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Juvenile Injustice The United States made a disastrous miscalculation when it started automatically trying youthful offenders as adults instead of handling them through the juvenile courts. Prosecutors argued that the policy would get violent predators off the streets and deter further crime. But a new federally backed study shows that juveniles who do time as adults later commit more violent crime than those who are handled through the juvenile courts. The study, published last month in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine, was produced by the Task Force on Community Preventive Services, an independent research group with close ties to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After an exhaustive survey of the literature, the group determined that the practice of transferring children into adult courts was counterproductive, actually creating more crime than it cured. A related and even more disturbing study by Campaign for Youth Justice in Washington finds that the majority of the more than 200,000 children a year who are treated as adults under the law come before the courts for nonviolent offenses that could be easily and more effectively dealt with at the juvenile court level. Examples include a 17-year-old first-time offender charged with robbery after stealing another student’s gym clothes, and another 17-year-old who violated his probation by stealing a neighbor’s bicycle. Many of these young nonviolent offenders are held in adult prisons for months or even years. The laws also are not equally applied. Youths of color, who typically go to court with inadequate legal counsel, account for three out of every four young people admitted to adult prison. With 40 states allowing or requiring youthful offenders to spend at least some time in adult jails, state legislators all across the country are just waking up to the problems this practice creates. Some states now have pending bills that would stop juveniles from being automatically transferred to adult courts or that would allow them to get back into the juvenile system once the adult court was found to be inappropriate for them. Given the damage being done to young lives all over the country, the bills can’t pass soon enough.■

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Auburn High School » About Us » News Room » Archived Headlines » AHS Principal Named Director of Secondary Education Carl Pauli, principal at Auburn High School, was approved as the new Director of Secondary Education at last night’s school board meeting. He will assume his new role on July 1, 2017. “I am ready for this opportunity to serve MCPS in a new capacity,” said Pauli. “I am excited to take my experience beyond Auburn to help benefit all of our secondary schools.” “Mr. Pauli has more than 20 years of experience as an administrator in secondary schools,” said Superintendent Mark Miear. “One of the many things that sets him apart is his fine arts background. MCPS has a long-standing tradition of excellence in this area and I believe Mr. Pauli will help continue those efforts.” Pauli received a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree from Radford University. He has worked in MCPS for the past 26 years, first as a teacher, then as an assistant principal and most recently as the principal at Auburn High for 16 years. Pauli’s fine arts background includes band experience from the third grade through college. He was a Marching Virginian and his son is currently a Marching Virginian.

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THE MANHATTAN DECLARATION OF CHRISTIAN CONSCIENCE By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Nov 23, 2009 in Current Issues The homepage tells us: Christians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their faith, have defended the weak and vulnerable and worked tirelessly to protect and strengthen vital institutions of civil society, beginning with the family. We are Orthodox, Catholic, and evangelical Christians who have united at this hour to reaffirm fundamental truths about justice and the common good, and to call upon our fellow citizens, believers and non-believers alike, to join us in defending them. These truths are: 1.the sanctity of human life 2.the dignity of marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife 3.the rights of conscience and religious liberty. From the Preamble: Christians are heirs of a 2,000­year tradition of proclaiming God’s word,… After the barbarian tribes overran Europe, Christian monasteries preserved not only the Bible but also the literature and art of Western culture. It was Christians who combated the evil of slavery: Papal edicts in the 16th and 17th centuries… Like those who have gone before us in the faith, Christians today are called to proclaim the Gospel… I am a former Roman Catholic that God, through His grace alone; by faith alone, in the finished work on the Cross of Christ alone, mercifully delivered from the religious slavery of apostate Roman Catholicism into the glorious freedom of the sons of God. So I ask, which Gospel is it that Christians today are called to proclaim? And, if the above really is true, then what has become of the Protestant Reformation? “Papal edicts” were also directly involved with the fate of Christian “heirs”, faithfully “proclaiming God’s word,” who also “have gone before us in the faith”, e.g. Jon Hus; William Tyndale, and Hugh Latimer, “to proclaim the Gospel.” The Press Kit tells us this was “Released on November 20, 2009”; you can read more about Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience, and see all the original signers right here, such as: Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, Ky.) Dr. Peter Kreeft Professor of Philosophy, Boston College (Mass.) and at the Kings College (N.Y.) Dr. Russell D. Moore Senior Vice President for Academic Administration and Dean of the School of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, Ky.) His Eminence Adam Cardinal Maida Archbishop Emeritus, Roman Catholic Diocese of Detroit Dr. Daniel Akin President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Wake Forest, N.C.) His Eminence Justin Cardinal Rigali Archbishop, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Founder and Chairman of the Board, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (Norcross, Ga.) Most Rev. Timothy Dolan Archbishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of New York, N.Y. Dr. Wayne Grudem Research Professor of Theological and Biblical Studies, Phoenix Seminary (Phoenix) Fr. Chad Hatfield Chancellor, CEO and Archpriest, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (Yonkers, N.Y.) Leith Anderson President of National Association of Evangelicals (Washington, D.C.)

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Tag Archives: Ziad al-Homsi The rise and fall of Mossad agent Ben Zygier A month after Australian media first identified “Prisoner X” as Australian-born Mossad recruit Ben Zygier, the Australian journalist who first reported on the Zygier case and his partner have published a joint investigation into how Zygier’s dream-career with the Israeli intelligence service unravelled, culminating with his suicide in an isolated Israeli prison cell in December 2010. According to the report Monday by Jason Koutsoukis in Australia’s Fairfax media, Melbourne-born Zygier was a passionate Zionist who was recruited into the Mossad in 2003, a few years after he had moved to Israel and had started working at an Israeli law firm. It ended with his 2010 arrest and suicide after Zygier embarked in 2008 on an unauthorized attempt to recruit a Hezbollah source in Eastern Europe and ended up instead allegedly betraying two claimed Mossad assets in Lebanon, according to Koutsoukis’ report. Zygier’s career with the Mossad began in late 2003, after he responded to a Mossad advertisement that proclaimed “the Mossad is open – not for everyone, but for a few. Maybe for you,” Koutsoukis reported. By early 2005, after a year of training, Zygier “was ready for his first mission,” Koutsoukis wrote. “He was sent to Europe, where he was instructed to infiltrate companies that had business relationships with countries including Iran and Syria. “One chief executive of a mid-sized European company with extensive business interests across the Middle East and Persian Gulf – including Iran – confirmed that he had hired Zygier for an accounting position,” the report continues. Zygier worked for the unidentified firm for 18 months. But apparently his Mossad supervisors were not overly impressed with his performance, and in 2007, to his great disappointment, they ordered Zygier back to a desk job in Israel. (While Koutsoukis doesn’t identify the firm in Europe where Zygier took a cover job—apparently unbeknownst to the firm–he later reports that Zygier, upon returning to Australia in 2009 to pursue a masters degree, told fellow students that he had worked for PriceWaterhouseCoopers management consulting firm in Geneva.) Zygier, apparently in an attempt to impress his Mossad superiors and salvage his intelligence career, embarked in 2008 on an unauthorized, freelance mission to try to recruit an East European man known to be sympathetic to Lebanon’s Hezbollah as a double agent, Koutsoukis writes. But it all went terribly wrong, when the unidentified Eastern European/Balkan man asked Zygier to prove his bona fides by providing Mossad intelligence on Lebanon. Continue reading → Posted in Politics, Security | Tagged al-Homsi, Australia, Balkans, Ben Zygier, Eastern Europe, espionage, Europe, Fairfax media, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, intelligence, Iran, Israel, Jason Koutsoukis, Lebanon, Middle East, Monash University, Mossad, Mustafa Ali Awadeh, Persian Gulf, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Prisoner X, Ziad al-Homsi

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This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition cheapest Dalium order without prescription. You must talk with your health care provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using rivastigmine patch buying online Accutane mail order without prescription Daily Analyst The Balkan Monitor Home » The Balkan Monitor » Holbrooke or Milosevic: Who is the Greater Murderer? Holbrooke or Milosevic: Who is the Greater Murderer? By Diana Johnstone Friday, 17 Dec 2010 It is usually considered good form to avoid sharp criticism of someone who has just died, but Richard Holbrooke himself set a striking example of the breach of such etiquette. On learning of the death in prison of Slobodan Milosevic, Holbrooke did not hesitate to describe him as a "monster" comparable to Hitler and Stalin. This was rank ingratitude, considering that Holbrooke owed his greatest career success – the 1995 Dayton Accords that ended the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina – almost entirely to Milosevic. This was made quite clear in his memoir To End a War (Random House, 1998). But Holbrooke’s greatest skill, made possible by media complicity, was to dress up reality in a costume favorable to himself. The Dayton Peace Accords were presented as a heroic victory for peace extracted by the brilliant Holbrooke from a reluctant Milosevic, who had to be "bombed to the negotiating table" by the United States. In reality, the U.S. government was fully aware that Milosevic was eager for peace in Bosnia to free Serbia from crippling economic sanctions. It was the Bosnian Muslim leader Alija Izetbegovic who wanted to keep the war going, with U.S. military help. In reality, the U.S. bombed the Serbs in order to get Izetbegovic to the negotiating table. And the agreement reached in the autumn of 1995 was not very different from the agreement reached in March 1992 by the three ethnic groups under European Community auspices, which could have prevented the entire civil war, if it had not been sabotaged by Izetbegovic, who withdrew his agreement with the encouragement of the then U.S. ambassador Warren Zimmermann. In short, far from being the great peacemaker in the Balkans, the United States first encouraged the Muslim side to fight for its goal of a centralized Bosnia, and then sponsored a weakened federated Bosnia – after nearly four years of bloodshed which left the populations bereft and embittered. The real purpose of all this, as Holbrooke made quite clear in To End a War, was to demonstrate that Europeans could not manage their own vital affairs and that the United States remained the "indispensable nation". His book also made it clear that the Muslim leaders were irritatingly reluctant to end war short of total victory, and that only the readiness of Milosevic to make concessions saved the Dayton talks from failure -- allowing Holbrooke to be proclaimed a hero. The functional role of the Holbrooke’s diplomacy was to prove that diplomacy, as carried out by Europeans, was bound to fail. His victory was a defeat for diplomacy. The spectacle of bombing plus Dayton was designed to show that only the threat or application of U.S. military might could end conflicts. Milosevic had hoped that his concessions would lead to peace and reconciliation with the United States. As it happened, his only reward for handing Holbrooke the victory of his career was to have his country bombed by NATO in 1999 in order to wrest from Serbia the province of Kosovo and prepare Milosevic’s own fall from office. Holbrooke played a prominent role in this scenario, suddently posing shoeless in a tent in the summer of 1998 for a photo op seated among armed Albanian secessionists which up to then had been characterized by the State Department as "terrorists", and shortly thereafter announcing to Milosevic that Serbia would be bombed unless he withdrew security forces from the province, in effect giving it to the ex-terrorists transformed by the Holbrooke blessing into freedom fighters. In his long career from Vietnam to Afghanistan, Holbrooke was active on many fronts. In 1977, after Indonesia invaded East Timor and set about massacring the people of that former Portuguese colony, Holbrooke was dispatched by the United States supposedly to promote "human rights" but in reality to help arm the Suharto dictatorship against the East Timorese. Sometimes the government is armed against rebels, sometimes rebels are armed against the government, but despite appearances of contradiction, what is consistent throughout is the cynical exploitation and exacerbation of tragic local conflicts to extend U.S. imperial power throughout the world. Holbrooke and Milosevic were born in the same year, 1941. When Milosevic died in 2006, Holbrooke gave a long statement to the BBC without a single syllable of human kindness. "This man wrecked the Balkans," said Holbrooke. "He was a war criminal who caused four wars, over 300,000 deaths, 2.5million homeless. Sometimes monsters make the biggest impacts on history - Hitler and Stalin - and such is the case with this gentleman." Holbrooke presented himself as goodness dealing with evil for a worthy cause. When negotiating with Milosevic, "you're conscious of the fact that you're sitting across the table from a monster whose role in history will be terrible and who has caused so many deaths." Who was the monster? Nobody, including at the Hague tribunal where he died for lack of medical treatment, has ever actually proved that Milosevic was responsible for the tragic deaths in the wars of Yugoslav disintegration. But Holbrooke was never put on trial for all the deaths in Vietnam, East Timor, Afghanistan, Iraq and, yes, former Yugoslavia, which resulted at least in part from the U.S. policies he carried out. From his self-proclaimed moral heights, Holbrooke judged the Serbian leader as an opportunist without political convictions, neither communist nor nationalist, but simply "an opportunist who sought power and wealth for himself." In reality, there has never been any proof that Milosevic sought or obtained wealth for himself, whereas Holbrooke was, among many other things, a vice chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston, managing director of Lehman Brothers, vice chairman of the private equity firm Perseus LLC, and a member of the board of directors of AIG, the American International Group, at a time when, according to Wikipedia, "the firm engaged in wildly speculative credit default insurance schemes that may cost the taxpayer hundreds of billions to prevent AIG from bringing down the entire financial system." Milosevic was on trial for years without ever being to present his defense before he died under troubling circumstances. Holbrooke found that outcome perfectly satisfying: "I knew as soon as he reached The Hague that he'd never see daylight again and I think that justice was served in a weird way because he died in his cell, and that was the right thing to do." There are many other instances of lies and deceptions in Holbrooke’s manipulation of Balkan woes, as well as his totally cynical exploitation of the tragedies of Vietnam, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. But still, his importance should not be overstated. Moral monsters do not always make a great impact on history, when they are merely the vain instruments of a bureaucratic military machine running amok. Diana Johnstone is the author of Fools Crusade: Yugoslavia, NATO and Western Delusions. She can be reached at diana.josto@yahoo.fr Copyright © 2010 balkanstudies.org. All Rights Reserved

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Gough Whitlam, young people and public support for the arts October 21, 2014 - Latest News, Opinion Gough Whitlam’s legacy in the arts first hit me as a little indie-music nerd in the 1990s. The inner-city Sydney band The Whitlams made a funny little music video about their namesake, a bloke who was part fairy-tale, part legend, all booming voice and big character. He happily played along, announcing the band’s win at the annual Triple J Hottest 100 a few years later. What a nice bloke, I thought. Then I started to explore. Wow. Whitlam, who died this morning, age 98, had a huge influence on young people – when he was elected, and still today. His commitment to public support for the arts started before he became prime minister. As early as 1968 Whitlam, then the leader of the opposition, made key statements about the arts at the annual conference of the Professional Musicians’ Union of Australia. He was speaking in response to the then Liberal government’s arts budget. As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald in 1968, Whitlam argued that “government intervention should be positive, not merely prohibitive”. He also asserted a belief that artists should be treated as professional and earn adequate money for their work, arguing against the “underlying if unspoken impression that artists should labour for love rather than lucre”. Not long after that speech, the Artists for Whitlam Committee emerged, a movement that included practitioners, as well as broadcasters and scholars. As Jim Davidson notes in the Journal of Australian Studies, when “an Artists for Whitlam Committee was formed; advertisements appeared in the papers, academics figuring prominently among the signatories”. The most famous part of this appeal came via the all-star cast for his 1972 Campaign, It’s Time. When in power Whitlam came good on his promises to the arts, establishing the Australian Film Commission, the Australia Council and other centralised forms of local arts support. He was also a supporter of community broadcasting and formal training and research centres such as the Australian Film, Radio and Television School (AFTRS) and the National Institute for Dramatic Arts (NIDA). Prior to these works, there was, as broadcaster Phillip Adams recalled in the 2008 documentary Not Quite Hollywood, a “great cinematic silence in Australia”. Whitlam also acknowledged the unique place of the media in democratic life, supporting a Minister for Media as well as a Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. As well as prime minister, he held the title of Minister for Environment, Aborigines and the Arts himself, establishing the Aboriginal Arts Board as a dedicated space for Indigenous artistry and distribution. A key emphasis of Whitlam’s arts policy was the development of a diverse and critical arts sector. Whitlam put his money where his mouth was – appearing in one of the Barry McKenzie’s films despite the character having claimed, only half tongue-in-cheek, that “the government’s shelling out piles of bloody mullah for bastard who reckons he can paint pictures, write poems or make films”. Whitlam also played along to support someone who would become an intergenerational international icon of Australian artistic achievement – Barry Humphries and Mrs, later to be Dame, Edna Everage. One of our greatest filmmakers, Bruce Beresford, got his start thanks to Whitlam. He was just one of many of his generation who were given support to explore telling Australian stories under tax breaks like what would become the 10BA scheme. When Whitlam was famously dismissed another great comedian was present. I am proud, and also still tickled by the fact, that Norman Gunston addressed the crowd just before Whitlam did. No-one would save the Governor General, and this type of access would set up a tradition of comedic public service forth estate engagement that is still alive and kicking. One of Whitlam’s big legacies, Australia’s internationally unique national youth network, Triple J, showed a belief in the next generation of artists, voters and citizens. It began humbly in a makeshift office in Sydney’s King Cross broadcasting as Double J, a place to celebrate local musicians. It was home to a diversity of identities including female broadcasters, young and diasporic voices. Whitlam’s influence was recalled by the station on the occasion of its 30th anniversary in 2005. Triple J is still going strong and Double J was relaunched this year. At a time when young people are bearing a heavy burden of federal budget cuts, when artistic and education funding is threatened and public broadcasters have been asked to tighten theirs belt again, it’s time to remember, thank him, and celebrate what he gave us. 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3-8 December 2016|Cape Town, South Africa About ASLM2016 About ASLM ASLM2016 Conference Report Conference Books Workshop on CD4 Testing for HIV A Celebration of African Women in Science and Global Health Home/Leadership, NCDs, Security, Speakers/A Celebration of African Women in Science and Global Health ASLM convenes people from different countries, sectors, and disciplines to find local solutions for global health threats. At ASLM2016 we are committed to combatting common global health threats together. In order to be successful, we need to continue to work together, on both a local and global scale, and make sure both men and women in science and medicine are represented equally. Yet only a third of the world’s scientific researchers are women. Despite that fact, women have made great gains in scientific leadership and research globally. In Africa the average percentage is 34%. But digging deeper, this number hides disparities on the continent: 52% of researchers in Cape Verde are women, while in Guinea that number only reaches 6%. It is clear that many challenges remain, and more work needs to be done. ASLM is taking this special opportunity to recognise women’s continued contribution to science and medicine, and have highlighted seven women from the African continent that are committed to improving laboratory medicine and combatting global health threats during the upcoming ASLM2016 conference. Matshidiso Moeti Dr. Matshidiso Moeti is the ASLM2016 Conference Opening Keynote Speaker & Global Health Security Plenary Speaker. She made history by becoming the first woman to lead the WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO). At the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Dr. Moeti led WHO AFRO’s efforts on treatment scale-up in the context of the ‘3 by 5’ initiative and established a regional HIV laboratory network resulting in a significant increase in the number of HIV-positive individuals accessing lifesaving antiretroviral therapy in Africa. She also successfully spearheaded the development of WHO Regional Strategies for public health priority areas, including communicable and non-communicable diseases, immunization, maternal and child health, and health systems strengthening. Wendy Stevens Professor Wendy Stevens serves as a board member for ASLM, and is the conference co-chair of ASLM2016. She holds a joint position with the South Africa National Health Laboratory Service (the largest pathology service provider in South Africa that services 80% of the population in the public sector) and the University of the Witwatersrand. She created a team that established the first HIV PCR laboratory within NHLS for providing early HIV infant diagnosis, CD4 counting, and HIV viral load testing, all based on strong scientific research and development. The ideals of laboratory strengthening and the elevation of the importance of the laboratory’s contribution in healthcare within Africa has been the goal of her lifetime of work. It is being realised with organisations internationally, such as the launch and development of ASLM, and locally in South Africa through the development of programmes such as the National Priority Programme. At ASLM2016, Professor Stevens will speak on HIV viral load testing scale-up in Africa and NHLS will sponsor multiple scientific seminar sessions. Wafaa El-Sadr Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr is Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at Columbia University. She is the founder and director of ICAP, a large school-wide centre currently working in 21 countries around the world, including sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. El-Sadr has worked closely with US government agencies, international organisations, academic institutions, community-based organisations, and civil society groups in the pursuit of responsive, inclusive, sustainable, and innovative approaches to addressing global health threats and achieving public health impact. She recently shared with ASLM that “the success of the global HIV scale-up has rested on the adoption of the public health approach, using innovative approaches to serve the most people rather than the few. The same approach embraced in the HIV response can be very instrumental in achieving success in confronting the threat of cancer in Africa.” Dr. El-Sadr will lead several conversations at ASLM2016 centred on addressing the threat of non-communicable diseases in Africa. Doreen Ramogola-Masire Dr. Ramogola-Masire trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology prior to pursing subspecialties in Perinatal Medicine and Cervical Cancer at the University of Cape Town. Her experience with the “See and Treat” approach has been instrumental for the success of the implementation of this programme for diagnosis and treatment of pre-cervical cancer lesions in HIV-infected women in Botswana. She was recently nominated to serve in the technical working group for piloting universal ART for pregnant women in Botswana. Dr. Ramogola-Masire was appointed as the In-Country Director of the Botswana-U Penn Partnership in January 2009, and also serves as the Country Director and Lead Physician for the Women’s Health Program. At ASLM2016, she will lead sessions focused on leapfrogging to meet local needs and strengthen systems for pathology in Africa. Cheryl Cohen Dr. Cheryl Cohen is a medical doctor with a specialisation in clinical microbiology and background in epidemiology. She is co-head of the Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa. Dr. Cohen led the establishment of a national surveillance programme for severe acute respiratory infections in South Africa in 2009, and she has been instrumental in the scale-up of the African Network for Influenza Surveillance and Epidemiology (ANISE). Simultaneously, she directed the establishment of rotavirus surveillance at several sites throughout South Africa and has been intensively involved in leading the epidemiology component of a national surveillance programme. She will lead a roundtable on the topic during ASLM2016. Mah-Sere Keita Ms. Mah-Sere Keita is a public health professional with 15 years of experience managing global health programmes, particularly in the fields of public health workforce development and improving the diagnosis of infectious diseases in low-resource settings. She currently serves as the Director of Global Health Security at ASLM, and has previously held leadership positions at the Catholic Relief Services-Mali, American Society for Microbiology (ASM), and Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). Ms. Keita leads ASLM’s effort to implement a sound global health security programme for addressing infectious disease risks on the continent. She recently shared with ASLM that “building health system capacity by promoting security-strengthening and knowledge-sharing activities among laboratories will be essential to achieving GHSA goals in the African region.” She will co-chair a roundtable session at ASLM2016 focused on HIV 90-90-90 targets and HIV impact assessments. Alash’le Abimiku Professor Alash’le Abimiku serves as the Chair of the ASLM Board of Directors. She is Professor of Medicine at the Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA and the Executive Director of the International Research Center of Excellence of the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria. She was the first to identify the unique nature of the HIV strain prevalent in Nigeria in 1993 as subtype G1 and later documented the adverse consequences of “mixed” feeding of African infants. In recent years, she has successfully focused her research activity on the significant laboratory capacity she developed in Africa, which includes HIV vaccine preparedness research, mother-to-child HIV transmission, and TB-HIV co-infections. We invite you to join us for ASLM2016 in Cape Town, South Africa, from 3-8 December 2016. By attending the conference, you can meet these women and many others who are committed to combatting common global health threats together. 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Art Faculty Fashion Faculty Interior Design Faculty Architecture Faculty Department Chair, Associate Professor M.F.A. Savannah College of Art & Design, B.F.A. Belmont University james.pierce@belmont.edu | 615.460.6580 Location: Leu Center for the Visual Arts 122 James Pierce began his creative career in the video industry, working with everything from local to international clients. However, he primarily worked to help non-profit clients. After over a decade worth of experience in video, he applied his expertise in motion and design and to web design and development. Prior to joining Belmont full-time in 2011, he started a company that allowed artists to create websites, without the need to know all the inter-workings of web design. James continues to design and build web applications that solve needs in the community, educational institutions and design industry. James's thesis for his MFA degree, entitled Natural User Interfaces in the Information Age, explored the history and changes in consumer-based computer interactions. He continues to research graphic and natural user interfaces and consults local entrepreneurs creating mobile and web design products. James is married to a graphic designer and has two small dogs. MFA Texas A&M University, BFA Texas Tech University dan.johnson@belmont.edu | 615.460.6779 Dan established the Design Communications program at Belmont in 1994. Dan's professional practice included time in Seattle, Washington, and Texas before relocating to Nashville to help develop Belmont's Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Dan's extensive client list includes a variety of well-known national brands and Fortune 500 companies - Passport Health, Tree Top Fruit Products, Nalley Fine Foods, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Simmon's Beds, and Nordstrom stores to name a few. A partial list of his alumni's clients and job placements includes Lucas Arts, Disney, NBA, NHL, Legends, The Masters, Vogue, Tonka, Hasbro, TRESemmé‎, Pepsi Co., Nerf, Yum! Brands, CMT, Wallace Church, Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, BBDO New York, TMA BBDO Chicago, Red Wing Shoes, Vanderbilt Sports, Torch Creative, Day 6 Creative, Webb deVlamm Chicago, Brand Extract Houston, Jett Brand Design Australia, Pilot Studio Boston, Gillette, Duracell, eafoto, Ovation, Imaginuity Dallas, Fossil, Titan's Cheerleading, Predators, Valspar Paints, Curb Records, Ghirardelli, Thermos, Aloompa, and 2008 Presidential Debates. Alumni have become principles and owners of design firms and ad agencies, locally, nationally and internationally. Many alumni have returned to teach in higher education locally and nationally. Dan is a member of AIGA and CAA. Judy Bullington, Ph.D. Ph.D. Indiana University-Bloomington, M.A. University of Kentucky
, M.S. University of Kentucky, B.A. University of Kentucky judy.bullington@belmont.edu | 615.460.6776 Dr. Judy Bullington is a Professor of Art History and, since 2007, has served as the Chair of the Department of Art at Belmont University. She earned a Ph.D. in American Art History from Indiana University at Bloomington (1997) where she completed a dissertation titled "Expanding Horizons-The Artist-As-Traveler in the Gilded Age." She has published articles on women artists and the intersections of art and travel literature in the American Art Journal, Woman's Art Journal, Prospects, Nineteenth Century Studies, and The Gazette Des Beaux Arts, among others. In 2009, Dr. Bullington appeared on the PBS show History Detectives as the result of her research on the African-American artist Thelma Johnson Streat (1911-1959). Awards include a Fulbright to teach American art at Tartu University in Estonia, a Winterthur Research Fellowship, and an NEH Summer Institute grant to study the 19thc. material culture of New York City at the Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts. She lived and taught overseas, which included being the Acting Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Bullington was previously an Assistant Professor at Western Oregon University and a Visiting Professor at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Each semester Professor Bullington teaches two courses, a survey of art history and a special topics seminar, and, every other year offers a Maymester study abroad program in Greece. In 2013, with the support of funding from the Belmont Challenge for Innovation and Technology in Teaching, Dr. Bullington implemented a pilot project called Visual Histories in Virtual Spaces. iPads were introduced into the classroom with the aim of exploring how new technologies can be used to conceptually rethink the way students learn about the histories of art. In addition to teaching, being the faculty advisor to the student organization AHA (Art History Association), and carrying out administrative responsibilities as a department chair, Professor Bullington still maintains an active professional development schedule of scholarly research and presentations at professional conferences like CAA and SECAC. "As an art historian, I am intrigued by the potential for 'new' narratives to emerge from studies that synthesize the visual, material, and garden histories of America during the formative years of the republic. Beneath every image lies a story and this is one not often told." An essay titled "Cultivating Meaning: The Chinese Manner in Early American Gardens (1763-1830)" is pending publication in an anthology on Global Trade and Visual Arts in Federal New England (2014). Currently, she is preparing a book manuscript on Imaging The Culture of Gardening in Early American Art, 1760-1830. Christine Rogers M.F.A. Tufts University, B.A. Oberlin College christine.rogers@belmont.edu | 615.460.6774 Christine Rogers is an artist from Nashville, Tennessee. She received her BA in Anthropology from Oberlin College in 2004 and her MFA in Studio Art from Tufts University in 2008. She has exhibited widely across the United States and was in a two-person show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Santiago, Chile in the fall of 2012. She has lectured on her work across at various institutions such as Vanderbilt University, Watkins College, Chitrakala Parishath in Bangalore and Cooper Union in New York. From 2012-2103 Christine was a Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Scholar completing research for her project, "Photographing Imagined Landscapes: The Switzerland of India" and her first solo show in India was in the spring of 2013 at 1 Shanthi Road Gallery in Bangalore, Karnataka. She has since shown again in Mumbai in group shows at Clark House Initiative, Project 88 and Chemould Prescott. Her work has been written about in Time Out Bengaluru, The Bangalore Mirror, The Hindu, New Landscape Photography, Hyperallergic, Dazed Digital, Burnaway, The Tennessean and the Nashville Scene. She is an Assistant Professor of Photography at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Michelle Corvette, Ph.D. Ph.D. University of London, Goldsmiths, Ph.D. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, M.F.A. New York University, B.F.A. University of Tennessee, Knoxville michelle.corvette@belmont.edu | 615.460.6771 Dr. Michelle Corvette began her creative journey in fine arts from an early age with the encouragement of her mother and father. Upon completing her undergraduate studies in Painting and Drawing from the University of Tennessee, Summa Cum Laude, Dr. Corvette pursued her MFA at NYU in Interdisciplinary Studio Art. Her passion and drive for knowledge led her to her first empirical Ph.D. where she researched students’ experiences of hindered creativity. Prior to joining Belmont’s faculty in 2016, she completed her second theoretical Ph.D. from the University of London, Goldsmiths, where she researched the legalities and implications of utilizing color in public spaces. Dr. Corvette continues to exhibit her artwork both internationally and nationally with exhibitions around the Nashville area at the First Center for the Visual Arts, Zeitgeist Gallery, and Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery. In addition to teaching and exhibiting her artwork, she is actively involved with the creation of participatory art practices by inviting collaborations with individuals, communities, and institutions. Meaghan Brady Nelson, Ph.D. Ph.D. Ohio State University, M.F.A Ohio State University, B.F.A. Washington State University meaghan.nelson@belmont.edu | 615.460.5384 Location: Leu Center for the Visual Arts 113B Dr. Meaghan Brady Nelson is an Assistant Professor of Art Education and joined the Department of Art at Belmont University in the Fall of 2018. She was an Assistant Professor of Art Education at Middle Tennessee State University from 2013-2018 and was a Visiting Professor of Art Education at The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2012-2013. Dr. Brady Nelson has a BFA in painting from Washington State University, a teaching certificate from Western Washington University and both her Masters and Doctorate in Art Education were completed at The Ohio State University. Her research and service centers around the ways collaborative artmaking experiences and critical visual literary can inspire social consciousness and social responsibility, along with her multilayered identity of becoming a ‘Mothering-ArtAdemic’. Her work has been published both nationally and internationally and as a painter, she keeps an active studio practice. Dr. Brady Nelson has been fortunate to have taught in a variety of settings with a multitude of subject and curriculum since 2000. These settings include the university level, public school classroom teacher, art specialist and in museums and community settings. Her ultimate goal as an educator is to empower students to use their knowledge in order to engage with their community and the greater world through teaching and service. She is an advocate of Service-Learning and has worked to include this as an element in all her courses here at Belmont. As the executive collaborative creator of the Kids Arts Festival of Tennessee, she is dedicated to community arts-based service in the Nashville area. The Kids Arts Festival of Tennessee is the first arts festival in the state of Tennessee that is fully designed for children and youth. Due to grants, she has secured, the annual event has registered increased funding which allows it to remain free to attendees and to grow in scope each year with attendance reaching over 6000. Dr. Brady Nelson lives in Franklin with her supportive husband and their two daughters. Lecturer, Leu Art Gallery Director M.F.A. University of South Carolina-Columbia katie.mitchell@belmont.edu | 615.460.5476 Katie Mitchell is a Tennessee native. After completing her BFA in studio arts at Belmont, she then migrated to the University of South Carolina in Columbia to pursue an MFA in Painting. Most recently, she was selected as a participant in the Contemporary Chinese Art Institute sponsored by the Confucius Institute of Western Kentucky University. When she is not busy teaching, running around the studio, or working in the gallery, she delights in life's seemingly insignificant moments! For more information on Katie Mitchell, visit katie-boatman.com Casey Schachner M.F.A. University of Montana, B.F.A. Baylor University casey.schachner@belmont.edu Casey Schachner is an Assistant Professor of 3D/Fine Art joining the Department of Art at Belmont University in the Fall of 2019. She received her BFA in Sculpture from Baylor University and her MFA in Studio Art from the University of Montana. Casey was born and raised in the southeast United States, growing up in Florida and coastal South Carolina. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, ranging from temporary site-specific installations to permanent public artworks. In 2011, she served as an Artist in Residence at the University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art in Cortona, Italy, where her solo exhibition "Panni Stesi: The Laundry Series" was shown in collaboration with the Commune di Cortona and the Museo dell'Accademia Etrusca. She was selected as an Artist in Residence at the Carving Studio & Sculpture Center (CSSC) on the grounds of Vermont’s West Rutland marble quarries. In 2017, she was selected as the UM Emerging Artist for Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild (BPSW), an International Sculpture Park in Lincoln, Montana. In 2018, she exhibited at the Public Art Exhibition on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, where she received a People's Choice award. Casey served as Co-Director of FrontierSpace Gallery, a nonprofit contemporary art gallery space in Missoula, Montana. Casey currently lives in Nashville, TN with her husband and their two dogs. CaseySchachner.com M.F.A. Kansas State University, B.F.A. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania brandon.williams@belmont.edu Brandon Williams was born in Easton, PA with an inherent passion for art. While pursuing art academically, his interests in precise drawing, attention to detail and processes, led him to printmaking. He enjoys the diversity of the medium along with its challenging technical difficulties and surprising results. He specializes specifically in intaglio where he creates prints with contemporary techniques, approaches, and imagery focusing on the competition between the built environment and the natural environment. He received his BFA from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in 2013, and his MFA from Kansas State University in 2017. He has held previous teaching positions at Kansas State University and Oklahoma State University. Recently, he was an Artist in Residence and Visiting Artist at Emmanuel College in Boston, MA. His prints have been shown extensively nationally and internationally in both invitational and competitive juried exhibitions. Some works have been published, won awards, and are in permanent and private collections. He continues to uphold an active and engaged studio art practice by creating/exhibiting prints, completing artist residencies, and giving demonstration and lectures about his art. You can view more at brandonwilliamsart.com and meet him in person at a conference or in the studio where he spends his free time.

