministry statement said that, "for the first time, the co-chairs affirmed that the people of Nagorno-Karabakh shall determine their own future status through a referendum," and that the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on such a referendum. It said that the point of disagreement between the two presidents "has to do with the sequence in which the consequences of the military conflict are removed," and that Azerbaijan rejected at a meeting between the two presidents in Bucharest early this month a proposal by the Minsk Group co-chairs intended to resolve that disagreement (see End Note, "RFE/RL Newsline," June 12, 2006). Armenia accepted that proposal, the statement continued, and "finds the basic principles, overall, on the table today...a serious basis for continuing negotiations." If, however, Azerbaijan continues its policy of "wavering," Armenia will insist that Baku conduct direct negotiations with Nagorno-Karabakh. LF
AZERBAIJANI OPPOSITION PARTY ELECTS NEW CHAIRMAN
The Azerbaijan National Independence Party (AMIP) held its ninth congress in Baku on June 25, day.az reported on June 26. Delegates elected as the party's new chairman Ayaz Rustamov, who was named acting chairman five months ago when the party split into two factions, one loyal to its founder Etibar Mammadov and a second headed by Ali Aliyev (see "RFE/RL Newsline," January 24, 2006). Rustamov received 280 votes compared to 53 for Ali Alekperov, a member of AMIP's political council. The congress amended the party's statutes, introducing a ruling that one person may occupy the post of party chairman or chairman of a regional AMIP branch for no more than two consecutive terms. It also adopted a resolution demanding the lifting of restrictions on the activities of "democratic institutions" and free media, and an end to violent reprisals against oppositionists. Delegates further argued that political parties should play a more active role in the struggle against corruption, and they called for lowering the maximum age at which men can be called up for military service from 35 to 27. They agreed that AMIP will field candidates in the municipal by-elections scheduled for October 6, day.az reported. LF
ABKHAZ LEADER AFFIRMS READINESS TO MEET WITH GEORGIAN PRESIDENT
Sergei Bagapsh, president of the unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia, told a press conference in Sukhum (Sukhumi) on June 26 that he is ready to meet and discuss any issues with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, provided that "a specific document" is also signed during the course of that meeting, regnum.ru reported. Bagapsh recalled that the Abkhaz side has drafted and submitted to Tbilisi a document on guarantees of security and the nonresumption of hostilities, but that Tbilisi has made amendments to that draft that are unacceptable to the Abkhaz side. Bagapsh characterized the situation in Abkhazia's southernmost Gali district, which has a majority Georgian population, as "stable," but he added that "provocations" by Georgia are expected "at any time." Bagapsh again argued that the Russian peacekeeping force currently deployed in the Abkhaz conflict zone should remain there until a formal political solution to the conflict is reached. On June 21, Bagapsh threatened that Abkhazia would lay mines along its borders if the Georgia insisted on the Russian peacekeepers' withdrawal. The U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi expressed "profound regret" at that warning and called on Sukhum to "avoid actions and rhetoric that escalate tensions" and to continue participating in the search for a negotiated settlement, Civil Georgia reported on June 23. LF
KAZAKH PRESIDENT VISITS MALAYSIA
Nursultan Nazarbaev was in Malaysia for a state visit on June 26, meeting with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and King Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Kazinform and Interfax-Kazakhstan reported. Nazarbaev's meeting with Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took place in Putrajaya, where he was shown examples of Malaysia's electronic identification card. Khabar reported that Kazakhstan intends to introduce a similar nationwide identification system. The aim of Nazarbaev's three-day visit is to increase trade ties and cooperation in the high-technology sphere. A bilateral agreement was signed on June 26 to avoid double taxation. DK
KAZAKH PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER REPEATS CALL FOR PRO-PRESIDENTIAL SUPER-PARTY
Darigha Nazarbaeva, daughter of President Nazarbaev and head of the pro-presidential Asar Party, repeated her call to create a single pro-presidential party (see "RFE/RL Newsline," June 20, 2006) in remarks to Interfax on June 26. She said, "Our idea is to form a new party that would bring together the existing pro-presidential parties." Nazarbaeva said the existing "six to eight" pro-presidential parties should unite. She criticized the largest pro-presidential party, the ruling Otan Party, for being seen "as a party which generally relies on administrative resources in its work by making use of the administrative-bureaucratic system." She said that she has sent her proposals to "our colleagues from the pro-presidential bloc." Kazakhstan currently has 12 officially registered political parties, including three opposition parties. DK
BY-ELECTION IN SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN ANNULLED
Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission annulled a parliamentary by-election in the Kurshab district of Osh province after supporters of the two candidates clashed in the village of Tuzbel on June 25, akipress.org reported the next day. Local police said supporters of current deputy Mamat Orozbaev and rival candidate Sanjar Kadyraliev engaged in clashes on June 25. Gunfire was reported at 2 p.m. in Tuzbel, and police used tear gas to quell the unrest. Eleven people were reported wounded. Kabar reported on June 26 that 600 police officers were maintaining order in the area around the Tuzbel polling station. Prosecutors in Osh have opened a criminal case and an investigation is under way. DK
KYRGYZ LEGISLATURE CONFIRMS CABINET MEMBERS
The Kyrgyz parliament voted on June 25 to confirm three of the four cabinet members who have been acting members of government since May, akipress.org reported. Deputies voted to confirm Daniyar Usenov as first deputy prime minister; Medetbek Kerimkulov as minister of industry, trade, and tourism; and Azim Isabekov as minister of agriculture, water, and the processing industry. With 38 votes from a total of 75 needed for confirmation, deputies cast 47 votes against the candidacy of Ishengul Boljurova as deputy prime minister. President Kurmanbek Bakiev now has 14 days to propose a new candidate in Boljurova's place. DK
U.S. ENVOY TO TAJIKISTAN MAKES CRITICAL REMARKS
In remarks on June 23, U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Richard Hoagland criticized unnamed Central Asian leaders for a willingness to sell "even their own soul to the highest bidder," Reuters reported on June 26. "Some clear-eyed leaders in this region desire strongly to build their nations' independence and sovereignty," he said. "Some others are willing to sell their state and even their own soul to the highest bidder for their own and their family's short-term personal and political gain." The report suggested that Hoagland's comments may have referred to Uzbek President Islam Karimov. Referring to the recent summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) in Shanghai, Hoagland said, "A faint odor of sanctimony permeates the recent statement that came from a leader interviewed at the SCO summit in Shanghai, who said others should be careful not to force their views on 'new' republics in Central Asia." On the issue of regional blocs, Hoagland noted, "The United States has no intention of stealing one or another country from another bloc." DK
UZBEK NEWSPAPER DETAILS CHINA OIL PROJECTS
Uzbekistan's "Khalq sozi" reported on June 22 that China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has signed an agreement with state-owned Uzbek oil and gas company Uzbekneftegaz to carry out prospecting work in Uzbekistan. The agreement, which was signed on June 8, envisions exploratory work at five locations in Uzbekistan and possible investments of $208.5 million over a five-year period. DK
BELARUSIAN WRITERS FORCED TO LIQUIDATE LIBRARY, QUIT OFFICE
Belarusian authors on June 26 moved several thousand books from the library of the Union of Belarusian Writers (SBP) headquarters in Minsk to a special SBP repository, Belapan reported. More than 35,000 books remaining in the SPB library will be transferred to a provincial library at a later date. Earlier this year, a court ordered the SPB to vacate its headquarters, arguing that an appropriate lease agreement between the SPB and Presidential Property Management, which owns the building that houses the SPB offices, expired in January 2003. In addition, the court confiscated SPB property and ordered that the union pay some 55 million rubles ($25,000) to Presidential Property Management as compensation for occupying the premises after the expiration of the lease. In November 2005, a group of Belarusian writers founded the Union of Writers of Belarus, an organization widely seen as loyal to President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (see "RFE/RL Newsline," November 21 and December 9, 2005). Belarusian state media have branded the SPB, which marked its 70th anniversary last year, as politicized and nationalistic. JM
UKRAINIAN TRADE UNIONS PROTEST UTILITIES PRICE HIKES
Some 15,000 people gathered on Independence Square in Kyiv on June 27 to protest increases in payments for electricity and gas supplies as well as for housing and public transport, UNIAN reported. The rally was organized by Ukraine's Federation of Trade Unions. At the end of May, the government decided to nearly double consumer gas prices as of July 1 (see "RFE/RL Newsline," June 1, 2006). It was the second gas price hike this year in Ukraine, following a Ukrainian-Russian deal in January that increased the gas price for Ukraine from $50 to $95 per 1,000 cubic meters. Gazprom officials have indicated that this price may be revised upward as of July. JM
OUR UKRAINE PROPOSES POROSHENKO FOR SPEAKER
The Our Ukraine parliamentary caucus on June 27 decided to propose Petro Poroshenko, former secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, for the post of parliament speaker, Ukrainian media reported. According to last week's coalition deal reached by the three Orange Revolution allies -- the Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT), Our Ukraine, and the Socialist Party -- the BYuT will propose its leader for the post of prime minister, while Our Ukraine will put forward a candidate for parliament speaker (see "RFE/RL Newsline," June 26, 2006). A conflict between Tymoshenko and Poroshenko was one of the main reasons behind the split of the former Orange Revolution coalition in September 2005. It is not clear when the Verkhovna Rada will vote on the candidacies of Tymoshenko and Poroshenko. The opposition Party of Regions on June 27 blocked the rostrum in and entrance to the Verkhovna Rada hall, thus preventing lawmakers of the coalition from opening a session. The Party of Regions reportedly objects to the Orange coalition's plan to approve Tymoshenko and Poroshenko in a single vote and what it sees as an unjust distribution of posts in parliamentary committees by the coalition parties. JM
