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Not yet, but as a UN report shows we are making progress overall. The other good news is that the government really works

A bloody civil war in Syria, an upsurge of violence in Iraq, economic uncertainty in Cyprus, the provocation of the Korean peninsula - it seems that every day brings a new history of pain in the world. At the same time, government officials continues to tell us that the world is a place of great danger and risks and politicians inflate threats and risks they pose to the United States.

But guess what? You can turn that frown upside down, because apparently the new evil throughout the world, we are living in a golden age of global development. Today, millions of people around the world live longer, healthier, freer, safer and more prosperous lives than ever before in human history -. And we have the data to prove

Earlier this month, with little fanfare, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released its Human Development Report (HDR) and the results are surprising and encouraging. According to the UNDP, in the last decade some, but not, in fact, "all countries" have "accelerated achievement" in education, health and income. Not a single country for which data were available lower scores on the human development index of UNDP, who had 12 years ago.

According to the HDI, these improvements are disproportionately happening in the South, "home to the majority of the peoples of the world" - most of which are at the lower end of the income scale . Midrange in countries like Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey have seen some of the most rapid progress. But there is significant progress in places like Bangladesh, Ghana, Mauritius, Rwanda and Tunisia.

In fact, HDI, the combined economic output three largest economies in the developing world (Brazil, China and India), at the end of the decade, corresponds to that of Canada , France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and United States. The good news UNDP matches many existing data on the extraordinary advances in human progress has been made in the last two decades.

For example, violent conflicts are down and freedom (in the form of electoral democracies) is underway. In fact, interstate warfare has disappeared in much of the world system, and in case of conflict, tend to be much less violent

addition, there were just under 70 electoral democracies in the Cold War. Currently, there are 117 (pdf) (although this is a slight decrease from the peak of 123 in 2006).

But as HDR Specifically, progress in public health, poverty reduction and social progress are, in some respects, even more impressive.

Thirty years ago, half of the people living in the developing world live on less than $ 1.25 a day, today, the ratio is about one sixth - and the average income World of about $ 10,000, a significant increase in just a decade earlier.

This means that more people in the world fall into the middle class. In fact, HDI, it will delay about 3.25 billion members of the middle class, a whopping $ 1.8 million in just four years.

addition, countries that have achieved the best are those that have focused on links with global markets, maintaining strong trade policies and even improve the use of Internet. Ultimately, success is not the result of "tax cuts for job creators," or austerity policies adopters, but government intervention rather consistent and deliberate.

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NUT Conference delegates

resentment voice on the levels of essential reforms and curriculum

A movement increasingly popular teachers threatened "civil disobedience" on Saturday to protest against education reforms.

Teachers National Union of Teachers annual conference in Liverpool, said

Observer

his profession had reached a turning point in her relationship with Michael Gove, Secretary Education and calls for drastic measures were widespread. Last week, the Association of Teachers overwhelmingly passed a motion of confidence in Gove, in the first movement of this kind against a Minister of Education in its history. NUT members will vote on a similar motion on Sunday. Teachers described as a sample Gove "absolute failure to improve education teachers or treatment, parents and students with respect."

claim that nearly three years since the coalition government in power, have been subjected to unprecedented levels of criticism and repeatedly compromised. Teachers also say that Gove is trying to change everything about his work, from the testing program and measures League table, wage structures and their pensions and how to judge inspectors. There is a fierce resentment, as staff changes and overtime, ministers described as "enemies of promise".

"We've had enough," said Alison Palmer, a teacher of the primary school in Camden, north London. "We are committed to people trying to do the best we can for children and Gove says we are just garbage. Must be a limit to what teachers endure. "

Stephen Pickles, a teacher of primary school Bradford, said he had a feeling "increasingly among teachers that they would be unhappy if their children were in their classrooms Because of what teachers should teach and test must be applied. "

Pickles, who was a teacher for 34 years, said he had never seen the profession is "enough" and ready to do something. "It seems that things come to a head," he said.

Ofsted judgments are too harsh and information management, teachers have warned. They call for a boycott of inspection - a step that would be illegal. Liam Conway, Professor of Nottinghamshire, said the inspection regime was now so difficult teachers were "literally torn to pieces." "We owe it to all our teachers to boycott Ofsted" he said.

hundreds of thousands of teachers began to organize a series of strikes in June The nut and the NASUWT teaching union, which all members amounted to more than 400,000 people, said they would begin an ongoing strikes in northwest England.

During the conference, teachers are lining up to fill the cartels beginning: "My message to Michael Gove ..." The union is to save some teachers with their posters and sent to the Office Gove.
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Philadelphia Magazine says that "race" is a taboo subject is pure trolling. What is taboo in the United States is to fight against poverty and inequality

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter joined the chorus of condemnation Philadelphia Magazine "Being black in Philadelphia" paper to represent blacks as "lazy, irresponsible, lazy, and largely criminal." And asked the Commission to the City on the relationship of man to consider a reprimand.

Nutter does not only ignite the blogosphere right, but also many government intrusions liberals care. Accusations of repression of freedom of expression is exaggerated: the powers of the Commission are, after all, limited to speech

. What is more important is that Nutter - a black mayor presides over the closing of the population of 23 schools imprisonment, mostly black and a growing city, and has repeatedly defended the controversial police arrest and palpation Philadelphia initiative - managed to change the subject.

is good that so many people hate racist article (see my commentary on the Book Philadelphia). But low-income blacks article grossly caricatured by Robert Huber anonymous sources whites as "people [who] does not work, only babies," while "sitting on the porch smoking marijuana" damaged more severity poverty induced companies and sanctioned by the state of their marginalization by bad journalism.