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Trump’s Claim That He ‘Saved’ Preex Conditions ‘Part Fantasy, Part Delusion’ “I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare.” — Donald Trump on Jan. 13, 2020, in a tweet This story was produced in partnership with PolitiFact. This story can be republished for free (details). President Donald Trump attempted to take credit for one of the most popular elements of the Affordable Care Act: Its protection for people who have preexisting medical conditions. “I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare,” Trump tweeted Monday. The protection for people with medical problems has been a rallying cry for Democrats, and they used the issue to help propel their widespread election victories in 2018. Trump repeatedly has sought to align himself with this issue — in May, for instance, claiming he would “always protect patients with preexisting conditions.” We rated that claim False. His reelection campaign has made similar claims, which experts debunked. Trump’s recent claim that he “saved” that guarantee of coverage adds a new twist, though. We contacted the White House to find out the basis for this statement. Judd Deere, a White House spokesman, told us, “President Trump has repeatedly stated his commitment to protect individuals with preexisting conditions and his track record shows that he has consistently done what is necessary to improve care for the vulnerable.” Deere also pointed us to a range of other policy initiatives — such as efforts on kidney health, approving generic drugs and loosening restrictions on short-term health plans. But none of those addressed the basis of Trump’s tweet. The health policy experts we consulted, however, were unambiguous: The president’s claim has no factual basis and flies in the face of his ongoing policy efforts. “I feel like we’re being gas-lit,” said Linda Blumberg, a health economist at the Urban Institute. “You can’t tell me you’re the savior of people with preexisting conditions when every single thing you’ve said or done is the opposite of that.” (Gaslighting means manipulating the telling of events in such a way it leads people to question their recollections.) This skepticism persisted across the political spectrum. “That’s a rather extended version of aspirational rhetoric short of any evidence,” said Tom Miller, a resident fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. The Preexisting Condition Protection Under the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, health insurance plans cannot charge people higher prices because they have a medical condition. This protection has been intact since the law took effect, under then-President Barack Obama. As a 2016 candidate, Trump promised to repeal and replace the health law. That came to a head in 2017, when the law came within one vote in the Senate of being undone. “That tweet is part fantasy, part delusion, part politics and all lie,” said Jonathan Oberlander, a health policy professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. “The president is lying about preexisting conditions. He supported, and continues to support, efforts to repeal the ACA that would take those consumer protections away.” After that effort, Blumberg said, the president boasted that he had dismantled Obamacare — which is not only untrue, but, she added, confused many consumers. Since then, the president has maintained his desire to undo the ACA and replace it with something new. Neither his administration nor congressional Republicans have yet offered a replacement plan. None of the bills they have endorsed would maintain the guarantees of coverage for people with medical problems. “By supporting repeal of the ACA, they’re supporting repeal of protecting preexisting condition prohibitions,” Robert Berenson, another analyst at the Urban Institute, previously told us. Texas V. Azar Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s work elsewhere could undo the protection. A group of Republican-led states are suing to have the entire ACA dismantled. Their argument stems from a law Trump signed: the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. That law gutted the individual mandate — the ACA’s requirement that everyone have coverage or pay a penalty — by reducing the penalty to $0. Kaiser Health News, “Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion Of Obamacare,” Dec. 18, 2019. Kaiser Health News, “What Would Happen If The ACA Went Away?” Dec. 16, 2019. Kaiser Health News/PolitiFact, “Team Trump Says Administration’s Action On Health Care ‘Is Working.’ Is It?” Jan. 13, 2020. Kaiser Health News/PolitiFact, “Trump’s talk on preexisting conditions doesn’t match his administration’s actions,” May 16, 2019. Email interview with Jonathan Oberlander, professor and chair of social medicine at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Jan. 14, 2020. Telephone interview with Linda Blumberg, a fellow at the Urban Institute Health Policy Center, Jan. 14, 2020. Telephone interview with Robert Berenson, a fellow at the Urban Institute, Jan. 2, 2020. Telephone interview with Thomas Miller, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Jan. 14, 2020. Email interview with Judd Deere, Executive Office of the President, Jan. 14, 2020. In this case, known as Texas v. Azar, the Republican states are arguing that the individual mandate was central to the ACA and that, without it, the entire law must be taken down. That would include the protections for people with preexisting conditions. The administration has declined to defend the law in court, a move legal analysts have called almost unprecedented. The case is widely expected to go to the Supreme Court. Since the White House has unveiled no replacement, striking the law would leave a policy vacuum, allowing health plans to revert to discriminating against people with medical issues. Miller argued that the still-pending court case and previous repeal efforts don’t necessarily mean there’s any imminent threat of the president gutting the ACA’s preexisting condition protections. “For pure public opinion purposes, you want to say you’re protecting against preexisting condition protections,” Miller said. “Does he know how to do it? No. Is he doing anything trying to change it? Not really.” But others noted that the administration’s stance is firmly against maintaining the ACA’s prohibitions. “The Democrats have correctly said the Trump administration has in fact opposed protections for preexisting conditions by endorsing the lawsuit,” Berenson said. Our Ruling Trump tweeted that he “was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare.” The president had nothing to do with the ban on health insurance plans discriminating against people with preexisting conditions. This consumer protection is a core part of the health care law that became law during the Obama presidency. Trump has expressly supported the repeal of this law without offering a replacement that would keep the protection intact. And to this day, his administration is arguing in court that the law — including this provision — should be undone. The president’s tweet is not only untrue, but it misrepresents his administration’s efforts to repeal the health care law without offering any replacement that might maintain its core protections. We rate this claim Pants on Fire. SOURCE: Insurance – Kaiser Health News – Read entire story here. Team Trump Says Administration’s Action On Health Care ‘Is Working.’ Is It? With the 2020 election months away, President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is touting his health care record as a key reason voters should grant him another term. Those talking points were distilled in a Dec. 31 social media post from Team Trump, the campaign’s official Twitter account, and again in a post on Monday from the president’s account. It represents messaging the president will likely repeat, especially as polls consistently show health care is a top concern for voters. The December tweet advanced five specific achievements. .@realDonaldTrump healthcare policy is working: ✅Healthcare access expanded & costs down ✅Obamacare individual mandate... One-On-One With Trump’s Medicare And Medicaid Chief: Seema Verma This story also ran on PBS NewsHour. This story can be republished for free (details). Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, sat down for a rare one-on-one interview with Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney. They discussed her views on President Donald Trump’s plan for sustaining public health insurance programs, how the administration would respond if Obamacare is struck down by the courts in the future and her thoughts on how the latest “Medicare for All” proposals would affect innovation and access to care. A portion of their conversation aired on PBS NewsHour... Addressing the emotional toll of pediatric chronic conditions Report calls upon pediatricians to increase efforts to support emotional health of parents of children with chronic conditions.... Judges Question Why Trump’s Ban On Immigrants Who Don’t Have Health Care Doesn’t Contradict Congress’ Will Under federal law, legal immigrants are eligible for government-funded health care. During arguments the three-judge panel questioned why President Donald Trump was allowed to overrule that legislation with his ban.... Genetic Variants are not an Important Risk Factor in the Vast Majority of People and Age-Related Conditions This is an age of genetics, in which the costs of obtaining and working with genetic data have dropped by orders of magnitude, while the capabilities of the tools and technologies have expanded to a similar degree. Give the scientific community a hammer, and a great many parts of the field start to look like a nail. Thus there are innumerable studies of genetics and longevity, genetics and specific age-related diseases, and so forth. There is considerable interest in trying to find out whether there is a genetic contribution to survival to extreme old age, and then using this...

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Cell & Molecular Diet and Lifestyle Game.Ball Game Software & Programming Game.math Wolf Reik: Elucidating Epigenetics in Early Mammalian Embryos Parent Category: Cancer by Monya Baker The Babraham Institute researcher discusses ELF5, needed technological advancements and the next steps for his research Wolf Reik studies at the Babraham Institute at the University of Cambridge. In a recent review,1 he and colleagues discussed how pivotal epigenetic regulators nudge cells into lineage decisions. Nature Reports Stem Cells talked to him about his work and philosophy as a scientist. How did you become a scientist? I had already trained as a physician. I was interested in treating people, but it wasn't the kind of intellectual stimulation that I was looking for. It was more or less by accident that I went to a lecture by Rudolf Jaenisch, who was in Hamburg at the time. I was just totally mesmerized. So I visited his lab, and I asked, "Can I do a postgraduate degree here?" He said, "We don't want medics here", knowing full well what he said because he's a medic himself, but after a little bit of talking he said, "Fine, you can try". And then you came to the UK to work with Azim Surani. After finishing my degree, I wanted to learn more about mammalian embryology, so I decided to come to England because at that time that's where the major mammalian embryologists were working. I came across Azim and was hooked from the word go about this imprinting business, which was completely mysterious. He told me I had to figure out the molecular mechanism. My impression is that Jaenisch is really excitable and Surani is really calm. What was it like working in their labs? I was really fortunate because I learned science done in quite different ways. Rudolf gets excited. He immediately has the whole thing in his head. 'This is how it works, and these are the experiments that we need to do, and this is a big thing.' And it's great because it gives you that kind of energy to push forward, and I enjoyed that very, very much. And then I experienced a very contrasting way of doing things. Azim is very, very thoughtful. He will think through things multiple times, and will do that with you. And that's a way of figuring out where you can go wrong. We have good ideas and bad ideas, and we have many more bad ideas than good ideas [laughs]. And one thing that's really important in doing good science is getting to the bottom of that. If you chase all your ideas equally hard, you can waste an awful lot of resources. And so the ability to talk yourself out of experiments can be very valuable. So I think that I learned two very important things: get excited and think again. Is that the advice you would give a new scientist? Yes, but there's another principle. It's not all about good and bad ideas; it's about whether you like them or you don't like them, whether intuitively you agree with them. You have to keep your own excitement and motivation. Okay, let's talk about the subject of your review: epigenetics in very early embryos. The differentiation mechanisms that are at play when the trophectoderm separates from the inner cell mass, are those the same mechanisms that are at play in further lineage decisions? There is a paper that is very central to this review1, where our concepts come from, that [was] published last year in Nature Cell Biology by myself and Myriam Hemberger2; she works on placenta and extra embryonic lineages. When she arrived at the institute, we put our heads together. Myriam had found that if you take mouse ES [embryonic stem] cells and you give them culture conditions so that they should develop into so-called trophoblast tissue, or placenta tissues, they won't do so. They have a block. They will only differentiate into embryonic-type tissues. It's as if they've undergone one type of decision already, which does not allow them to make trophoblast. This question started to fascinate Myriam and myself and also another collaborator, Wendy Dean. And Myriam discovered if you used methylation-deficient ES cells, they can very happily differentiate into trophoblasts. And that made us think that it was DNA methylation in ES cells that's the epigenetic signal to lock them into that process. And we carried out a genomewide screen, MeDIP-chip [methylation DNA immunoprecipitation] kind of stuff, and we found to our great surprise and delight that there was a single gene that was methylated in ES cells and not in trophoblast cells. Was this Elf5? This was Elf5. And our collaborative team went on to show that Elf5 is a very important part of a transcription factor network. You've heard of the Nanong-Oct4-Sox2 embryonic transcription network — Elf5 is part of a similar kind of network of extra-embryonic transcription factors, and what's unusual about Elf5 is that it's epigenetically regulated in a very black-and-white way by DNA methylation. Is Elf5 the first in a class of gatekeepers for differentiation? That's what we think. There could be a whole class of gatekeepers for different lineages. It's a very exciting concept I think. How does this explain how cells decide to go into a lineage? There's a huge amount of exciting work out there addressing that question, but we're still not completely sure how it works. It seems that in very early embryos, these master regulator transcription factors seem to be expressed stochastically. Sometimes there is a cell that expresses one of them, sometimes there's another combination of transcription factors [and so forth]. It looks almost — random is the wrong word — but we think that a stochastic process could actually be the outcome of major epigenetic reprogramming that is going on beforehand. Because the demethylation and histone marks are being removed? Exactly. So maybe there is a kind of ground-state situation where not many epigenetic marks are there, and so perhaps it's that ground state that lets these genes be expressed in a kind of stochastic, fluctuating way. And then what happens? Do the right combinations somehow come up and things start falling into place? That's the key question. I think some of the combinations, if they occur in the same cell, will reinforce each other in a kind of positive feedback circuitry. But how does Elf5 get methylated in the first place? This we don't know. That's the next big question. That's were the limits of the concept are at this time. How does the epigenetic system interact with all the other things that are going on at this time? Is there a technology that the field really needs to develop? One of the technologies that is desperately needed, which various labs are working on, including ourselves, is to be able to do the genomewide epigenetic profiling in small numbers of cells. We're using ES cells and TS [trophoblast stem] cells. We also use [these cell types] as a proxy for the the parts of a blastocyst: for inner cell mass cells, for trophectoderm cells. If you know how many cells are in a blastocyst, we're talking about tens of cells, less. The current epigenetic methods that we all use need a million cells. Also needed is, the conditional knockout, where you deal with the wild-type situation for some time and then you hit it at the right time and in the right cell type with an enzyme that excises your gene, you go [from] a wild-type condition to a mutant condition in a very controlled, specific way. These are great, but the tools for manipulating them at exactly the right time in exactly the right cell type are still somewhat clunky. We still need to refine those tools. Another area is live imaging. There are other very important things that go on in a cell. How are things arranged in the nucleus? How do genes move around in the nucleus? Maybe to transcription factories? And for this we need to be able to look into the cell nucleus with a very powerful microscope in a live cell. Why don't pluripotent stem cells persist into adulthood? There is no such thing, that we know [of], as a self-renewing pluripotent cell that is just sitting there in an embryo. They very quickly do things and they cease to be pluripotent, and so it's quite an interesting thing to ask: What's different about those cells compared to the cells that are established in culture, which have this property of limitless self-renewal? The answer is probably epigenetic. ES cells, in order to adapt to culture and have this amazing property of self-renewal, must undergo epigenetic changes that we don't understand at this point in time. But they are probably locked into circuitry, whereas in vivo there isn't such a lock. In vivo, there are probably feed-forward loops that don't allow cells to stay in this state forever. Source: Nature This news service is provided by Good Samaritan Institute, located in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. WE PUBLISH PEER_REVIEWED SCIENCE GSI is a non-profit dedicated to the advancement of medical research by improving communication among scientists.

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Andreotti, G.; Cubellis, M. V.; Nitti, G.; Sannia, G.; Mai, X.; Marino, G.; Adams, M. W. Characterization of aromatic aminotransferases from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus litoralis Eur J Biochem The hyperthermophilic archaeon (formerly archaebacterium) Thermococcus litoralis grows at temperatures up to 98 degrees C using peptides and proteins as the sole sources of carbon and nitrogen. Cell-free extracts of the organism contained two distinct types of aromatic aminotransferases (EC 2.6.1.57) which were separated and purified to electrophoretic homogeneity. Both enzymes are homodimers with subunit masses of approximately 47 kDa and 45 kDa. Using 2-oxoglutarate as the amino acceptor, each catalyzed the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent transamination of the three aromatic amino acids but showed virtually no activity towards aspartic acid, alanine, valine or isoleucine. From the determination of Km and kcat values using 2-oxoglutarate, phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan as substrates, both enzymes were shown to be highly efficient at transaminating phenylalanine (kcat/Km approximately 400 s-1 mM-1); the 47-kDa enzyme showed more activity towards tyrosine and tryptophan compared to the 45-kDa one. Kinetic analyses indicated a two-step mechanism with a pyridoxamine intermediate. Both enzymes were virtually inactive at 30 degrees C and exhibited maximal activity between 95-100 degrees C. They showed no N- terminal sequence similarity with each other (approximately 30 residues), nor with the complete amino acid sequences of aromatic aminotransferases from Escherichia coli and rat liver. The catalytic properties of the two enzymes are distinct from bacterial aminotransferases, which have broad substrate specificities, but are analogous to two aromatic aminotransferases which play a biosynthetic role in a methanogenic archaeon. In contrast, it is proposed that one or both play a catabolic role in proteolytic T. litoralis in which they generate glutamate and an arylpyruvate. These serve as substrates for glutamate dehydrogenase and indolepyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase in a novel pathway for the utilization of aromatic amino acids.

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The 2020 Townsend Prize for Fiction On Thursday, April 23, 2020, lovers of literary fiction throughout the state will gather together to celebrate the works of the ten authors chosen as finalists for this biennium’s awarding of the Townsend Prize for Fiction. The reception and award ceremony will take place at the historic DeKalb History Center in downtown Decatur from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The finalists for the 2020 award represent the very best achievements in letters by Georgia writers over the course of the preceding two years, reflecting the prize’s celebration of the Southern voice in all its intricacies and incarnations. The list of finalists is as follows: Brass by Xhenet Aliu The Wrong Heaven by Amy Bonnaffons The Day’s Heat by Roberta George The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray The Vain Conversation by Anthony Grooms Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal Wild Milk by Sabrina Orah Mark Dixie Luck by Andy Plattner Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro As in previous years, the 2020 award ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. with a catered reception with bar and live music. The evening’s program will begin at 7 p.m., followed by the celebration’s keynote address from Patrick Ryan, acclaimed author of the short story collection The Dream Life of Astronauts, the novel Send Me, and three novels for young adults. The winner of the 2020 Townsend Prize for Fiction will be announced toward the end of the program. ADMISSION, REGISTRATION, & PAYMENT Physical tickets will not be issued for this event. Registration and payment for admission to the reception and award ceremony will be available online only from March 1 through April 16. Admission to this year’s event will not be allowed at the door, so be sure to register and pay before the April 16 deadline. Prices for admission are as follows: Early-bird registration: March 1 though 31 Individual seating: $30 (1 guest) 8-person table seating: $240 (8 guests) 10-person table seating: $300 (10 guests) Late-registration: April 1 through 16 Instructions for registering a table of eight or ten people all sitting together will be available on the registration and payment site. Please remember to enter the full name of each person sitting at a table when registering. With a legacy of more than a quarter century, the Townsend Prize is the state of Georgia’s oldest and most prestigious literary award. The 2020 celebration will mark the thirty-eighth year of the award’s existence, and the twenty-first awarding of the prize. “This is my view. I am not a profound person, . . . but I believe my characters are. I think my principle responsibility is to find the profundity in my characters, and if I find that, and if I share that, then I would hope that the reader would see something in it that applies to their thinking and their consideration of what life is really all about.” —Terry Kay 2004 Townsend Prize Winner Townsend Prize Sponsors DeKalb Library Foundation Georgia Center for the Book GSU Foundation The Atlanta Writers Club The Chattahoochee Review

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Adult Recognition: by the Dallas Diocese Catholic Committee on Scouting The Diocese of Dallas Catholic Committee on Scouting (DDCCS) annually presents three levels of recognition for adults: The first level of recognition is a Certificate of Merit. It's a diocesan recognition for a job well done. The second is the Bronze Pelican: a diocesan award recognizing contributions to Catholic Scouting. The third is the St. George Emblem: a national recognition approved by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting. This award is given to individuals who have made significant or substantial contributions to the Catholic scouting program in the Diocese of Dallas. We present these awards at the annual DDCCS Youth and Adult Award ceremony. These awards may be presented to any adult who is working in the Boy Scout program under Catholic auspices, as well as to Catholics in Boy Scout units not chartered by the church, and to those who have made a significant contribution to Scouting in the field of Catholic relationships. It can be given to men, women, priests, religious, or non-Catholics. Nominations must be received by December 1 of the current year. Services that Qualify a Person for these Awards The purpose of this program is to recognize the recipient’s outstanding contribution to the spiritual development of the Catholic youth in the program of the Boy Scouts of America. Here are some examples; award recipients often do several of these. Promotes the Religious Emblems Programs for Catholic boys and serves as a Trained Religious Emblems Counselor. Encourages non-Catholic boys to participate in the Religious Emblems Program of their faith. Notable service in promoting Catholic activities and service projects for the church and willingness to serve on like committees. Active participant in and instrumental in having others participate in the Catholic Scouter Development program, Boy Scout and Cub Scout Retreat and other activities of the DDCCS. Outstanding service in promoting and participating in Scout Sunday observance. Notable service in bringing Scouting to more boys under Catholic auspices. Assists parishes and Catholic organizations in recruiting Scoutmasters and other key leaders. Responsible for Catholic boys being transported to Mass at camporees and summer camps and providing for spiritual needs of the non-Catholics within these groups. Instrumental in organizing and assisting diocesan programs and promoting the full Scout program in all parishes including multiple units where needed. Making a significant contribution to Scouting in the field of Catholic relationships. Through the Catholic press and other communication media, create a better understanding of the aims and ideals of Scouting by clergy and laity. Gives leadership in promoting Scouting for all boys regardless of race or creed and instrumental in organizing Scout units in the inner city and ghettos. Any other activity that promotes Scouting under Catholic auspices or encourages a youth to recognize his proper place before God. Please complete our online nomination form: Nominate an Adult for Recognition Now If you wish to send a letter of recommendation along with your nomination, please email it to Dennis O'Hara Last updated: November 3, 2016

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Alarm Over GM Crops Grows Silvia Ribeiro Mexico remains in red alert following the ambitious attempts of Monsanto and other multinationals to win government approval for the planting of 2.5 million hectares of transgenic corn in the crop’s center of origin. The solicitation calls for planting more than half of these acres with the same type of corn that has been shown to cause cancer in rats. But resistance is also growing stronger day by day—both inside and outside of Mexico, voices are rising in indignation at this outrage against the very heart of our cultures, health, food, biodiversity and nature. There are now so many denunciations of GM maize, through campaigns with thousands of signatures, radial protests, workshops, forums, meetings, in social and print media, and petitions by artists, activists and scientists, that it is difficult to keep a count of all the protests. Numerous letters have been sent to the government demanding a ban on GM maize, along with pressure on the United Nations to act to protect the crop’s center of origin, biodiversity and farmers' rights. And with good reason. As the artist Lila Downs notes on her website: "If the government of Mexico allows this historic crime, GMOs will quickly reach the tortillas and everyday food of the entire Mexican population, since corn from the states soliciting permission to plant transgenics supplies the majority of the cities in the country. Additionally, genetic contamination of locally adapted landrace varieties will be inevitable. This signifies very serious damage to over 7000 years of indigenous and peasant labor which created corn--one of the three most important crops for feeding the world " (citing Veronica Villa of ETC, www.etcgroup.org). Within a few hours of publication, more than 6000 people had replicated Lila Downs’ webpage. Fundamentally, maize, in its many manifestations, is like the skin of the Mesoamericans. Everyone reacts to the feeling of being threatened. Corn is like skin, but at the same time it is deeper, in the heart, mind, creativity, history, from the ancestors. And it is in economies, the sharing of food, in poems, music, art, knowledge, popular wisdom, and in scientific studies. The Union of Scientists Committed to Society (UCCS) circulated a petition against the planting of transgenic corn in Mexico which now has been signed by more than 2,500 scientists, researchers and experts from Mexico and around the world, including two Nobel laureates and dozens of scientists with major national awards (www.uccs.mx/doc/g/planting-gmo-corn_es). In support of this petition, on November 27 several global networks of scientists (including UCCS, European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER), International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES), as well as international organizations including the Third World Network and Grain) published a summary of arguments, titled “GM Maize in Mexico: An irreversible path away from agricultural biodiversity, farmer livelihoods and the right to food within the center of origin of maize” (available in English http://www.grain.org/article/entries/4622-gm-maize-in-mexico-an-irrevers...). This report raises awareness of the deep scientific, legal, social and economic concerns associated with GMOs and points to the need to stop all planting of GM maize (experimental, pilot or commercial) in Mexico. In an open letter to the Mexican government, the UCCS explains that the combined evidence is strong enough to necessitate a precautionary policy and a ban on the commercial release of transgenic varieties of maize in Mexico, its center of origin. They note that despite many scientific arguments against the release of GMOs, the Calderon administration unlawfully rushed the planting of transgenic maize. Taking on the risk of GM corn cannot be justified by the argument that the country has a maize deficit, as there is evidence that the Mexican countryside has the resources necessary to achieve self-sufficiency in maize using public, non-GM technology. Grain has also published the analytical document “Alarm! Avalanche of GM in Mexico” (www.grain.org), which is essential to understanding the situation and fight against GM corn. Mexico can be seen as the focal point of an attack by Monsanto and other biotech transnationals, who are also at war with other Latin American countries. This attack was one of the main drivers of the coup in Paraguay, and involves pressures to allow GM maize in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and other countries. As Grain explains, the multinationals’ attach is an attempt to control the market and eliminate the independent production of food and rural economies. At the time of this writing, all evidence indicates that Felipe Calderon failed to keep his word to Monsanto to authorize millions of hectares of GM maize. This is a direct result of massive social opposition. But the secretary of the environment, Juan Elvira Quesada, took a preemptive strike to facilitate authorization: a few days before leaving office, he changed the internal rules of Semarnat so that they no longer are required to take into account the advice of their own experts (!). It has reached the point that the National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO), the National Institute of Ecology (INE) and the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (Conanp) have given opinions against the release of GM maize. Along with this and other aberrations, Calderon's outgoing proposal to privatize communal ejidal property, the nucleus of the Zapatista revolution, is part of a vast attack on peasant life, against the cultural, economic and alimentary base of the country, in order to favor multinationals. But as numerous struggles have shown, Zapata lives in his people and his land--and also in the native corn that feeds them. * ETC Group researcher Translated by Alice Brooke

