Questions:
1) http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/22/world/asia/south-korea-ship-sinking/index.html?hpt=wo_c1
- Who got arrested from the survivors of the sunken ferry and why weren't most of the people able to be rescued?
2) http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/20/world/asia/pakistan-unicef-staff-missing/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
- Who went missing in Pakistan?
3) http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/21/world/asia/nepal-everest-avalanche/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
- Why are expeditions for Mount Everest getting cancelled and which deadly accident occurred recently?
Article:
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/21/world/africa/nigeria-abducted-girls/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigerian-parents-say-234-schoolgirls-kidnapped-by-extremists/
- Last week on Monday, heavily armed militants went to a girls dormitory in the middle of the night and kidnapped 230 of them. Currently 190 are still missing and no one knows where they are. More surprisingly, the people are not worried, concerned or shocked by this news. Unlike Barack Obama who visited Boston after the bombings and three met their demise, the Nigerian president did not appear or visit any of the regions. The Boko Haram have caused numerous disastrous attacks and violence on the country; nevertheless, even the military is not taking action and they are not preventing these incidents. Luckily, 28 students escaped the the scene and 16 were day scholars, who returned home before the attack. The fate of the 190 kids that have been kidnapped is uncertain.
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
What in the world (15/4)
Articles:
Honduras has world's highest murder rate.
There are 90.4 homicides per 100,000 people in Honduras. Homicide rates in Honduras have been five to eight times higher than in Europe or Asia since mid 1950's. This phenomenon was said to be " the legacy of decades of political and crime-related violence." The weapons that they use to commit crimes are mostly firearms and sharp objects. Nearly 40 percent of the 437,000 murders that happened in 2013 took place in the Americas, mostly in Central and South America. With a long history of gang violence, drug issues and public discrimination, stricter laws are being enforced and introduced to the countries, especially Honduras.
Chinese wildfire leaves 12 people killed, 2000 homes destroyed.
After the fire consumed about 2000 homes, 8000 people have been left homeless. More than 1200 fire-fighters worked to get rid of the fire and many say that it was one of the worst fires in history. People that live in the area where the fire occurred are fleeing and seeking for a home to stay. 17 aircraft and additional police were called for help. However, the fire is still igniting and the officials are doing their best to put out the fire.
- http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/10/world/un-world-murder-rates/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
- http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/10/uk-latam-crime-idUKBREA390IK20140410
Honduras has world's highest murder rate.
There are 90.4 homicides per 100,000 people in Honduras. Homicide rates in Honduras have been five to eight times higher than in Europe or Asia since mid 1950's. This phenomenon was said to be " the legacy of decades of political and crime-related violence." The weapons that they use to commit crimes are mostly firearms and sharp objects. Nearly 40 percent of the 437,000 murders that happened in 2013 took place in the Americas, mostly in Central and South America. With a long history of gang violence, drug issues and public discrimination, stricter laws are being enforced and introduced to the countries, especially Honduras.
- http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/13/world/americas/chile-wildfire-homes-destroyed/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
- http://www.50report.com/2014/04/14/12-dead-in-chile-wildfire-2000-homes-consumed/#
Chinese wildfire leaves 12 people killed, 2000 homes destroyed.
After the fire consumed about 2000 homes, 8000 people have been left homeless. More than 1200 fire-fighters worked to get rid of the fire and many say that it was one of the worst fires in history. People that live in the area where the fire occurred are fleeing and seeking for a home to stay. 17 aircraft and additional police were called for help. However, the fire is still igniting and the officials are doing their best to put out the fire.
Monday, 14 April 2014
5 Articles on the conference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_advertising
- Wikipedia defines tobacco advertising as "the advertising of tobacco products or use of by the tobacco industry through a variety of media including sponsorship." It gives a little history and background of tobacco advertising all around the world and the campaigns that were held in the US and Europe. One of the targets that the tobacco industry aimed to were the youth. It also lists out the countries that have banned the advertising of tobacco and those that haven't. Zimbabwe, Philippines, Indonesia, etc. are countries that have banned the advertisements and the countries that have outlawed the advertisement are most countries in Europe, South Africa etc.
http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/tobacco-advertising
- Tobacco advertising is referred to as the promotion of tobacco products in the media and at retail outlets. In the UK, the Tobacco advertising and Promotion Act 2002 banned the direct as well as indirect advertising or promotion of any tobacco products. As a controversial topic, some believe tobacco advertising encourages all group age and every people to smoke while others believe it only affects the brand decisions of existing smokers and informed adults. It is shown that most of the regular smokers started smoking regularly before they were 16.
http://www.oxygen.org.au/hardfacts/tobacco-and-the-law/tobacco-advertising
- In Australia, Tobacco advertising was banned on TV and radio since 1976 and newspapers and magazines since 1992. In some states, only advertising of cigarettes in the cash register is banned while in other states, cigarettes are not even allowed to be displayed at the register. Tobacco companies no longer sponsor sports or arts and they might be fined for false or misleading statements on health effects. For instance, on the cigarette box, it might be labelled "light and mild."
http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/tobacco-industry-marketing.html
- In the US, Tobacco products are one the most heavily marketed consumer product and in 2006, the five largest cigarette manufacturing companies used over $ 12 billion to promote and advertise their products. This site answers how the advertising of tobacco products affect the youth, who their main target is, if women are being influenced as well and which states have enforced laws to restrict such acts.
http://tobacco.stanford.edu/tobacco_main/main.php
- This site gives many images and advertisements of tobacco products that were made in the past. Each picture/advertisement is given with an explanation of when, where it was made and the purpose as well as the target of each advertisement. For instance, the picture below was advertised in the year 1946. The brand "Camel" is promoting their cigarettes by reassuring the worried public by incorporating physicians in their image. As there are many more of the ads, it also gives a brief explanation of how the tobacco industry convinces the citizens to buy their product.