Indeed, the premise of the article Huber, who recklessly confused poor black and all black people is that Philadelphia magazine is brave because for many, "the race is considered just talk racist. "

This assumption, of course, this is false: America loves a stupid conversation on race, and the drama received national attention local media from CNN to The New York Monday. Meanwhile, Huber and editor Tom McGrath, counterfeiting experts courage persist in refusing to see the avalanche of criticism over the confirmation of his belief that having conversations about race, in fact,

hard

focus exclusively "conversation on race" in the words of media allows concrete abuse of political and economic forces low-income blacks in the United States from the quagmire. And, unless the real issues background - such as segregation in schools or mass incarceration - makes writing terrible

"Nobody ever wants to write well - in her life - Write an essay on" the issue of race "," Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote in the Atlantic:

"You can never write very well in the race, since you can write very well on slopes. Whatever you will end up with many words, and a comprehensive Internet Comment Section skinheads and people who have nothing better to do with their time to enforce Internet skinheads. "

The article and most of the comments that followed reflected the same idea: the central problem is something called "race relations" will be resolved by a "conversation", a misunderstanding over the generations "Black America" ??and "White America" ??(Latin America and Asia in silence) should hire a professional mediator or therapist hash. It is, as Tom Sugrue explains in this historical account of the phenomenon, the idea that "racial inequality was fundamentally a moral and psychological problem would be solved only when the hearts and minds of Americans were contaminated by prejudice."

With this framework, such as episodes of Oprah 2005 allegations that she was treated badly in a Herm?s store in Paris more attention than the question of exactly why schools serving millions of young , disproportionately black, go underfunded.

call The idea is huge. Take the popularity of the dream of Martin Luther King that "his four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" compared to their repeated calls for the revocation institutionally impose inequality. Indeed, the Conservatives have fun twisting words of King palmitas critical measures such as affirmative action.

inhabitants of the "inner city" is certainly a little more aware of these problems could be Huber.

And it gets worse: people of color have lost much more than whites Wall Street-induced recession, the wealth gap between black and white Americans actually double. The median wealth of African-American households is now $ 4.995 - 1/22nd average wealth of white households. White, who lost 16% of the median household wealth, not only rich, but have less of their wealth in their homes. Hispanics lost 66% of their household wealth, African Americans 53%, and 54% from Asia. Whites were also less likely to be sold subprime loans high risk and high cost.
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Christ on the cross is a powerful message which teaches us to feel empathy for all human beings who suffer

The face of God, Good Friday, is that of a man tortured and abandoned until all hope is exhausted with all the breath of stifled by the weight of its own bruised body. It is easy to say and easy, at least for me, to feel. I know what is meant by the figure of Jesus as the suffering and ass all the contempt of the world. It is not Christianity. It is deeper than humanity. A chimp knows what a pariah, and how to die. No society can be, even without animals marginalized, and since we are a species that tells stories, we could not humanity without a scapegoat.

But how could it be true, not that God could have a face? This is not necessarily true that everything has a face, it is something that we ourselves invented, and God is not a really interesting way?

The philosopher Roger Scruton

this question carefully and honestly, the Gifford Lectures last year, now collected in the face of God. What, he wondered, that allows us to see a face at all? Why can not we understand the Mona Lisa Smile, smile when it can be reduced to pigments on a page? More generally, when we see a person on one side, he asks, we made a mistake? Is it just an illusion to hide the physical reality?

The answer that comes to mind is that the self is not a thing in the physical world. We are subjects, not objects, to ourselves, we understand that others seem to be submitted. There is no "other puzzle minds." We know that there are other beings in the same way that lead us to find and refine themselves.

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North Korea threatens to attack U.S. may be unrealistic, but Seoul is vulnerable. The West must be careful in its response

latest threats

North Korean missiles raining in the United States, with maps showing the flight paths across the Pacific, and firm orders leader Kim Jong-un during a meeting at midnight, increases more strongly the issue of the threat of increasingly feverish last month already raised. Namely taken seriously? No do they mean? Is a Korean reality Armageddon?

My only answer would be the word. A joker in the defense of South Korea Ministry joked earlier this month that "barking dogs do not bite." Like a generalization that seems doubtful, but you see his point of view. Prefer North Korea surprise attacks, and in March 2010 torpedo that sank the South Korean navy ship Cheonan: 46 killed. Do not give notice of an ambush.

Some threats may be excluded Pyongyang. There is no evidence that one of its missiles can go beyond 4000 miles, or who have mastered mounting a nuclear warhead on them. Even if they could - but I repeat, can not - such an attack would be intercepted. California, and

a fortiori

New York and Washington, you can rest easy.

However, complacency is harder. South Korea took the dog barking at their doors 60 years ago, and have grown indifferent. However, 2010 was a nasty pinch - two, in fact, the North also fatally bombed a South Island later this year. There may be more bites. And do not forget the terrible old South Korean War from 1950 to 1953, when the North invaded really - by land, mainly - and about 2 million people died, even in the days of low-tech

If the United States unmenaced in reality, it is by no means applies to South Korea or Japan. Both are within range of North Korean missiles hundreds of short and medium range. South of the capital Seoul - including satellite towns is home to 20 million people - is only 25 miles south of the border, ironically named Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Just north of the DMZ miles kPa (KPA) heavy artillery, some with chemical peels. These can cause carnage in gleaming skyscrapers of Seoul, even during an initial attack.