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Custodian Productions Feature Music Finding Consciousness: How Ycee Got Over Posted on November 7, 2019 by Ugochukwu Ikeakor Ycee is the rare rapper who has found mainstream fame. He captured the streets and our hearts with early releases, Omo Alhaji and Jagaban. Juice was also a massive hit. That said, things have been on the low for the University of Lagos graduate. He has been on the receiving end of the negative stick of the music industry over the past year but he counts the experience as a lesson; an opportunity to reflect, make the needed changes and create a sound that will keep him at the level he belongs to. On getting to our meeting point – the CCX lounge in Victoria Island, I call his number. He picks up and directs me to the table where he’s chilling with Lord Vino and A-Q this Sunday evening. We exchange pleasantries and he asks that I allow him round up the conversation. A few minutes later, he joins me at my table to discuss the creative process behind his new album, his experience running his own label, why he speaks out on social issues and his growth as an artiste. He politely declined to talk about his former label but emphasized that his focus is on his new album, Ycee Vs Zaheer, a body of work that best describes him as a rapper and singer. Our conversation, loosely edited for clarity, follows below. You seem to have found your voice in expressing your views on issues. What inspired this? I will say it has been a shift in my person because of the transition from being an artist signed to a label to an independent artist. That transition comes with a lot of responsibility and it has influenced how I see things. When it comes to social issues in Nigeria, a lot of artists or celebrities tend to shy away from it, to avoid saying something wrong. But I have realized that if you fail to speak against something, you’re already speaking in favour of it with your silence. I decided I will be among the group that will speak out and hopefully influences someone to do better. What brought you to this place as a person? The fact that I don’t practice activism through my music because my music is strictly pop doesn’t change the fact that I have a voice and a large following online. So, I owe it to myself to say something positive to shape the minds of people that are looking up to me. The older I get, I realize I am responsible for the future I want to see in Nigeria. If I can’t speak about it in my music, I will talk about it on social media. What are the two social issues that are important to you and you’d want it to be addressed? Number one will have to be illiteracy. A lot of children in Nigeria are out of school and they don’t have access to good primary and secondary education. We don’t recognize this issue especially in the highbrow areas of Lagos like VI (Victoria Island) where we are at the moment. Because a lot of us on this side of town are comfortable and well to do, we don’t care about it because it doesn’t affect us. The numbers are increasing before we know it, they will form the next generation. This will pose a bigger problem in the future. Another issue I am vocal about is women’s rights. In this part of the world there is a lot of unlearning that needs to happen before women are respected and treated the way they should be treated. Slowly and surely, we are getting some positive responses in that light. But, hopefully, in the next five years, I want to see a lot of improvement in how we treat women here. A lot has happened between the time Ycee was first introduced to the world and now, did you reflect all these experiences in your new album? I will say there are subtle references to all I have faced and have been through musically – relationships, business relationships, life and everything in general. Music is an escape for what I am facing in my day to day life. So being in a position where I have to put out an album and infuse a part of myself into the album, is one of the things I am very proud of making music. Ycee vs Zaheer will reflect a bit of my struggles, experiences, and triumphs. What was the creative process behind Ycee vs Zaheer? The main thing that drove me towards making this album was the conversations and questions about me being a singer or a rapper. Some people said Ycee doesn’t rap. So the creative process behind this album was to make people have a better understanding of who I am as an artist. I am Ycee and will always be Ycee until I stop making music. But Zaheer is an identity that was created to make people better understand who Ycee is. Ycee is a rapper and singer but to create a better understanding, Ycee is a singer and Zaheer is the rapper on this album. So when you hear me singing or rapping in a song, you can easily identify the part of me that you’re listening to. This album will be a blend of rapping and singing. There will be songs that I will be singing that has the Afrobeats vibes, the elements people have come to recognize me with over the years. While Zaheer will be everything rap and hip hop. Should we expect a lot of rap songs from Ycee vs Zaheer or a balance between both? I will say expect more rap songs than you’ve ever heard from Ycee. In the entirety of my career, I don’t think I have put out as many rap songs as there are on the album. Who are the artists you worked with on this project? Ms. Banks, Phyno, Davido, Niniola and Dapo Turbna. What has your experience been running your label? The first and major thing is there is a larger amount of responsibility. From being in a label where all you have to do is make and create music. Then I had a lot less to worry about, but now I am a lot more involved in everything that has to do with my music, the business and the financial part of it. I have decisions to make about my music. Now I have to think about the direction for my music, come up with ideas and strategies. I am fully involved in everything that is happening. It has been a very welcoming and learning experience for me. It’s been very pivotal for me because I am at a point in my life where I am transitioning from a young adult to a grown man. So having my own business to worry about and cater for, has also helped shape my sense of responsibilities. It hasn’t been easy, but it has been very fruitful. I am learning a lot more, growing and it can only get better. What do you think is the state of hip hop in Nigeria? Right now hip-hop in Nigeria has come to the same thing we see every year. There is a period where everything is all quiet and a bit of conversation on social media, a couple of disses and people taking shots at each other. At the end of the year, it is always the same end product. But I think what the hip-hop industry needs in Nigeria, is people that understand the sound and package that sound in a way that can appeal to the Nigerian fans. The more people understand this, we can see more returns to hip hop music. Hip hop should be able to put money in the pockets of artists that are making this kind of music. Once we see that happening we can have more growth in listenership and an increase in the number of people doing hip hop in Nigeria. What will your album Ycee vs Zaheer add to the conversation about hip-hop in Nigeria? With my new album, I am bringing my craft, by making hip hop music the way I feel it should be made in Nigeria. It doesn’t necessarily have to be indigenous rap like what Olamide and Phyno do. Ycee vs Zaheer is all about things that people will relate to when they listen to the album they can connect with it because we share the same experiences. Hip-hop music in Nigeria has produced superstars like 2Shotz, MI, Ice Prince and Naeto C. Who were all commercially successful. What changed this trend and what can be done about it? I think at this point Afrobeats is the most important thing people are listening to from this part of the world. The fact that Afrobeats has become a global force in the music scene, has seen the emergence of more Afrobeats artists as bigger stars than other artists that make other kinds of music. This is not just about Nigeria, it is the same thing across Africa. The biggest artists in Africa are Afrobeats artists. So that pushed a lot of people to start making Afrobeats songs because if you want to get international recognition you have to make the kind of music Wizkid or Davido are making. As this happened a lot of people started paying less attention to every other genre and more attention to Afrobeats. It has gotten to the point where the rest of the world sees any music coming from Africa as Afrobeats. Back then we had these hip-hop superstars because we had a lot of people with a better understanding of the hip-hop industry running things, handling things, being in positions to push finances to these projects. Presently, most people want to finance the next Afrobeats star. The only way for things to change is for someone to come in, invest in pushing hip-hop which is an aspect of Nigerian music to the level of Afrobeats. Until people are ready to make that investment, financially this conversation about hip hop music in Nigeria will not change, because that is the most important thing when making music. The talent might be there, but when you don’t have the right financial resources you can’t push the music. The resources need to be made available to the hip hop artists, hip-hop producers, and hip-hop labels. You’ve done so well in staying off the conversation about the on-going rap beefs in Nigeria. What do you think about rap beefs? Rap beefs are detrimental right now. The industry on its own is not strong enough to stand. Why should we be fighting amongst ourselves? In the grand scheme of things, we have a bigger job to do, in the sense that we all need to work together, we need to collaborate. Our fan base needs to tie into each other so that our music can get to the level it should get to. I don’t get into beef that has nothing to do with me, because there is no need for me to respond to any situations. I am a good guy, I don’t have a problem with anyone. But will only respond when someone has an issue with me. We are at the point where we should be building together and not bring each other down. What are your thoughts on rap cyphers? Rap cyphers are a very important aspect of the culture, not just in Nigeria, but everywhere in the world; it’s a pivotal part of hip hop music. It is one of the avenues for showcasing rap talent. Big shout out to brands like Hennessy and Martell that are actively putting money behind the creation of these cyphers. I feel it’s a welcome addition, those are the conversations we should be having. Not about beef and social media clout. Who are your favourite hip-hop producers to work with? Beats by Kamar, 2Seven and Sess. Who are the producers you worked with on Ycee vs Zaheer? Synix, ElMore, Fanatics, Adey, Legendury Beatz, J Popping. Tell me the new hip-hop kids that have gotten your attention in Nigeria? Psycho YP, SK, and Blaqbonez. These guys are making their music regardless of the industry. The energy they are putting in, they are getting it back. Big shout to them and I wish them nothing but constant growth and return on their investment. 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Sintel Bedroom Sintel Snowscape Sintel Wallpaper Ishtar Sintel Bamboo Ishtar Alley Sintel Town Concept Cognitive Capital Partners, LLC (“CCP”) is a private equity firm focused on investing in businesses in which human, organizational and intellectual capital are critical factors for success. We seek investment opportunities in the lower middle market in manufacturing, business services, marketing services, data analytics and consumer sectors. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago, we currently manage a portfolio of companies with an aggregate equity value of approximately $160 million. Our differentiation is that we invest our time managing a fewer number of high quality investments, allowing us a greater focus on assisting management and creating value. Our truly unique approach provides a deeper partnership with management, generating a more collaborative and productive relationship and alignment of objectives between employees, management and investors. We bring significant operating and management experience to the lower middle market to support management and drive growth and value creation. Our experience includes operating, managing, growing, developing and advising companies ranging in size from family owned to the Fortune 500, enabling us to leverage a deep understanding of the challenges and issues facing the companies we invest in and provide valuable assistance to our management partners. With a concentration on active management of and partnership with our portfolio companies, we operate as lead equity sponsor in our investments. Business Model: Proven/Sustainable Business Model with Strong Management in Place Transaction Type: Management and Leveraged Buyouts Role: Lead Equity Sponsor Company Size: Enterprise Value: $20 million - $150 million; EBITDA: $3 million to $15 million Equity Investment: $5 million to $50 million Business Location: United States CCP seeks to achieve superior returns for its investors through pursuing a majority position with significant equity participation by existing management in successful, established businesses. We employ an investment strategy that focuses on the quality of the company and the industry, the growth prospects of both, and the management team in place. Our strategy of investing our time managing a fewer number of high quality investments allows us to dedicate more time and attention to the unique needs and opportunities of each business, developing a cohesive strategic plan with management by focusing on and dedicating resources to those areas identified as offering the greatest growth opportunities and return on investment. Our approach provides a dedicated 2-3 person team to every investment. At CCP, we identify opportunities in the lower middle market to create value by guiding companies through a process of development and maturation, creating a legacy and lasting value for current and future stakeholders. Our Process Is: • Identify companies with a proven track record of success operating in the lower middle market, and which have a concentration of human and organizational capital within a relatively small group of leaders, which can be supplemented by leadership development to identify, attain and manage the next phase of growth; • Collaborate with management to develop a 3-5 year operating plan, broaden the management and support team, and align interests of employees, management and ownership; • Pursue corporate development, through identification and development of existing product and service offerings, strategic lift-outs and acquisitions; and • Create value through diversifying and supplementing human and organizational capital, developing the next generation of organizational leadership, aligning incentives of employees, management and ownership, and institutionalizing enterprise value for stakeholders. Specific activities vary for each investment, depending upon the strengths and capabilities of the company, and include the following: Periodic Involvement • Board of Director Participation • Strategic Vision and Planning • Identification and Implementation of Structure and Controls • Design and Implement Incentives for Common Goals of Employees, Management and Investors Opportunistic Involvement • Identification, Closing and Implementation of Acquisitions • Capital Raising • Relationship Expansion • Talent Identification and Procurement • Ongoing Resource • Innovation Management • Financial Analysis • Manage Banker and Investor Relationships and Communications • Operational Improvement We focus on industries in which we have direct management experience and unique relationships, where we have been active and our expertise and longstanding relationships provide access to attractive opportunities for us to add value. • Auto • Tooling • Machinery • Engineering and Technical Services • Telecom • Security Services • Healthcare Consulting • Non-bank Financial Services • Brand Strategy and Development • Consumer Engagement • Consumer Services • Pain Management Services • Physical Therapy Services • Entertainment Current Investment Portfolio VSA Partners Holdings, LLC VSA Partners Holdings, LLC is one of the premier integrated marketing services firms in the country, providing a compliment of digital and brand strategy, design, and consumer activation strategy. Headquarters: Chicago, IL Industry: Marketing Services Website: www.vsapartners.com Prospect Mold Holdings, LLC Prospect Mold, Inc. designs and manufactures tooling primarily for the automotive and aerospace industries as well as manufactures carbon fiber and metal production parts for the aerospace industry. Prospect Mold also serves other sectors including housewares, appliances, trucks and building industries. Headquarters: Cuyahoga Falls, OH Industry: Industrial Website: www.prospectmold.com Tower Engineering Professionals, LLC Tower Engineering Professionals (“TEP”) is a full-service, multi-discipline, turn-key engineering and consulting organization focused on the wireless telecommunication industry. Since 1997, TEP has performed work on over 50,000 cell towers, broadcast towers, water towers, elevated signs, roofs and telecommunication sites. Headquarters: Raleigh, NC Industry: Engineering Services/Telecom Website: www.tepgroup.net Realized Investments Tooling Technology Group I Tooling Technology Group (“TTG”) provides unique tooling design, manufacturing, and engineering capabilities to a wide variety of original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s), Tier I and Tier II automotive suppliers and contract molders. TTG was acquired in 2006. In February, 2012 CCP fully recapitalized TTG and reinvested with management to buyout the original financial investors. Tooling Technology Group II In February 2012, CCP and management recapitalized TTG, buying out the investors who invested in the 2006 acquisition of TTG. In July of 2014, TTG was sold to a private equity firm, with CCP exiting TTG. Chester A. Gougis Chet co-founded CCP in 2006. Chet’s professional experience includes over 25 years advising and consulting with family and employee owned companies, and broad experience in both mergers and acquisitions and capital raising. Chet is the former president and CEO of Duff & Phelps, a financial advisory and investment banking firm, growing revenue from $4 million in 1998 to $225 million in 2006. Chet co-founded Duff & Phelps/Inverness, an entity created to make private equity investments, sponsored Hispania Capital Partners, a $125 million private equity fund, and served on the investment committee of Hispania Fund. Chet is on the Board of DePaul University, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Terra Foundation for American Art, The Santa Fe Symphony, and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and the Commercial Club. Chet has a B.A. from Harvard College, and an M.B.A from the University of Chicago. Ron Yokubison Ron co-founded CCP in 2006. Ron’s background includes 10 years of operations and finance experience with General Motors Corporation and Connor Sport Court, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and SVP of Operations, where he was responsible for all operations, finance, and acquisition activities and integration. Ron also was previously a Managing Director at Duff & Phelps, with over 7 years of investment banking experience, with broad and diverse experience in mergers and acquisitions. Ron has a B.S from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Billy is a Vice President who joined CCP in 2009, with 4 years of investment banking experience and 3 years of direct private equity experience. Billy is a former Senior Associate at Duff & Phelps, where he worked on a number of highly complex transactions in the valuation and investment banking divisions of the firm. Billy has a B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University, where he was the captain of the golf team. Jeff Behrens Jeff is a Vice President who joined CCP in 2011, with 6 years of investment banking experience and 1 year of direct private equity experience. Jeff is a former Senior Associate at Duff & Phelps, where he worked on a number of high profile family-owned and closely-held client engagements. Jeff has a B.S. from the University of Illinois. Mike Marek Mike is Chief Financial Officer, who joined CCP in 2009. Mike is the former Chief Financial Officer for Duff & Phelps, and has over 35 years of experience in a variety of financial and operational roles and industries, ranging from a Fortune 50 company to a family-owned asset management firm. Mike is a Certified Public Accountant with a B.S. and M.B.A. from DePaul University. Cognitive Capital Partners, LLC 205 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60601 Email: info@cognitivecap.com © 2015 Cognitive Capital Partners

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All Action, All the Time Daniel Silva, ex CNN TV executive, is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 16 books. Daniel has been placed in the same category as John le Carré and Graham Greene. He has been called his generation’s finest writer of international intrigue and one of the greatest American spy novelists ever. Compelling, passionate, haunting, brilliant: these are the words that have been used to describe the work of Daniel Silva. Silva burst onto the scene in 1997 with his electrifying bestselling debut, The Unlikely Spy, a novel of love and deception set around the Allied invasion of France in World War II. His second and third novels, The Mark of the Assassin and The Marching Season, were also instant New York Times bestsellers and starred two of Silva’s most memorable characters: CIA officer Michael Osbourne and international hit man Jean-Paul Delaroche. It was Silva’s fourth novel however, The Kill Artist, that would alter the course of his career. The novel featured a character described as one of the most memorable and compelling in contemporary fiction, the art restorer and sometime Israeli secret agent Gabriel Allon, and though Silva did not realize it at the time, Gabriel’s adventures had only just begun. Silva knew from a very early age that he wanted to become a writer, but his first profession would be journalism. Born in Michigan, raised and educated in California, he was pursuing a master’s degree in international relations when he received a temporary job offer from United Press International to help cover the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. Later that year Silva abandoned his studies and joined UPI fulltime, working first in San Francisco, then on the foreign desk in Washington, and finally as Middle East correspondent in Cairo and the Persian Gulf. In 1987, while covering the Iran-Iraq war, he met NBC correspondent Jamie Gangel. They were married later that year. Silva returned to Washington and went to work for CNN. In 1995 he confessed to Jamie that his true ambition was to be a novelist. With her support and encouragement he secretly began work on the manuscript that would eventually become The Unlikely Spy. He left CNN in 1997 after the book’s successful publication and began writing full time. When not writing he can usually be found roaming the stacks of the Georgetown University library, where he does much of the research for his books. Though all of Silva’s books have been New York Times and national bestsellers, his success has not been limited to the United States. His books have been translated into more than 25 languages and have been published across Europe and around the world. He lives in Washington with his wife Jamie and their twins Lily and Nicholas. . Lived: 1960 - The Kill Artist The chief of the Israeli Intelligence recalls two former agents in order to eliminate top Palestinian terrorist. One agent is now an art restorer, the other a fashion model. Ten years before on a mission to destroy the Arab Black September group they were briefly lovers. Now their pasts and their enemies come back to(…) The English Assassin In Allon’s latest adventure, The English Assassin, he comes out of retirement once again and finds himself enmeshed in a murder investigation whose roots reach back to the cataclysmic policies of Nazi Germany. Allon’s involvement begins when he accepts a commission to restore a priceless Raphael original. He travels to Zurich, only to find that(…) The Confessor “Who the hell are you?” Benjamin Stern’s rude question to the intruder in his apartment was answered quickly by an equally rude — and fatal — bullet. A Death in Vienna It was an ordinary-looking photograph. Just the portrait of a man. But the very sight of it chilled Allon to the bone. Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to authenticate a painting, but the real object of his search becomes something else entirely: to find out the truth about the(…) Prince of Fire Now Allon is back in Venice, when a terrible explosion in Rome leads to a disturbing personal revelation: the existence of a dossier in the hands of terrorists that strips away his secrets, lays bare his history. Hastily recalled home to Israel, drawn once more into the heart of a service he had once forsaken,(…) Gabriel Allon, art restorer and spy, has been widely acclaimed as one of the most fascinating characters in the genre and now he is about to face the greatest challenge of his life. Allon is recovering from a grueling showdown with a Palestinian master terrorist, when a figure from his past arrives in Jerusalem. Monsignor(…) The Secret Servant In Amsterdam, a terrorism analyst named Ephraim Rosner lies dead, brutally murdered by a Muslim immigrant. The Amsterdam police believe the killer is a deranged extremist, but others know better. Just twenty-four hours before, Rosner had requested an urgent meeting with Israeli intelligence. Now it is Gabriel Allon’s job to find out what Rosner knew,(…) Moscow Rules The death of a journalist leads Allon to Russia, where he finds that, in terms of spycraft, even he has something to learn. He’s playing by Moscow rules now. This is not the grim, gray Moscow of Soviet times but a new Moscow, awash in oil wealth and choked with bulletproof Bentleys. A Moscow where(…) Six months after the blood-soaked conclusion of Moscow Rules, Allon is in Umbria, trying to resume his honeymoon with his new wife, Chiara, when a colleague pays him a shocking visit. The man who saved Allon’s life in Moscow and was then resettled in England has vanished without a trace. British intelligence is sure he(…) The Rembrandt Affair Two families, one terrible secret, and a painting to die for… It has been six months since Gabriel’s showdown with Ivan Kharkov. Now, having severed his ties with the Office, Gabriel has retreated to the Cornish coast with only one thing in mind: healing his wife, Chiara, after her encounter with evil. But an unspeakable(…) Portrait of a Spy For Gabriel and his wife, Chiara, it was supposed to be the start of a pleasant weekend in London – a visit to a gallery in St. James’s to authenticate a newly discovered painting by Titian, followed by a quiet lunch. But a pair of deadly bombings in Paris and Copenhagen has already marred this(…) The Fallen Angel When last we encountered Gabriel Allon in Portrait of a Spy, he was pitted in a blood-soaked duel with a deadly network of jihadist terrorists. Now, exposed and war-weary, he has returned to his beloved Rome to restore a Caravaggio masterpiece for the Vatican. But while working early one morning in the conservation laboratory, Gabriel(…) The English Girl When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister’s career is threatened with destruction. Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems…and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth. Silva’s work(…) Permission to speak freely soldier, let me know what you think! A native of Texas, Marc Cameron has spent over twenty-five years in law enforcement, the last twenty with the federal government. His assignments have taken him from rural Alaska to Manhattan, from Canada to Mexico and points in between. A second degree black belt in jujitsu, he often teaches defensive tactics to other law enforcement(…) Fifteen years ago Tom Clancy was an insurance broker with a love for naval history. In 1984, his first novel, The Hunt for Red October, was published and he was catapulted onto the bestseller list, he received praise from Former U S President Reagan, saying his book was “non-put-downable.” and it was later famously made(…) Nelson DeMille is one of America’s most popular and bestselling authors, and a new book from him is a keenly awaited event. A former US Army lieutenant who served in Vietnam, he lives in Long Island, New York. Born in Chicago, Joe spent his early childhood living around the world, including Afghanistan and the Philippines. In fact, Joe’s first language — even before English — was Farsi, which he spoke as a child in Kabul. After a stint in Bellingham, WA, his family finally settled outside of Albany, NY.After taking a high school seminar(…) Joseph Flynn Joseph Flynn was born, raised, and educated in Chicago. He attended: St. Mary of the Lake School; Francis W. 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Harness Renewables This is an interview with Yale University’s “Clean Energy Finance Forum“ DEBBIE DOOLEY OF CONSERVATIVES FOR ENERGY FREEDOM DISCUSSES where alternative energy can fit into a conservative political philosophy, how to build bipartisan support for clean energy, and her vision for state and federal policy. “WE SHOULD START BY LOOKING AT PROVIDING CHOICE and giving consumers a choice where they purchase their electricity from,” Dooley said. “RENEWABLES, ESPECIALLY SOLAR, POLL VERY WELL AMONG CONSERVATIVES,” Dooley said, and can be advanced with “talking points and messages that appeal to both sides of the political spectrum.” Georgia’s Debbie Dooley is a founding member of the Tea Party movement, as well as an advocate for renewable energy and president of Conservatives for Energy Freedom. She has partnered with groups like the Sierra Club in support of efforts to promote renewable energy at the state level, such as the 2016 Florida ballot proposal that exempted solar panels from property taxes. She also helped defeat a second measure in Florida that would have allowed utility companies to charge fees on solar owners. In an interview with CEFF, Dooley discussed where alternative energy can fit into a conservative political philosophy, how to build bipartisan support for clean energy, and her vision for state and federal policy. This transcript has been lightly edited. CEFF: How did you first get interested in energy as an issue? Dooley: Essentially, it was a fight with Georgia Power over the fiscal irresponsibility of their nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle. I began to do investigation about alternative energy forms that can empower the consumer and provide some competition. I began to look at solar and renewables and I liked the freedom that they brought to the table. CEFF: Could you lay out what the logic based on conservative principles is for renewable energy? Dooley: Number one, one of the biggest conservative principles is supposed to be fiscal responsibility. And you know, it’s more fiscally responsible to prevent damage than it is to clean up the damage that pollution has done. It’s more fiscally responsible to use wind or solar or hydro energy or anything like that than it is to go out and build a new nuclear plant. CEFF: You’ve described your work as advocacy of “energy freedom.” What does energy freedom look like? Dooley: Well one of the things that’s going on in my home state of Georgia, and I’ve seen it in other states, is that they are passing what are called PPA [Power Purchase Agreement] bills. People can have solar panels on their rooftop and enter into a private contract with the person who installed them, and they can save money on their power bills. I fully believe that individuals should have the right to sell excess solar power to their neighbors if they so choose. And if they don’t have that ability, they should then be able to take advantage of net metering and sell back to the power company. That’s freedom, the freedom to put up solar panels or use renewables, and I think that’s good. I believe we need to move to a more decentralized energy structure, one that is not as vulnerable to terrorist attack. I see rooftop solar—and in some cases natural gas, wind, or other things—being able to accomplish that. Imagine communities being able to decentralize. In subdivisions where people can’t put solar on their rooftop, they can have community solar, smaller wind turbines, or any other renewable energy to generate electricity for their subdivision. That’s freedom—unplugging from the centralized energy structure and monopolies that we have in this country. CEFF: Are there particular policies or efforts that support this idea of energy freedom? Dooley: We’re talking about deregulation, done in the right way. Look at how Texas is doing [with deregulation]. Texas is doing really well. We should start by looking at providing choice and giving consumers a choice where they purchase their electricity from. But it has to be done in the right way and with the right plan. A good stepping stone would be to allow people who have solar panels on their rooftop the ability to sell excess solar to their neighbors. Can you imagine if they had that ability? As a conservative, I feel that the power you generate on your private property belongs to you, and you should be able to sell it and make a profit for yourself. I’m not a big fan of energy subsidies, either. But to me, it’s disingenuous when I hear folks talk about solar subsidies but they fail to point out that fossil fuels and nuclear have been very heavily subsidized by the federal government for decades. For example, in the first 50 years of nuclear, all the R&D and subsidies accounted for one percent of the federal budget. Solar doesn’t even account for one tenth of one percent. In a perfect world, we should remove all energy subsidies across the board—both direct and indirect—and make energy forms that damage people’s health and pollute the environment totally responsible to mitigate the damage without assistance from the taxpayer. I’m not endorsing a carbon tax, but there should be a way, like a Superfund. Why should taxpayers be on the hook to clean up damage that other forms of energy are doing? The energy companies should be responsible for cleaning it up. CEFF: Could you elaborate on this “Superfund” idea and what that would look like? Dooley: Once you start taxing gasoline and things like that a carbon tax probably would not pass, but you can start making these companies that cause damage pay for the cleanup. Look at what happened with the BP oil spill in the Gulf, for example. I’m a Louisiana native, and they are still dealing with the cleanup of the BP oil spill. They created a cleanup fund, and BP had to pay for that. The energy forms that pollute the environment and cause damage, including health-related damage, should be the ones that pay for it. And I think if we cut out all energy subsidies I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever that renewables would be at the top because they can function without all these massive subsidies, but some of these fossil fuels and nuclear would not be able to. CEFF: What you think about where the current national political debate stands on energy, especially proposals like the Green New Deal? Dooley: I strongly oppose the Green New Deal because it’s not free-market—that’s like green socialism. Let’s look to the free market system. Let’s encourage innovation and new advances in technology and battery storage instead of mandating what people should do or should not do. When the cell phone was first invented it was like a brick. People usually couldn’t afford it and you had to charge it for just about eight hours to have one hour of talk time. They didn’t go out and start banning the landline phones. They waited until infrastructure caught up and there was a demand for cell phones. There was a lot of innovation that took place on the free market and that’s why we walk around with these small, handheld mini-computers we have today. You can look at what happened with France, what they did when they raised the prices of gasoline. They kind of instituted their own version of a carbon tax, and look at the riots and everything that took place. You don’t want that. I believe that free markets are the solution to that. Not green socialism. The Green New Deal CEFF: Knowing that the political climate is very divided right now when it comes to energy and the environment, what do you think are the best ways to build bipartisan consensus for policy on clean energy? Dooley: Renewables, especially solar, poll very well among conservatives. Let’s start on low-hanging fruit. Let’s start on areas we can agree on, okay? Let’s start by advancing renewables because of national security. I’m a strong, strong believer that moving to renewables and a more decentralized energy structure is in our nation’s national security interest, because our power is so centralized now that it’s more vulnerable to a terrorist attack. Imagine the catastrophic effects if terrorists can identify the nine key substations out of more than 54,000 in this country. There’s nine key substations they would have to take down. Let’s start talking about choice and freedom and job creation. Look how many jobs the solar and renewable energy industries create. Let’s talk about empowering the individual with the ability to sell excess power to their neighbors. Let’s talk about removing all energy subsidies even though I think you will find pushback from the Republicans on that, and Democrats. Let’s focus on what we agree on and start to implement those policies instead of focusing on what our disagreements are. It’s all about the message, and in red states solar is doing fine—it’s going gangbusters—and it’s because Republicans like Bubba McDonald are leading the way. He’s on the Georgia Public Service Commission and he’s a very strong solar proponent. Solar has become incredibly popular in Georgia, because people see it as an alternative to expensive energy like building nuclear reactors at Vogtle. That’s what you talk about. You have talking points and messages that appeal to both sides of the political spectrum. CEFF: There are some estimates that the average homeowner spends less than 10 minutes a year looking at their utility bill, and that many folks don’t necessarily understand all the details—like the difference between a kilowatt and a kilowatt-hour. Considering all this complexity, what role do you think citizens need to play in shaping the energy system going forward? Dooley: I think they need to demand more accountability from these giant monopolies. One of the things I think we need to look at and one of the things I’ve witnessed firsthand is the enormous political clout that these investor-owned utilities have in different states. They have a guaranteed profit margin of 10.5 to 11 percent, and so they have a lot of money to spend. I just think there should be limits on how much they can spend on lobbying and how much they can donate to political campaigns. CEFF: Is there anything else that we haven’t covered that our readers should know? Dooley: Understand one thing: a lot of the fight is not on the federal level, it’s on the state level. I got involved in the energy field when Barack Obama was president, and he was very pro-renewable president, but I was fighting battles on the state level. There’s always going to be a battle on the state level for renewables no matter who the president is. Look to the state level, look at your community, because you can impact policy there.