SERBIAN PRESIDENT BECOMES FIRST HEAD OF STATE TO VISIT MONTENEGRO
Serbian President Boris Tadic on June 26 became the first foreign leader to visit an independent Montenegro, AFP reported the same day. "I think that it is very important that we show Europe and the rest of the world [how good] our relations are," Tadic told journalists in Cetinje. "The way in which we build our relations in the fields of the economy, defense, and diplomacy will build our qualifications for our future integration with the European Union, which is our common priority," he added. Tadic was given full state honors on his arrival at Podgorica's international airport. "I am very pleased that the first head of state to come to visit Montenegro is the Serbian president," Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic said. BW
UN GRANTS SERBIAN PREMIER PERMISSION TO VISIT KOSOVA
The UN Mission in Kosova (UNMIK) has granted Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica permission to visit the province, AP reported on June 26, citing an unidentified UN official. Kostunica will participate in ceremonies marking Vidovdan, or St. Vitus Day, a holiday marking the defeat by Ottoman forces of a Christian army led by Serbian Prince Lazar in 1389. On June 29, 1989, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic gave a speech marking the 600th anniversary of Vidovdan that is widely seen as heralding the violent dismembering of Yugoslavia. Kostunica asked the UNMIK, which can deny entry to anyone deemed a security risk, for permission to attend the ceremony. In 2000, the UNMIK denied permission for a visit by Albanian President Sali Berisha on security grounds. BW
EU PRAISES DECISION TO CLOSE DOWN BOSNIA'S INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT BODY
The European Union on June 26 welcomed the decision to close down Bosnia-Herzegovina's Office of the High Representative (OHR) next year, dpa reported the same day. Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn told High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling that the decision to close the OHR is "clear recognition of progress made in Bosnia-Herzegovina," EU spokeswoman Krisztina Nagy said. Schwarz-Schilling announced on June 23 that the OHR will close in June 2007 (see "RFE/RL Newsline," June 26, 2006). Some analysts and media, particularly those close to Bosnia's Muslim community, have expressed fears that closing the OHR could spark separatism, Reuters reported on June 26. Bosnian Serb leaders have generally welcomed the decision. BW
POLICE DENY INVOLVEMENT IN SHOOT-OUT BETWEEN MACEDONIAN POLITICAL PARTIES
Macedonia's police on June 26 denied allegations that they were involved in a shoot-out between supporters of rival ethnic Albanian political parties, AP reported the same day. The shoot-out took place on June 24 between supporters of the Democratic Party for Integration (DUI) and the Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA). DPA officials claim special-police forces assisted DUI supporters during the incident in the village of Rasce, about 15 kilometers west of Skopje. DPA Vice President Menduh Thaci on June 25 showed reporters a police badge allegedly left behind at the scene. Police officials denied the allegations in a statement, saying the badge and other objects were stolen from an off-duty officer. "DPA showed the stolen things to the press in an attempt to manipulate the public into believing the police were involved in the incident, favoring one political party," the statement said. Macedonia is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on July 5. More than two dozen violent incidents have been reported since the election campaign officially opened on June 15. BW
ALBANIAN PREMIER SAYS GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION DRAWS TRAFFICKERS
Prime Minister Sali Berisha said on June 26 that corruption in Albania's judiciary and among government officials has made the country attractive for criminal groups engaged in human trafficking, AP reported the same day. "Such a phenomenon, which stains Albanians' national image and dignity more than anything else, is not receiving the answer it deserves," Berisha said. "It is undeniable that the money of this ugly crime has enriched judges, prosecutors, government officials," he said, adding that those profiting from the practice should feel ashamed. He did not single any official by name. Berisha said that Albania, which seeks to join the EU, will work harder to combat human trafficking. "This is our absolute priority," he said, adding that "all law-enforcement agencies will have one main duty -- fighting human and drug trafficking, because that is what Albanian taxpayers pay them for." BW
UKRAINE, MOLDOVA TO KEEP NEW CUSTOMS RULES IN PLACE ON TRANSDNIESTER BORDER
During a visit to Chisinau on June 26, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk said Kyiv will not reverse new customs rules on the Transdniestrian section of its border with Moldova, ITAR-TASS reported the same day. "Helping Moldova restore its territorial integrity is a duty of Ukraine. I doubt that the new government of Yuliya Tymoshenko will change the approach regarding the customs regime in the Dniester region, as it was in principle approved when she was prime minister," Tarasyuk said at a meeting with Moldovan parliament speaker Marian Lupu. Moldova and Ukraine implemented the new regulations in early March (see "RFE/RL Newsline," March 6, 7, and 8, 2006). The rules, designed to combat smuggling, are supported by the European Union and require that all goods bound for Ukraine that move through the Transdniestrian section of the border clear Moldovan customs and have a Moldovan stamp. Russia and the pro-Moscow regime in Transdniester have called the move an "economic blockade." BW
IRAN'S AHMADINEJAD MARKS ONE YEAR AS PRESIDENT
On June 24, 2005, the little-known, hard-line mayor of Tehran was elected as Iran's president. Once in office, Mahmud Ahmadinejad grabbed international headlines with his fiery rhetoric about Israel, the Holocaust, and Iran's disputed nuclear program. At home in Iran, Ahmadinejad has portrayed himself as a man of the people with a modest lifestyle. He has vowed to improve people's economic situations and narrow the gap between rich and poor.
Ahmadinejad came to power on a populist platform that promised to serve Iranians and improve their lives. He talked of putting the country's oil wealth "on their tables," and vowed to fight corruption and pursue a path of moderation. He also promised the electorate a "government of 70 million."
"Without a doubt, the government emerging from the will of the people will be a government of affection and moderation -- a government of friendship, a government of tolerance," Ahmadinejad said shortly after taking office. "The government will serve all the Iranian people."
The energetic Ahmadinejad has spent much of his time inside the country touring Iran's provinces, frequently with talk of economic sweeteners. Unlike his reformist predecessor, Hojatoleslam Mohammad Khatami, who spoke of "rule of law" and "civil society," Ahmadinejad speaks in terms that can be grasped quickly.
"God willing, in addition to expanding the university, a scientific department will also be created here," Ahmadinejad told a crowd in Khorasan Province in April. "Let me also add something else about the youth: In the government meeting, [we will decide] about two new sports center for your city -- first for girls, then for boys. I also love all of you."
While it is tricky to track public opinion in Iran reliably, some observers think Ahmadinejad's popularity is increasing among the broader public -- particularly those who regard him as one of their own. His defiance toward the West and his appeals to nationalism probably contribute to his popularity as well.
Sadegh Zibakalam, a professor of political science at Tehran University, however, believes many voters are still waiting for Ahmadinejad to fulfill his promises. Zibakalam cites growing concern over the perceived absence of a long-term economic plan to tackle problems like inflation and unemployment.
"So far, unfortunately, not only has there not been any concrete or serious results, but in the first three months of the Iranian year we've faced an unprecedented rate of inflation," Zibakalam says. "What's really causing concern is that apart from nice talk and beautiful slogans, it seems that in practice Ahmadinejad's government does not have a concrete and well-designed plan."
Last week, a group of 50 prominent Iranian economists publicly criticized Ahmadinejad's policies for "lacking a scientific and expert basis." They argued that current policies will lead to more poverty, economic slowdown, and a further brain drain. They also warned that more of the same could undermine trust in the government.
Zibakalam claims that Ahmadinejad's government is reversing a trend toward economic liberalization and free markets. "We are witnessing tighter government control over the economy," he says. "This will lead to accelerated capital flight and also to a deterrence of the very little foreign investment that has existed to date."
Ahmadinejad has also been criticized for increasing the influence of the hard-line Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on the political scene -- and replacing senior managers with relatively inexperienced ideological allies.
"A new group of conservatives that we call the neo-conservatives have come to power," says Hossein Bastani, editor of the online "Rooz" daily. "They are usually second-generation conservative managers who in the past 27 years have been in middle management or lower posts. They have been involved in military bodies. Because of their lack of experience in top management, many slogans and ideals that have proven impractical [in the minds of] conservatives still seem attainable for them -- like a state-controlled economy."
Some in Iran's power structure have criticized Ahmadinejad for official purges and a confrontational approach to politics. The influential former President Ali-Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani and the former head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Hojatoleslam Hassan Rohani, are among those critics.
Bastani says there is a growing rift among conservatives who, since Ahmadinejad's election, have gained control of all of Iran's levers of power. "In a very short time, [Ahmadinejad] has created an unprecedented rift among the conservatives," Bastani says. "And, in fact, although he came to power promising to bring unity to the establishment, he has in fact been unable to fulfill that [promise], like his other promises. It seems that the international crisis over Iran's nuclear program is now holding the establishment together, so all the disputes have been postponed until after the [nuclear] crisis is resolved."
There are other developments that are causing serious concern among intellectuals and human rights activists. Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, a co-founder of the Tehran-based Center of Human Rights Defenders, tells RFE/RL that Iran's political atmosphere is becoming increasingly "tightly knit." He also says the human rights situation is deteriorating.
"We have gone backward, and we have lost the progress that was achieved under Khatami and the new hope," he says. "We see that NGOs do not enjoy the freedom they had -- gatherings are facing new judiciary action, and journalists are facing new [pressures]. Another disastrous implication is that political views have cast a shadow on cultural matters."