The main risk is doubled and bound. The cycle of provocation and reaction - which is dependent on where you are - could spiral out of control. Latest North Korean threat was motivated by sending American bombers test sessions across the peninsula - itself a reaction to the rhetoric of anger Pyongyang. The United States can not respond in a certain way, however, if climbing is growing.

The other danger is the miscalculation. Something could swell by accident, or on the sides may misinterpret a movement of the other. In this case, the risk is very real climbing.

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those who promote "solutions" to the risk of piracy erode the integrity of the network and the freedom of the surveillance, censorship and control

attended presentations on how to resolve conflicts copyright I had hot lunches, and they were all up to the mark. This is because most people with a solution to the copyright wars are concerned artists' incomes, while I am concerned about the health of the Internet.

course, I worry about the income of artists, too, but this is a secondary concern. After all, almost everyone who ever decided to make his life in the arts has failed - in fact, an important part of trying to end up losing money in the business. It has nothing to do with the Internet: art is a terrible thing, where most of the revenue is recognized at a fraction statistically insignificant professionals - a long twisted tail with a very fat head. I happen to be one of the lucky lottery winners in this very strange and unlikely - I support my family with creative work - but I'm not parochial to think that my fate and that of my companions .0000000000000000001-percent real problem here.

What

the real problem here? In short, it is the health of the Internet.

Wars copyright eroded the inherent resilience of the Internet in a time of desperate need. The Internet of today is integrated into our lives in ways that surpassed even the wildest predictions of the 1980s - is the default mode of signing your child in dance classes after school to pay your gas bill, posting videos of police violence, because pay money to distant relatives, for permission to place a garden shed, to enjoy a holiday to see if you need to go to A & E to write a whole and more else, like buying food, buying insurance, getting a degree or qualification, and all other activities that involve full - article or essay for school to earn his living in public life. None of these things are related to the entertainment industry, but none of them are taken into account when industry colleagues in government to develop their plans against "piracy". Everything we do today is the Internet, you simply need tomorrow.

The Internet is important, but the copyright wars to treat it as a truism to say that the cable TV 2.0, as the second coming of the telephone system as the largest global distribution of pornography. Laws such as the Digital Economy Act provided for the whole family off the Internet without due process in the neighborhood because someone is wrongly accused of watching television. It would be bad enough if the Internet was simply a conduit for the delivery of entertainment products. But the Internet is a lifeline for families, and providing entertainment companies offshore the right to remove, because it is suspected of evil, is like giving the power to transform your Brita water family if you think you have abused its filter. KitchenAid like giving the power to turn off the power of your principal residence if they think you have used your mixer of an approved plan

The Internet is the best - sites blacklisted room to display all kinds of information, and yet the judges of the High Court of England decided that the entertainment industry can be - and often the only and they do not like an order requiring service providers to block without a hearing, much less a trial.

The Internet only works when connected to peripheral devices that are connected to the Internet, have multiplied. It is not only the phone in your pocket - CCTV in the door with the latest toy for your child, the category of "autonomous system" decreases rapidly disappearing. Futurist Bruce Sterling In said in his recent speech South-South West, a personal computer, c1995, is perfectly capable of handling your words and post your worksheets, but it will be very difficult to find someone interested in taking one of your hands. Sans networks, the relative value of all losses to almost zero.

However, the Directive on EU law and the laws of the United States as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act become crime literal "jailbreak" means to install their own software on them, software reverse engineering in them and discover the vulnerabilities that could be hidden threaten you. Each week brings a new example of a device which is less safe as it should be - most recently, a presentation at ShmooCon security event showed that DSLR cameras compatible Wi-Fi could be sequestered on the Internet and became CCTV covert video hidden streaming for bad owners. A policy that allows you to modify the software on a network device to make sure you are not in the area of ??controls overcome or subvert the App Store is just crazy.

However, even if microtransactions quintuple the amount of money circulating in the entertainment industry, I think it would do nothing to quell calls for greater confidence, greater vigilance and better control. Experimental psychologists have long documented pathological "loss aversion" - where you have to pay more attention to what we have lost what we won. Entertainment industry is the poster child for aversion to loss - how else to explain the weeping and gnashing of teeth about piracy losses annually attend shiny numbers at the box office? "Of course, we are more than ever at the box office year last, but think how much more we could have done if not for piracy! "

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voluntary organizations who are preparing to close the back of public spending cuts, can form effective partnerships with the private sector to meet social needs?