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Title: Livonia Subject: History of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1648), History of Poland in the Early Modern era (1569–1795), Polish–Swedish wars, History of Estonia, History of Lithuania Collection: Baltic Countries, Baltic Region, Baltic States, Geography of Latvia, Historical Regions in Estonia, Historical Regions in Latvia, History of Estonia, History of Latvia, History of Livonia, Livonia Livonia in 1534 Livonia (Livonian: Līvõmō, , German and Scandinavian languages: Livland, Latvian and Lithuanian: Livonija, Polish: Inflanty, archaic English Livland,[1] Liwlandia; Russian: Лифляндия / Liflyandiya) is a historic region along the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It was once the land of the Finnic Livonians inhabiting the principal ancient Livonian County Metsepole with its center at Turaida. The most prominent ruler of ancient Livonia was Caupo of Turaida (died 1217). During the Livonian Crusade, ancient Livonia was colonized by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, later called the Livonian Order, and the name Livonia came to designate a much broader territory: Terra Mariana on the eastern coasts of the Baltic Sea, in present-day Northern part of Latvia and Southern part of Estonia. Its frontiers were the Gulf of Riga and the Gulf of Finland in the north-west, Lake Peipus and Russia to the east, and Lithuania to the south. Livonia was inhabited by various Baltic and Finnic peoples, ruled by an upper class of Baltic Germans. Over the course of time, some nobles were Polonized into the Polish–Lithuanian nobility (szlachta) or became part of the Swedish nobility during Swedish Livonia or Russified into the Russian nobility (dvoryanstvo). Livonian Brothers of the Sword 1204–1237 1.1 Livonian Crusade 1206–1227 1.2 Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1224–1237 1.3 Livonian Order 1237–1561 1.4 Livonian Confederation 1418–1561 1.5 Livonian War 1558–1583 1.6 Duchy of Livonia 1561–1621 1.7 Kingdom of Livonia 1570–1578 1.8 Swedish Livonia 1629–1721 1.9 Livonian Voivodeship 1620s–1772 1.10 Riga Governorate 1721–1796 1.11 Governorate of Livonia 1796–1918 1.12 Governors-General of Estonia, Livonia, and Courland 1845–1876 1.13 Vidzeme in Independent Latvia 1918–1940 1.14 Ostland 1941–1944 1.15 Baltic countries since 1990 1.16 Livonia in Europe, 1190 AD Beginning in the 12th century, Livonia was an area of economic and political expansion by Danes and Germans, particularly by the Hanseatic League and the Cistercian Order. Around 1160, Hanseatic traders from Lübeck established a trading post on the site of the future city of Riga, which Albrecht von Buxthoeven founded in 1201. He ordered the construction of a cathedral and became the first Prince-Bishop of Livonia. Livonian Brothers of the Sword 1204–1237 Bishop Albert of Riga (Albert of Buxhoeveden) founded the military order of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Latin: Fratres militiæ Christi Livoniae, German: Schwertbrüderorden) in 1202; Pope Innocent III sanctioned the establishment in 1204. The membership of the order comprised German "warrior monks". Alternative names of the order include the Christ Knights, Sword Brethren, and The Militia of Christ of Livonia. Following their defeat by Lithuania in the Battle of Saule in 1236, the surviving Brothers merged into the Teutonic Order as an autonomous branch and became known as the Livonian Order. Albert, bishop of Riga (or Prince-Bishop of Livonia), founded the Brotherhood to aid the Bishopric of Riga in the conversion of the pagan Curonians, Livonians, Semigallians, and Latgalians living on the shores of the Gulf of Riga. From its foundation, the undisciplined Order tended to ignore its supposed vassalage to the bishops. In 1218, Albert asked King Valdemar II of Denmark for assistance, but Valdemar instead arranged a deal with the Brotherhood and conquered the north of Estonia for Denmark. The Brotherhood had its headquarters at Fellin (Viljandi) in present-day Estonia, where the walls of the Master's castle still stand. Other strongholds included Wenden (Cēsis), Segewold (Sigulda) and Ascheraden (Aizkraukle). The commanders of Fellin, Goldingen (Kuldīga), Marienburg (Alūksne), Reval (Tallinn), and the bailiff of Weißenstein (Paide) belonged to the five-member entourage of the Order's Master. Pope Gregory IX asked the Brothers to defend Finland from the Novgorodian attacks in his letter of November 24, 1232;[2] however, no known information regarding the knights' possible activities in Finland has survived. (Sweden eventually took over Finland after the Second Swedish Crusade in 1249.) In the Battle of Saule in 1236 the Lithuanians and Semigallians decimated the Order. This disaster led the surviving Brothers to become incorporated into the Order of Teutonic Knights in the following year, and from that point on they became known as the Livonian Order. They continued, however, to function in all respects (rule, clothing and policy) as an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order, headed by their own Master (himself de jure subject to the Teutonic Order's Grand Master). Baltic Tribes, ca 1200. Livonian Brothers Seal of the Livonian Brothers Livonian Crusade 1206–1227 Ancient Estonia until September 21, 1217. The Chronicle of Henry of Livonia from the 1220s gives a firsthand account of the Christianization of Livonia, granted as a fief by the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman Emperor, de facto but not known as the King of Germany, Philip of Swabia, to Bishop Albert of Buxthoeven, nephew of the Hartwig II, Archbishop of Bremen, who sailed with a convoy of ships filled with armed crusaders to carve out a Catholic territory in the east during the Livonian Crusade. Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights 1224–1237 Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights. From 1236, Livonia consisted of the following subdivisions: a state ruled by the Livonian Order founded by Albert in 1202, which was assimilated into the Teutonic Knights in 1237; the Bishopric of Riga (an archbishopric since 1255); the Bishoprics of Courland, Ösel-Wiek, and Dorpat, where Albert's brother Hermann established himself as the prince-bishop (Terra Mariana). The conquest of Livonia by the Germans is described in the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle. Livonian Order 1237–1561 Medieval Livonia ca. 1260. The Livonian Order was a largely autonomous branch of the Estonia from King Valdemar IV of Denmark. Life within the Order's territory is described in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia and the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle. The Teutonic Order fell into decline following its defeat in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 and the secularization of its Prussian territories by Albert of Brandenburg in 1525, but the Livonian Order managed to maintain an independent existence. During many years of Livonian War (1558–1582), however, they suffered a decisive defeat by troops of Muscovite Russia in the Battle of Ergeme in 1560 and continued living under great threat. Letters to the Emperor arrived from many European countries, warning, that Moscow has its eyes on much more than only a few harbors or the province of Liefland... the East Sea (Ostsee-Baltic Sea and the West Sea (Atlantic) are equally in danger. Duke Barnim the Elder, 50 years duke of Pomerania, warned, that never before did he experience the fear than now, where even in his land, where people send by Moscow are everywhere. At stake was the Narva-Trade-Route and practically all trade in the North, and with that all of Europe. Due to religious upheavals of the Reformation the empire could not send troops, which it could not afford and which were too far away anyway. Prussia was not able to help for much of the same reason, and Duke Albrecht was under continuous ban by the emperor. The Hanseatic League was greatly weakened by this and the city state of Luebeck fought its last great war. The emperor Maximilian II diffused the greatest threat by remaining on friendly terms with the czar, but not sending him troops as requested, in his struggles with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Czar Ivan of Moscow installed Duke Magnus as King of Livonia. This was opposed by the other forces. The Livonian Order saw no other way than to seek protection from Sigismund II Augustus, the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania, who had intervened in a war between Bishop William of Riga and the Brothers in 1557. After coming to an agreement with Sigismund II Augustus and his representatives (especially Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł), the last Livonian Master, Gotthard Kettler, secularized the Order and converted to Lutheranism. In the southern part of the Brothers' lands he created the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia for his family. Most of the remaining lands were seized by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The north of Estonia was taken back by Denmark and Sweden. From the 14th to the 16th centuries, Middle Low German as spoken in the towns of the Hanseatic League was the established language, but was subsequently succeeded by High German as official language in the course of the 16th and 17th centuries.[3] Livonian Confederation 1418–1561 The five Ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire in Medieval Livonia were organized into the Livonian Confederation in 1418.[4] A diet or Landtag was formed in 1419. The city of Walk was chosen as the site of the diet. Livonian War 1558–1583 Europe, 1550. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor once again asked for help of Gustav I of Sweden, and The Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569) also began direct negotiations with Gustav, but nothing resulted because on September 29, 1560, Gustav I Vasa died. The chances for success of Magnus and his supporters looked particularly good in 1560 (and 1570). In the former case, he had been recognised as their sovereign by The Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek and The Bishopric of Courland, and as their prospective ruler by the authorities of The Bishopric of Dorpat; The Bishopric of Reval with the Harrien-Wierland gentry were on his side; Livonian Order conditionally recognised his right of ownership of Estonia (Principality of Estonia). Then along with Archbishop Wilhelm von Brandenburg of The Archbishopric of Riga and his Coadjutor Christoph von Mecklenburg, Kettler gave to Magnus the portions of The Kingdom of Livonia, which he had taken possession of, but they refused to give him any more land. Once Eric XIV of Sweden became king he took quick actions to get involved in the war. He negotiated a continued peace with Muscovy and spoke to the burghers of Reval city. He offered them goods to submit to him as well as threatening them. By June 6, 1561 they submitted to him contrary to the persuasions of Kettler to the burghers. The King's brother Johan married the Polish princess Catherine Jagiellon. Wanting to obtain his own land in Livonia, he loaned Poland money and then claimed the castles they had pawned as his own instead of using them to pressure Poland. After Johan returned to Finland, Erik XIV forbade him to deal with any foreign countries without his consent. Shortly after that Erik XIV started acting quickly lost any allies he was about to obtain, either from Magnus or the Archbishop of Riga. Magnus was upset he had been tricked out of his inheritance of Holstein. After Sweden occupied Reval, Frederick II of Denmark made a treaty with Erik XIV of Sweden in August 1561. The brothers were in great disagreement and Frederick II negotiated a treaty with Ivan IV on August 7, 1562 in order to help his brother obtain more land and stall further Swedish advance. Erik XIV did not like this and The Northern Seven Years' War between The Free City of Lübeck, Denmark, Poland, and Sweden broke out. While only losing land and trade, Frederick II and Magnus were not faring well. But in 1568 Erik XIV became insane and his brother Johan III took his place. Johan III ascended to the throne of Sweden and due to his friendship with Poland he began a policy against Muscovy. He would try to obtain more land in Livonia and exercise strength over Denmark. After all parties had been financially drained, Frederick II let his ally, King Sigismund II Augustus of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, know that he was ready for peace. On December 15, 1570, the Treaty of Stettin was concluded. It is, however, more difficult to estimate the scope and magnitude of the support Magnus received in Livonian cities. Compared to the Harrien-Wierland gentry, the Reval city council, and hence probably the majority of citizens, demonstrated a much more reserved attitude towards Denmark and King Magnus of Livonia. Nevertheless, there is no reason to speak about any strong pro-Swedish sentiments among the residents of Reval. The citizens who had fled to The Bishopric of Dorpat or had been deported to Muscovy hailed Magnus as their saviour until 1571. The analysis indicates that during the Livonian War a pro-independence wing emerged among the Livonian gentry and townspeople, forming the so-called "Peace Party". Dismissing hostilities, these forces perceived an agreement with Muscovy as a chance to escape the atrocities of war and avoid the division of Livonia. That is why Magnus, who represented Denmark and later struck a deal with Ivan the Terrible, proved a suitable figurehead for this faction. The Peace Party, however, had its own armed forces – scattered bands of household troops (Hofleute) under diverse command, which only united in action in 1565 (Battle of Pärnu, 1565 and Siege of Reval, 1565), in 1570–1571 (Siege of Reval, 1570-1571; 30 weeks), and in 1574–1576 (first on Sweden’s side, then came the sale of Ösel–Wiek to the Danish Crown, and the loss of the territory to Tsardom of Russia). In 1575 after Muscovy attacked Danish claims in Livonia, Frederick II dropped out of the competition as well as the Holy Roman Emperor. After this Johan III held off on his pursuit for more land due to Muscovy obtaining lands that Sweden controlled. He used the next two years of truce to get in a better position. In 1578, he resumed the fight for not only Livonia, but also everywhere due to an understanding he made with Rzeczpospolita. In 1578 Magnus retired to Rzeczpospolita and his brother all but gave up the land in Livonia. Duchy of Livonia 1561–1621 Outline of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth with its major subdivisions after the 1618 Truce of Deulino, superimposed on present-day national borders. Crown of the Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Duchy of Livonia Duchy of Prussia, Polish fief Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, Commonwealth fief In 1561, during the Livonian War, Livonia fell to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania[5][6][7] with vassal dependency from Lithuania.[7] Eight years later, in 1569, when the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Kingdom of Poland formed Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Livonia became a joint domain administered directly by the king and grand duke.[5][7][8][9][10][11] Having rejected peace proposals from its enemies, Ivan the Terrible found himself in a difficult position by 1579, when Crimean Khanate devastated Muscovian territories and burnt down Moscow (see Russo-Crimean Wars), the drought and epidemics have fatally affected the economy, Oprichnina had thoroughly disrupted the government, while The Grand Principality of Lithuania had united with The Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569) and acquired an energetic leader, Stefan Batory, supported by Ottoman Empire (1576). Stefan Batory replied with a series of three offensives against Muscovy, trying to cut The Kingdom of Livonia from Muscovian territories. During his first offensive in 1579, with 22,000 men, he retook Polotsk; during the second, in 1580, with 29,000-strong army, he took Velikie Luki, and in 1581 with a 100,000-strong army he started the Siege of Pskov. Frederick II of Denmark and Norway had trouble continuing the fight against Muscovy unlike Sweden and Poland. He came to an agreement with John III in 1580 giving him the titles in Livonia. That war would last from 1577 to 1582. Muscovy recognized Polish–Lithuanian control of Ducatus Ultradunensis only in 1582. After Magnus von Lyffland died in 1583, Poland invaded his territories in The Duchy of Courland and Frederick II decided to sell his rights of inheritance. Except for the island of Œsel, Denmark was out of the Baltic by 1585. As of 1598 Inflanty Voivodeship was divided onto: Wenden Voivodeship (województwo wendeńskie, Kieś) Dorpat Voivodeship (województwo dorpackie, Dorpat) Parnawa Voivodeship (województwo parnawskie, Parnawa) Based on a guarantee by Sigismund II Augustus from the 1560s, the German language retained its official status.[3] Livonia on the 1570 map Kingdom of Livonia 1570–1578 Livonia, as shown in the map of 1573 of Theatrum orbis terrarum. The armies of Ivan the Terrible were initially successful, taking Polock (1563) and Parnawa (1575) and overrunning much of Grand Duchy of Lithuania up to Vilnius. Eventually, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Kingdom of Poland formed the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569 under the Union of Lublin. Eric XIV of Sweden did not like this and the Northern Seven Years' War between the Free City of Lübeck, Denmark, Poland, and Sweden broke out. While only losing land and trade, Frederick II of Denmark and Magnus von Lyffland of the Œsel-Wiek did not fare well. But in 1569, Erik XIV became insane and his brother John III of Sweden took his place. After all parties had been financially drained, Frederick II let his ally, King Zygmunt II August, know that he was ready for peace. On December 15, 1570, the Treaty of Stettin was concluded. In the next phase of the conflict, in 1577 Ivan IV took advantage of the Commonwealth's internal strife (called the war against Gdańsk in Polish historiography), and during the reign of Stefan Batory in Poland, invaded Livonia, quickly taking almost the entire territory, with the exception of Riga and Rewel. In 1578, Magnus of Livonia recognized the sovereignty of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (not ratified by the Sejm of Poland-Lithuania, or recognized by Denmark). The Kingdom of Livonia was beaten back by Muscovy on all fronts. In 1578, Magnus of Livonia retired to The Bishopric of Courland and his brother all but gave up the land in Livonia. Swedish Livonia 1629–1721 The Baltics in the 17th century Sweden was given roughly the same area as the former Duchy of Livonia after the 1626–1629 Polish–Swedish War. The area, usually known as Swedish Livonia, became a very important Swedish dominion, with Riga being the second largest Swedish city and Livonia paying for one third of the Swedish war costs. Sweden lost Swedish Livonia, Swedish Estonia and Ingria to Russia almost 100 years later, by the Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia in 1710 and the Treaty of Nystad in 1721. Livonian Voivodeship 1620s–1772 Inflanty Voivodeship, 1620s–1772. The Livonian Voivodeship (Lithuanian: Livonijos vaivadija; Polish: Województwo inflanckie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Duchy of Livonia, part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, since it was formed in the 1620s out of the Wenden Voivodeship till the First Partition of Poland in 1772. Riga Governorate 1721–1796 The Russian Empire conquered Swedish Livonia during the course of the Great Northern War and acquired the province in the Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia in 1710, confirmed by the Treaty of Nystad in 1721. Peter the Great confirmed German as the exclusive official language.[3] Russia then added Polish Livonia in 1772 during the Partitions of Poland. Governorate of Livonia 1796–1918 In 1796 the Riga Governorate was renamed as the Governorate of Livonia (Russian: Лифляндская губе́рния / Liflyandskaya guberniya, Latvian: Vidzemes guberņa, Estonian: Liivimaa kubermang). Livonia remained within the Russian Empire until the end of World War I, when it was split between the newly independent states of Latvia and Estonia. In 1918–1920, both Soviet troops and German Freikorps fought against Latvian and Estonian troops for control over Livonia, but their attempts were defeated. Governors-General of Estonia, Livonia, and Courland 1845–1876 Livonia, 1898. From 1845 to 1876, the Baltic governorates of Estonia, Livonia, and Courland—an area roughly corresponding to the historical medieval Livonia—were administratively subordinated to a common Governor-General. Amongst the holders of this post were Count Alexander Arkadyevich Suvorov[12] and Count Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov. Vidzeme in Independent Latvia 1918–1940 Latvia around Riga, Estonia around Tallinn in 1920. In independent Latvia between the World Wars, southern Livonia became an administrative region under the traditional Latvian name Vidzeme, encompassing the then much larger counties of Riga, Cēsis, Valmiera, and Valka. Ostland 1941–1944 Nazi German advances 22 June to 25 August 1941. Ostland was one of the Reichskommissariats established, by a Decree of the Führer dated 17 July 1941, as administrative units of the "Großdeutsches Reich" (Greater Germany). They were subject to Martin Bormann and the party chancellery. In the process they also displaced all other actors including notably the SS, except in central Belarus where HSSPF Erich von dem Bach-Zelewsky had a special command encompassing both military and civil administration territories and engaged in "anti-partisan" atrocities. Baltic countries since 1990 The historical land of Livonia has been split between Latvia and Estonia ever since. The Livonian language is spoken by fewer than 100 individuals as a second language, and is understood to be fast approaching extinction. The last native Livonian speaker died in June 2013. The anthem (unofficial) of Livonians is Min izāmō, min sindimō sharing the melody of Finnish and Estonian anthems. Bishopric of Reval Livonian Coast Duchy of Courland History of Estonia History of Latvia History of Lithuania In-line: ^ 1911 Britannica ^ . In Latin. Hosted by the National Archive of Finland. 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H.R Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2008 Download "H.R. 6658. Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2008" Leona Perkins 1 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE October 7, 2008 H.R Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 31, 2008 SUMMARY H.R would affect several grants and disaster assistance programs of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The legislation would: Authorize grants to states and localities for predisaster mitigation programs; Modernize emergency warning systems to incorporate multiple technologies; Extend participation in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to temporary employees hired by FEMA during a disaster; Supplement urban response and rescue efforts and establish a national network of standardized resources for search and rescue; Increase hazard mitigation assistance available to certain states following a disaster; Authorize mortgage and rental payment assistance for victims of a disaster; Authorize grants to establish and support Citizen Corps councils; Authorize grants to states that agree to provide aid to other states during a disaster; Establish a Disaster Relief Fund; and Authorize assistance for the rescue, care, and shelter of household pets and service animals during a declared emergency. 2 Assuming appropriation of the necessary funds, CBO estimates that implementing those provisions would cost about $1.3 billion over the period. In addition, H.R would authorize FEMA to retain and spend receipts from sales of excess materials, supplies, and equipment. Under current law, proceeds (in excess of sale costs) are deposited into the Treasury. Based on information from the General Services Administration (GSA), CBO expects that the spending of those receipts would be insignificant in any year. Therefore, we estimate that enacting this legislation would not significantly affect direct spending or revenues. H.R would impose intergovernmental and private-sector mandates, as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), by eliminating an existing right to seek compensation for damages and by requiring employers to allow members of search and rescue response systems to reclaim their jobs upon completion of their service. Based on information from FEMA, CBO estimates that the direct cost to comply with the mandates would fall below the annual thresholds established in UMRA for intergovernmental and private-sector mandates ($68 million and $136 million, respectively, in 2008, adjusted annually for inflation). ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The estimated budgetary impact of H.R is shown in the following table. The cost of this legislation falls within budget functions 450 (community and regional development) and 550 (health). 2 3 By Fiscal Year, in Millions of Dollars SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION Predisaster Mitigation Grants Authorization Level Estimated Outlays Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Estimated Authorization Level Estimated Outlays Health Benefits for Temporary Employees Estimated Authorization Level Estimated Outlays National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Authorization Level Estimated Outlays Increased Hazard Mitigation Assistance Estimated Authorization Level Estimated Outlays Temporary Mortgage and Rental Payments Estimated Authorization Level Estimated Outlays Citizen Corps Authorization Level Estimated Outlays Emergency Management Assistance Compact Grants Authorization Level Estimated Outlays Total Proposed Changes Estimated Authorization Level ,473 Estimated Outlays ,268 BASIS OF ESTIMATE For this estimate, CBO assumes that the bill will be enacted in early fiscal year 2009 and that the amounts specified and estimated to be necessary will be appropriated for each fiscal year. 3 4 Spending Subject to Appropriation Predisaster Mitigation Grants. Section 101 of H.R would authorize appropriations totaling $750 million through 2011 for FEMA to make grants to states and localities for predisaster mitigation programs such as constructing levees, relocating homes away from flood-prone areas, and retrofitting buildings in areas prone to earthquakes. In 2008, the Congress provided $114 million for this purpose (see Public Law ). Based on historical spending patterns for those grants, CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost $700 million over the period, and $50 million thereafter. Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. Section 102 would authorize the appropriation of $37 million for 2009 and such sums as may be necessary thereafter to modernize the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). Once fully implemented, IPAWS would utilize multiple modern technologies (for example, satellite radios, computers, pagers, and cellular phones) to alert the public and state and local emergency centers about an impending or ongoing disaster. To date, FEMA has completed multiple pilot programs and is in the process of releasing the first round of technologies to certain areas. The section also would establish an IPAWS advisory committee to make recommendations on implementing the system, including common warning protocols, terminology, and operating procedures. Based on information from the agency, CBO does not expect that the current activities of the agency would significantly increase over the next five years under the bill. Consequently, CBO estimates that the amounts necessary to continue to modernize IPAWS beyond 2009 would be roughly equivalent to the current budget for the program ($25 million for 2008), adjusted for anticipated inflation, and would cost $125 million over the period. Health Benefits for Temporary Employees. Section 103 would allow temporary personnel, experts, and consultants hired by FEMA under the Stafford Act to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan. Based on estimates from FEMA of the number of disaster assistance employees that would be eligible each year (about 6,000), CBO estimates that federal contributions toward premiums for temporary employees would total $57 million over the period. This estimate assumes that about half of the eligible employees working for less than one year would enroll in the plan. National Urban Search and Rescue Response System. Section 105 would authorize the appropriation of $52 million per year over the period for FEMA to supplement operations of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System. The system consists of multiple task forces made up of participants from state fire departments, law enforcement agencies, federal and local governments, and private companies. Those task forces assist local responders in locating victims and managing recovery operations. The bill also would direct FEMA to establish a national network of standardized resources for search and rescue 4 5 and to enter into cooperative agreements with sponsoring agencies to reimburse incurred costs. Based on the historical spending patterns for such activities, CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost $156 million over the next five years. Increased Hazard Mitigation Assistance. Section 201 would increase assistance available to states through FEMA s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) following a disaster. Under current law, states may be awarded an amount of mitigation assistance between 7.5 percent and 20 percent of estimated public and individual assistance, depending on the severity of the disaster and whether the state has implemented an enhanced mitigation plan. This section would authorize FEMA to increase this amount by 4 percentage points if the state is actively enforcing an approved building code. Assuming that HMGP obligations under current law would be similar to those in the past and assuming that half of future disasters occur in states with approved building codes, CBO estimates that implementing this section would require additional appropriations of about $25 million in 2009 and $230 million over the period, at a cost of $104 million over that period. Temporary Mortgage and Rental Payments. Section 202 would authorize FEMA to make mortgage and rental payments on behalf of individuals facing imminent risk of eviction as a result of a disaster. Assistance under the program would be limited to 18 months and would be subject to FEMA s cap on total individual and household assistance (which was $28,800 in 2008). Prior to 2002, FEMA operated a Mortgage and Rental Assistance (MRA) program with similar parameters. CBO estimates that implementing this provision would require additional appropriations to FEMA of about $10 million over the next five years, increasing discretionary spending by $9 million over that period. This estimate is based on the historical expenditures of the MRA program and assumes appropriation of the necessary amounts. Citizen Corps. Section 301 would authorize appropriations totaling $105 million over the period for FEMA to continue the Citizen Corps program. Through Citizen Corps, the federal government awards grants to state and local organizations (councils) that facilitate collaboration between emergency responders, community leaders, and the public. Those councils also provide public education and outreach, training, and volunteer service opportunities to enhance emergency preparedness. The budget for this program was $15 million in Based on historical spending patterns, CBO estimates that continuing the Citizen Corps program at the funding levels specified in the bill would cost $105 million over the next five years. Emergency Management Assistance Compact Grants. Section 302 would authorize the appropriation of $4 million per year over the period for grants to states and the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) to fulfill their obligations under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and implement recommendations issued in response to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes. EMAC is an interstate agreement, 5 6 ratified by the Congress in 1996 and administered by NEMA, that sets up a legal structure for states to provide assistance to other states during a disaster. CBO estimates that implementing this provision would cost $12 million over the period. Disaster Relief Fund (DRF). Section 106 would authorize the appropriation of whatever funds are necessary to provide disaster-related assistance as set forth in the Stafford Act. Although the statute does not explicitly authorize appropriations for this purpose, the Congress regularly provides funds to the DRF through annual and supplemental appropriations. Since 2000, about $93 billion has been provided to the DRF for disaster assistance (including over $43 billion that has been allocated thus far for the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes). Because this provision would not alter the authorized activities of the federal government in response to a disaster, CBO estimates that it would have no additional cost. Assistance for Household Pets and Service Animals. Section 205 would authorize FEMA to provide assistance for the rescue, care, and shelter of household pets and service animals during a declared emergency. Under current law, such assistance is available upon declaration of a major disaster. Emergency assistance (unlike major disaster assistance) may be triggered without a gubernatorial request and does not require that certain criteria (for example, level of damages) be met before aid becomes available. Based on information from FEMA, CBO does not expect that a significant increase in resources for the DRF would be required to provide this assistance in emergencies. Therefore, we estimate that implementing this section would have no significant cost over the next five years. Changes in Direct Spending Disposal of Excess Materials, Supplies, and Equipment. Section 104 would authorize FEMA to sell excess disaster-related materials, supplies, and equipment directly to states, local governments, and disaster relief organizations for the purpose of assisting victims of other disasters or emergencies. Proceeds received from the sale of such excess property would be available to FEMA to provide future disaster assistance. Under current law, such receipts are deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Any increase in spending as a result of this provision would be considered direct spending. Based on information from FEMA and GSA (GSA disposes of excess property for FEMA and many other agencies), CBO estimates that any additional spending under this provision would be insignificant. Under current law, excess property is first available for transfer to other federal agencies. Material not transferred may be donated to state and nonprofit organizations. Property not disposed of through those means may then be offered to the public for sale. The sale of FEMA s materials and supplies generally does not result in a significant sum deposited in the Treasury. Usually FEMA retains those receipts to cover the costs of sale (for example, warehousing and handling). Therefore, CBO estimates that 6 7 allowing FEMA to retain proceeds from the sale of excess disaster-related materials, supplies, and equipment would have no significant effect on the federal budget. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE-SECTOR IMPACT H.R would impose intergovernmental and private-sector mandates, as defined in UMRA. CBO estimates that the direct cost to comply with the mandates to state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector would fall below the annual thresholds established in UMRA for such mandates ($68 million and $136 million, respectively, in 2008, adjusted annually for inflation). Under current law, members of response systems have protection from tort liability when participating in preparedness activities. The bill would expand that protection to include training exercises. Such protection would impose a mandate because it would eliminate an existing right to seek compensation for damages. According to FEMA, no claims for damage have been filed regarding a training exercise, nor does the agency expect that any such claims would be filed under current law. Therefore, CBO estimates that the costs, if any, of this mandate would be minimal. The bill also would require employers to allow members of response systems who are deployed to a disaster to reclaim their jobs upon completion of their service. According to FEMA, there are currently about 2,000 members of response systems; the duration of deployment of a member is usually less than one month, and in general, most employers currently allow members to reclaim their positions. Thus, CBO estimates that the cost for governmental and private-sector employers to comply with the mandate would fall below the annual thresholds. The bill also would benefit state, local, and tribal governments by authorizing appropriations for hazard mitigation activities, authorizing the sale of excess materials, supplies, and equipment to those governments for use in emergencies, and authorizing the reimbursement of compensation for certain public employees who are activated as part of an urban search and rescue team. Any costs to those governments would be incurred voluntarily. 7 8 PREVIOUS CBO ESTIMATES On June 5, 2008, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 6109, the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2008, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 22, This legislation is similar to section 101 of H.R. 6658, and the estimated costs are identical. On July 7, 2008, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 3175, the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2008, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, That legislation is similar to section 101 of H.R. 6658; however, S would authorize additional appropriations totaling $400 million for predisaster mitigation programs through This difference is reflected in the estimated costs. ESTIMATE PREPARED BY: Federal Costs: Daniel Hoople FEMA Kirstin Nelson FEHBP Impact on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Melissa Merrell Impact on the Private Sector: Paige Piper/Bach ESTIMATE APPROVED BY: Theresa Gullo Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis 8 H.R. 2061 Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 13, 2013 H.R. 2061 Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on H.R. 3813 Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE February 9, 2012 H.R. 3813 Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act of 2012 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on S. 534 National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2013 S. 534 National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, S. 1956 Safe Explosives Act CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 23, 2002 S. 1956 Safe Explosives Act As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 13, 2002 SUMMARY S. 1956 would require all purchasers H.R. 2261. 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R. 1 AN ACT To improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United H.R. 702 A bill to adapt to changing crude oil market conditions CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 29, 2015 H.R. 702 A bill to adapt to changing crude oil market conditions As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 25, Disaster Recovery Financial Assistance Disaster Recovery Financial Assistance Recovering from a disaster is a partnership effort among local, state and federal government agencies in conjunction with private and non-profit organizations. Rebuilding Office of Homeland Security City Council City Manager OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY Mitigation Program Preparedness Program Recovery Program Response Program Mission Statement To establish and maintain a S. 2101 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE. International Monetary Stability Act of 2000. May 23, 2000. As introduced on February 24, 2000. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 23, 2000 S. 2101 International Monetary Stability Act of 2000 As introduced on February 24, 2000. SUMMARY S. 2101 would require the Department of the treasury BASIC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS. M a r y l a n d M a y o r s A s s o c i a t i o n. W i n t e r C o n f e r e n c e A n n a p o l i s BASIC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS M a r y l a n d M a y o r s A s s o c i a t i o n W i n t e r C o n f e r e n c e A n n a p o l i s SPEAKERS Mayor Michael E. Bennett City of Aberdeen Mayor Lesson 5. After a Disaster: Recovery and Hazard Mitigation Programs. Disaster Assistance Introduction The previous four lessons focused on pre-disaster mitigation: developing a program, and writing and implementing a hazard mitigation plan. The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) encourages The Role of Elected Officials During Disasters. 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This Mississippi Emergency Support Function #7 Logistics Management and Resource Annex Mississippi Emergency Support Function #7 Logistics Management and Resource Annex ESF #7 Coordinator Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Primary Focus Areas: Program/Project Management, Repetitive Loss Properties, Flood Map Modernization, Standard Business Processes. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM Focus Areas: Program/Project Management, Repetitive Loss Properties, Flood Map Modernization, Standard Business Processes. Sponsoring Executive: Lead Executive: Susan Shuback, State of Kansas Office of the Adjutant General Agency 56 State of Kansas Office of the Adjutant General Articles 56-1. ARMORIES. 56-2. STANDARDS FOR LOCAL DISASTER AGENCIES. 56-3. NUCLEAR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FEES. Article 1. ARMORIES 56-1-1. Definitions. June 6, 2014. Honorable Elizabeth Warren United States Senate Washington, DC 20510. Dear Senator: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director June 6, 2014 Honorable Elizabeth Warren United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: As you requested, HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE (HMA) TOOL FOR IDENTIFYING DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE (HMA) TOOL FOR IDENTIFYING DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program, Flood Mitigation Assistance Program October 2012 INTRODUCTION want this Subcommittee to know that I am always interested in challenging myself, my staff, and our partners to do even better. Testimony of David I. Maurstad Acting Director and Federal Insurance Administrator Mitigation Division Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate Department of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Needs Assistance to Ensure Compliance with FEMA Public Assistance Grant Requirements Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Needs Assistance to Ensure Compliance with FEMA Public Assistance Grant Requirements September 30, 2015 DHS OIG HIGHLIGHTS Mount Carmel Baptist Maryland Emergency Operations Plan Maryland Emergency Operations Plan Purpose The purpose of the Maryland Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is to outline an approach and designate responsibilities intended to minimize the consequences of 2d Session 112 633 RESPA HOME WARRANTY CLARIFICATION ACT OF 2012 112TH CONGRESS REPORT " HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES! 2d Session 112 633 RESPA HOME WARRANTY CLARIFICATION ACT OF 2012 JULY 31, 2012. 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Emergency Support Function # 14 Annex Long Term Recovery & Mitigation Emergency Support Function # 14 Annex Long Term Recovery & Mitigation 2015 E S F C o o r d i nator and Support Ag e n c i e s ESF C oordi na t or Georgia Emergency Management Agency P rima ry Agenc y Georgia CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX 3 REFERENCES CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN APPENDIX 3 REFERENCES The City of Kent Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan was developed and is maintained pursuant to, but not limited STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODEL AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION Attachment 1 STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODEL AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000, (Title 44, Chapter 3.2 of the Abstract: Can libraries effectively partner with a governmental agency in offering information and outreach to communities? Peer Reviewed Title: Outreach and Information Dissemination Regarding Disaster Relief Journal Issue: Electronic Green Journal, 1(17) Author: Hudak, Mary, Federal Emergency Management Agency Publication " HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES! 1st Session 108 276 NATIONAL BONE MARROW DONOR REGISTRY REAUTHORIZATION ACT 108TH CONGRESS REPORT " HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES! 1st Session 108 276 NATIONAL BONE MARROW DONOR REGISTRY REAUTHORIZATION ACT SEPTEMBER 17, 2003. Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State H.R. 1836 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PAY-AS-YOU-GO ESTIMATE. Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PAY-AS-YOU-GO ESTIMATE June 4, 2001 H.R. 1836 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 As cleared by the Congress on May 26, 2001 SUMMARY The Economic Growth Arkansas Department of Emergency Management. 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6 + 10 = ?: (Required) Losing our Moral Compass: The Forced Separation of Immigrant Families The first amendment of the Constitution of the United States maintains that there is a separation between church and state; however, it is not uncommon to hear elected officials quote scripture from the bible or to see clergy and lay people support a political candidate for a local, state or national office. Recently, I heard a public figure, Attorney General Jefferson Sessions, quote a passage of scripture to provide moral justification for a policy that is antithetical to the Christian message. In an attempt to justify his support of President Trump’s “Zero Tolerance Policy” concerning immigration, Mr. Sessions stated that God expects hard-working, suffering, traumatized, impoverished, disenfranchised, afraid, confused and possibly injured men, women and/or children seeking safety in the United States to obey “the law” as stated in Romans 13. In many instances, these families are requesting asylum in the United States to escape the violence in their countries. As these poor and vulnerable families seeking a better way of life cross into the United States, children are forcibly taken away from their parents and both parties are taken to two different locations. Contact between children and parents comes to an abrupt halt, and it is unclear when the families will be reunited. There are also news reports from the major networks which suggest that the parents may be deported without their children. There is no question that the United Stated is in need of immigration reform; however, a policy which is designed to deter immigration to the United States by creating traumatized children and parents is both morally reprehensible and inhumane. I am the parent of three children, and I cannot imagine the shock and horror of being indefinitely separated from them, without the ability to contact them, in a foreign country. The normative, Judeo-Christian ethic that emanates from the New Testament as it concerns the life of Jesus is undeniably about love. We should show love toward God, our neighbors, ourselves (see Mark 12:30-31) and even our enemies (Matthew 5:43). Creating a family crisis and inflecting trauma is not showing love. When the highest ranking law enforcement official uses the bible to justify the inhumane treatment of families seeking refuge in the United States, the country has indeed lost its moral compass. A nation which enjoys its current status because of immigrant labor and claims to be built upon Christian principles has lost its moral credibility as a beacon light of hope, freedom and safely for people throughout the world. The current administration’s policy position on immigration is sure to indicate that America was on the wrong side of history. We must vote in the upcoming elections to attempt to addresses this egregious error in national judgment.