There are also reports of growing pressure on universities -- including the summoning and expulsion of student activists. Last month's arrest of a leading philosopher and scholar, Ramin Jahanbegloo, has added to concerns over academic freedoms.
But for most poor Iranians, the No. 1 priority remains how to deal with problems like poverty and unemployment. Many observers suggest that Ahmadinejad has given them hope, and increased their expectations of a better future. But he still faces the task of fulfilling those expectations.
(Golnaz Esfandiari is an RFE/RL correspondent based in Prague.)
PAKISTANI SOLDIERS KILLED IN TRIBAL AREAS AS TRUCE ANNOUNCED
A suicide bomber killed seven soldiers by detonating his vehicle on June 26 at a military checkpoint near Miranshah -- the capital of Pakistan's North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), AFP reported. Five soldiers were also injured. The blast came hours after a monthlong cease-fire was announced between Pakistani government forces and the pro-Taliban militants active in FATA regions along the Afghan-Pakistani border. The cease-fire was part of an effort by Islamabad to convene a tribal council (jirga) among the local population, militants, and the government to find ways for ending hostilities (see "RFE/RL Afghanistan Report," June 15, 2006). Abdullah Farhad, a purported spokesman for the Pakistani neo-Taliban, said the cease-fire was "conditional," adding that if attacked by security forces, "we reserve the right to defend ourselves." He did not say whether his side has been attacked by the security forces since the announcement of the cease-fire. AT
AFGHAN INSURGENTS RELEASE KIDNAPPED HEALTH WORKERS
The Taliban released five people they kidnapped earlier in northeastern Afghanistan's Konar Province, Stockholm's Sveriges Radio Ekot reported on June 26. Two of the abductees worked for the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (see "RFE/RL Newsline," June 26, 2006). The health workers were released "with the mediations of religious and tribal elders and the pressure we put on the Taliban," Konar Governor Tamim Nuristani told AFP on June 26. "We had surrounded the area" where the hostages were being held, Nuristani added. Mohammad Hanif, purporting to speak for the Taliban, rejected the report that the hostages were released due to pressure. If the government "could release them by force, why have they failed to win the release of other abductees in the past," Mohammad Hanif asked. He said that a Taliban council made a decision to release the hostages, but did not explain why. AT
SUICIDE ATTACK NEAR U.S. BASE IN AFGHANISTAN FAILS
A vehicle laden with explosives blew up on June 26 near the Bagram Air Base, the main U.S. military facility in Afghanistan, killing the driver and injuring two children, international news agencies reported. The blast occurred around 1 kilometer from the air base, which is near Kabul. Mohammad Hanif, who claims to speak for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the blast, the Peshawar-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported on June 26. "The name of the suicide bomber is Abdullah Nejrabi," Mohammad Hanif told AIP, adding that the motive for the attack was revenge because "a U.S. military vehicle had crashed and killed two of his family members in Kabul a few weeks ago." The neo-Taliban have been known to make claims and counterclaims without substantiating them. Linking the botched attack with an accident involving U.S. military vehicles may be a propaganda tactic by the neo-Taliban. Mohammad Hanif also told AIP that "three U.S. military vehicles were destroyed" in the attack. AT
COALITION SOLDIER KILLED IN NORTHEASTERN AFGHANISTAN
A coalition soldier has died of wounds he received during a combat operation on June 25 in the Pech District of Konar Province, according to the website of the Combined Forces Command in Afghanistan. The combat was part of the ongoing Operation Mountain Lion. The identity of the slain soldier has not been released. AT
IRAN REFUTES FOOD-IMPORT CLAIMS...
Iranian Commerce Ministry official Mohammad Sadeq Mofatteh said on June 26 that Iran does not need to import 800,000 tons of Thai rice, Mehr News Agency reported. Mofatteh added that Iranian rice imports amount to only 650,000 tons annually, and 350,000 tons have been imported since March 21. Mofatteh was reacting to a report earlier in the "Bangkok Post" which cited the head of the Thai Foreign Trade's Grain and Conformity Bureau, Pranee Siripan, who was quoted as saying the Iranians are driving a hard bargain, and added that Iran has imported roughly 60 percent of the total rice it agreed to buy from Thailand. In May there were reports from Thailand that Iran is importing a surplus of rice as it prepares for the possibility of economic sanctions (see "RFE/RL Iran Report," May 12, 2006). BS
...THOUGH SOME QUESTION SUPPLIES
In the Iranian legislature on June 11, Lahijan parliamentary representative Iraj Nadimi posed questions about the country's failure to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production and about wastage of the rice harvest, "Kayhan" reported on June 12. Agricultural Jihad Minister Mohammad Reza Eskandari responded by saying he hopes rice imports will be unnecessary in three years. The Friday Prayer leader in the northern city of Rasht, Ayatollah Zeynolabedin Qorbani, complained that Gilan Province rice paddies are not getting enough water, the city's "Moin" daily reported on June 11. BS
IRANIAN PRESIDENT LECTURES BRITISH DIPLOMAT...
Mahmud Ahmadinejad accepted the credentials of the British ambassador to Iran, Geoffrey Adams, on June 26, Mehr news agency reported. Adams arrived in Tehran on April 1. Ahmadinejad told Adams that the United Kingdom must take practical steps to compensate for its past policies toward Iran. Ahmadinejad also called for calm regarding the nuclear issue. According to state television, Adams responded, "Britain intends to improve its relations with Tehran on the basis of mutual respect and the principles of international relations; and is prepared to learn a lesson from history and lay the foundations of new ties." BS
...AS TEHRAN CRITICIZES HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN U.K.
Also on June 26, the Iranian Foreign Ministry protested against human rights violations in the United Kingdom, IRNA reported. In a note to the Foreign Office, Tehran referred to alleged "systematic" violations of human rights in the guise of counterterrorism, and it noted the early-June raid on the London home of a Muslim family, as well as last year's killing of a Brazilian who appeared to flee from police. BS
TRUCK CRASH SHAKES SHIRAZ
A truck carrying 8,000 liters of gasoline crashed into a high-voltage electricity pole in the city of Shiraz on June 26, and fuel that leaked into the sewage system exploded, state radio reported. Gholam-Hussein Monshi, an official with the city sanitation department, stressed that the underground sewage system was not damaged because the gas leaked into surface canals only, IRNA reported. Fars Province Governor-General Ebrahim Azizi said the blast killed one person and injured four others, IRNA reported. More than 20 cars were reported damaged. The Shiraz emergency hospital reported that six people who fell into the canal received immediate medical treatment. In eastern Iran on June 26, 22 people lost their lives when a bus and a truck crashed head-on, Reuters reported. The accident took place on the highway connecting Birjand and Nahbandan. BS
CAR BOMB KILLS THREE IN NORTHERN IRAQI CITY
A suicide car bomber killed three and wounded 21 in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk on June 27, Reuters reported. Early reports indicated that the car exploded at a gas station in the city. Elsewhere, at least eight Iraqis were killed and 58 wounded when a bomb placed inside a bag exploded in a crowded marketplace in the Shi'ite city of Al-Hillah on June 26, Reuters reported. And seven others were killed and 25 wounded when a bomb placed on a parked motorcycle detonated in the Shi'ite village of Khairnabat, northeast of Baghdad, the same day. KR
SEVEN INSURGENT GROUPS IN IRAQ TO SEEK AMNESTY?
Seven insurgent groups will take up Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's offer of amnesty, AP reported on June 26. The news agency cited al-Maliki aide and parliamentarian Hasan al-Sunayd as identifying five of the groups as: the 1920 Revolution Brigades, Muhammad's Army (Jaysh Muhammad), Abtal Al-Iraq (Heroes of Iraq), 9 Nisan (April) Group, the Brigades of the General Command of the Armed Forces, as well as the "Al-Fatah" Brigades. Al-Sunayd later denied mentioning the groups to AP in an interview with "The New York Times," the newspaper reported on June 27. However, Baghdad's "Al-Sabah" cited al-Sunayd as identifying the five groups and the Al-Fatih Brigades, in a June 26 report. AP also quoted lawmakers as saying that the seven insurgent groups which have approached the government are mostly former Ba'athists from the military and security agencies, who were motivated in part by fear of a growing Iranian influence in Iraq. KR
AL-SADR REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS ON IRAQ'S NATIONAL-RECONCILIATION INITIATIVE...
Hasan al-Zarqani, an aide to Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, told Al-Jazeera television in a June 26 interview that while the al-Sadr bloc supports the national-reconciliation initiative, it has some reservations about the language of the document. "All the articles were ambiguous and do not identify the nature of the parties they target," al-Zarqani said, and insisted that the government be more forthcoming with details on how it intends to implement al-Maliki's plan. "It is true we support the initiative, but we cannot shake the hands of those who slaughter and kill Iraqis, and who try every day to inflict destruction on the Iraqi people," he added. He also called on al-Maliki to identify those militias that he intends to disband. Al-Zarqani did not say whether the Al-Sadr bloc will change its position should al-Maliki order the cleric's militia, the Imam Al-Mahdi Army, to disband. KR
...AS INSURGENT GROUP ISSUES STATEMENT
The Mujahedin Shura Council rejected Prime Minister al-Maliki's national-reconciliation initiative in a June 26 Internet statement, Al-Jazeera reported the same day. The statement calls the initiative an attempt to save the "Crusaders" and their subordinates from their weak position in Iraq after failing for more than three years to break the mujahedin. KR
ARAB LEAGUE CHIEF HAILS IRAQ'S NATIONAL-RECONCILIATION PLAN
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Musa praised Prime Minister al-Maliki's national-reconciliation plan in a June 26 statement, MENA reported the same day. Musa said the plan includes principles and mechanisms that reflect a positive trend toward laying down the foundations of dialogue and reconciliation, and that he hopes it will serve as a starting point for a serious and comprehensive dialogue. Musa called on political, religious, and tribal leaders to give the initiative a chance, adding that the Arab League intends to support the initiative through its sponsorship of an Iraqi National Accord conference. That conference was slated to be held in Baghdad last week, but has been postponed until later this summer. KR


