Mr. James became the first Jamaican to win the prize, Britain’s top literary award, for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings.”
Source: Marlon James, Jamaican Novelist, Wins Man Booker Prize – The New York Times
Mr. James became the first Jamaican to win the prize, Britain’s top literary award, for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings.”
Source: Marlon James, Jamaican Novelist, Wins Man Booker Prize – The New York Times
The Department of Health (DOH) recently announced that the prevalence of dengue fever cases within Region 2 of the Philippines has increased by four times this year compared to 2014.
Between Jan. 2015 and Oct. 3, 2015, Region 2 has confirmed 8,084 dengue fever cases. During the same time period in 2014, there were 2,391 dengue fever cases.
Isabela had the highest quantity of cases at 3,650. Cagayan had the second highest with 2,087. Nueva Vizcaya had 1,382, Quirino had 753, and Batanes reported 212 dengue cases. Out of all of these cases, 15 people died from the illness. Most of these deaths were children.
“One of the most important reasons for the tremendous increase in dengue cases was due to the presence of the four strains of dengue virus circulating in the country,” Dr. Romeo Turingan, the Department of Health’s (DOH) focal person on dengue fever, said.
Experts also attribute the rise in cases to climate change.
There is currently a dengue outbreak in Luna, Delfin Albano and Santiago City. This is due to the ongoing rise in dengue fever cases compared to the records for dengue fever in previous years.
“Affected local government units are now doing its best to put a stop to the increasing number of dengue cases,” Turingan said. “We will also help them contain the situation in their areas.”
Samantha Williams, Staff Attorney, Chicago
After nine months of hearings, the Energy Mandates Study Committee–tasked with determining the fate of Ohio’s energy efficiency and renewables standards after they were “frozen” last year–released its highly anticipated report last month recommending the freeze be extended indefinitely.
To call this a monumental disappointment would be an understatement.
Within minutes of the committee releasing its report, Governor Kasich weighed in, calling the recommendation for a continued freeze “unacceptable.” His statement set off a chain reaction across the state of lawmakers, local businesses, and the media following his lead and amplifying his opposition to the report findings.
Predictably, the committee used the Clean Power Plan as their scapegoat and cherry picked data (some of questionable credibility) to fit their preferred conclusion. The final report is devoid of analysis and ignores the mountain of evidence demonstrating the years of cost-effective savings these clean energy standards have provided Ohio.
Here’s a deeper dive into just a few of the many flawed conclusions and key omissions from the report, and why Ohio’s decision makers should continue to reject them.
The Committee’s justification for recommending an indefinite freeze focuses mainly on costs rather than the complete picture that should also include benefits, all while downplaying the savings Ohioans already experienced over the last five years of energy efficiency programs.
Yet the Committee report mentioned none of this, instead bemoaning the lack of “definitive data” on the future costs of programs. Strange, given all of this evidence at their fingertips.
The report gave renewable energy a similar short end of the stick, citing only costs and ignoring the significant benefits of wind and solar for Ohioans.
The report doesn’t even attempt to assess the environmental impacts of the clean energy standards. This is particularly unfortunate, given the impact it has on the people of Ohio.
Finally, the report does not examine the significant job-creating opportunities the clean energy standards have brought (and will bring) to the state.
If the committee is so concerned about costs, they need to realize the freeze they’ve imposed on the state is costing Ohioans jobs, money and their health.
This clean energy freeze is not free. The longer we wait, the harder it will be for Ohio to climb its way back to the top and regain the position of leadership it once held as a clean energy innovator. We can get there again, if decision makers get serious about Ohio’s energy future and continue to reject any further delays in committing to a clean energy path.
An 85-year-old woman has complained of being tortured with searing tongs and stripped after being branded as a witch in Rajasthan’s Bihara village, over 260 km from here, police said.
After the recent murders of two foreigners in Bangladesh, the question arises as to whether “Islamic State” is operating in the country. The evidence points in one direction, the government in another.
Victims of sexual abuse at Salvation Army-run children’s homes are angry that an internal review of past compensation settlements will largely be reliant on the implementation of a national redress scheme.
Save the Children workers in Nauru are searched and have their phones and computers confiscated after the charity’s office is raided by Nauruan police.
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