Liza

Ramrayka

reports on a seminar

From the increasing prevalence of food banks with the consequences created by the government "tax room" benefit housing reform, the United Kingdom is experiencing unprecedented levels of social needs. Wages have stagnated and public spending cuts in the sector still have an impact on frontline services. David Cameron's vision of the "Big Society", helping to bridge the gap, but the latest research from the Charities Aid Foundation shows that one in six charities fear they could face closure due cuts and declining donations, while one in three is destruction services or works.

donors Finding effective ways to work with the private and voluntary sectors to meet the social needs has been a recent seminar, which brought together a group of industry experts and charity an invited audience, which included more than 60 opinion leaders from private funding and volunteer. The event was organized by The Guardian and the support of the Big Lottery Fund (BIG), which is the largest distributor of National Lottery funds, more than 90% of the 600 million are awarded each year is used for voluntary and community organizations

The workshop began with presentations on the panel intersectoral work, which laid the groundwork for the event. The presentations were followed by a wide and open debate is part of the event was held under the Chatham House Rule, which allows comments to report anonymously to encourage frank and open discussion. The participants were then divided into separate groups for discussions with representatives report their findings to the audience.

A recurring theme of the seminar, in the comments of the panel and the floor was the importance of volunteers and members of the private sector to achieve the "proper" relationship. Panelist Diana Leat, principal investigator of the voluntary sector and council member of Princess Diana of Wales Memorial Fund, against the nature of a good collaboration with the difference between a date, cohabitation and marriage. "We must be willing to put in the time ... and I hope you have a long and very happy, "he said. And partners must look beyond stereotypes - the donors and the private sector are" more than a lot of money, " he said. An assistant for companies of the hearing, said: "We are sometimes seen as a source of income, rather than technical knowledge."

honesty around objectives

good listening skills are crucial to achieving a successful relationship, said Leat, who said that voluntary organizations were "major offenders" because they often do not take the time to learn on other sectors. "Just because you're in different sectors does not mean they have nothing to learn from each other."

Honesty

on the objectives and outcomes of the collaboration is another secret of a good relationship. Panelist Nat Sloane, Chair in England Big Lottery Fund, said that the various parties come to the relationship with different objectives. For example, a private sector organization would be interested in working with a partner from the voluntary sector as they may want to make connections in the local communities where it operates the volunteer organization is "good for business." For the past relationship, donors and charities need "a common mission -. Shared goals, common objectives"

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in kind rather than financial aid, told the seminar. "Be very honest, very early," advised one of the participants. "The charity does not want money, but they need skills pro bono."

One participant stated that the voluntary sector "to see things through the prism of business." However, a representative of the collaboration between the voluntary sector warned against purely selfish reasons: "If [companies] work in their own interest, they will leave once their needs are not satisfied interest is not sustainable." . And Sloane said that donors like poles BIG the challenge of change: "How is additionality of funding to charities and services are reduced in a manner unprecedented"

Faced with these challenges, the seminar examined whether the language of collaboration still fit for purpose. Leat suggested that instead of using the term "interest", the partners should think in terms of "profits." For example, a mobile phone company could be linked to a voluntary organization to take advantage of expanding markets for the benefit of both parties. Experts Caron Bradshaw, CEO of Group Finance Charity, cited the example of the association of the Samaritans with Network Rail - the training of staff are trained to recognize and prevent suicide attempts - as a win-win. "If you can find where they are, the interest is not necessarily a bad thing," he said.

The committee also discussed a new study commissioned by BIG intersectoral collaboration Clore Leadership Fellow Program Sappal social Bally. Sappal asked 26 multinational companies, donors and a number of NGOs to identify the benefits of collaboration, barriers to success and interventions to improve relations. The report found that cultural differences are among the biggest barriers to collaboration, noting that businesses are there to make money, and donors and charities not.

reflection on the relationship, the seminar participants agreed that all parties can do more to make the collaborative work. One donor said he would like more co-development partnership where donors and charitable programs in assembly design. Another company has admitted that tended to wait to be asked "instead of being in the forefoot and ask what they need."

Despite the obstacles mentioned, participants also recognized the many examples of cross-sector collaborations, such as "shwopping" partnership between Marks & Spencer and Oxfam. As Close report, initiative, launched in 2007 under the Plan-A M & S CSR strategy of the company, including the company's customers offer their unwanted clothes from local shops when purchasing new items. Oxfam sells clothes in its stores, or distributes products in developing countries.

Over the past five years, 11 million items were donated by M & S stores, raising ? 8 million for Oxfam. In addition to supporting the charity, M & S hopes to reduce the number of items sent to landfill in the UK - approximately one billion pieces per year -. And changing attitudes commercial inviting customers to give something when they buy

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after group discussions, participants cited the lack of capacity and know who to partner with two of the biggest barriers to collaboration. "The problem is who to give money. There is a tendency to give large organizations," said a source of funding.

Lack of time was identified as another barrier. One participant noted that planning in the voluntary sector is often "varied" and "not enough time to understand the issues in the business world."

Another point of agreement was that donors can support the work of intermediaries in the trade.

One participant acknowledged that corporate social responsibility can sometimes work teams "in splendid isolation almost" the rest of society. The challenge is to work with human resources, marketing and other departments to help bring "greater" for their collaboration.
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chocolate galore, Warriors Shaolin, steam trains and theater for all ages - here is our selection of Easter events across the country to keep the family entertained
Easter Fair, Horniman Museum, Forest Hill, London

Take the kids to learn to jive like a rabbit with dance for hours in this museum in South London. Horniman Easter Market also combine arts and crafts sessions with food stalls and an egg hunt. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance, as experts welfare of rabbits. ("A rabbit is not just for Easter, the children.") While you're there, give the party a touch of the exotic with a look around the color, exposure Amazonas bilingual (English / Spanish to November), which is designed to educate and entertain by drawing attention to the fragility of the watershed and its biodiversity. Children will enjoy meeting a line and feel the zap of an electric eel.