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Talbehat é uma cidade e uma nagar panchayat no distrito de Lalitpur, no estado indiano de Uttar Pradesh.

Demografia
Segundo o censo de 2001, Talbehat tinha uma população de 12,664 habitantes. Os indivíduos do sexo masculino constituem 52% da população e os do sexo feminino 48%. Talbehat tem uma taxa de literacia de 65%, superior à média nacional de 59.5%: a literacia no sexo masculino é de 72% e no sexo feminino é de 58%. Em Talbehat, 15% da população está abaixo dos 6 anos de idade.

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Some of the top officials and politicians are among the thousands of civilians and government officials who have come under attack by the terrorist incidents. Though this is a fact that the population of the provincial capital is more than any other district of the province, the figures of terrorist attacks are much more than its share in population.
"The share of Peshawar in the overall terrorist incident is 42.11 per cent, followed by Dera Ismail Khan with 17.29 per cent and Bannu and Charsadda districts with 6.7 per cent each," a source told The News.
He said that the number of attacks in Peshawar were more than the total incidents that happened in the entire province, except Dera Ismail Khan. None of the districts in the Hazara division, as per the CTD figures, had witnessed any incident of target killing, extortion, kidnapping or terrorism during 2017.
Besides, there were a number of incidents that were thwarted to save the lives and properties of the people all over KP. "Out of total 99 attacks foiled in the province in 2017, Peshawar's contribution was the highest with 40 sabotage bids that were thwarted. Mardan stood second where 24 terrorist attacks were foiled, followed by Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan," the source said.
Out of the accused arrested in cases of terrorism, the share of Peshawar was the highest. "A total of 492 accused involved in cases of terrorism, target killings, kidnapping and extortion were arrested during 2017 out of which 193 were held in Peshawar. They included 113 accused involved in terrorism, 47 in extortion, 25 in kidnapping and eight in target killings," the sources said. About 105 of these suspected terrorists were arrested in Mardan, followed by Dera Ismail Khan with 77 arrests, Kohat with 41, 35 with Bannu, Malakand with 29 and Hazara region with 12.
Peshawar has lost the senior most politician of the province, the then senior minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour in a suicide bombing in December 2012. His son Haroon Bilour was also martyred in a suicide attack last month. Among the officials, all the four additional and deputy inspectors general of police of the KP Police martyred in the last few years were targeted in Peshawar.
They included commandant Frontier Constabulary Safwat Ghayur, Additional IG Headquarters KP Mohammad Ashraf Noor, DIG Malik Mohammad Saad and DIG Abid Ali. Three SPs of the Peshawar Police were martyred in attacks only during one year. There are a number of other civil and military officials, their establishments, convoys and other high profile individuals as well as general public and their properties worth billions of rupees that have come under attack in Peshawar during the last 13 years.