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Home / Public Safety / Jail Administration / Safety of Inmates / Sufficient Jails / Jail Crowding The Tennessee Supreme Court has held that an "insufficient” jail under T.C.A. § 41-4-121 includes one that is so overcrowded that it violates the prisoner's rights under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. State v. Walker, 905 S.W.2d 554, 557 (Tenn. 1995). If a sheriff is of the opinion that he is being asked to house too many inmates at his facility, he can request the committing judge or any circuit or criminal judge to order prisoners removed to the nearest sufficient jail. Under T.C.A. § 41-4-121(c), the court may order such a transfer "[i]n all cases where the jail in which the prisoner is confined becomes insufficient from any cause ..." The population level is relevant to the determination of sufficiency, but is not conclusive as to this issue. With regard to the sheriff's legal obligations under the Eighth Amendment, it is important to bear in mind that insufficiency under the statute is not the same thing as unconstitutionality. The jail is not necessarily unconstitutionally overcrowded simply because it houses more inmates than its Tennessee Corrections Institute (TCI) capacity. Feliciano v. Barcelo, 497 F.Supp. 14, 35 (D.P.R.1979). TCI and American Correctional Association (ACA) standards do not establish the constitutional standard. Grubbs v. Bradley, 552 F.Supp. 1052, 1124 (M.D. Tenn. 1982). Overcrowding is not a per se constitutional violation. Rhodes v. Chapman, 452 U.S. 337, 101 S.Ct. 2392, 69 L.Ed.2d 59 (1981). Op. Tenn. Atty. Gen. 89-65 (April 28, 1989). See also Op. Tenn. Atty. Gen. 02-015 (February 6, 2002) (This office has maintained "that insufficiency under the statute is not the same thing as unconstitutionality. The jail is not necessarily unconstitutionally overcrowded simply because it houses more inmates than its Tennessee Corrections Institute (TCI) capacity."). “It is ... beyond dispute that county officials have a duty to maintain their jails to minimize the risks resulting from overcrowding, i.e., conflicts among and injury to those individuals incarcerated in the jail, lest they violate the prisoners' constitutional rights (and subject themselves to liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.).” Patrick v. Jasper County, 901 F.2d 561, 569, n. 16 (7th Cir. 1990), citing Carver v. Knox County, 887 F.2d 1287 (6th Cir. 1989); Union County Jail Inmates v. DiBuono, 713 F.2d 984 (3d Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 465 U.S. 1102, 104 S.Ct. 1600, 80 L.Ed.2d 130 (1984). However, overcrowding is not a per se constitutional violation. Rhodes v. Chapman, 452 U.S. 337, 101 S.Ct. 2392, 69 L.Ed.2d 59 (1981). A claim alleging that the "overall conditions" of confinement are inadequate cannot give rise to an Eighth Amendment violation when no specific deprivation of a single human need exists. Wilson v. Seiter, 501 U.S. 294, 305, 111 S.Ct. 2321, 2327, 115 L.Ed.2d 271 (1991) (“Nothing so amorphous as ‘overall conditions’ can rise to the level of cruel and unusual punishment when no specific deprivation of a single human need exists.”). In Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 99 S.Ct. 1861, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979), the Supreme Court held that "double-bunking" pretrial detainees in cells that have a total floor space of approximately 75 square feet did not violate the pretrial detainees’ due process rights. “[W]e are convinced as a matter of law that ‘double-bunking’ as practiced at the MCC did not amount to punishment and did not, therefore, violate respondents' rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.” Id. at 541, 99 S.Ct. at 1875. In Bell, the Court noted that the respondents' “reliance on other lower court decisions concerning minimum space requirements for different institutions and on correctional standards issued by various groups was misplaced.” Id. at 543, n. 27, 99 S.Ct. at 1876, n. 27. The Court stated that “while the recommendations of these various groups may be instructive in certain cases, they simply do not establish the constitutional minima; rather, they establish goals recommended by the organization in question.” Id. In Rhodes v. Chapman, 452 U.S. 337, 101 S.Ct. 2392, 69 L.Ed.2d 59 (1981), the United States Supreme Court considered whether double-bunking inmates in 63 square foot cells was cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The Supreme Court found no Eighth Amendment violation. The court found that the double-celling made necessary by an unanticipated increase in the prison population (38 percent over design capacity) did not lead to deprivations of essential food, medical care, or sanitation. The court found no evidence that double-celling under the circumstances of the case either inflicted unnecessary or wanton pain or was grossly disproportionate to the severity of crimes warranting imprisonment. The court noted that the Constitution does not mandate comfortable prisons. Id. at 348, 101 S.Ct. at 2400. In finding a constitutional violation, the lower court had relied on, among other considerations, square footage standards promulgated by the American Correctional Association (60-80 square feet); the National Sheriffs' Association (70-80 square feet); and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (50 square feet). The Supreme Court stated that the lower court had “erred in assuming that opinions of experts as to desirable prison conditions suffice to establish contemporary standards of decency.” As the court noted in Bell v. Wolfish, such opinions may be helpful and relevant with respect to some questions, but "they simply do not establish the constitutional minima; rather, they establish goals recommended by the organization in question." Id. at 350, n. 13, 101 S.Ct. at 2401, n. 13, citing Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 543-544, n. 27, 99 S.Ct. 1861, 1876, n. 27, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979). In Stevenson v. Whetsel, 52 Fed.Appx. 444 (10th Cir. 2002), the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the county's placement of three pretrial detainees in a jail cell designed for two did not violate the detainee's due process rights. The court held that the detainee could not recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained due to prison overcrowding absent a showing that the overcrowding resulted in the denial of the minimal civilized measure of life's necessities, or that prison officials were aware that overcrowding created excessive risks to inmate safety. [O]vercrowding alone is not “sufficiently serious” to establish a constitutional violation. Stevenson has not demonstrated that placing three inmates in a cell designed for two denied him the minimal civilized measure of life's necessities. He has not alleged that the situation led to “deprivations of essential food, medical care, or sanitation.” Nor has he alleged facts allowing an inference that conditions rose to the level of “conditions posing a substantial risk of serious harm.” Id. at 446. See also Kennibrew v. Russell, 578 F.Supp. 164, 168 (E.D. Tenn. 1983) (The United States Supreme Court has held that double-celling of prison inmates in cells containing 63 square feet of floor space (31.5 square feet per inmate) does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.). “The constitutional standard on overcrowding cannot be expressed in a square footage formula. Rather, whether a particular institution is unconstitutionally overcrowded depends on a number of factors including the size of the inmate's living space, the length of time the inmate spends in his cell each day, the length of time of his incarceration, his opportunity for exercise and his general sanitary and living conditions.” Carver v. Knox County, 753 F.Supp. 1398, 1401 (E.D. Tenn. 1990) (citations omitted). The correct legal standard recognizes that the issue is not overcrowding per se, rather, it is unconstitutional overcrowding. In other words, a prison facility is not unconstitutional simply because it is overcrowded. In order to ascertain whether a particular facility is unconstitutionally overcrowded, the court must review “...a number of factors including the size of the inmates' living space, the length of time the inmate spends in his cell each day, the length of time of his incarceration, his opportunity for exercise and his general sanitary and living conditions...”. Id. However, even though the court is required to consider all of the prison's conditions and circumstances in evaluating the sentenced inmates' Eighth Amendment claims, the court must find a specific condition on which to base an Eighth Amendment claim, i.e., it must amount to a deprivation of “life's necessities.” Id. at 1400 (citations omitted). See Roberts v. Tennessee Dept. of Correction, 887 F.2d 1281 (6th Cir. 1989) and Carver v. Knox County, 887 F.2d 1287 (6th Cir. 1989), for cases dealing with the court ordered removal of state inmates from county jails. ‹ Guard for Removal of Prisoner up Fire Safety ›

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SkyscraperPage Forum > Diagrams & Database > Building Requests & Database Corrections > Buildings over 35m under construction, Vancouver WA Thread: Buildings over 35m under construction, Vancouver WA Reply to Thread Click here to collapse/expand this section → Forum Rules: Third-party articles and images must be properly formatted and credited Third-party articles and images must be properly formatted and credited Please familiarize yourself with these rules. Once you have you can prevent this section from displaying again by clicking here to collapse this section. When posting images in the forum which are not your own you are required to provide credit to the originating website of each image. To properly credit an image please include, above or below the image, the name of the photographer or creator of the image, plus the URL to the webpage the image originates from. Please note that simply posting the URL of the image as text (along with displaying the image) is not adequate. 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[QUOTE=rodsager;8744804]Vancouver, Washington has 52 active projects I'm tracking on my local urban living website that are in review, under construction or recently completed with five or more floors, many of these will exceed 35m in height. Shown are a select few Recently completed 2018-2019 The Murdock, Office 7 floors @35m 45° 37' 26" N 122° 40' 42.75" W Riverwest Apartments, 7 floors @33m 45° 37' 27.8" N 122° 40' 47" W The Rediviva Apartments, 6 floors @30m 45° 37' 26.6" N 122° 40' 44.4" W The Uptown Apartments, 6 floors @30m 45° 38' 4.2" N 122° 40' 19.5" W Our Heroes Place 2 towers 5 floors each @25m 45° 37' 53.1" N 122° 40' 3.2" W 15 west apartments 5 floors @30m 45° 37' 56.5" N 122° 40' 28.8" W 13 west apartments 5 floors @30m 45° 37' 53" N 122° 40' 26.9" W Under Construction and topped out Kirkland Tower 12 floors condos @45m 45° 37' 25.6" N 122° 40' 41.7" W Indigo Hotel 8 floors @35m 45° 37' 24.9" N 122° 40' 40.3" W Hurley Tower 6 floors office @35m 45° 37' 23.7" N 122° 40' 23.6" W Under construction Vancouver Center Tower 4, apartments 6 floors @38m 45° 37' 34.5" N 122° 40' 23.2" W The Columbia, apartments 7 floors @32m 45° 37' 41" N 122° 40' 60" W AC Hotel, 7 floors @30m 45° 37' 21.7" N 122° 40' 35" W Al Angelo (400 Mill Plain II) 6 floors mixed use @32m 45° 37' 56.2" N 122° 40' 7.8" W The Aria 6 floors apartments @27m 45° 37' 34.6" N 122° 40' 39.1" W Proposed The Trestle 16 floors apartments @55m 45° 37' 34.1" N 122° 40' 53.3" W Block 16 Condos 14 floors @50m 45° 37' 28.7" N 122° 40' 54.3" W Block 2 Office 10 floors @45m 45° 37' 23.2" N 122° 40' 37.3" W Timberhouse apartments 12 floors @45m 45° 37' 26.9" N 122° 40' 38.5" W The Springs Living apartments 12 floors @45m 45° 37' 31.3" N 122° 40' 57.8" W Block Ten west Apartments 7 floors @30m 45° 37' 39.7" N 122° 40' 25" W Block Ten east office 6 floors @30m 45° 37' 39.7" N 122° 40' 23.4" W[/QUOTE] Artemco can't you add links to entries of these buildings? rodsager Vancouver, Washington has 52 active projects I'm tracking on my local urban living website that are in review, under construction or recently completed with five or more floors, many of these will exceed 35m in height. Shown are a select few Recently completed 2018-2019 The Murdock, Office 7 floors @35m 45° 37' 26" N 122° 40' 42.75" W Riverwest Apartments, 7 floors @33m 45° 37' 27.8" N 122° 40' 47" W The Rediviva Apartments, 6 floors @30m 45° 37' 26.6" N 122° 40' 44.4" W The Uptown Apartments, 6 floors @30m 45° 38' 4.2" N 122° 40' 19.5" W Our Heroes Place 2 towers 5 floors each @25m 45° 37' 53.1" N 122° 40' 3.2" W 15 west apartments 5 floors @30m 45° 37' 56.5" N 122° 40' 28.8" W 13 west apartments 5 floors @30m 45° 37' 53" N 122° 40' 26.9" W Under Construction and topped out Kirkland Tower 12 floors condos @45m 45° 37' 25.6" N 122° 40' 41.7" W Indigo Hotel 8 floors @35m 45° 37' 24.9" N 122° 40' 40.3" W Hurley Tower 6 floors office @35m 45° 37' 23.7" N 122° 40' 23.6" W Vancouver Center Tower 4, apartments 6 floors @38m 45° 37' 34.5" N 122° 40' 23.2" W The Columbia, apartments 7 floors @32m 45° 37' 41" N 122° 40' 60" W AC Hotel, 7 floors @30m 45° 37' 21.7" N 122° 40' 35" W Al Angelo (400 Mill Plain II) 6 floors mixed use @32m 45° 37' 56.2" N 122° 40' 7.8" W The Aria 6 floors apartments @27m 45° 37' 34.6" N 122° 40' 39.1" W The Trestle 16 floors apartments @55m 45° 37' 34.1" N 122° 40' 53.3" W Block 16 Condos 14 floors @50m 45° 37' 28.7" N 122° 40' 54.3" W Block 2 Office 10 floors @45m 45° 37' 23.2" N 122° 40' 37.3" W Timberhouse apartments 12 floors @45m 45° 37' 26.9" N 122° 40' 38.5" W The Springs Living apartments 12 floors @45m 45° 37' 31.3" N 122° 40' 57.8" W Block Ten west Apartments 7 floors @30m 45° 37' 39.7" N 122° 40' 25" W Block Ten east office 6 floors @30m 45° 37' 39.7" N 122° 40' 23.4" W

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Home » Demonic day dandy for Fox Demonic day dandy for Fox Fritz, Ben; McNary, Dave Daily Variety;6/8/2006, Vol. 291 Issue 48, p1 The article reports on the impressive box office performance of the movie "The Omen," from Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., as it earned 12.6 million U.S. dollars during its opening day on June 6, 2006 in the U.S. The film company has used the demonic implications of the play date which have given them unexpected revenues for the first day. The movie also made amazing box office results internationally as it hit the top spot in Great Britain and Mexico. MALE CALL. McClintock, Pamela // Daily Variety;2/2/2009, Vol. 302 Issue 22, p1 The article reports on the success of the U.S. action-thriller film "Taken" from Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. The film hit the weekend box office with an estimated gross of $24.6 million from 3,183 showings. The success has proved that male-driven film can lunch successfully on weekend top... The Gross Is Greener. // Time;1/14/1966, Vol. 87 Issue 2, p56 The article reports on the box office revenue of the movie "The Sound of Music" in the U.S. It mentions that the movie had earned 20th Century Fox Film Corp. 20 million dollars from its opening in March 1965. It states several fans have watched the film as many as 30 times because the movie is... FOX ON FIRM INT'L 'ICE' // Daily Variety;7/12/2012, Vol. 316 Issue 8, p1 The article reports on the box office success of the film series "Ice Age: Continental Drift," distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., which has already taken two billion dollars in worldwide box office. Fox locks Tom-and-Jim show. Snyder, Gabriel; LaPorte, Nicole // Variety;2/6/2006, Vol. 401 Issue 12, p7 The article focuses on the decision of Fox Filmed Entertainment to extend the term of co-chairmen Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos until 2011. The two executives will have spent 17 years in Fox by the end of 2011. Since the appointment of Rothman and Gianopulos, Fox has experienced increased box... Fox: Boffo o'seas. Stewart, Andrew // Daily Variety;6/23/2010, Vol. 307 Issue 57, p4 The article reports that the two billion U.S. dollar benchmark for foreign box office receipts in 2010 was passed by the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. after its three-dimension (3D) film "Avatar" contributed 70% of that total. B.O.: mayhem vs. moppet. STEWART, ANDREW // Daily Variety;3/25/2011, Vol. 310 Issue 59, p1 The article reports that box office (BO) critics are expecting another strong weekend at the domestic BO as the release of Warner Bros.' "Sucker Punch" and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.'s "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," indicate good pre-release tracking with target demonstrations. Uni joins the $1 bil club. Hollinger, Hy // Hollywood Reporter -- International Edition;8/15/2008, Vol. 406 Issue 7, p6 The article presents information on the income from the overseas distribution of the company Universal Pictures International. It became the third major overseas distribution company to pass $1 billion in foreign boxoffice earnings. Paramount International Pictures hit the mark June 17 and 20th... Plenty of life left in 'Bucket List'. DiOrio, Carl // Hollywood Reporter -- International Edition;1/11/2008, Vol. 402 Issue 49, p50 The article reports on the top boxoffice films in the U.S. for January 2008. It cites that Warner Bros. has released four films in the boxoffice top 10 including "The Bucket List," "I Am Legend," "One Missed Call," and "P.S. I Love You." Moreover, the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.'s comedy... End of an Era. // Time;5/28/1951, Vol. 57 Issue 22, p102 The article reports a drop in box-office revenues in the U.S. motion picture industry following the end of the war boom. An evidence of the box-office slump was a proposal from 20th Century-Fox president Spyros P. Skouras on cutting 25 percent on the salaries of employees. Television, as a new...

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Diablo III is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the third installment in the Diablo franchise and was released in the Americas, Europe, South Korea, and Taiwan on May 15, 2012, and Russia on June 7, 2012, for Microsoft Windows and OS X. A console version was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on September 3, 2013. Versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were released on August 19, 2014. In the game, players choose one of six character classes – Barbarian, Crusader, Demon Hunter, Monk, Witch Doctor or Wizard (with the Crusader being unavailable unless the player has purchased the expansion pack, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls) – and are tasked with defeating the Lord of Terror, Diablo. Diablo III set a new record for fastest-selling PC game selling over 3.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of its release,[6] and was the best selling PC game of 2012, selling over 12 million copies during the year. It has sold 30 million copies across all platforms. Diablo III received acclaim from critics, although its digital rights management that requires an internet connection at all times was criticized. The expansion pack Diablo III: Reaper of Souls was released for the Windows and OS X editions of the game on March 25, 2014. For consoles the expansion pack content was released as part of the Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition version. It was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on August 19, 2014. Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition includes the original console version of Diablo III and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls expansion pack. Sorry there is no videos under category 'Cinematic' that belong to game 'Diablo III'. Sorry there is no videos under category 'Gameplay' that belong to game 'Diablo III'. Sorry there is no videos under category 'Review' that belong to game 'Diablo III'. Sorry there is no videos under category 'fun' that belong to game 'Diablo III'. Sorry there is no videos under category 'tournaments' that belong to game 'Diablo III'. Pope Nubkeks the Glorious Divine Leader (Hard difficulty) // Frostpunk - 4 Joker Becomes Like Shao Kahn Scene - Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe