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, 020 8699 1872 0.30 to 31 March, free entry to the fair exhibition costs ? 3 children, ? 6 adults

Who?, British Library, London

The British Library may seem a little broken to imprison their children for 90 minutes, but there is no call on their shelves mysteriously powerful, as they seem to know a revival scale Sherlock Holmes is now time to start their children in our fascination with murder trouble. This detective without family workshop that accompanies the exhibition Murder in the library, which promises to be "hands-on". Better wash later.

bl.uk/whatson/events/apr13

, 0843 2081144, April 2-4, free

Chinese State Circus, nationally

This year, the Chinese National Circus promises first appearance in Spain of a man known only as "The One", the crown jewel of his group perform Shaolin warriors. What exactly happens to what remains woefully unknown, but presumably it is dangerous or beautiful, and you can always rely on CSC to offer acrobats particularly beautiful.
chinesestatecircus.com

, 01260 276627, from February to May, from ? 14 (depending on location )

My first Cinderella, Peacock Theatre, Sadler Wells, London

exposure of young children to masterpieces of ballet is also likely to put them out of ballet to life as it is to introduce them to a life of cultural literacy. This is the reasoning behind the "My First ..." series of ballets for beginners - simplified, accessible (and cheaper) versions of famous works danced by graduates of the School of English National Ballet. Cinderella is the second in the series, and opens at Sadler Wells before heading to Aylesbury, Oxford, Manchester and beyond.

ballet.org.uk

, 0844 412 4322, March 27 to April 7 from ? 10

above and beyond the Corinthia Hotel London

the back-and-forth Theatre Company's critically acclaimed look left Look has developed an immersion game right inside the luxurious Corinthia Hotel. Above and beyond, which is described as "a journey of intrigue and suspense," is a participatory one-to-one, then it is probably confusing for young children, but this guy makes performance interactive evening for a much more exciting than an ordinary night in the stalls.

lookleftlookright.com , 020 7321 3133, March 14-April 18, from ? 27.50

Easter Marathons, Prince Charles Cinema, London always reliable

This film celebrates the resurrection of Christ with the trilogy of films Easter weekend, all of which should be required viewing for any lover of film. Indiana Jones 1, 2 and 3, Good Friday, all the stories of toys on Saturday and back-to-back Back to the Future Easter Monday nine films presented better offspring now to avoid a life of appointments and unanswered references incomprehensible.

princecharlescinema.com , 020 7494 3654, March 29-30, ? 18 for three movies

Easter eggs, Cutty Sark, London

public Egg Hunt held across the country, but it is distinguished by its environment - the Cutty Sark Greenwich board. Sniffing for eggs seems a good way to explore the ship, which reopened last year after the post-fire restoration. There are also family days during the Easter holiday craft school where children can create their figurehead puppet or a racing boat itself.

rmg.co.uk

, 020 8312 6608, March 29, April 1, with free admission for Cutty Sark: Children ? 6.50, Adults ? 12
Brighton

Spring Harvest Food Festival

This biennial festival is less busy during the incarnation of the spring, but still attracts nearly 60,000 people last year, he ate his way through a variety of delicacies and gawped at Sussex demonstrations live by renowned chefs. You can visit the city's restaurants with local dishes and see the competitors Friday to make the best cakes, cocktails and ice cream. The event also includes a children's festival food (March 29-30) - imagine a sort of giant announces Parsley with hundreds of hands and mouth muddy
brightonfoodfestival.com

, 01273 770044, March 28, April 3, most free events

Amusement Park Hampton Court, Surrey

As fairgrounds at Hampton Court is quite respectable, but that does not mean that it is not funny. Supposedly the cradle bumper, which happened 150 years and was so popular that when Hampton Court Green was plowed during the war to prevent enemy landings, a little should be left intact for the show to start on.

hamptoncourtfunfair.com , March 29 April-2

free admission, prices vary ride

Honk! Jr, Minack Theatre, Cornwall

This version

attaching the ugly duckling musical takes the stage this Easter at the Minack theater dramatic Cornish coastline. You have to admire lungpower the cast as they perform this tale of poultry in the open air, and what better place to hear the story of a beleaguered waterfowl which is perched on a cliff of the Atlantic and thank you items? Just be sure to use your heat.
minack.com

Easter steady
gcrailway.co.uk

, 01509 632323, March 29, April 1, children ? 7 adults ? 12 , families from ? 22
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The prospect of a safe and affordable access to space is what excites many people. But modern tourism comes with a variety of complaints, and there is nothing to say they do not suffer when they finally moved beyond the planet

With the new Voyager leaving the solar system (again), water on Mars and prehistoric possible missions there, the mechanics of landings in Europe, extra-atmospheric towers, mining asteroids back to the moon and a general enthusiasm for all things beyond the Earth's atmosphere, space is very popular today. There is no reason to think that will not continue, and with the advancement of technology and increasing demand, it is believed by many that this will lead to a tourist.

space tourism could be the next big thing. People have always wanted to visit exotic places, and what is more exotic than a completely different planet (or moon)? Perpetually in trouble before UK package holidays and budget airlines, tanning status symbol was apparently quite true, showing all that he had the desire and the means to visit distant lands. Perhaps in the early days of space tourism will be the same mobility problems suggestive of newly acquired loss of bone mass during long periods in microgravity? You never know.