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Mestni promet Koper se izvaja na 11 avtobusnih linijah na območju mesta Koper in bližnje okolice.

Z linijami so povezane koprske mestne četrti s središčem mesta, avtobusno in železniško postajo (Potniški terminal) ter gospodarsko-obrtno cono Sermin vse dni v letu.

Izvajalec
Mestna občina Koper je desetletno koncesijo za izvajanje javnega mestnega prometa podelila podjetju Arriva Dolenjska in Primorska.

Vozovnice
Nakup vozovnic je mogoč le v predprodaji. Na voljo so vozovnice za eno vožnjo ter mesečne in letne vozovnice.

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 3 Koper – Kraljeva – Markovec
 4 Markovec – Olmo – Mercator – Šalara
 5S Čebelnjak – Trg Brolo – Žusterna – Markovec (nočna linija)

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 Koper

Zunanje povezave
 Spletna stran Arrive Dolenjska in Primorska
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Menzies Aviation are delighted to welcome new customer, Lanmei Airlines, as they launch a new route between Palau and Macau.
Lanmei Airlines Co., Ltd is a low cost, Chinese-owned airline, established in 2016. This new route will accommodate travellers heading to Palau, an island country located in the Western Pacific Ocean between the Philippines and Guam.


SUPERSCAN IV-15 WAFER – RAYLASE presents new 2-axis deflection uniT with very high deflection speed for innovative wafer solutions.
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Speed and dynamic responses are guaranteed, thanks to digital control and powerful PWM output stages. When combined with the RAYLASE camera adapter and MVC components, the SUPERSCAN IV-15 is the perfect precision tool with process monitoring.
The robust, water-cooled master block design enables applications at up to 2 kW laser power when quartz mirrors are used. The deflection unit can be controlled digitally both via the XY2-100 enhanced protocol and via the SL2-100 protocol. The input aperture is 15 mm. Lenses with optimized holders and scan mirrors are available for all standard laser types, wavelengths, power densities, focal lengths and processing areas. Custom solutions can also be provided.


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The well- known People's Friendship Arch is dressed in color to honor the LGBTTTI community, now it will be named the Arch of Sexual Diversity.
Located in Kiev, Ukraine; it is the largest arch of the world created. It was built in 1982 to celebrate the unification between Ukraine and Russia. When it is 35 years old in 2017, its meaning will no longer be the same, and it is being given a touch up with rainbow paint so that it is ready on the date of the Eurovision contest in that same city, next May. Previously it was already illuminated with those colors at night, now since dawn the colorful motifs will be noticed.
This is a great step for the LGBTTTI community in Ukraine, its process in accepting homosexual rights has been slow because of the proximity to Russia where it's almost a crime to "get out of the closet".
Gennady Kurochka, public relations consultant for Eurovision said he was proud of the changes the country has had. He expressed his feelings: "Full of a new meaning, a new sense of belonging to a free town – free of thought, free of spirit."
This idea of giving it a new meaning that apparently was the organizers of Gay Pride, has been well accepted so far among Ukrainian society. We hope it will be a small step forward for the acceptance of the whole community's rights like any other individual in Ukraine, and that other countries can take their initiative of humanitarian development.
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The n Series is a Dell product line that does not ship with a pre-installed version of Microsoft Windows. Apparently prohibited from shipping computers without an operating system by an existing licensing agreement with Microsoft, Dell instead ships these systems with either the open-source FreeDOS operating system or the Ubuntu Linux distribution not preinstalled, but on install disks.

The company has come under fire for making the FreeDOS and Linux-powered machines no cheaper and more difficult to purchase than identical systems running Windows. Despite its technological advances, it is often criticized more than the average computing device.

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An analysis of factors affecting mature age students' academic success in undergraduate nursing programs: a critical literature review
- Hayden, Lisa J.; Jeong, Sarah Y.; Norton, Carol A.
Hayden, Lisa J.; Jeong, Sarah Y.; Norton, Carol A.
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship Vol. 13, Issue 1, p. 127-138
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2015-0086
Walter de Gruyter
The population of mature age students entering university nursing programs has steadily increased in both Australia and worldwide. The objective of the literature review was to explore how mature age students perform academically and to analyse the factors associated with their academic performance in nursing programs. A literature search was conducted in the following databases: CINAHL, ProQuest, Medline, Cochrane, Mosby's Index, Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), and Scopus. Twenty-six (26) research papers published between 2000 and 2014 have met the selection criteria of this review. The key themes identified include; 1) ambiguity in definition of mature age and academic success, 2) age and academic success, 3) intrinsic factors (life experiences, emotional intelligence, and motivation and volition), and 4) extrinsic factors (peer, academic and family support; and learning style, components of the modules and mode of delivery). Current literature provides evidence that mature age nursing students perform at a higher level within the methodological issues discussed in this paper. Future research is warranted to advance the understanding of the complex relationship between extrinsic and intrinsic factors of mature age students and their academic success in higher education. Nursing educators will benefit from novel evidence, ideas and opportunities to explore and implement in nursing education.
mature age students; adult learners; academic success; nursing education
ISSN:1548-923X
Goal 4: Quality Education
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Chrissy Teigen is an ultrastylish mom, and that was showcased during an outing with her little ones on Sunday.
The 33-year-old dressed in a chic head-to-toe look for a trip to the farmers market in Studio City, Calif., where she was spotted with her 2-year-old daughter, Luna, and 9-month old son, Miles. Teigen wore a long olive green khaki trench-style coat with a black tank underneath paired with straight-leg light wash jeans and comfortable-looking Fendi logo pool slides.
Chrissy Teigen holding her daughter, Luna Stephens, at the farmers market in Studio City, Calif.
This isn't the first time the "Lip Sync Battle" personality has stepped out in the brown and black double-F motif sandals constructed out of lambskin and lamb fur. She wore the same slip-on style, which retails for nearly $700, during a shopping trip with Luna this year. Teigen completed her ensemble with a black wide-brim hat and sunglasses.
Chrissy Teigen spotted out and about in L.A. yesterday with her mom and two kids.
Meanwhile, Luna wore black Ugg Kids Bailey Bow II boots, which go for $115, with gray leggings and a striped shirt. The model-turned-cookbook author was accompanied by her mom, Vilailuck Teigen, who carried a Louis Vuitton tote bag.
A close-up look at Chrissy Teigen wearing brown Fendi Double F monogrammed pool slides.