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Winners of the "The Solaris Book of New Fantasy", ... Interview with Josh Conviser Free online novel at Solaris Books, a Stephen Lawh... "Killswitch" by Joel Shepherd "The Darkest Evening of the Year" by Dean Koontz Missouri over Kansas 36-28! Go Mizzou!!! "The Solaris Book of New Fantasy" edited by George... Thanksgiving Day Tidbits "Confessor" by Terry Goodkind News, Opinions, More News, and Book Previews!!! "Shooting War" by Anthony Lappé + Dan Goldman Fantasy Book Critic Interviewed!!! "Slaves of the Shinar" by Justin Allen Dabel Brothers sign Distribution Deal with Del Rey... Interview with Joel Shepherd "War Machine" by Andy Remic Interview with Wayne Barlowe "The Orc King" by R.A. Salvatore Solaris To Publish New Novel Online For Free, Cath... "Gentlemen of the Road" by Michael Chabon Interview with Catherynne M. Valente Congratulations to the winners of the Wayne Barlow... SPOTLIGHT: Books of November Welcome to the November 2007 edition of Fantasy Book Critic’s monthly SPOTLIGHT. Previous spotlights can be visited here: June 2007, July 2007, August 2007, September 2007 + October 2007. Originally, I wasn’t sure if there were going to be enough November titles and I was toying with the idea of combining the months of November + December. Instead, there turned out to be quite a lot coming out this month which is good news when it comes to filling out our shopping lists for the holidays :) So, once again, thanks for the support and enjoy! (NOTE: Unless stated otherwise, all release dates are for the US): “Endgame” by Kristine Smith. Release Date: October 30, 2007. Fifth book in the Jani Kilian science fiction series—Code of Conduct (1999 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee), Rules of Conflict, Law of Survival, Contact Imminent—by author Kristine Smith (2001 John W. Campbell Award winner for Best New Writer). Julie E. Czerneda, creator of the Trade Pact Universe, says “Endgame is that rare gem, a science fiction thriller with big ideas and consequences, told through passionate, unforgettable characters…” Official Kristine Smith Website Official Kristine Smith LiveJournal Order “Endgame” HERE Read Chapter 1 + Chapter 2 from “Endgame” NOTE: As you can see, “Endgame” is an October title, but because of its original November 1st release date, I didn’t include it in my October Spotlight. So, better late than never… “Bang Bang” by Theo Gangi. Release Date: November 1, 2007. Recent graduate of Columbia’s MFA writing program and a teacher at John Jay College, Theo Gangi’s writing has appeared in The Greensboro Review, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Columbia Spectator, 3AM, etc. “In this explosive debut, Theo Gangi redefines the crime thriller, delivering a pulse-pounding, white-knuckle ride through gritty back rooms, where justice is sealed with gunfire, no one can be trusted, and being innocent can get you killed…” Official Theo Gangi Website Official Theo Gangi Myspace Official Theo Gangi Blog Order “Bang Bang” HERE Read Chapter One HERE “Saint City Sinners” by Lilith Saintcrow. Release Date: November 1, 2007. Continuing the Dante Valentine series that began with “Working for the Devil” (Volume 1), “Dead Man Rising” (Volume 2) and “The Devil’s Right Hand” ((Volume 3), “Saint City Sinners” finds necromancer/bounty hunter Ms. Valentine returning to her hometown of Saint City to face the past, investigate a murder, deal with betrayal and dish out some revenge… The fifth and final Dante Valentine book “To Hell and Back” comes out January 2008… Official Lilith Saintcrow Website Order the Dante Valentine Books HERE Read Darque Review’s REVIEW of “Saint City Sinners” “War Machine” by Andy Remic. UK Release Date: November 5, 2007. US Release Date: November 13, 2007. From Andy Remic, author of the Spiral Trilogy (Spiral, Quake, Warhead), comes his fourth book “War Machine”, a hardcore, military SF, action-thriller that kicks off the new Combat K series. “In a time of post-Singularity and FTL, ex-soldier Keenan is a private investigator who must gather together the old military unit who swore they'd never work together again in order to get the revenge he seeks…” Official Andy Remic Website Order “War Machine” HERE Read An Extract HERE Read SFX’s Interview with Andy Remic HERE “The High King’s Tomb” by Kristen Britain. Release Date: November 6, 2007. Long-awaited third volume in Kristen Britain’s beloved Green Rider fantasy series—following “Green Rider” (1998) and “First Rider’s Call” (2003)—“The High King’s Tomb” continues the swashbuckling adventures of Karigan G'ladheon and friends in their latest life & death situation, this time involving demons, gods, magical books, necromancers, gentlemen thieves, Riders-in-training, wizards, tombs and much, much more… Official Kristen Britain Website Order “The High King’s Tomb” HERE Read Fantasy Book Critic’s INTERVIEW with Kristen Britain Read Fantasy Book Critic’s REVIEW of “The High King’s Tomb” “Cauldron” by Jack McDevitt. Release Date: November 6, 2007. In 1994 Ace Books published “The Engines of God”, the first of author Jack McDevitt’s (winner of the 2006 Nebula Award + 2004 John W. Campbell Award) Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins novels. Now, thirteen years and six books later—Deepsix (2001), Chindi (2002), Omega (2003), Odyssey (2006)—Hutch's story draws to a close in “Cauldron”, as the mystery of the deadly Omega Clouds which has haunted her for decades is finally solved… Official Jack McDevitt Website Order “Cauldron” HERE “Deadfall” by Robert Liparulo. Release Date: November 6, 2007. Deep in an isolated wilderness, four friends are on the trip of a lifetime. Armed only with a bow & arrow and the basics for survival, they've chosen a place far from civilization. But they quickly discover that another group has targeted the remote region for a more menacing purpose: to field-test the ultimate weapon. An intense novel of character forged in the midst of struggle, survival, & sacrifice, Deadfall is Robert Liparulo's latest rivetingly smart thriller… Official Robert Liparulo Website Order “Deadfall” HERE Listen To An Excerpt HERE Enter HERE To Win an Autographed Copy or an Unabridged Audio of “Deadfall” NOTE: Film rights to Robert Liparulo’s “Comes A Horseman” was sold to producer Marc Neufield (Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games), “Germ” was bought by Red Eagle Entertainment, and the author’s unfinished fourth title, a political thriller slated for a July 2008 release, was picked up by Phoenix Pictures, headed by producer Mike Medavoy (All the King’s Men, Stealth, Holes). “The Sagittarius Command” by R.M. Meluch. Release Date: November 6, 2007. In the third novel of the acclaimed military science fiction series Tour of the Merrimack by R.M. Meluch, all of humanity and its alien allies have joined together to battle the Hive—a force of pure destruction sweeping through the galaxy. But when the leader of the Roman world is assassinated, tensions escalate, and Captain John Farragut is forced to lead a mission into the heart of Hive territory in search of a man who's been "dead" for decades… Official R.M. Meluch Website Order “The Sagittarius Command” HERE Read Grasping For The Wind’s Review of “The Sagittarius Command” HERE “Reader & Raelynx” by Sharon Shinn. Release Date: November 6, 2007. A journalist / novelist, Sharon Shinn’s (winner of the 1996 William L. Crawford Award for Best First Fantasy Novel) works encompass elements of fantasy, science fiction & romance, and include the series Samaria, the YA Safe-Keepers and Twelve Houses as well as various standalones & short fiction. “Reader & Raelynx” is the fourth entry in the author’s Twelve Houses series and is a “novel of secret sorceries and forbidden desires…” Official Sharon Shinn Website Order “Reader & Raelynx” HERE “Host” by Faith Hunter. Release Date: November 6, 2007. Under the moniker Gwen Hunter, Gwendolyn has produced a number of thrillers including the Rhea Lynch, M.D. series, the DeLande Saga, and four standalone novels (Ashes To Ashes, Blackwater Secrets, Bloodstone, Shadow Valley). As Faith Hunter, the Louisiana-born writer dives into dark fantasy with the post-apocalyptic series Rogue Mage starring neomage Thorn St. Croix. “Host” is the sequel to “Bloodring” (2006) and “Seraphs” (2007)… Official Faith Hunter Website Order “Host” HERE “The Cipher” by Diana Pharaoh Francis. Release Date: November 6, 2007. “Welcome to Crosspointe, the hub of the Inland Sea, where gold runs like water and the balance of politics shifts uneasily between the monarchy, the majicars, and the Merchants’ Guild—a land where dangerous majick courses through black waters…” The Cipher is the start of the new Crosspointe series by author Diana Pharaoh Francis whose previous novels include The Path Trilogy (Path of Fate, Path of Honor, Path of Blood)… Official Diana Pharaoh Francis Website Order “The Cipher” HERE Read Green Man Review’s Review of “The Cipher” HERE “Heroes – Volume One”. Release Date: November 7, 2007. Based on the smash-hit, Emmy and Golden Globe®-nominated NBC show Heroes, Volume One—featuring covers by comic book legends Jim Lee + Alex Ross—also includes an introduction by Masi Oka (Hiro), all 34 chapters of Season One, and Tim Sale's artwork as seen on the show. The comics included have been written & illustrated by some of comics' and television's top writers and artists, including Michael Turner, Phil Jimenez, Marcus To, etc… Official Heroes Website Official Wildstorm Comics Website Order “Heroes – Volume One” HERE “Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born”. Release Date: November 7, 2007. Sumptuously drawn by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, adapted by long-time Stephen King expert Robin Furth, scripted by New York Times-bestseller Peter David, and personally overseen by King himself, “The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born” comic books series delves deeper into Roland's origins and is the perfect introduction to this incredibly realized world, while long-time fans will thrill to adventures merely hinted at in the novels. Collects issues #1-7… Official Dark Tower Website Official Marvel Comics Dark Tower Website Order “Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born” HERE “Confessor” by Terry Goodkind. Release Date: November 13, 2007. “Join Richard and Kahlan in the concluding novel of one of the most remarkable and memorable journeys ever written. It started with one rule, and will end with the rule of all rules, the rule unwritten, the rule unspoken since the dawn of history. When next the sun rises, the world will be forever changed…” After eleven volumes and one short story (Debt of Bones), Mr. Goodkind’s best-selling epic fantasy series finally comes to a close with “Confessor”… Official Terry Goodkind Website Order “Confessor” HERE Watch a Video Interview HERE with Terry Goodkind “Pirate Freedom” by Gene Wolf. Release Date: November 13, 2007. Gene Wolfe, winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, as well as two Nebula Awards, the John W. Campbell Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the Prix Apollo, and the author of the Solar Cycle series, the Soldier saga, The Wizard Knight and many other works, is back with his captivating new masterpiece Pirate Freedom. “Fans of fantasy, of Wolfe, and of sea stories should all beat paths to anywhere this yarn is on the shelf…” –Booklist– Order “Pirate Freedom” HERE Read Andrew Wheeler’s REVIEW of “Pirate Freedom” “The Outcasts” by L.S. Matthews. Release Date: November 13, 2007. Originally released in the UK in 2004, the National Association of Special Educational Needs and Times Educational Supplement Award-shortlisted YA novel “The Outcasts” by author L.S. Matthews whose other releases include “Fish” (The Fidler Award winner, a 2005 ALA Notable Books, Publishers Weekly Best Books 2004), “A Dog For Life” and “Lexi”, is just now making it’s US debut thanks to Delacorte Books For Young Readers… Official L.S. Matthews Website Order “The Outcasts” HERE “Shooting War”. Release Date: November 19, 2007. This "scary-smart" graphic novel is a bold, irreverent, unflinching spoof of network news, the war in Iraq, and the burgeoning "citizen journalism" movement set in the near future. Created and written by writer/producer Anthony Lappé (GNN.tv Executive Editor, co-author of True Lies, Showtime, The New York Times, MTV News, Fuse, Air America, etc) and illustrated by Dan Goldman (ACT-I-VATE founder)… Official Shooting War Website Order “Shooting War” HERE “A Dark Sacrifice” by Madeline Howard. Release Date: November 20, 2007. Madeline Howard is the pseudonym for Teresa Edgerton, an experienced fantasy/steampunk writer whose many works include the Green Lion trilogy, the Celydonn trilogy, the Goblin Moon duology, “The Queen’s Necklace” and a number of short stories. Written as Madeline Howard, The Rune of Unmaking is a new epic fantasy trilogy that began with 2004’s “The Hidden Stars” and now continues with volume two “A Dark Sacrifice”… Official Madeline Howard Website Official Teresa Edgerton Website Order “A Dark Sacrifice” HERE “The Darkest Evening of the Year” by Dean Koontz. Release Date: November 27, 2007. “With each of his #1 New York Times bestsellers, Dean Koontz has displayed an unparalleled ability to entertain and enlighten readers with novels that capture the essence of our times even as they bring us to the edge of our seats. From its breathtaking opening scene to its shocking climax, The Darkest Evening of the Year is Dean Koontz at his finest, a transcendent thriller certain to have readers turning pages until dawn…” Official Dean Koontz Website Order “The Darkest Evening of the Year” HERE “Dreamsongs: Volume II” by George R. R. Martin. Release Date: November 27, 2007. Included in Volume II, are acclaimed stories such as the World Fantasy Award-winner “The Skin Trade,” as well as the first novella in the Ice and Fire universe, “The Hedge Knight,” plus two never-before-published screenplays. Featuring extensive author commentary, Dreamsongs: Volume II, is an invaluable chronicle of a writer at the height of his creativity—and an unforgettable reading experience for fans old and new… Official George R. R. Martin Website Order “Dreamsongs: Volume II” HERE “The Solaris Book of New Fantasy” Edited by George Mann. Release Date: November 27, 2007. In the tradition of The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, this stunning new anthology presents an array of never-before-seen fantasy short stories. From fable to fairytale, epic quest to urban mystery, all lovers of fantastic fiction will find something to delight in this bold new tome. Includes works by Steven Erikson, Juliet E. McKenna, Jeff VanderMeer, Mark Chadbourn, Hal Duncan, Jay Lake, Conrad Williams, T.A. Pratt and more… Order “The Solaris Book of New Fantasy” HERE “V: The Second Generation” by Kenneth Johnson. Release Date: November 27, 2007. Creator of V, The Incredible Hulk, Alien Nation, The Bionic Woman and other Emmy Award-winning TV shows, writer-director-producer Kenneth Johnson (winner of the Viewers for Quality Television Award, multiple Saturn Awards + The Sci-Fi Universe Life Achievement Award) returns to his hugely popular world of V with “V: The Second Generation”, a new novel based on the sequel miniseries currently being developed for TV… Official Kenneth Johnson Website Order “V: The Second Generation” HERE “The Devil Inside” by Jenna Black. Release Date: November 27, 2007. Author of the paranormal romance series Guardians of the Night (Watchers in the Night, Secrets in the Shadow, Shadows on the Soul), Jenna Black (pseudonym for Jennifer Barlow) introduces exorcist Morgan Kingsley in “The Devil Inside”, the opening volume in a brand new urban fantasy series. “Possession. Murder. Mayhem. The Devil Inside is a wild ride of uninhibited thrills, shocking surprises, and pure, unadulterated terror. Let the games begin...” Official Jenna Black Website Order “The Devil Inside” HERE “The Watcher” by Jeanne C. Stein. Release Date: November 27, 2007. “The Watcher” is Jeanne C. Stein’s third novel—following “The Becoming” (2006) and “Blood Drive” (2007)—to feature bounty hunter-turned vampire Anna Strong. “A heroine with the charm, savvy and intelligence that fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Kim Harrison will be happy to root for…” –Publisher’s Weekly– Ms. Stein also appears in the “Many Bloody Returns” vampire anthology, which includes Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, etc… Official Jeanne C. Stein Website Official Jeanne Stein/Mario Acevedo Blog Order “The Watcher” HERE “The Down Home Zombie Blues” by Linnea Sinclair. Release Date: November 27, 2007. In this steamy, suspenseful new novel from RITA Award–winning author Linnea Sinclair—a former news reporter and retired private detective whose bibliography includes Finders Keepers, Gabriel's Ghost, An Accidental Goddess, et cetera—a dangerously sexy space commander and an irresistibly earthy Florida police detective pair up to save the civilized galaxy…but can they save themselves from each other? Official Linnea Sinclair Website Order “The Down Home Zombie Blues” HERE “The Pearls” by Deborah Chester. Release Date: November 27, 2007. Since the late 70s, national bestselling author Deborah Chester (inducted into the 2004 Writers Hall of Fame of America) has written over thirty-five novels ranging from romance, historical fiction and Young Adult to fantasy, science fiction and media tie-ins based on Lucasfilm’s Alien Chronicles and Gene Roddenberry's Earth 2. “The Pearls” is the opening volume in a duology that features characters from The Ruby Throne fantasy trilogy… Official Deborah Chester Website Order “The Pearls” HERE “Killswitch” by Joel Shepherd. Release Date: November 30, 2007. Two years after the unhatching of a plot to make the capital city of Tanusha the center of the Federation, Callay is now under siege. So begins the third installment in the gripping Cassandra Kresnov science fiction trilogy from exciting new Australian author Joel Shepherd. “Espionage, battles, secrets revealed, escapes, political intrigue, personality clashes, high adventure, outer space—it’s all here. Easily the best of the three…” –Don D'ammassa– Official Joel Shepherd Website Joel Shepherd’s Blog Learn about “Killswitch” HERE Read Fantasy Book Critic’s REVIEW of “Breakaway” Read Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist’s Review of “Killswitch” HERE SQT said... I was at the bookstore yesterday and saw "The Cipher" already on the shelves. It kind of threw me since my review copy said it's going to be released Nov 6th. Anyway, I put down "The High King's Tomb" to hurry and read Cipher since it's out first, and I'm pleasantly surprised by how good it is. I haven't read Diana Pharoah Francis in awhile and had kind of forgotten about her... I won't make that mistake again. Aaron Wilson said... I love your Spotlight. I always find something that I want. This month I will need to find a copy of "Shooting War." Bit of a slow month Robert, I agree, but thanks nevertheless to doing the wonderful Spotlight feature again. One note: The book Escape from Hell from Hal Duncan is actually coming out in July 2008. Theresa, I'm sure some places will have the book early because as far as I know, the release date is still November 6th--at least that's what it says on the publisher's website! Anyways, I've never read anything by Ms. Francis, but if I have time I'll try and read this this month :) Aaron, thank you! I should be receiving a review copy of "Shooting War" any day now and I might be possibly running a giveaway for it ;) Calibander, December looks like it will be a slow month too, but there are some pretty good releases in there :) Thanks so much for the heads up on the Hal Duncan novella! I was way off on that ;) I've edited it out and guess I have a headstart for the July 2008 feature... Thanks for the roundup. Just got Saint City Sinners and I'm really looking forward to getting into that one. Looking forward to your review of the Scalding Rooms btw, I wonder if that will be something I'd like. 100 pages I believe, a PS Publishing offering. Calibander. Well, I've finished the review for "The Scalding Rooms", but I'm going to do something different with it. So, it might be a few weeks before it's posted...

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Turkmenistan, formerly known as Turkmenia, is one of the Turkie states in central Asia with a territory of 488100 km. Its capital is Askhabad. It has a population of 5.2 million.The official language of the country is Turkmen and the currency name is manta. The primary religion of the country is Islam which is followed by 93.1% of the population. 27th oct is the country’s national day.The government system is one party republic. Government System : After setting independence from the Soviet Union on October 27, 1991, Turkmenistan is a nominal democratic republic, but there is no more approved political party except the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan. The president can be both head of state and head of the government if he gets more than 90% of the vote in elections. The legislative branches are divided into two bodies including the 2,500-member Halk Maslahaty (People’s Council), and the 65-member Mejlis (Assembly). The president is the head of two legislative bodies.The president appoint All judges.The current president is Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov. The total area 0f the Turkmenistan is 491,210, which is the 52nd position in the world. The area of 4.9% is coveted by water. Turkmenistan is surrounded by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the northeast and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. The total population of the Turkmenistan is about 5,171,943, which is the 112nd position in the world. The Density of Turkmenistan is 10.5 square kilometer, which is the 208th position in the world. GDP: The total GDP of the Turkmenistan is $43.359 billion ,which was estimated in 2011. Its per capita GDP is 7,846 Dollars. Its total nominal GDP is 25.742 billion dollars. Archacological evidence shows that people lived in todays Turkmenistan around b3000,000 years ago.In the Neolithic age, agriculture was prevalent in the southern Turkmenistan while cattle breeding and fishing were developed in the north.from relies found in the Togalak Depa, chopan-Depe and Grok-Depe areas it appears that the first human settlement in Turkmenistan occurred between 7000 and 5000BC. Turkman people created various wonderful world of art in which its territory, mode of life religious beliefs and thoughts were incarnated. In the 6th century BC.The territory of the modern Turkmenistan was conquered by the Persian Dynasty of Akhemenids. In the 4th century B.C the southern part was conquered by the troops of Alexander the Great. In the middle of the 3rd century BC. Macedonian rule was over and was replaced in 247 BC. By the state of Parthia. Taking good advantages of Turkmenistan’s position on the great silk route, the parthians had an active economic and commercial life and established cities.After the collapse of Parthian states in 224 AD. A short period of the Sassanids began in the area. In the second half of the 5th century, Turkmenistan came under the domination of another group, the Ephtalities.This represents the beginning of Turkie domination in Turkmenistan. A a matter of fact, the 6th century in Turkmenistan is known as the century of the Turkie Khagans. The Arabs came to Turkmenistan in the middle of the 7th century. The Arabs conquered western Turkmenistan and the Khorezm area after several battles and subjugated the whole Turkmenistan. In the 9th century, the Arab rule in Turkmenistan disintegrated and was replaced by the Takhirids and samadians. After the end of samadians rule in 11th century, the area was ruled by the Seljuk Turks. The Mongols of Ghenghis khan conquered the land in the 13th century. They dominated the area for the next two centuries until they were deposed in the late 15th century by invading Uzbeks. Prior to the 19th century, Turkmenia was devided into two lands, one belonging to the khanate of Bukhara. In 1868, the khanate of khiva was made part of the Russian Empire and Turkmenia became known as the Transcaspia Region of Russian Turkistan.Turkmanistan was later formed out of the Turkistan Autonomous soviet socialist Republic, founded in 1992, and was made an independent soviet socialist Republic on may 13, 1925.It was the poorest of the soviet Republics. The country declared its sovereignty in Aug. 1990 and became a member of the common wealth of Independent states on Dec.21 1991, together with ten other former soviet Republics.It establish a government more authoritarian than those functioning in the other newly independent central Asian republics.Turkmenistan was ruled by president for life saparmurat Niyazov ( called Turkmembasy “Leader of the Turkmens”) until his sudden death on Dec 2006.He has attempted to create a cult of personality through extravagant self promotion cities,afters have and a meteor now bear his name. In 2002, he renamed all the months of the calendar April is now named after his mother. In feb 2007, the country held its first contested elections where Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow was elected the new president.In April 2008, Turkmenistan reverted to its old calendar with Turkie and Russain names when president Berdy-mukhamadov abolished the names of days and months introduced by the previous president. On Sept.26, 2008, after two decades of isolation under autocratic leader Niyazov, Turkmenistan adopted a new constitution that abolished the existing peoples council and called for a new parliament ( The Mejlish, or Assembly) almost double in size, promoting multy-party politics and a market economy.Parliamentary elections were held in Dec.2008, resulting in the representation of the Majlis being encreased from 65 to 125. Turkmenistan’s GDP growth rate of 11% in 2012 comes on the back of several years of sustained high growth, albeit from a very basic undiversified economy powered by export of a single commodity.It possesses the world’s fourth largest reserves of natural gas resources in certain areas, most of the country is covered by the Barakum (Black snad) Desert.Capital of Turkmenistan:Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan with a population of 695,300 (2001 est.) CategoriesAsia Previous PostPrevious Thailand Next PostNext Uzbekistan

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Home | Editorials By dropping undeserved designation, US opens door to more fruitful discussions: China Daily editorial chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-01-14 19:47 In a goodwill gesture before the signing of the "phase one" trade deal between China and the United States, scheduled to take place in Washington on Wednesday, the US Treasury Department announced on Monday that it no longer considers China to be a currency manipulator. This comes five months after it designated the country as such at the height of trade tensions between the world's two largest economies. The latest move, welcome as it is, is not a favor done to China by the US, though, because China should not have been slapped with the discriminatory label to begin with. The country is committed to keeping the yuan's exchange rate basically stable, at what the People's Bank of China, the central bank, calls "a reasonable and balanced level", and it has never resorted to competitive devaluation to gain an edge when conducting trade activities with any other country, nor used its currency as a tool in the trade dispute. Actually, rather than being undervalued as the US claimed, the Chinese currency has substantially increased in value against the US dollar since 2005, and remained one of the strongest among the G20 currencies in relation to the dollar. The International Monetary Fund stated in a report in August 2019 that the yuan's valuation was largely in line with China's economic fundamentals. Even based on criteria unilaterally set by the US in 2015 for it to label a country as a currency manipulator, China only meets one of them — a large trade surplus with the US. And that, as trade experts have said, is largely the result of globalization, with China and the US playing different roles in the international value chain, among some other factors such as the US ban on high-tech exports to China. Yet it is never too late to come to its senses. The 18-month trade conflict between China and the US proves that the maximum pressure approach of the US, whether on the tariff front or the currency front, will not serve either side any good. There have been reports that China and the US have agreed to resume their long stalled semi-annual talks aimed at resolving their disputes. Bilateral relations have been seriously marred by tit-for-tat trade blows after the first round of what the US administration renamed the Comprehensive Economic Dialogue was held in July 2017. Hopefully, the dropping of the currency manipulator label, as well as the preliminary trade agreement, will mark a new beginning for their relationship. Consultations based on the principle of equality and mutual respect are the only way forward for the two countries to solve their disputes. It is encouraging that the two countries now seem to be doing that. What's happening in the world next week Signing of Sino-US trade deal will be confidence booster for global growth: China Daily editorial Ministry says phase one deal advances China, US working on necessary procedures for trade deal US think tank urges continued US-China engagement for global benefit

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David Kinch On New Restaurant Mentone Channeling the Mediterranean riviera in Aptos PHOTO: JANA MARCUS By Christina Waters This area’s most anticipated restaurant opening of the year is about to launch in Santa Cruz County. Aptos Village is the home of chef David Kinch’s latest culinary adventure, Mentone (pronounced “men-tawn-eh.”). The chef and creator of three-star Michelin restaurant Manresa, Kinch has lived in Santa Cruz for the past 22 years. And while his heart belongs to the Central Coast, right now his mind is fixated on the French/Italian Riviera and the town of Menton, where Mirazur has just captured its third Michelin star. It’s one of Kinch’s favorite dining spots, so to celebrate the honor, he’ll join Mirazur chef Mauro Colagreco for some culinary creativity. “We’ll be cooking on the beach for 120 lucky people,” Kinch says with a grin. So smitten is Kinch with this stretch of cinematic Riviera that he has named his new Aptos restaurant after Menton. “It’s the Italian version of the French town’s name,” he explains. This region was part of the Republic of Genoa right up until 1860, when it became part of France. Hence the co-mingled cuisines from Italy and the south of France at the new restaurant—Mediterranean coastal cuisine spun through Kinch’s own California vision. “It reminds me of our stretch of coastline,” Kinch says of the azure European coast discovered while visiting friends on culinary visits and cooking odysseys. Anyone who’s visited the South of France, or the Ligurian coast between Nice and Genoa, can understand exactly why he would be taken by the bold, sun-drenched flavors of the region. After all, this is the place that gave us focaccia, salame and pesto. Far from the concept-intensive world of Manresa, this Kinch eatery will be casual enough to highlight pizza—fueled by Kinch’s inventiveness and the freshly milled flour from Manresa Bread, the bakery branch of Manresa powered by superstar baker Avery Ruzicka. Why Aptos? “My business partner Andrew Burnham found this opportunity,” Kinch says. “And he urged me to buy the building.” The chef has been steadily building his brand since he opened Manresa in Los Gatos in 2002, and the restaurant earned its first two Michelin stars in 2007 (it was upgraded to three in 2016). Kinch had been looking for a new restaurant space in downtown Santa Cruz for a few years. Bywater, the more casual, New Orleans-inspired restaurant he opened in 2016, is also located in Los Gatos. “I wanted to be on this side of the hill,” Kinch says. “I like expanding our reach. I think we can fill a need.” He also looks forward to a minimal commute. “Right now, I’m waiting to build—just waiting for the final signing,” Kinch says. “We spent most of last year working on this. They’ve built the shell. It just needs finishing inside.” The food entrepreneur says the end result “will evoke the area we were inspired by, as well as our own Central Coast.” Yes, there will be a full bar, “with a lot of amaros and Italian wines,” he says. The chef at Mentone will be Matt Bowden, currently Executive Sous Chef at Manresa. “If I’m in town, I’ll be in the kitchen, too,” says Kinch, happy finessing the pizzas. “We’re going to be doing five pies using a Mugnaini wood-fired oven. We have our own mill, and can now mill our own grains.” The flavor and freshness, he contends, cannot be rivaled. “I’m developing pastas—we’ll make lots of pastas,” he says. “It’s going to be simple. It’s going to be food inspired by the region.” Authentic, yes, “but with my own spin.” “We’re having a lot of fun working on this,” he says. “Andrew Burnham is a great business partner. He’s my partner at the bakery, and with the restaurants. Andrew’s business expertise allows me to work the food side.” Kinch’s concepts can be subtle, and tend to defy categorization. But the seasons and the geographical setting are invariably folded into his menus. He shows me a glamorous shot of actors Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni at the height of their cinematic fame and beauty. “That’s on our brand,” he says with obvious pleasure. Two film stars, one French, one Italian. That’s the sizzle Kinch wants for Mentone, accessible and appealing. There will be pesto, farinata, ratatouille, pizza, and, “We’re developing our own focaccia,” Kinch says. The new spot will be kid-friendly, headds, “like a trattoria.” Dinner-only at first, six nights a week, with perhaps a brunch on Saturday and Sunday. “We’ll have take out,” he promises. Kinch fans can look forward to “a lot of custom salames, like culatello, coppa,” specialty charcuterie that will be made for Kinch in the Bay Area. “And a wine list that harmonizes with the food. It’ll be a short wine list, 30 reds and 30 whites, Provencal and Ligurian wines. Some Sicilian whites, Dolcetto d’Alba, a Cotes Ventoux, and of course Bandol.” Cioppino? “Definitely. But Central Coast style,” he says. “We’ll make it with Dungeness crab and abalone from Monterey.” Kinch is elbow-deep in tinkering and experimenting with pastas for the Mentone menu. “I’ve perfected cacio et pepe,” he says with an impish grin. “And I’m working on pesto. Pesto is one of the greatest sauces.” Kinch wants the best and freshest produce from local growers for Mentone. “We’re working with several organic growers now,” says the chef, who famously had biodynamic specialties grown exclusively for his restaurant. He’s especially excited about using custom-grown Genovese basil. The magic chemistry of garlic, olive oil, pine nuts, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and basil is one of Italy’s greatest gifts to cuisine. “Our trenette al pesto [made with three different varieties of basil] will have a California spin,” says Kinch. And then he reveals the secret California ingredient in his pesto, which I will not divulge. Anthony Bourdain once described Kinch’s cooking as “wildly creative … beautifully presented and surprisingly minimalist—very, very tasty.” Kinch keeps living up to that assessment. After learning everything he could in top kitchens in New York, San Francisco and Europe, Kinch opened a small, Catalan-inspired dining room in Saratoga in 1995 called Sent Sovi, which is where I first tasted his cooking. Then came Manresa, where the Michelin stars began to accumulate, as did international culinary guest chef gigs and James Beard awards, including Best Chef: Pacific in 2010. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Louisiana, Kinch opened Bywater as a spicy love letter to the Cajun and Creole foods of his New Orleans roots. But now his imagination has zeroed in on the Mediterranean climate of his current home. Fit and tanned, drinking iced green tea at the Delmarette, Kinch has just returned from two weeks of cooking and eating in Toulouse, Marseilles, Genoa, and the Dolomites. “I’m doing less and less guest chef gigs,” he insists, suddenly looking reflective. “I’m getting near the end of expansion, and I don’t know what I might do next. There’s still a lot of French bistro cooking I’d like to do. But I tend to take baby steps,” he admits. “I like to get everything lined up and worked out in advance.” There are a lot of reasons Kinch enjoys living here. “It’s close to the ocean, it’s got the university and all the activity that goes with that,” he says. “I’ve lived in Manhattan and in San Francisco. I don’t want a big city anymore. I need a separation between my personal and professional life.” Food is the focus of his life, and it always was. “I fell into that rabbit hole early on, and pretty hard. I’m always curious. And I’m not afraid to learn.” But Kinch says he needs to recharge a few times a year. “Especially as I get older,” says the 58-year-old chef. “For me, it’s always a beach. I relax, surf, sleep a lot, have a rum drink at two in the afternoon. It helps to reorganize my priorities. I try to do that twice a year.” His favorite thing to do is having great restaurant meal. “Fine dining—that’s where the ideas are,” he says. What he loves is not so much particular dishes, but “experiencing the whole place, the chef’s vision.” Kinch says he tries not to travel during the summers so he can stay home in Santa Cruz. “I’ve got the beach, I cook at home. Simple picnic foods—pastas, tomato salads, roast chicken, very simple.” But right now, he’s not exactly kicking back. In addition to overseeing the finishing touches on Mentone, he’s just signed a second cookbook deal and currently spends the mornings working on recipes. “The manuscript is due in November, and then photography for the cookbook will start.” He suddenly remembers, “I’ve got a busy travel schedule in November.” On that note, Kinch zooms off on his powder blue Vespa looking every inch the seaside—Santa Cruz—Italian. Location: Aptos Village Size: 3,000 sq. feet; seating for 100 Chef de Cuisine: Matt Bowden, executive sous chef at Manresa Special features: Full bar; Italian and California wines; Mugnaini wood-fired pizza oven Cuisine: French/Italian/Coastal California—pasta, pizza, cioppino, focaccia, custom salames Ambience: Casual; family friendly Opening date: Late summer/early fall 2019 Other David Kinch projects: Look for the upcoming Mineta San Jose Airport installation of California Market by David Kinch—a dining, bakery, coffee and bar experience curated and designed by the James Beard Award-winning chef. Update: This story previously misstated the birthplace of David Kinch and misspelled the name of Avery Ruzicka. Christina Waters was born in Santa Cruz and raised all over the world (thanks to an Air Force dad), with real-world training in painting, music, winetasting, trail running, organic gardening, and teaching. She has a PhD in Philosophy, teaches in the Arts at UCSC and sings with the UCSC Concert Choir. Look for her recent memoir “Inside the Flame” at bookstores everywhere. Hollins House Chef Heads to Venus Spirits Cocktails & Kitchen Last Call for Seabright Brewery; Plus a David Kinch update Santa Cruz's Best Bites of 2019 Viva La Posta; Plus Gastro Gifts to Impress Huxal Mezcal Brings the Smoke A Foodie Guide to Holiday Giving Home Restaurant’s Liquid Courage Shelley May How does one apply for a position at Mentone? Natasa Jurich I’m really excited to savor the tastes of Mentone. Growing up with the Italian aunt, I really got spoiled eating simple yet incredibly flavorful food every time I visited. Although I love to try all the good food and travel all over to taste the food from around the world, there is something about Italian food that feels like home to me. It would be super cool to be a guest at the opening night! Barbara Wessel Absolutely looking forward to the opening.. Love your Los Gatos Restaurant, but live on Santa Cruz side..so this is perfect 🙂 Amy Bates I’d love to be a guest on opening night. I have eaten my way through the bay area and have yet to experience your genius. I need to challenge my taste buds beyond the usual! Barry Scott I eagerly await your opening night and hope to be among your first guests. We have some great places to dine but there’s always room for one more, especially when it’s a unique dining experience. Break a leg, or a pot, or whatever you break for good luck! What Building in Aptos Village? What will be on the other sides of it? Are you an earthling? Prove it with logic: * nine + = 10 Related Items:Food & Drink, lead Serene Cellars’ Satisfying Sauvignon Blanc Show Highlights Composer Jon Scoville’s Adventurous Career