For my part, I would space tourism. Who does not want a chance to see the Mariner Valley, and storms of Jupiter in person? Even the moon is much more interesting than people think. But any discussion of space tourism almost always focuses on the practical aspects, cost, safety, technological feasibility, the foundation of science. This is all very well, but it is unlikely that the typical tourist to share these concerns. Air transport remains a technical feat when you think about it, but when was the last time you heard a tourist not even mention the mechanics of the aircraft beyond "how is it in the air?" or "Is it going to end up killing me?" These are people who spend hours in vast areas of the planet at incredibly high speeds and high altitudes disturbing, and the most common response is to complain about the quality of food or lack of legroom .

It is clear that the average tourist is someone who is not impressed by the advanced technology and exotic surroundings. In a given context, tourists will find something to complain (the best examples of what can be found in the Tripadvisaargh tumblr). Why are things different to be in space? Once the novelty wears off, space tourism is likely to be subject to the same complaints and grievances that tourism today. In an attempt to move forward to do this, here are some items that may be able to attract the wrath of tourists

Weight

plan

A common complaint by tourists traveling by air is to impose limits on baggage, where the price of the ticket allows you to make a certain weight of baggage over and you have to pay extra. Space tourism is likely to be much more serious, however. Considering the cost of obtaining a kilogram in orbit, weight allowances will probably be even more tightly controlled and expensive.

can be a viable solution, but something unpleasant to reduce this cost, however. Any destination based on the space they require a large amount of organic matter to maintain biological life support system, water, soil, nitrates, things on Earth but abundant rare everywhere. It would be a very valuable commodity in an economy based on space, and can be found in human waste. Basically, the travel agency may require fewer people to travel if they are allowed to keep waste "issue" during this long journey.

The surprising result of this is, you might see an increase in the British custom of having several pints and a fry-up before your trip, even early in the morning.

Elevators

Concern launch costs may not be a problem if we build a space elevator work before space tourism really took off (no pun intended). Space elevators (lifts literally leading to space) could theoretically reduce the cost and energy required to overcome the Earth's gravity, thereby substantially. However, you can still invoke the wrath of tourists. A trip on a space elevator is likely to be much longer than the rocket launch. Even a moving elevator as fast as a high-speed train will have five days to reach geostationary orbit (22,300 miles high). It is almost a week elevator Muzak constant. Even the strongest person is likely to cause a bloodbath before.

hot drinks

Today, many tourists complain of long security checks and passed through an airport. When it comes to space tourism is likely to get exactly what worse. Although the political and social context that underlies space habitats and colonies is impossible to predict, ie, the probability that terrorism is an unknown quantity at the moment, based on space habitats will be closed biological systems, is to say a pathogenic virus or is likely to spread through them very quickly. At present, we need to vaccinate against things if they know that this is a problem in our destiny. But what if each mistake is a potential murderer of our destination? A strip search may become the standard for all, not a pretty extreme option. Tourists can essentially be irradiated to kill germs potentially dangerous, and it will not make the trip more enjoyable if we suddenly lost our stomach bacteria vital.
Accommodation

people tend to be very picky about where they are. The complexities of life in space or hostile planets will inevitably lead to a greater variety of topics. You can imagine people complaining about the manager who had a cabin explosive decompression, while in the bathroom, or the "rest" of the last occupant still floating in the air above the bed. Even small things become more complicated, like you, how to tip the staff who made the luggage to your room when gravity is only 20% of the Earth's normal? Not quite an effort.
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Day World Water, the Minister of Water Resources in Sierra Leone shares his thoughts on the ambitious goals

As the newly appointed Minister of Water Resources in Sierra Leone, I am fully aware that we are at the beginning of a long way towards achieving our goals of national policy on water and Sanitation (pdf). The policy contains the ambitious expansion of the national water supply and sanitation to 74% and 66% respectively. This represents a significant increase in the annual rate of WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) the provision of services. The policy also laudable ambition to ensure proper management of national water resources and the strengthening of government institutions to operate more efficiently. To a new department, the burning issues are where we need to focus our attention and what are our priorities?

on the important issue of water resource management (WRM), this means that we need to focus on four basic principles. This is important because there is a limited national capacity -. In terms of experience, financial and material resources

Firstly, we can not manage water resources, so we need to control certain parameters important hydrological, such as precipitation, groundwater and surface water extraction water and soil use changes. Second collection, raw data and results of our analysis should inform practice management of water resources. This requires rules and regulations put in place, with clearly defined roles and responsibilities across multiple organizations and at different levels. Then, we need to ensure continuous improvement of the water supply infrastructure, with an emphasis on maintaining water services work. Finally, we need a comprehensive approach that takes into account other health and economic benefits that come from good management of water resources and land.

These four actions are fundamental and rudimentary, many interrelated reasons why ensuring sound management of water resources is a challenge for fragile states such as Sierra Leone. Countries like ours, for example, are often presented with a "one size fits all" guidelines for the management of water resources which recognizes no national capacity. This can inadvertently due to inactivity generic integrated resource management (IWRM) approaches can be overwhelming for government staff. The project is conducted in Sierra Leone - a three-year program supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) - consists of several local interest groups, all of which have different concerns about the quantity and quality of resources as the basis for the supply of water, or as a receiver discards. The most difficult discussions in the basin had Rokel-Seli River, upstream or downstream of the dam Bumbuna.