For sale: 60 Princeton Avenue, Rocky Hill. Photo by DJK Residential.
This charming home with quaint vibes and modern finishes in Rocky Hill comes to the market for $795,000.
Named after its previous owner, Abraham O. Voorhees, the Murphy Voorhees House has been extensively renovated by Schulte Restorations of Hopewell to restore and modernize the four-bedroom, three-bathroom estate. According to the listing, updates were made to the air conditioning and the kitchen appliances and counters.
Entrance. Photo by DJK Residential.
Foyer. Photo by DJK Residential.
Kitchen. Photo by DJK Residential.
The renovation was careful to maintain the home's historic charm and original details, including the dining room from 1780 that still features an original cooking fireplace and hidden stairs that lead to a lofted area. More historic charm is found in the master bedroom with a separate dressing area and original fireplace.
Original dining area. Photo by DJK Residential.
Original cooking fireplace. Photo by DJK Residential.
The home has a generous number of gathering spaces including twin parlors, created in the 1840s, that provide generous, warm spaces in which to relax or entertain. The rooms include wide-plank floors and hand-blown glass windows.
Parlor. Photo by DJK Residential.
Fireplace. Photo by DJK Residential.
Sitting area. Photo by DJK Residential.
The estate also includes an original stone milk shed, old working well, stately trees, and stone walls that add to the site's history.
Milk shed. Photo by DJK Residential.
Well. Photo by DJK Residential.
Rear exterior. Photo by DJK Residential.
The exterior of the home embodies a historical charm, built in the traditional colonial salt-box style, using deep gray horizontal siding to complement the red brick on the side and rear.
Situated on more than one acre of beautiful land, the property was once a 100-acre working farm owned by James Van Horne — recognized locally and nationally as an American treasure for four centuries. The property's most notable claim is that it hosted George Washington while he waited on the news of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
The home, located at 60 Princeton Avenue, is asking $795,000.


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Expectancy Effect in Three Mind-Body Clinical Trials
Matthew Hicks, Douglas Hanes, Helané Wahbeh
Expectancy, arguably the prime component of the placebo effect, has been shown to significantly modify the effects of many treatments. Furthermore, various forms of mind-body interventions have demonstrated effective improvements in outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between pretreatment expectations and symptom reduction in a secondary analysis of 3 mind-body intervention programs. An adjusted correlation and regression analysis compared data from a 6-question expectancy questionnaire to a self-reported clinical impression of change score. Only 1 of the 6 expectancy questions in 1 of the 3 studies reached significance (B = 0.087; P =.025). The combined data from all 3 studies did not reveal significant expectancy effects. The positive effects of mindfulness meditation appear to be independent of an expectancy effect.
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Hicks, M., Hanes, D., & Wahbeh, H. (2016). Expectancy Effect in Three Mind-Body Clinical Trials. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 21(4), NP103-NP109. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587216652572
Expectancy Effect in Three Mind-Body Clinical Trials. / Hicks, Matthew; Hanes, Douglas; Wahbeh, Helané.
In: Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol. 21, No. 4, 01.10.2016, p. NP103-NP109.
Hicks, M, Hanes, D & Wahbeh, H 2016, 'Expectancy Effect in Three Mind-Body Clinical Trials', Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. NP103-NP109. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156587216652572
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Hicks, Matthew ; Hanes, Douglas ; Wahbeh, Helané. / Expectancy Effect in Three Mind-Body Clinical Trials. In: Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016 ; Vol. 21, No. 4. pp. NP103-NP109.
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sPLA2-IB was correlated with the level of proteinuria in membranous nephropathy patients suggesting to be a potential biomarker for monitoring disease severity and therapeutic effects of both primary membranous nephropathy and secondary membranous nephropathy.
TNF-alpha-induced cPLA2 expression and PGE2 release were mediated through a Jak2/PDGFR/PI3K/Akt/p42/p44 MAPK/Elk-1 pathway in human lung epithelial cells.
Exogenously added sPLA(2)-IB decreases phagocytosis of photoreceptor outer segments regardless of enzymatic activity.
Group IB phospholipase A2 (PLA2G1B) stimulates leukotriene B4 (LTB4) production in the absence of cytochalasin B in human neutrophils.
Here, we report sPLA2-IB in rat and human brain as well as in neurons in primary culture. The distribution of sPLA2-IB seems to be mainly neuronal, with the highest abundance occurring in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus.
Results describe the structural basis for bile salt inhibition of pancreatic phospholipase A2.
Equilibrium unfolding of porcine pancreatic phospholipase A2 was monitored using multiple approaches. An unusually broad unfolding transition at remarkably high denaturant concentration was observed.
Porcine group IB secretory phospholipase A2 (PLA2G1B) stimulates the expression and secretion of CXC chemokine ligand 8 (CXCL8) in human neutrophils without affecting other proinflammatory cytokines.
Porcine pancreatic PLA(2) shows a long lag phase of several hours during which the enzyme binds to the bilayer surface, but only 5+/-3% of the lipids react before the onset of rapid hydrolysis.
Results show that the decylsulfate epitope for the successive E i (#) complexes increasingly resembles the micellar complex formed by the binding of PLA2 to preformed micelles.
An increased sPLA(2) activity and a reduced inhibition may play an important role in the pathogenesis of ischemia-reperfusion injury of non-heart-beating donor liver grafts.
Phospholipase A2 isoforms are differentially regulated; they selectively participate in retinal signaling in an experimental model of age-related macular degeneration.
crystal structure of the triple mutant pancreatic phospholipase A2 with calcium.
The final protein model consists of 123 amino-acid residues, two calcium ions, one chloride ion, 243 water molecules and six 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol molecules.
The crystal structure of the triple mutant (K53,56,121M) of bovine pancreatic phospholipase A2 complexed with an organic molecule, p-methoxybenzoic acid (anisic acid), is reported.
The quadruple mutant of phospholipase A2 has monoclinic or trigonal crystal structures and results suggested evidence for the involvement of the second calcium and surface loop in interfacial binding.
Pla2g1b inactivation suppressed diet-induced body weight gain and reduced diabetes and atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice.
Exogenously added sPLA(2)-IB decreases phagocytosis of outer retinal segments regardless of enzymatic activity.
Lysophospholipids produced by Pla2g1b hydrolysis suppress hepatic fat utilization and down-regulate energy expenditure, preventing metabolically beneficial adaptation to a high-fat diet exposure in promoting diet-induced obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Elevating plasma lysophospholipid levels in Pla2g1b deficient mice via intraperitoneal injection resulted in glucose intolerance.
pro-inflammatory effects of Ps. aeruginosa involve release of an sPLA2 of epithelial origin that, in part, via distinct signalling molecules, transactivates the ABCA1 gene, leading to export of phospholipid.
The results indicate that PLA2 activity in equine endometrium changes with the stage of the oestrous cycle and thus may be influenced by systemic hormone concentrations.
During pregnancy, PLA2 expression may be sufficient to initiate the cascade for prostaglandin f2alpha secretion and does not play a direct role in maternal recognition of pregnancy.