(http://tobacco.stanford.edu/tobacco_main/images.php?token2=fm_st001.php&token1=fm_img0002.php&theme_file=fm_mt001.php&theme_name=Doctors%20Smoking&subtheme_name=More%20Doctors%20Smoke%20Camels)
- Wikipedia defines tobacco advertising as "the advertising of tobacco products or use of by the tobacco industry through a variety of media including sponsorship." It gives a little history and background of tobacco advertising all around the world and the campaigns that were held in the US and Europe. One of the targets that the tobacco industry aimed to were the youth. It also lists out the countries that have banned the advertising of tobacco and those that haven't. Zimbabwe, Philippines, Indonesia, etc. are countries that have banned the advertisements and the countries that have outlawed the advertisement are most countries in Europe, South Africa etc.
http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/tobacco-advertising
- Tobacco advertising is referred to as the promotion of tobacco products in the media and at retail outlets. In the UK, the Tobacco advertising and Promotion Act 2002 banned the direct as well as indirect advertising or promotion of any tobacco products. As a controversial topic, some believe tobacco advertising encourages all group age and every people to smoke while others believe it only affects the brand decisions of existing smokers and informed adults. It is shown that most of the regular smokers started smoking regularly before they were 16.
http://www.oxygen.org.au/hardfacts/tobacco-and-the-law/tobacco-advertising
- In Australia, Tobacco advertising was banned on TV and radio since 1976 and newspapers and magazines since 1992. In some states, only advertising of cigarettes in the cash register is banned while in other states, cigarettes are not even allowed to be displayed at the register. Tobacco companies no longer sponsor sports or arts and they might be fined for false or misleading statements on health effects. For instance, on the cigarette box, it might be labelled "light and mild."
http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/tobacco-industry-marketing.html
- In the US, Tobacco products are one the most heavily marketed consumer product and in 2006, the five largest cigarette manufacturing companies used over $ 12 billion to promote and advertise their products. This site answers how the advertising of tobacco products affect the youth, who their main target is, if women are being influenced as well and which states have enforced laws to restrict such acts.
http://tobacco.stanford.edu/tobacco_main/main.php
- This site gives many images and advertisements of tobacco products that were made in the past. Each picture/advertisement is given with an explanation of when, where it was made and the purpose as well as the target of each advertisement. For instance, the picture below was advertised in the year 1946. The brand "Camel" is promoting their cigarettes by reassuring the worried public by incorporating physicians in their image. As there are many more of the ads, it also gives a brief explanation of how the tobacco industry convinces the citizens to buy their product.
(http://tobacco.stanford.edu/tobacco_main/images.php?token2=fm_st001.php&token1=fm_img0002.php&theme_file=fm_mt001.php&theme_name=Doctors%20Smoking&subtheme_name=More%20Doctors%20Smoke%20Camels)
Conference - Government official
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_advertising
http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/tobacco-advertising
http://www.oxygen.org.au/hardfacts/tobacco-and-the-law/tobacco-advertising
http://www.ash.org.uk/current-policy-issues/advertising-and-promotion
http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/tobacco-industry-marketing.html
http://tobacco.stanford.edu/tobacco_main/main.php
Government official
Topic: Firstly, we will be introducing what tobacco advertising is and some background/history of it. Then the controversies of tobacco advertising will be brought up and we will show the information on which countries have banned tobacco advertisements and which countries currently are still promoting it. Also, the statistics on the percentage change in the number of people smoking and how many tobacco products hhave been sold will be mentioned. The Tobacco marketing industry have grown for the past decades and there have been numerous debates on it whether advertising tobacco products affect the youth, what the main target is towards and if the government is taking action and enforcing laws on the advertising and promotion.
http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/tobacco-advertising
http://www.oxygen.org.au/hardfacts/tobacco-and-the-law/tobacco-advertising
http://www.ash.org.uk/current-policy-issues/advertising-and-promotion
http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/tobacco-industry-marketing.html
http://tobacco.stanford.edu/tobacco_main/main.php
Government official
Topic: Firstly, we will be introducing what tobacco advertising is and some background/history of it. Then the controversies of tobacco advertising will be brought up and we will show the information on which countries have banned tobacco advertisements and which countries currently are still promoting it. Also, the statistics on the percentage change in the number of people smoking and how many tobacco products hhave been sold will be mentioned. The Tobacco marketing industry have grown for the past decades and there have been numerous debates on it whether advertising tobacco products affect the youth, what the main target is towards and if the government is taking action and enforcing laws on the advertising and promotion.
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