Therefore, we decided to focus the first project in this area. The Seli Rokel basin represents a microcosm of the problems of Sierra Leone water resources, and a local approach ensures that government agencies are not exceeded. The project also aims to establish an effective monitoring of water resources and the collection of data as a basis for decision making. To do this, we put in place institutional mechanisms for data collection, storage and publication, as well as dialogue and decision making between stakeholders with a wide range of diverse interests in the security of the water

Maligi Momodu minister of water resources for the Government of Sierra Leone


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Base "sure" that the late night negotiations opposition

obtained according to the regulatory status based

An agreement between the parties for a new press regulation based on status seemed to have arrived on Monday, Jobs said he is confident reopened negotiations had reached an agreement that could put the viable deputies.

not likely to be a fierce propaganda battle for whether the Prime Minister has blinked, and stood firm to protect the press that some media considered unacceptable interference.

Hacked Off campaign

Group said it was likely a copy of the agreement. Dr Evan Harris, former Liberal Democrat and Hacked Off associate director, said. "Victims. Shall be willing to accept this compromise ... But we do not say that it is Leveson, Leveson but close

"The fact that no agreement of all parties, the press are much more likely to fulfill their part of what they have to do - is the creation of a regulatory body recognized and then join - but not always detailed problems to overcome, "he said.

"The victims are very clear that the outstanding issues in detail - not according to the letter, but in the main incentives legislation around -. It is therefore important for them than any detail in the letter "

Apparently, according to a source at No. 10, the Labour Party has recognized the press code and property committee idea of ??a general purpose clause that allows the committee to exclude recognition regulator failed. There have been concerns that the papers would be able to write your own code to the press, but must be played by a regulatory body composed mainly of representatives nonrecurring.

conservatives lost ground to accept the excuses that can be processed by the controller is not only necessary -. Seen by lawyers as a substantive difference

addition, the government has recognized that the newspaper industry can not have a veto on the accession to the regulator, one of the main points of contention between the industry and Hacked Off, the group representing victims of press intrusion.

source

Conservative Labour said it would withdraw its version of the letter itself, or does not support it in the House of Commons later on Monday, showing that ground has shifted. Instead, a new way has been found to ensure that the regulator "can not be messed about."

No. 10 A source said: ... "The work is a victory parade when there is none of this is nonsense view of Prime Minister has always been pragmatic and principled do not see the point of having a newspaper regulator it not acceptable to the parties and the industry press will be ignored. "

Maria Miller, the Secretary of Culture, insisted there was a clear acceptance by Labour and the Liberal Democrats real Prime Minister's letter was the right thing to do. She said: "We will not have this extreme force of the law on the press that we had a clause to the contrary will be sitting next to the letter, is a non-exchange, there is no legal basis the claim is simply not ... maybe change in the future. This is already incorporated in the Charter. "

The three leaders will discuss the reworked Royal Charter in Monday morning and is expected then there will be a declaration of Commons. Amendments to the Crown Bill courts - except that the need for punitive damages -. Then it moved, according to a work

Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman, who was part of the negotiating team on the night of Sunday, said the press regulation letter was published Monday morning and stands before both Houses parliament later in the day.

Harman also said that an amendment would be included in the company and the Bill of regulatory reform - which is primarily responsible for the investment bank Government's Green - making it illegal Charter for change without a two-thirds majority in parliament.

Speaking to the Today program on BBC Radio 4, Harman said: "The [regulatory] framework created in the actual letter, not by law ... but just to make sure that the letter itself is in charge of the Privy Council - which is actually ministers - just to be sure that ministers can not be hurt in the future, there is only a small piece of legislation in the House of Lords, now says he can not change or dilute this letter. "

Amendment Bill said, "has a legal basis, because we do not want is to have a situation where everyone agrees that rules should be based on, and then press the Ministers and Ministers water down ".

"Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, all believe that Lord Leveson put in your report was really just ... I think this is the strengthening of the press because the press can not have the power to realize if they abuse their power. "

George Eustice, the main advocate tougher laws conservative press hailed the agreement. He said: "This is a very good deal that is fair to all parties."
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England coach acted quickly to avoid the humiliation of having Rio Ferdinand snubbed his offer of a return

What Roy Hodgson

probably never expected, after choosing a path through all policies and, finally, was emboldened enough to select Rio Ferdinand was the scenario that this could kiboshed and player under considerable pressure from Sir Alex Ferguson suddenly could make your own around.

Hodgson, to say otherwise would have neglected one of the occupational hazards that everyone affected intermittently in England in the last quarter century: the Manchester United manager, tend to thinking in international football the same way a teenager thinks of acne. This is definitely a test, can explode when it wants and it is pointless to pretend that you crazy.

certainly was a shock to learn Fernando seriously considering refusing the invitation of Mr. Hodgson to return to England and settings forgive me for suspecting that the fingerprints were everywhere Ferguson before confirming that the player After all, we entered the park of San Jorge.

Something clearly changed since the Saturday before the message behind the scenes is that it was almost certain that Ferguson could get away with it and Fernando would retire. Hodgson was sufficiently concerned to contact them both and offer a compromise -. Sensata also means that if Fernando refrained from Friday's game in San Marino to play the most important accessory in Montenegro four days later

two Ferguson is quite happy - a significant indication of how it was in no mood to dwell on the subject, after United's defeat to Reading - is another matter but it would be very unfair if you have nothing against the player. Ferguson, unfortunately, can not be completely unfair sometimes.

clearly was not an easy decision given the loyalty Fernando feels generally Ferguson after 10 years at Old Trafford with a testimonial already booked, in relation to what he thinks Hodgson to refresh euros for John Terry.