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FOR RED SOX, RUDE AWAKENING
By DAVID HEUSCHKEL; Courant Staff Writer
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- — Waiting for the elevator at Tropicana Field to open, Red Sox general manager Dan Duquette was speechless without a trace of smugness.
Inside the Red Sox clubhouse, Trot Nixon slouched in a chair, his voice cracking as he tried to come to grips with the Red Sox missing the playoffs for the first time in three years.
The Impossible Dream II did, in fact, turn out to be impossible.
"Gosh, if we could have pulled that one out tonight," Dante Bichette said. "It was a long-shot. That's what dreams are made of. You never give up until the fat lady sings. She sang tonight."
Reality set in Friday night as the Red Sox lost 8-6 to the Devil Rays and were eliminated from playoff contention. The loss allowed the slumping Yankees to back into the American League East championship.
But the Red Sox went down fighting. They made it interesting in the ninth, scoring two runs and putting the tying runs on base.
But Devil Rays closer Roberto Hernandez pulled the magic carpet from under the Red Sox by striking out Nixon with runners on first and second to end it.
Afterward, manager Jimy Williams was asked if he would return next season. He dodged the question.
"We got a game [today] and another the next day. That's what our focus is," Williams said.
He was asked again.
"I said I wouldn't resign," Williams said.
His players may have swayed him the last few days. The Red Sox kept their playoff hopes alive by sweeping the White Sox while the Yankees lost three straight to the Devil Rays.
Less than three weeks ago, the Red Sox were nine games behind the Yankees. The could have been 2 1/2 back after the Yankees lost 13-2 to the Orioles.
"You kind of don't want to let yourself believe you can do it because you know it's probably not going to happen," Bichette said. "But when it's over, it hits you. Getting close is tough."
Williams refused to use all the injuries as an excuse for not making the playoffs, which many had predicted they would. Sports Illustrated even picked the Red Sox to win the World Series.
But that was before the team was beset with injuries. In all, the Red Sox used 52 players this season.
"It doesn't matter," Williams said. "You can only play nine out there."
The Red Sox were hoping for a strong outing from righthander Rolando Arrojo. And they got one -- for four innings.
But Arrojo couldn't protect a 4-0 lead and the bullpen, which had been strong all year, faltered.
Hector Carrasco (5-4, 4.81 ERA) allowed two runs in the seventh that gave the Devil Rays a 6-4 lead. The two runs Tampa Bay scored off Rod Beck in the eighth proved equally costly after the Red Sox rallied in the ninth.
"Those bullpeners have come in so many times. How long do you expect them to be successful," Williams said. "They've been tremendous all year long and they went at them hard again today. It just didn't work out for us today, that's all."
In seven relief appearances since the Red Sox acquired him from the Twins, Carrasco has allowed 11 hits and seven runs in 4 2/3 innings. He gave up a leadoff single to John Flaherty, who was replaced by pinch runner Miguel Cairo. Felix Martinez laid down a bunt that Carrasco bobbled twice, putting runners on first and second with none out. Jeff Fassero came in and gave up a two-run double to Randy Winn to make it 6-4.
The Red Sox unraveled in the eighth. Russ Johnson singled and scored on a double into the left field corner by Bobby Smith. Johnson slid in just before the relay from Nomar Garciaparrra.
Thinking he could get Smith advancing to third on the throw home, Jason Varitek made an ill-advised throw that hit Smith and rolled away. Smith trotted home to make it 8-4.
The Red Sox took a 2-0 lead in the second on a two-run double by Bichette. Troy O'Leary's two-run homer in the fifth made it 4-0. The scoreboard showed the Yankees were trailing, 10-0.
"A lot of guys in here are just worn out," catcher Scott Hatteberg said. "It's a long year. Guys put a lot into the whole year. It's just a deep exhale."


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The Perfect Tea
On January 28, 2023 By GaryIn Life, Writings2 Comments
Apparently, I've been brewing a cup of tea the wrong way for decades.
A YouTube video showed me the error of my ways, but also got me thinking about whether perfect matters, and indeed, whether it's overrated or even necessary for happiness. And further more, is it ego driving perfection or a necessity to always live above and beyond "good enough?"
Certainly one expects perfection in, say, open-heart surgery, or assembling a rocket ship to go into space safely. And in times past, I have been that person who wanted just the right seat at a restaurant, with food cooked and served just right, plus other idiosyncrasies. Eventually I learned such expectations were not only a waste of time but usually unnecessary indulgences.
So with a low expectation I watched this video, arrogantly titled "How you've been making tea WRONG your entire life." I learned how to make "perfect" tea long ago, yet admittedly watched with an "already doing it right" attitude. BBC produced the video, and if any country knows a thing or two about brewing tea, it's the Brits.
Well… sometimes if seasoned correctly, and with a nice cheese sauce, crow's not too bad.
Turns out I scored three out of four on the "perfect steps" score but fell short on the final, critical brewing time. FIVE minutes they claim perfection takes? Been doing three minutes before these two Brits in the video were even born. That doesn't automatically qualify me as being right (but adds geezer points, probably).
Being open-minded about such things (and serious about good-tasting black tea), I took the bait and ran some tests using a high-quality tea (Serendipitea) and my everyday tea (Trader Joe's Irish Breakfast), brewing two cups of each, one at my sure-I'm-right three-minutes brewing, and one at the video know-it-all's five minutes.
Lo and behold (cousins of everyone who thought themselves right but quickly informed otherwise by these two troublemakers) the five-minute tea tasted better! More full-bodied, more nuanced, more… teaness. Yes, more noticeable in the higher quality tea, but even Trader Joe's everyday-affordable-tea-cuz-who-can-afford-the-good-stuff-every-day improved.
There are times this won't work (as in, restaurants that continue to serve cheap Lipton tea, which I affectionately (not) call "powder and twigs tea"), but with good-to-great tea leaves, five minutes makes a better cuppa.
I propose the mystery is thus finally solved of why one of Alice in Wonderland's more delightful characters is called the Mad Hatter. Clearly at some point he learned three is wrong, five is right, and the extra two minutes drove him mad with anticipation.
I commiserate with M.H. now, having tasted perfection and thus committed to losing an extra 12+ hours of my life each year waiting on the tea to brew… properly. Such madness is the cost of perfection.
Seven Soon
On January 22, 2023 By GaryIn Life, Writings1 Comment
Aging into one's elder years is an interesting trip. I've been experiencing new stops along the way: remembrance, regret, internal focuses more than external experiences, and a renewed sense of wonder at the power of words and images.
I picked up Patti Smith's latest book, A Book of Days and it, along with recent readings and streaming media, caused a shifting of sands beneath my mental focus and pre-imagined plans, making things… interesting.
The last few years spent wandering America in two different RV vans, were times of wonderful nature immersion, road meanderings, and simply being out of the norm long enough to shift thinking on what's really important as opposed to just what's necessary to get through another day.
I'm nearing the first day's sunrise of my seventh decade hanging around this planet. Lately, I seem to dream a lot in stories wrapped up in past lessons learned and not learned, plus regrets along the way long covered up by rationale-tinted stain. These memory wanderings are causing bubbles to perforate what I previously thought were plans for what I wanted to do. Desires versus needs seems to be the latest (in a long series) of tussles over influences on my decades ahead, not to mention an acute awareness of potential for the unexpected, black swan, or simply fate's milestone.
Patti's quote in the photo grabbed my attention and perhaps offers a reluctant, yet wise, approach on what to do. Armchair adventures have never appealed to me much, yet I can't deny the increasing risk now, on several levels, from heading out on the road again as a solo vanlife nomad for long trips. Nor can I deny the growing time-sensitive awareness to no longer delay deeper creative pursuits (at the sacrifice of physical experiences), which may be the truer voice and brighter guiding star for me. It now seems clear it's time to write more deeply, sketch more frequently, and read more widely from more significant works than before.
Instead of worn Italian cowboy boots, will I be content to slip on my German clog-like Haflingers, warm up the tea, and "adventure" through writing and books, with occasional wandering off to sketch scenes that move me? Will adopting these three as my proverbial three-legged stool be enough? In time I'll find out, yet clearly all three can still be part of travels, just styled differently than before.
Journal Snippets: Winter & Writing
On January 8, 2023 By GaryIn Nature, Writings
Unedited snippets from this morning's journal writing.
New Year's Day Meh: From the Journal
On January 2, 2023 By GaryIn Life
Brief entry based on my journal writing early morning on January 1.
Funny humans… always setting milestone days to achieve some sudden change like rebooting a life, pledging habit-shift intentions, and other follies of coming up short at present mindedness, living-in-the-moment-ism, and just enjoying the journey with a daily focus.
How we live lives in ways that by the end of the year our life chart looks like an ever-variable wave-like sea of bell curves… instead of a gently sloping upward trending line across the 365.
Yet, the brief adrenalin rush of getting a free reboot to try again by starting anew seems a much beloved addiction for each New Year's Day.
Sigh. Pass the black-eyed peas, please.
When Tech Support Tells You Wrong
On August 23, 2022 By GaryIn Life1 Comment
I am embarassed.
Apparently, my resetting of a bunch of previously published posts to private a week ago, then back to public yesterday, triggered a flood of new post emails to those who subscribe here or follow otherwise.
Apologies on steroids for this WordPress blunder. I have tongue-thrashed the help desk, although that won't soothe your bruised inboxes from the deluge! Even unleashed the bad form police to chase after the perpetrators of this #firstworldproblems crime.
Anyway, just wanted to apologize for the mess. Technology! Can't live without it, and it's a harsh bedmate not really to be trusted all the time!