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home words images websites contact me resume links ideas meta DallasArtsRevue Search Also The Ballad of Harold & Emily Pix from the 08 Reunion. And from my father's side: Back Home in Indiana & The Fire This page Introduction The People The Story The Clare Family by Marge Clare Sweeney and Mary Clare Compton Some of the more colorful of our forefathers, The Bullwhackers, John and Michael Clare Dear Clare Family member, Grab a comfortable chair, lean back and take a few moments to stroll down memory lane with us. We — Marge and Mary — are writing our family history. Our father, Harold, was the oldest of the ten children of — John J. Clare, so our version of The Clare Family Story is from the first-family perspective, and it is a fascinating story. This story is not definitive, but we hope it will pique your curiosity. We have tried to be accurate, and there may be more insights, but we want our family story to be preserved. During get-togethers in Mission, Texas in 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008 we gathered information from many sources. Special thank-yous to Truman Clare (the youngest of the second John Clare family) and Marjorie Clare Durgin (a cousin in another line) for their help with the story. Without their input, this story could not have been written. Mary’s son J R edited and put it online. Thanks also to the many family members we talked with on the phone to gather their stories, too. We are grateful to God for our heritage and our families, for leading and guiding all of us through the adventures of our lives and for strength, perseverance, courage and wisdom to face each day with hope and love. We hope you enjoy this trip back in time. With love and affection, Marge Sweeney and Mary Compton The Clare Family Story Do you suppose Michael and Hanora Clare really had 18 children? Wow! There are few records to support this fact, but it does appear in his obituary. One census record shows only 11 children reached adulthood. Either way, that is a lot of kids! Michael Clare, Sr. (1792-1863) was born in Rathdowney, Queens County, Ireland, about 45 miles west of Dublin. As a young man, he was talkative, witty and full of imagination. He married Hanora Campion in 1820 and together they tried to make a living on land he got from his father. Most Irish farms then were about 50 acres, but the land was full of bogs, which were common in Ireland because of poor drainage and high rainfall, and made it difficult to cultivate. Potatoes were their main crop. Michael probably also had a few cows as well as pigs and goats. Irish farmers raised vegetables to sustain their families. Like about 94% of the people in Ireland, they were Catholic. The Church was powerful and a major influence in their daily lives. Schools were strict and demanding, and very few children attended past the age of 14. Although the church fed many of the poorest, life was difficult, and there was never enough food. A typical house would be a box-like cabin with thick stone walls, a thatched roof and a hearth in the kitchen for cooking. Everyone had a small shrine of the Blessed Lady and Sacred Heart, where the families prayed. The children slept in the loft and the parents in the one bedroom. We found this picture on the internet. Michael and Hanora spent years barely getting by and hearing of the wonders of life in America and the opportunities here. The adventurous young couple started saving money for passage to the New World. They left for America in 1827 when Michael was 35. They had little more than a bag of their possessions in their arms, faith in their God and hearts full of dreams. Hanora was pregnant, but they didn’t let that dampen their spirits. In 1827, the fare from Ireland to America in 1827 was $3.45. It would be so fascinating to know how difficult the trip was and how long it took to get to Boston, but we do know they made their way to Liverpool, England, then set out on their adventure to America. The voyage was rough. Hanora was sick and their baby, our great-grandfather Michael Clare, Jr., was born as they entered Boston Harbor in 1827. From Boston, they moved to New York, where Michael, Sr. became a teacher, although he was barely able to support his family. Because of the prejudices against Irish Catholics in America, life here proved extremely difficult. Plus, they were homesick for their beloved homeland. So, in 1836, Michael and Hanora returned to Ireland with children. They went back to farming, but things weren’t improved. Many thousands died in Ireland’s Potato Famine of 1845-1847. Because of the blight and the poverty, there were no potato crops, so Michael decided it was better back in America. And he again set sail, although it is not known whether Hanora accompanied him or waited until he got established. According to papers filed in the National Archives, he arrived in Boston the second time on June 12, 1849, at a time when Ireland’s population dropped from eight to three million people. Elizabeth Riley, John J Clare, Margaret Clare Sweeny, Tom Clare, Mary Clare Costello Bridget and Michael Clare Documents show Michael Clare, Sr. (then about 63) and Michael, Jr. (about 28) became citizens in 1855, and Hanora automatically became one because her husband was. Although Michael was educated enough to be a teacher, he believed “education was a ruination of children.” This fact was stated in several documents and is still bewildering to his family. Now we turn to two of Michael and Hanora’s children, Michael Clare, Jr. (1827-1903) and his brother John J. Clare. According to the family Bible, John was born in Queens County, Ireland in 1836. John married Margaret Cecilia D’Arcy, and they had eieleven children. (This is the other John Clare, not our grandfather.) Hanora (Clare) Meany, daughter of Michael, Sr. and Hanora Clare Married 24-year-old William Meany when she was 15. On December 7, 1851 in New York, our great-grandfather Michael Clare, Jr. (born in Boston Harbor in 1827) married Bridget McDermott, a comely Irish lass with flaming red hair. How we wish we had a color picture of her! This family characteristic is still seen in many Clare descendants. Knowing how difficult life was in New York and hearing of the wonderful opportunities in The West, Michael and John and their families picked up their belongings once again and again headed further west. They settled in the Kansas Territory, moving first to Atchison, then to Leavenworth in 1855, when Michael’s name appears on the Kansas Territorial Census. Children of Michael and Bridget — John Clare, Tom Clare, Maggie Sweeney, Lizzie Riley and Mary Costello Following the discovery of gold in California in the late 1840s, thousands of wagon trains headed west, and many of them started from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where John and Michael, who was working for the government as a herdsman for $30 a month, were living. The brothers became “bullwhackers,” slang for teamsters, who earned $30 or more a month. They were employed by the government in the freighting business and led many wagon trains from Leavenworth to Laramie, Wyoming and points westward into California. The West was opening up and military stores, supplies and merchandise had to be moved there. Mile-long oxen- or cattle-pulled wagon trains wended their way across rough fields and mountains. It was big business in those days — and tough! Weather was always a factor — extreme heat, snow or rain. The Bullwhackers: John and Michael Clare Bullwhackers were hardy citizens, and it was said that cattle did their best pulling in direct proportion to the energy and fluency the driver delivered. We suspect there was a lot of rough language! In wet weather, wagons got mired in the mud up to their axles and the cattle up to their bellies. Indian attacks were likely. Corralling livestock at night kept them from being stampeded by Indians. Wagons were drawn up in a circle and chained together with cattle in the center. We still use the expression “circle the wagons” when things get tough. Michael Clare, Born April 11 1827 Died January 4 1903 The wagons made slow progress across the plains, averaging about two miles an hour. On good days they could make 20 miles. Our two Clares must have been of hearty stock, because they stayed with the business for four years. Kansas became a state in 1861, and by 1866 work on the main lines of the Union Pacific Railroad from Omaha and from the Kansas Pacific extended west. The railroads were fast becoming an efficient mode of transportation, and the overland stage ceased operation in the winter of 1866. Both Michael and John bought land in Kansas’ Mt. Pleasant Township, and once again they became farmers. John and his family stayed in Kansas and many descendants still live there. One of that John Clare’s grandchildren is Marjorie Clare Durgin, who lived in the Des Moines, Iowa area and has done extensive research into the Clare family history. She helped us greatly with this story. Her side of the family had many Clare family reunions in Kansas, so there’s a whole other Clare clan out there for us to investigate. One interesting story is how John was gored to death by his “friendly” bull. This was the brother of Michael, Sr., though, not our John Clare. The Johns and Michaels do get confusing. District School #46 Where all the Clares went to grade school and Nellie taught from 1915-1917 In about 1876, Michael and Bridget moved from Kansas to Cortland, Nebraska. Our grandfather, John J. Clare (1864-1937), was the second of Michael and Bridget’s then seven children. We believe our grandfather had, at best, only an 8th grade education, because his father Michael didn’t believe in educating children. Some have said John would have been a veterinarian if he had the chance. He had a great love for animals and liked taking care of them. John was an interesting character. He was a good farmer and was well liked. It was said he would give anyone the shirt off his back. John Clare, Sr. and the first Alice John Clare, Sr. had two wives named Alice. He married Alice James in 1891 in Cortland, Nebraska, and they had six children: Harold (our father), Marie, Leo, Nellie, Alice and John. Along the way, John inherited property two miles north of Cortland from his father, Michael. But John put that property in his first wife, Alice James’s, name. Since he was engaged in buying and selling cattle and other products, it may have seemed a good idea to save the farm from creditors. School in Cortland, Nebraska But the first Alice died from tetanus-lockjaw in 1908 when she was only 39, without a will. By Nebraska law, two-thirds of her property then belonged to her six children and only one-third belonged to her husband. This proved to be a big problem later and a source of much anger and family dissension. At the time of the first Alice’s death, Harold (our dad, who was the oldest) was only 16 and Johnny, the youngest, was only 4. We don’t have much information how he managed with six children and no mother. Marie, who was the oldest girl (14), probably become the surrogate mother, along with Nellie and Alice. After the first Alice’s death in 1908, John Clare, Sr. married Alice Kelley (34) in 1911, and they had four children, Tom, Gene, Leland and Truman. They built a very nice home on the property near Cortland that had belonged to his father. "John J. Clare, of this vicinity, and Miss Alice Kelly of Lincoln, were united in marriage this (Thursday) morning at 8 o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic church, Omaha. The groom needs no introduction to the people of Cortland, where he has resided for the past thirty years. He is a member of the live stock buying firm of Clare & Lucke, and is also one of our progressive farmers. He is a booster for his home town, is a genial fellow and has a host of friends. His bride is an accomplished young lady, popular in Lincoln society. She is highly esteemed by all who know her. Mr. and Mrs. Clare are expected to arrive from Lincoln Saturday evening and will at once go to housekeeping on the Clare farm, northeast of Cortland. The Sun joins in extending congratualations and best wishes." John and the second Alice had four boys. Theirs may not have been the ideal marriage for several reasons including the 13-year age difference, his six children from his first marriage, huge financial problems and distinct personality differences. In this day, Dear Abby would have discouraged such a union. In 1921, farm prices dropped. Everything was depressed, and because John could not pay off his bank loans he had to file for bankruptcy. No one had any money. People survived by growing their own food and buying second-hand clothes. That’s when they learned that John owned only one-third of the property. It was a shock to the second Alice, because John either didn’t realize it himself or had never told her that he owned only a third of the property. They hired lawyers to defend against bankruptcy, but eventually the children were forced to sign over their rights to their land. Leo, Marie, John, Alice, Nellie and Harold in a 1910 Overland with John Clare, Sr. However, the second Alice had inherited some other property from her family, and that was kept in her own name. John Clare’s second family farmed that property and sold the produce and grains to support the family for many years. This property problem was the main cause of the estrangement of the two families. When John married the second Alice, the children from the first marriage went to live with other family members and had to fend for themselves. Many stories have been told about these difficult days. Chicken yard on farm north of Cortland: Johnny, Alice and Leo Clare, Bud Sweeney, Marie and Nellie Clare in a publicity shot for Queen Incubator Why did John Clare allow this? Who was concerned about these first six children? Who was responsible for feeding, clothing and educating them? How did they manage through all their growing-up years? There are many questions and history provides us with few answers. The second Alice did not allow her four children to associate with her husband’s first six in any way. There was no communication between the two families, and those were tough times for both and very little money for any. The circumstances of John’s death in 1937 (at about 72) are also perplexing. He became ill and had a serious heart problem, but the second Alice did not inform any of his first family. Some of them happened to stop in Lincoln to see him on their way to Omaha and were disturbed to see his condition. John J. and Alice K. Clare with Thomas J, Eugene F, Leland T and Truman Clare (sitting between his parents) They knew he needed to be in a hospital and would have insisted he be taken to the doctor when they returned the next day. But when they came back they found he had died. Our father Harold did not even know that his father was ill and was very upset not to be informed of his father’s illness and death. Truman, the youngest of the second four children, told his mother that he would not allow the feud to continue after her death. When she died in 1955, he contacted the children from the first family and started the healing process. Through the years the children of the two families became good friends and spent many good times together. Poker Game at Leo's Farm Reunion All ten of John Clare’s children became successful and happy — despite being part of an amazingly dysfunctional family during the Depression Era. Possibly because of the unusual circumstances of their upbringing, the six children from the original family remained close. Through the years. Leo and Nellie made their homes in Nebraska; Marie lived in Chicago; Alice lived in Denver, Colorado; Johnny in Worland, Wyoming; and Harold’s family settled in Casper, Wyoming. We remember many family reunions in Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado. The Nebraska families loved coming to Wyoming or to Johnny’s beautiful cabin in the Big Horn Mountains; and Alice’s home in Denver gave us all a taste of the big city. Family photograph including Mary Clare Compton and Jim Clare, among many others We especially loved the reunions at Uncle Leo’s farm and in Beatrice, Nebraska with Aunt Nellie. The older generation loved playing cards out in the yard. What stories they exchanged! The women prepared fantastic dinners that were eaten out in the yard. The younger ones enjoyed watching Leo’s son, Keith Clare do his chores and playing in the barn or on the haystacks. In the evenings, the older cousins went to dances at churches in other towns. We all piled in those old cars and flew down those dusty roads — Jim, Keith, Ruth, Dorothy, Mary Alice, Jim Clare and Mary. Do any of you remember those fun times? The younger cousins Lois, Margie, Catherine, Pat, Tim, Jack, Phyllis, Chuck, Jim and Jere Atkinson enjoyed being together and playing with some other cousins. Of the first six children, Harold became a land developer in and around Casper. We love to tell the story of our father, who met Emily Brian in 1914, then were married in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1917, and came to Wyoming to become homesteaders. Harold and Emily's Homestead outside of Douglas, 50 miles west of Casper, Wyoming Mary has written a story of their experiences, and that story is an important part of the Clare Family Story, too. We’d love to be including the stories about the other nine siblings, because it’s a fascinating story of how they all survived their amazing childhoods. Leo was a successful farmer in Nebraska. Johnny owned and managed a large auto parts store in Worland, Wyoming. The daughters, Marie, Nellie and Alice married successful men, and their children were well educated and many have college degrees. All of the second family were also successful, and many of their children are doctors and lawyers. Education was a big priority with all these families, undoubtedly because of the restrictions placed on the earlier family members through the years. Emily in Play (second row, second girl, in black with sword) Tom and Gene settled in Lincoln, Nebraska; Leland lived in San Antonio, Texas; and Truman (the only surviving child of John Clare) retired from a large law practice in Lincoln, Nebraska and lives in Florida. Truman has been another valuable resource for information for this Clare Family Story. After the reconciliation, there were many get-togethers between the two families and they became very good friends. Through the years, Truman has always remembered all the brothers and sisters by having Masses said yearly for each of them in the church in Cortland, Nebraska. These are the characters of our story. There are many others, but these are in our direct family line. Michael Clare, Sr. (1792-1863) and wife, Hanora Campion, (1807-1867) parents of: Michael Clare, Jr. and wife Bridget taken in Two John's Studio 132 S 11th in Lincoln, Nebraska Michael Clare, Jr. (1827-1903) and wife, Bridget McDermott, (1821-1900) Philip Henry James and his wife is Catherine Kepler Married 11 April 1866 in Beaver, Ohio John Clare (1864-1936) and first wife, Alice James (1869-1908) parents of Harold, Leo, Marie, Nellie, Alice and Johnny The First Alice's Six Children: Leo, Nellie, Johnny, Alice, Harold and Marie John Clare and his second wife, Alice Kelley (1877-1953): parents of Thomas, Eugene, Leland and Truman Truman, Rosemary, Mary, Leland, Gene, Mae, Leo, Rose, Jo and Tom Second Four with Johnny: Leland, Eugene, Thomas, Johnny and Truman Harold J. and Emily Clare in their thirties Harold J. Clare (1892-1962) and wife, Emily (1894-1972) — parents of Jim, Mary, Lois, Brian and Marjorie Lois, Jim, Brian and Mary (Marjorie was born in 1934.) Leo (1890-1978) and wife, Rose — parents of Ruth, Keith and Dorothy Leo Clare Family: Ruth, Dorothy, Rose, Leo and Keith Marie (1894-1962) and husband, Sam Burchell — Marie and Sam Burchell Nellie (1898-1981) and husband, Tim Sullivan — parents of Mary Alice, Catherine, Patricia and Tim Nellie Clare Sullivan's Family: Nellie, Tim Jr., Catherine, Tim, Mary Alice and Patricia Alice (1901-1968) and husband, Roy Atkinson — parents of Jim and Jere Jim, Alice, Jere and Roy Atkinson John (1904-1980) and wife, Lela, parents of Jack, Phyllis and Charles John Clare Family: Jack, John, Charles, Lela and Phyllis We hope you have enjoyed this Clare Family Story. Time and geography may have separated us, but family is important, and we want these ties and memories of family be kept alive. Hopefully, we’ll meet some of the other family members along the way. Audio Sample - From Clare to Here by Nanci Griffith A Clare Benediction by Escolania Del Escroial & Lorenzo Ramos Clare de Lune by Chie Nagatani, Kerrilyn Renshaw and Lisa Spector — piano Clare Everymore by Neal Caine — gentle jazzy If you have corrections or additions, email J R. Thanks to all the family members who provided old family photographs.

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Brighton Beach Memoirs premiered on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on March 27, 1983 and won a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play. It is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon, the first chapter in what is known as his Eugene trilogy, preceding Biloxi Blues and Broadway Bound, in which we meet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other with laughter, tears, and love. Fifteen-year-old Eugene Jerome lives in Brighton Beach with his family during the heart of the Depression in 1937. He is witty, perceptive, obsessed with sex, and forever fantasizing his baseball-diamond triumphs as star pitcher for the New York Yankees. As our guide through his “memoirs,” Eugene takes us through a series of trenchant observations and insights that show his family meeting life’s challenges with pride, spirit, and a marvelous sense of humor. Eugene Jerome ············ Matthew Van Oss Blanche Morton ············ Veronica Alicino Kate Jerome ············ Lori Kaye Laurie Morton ············ Katie Rodriguez Nora Morton ············ Laura Wiggins Stanley Jerome ············ Louis Politan Jacob “Jack” Jerome ············ Harold Dershimer Eugene has dreams of becoming a star pitcher for the New York Yankees. Eugene shares his thoughts about Stanley’s unsettling news. Negotiating a disagreement between sisters is always an impossible task. Blanche uses an asthma attack to grab attention from her daughter Laurie and sister Kate. Kate offers her best pearls to Blanche to wear out on a date. Jack has a heart-to-heart chat with his son Stanley. Stanley tries to reason with his brother Eugene. Kate is shocked when her son Stanley cannot pay back the money he owes her. Kate and Jack struggle to keep the Jerome family afloat during the Depression. Eugene Jerome guides us through his memoirs growing up with his family in Brighton Beach during the Depression. Eugene shares Chapter 7 of his memoirs: “The Infamous Family Dinner.” Blanche models her new “date” dress. Blanche finally speaks up for herself. Brothers Eugene and Stanley share their dreams. The cast of Brighton Beach Memoirs Photos by Shari Barrett

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Welcome to Helensburgh Heritage Trust Henry Bell & Comet Comet Newsletters 2012 Anderson Trust cards Co-op History Helensburgh FC Malig Mill Helensburgh Garden City Malcolm Baird Talk Baird — a U.S. perspective Television is 90 St Brides Window Leaflet Henry Bell Trail Architectural town trail Peninsula East Trail Peninsula West trail Arrochar paths trail John Logie Baird Chronology Helensburgh Heritage Helensburgh Heritage Trust Travelling circuses came to burgh Donald Fullarton and Alistair McIntyre Next Article Temperance hotels were popular MANY a long-time Helensburgh resident will remember elephants parading along East Princes Street . . . an unusual spectacle heralding the arrival in the burgh of a circus. The travelling circus had an association with Helensburgh going back over many years, and quite a number of the most prominent of them visited the town. The most famous of all Victorian circuses, that of Lord George Sanger (left), came to the town on a number of occasions. Local historian and Helensburgh Heritage Trust director Alistair McIntyre is definitely a circus fan, and he has researched the history of circus visits over the years, and their pros and cons. He says: “The circus: what a world of excitement and glamour is conjured up by those simple words! Who has never been mesmerised by the showmanship of the ringmaster, with his or her scarlet coat, top hat and whip? “Who has not felt the nail-biting tension of the glittering artistes on the high trapeze, and who has never rolled over with laughter at the antics of the clowns? “But at the same time, the magic of the circus was for some time tempered by one issue — the presence of wild animals in the show.” The earliest forms of circus to perform in the town were those associated with the two annual fairs that took place in the formative years of the burgh. The book “A Nonagenarian’s Reminiscences”, written by Donald McLeod in 1883, gives a glimpse of those far-off days. “The two annual fairs did a good stroke of business, in the way of selling cattle and feeing servants, and they were also occasions of festivity,” he wrote. “Travelling showmen, with their human monstrosities and other attractions, jugglers, acrobats, minstrels, tight-rope dancers and others of like kidney, conjoined with gingerbread dealers and candymen.” Little is known about these people as they were small-scale performers, and they remain anonymous and unrecorded apart from their local fame. The first British circus properly identifiable with the owner’s name was that of Philip Astley, dating from the 1770s, while in Scotland minister’s son Thomas Ord began his show in 1804 with a single donkey. As far as Helensburgh is concerned, Lord George Sanger’s circus is the first about which much is known. As far back as 1854, Sanger had spent five weeks in Glasgow and had visited large towns like Greenock. Doubtless his shows would have been patronised by numbers of people from Helensburgh. However his first known appearances in the town itself were much later. Born in 1825 at Newbury, Berkshire, George was the sixth of ten children born to a couple who ran their own small travelling show. In 1848, George, along with elder brother John, set up their own little circus, initially a juggling booth and trained canaries and mice. Young George possessed an enormous aptitude for showmanship and business acumen, and along with John soon built up a large and stylish circus. However, the first known visits to Helensburgh date from the late 1880s, by which time the brothers had gone their separate ways, and it was George Sanger’s circus that came to the town. It was around this time that the designation ‘Lord’ George came about. The story goes that in 1887, when Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) came to Britain with his gargantuan Wild West Show, he discovered that Sanger’s circus had incorporated elements of what Buffalo Bill considered infringements of his own show. The circus in the United States had once used British circus as a template, but over time the tables had been turned, with the circus here staging the likes of fights between cowboys and Indians. Buffalo Bill took the matter to court, and he prevailed. In order to restore injured pride, Sanger decided to award himself a lordship. In fact, this was not quite as outrageous as it might have seemed as he was already known as “Gentleman George” by his circus peers, while his own father referred to him as “His Lordship” because of his assured bearing, and smart mode of dressing. Buffalo Bill’s show never made it to Helensburgh, though it did feature at Dumbarton on July 29 1904, and was based for the whole of the winter of 1891-92 in Glasgow. When Sanger’s circus came to Helensburgh in June 1893, the Helensburgh and Gareloch Times newspaper reported: “Lord George Sanger, the world-renowned showman, has brought along his stupendous exhibition, comprising hippodrome, circus and menagerie, an occasion of the greatest importance to all classes of our community. “He appeared in the town very early yesterday. Notwithstanding, the progress of the cavalcade towards Hermitage Park, where it has been located on all previous visits, was watched with the greatest of interest. “The magnificent marquee has accommodation for 20,000 people, and the fixing up of it is no easy matter. After this and other preparations had been made, the inhabitants witnessed an open-air procession when the gigantic resources of the establishment were displayed to greatest advantage. “An afternoon matinee attracted a very large attendance as did the evening show. The programme had many varied and interesting features. “Especially noteworthy were ‘The Horse of the World’, and ‘The Beautiful Georgina’. Lord George is always sure of a hearty welcome.” The distances covered between destinations might be as little as five miles, but they could be as much as 20 miles. On arrival, breakfast would be taken before the task of setting up. On Sanger’s visit of 1893, the local progression was Alexandria, Monday June 26; Helensburgh, Tuesday June 27; Dumbarton, Wednesday June 28. Over the course of a season running from February to November, his circus would typically cover 2,000 miles, with over 200 places visited. It all made for a hard, hard life for both humans and animals. On average, Scotland might be included in the itinerary about every third year. Horses provided the basic motive power, though exceptionally a train might be used to take the circus to the starting point for the new season. The journey on the road was quite distinct from the procession that took place once the necessary infrastructure was in place. This provided townspeople with a great spectacle, while for the circus, it served as first-class advance publicity for what was to come. Leading the procession was the bandwagon, the music from which could be heard up to half a mile away. It would be pulled by at least six horses, though it could feature as many as 20. Then came a line of artistes, 20 cages with wild animals, a line of costumed riders, who could be lancers, or cowboys and Indians, then the Asian Indian tableau, then the elephants, more riders, the camels, and finally, the Queen’s tableau and the King’s tableau, attended by a Life Guard, with glittering cuirass and white-plumed helmet. At this time, Sanger’s profit was estimated at some £14,000 per season. A highlight of Lord George’s career came in 1898, when, by Royal command, he was asked to bring his circus to Balmoral Castle for a performance before Her Majesty on June 17 1898. Afterwards, he had an audience with Queen Victoria, when Her Majesty joked with him about his title. One of his treasured possessions was a large silver cup presented to him by the Prince and Princess of Wales. In 1905, he sold off his circus effects and retired to the circus farm at East Finchley. London. Lord George’s life came to a sudden and violent end, at the age of 86 years, when, on November 28 1911, he was attacked and killed in his own home. An account which appeared in the ‘Evening Telegraph’ shortly after his death stated: “Lord George Sanger was attacked by a young man employed on the farm. His skull was fractured, and he died later. “The full circumstances were never fully understood, but it is believed that the young man, Herbert Cooper, employed by Sanger, had been suspected of stealing from the house. Sanger had heatedly confronted him, but the matter was not referred to the police. “Cooper went away, but later returned to the house in a deranged state. He attacked two men before turning to Sanger and striking him on the head with an axe, caused fatal injuries. “Cooper then ran off, but he was found dead by a railway track four days later, and it was concluded he had committed suicide. “At the inquest into both deaths, the coroner found that Sanger had died of ‘wilful murder’ by the hand of Cooper, who then committed suicide.” It was a truly sorry end for the man who was described as “The Prince of Showmen”. The 1890s also saw a visit to Helensburgh by the well-known Bostock’s menagerie. The origins of the menagerie go back to the ancient world, but in more recent times it became the province of European royalty, who liked to entertain important visitors with staged fights between animals. The earliest travelling menageries in Britain dated from the 1700s, and in 1748, one of them came to Glasgow. Most of the bigger circuses incorporated a menagerie, while Bostock’s menagerie featured some circus-type acts, such as lion tamers and others. The death of Lord George was by no means the end of the Sanger story. His brother and erstwhile partner, John, had a son, also John, and it was he who now took on his late uncle’s mantle. He billed himself as Lord John Sanger, and it was under this banner that Sanger’s circus came to Helensburgh before and after the First World War. Lord John’s circus seems to have been as successful as that of his uncle George, and he came back again shortly before the outbreak of war in 1914, then twice after the First World War, in 1919 and 1924. The war had a devastating impact on the world of the circus, as with all walks of life, and many of the best artistes and performers gave their lives in the conflict. It is also believed that some of the animals had to be put down. Afterwards, however, Sanger’s circus was able to regroup, and one of the star attractions was the clown ‘Pimpo’, real name James Freeman. He is regarded as one of the greats of all time, and for many people, his appearance was the highlight of the show. Rejected for military service in 1914, his agility and versatility were legendary, as he was as much at home with the artistes on the flying trapeze as on the sawdust. A spectator recalled: “The one figure who remains distinctly in my memory is Pimpo the clown. “I can see him now, sitting in a motor car, strapped to an elephant’s back, giving the hooter spasmodic blasts, while he raucously hailed the ringmaster, his diminutive figure clad in oversized dress-suit, a mass of ginger hair sprouting from the top of his head, and an enormous bow-tie.” Pimpo (left) was married to Victoria Sanger, great-great-grand-daughter of Lord George. Lord John was married to Rebecca Pinder, a member of another great circus family, while younger brother James was wed to Babs Pinder. Alistair McIntyre says that the circus world is a very tight-knit one, and there were many marriages across the leading families. Sanger’s 1919 visit was reported by the Helensburgh and Gareloch Times of July 16 which chronicled some of the behind the scenes efforts needed to keep the show on the road. “Country districts are usually scattered, and to let them know Sanger is coming is no easy matter,” the paper reported. “About five weeks ahead of the circus, an advance manager is sent out. He is followed about two weeks later by a number of bill-posters. “This is very costly, and printing alone can cost £240 a month, which with extra bills and posters, along with payment for sites to display them, can cost another £260. With incidentals, the monthly bill can be £680. “The salaries of artistes and performers come to about £7,000 per season, with wardrobe expenses some £1,800. “The 320 animals cost a pretty penny in food alone. Each day, the bigger animals consume 100 lbs of butcher meat, costing £5 daily, or £1,800 a year. “The enormous quantity of hay needed is 800 tons, and in the course of the year, 3,650 quarters of oats are used, as are 150 tons of chaff. The enormous tent is another costly item.” Another matter was the essential business of obtaining permission from the relevant authorities well in advance, and payment of the associated charges. The year after the 1919 visit to Helensburgh, Sanger’s circus was the scene of a terrible fire while at Taunton in Somerset. The afternoon performance was in full swing, and people laughed as they watched Pimpo engage in a boxing match with a pseudo army sergeant, Leslie Sanger. Suddenly there was a scream of “fire!”. Someone who was present claimed that the big top was completely consumed by fire in under five minutes. There were only two entrances, and five people lost their lives, while twenty were injured. There were some heroics by circus staff as well as by others. The verdict at the coroner’s inquest was death by misadventure, with the fire probably being started by someone carelessly discarding either a lit match or a cigarette. Despite this awful tragedy, Sanger’s circus and menagerie was back in Helensburgh in 1924. Lord John died in 1929, but Sanger’s circus carried on until 1941. The Second World War was, if anything, more difficult for the circus world than the Great War, as there were labour and petrol shortages, along with rationing of food and other restrictions. James Sanger said: “I’m afraid it’s all over. The Blackout beat us.” Helensburgh does not seem to have been visited by many of the great circuses during the 1930s, and there can be little doubt that factors like the Great Depression would have taken their toll. However, there were still opportunities for circus-goers. For example, adverts appeared in the Helensburgh and Gareloch Times in 1935 and 1938 on behalf of Bertram Mills circus for performances in Greenock. The London and North Eastern Railway Company ran additional steamers from Helensburgh, Craigendoran and the Gareloch to cope with the large numbers wishing to go to the circus. As with a number of circus owners, Bertram Mills gravitated towards circus life on account of his great love of horses. In the First World War he had been an army captain, charged with supplying fodder for horses. When he set up his circus, he had no background in that field, but soon showed great flair and aptitude. Indeed, one circus writer stated that it was he who was the salvation of the post-war circus, offering a show that was as good as any on the Continent. His was a very large concern, and two trains were chartered to move the show from one place to another. Each show featured 21 acts on average, with the band playing around 120 snatches of music. The bandmaster took his cue from the movement of the horses, not the other way round. It was particularly appropriate for Bertram Mills circus to come to Greenock, as the Gourock Ropeworks had supplied not only his big top, but the smaller tents and ropes as well. Henry Bell’s “Comet”, with its large squaresail, was also rigged by the same firm. A big top might need a mind-boggling 4,500 square yards of heavy cloth, weighing in at around 4 tons. Gourock Ropeworks was one of the few firms capable of providing what was required. After World War Two there was something of a renaissance, and Helensburgh Town Council received quite a number of applications from circuses wishing to visit. One was Tommy Pinder’s New International Circus, which had intended to come in 1959, but at the last moment, the town council withdrew permission on the grounds that East King Street Public Park required renovation. But when Pinder’s tried again in 1960, they were successful, it being described as their first visit for many years. Pinder’s circus claims to be the oldest British circus still in existence, as it dates back to Thomas Ord, the son of a minister, who was expected to study medicine. Thomas, who was born in 1784, had other ideas, however, and took up an apprenticeship in horsemanship. According to Thomas Ord’s grand-daughter, his master treated him very harshly, but in the event, the pupil exceeded all expectations and passed out as a star performer. Thomas set up his little travelling circus in 1804, allegedly with a single donkey, but he soon built up an impressive show, touring all over the British Isles, and reaching as far north as the Orkneys, though it is not known if he visited Helensburgh. At the age of 75, shortly before his death in 1859, Ord (right) was still performing one of his trademark acts, standing upright on a horse galloping round the ring at full speed — a remarkable achievement, but perhaps worthy of a man known as the Father of the Circus in Scotland. Ord based himself at Biggar, and was buried there, his headstone describing him simply as “Equestrian”. Selina, one of Ord’s daughters, married Edwin Pinder in 1861. Pinder’s circus was founded by two of Edwin’s uncles in 1854, and when they decided to move their show to the Continent, the mantle of running Pinder’s British circus fell upon Edwin and his bride. The young couple developed a show, the status of which may be judged by the fact that they were asked to perform before Queen Victoria on no less than three occasions. As a result it became known as Ord-Pinder’s Royal Circus. Over time, though, another branch of the family set up its own circus, and it was Tommy Pinder’s New International Circus that visited East King Street Park in Helensburgh. There was a return visit the following year. Following the 1960 performance in Helensburgh, the next stop was Garelochhead, followed by Arrochar, and then Kinlochleven. Local villages could expect to host few of the big names, but smaller shows visited from time to time. At Garelochhead, older residents recalled several sites being used, one near the bottom of Station Road, another at the site now occupied by the Fire Station. Tommy Pinder’s circus was among the first to introduce motorised transport, though for a number of years they continued to use horses as well. By the 1960 visit to Helensburgh, however, horse-drawn transport would have been very much a thing of the past. Circuses liked to refresh their shows from one year to the next, and one factor which expedited this was seasonal movement of performers from one circus to another. The “Scottish Samson” — real name William Beattie, from Blantyre — is a good example. With Fossett’s circus in the late 1940s, he performed with Rosaire’s circus in the early 1950s, Pinder’s circus in 1956, Joe Gandey’s in 1957, Mrs Pinder’s Royal No.1 circus in 1958, Tommy Pinder’s circus in 1959 and 1960, and so on. The circumstances surrounding the end of Tommy Pinder’s circus was revealed by two of his sisters, Kathleen and Rosetta, when they were interviewed by a national newspaper in 1992. Their circus was very much a family affair. They themselves, along with sister Lily May, had been bareback horse riders, while Edward, their brother, was the ringmaster. Two other brothers, William and George, were the clowns, while brother Tommy, after whom the circus was named, as a lion tamer. A major setback occurred in 1974 when Tommy suffered a slipped disc. It was realised that they were all getting older, and it was decided to call it a day. Despite the rigours and dangers of such a demanding life, a surprising number of circus people lived to a very ripe old age — Rosetta died in 1998 aged 95, while Kathleen, who died in 2010, was in her 100th year. Another famous circus which beat a path to Helensburgh was Sir Robert Fossett’s circus. The title ‘Sir’ was self-awarded, legend having it that this was done to counterbalance the elevated status enjoyed by ‘Lord’ George Sanger. Although ‘Sir’ Robert died in 1922, that designation was retained as the name of the circus. The Fossett circus boasts a long pedigree. Although smaller than the likes of Bertram Mills and Billy’s Smart’s, it outlived them, surviving two World Wars and the reign of five monarchs. Some accounts trace their origins to the Highlands. However Robert Fossett and his bride Emma Yelding set up their circus in London in 1852, and it was their son, also Robert, who distinguished himself with the title ‘Sir’. The Fossetts were related to another well-known circus family, the Pinders. The Fossetts were famous for their unusual combination of red hair and blue eyes — in the 1930s, a noted equestrian act featured eight red-headed riders astride a single horse. A family member, Jacko Fossett, became one of the most celebrated clowns of the last hundred years, appearing with just about every major circus in Britain and Europe. Fossett’s circus visited Helensburgh on a number of occasions, but the first reported local performance took place in 1970 in East King Street Park, by then the usual location for circuses. Many circuses only came for a single day, but in this case, the application was for three days. One audience member wrote: “Tigers, spinning trapeze artistes, majestic horses, whip-cracking cowboys, exploding clown cars, plate spinning, knife-throwing, and even a human cannonball, all passed in an amazing kaleidoscopic succession. “But it was the sight of five massive elephants thundering into the ring and being put through their paces by Robert Fossett and Goldie, that I will never forget, Still, to this day, it was one of the best circus acts I have ever seen.” Audiences also found a particular appeal in what they perceived as exotic acts and performers. Buffalo Bill’s American Indians were a source of great fascination. Another circusgoer recalled an act from Fossett’s circus: “The great attraction was a troupe of Arab acrobats: how we gasped at the speed and the furious antics of these strange men!” The high regard in which Fossett’s circus was held is exemplified by their association with big names like John Lennon and the Rolling Stones, while one of their elephants, ‘Aga’, starred in the film “Elephant Boy”. Although Fossett’s circus no longer exists in Britain, it continues to thrive in Ireland. In 1918, a family member, Edward, made up his mind to join a circus in the Emerald Isle. Four years later, he married Mona Powell, who came from a leading circus family, and it is their descendants who have kept the Fossett flag flying to the present time. In 2007, Fossett’s circus won the accolade of National Circus of Ireland. In the early 1960s, there were visits to Helensburgh by Major Russell’s circus and Broncho Bill’s circus, but very little is known about either. The last of the well-known travelling circuses to perform in Helensburgh were that of the Roberts Brothers, and its successor, Bobby Roberts Super Circus. In 1977 this was the last circus to perform in Helensburgh. The Roberts story can be traced back to Mary Fossett, a daughter of Sir Robert Fossett, who married Paul Otto, a Belgium acrobat and clown. Their sons, Robert (Bobby) and Tommy, married in their turn, and the two young couples came together as a riding troupe. By this time, however, the Second World War was raging, and it was decided that their surname “Otto” sounded too Germanic. In consequence, they adopted the surname Roberts, and it became the Roberts Brothers Circus. The Roberts circus applied to Helensburgh Town Council in 1964 for a staging of their show. By that time, the council was becoming increasingly particular about such shows, but when it was revealed that the applicants were members of the Circus Proprietors’ Association, a body that helped ensure high standards, this went in their favour. A parade of elephants was staged, starting from Helensburgh Central Station and ending at East King Street Park. This was the beginning of a relationship with Helensburgh and district that was to last for some years. The last elephant parade to take place in the town was that of Roberts Brothers in 1977. However, they did continue to visit the area long after that occasion, when the venue was switched to Westerhill Farm, between Cardross and Dumbarton. Many will recall their massive big top, easily seen from the main road and from the railway, until the final appearance in 2011. Bobby and Tommy Roberts ended their partnership in 1982, and from then the circus went under the name of Bobby Roberts circus. Eventually, when Bobby Roberts retired, it was his son, also Bobby, and his wife, Moira Rettie, took over the reins. At some stage, perhaps even before the young couple took over, the show became known as Bobby Roberts Super Circus. They did well to thrive, as by the later 20th century, many of the big names, like Bertram Mills and Bobby Smarts, had fallen by the wayside, with many blaming television as a factor in their demise. The Roberts circus earned many accolades over the years. There were several performances before Her Majesty The Queen. In the early 1980s, their circus was named “Circus World Champions” by a BBC TV programme. For many years, it was their circus that performed at the much-loved Kelvin Hall Christmas Carnival and Circus, and later, at the SECC. Quite possibly, this will be the circus that many local people best remember. The circus was renowned for the variety of its animal acts, which included bears, lions, tigers, leopards, chimpanzees and elephants, in addition to horses, ponies and dogs. In 1998, Bobby Roberts Super Circus was called “Best Circus in Britain with Animals”. Ultimately, however, this emphasis on animal acts appears to have been a leading factor in their demise. Animal acts were looked upon as an essential ingredient of all but the smallest circuses right from the early days. This stems partly from the historical association between circus and menagerie. It is difficult to be precise when concerns were first raised about the role of wild animals in the circus, but perusal of books about the circus would seem to suggest that, at least as far back as the 1920s, there was an awareness of the issue. As recently as the Victorian era, there was frequent staging of so-called “freak shows”, when people with unusual physical or mental traits were exhibited to the public as entertainment, but how much attitudes have changed over time. The British public no longer finds it acceptable to have wild animals in a show whose function is primarily to provide entertainment. Within the last decade, governments at Westminster and Holyrood have passed legislation which has ensured that the presence of wild animals in the circus is now effectively a thing of the past. But it would be wrong to condemn the circus as it once was — what it offered was considered acceptable by the general public as it existed at the time. Pressure groups have undoubtedly played a significant part in mobilising and changing public opinion. There seems little doubt that living conditions, and in particular, handling and training regimes, constituted a major consideration in the whole debate. With many animals spending much of their time in confined conditions, and constantly on the move for long periods, it was a wholly unnatural existence. At the same time, it has to be acknowledged that many circus owners felt a deep attachment to their animals. People like Thomas Ord and Bertram Mills were attracted to circus life first and foremost through their great love of horses. George Sanger Coleman, grandson of Lord George Sanger, wrote: “My grandfather was utterly fearless with all animals. He was an expert and kindly trainer, with uncanny knowledge of any animal’s reaction.” Writing in the early 1930s, Edward Seago stated: “Much has been written and said regarding treatment of animals in the circus. I knew personally many well-known trainers, and I can say with every confidence that wild animals are not trained by cruelty. “We hear stories, but it astounds me that anyone believes them. Circus animals are not ill-treated, and in fact it is the reverse.” Lady Eleanor Smith wrote in 1948: “In my experience, animals are trained by bribery: a piece of meat for lions, a carrot for a liberty horse, fish for the sea-lions. “These, combined with extraordinary patience, achieve results that could never be obtained by whips and sticks. “I myself am passionately fond of animals. Recently, the Circus Proprietors Association has refused to accept any animal act without a certificate from its own vet.” But concerns over training and handling regimes refused to go away, and the trial of Bobby Roberts in 2012 may be revealing. He was put on trial at Northampton Crown Court on three counts of cruelty to Anne, a 58-year-old Asian elephant (pictured right at Cardross), while at her winter quarters the previous year. Secret filming by a pressure group showed a Romanian groom repeatedly kicking and beating Anne with a pitchfork. She was chained, and she was stated to be suffering from arthritis. Roberts, 69, who was stated to have had health issues at the time of the filming, was found guilty, but the judge acknowledged that he was not directly responsible for the acts themselves, and that his own record was exemplary. Further, it was recognised that his circus business was effectively at an end. However, he had to take ultimate responsibility for what took place in his name. With those considerations in mind, Roberts was given a conditional discharge, with no costs awarded against him. Although circus owners might well be devoted to their animals, the same might not perhaps be said of some of those working under them. Bobby Roberts wife, Moira, said: “Bobby and I lived and breathed elephants.” Many animals represented a large capital investment for the owners — as far back as the time of Lord George Sanger, a good elephant could be worth over £1000. On the other hand, secret filming at one major circus showed the proprietrix ill-treating a chimpanzee, so owners were evidently not always beyond reproach. The life of the circus goes on, albeit now in a format acceptable to the public of the 21st century. Although the circus no longer comes to Helensburgh, performances are staged from time to time at venues like Lomond Shores. Many members of the old circus families are still in the business. In the case of the Roberts family, although the family circus has gone, one member went to Zippo’s circus, while another took up a position with Circus Sallai. The show goes on! COPYRIGHT © 2019 HELENSBURGH HERITAGE TRUST