However, automatically removing allegedly killed his career stone dead England Hodgson spoke of him in the World Cup and deserves the opportunity to add to his 81 caps. He was, after all, it takes a lot to make it back to England and the plans, after all that happened, would have been unsatisfactory, to say the least, if the olive branch had been left Hodgson on both.

By Fernando would have meant the end of his life forever England.

For Hodgson, was a humiliation and, more importantly, he was deprived of the opportunity to choose your best team for a game that will go a long way in deciding whether England qualify automatically for the World Cup. For the Football Association was not uncomfortable sense that, once again, we left the last word Ferguson. Football

seen

, you can call.

The FA, after all, had this feeling a few times in recent years, but again, this is not the first time Hodgson could have made a lot easier with better communication. A simple phone call to Michael Carrick before Euro 2012 have realized that he had not retired from international football completely, as Hodgson had been led to believe wrongly. The same thing would have solved the problem quickly Micah Richards to appoint the waiting list in England.

place Hodgson used to delegate calls or decide it is not needed, and whether we like it or not, the modern game is not up to date and can lead to problems (Carrick is the first example). It is true that the England coach has no obligation to have their dial players, but there is a medium and, in the case of Fernando, it was a mistake not to controls necessary in advance. If nothing else, it would have saved a lot of faffing squad announced Thursday.

Hodgson, to give him his due, has been very proactive since awareness of the seriousness of the issue and there is a great irony that has done so much to ensure that Fernando is involved when, until that in recent weeks, the same player may have been removed for all England manager seemed to care.

The irony is that other important part of the argument goes back to the fact that Ferguson planning accessory FA has left United with two games in three days after the international break. Sunderland first play Saturday at noon, then another kick at the beginning of next Monday in the FA Cup quarter-final replay at Chelsea. Ferguson said that Fernando wants to be involved in two games, and if you really feel that playing for England is unrealistic United manager would be logical to try his first club. It is true that sometimes it goes with all the subtlety of a hammer, but there must be a legitimate concern given the problems of fitness of the player.

Point

Ferguson was that he was not worried about Fernando necessarily play additional games, but more of what is happening between games and, in particular, the 34-year- being removed from the old program fitness carefully designed that States have developed.

It is hard to imagine the game time is not a factor that allows you to follow Ferguson, but even if we took him at his word, not particularly clear why seems wary of capacity of the FA not to refer the reader like a shipwreck. Hodgson later talks with Manchester United were founded primarily to try to reassure him, pointing FA has a small army of coaches, fitness experts and sports scientists who are very used to the different actors who their own needs.

Team Hodgson for the next two games, including seven United players against five Spurs, Chelsea and Liverpool three, two of Manchester City, Arsenal and Everton and West Brom and Celtic each. It is vital for Hodgson remains on good terms with Ferguson and, to be fair, he has done very well so far, but the last two days have given a better understanding of why so many of his predecessors found an exhausting experience.

McDermott is a victim of the curse of bookmakers and failure of common decency
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Despite its vaunted efficiency, capitalism has imposed waste inequality and environmental ruin on us. There is an alternative

How effective has to do with capitalism? The short answer is little or nothing

. The economic and social collapse in Detroit, Cleveland and many other cities of the United States has not occurred because there was an inefficient production. Efficiency problems did not cause the economic slowdown in the United States long-term care and in Western Europe.

capitalist societies decided to move production: first, far from the cities, and now outside these regions. This was done to serve the priorities of its major shareholders and boards of directors. The increase in revenues, business growth, market share and driving those decisions. As I said, the effectiveness has little or nothing to do with it.

many goods and services, once made in the United States and Western European markets for now produced elsewhere and transported back them . This waste of resources dedicated transport and move back so expensive. Pollution (air, sea and land) associated with major transport networks - and possible cleaning of pollution -. Expands only waste

factories, offices and warehouses abandoned leaving capitalist societies to increase the waste of resources and lives of workers. Surrounding communities, the tax bases eroded by capitalist deviations mean a reduction of social services, public spaces and the quality of life for all but the richest. These extensions waste resources and damage to the life of any efficiency gains offsetting movements sometimes reach small businesses only.

companies rarely, much less compensate, resources and lives lost due to their relocation decisions. Only benefits your

profits, growth and movement of market share. The move is advantageous

for them

,. Or does not care whether the movement is efficient for the economy or society in general

Simply calculate they will do better elsewhere in the United States and Western Europe. Wages are much lower than elsewhere. Pollution levels allowing companies to reduce the costs of environmental protection required in Europe and the United States. Bribes or political "contributions" lower cost and / or buy more favors, tax breaks and subsidies should go home. The efficiency of the economy or society has nothing to do with it: the advantage

for them

is all that matters

the last 250 years in Europe and the United States repeatedly devastated the natural environment and imposed terrible conditions people at work. Multinational enterprises play this story in other parts of the world. China has some of the most polluted cities in the industrial world, with another "golden age" of new millionaires. India and Russia show inequalities equally impressive. And so on.