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Potter County, PA
Bob Casey Jr.
In 2020, Potter County, PA had a population of 16.7k people with a median age of 47.4 and a median household income of $47,696. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Potter County, PA declined from 16,806 to 16,685, a −0.72% decrease and its median household income grew from $45,419 to $47,696, a 5.01% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Potter County, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (96.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.33%), White (Hispanic) (0.767%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.42%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.342%).
None of the households in Potter County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.6% of the residents in Potter County, PA are U.S. citizens.
In 2020, the median property value in Potter County, PA was $110,400, and the homeownership rate was 77.9%.
Most people in Potter County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Potter County, PA was 2 cars per household.
Potter County, PA borders Allegany County, NY, Steuben County, NY, Cameron County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, McKean County, PA, and Tioga County, PA.
About the photo: Allegany Township, Potter County
cameraPhoto by Nicholas A. Tonelli
Potter County, PA is home to a population of 16.7k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2020, 0.923% of Potter County, PA residents were born outside of the country (154 people).
In 2020, there were 72.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.1k people) in Potter County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 222 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 128 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2020, 99.6% of Potter County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Potter County, PA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Potter County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The 3 largest ethnic groups in Potter County, PA
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1.38% of the people in Potter County, PA are hispanic (231 people).
The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Potter County, PA as a share of the total population.
As of 2020, 0.923% of Potter County, PA residents (154 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Potter County, PA was 0.768%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Potter County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Potter County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.68 times greater than any other conflict.
The economy of Potter County, PA employs 6.91k people. The largest industries in Potter County, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,021 people), Manufacturing (1,003 people), and Retail Trade (706 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($68,942), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($55,433), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($53,333).
From 2019 to 2020, employment in Potter County, PA grew at a rate of 3.91%, from 6.65k employees to 6.91k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Potter County, PA, are Production Occupations (758 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (682 people), and Management Occupations (669 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Potter County, PA.
Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Potter County, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,021 people), Manufacturing (1,003 people), and Retail Trade (706 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Potter County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Potter County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Information ($55,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,807), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,505).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($37,083), Manufacturing ($36,131), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($33,542).
As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.
Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Pennsylvania to other states, or from other states to Pennsylvania.
In 2020, the top outbound Pennsylvania product (by dollars) was Pharmaceuticals with $110B, followed by Mixed freight ($74.2B) and Electronics ($44.2B).
The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Pennsylvania products.
Showing data for Pennsylvania.
2020 Value in Pennsylvania
Projected 2050 Value in Pennsylvania
In 2020, total outbound Pennsylvania trade was $734B. This is expected to increase 99.3% to $1.46T by 2050.
The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Pennsylvania trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.
Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Pennsylvania to other states, or from other states to Pennsylvania.
In 2020, the top outbound Pennsylvania domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New Jersey with $73.5B, followed by New York with $71.1B and Ohio and $36.8B.
The following map shows the amount of trade that Pennsylvania shares with each state (excluding itself).
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Potter County, PA went to Donald J. Trump with 79.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.09%).
Bob Casey Jr. and Pat Toomey are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Pennsylvania is currently represented by 18 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19%)
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Potter County, PA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.
US Senators from Pennsylvania
Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Bob Casey Jr. and Pat Toomey are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.
The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
US Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is currently represented by 18 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (3.5M), Bachelors Degree (1.89M), and Some college (1.84M).
The median property value in Potter County, PA was $110,400 in 2020, which is 0.48 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $109,600 to $110,400, a 0.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Potter County, PA is 77.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.
People in Potter County, PA have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Potter County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
Median household income in Potter County, PA is $47,696. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Potter County, PA was Census Tract 9503 with a value of $51,618, followed by Census Tract 9502 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $42,981 and $41,563.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Potter County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Potter County, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2020, 77.9% of the housing units in Potter County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.2%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Potter County, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
Race/Ethnicity TotalWhiteNative AmericanAsianTwo Or MoreWhite Non-HispanicHispanic
In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Potter County, PA was Census Tract 9503 with a value of $51,618, followed by Census Tract 9502 and Census Tract 9505, with respective values of $42,981 and $41,563.
The following map shows all of the tracts in Potter County, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
In 2020, the median household income of the 6.63k households in Potter County, PA grew to $47,696 from the previous year's value of $45,419.
The following chart displays the households in Potter County, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
The closest comparable wage GINI for Potter County, PA is from Pennsylvania.
2020 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
In 2020, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.614% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2020, 77.2% of workers in Potter County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.64%) and those who worked at home (7.42%).
Using averages, employees in Potter County, PA have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 4.72% of the workforce in Potter County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Potter County, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Potter County, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Potter County, PA have 2 cars.
11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Potter County, PA (1.93k out of 16.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Potter County, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.
93.3% of the population of Potter County, PA has health coverage, with 37.5% on employee plans, 20.9% on Medicaid, 17.8% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 1.28% on military or VA plans.
Per capita personal health care spending in Pennsylvania was $9,258 in 2014. This is a 4.29% increase from the previous year ($8,877).
Primary care physicians in Potter County, PA see 2375 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.04% decrease from the previous year (2400 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2361 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4132 patients per year.
Showing data at the state level for Pennsylvania. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.
This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Pennsylvania, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Potter County, PA
Primary care physicians in Potter County, PA see an average of 2,375 patients per year. This represents a 1.04% decrease from the previous year (2,400 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Potter County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Pennsylvania across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.
Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Potter County, PA declined by 0.368% from 6.76% to 6.74%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Potter County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Potter County, PA.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Potter County, PA.
In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.7% in Potter County, PA.
In 2021, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 7.15% in Potter County, PA.
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