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The INVISIBLE GUY a real soundtrack for an imaginary spy film Episode Seven - SALTY DOG (Jim Galbi's Song) Copyright © 2002 - 2005 Arthur Jarvinen CD & Merchandise (coming) Musicians & Credits the Live Band info Suggested Procedure: READ FIRST, then CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. Or, listen first if you like, but in either case take Frank Zappa's advice and "Do not read & listen at the same time". Previous Next Episode Contents (all episodes to date) Scene: The Invisible Guy has stowed away on Mojo Stang's private yacht, hoping it might be en route to the Inevitably Exploding Island - home of the Diabolical Factory and Outlet Store - the whereabouts of which is a closely guarded secret that The Invisible Guy has long been trying to uncover. Unfortunately, he is dead tired and simply has to get some sleep, so he makes himself as comfortable as possible in the hold where he is not likely to be tripped over or disturbed. Unfortunately this means he has no way of knowing their course; should they actually go to Stang's secret island, he will have succeeded in getting to it but may still not know where it is. So be it; sleep beckons. He falls fast asleep to the steady drone of the boat's engine. Many hours later and with no clue as to how long he's been asleep, The Invisible Guy is wakened by the sudden silence of the motor and the sound of some commotion on deck. He soon figures out that the boat has been anchored and a party is preparing to go ashore in the launch. Unfortunately there's not enough room for him to stow away in the small boat, and having no desire to swim all the way in he figures he'll just grab on and let himself be towed behind. Good plan, except that while trying to maneuver himself around behind the launch he manages to get himself conked on the head with a nice heavy oar, and practically passes out from a combination of the impact of the blow, and the pain. Having no alternative now he manages to swim a fair distance in a half-stupor before succumbing to unconsciousness in the cold dark water. The Invisible Guy awakens near a warm fire, wrapped in a blanket but still chilled to the bone, near a shabby hut not far from the rocky shore. Managing to raise himself enough to look around a little he sees the weathered face of an old man smiling at him from his seat on a log next to the fire. "Ah, good. You wake up now. Hi, pale one." The old man's English leaves something to be desired, consisting largely of fragments picked up during the seafaring days of his youth, now barely remembered and of limited use outside the context of drinking and whoring in international ports. The Invisible Guy's Korean isn't much better; the little he knows he learned specifically for ordering exactly what he wants in Korean restaurants and not getting sugar in his yu ke like they are sometimes inclined to do when serving white people. o o o o o o o o A week or so later, having made rapid progress in the art of gesture-and-sand-drawing-enhanced conversation over the invisible-yet-imposing language barrier, The Invisible Guy figures out that after passing out in the ocean not too far from shore, he washed up on the beach, nearly dead. The old man found him, wrapped in a shroud of sea weed, and managed to keep him alive. The old salt was at first frightened by The Invisible Guy's appearance, having never seen anyone quite so pale and ghostly, and thought he may even be some sort of demon or monster. But he took courage and nursed him anyway; he's seen stranger things than this in his day, especially in tattoo parlors. The Invisible Guy is not sure exactly what has happened, and certainly can't make a very satisfactory explanation to his host. But it would appear that something about his prolonged exposure to and ingestion of quantities of the cold salty seawater has altered his physiology. The effect may not last, and would probably be more of an inconvenience than a blessing should it persist, but for now at least The Invisible Guy has taken on a semblance of visibility, however bizarre. He looks like a cross between a bleached albino humanoid and a squid with veins. The old man's attentive and benevolent care saved The Invisible Guy's life, his tasty meals have nourished and invigorated him in body and soul, and the two men have become friends. Nevertheless, having regained his strength it is time for The (Nearly-) Invisible Guy to sneak back onto the yacht moored in the bay and say goodbye to North Korea. "Before I leave though, pass me a little more of that pooch. No way can I get this at home." "Arf!" "And don't forget to send the recipe for that buldoggi sauce. It's awesome!" Claude, in the comfort of his berth on the yacht, polishes off another bottle of Fred, from the Hair Of The Dog Brewing Company, and peruses the track list on Gaelic Bark as he prepares to check out the CD by purportedly the best Irish Band in the Albany, NY region. The mask above is Korean, but I don't remember where I got it. It hangs on the door of my sauna.

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The UN and the EU should use their carrots to steer towards a multicultural solution In Articles in English Published in the Cyprus-Mail under the title “Role upgrade needed for EU and UN,” May 21st, 2015. Greek- and Turkish-Cypriots have not been able to solve the Cyprus problem between them. Neither have they been able to solve it through the involvement of their respective motherlands. The Cyprus problem will only be solved through the United Nations and the European Union, who are already involved in the process, and who should use the carrots that they hold in order to steer the two sides towards a multicultural solution. Bear with me, this is not yet another oft-repeated Cyprob cliché. The aforementioned intergovernmental organisations must promote the respect of diversity and the rights of all people — including non-dominant national minorities (e.g. Maronites, Armenians and Latins) and new migrant groups — over their culture, language and history. In order to guarantee fair treatment, we need to re-think the bicommunal exceptionalism of the negotiated constitution; namely, to consider whether we are still right in treating Greek- and Turkish-Cypriots as exceptional. We cannot have a healthy debate without the creation of a safe space where non-dominant minorities can express their demands in relation to the upcoming solution plan. And the only way to establish this safe space is through the EU and the UN. Let us now consider what carrots the UN and the EU hold, which they could use to steer the two sides towards a multicultural solution. The United Nations provide their good offices through the office of their representative in Cyprus. The UN have an advisory role, which means that they cannot force or enforce any decision; it is up to the constitutive sides to reach an agreement. Nevertheless, the UN are those with the expert knowledge, responsible for drafting and facilitating the negotiation for the new constitution. The European Union is also involved in the negotiations, albeit through a less hands-on approach in comparison to the UN; one that nonetheless spans multiple domains. The European Commission releases the Annual Enlargement Package, which includes strategy and progress reports for each country. A lot of political weight is put into those reports, since they decide whether additional requirements will be imposed on the accession criteria of states that aspire to join the Union. As such, the EU has the ability — and does exercise it — to put pressure on Turkey through its Annual Progress Report. Similarly, the European Commission can exercise pressure on the leadership of the Turkish Cypriot community. The EC has set up a Directorate-general for Enlargement which has, in turn, set up a task force for the Turkish Cypriot Community, that runs a Programme Support Office (EUPSO) in north Cyprus. The Aid provided by the EU through EUPSO aims to facilitate the social and economic development of northern Cyprus, to develop and refurbish its infrastructure, to support civil society in creating initiatives for reconciliation and to prepare the post-solution implementation of EU law. The Aid programme was established in 2006, and it had an initial life-span of five years, but it was extended from 2011 onwards with an additional €28 million annually, in support of the on-going UN process. Thus the TC leadership has a very good monetary incentive to abide by the Commission’s guidance, and Turkey — through the Progress Report and because of the fact that in absence of the EUPSO Aid given to the TC, the gap in TRNC’s balance of payments would have to be filled by the Turkish state, which finances the regime in the north — is also incentivised towards finding a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus problem. The Republic of Cyprus, on the other hand, is already bound to the EU as all member-states are, and as such it is also incentivised for cooperation on finding a solution to the problem. Since March 25th, 2013, the RoC has an additional motivation to seek a solution. A solution to the Cyprus problem would be beneficial to the economy, and given that the RoC is under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Troika it is in dire need of political initiatives that will have financially beneficial outcomes for the country’s economy. The authority of the EU and the UN is deliberately interwoven. The objectives of the UN and the EU in relation to the Cyprus problem are the same, and they are supported both materially and practically — the Aid and Grants of the EU, the good services of the UN in Cyprus, and the EU’s role as a guarantor for the success of the new constitution. Furthermore, the UN Security Council’s Resolutions and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights pertaining to Cyprus are used as political assets by both sides — thus the resolutions, ruling and reports issued by the two intergovernmental institutions can easily shift the balance of power between the two communities. A recent example that followed the rejection of the Annan Plan by the Greek Cypriots, has been the creation of the Immovable Property Commission, where the ECtHR ruled that a new court would be set up in north Cyprus to resolve property disputes related to GC properties in northern Cyprus. The creation of IPC has shifted the balance of power between the two sides considerably, because it was the first EU-sanctioned institution established in the internationally unrecognised TRNC. Whereas the GC political elites maintain that taking a case to the IPC means recognising TRNC, the ECtHR clarified that the IPC does not constitute a recognition of the state in the north, for it is placed under the authority of Turkey and not TRNC. Nevertheless, the public attitudes towards the EU and the UN are low amongst both the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriots. According to the latest Eurobarometer data, 86% of the Greek Cypriots believe that their voice does not count in the EU. 77% of GCs believe that their voice does not count in Cyprus either. 52% of Greek Cypriots are against the Euro and only 46% believe that they are citizens of the EU. The Eurobarometer results for the TC communirty show that 57% of TCs answered that they trust the EU and 49% have a “total positive” image of it. Trust towards the UN was slightly lower at 47%. The opinion polls paint a bleak picture of the UN and EU. There is consensus of distrust towards the EU and the UN by both GCs and TCs, which is featured consistently across different surveys. Nevertheless, the negative consensus can be justified — the Annan Plan was rejected, all attempts for reunification since then have failed, and both states have been subject to severe austerity measures. The success of the negotiations relies upon a positive consensus on the involvement of IOs in the process of reaching a comprehensive solution of the Cyprus problem. It is less a matter of transference of power from the domestic to the international, and more an issue of revision of the existing involvement of these intergovernmental institutions to the Cyprus problem; to revise their involvement in order to make sure that it is in accordance and compatible with the Lisbon Treaty and the Charter of the UN, which both explicitly uphold the respect of diversity. It would require that the EU or the UN provide arbitration for the deliberation over the rights of minority cultures, making sure that cultures are not denied rights because their cultural identities are ignored or misrepresented. Leave a Reply to George Iordanou Cancel reply Michalis says: While I agree in principle (i.e. that we need to respect all communities/minorities), changing the basis of the negotiation in order to ensure the human rights for everyone is very similar to the rhetoric adopted by the parties which would like to see a “withdrawal of troops and one state”. Nonetheless, it would be a good fight for the communities to ensure their rights, representation and identity. Another take would be that given the today’s situation we should invest to follow through on what we have set out to accomplish and once we can establish a society that is more inclusive, progressive we can work towards a better acknowledgment and understanding of the smallest communities in our country. The answers to the above (i.e. why wait? what is right is right etc) are all good and acceptable, yet I believe we are NOT mature enough as a society to deal with that in addition to the Cyprus problem… Sad but its the sad truth as far as I am concerned. Therefore I do believe that the sheltering provided to our Armenian, Maronite, Latin communities that are under the larger GC umbrella is a safe haven. Finally, while it is good to uphold the cultural identities of our background we need to establish an identity for the people of this island that is clearly Cypriot. This does exist even if it not in the mainstream media or mentality of the society. Being Cypriot, whether one parent is Russian, born in the UK by Cypriots, with one parent from Paphos and one from Nigeria or whatever does not mean you are not Cypriot. We need to promote what unites us while valuing what makes as different. This is both a personal and a community issue; each one of us if different even if we share some characteristics or belong to the same group. There is a sizable Philipino minority now in Cyprus as well as other Asian cultures. What we need it a society that is inclusive as well as welcoming. That is we accept you, and we welcome you to be part of our society. Anyways… just thoughts. Hi Michalis, Thank you for the comment. You’ve touched upon many interesting issues. The most important, I think, is the first one: that it would be hugely problematic to replace BBF with some other constitutional arrangement. Yet, there is much that can be done within that framework. For instance, you can still have the bizonality dimension whilst clustering the villages of minorities and giving them some local rights over and above what is given to municipalities. Or include them in the process of drafting the new history books. Or restore and give them back their churches. There are many avenues to be explored once minority groups such as the Maronites are identified as national groups. Furthermore, and in relation to your last paragraph, multicultural constitutionalism does not preclude the development of a Cypriocentric identity. On the contrary, in fact: what unites the people is their loyalty towards the constitution (and not to an ethnic group that dominates the state), which recognizes and gives them dignity, self-respect and access to a societal culture, what is otherwise known as constitutional patriotism. Fatherhood Diaries: Complacency #Brexit mess Rent and property prices in Cyprus

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The NYT wrote a woefully imbalanced piece on Opportunity Zones. September 3rd, 2019 at 9:30 am A number of people (OK, four…but it’s early) have asked me to respond to the NYT piece from last Sunday on how the Opportunity Zone tax break is nothing but a boon to the rich. As I’ve written in a few opeds, I’ve been a cautious supporter of the program, though I’ve been careful to make the points that a) it’s too early to say much about outcomes, and b) while OZs have the potential to become a wasteful tax shelter mechanism, some early signs are hopeful. And, as the Times points out, some early signs are not. The problem is, the piece was a list posing as an analysis. It just lists many examples of rich people getting the tax break through the program without a shred of evidence that poor people and places aren’t getting helped. That’s largely because, as noted, it’s simply too early to make this foundational assessment, which is why it’s too early to conclude that OZs are failing to have their intended effect. In essence, the piece makes two points, neither of which should surprise anyone: rich people have capital gains, and rich investors are taking advantage of the OZ tax break. It then cherry picks a bunch of cases that look bad, where Opportunity Funds are supporting the building of luxury dwellings that would have been financed without the tax break. Here’s a good example of what’s wrong with the article. In a typical example of why OZ’s don’t work, the Times writes: Many others [taking advantage of the program] are lesser-known business executives who recently sold small companies or real estate and are looking for ways to avoid large tax bills. Paul DeMoret, for example, recently sold his auto-industry software company in Oregon. He said he was using some of those capital gains to help finance a Courtyard by Marriott in Winston-Salem, N.C., and an apartment building in Tempe, Ariz., among other projects in opportunity zones. He is making the investments through a private equity firm, Virtua Partners. This is not anywhere close to evidence of the article’s thesis that OZs are not having their intended impact. To the contrary, it’s showing the part two of the plan is working: investors are tapping the tax break to invest in the zones (part one was picking the zones; as I and others have argued, and the Times agrees, most—not all—of the zones were well chosen). Apparently, the reader is supposed to assume that building a hotel and an apartment building won’t help folks left behind. But without data on employment outcomes, which can’t possibly exist yet, there is no way of knowing this outcome. I could, based on the facts that hotels employ low-income workers who also often live in “apartment buildings” declare success! But that would make no more sense than declaring failure based on this anecdote. Same with the line of argument that goes: X is a known, greedy jerk. X invests in OZs. Thus, OZs won’t help the poor. Again, not exactly the trenchant analysis we’re looking for from the paper of record. The point of the program is to incent patient capital investment in places that face historical disinvestment. There’s no requirement that the investors are good guys and gals. And guess what? As Steve Glickman, one of the early designers of the program, points out in this Twitter thread, there are lots of great people—I mean serious non-jerks—who are investing in OZs. But you’ll learn almost nothing about them is this unbalanced piece. I myself spoke to the authors of the piece for hours about such nuances, and earnestly gave what I believe was a balanced assessment of the program’s promise and risks. I’m perfectly willing to admit that my message—on-the-one-hand-this-on-the-other-hand-that—along with my strong assertion that it’s just too soon to tell, wasn’t definitive, sexy, or even that interesting. But it’s just irresponsible journalism to leave out informed voices (I was co-author, with Kevin Hassett, of the white paper that first introduced the idea) that don’t fit the authors’ slant. A few other rants: –The piece quotes someone as saying “Perhaps 95 percent of this is doing no good for people we care about.” There’s simply no possible way to know this, much less put a number on it. I don’t see how a supposed “fact” like that gets by an editor (and I hope the Times doesn’t think “perhaps” makes it okay to run false numbers). Ross Baird, who also has an excellent thread on the NYT piece, had the same reaction, and provides useful background on where the 95 percent comes from. –A good chunk of what the piece bemoans is actually about building in mixed-income communities. Many of us view this as a potentially positive outcome of OZs. There’s solid social-science research showing the benefits to the poor, especially for young children, of growing up in such places relative to high poverty areas. –Baird also drills down into just what early days these are re OZs: “The narrative that a “wave of developments” is happening is not yet true. Opportunity Zone funds across the country have raised less than 10% of their goals. It is a new market and most people are very cautious.” In fact, to my knowledge, no OZ project is up and running such that we can evaluate the outcomes on the variables about which I care most: jobs, poverty, incomes. –My biggest concern about an imbalanced piece like this at this early point in the evolution of the program is its opportunity costs. Yes, we need to identify and stop wasteful projects, like some of those identified on the piece. But a more balanced take would have asked what else needs to be done to make sure the program has its intended effect. Most important, in this regard, is what Kenan Fikri of EIG notes in yet another useful thread reacting to the Times: “20 months have elapsed since passage; it’s time to get the data reporting regime in place.” –The political framing of the piece is off. As Glickman notes: “Referring to this program as a Trump tax break is in itself disingenuous. The #OpportunityZones legislation was cosponsored by nearly 100 Members of Congress, proportionally divided between GOP & Dems, including several Dem candidates for President.” Sen. Booker (D-NJ) was the leading co-sponsor and is now pushing important legislation—again, bipartisan—to get the data we’ll need to make the evaluation that was lacking in the Times piece. Let me, for the n_th time, be unequivocal about my own position, not because my view particularly matters, but because this is the view of other progressives who share my take. OZs pose promise and risk. At this point, one could write a piece featuring promising projects, as I recently did (while emphasizing the risks) as easily as the opposite tack taken by the Times. I’ve also been careful to cite the nuanced work by my CBPP colleagues who have legitimate concerns that Opportunity Funds could become wasteful tax shelters. OZ advocates and close observers, including Glickman, EIG’s John Lettieri (cited in the NYT piece), Fikri, Baird, have been quick to point to developments that are counter to the intention of the law. The reason we do so is simple: we want this thing to work! I’ve been working in anti-poverty policy for over 30 years, and I have absolutely zero interest in a wasteful tax break for rich people. To the contrary, since Reagan, I’ve been one of the most outspoken critics of trickle-down tax cuts. But I and others with similar backgrounds (e.g., Bruce Katz) see potential in OZs. Whether we realize that potential is the huge, outstanding question, currently unanswerable. The Times made a big mistake by assuming the answer is in and the program’s a flop. That’s wrong, and I and others will continue to do our best to make sure it stays wrong. Share the post "The NYT wrote a woefully imbalanced piece on Opportunity Zones." Categories: New Posts | 4 Comments » 4 comments in reply to "The NYT wrote a woefully imbalanced piece on Opportunity Zones." Joe Milam says: All good responses to the NYT piece. What has been left out of the conversation regarding the OZ legislation and consequences, intended or unintended, is how the fans/sponsors of the OZ legislation have overlooked existing tools to mobilize capital into these under funded ecosystems. The Qualified Small Business Stock incentives have been around for some time, yet were completely overlooked in the enthusiasm for this ‘new’ Fiscal Policy tool. Given the complications and concerns as to whether the OZ legislation will simply become a give away to RE investors, one would think that sponsors/fans of OZs would speak to ALL tools in the tool bag that can help mobilize more $’s for more companies in these under funded ecosystems – like the QSBS laws. While the QSBS tax laws are not well-known, and only benefit investors in startups, when presented with info on them to the central OZ sponsors/supporters, they seem to simply want to promote the OZs verses examine all tools to solve the underlying problem. This (possibly myopic) view/approach results in unintended consequences, as captured in the NYTimes piece. rick shapiro says: It is true that much of the piece is sloppily reasoned; but you fail to acknowledge one very important point: that lawyered-up rich people have always found ways to use directed tax breaks to shield totally unrelated income. Also that the tax break has already enriched the (surprise!) extended Trump family. Furthermore, it is clear that directed tax breaks distort investment, and move the economy as a whole away from Pareto optimization. Granted that too many economists allow Pareto optimization to blind them to morality; but using tax relief has proven to be an inefficient way to trickle benefits down to the disadvantaged. I spent years toiling as an adviser in the taxation vineyard before the odor became too much for me. The tax code shot through with special favors and incentives to the well off, and more are added every year. The general principle of giving tax breaks to the already well off seems to be this: They are exceptional individuals, and it makes more sense to incentivize them to do wonderful things through tax breaks than it is for government to attempt wonderful things itself. We all know the government can’t do anything right. Ayn Rand must be smiling. But I could never resolve this conundrum: if the truly exceptional have to be incentivized to do a thing they would not otherwise do, then perhaps the thing itself isn’t what it seems. Stephen Malta says: The stage is set and is finalized. Proponents and skeptics alike, there are concerns that do have their merit. These concerns are all reasons to be all in on seeing good come from the situation with the new tools we have. John Lettieri has said it well, “the opportunity is what we make of it.”

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J.B. Spins Jazz, film, and improvised culture. Margaret Mead ’18: Ethiopiques—Revolt of the Soul The only thing that can ruin good music is politics. In the late 1970s, Ethiopia had some of the world’s best music and the ugliest politics. For a while, it seemed like the music might be lost, but an intrepid record collector would wait out the Socialist Derg regime, in order to bring the country’s sounds to the wider world. The groove will not be denied in Maciej Bochniak’s Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul (trailer here), which screens during the 2018 Margaret Mead Film Festival. Frankly, Amha Ashete was already defying the old regime when he started producing sessions of Ethiopian music without official approval of the emperor. However, nobody responsible for enforcing the law hassled him. Technically, he even had to smuggle his own records into the country, but the customs inspectors looked the other way (in exchange for comp copies). However, everything changed following the civil war and the ascension of the Soviet backed Derg junta. Amha happened to be abroad when they consolidated power, so he stayed in exile based on his family’s advice (those who remained did not fare so well). Eventually, Amha also had success in America as a restauranteur and night club owner, but he assumed his career in music was over. Then he met Francis Falceto, a French record collector, who developed an evangelistic interest in Ethiopian music. (It is hard to blame him, considering how infectious this blend of jazz, funk, and highlife-esque music sounds.) He was determined to reissue Ashete’s sessions on CD, but the expatriate producer insisted they had to wait for the fall of the Stalinist regime, so the artists would not be subject to state reprisals and could freely share in the proceeds. Of course, it eventually happened (weren’t the late 1980s just the best time ever?). Falceto’s Ethiopiques series became a cult hit that grew into a crossover sensation. It was a rockier process for the musicians to restart their performance careers, but that too largely came to pass, albeit after a few false starts and short-term hiatuses. Yet, the shy but eminently respected Girma Beyene was left out of the revival. The third act of Bochniak’s stirring doc captures his overdue comeback. You can never go wrong with a film that sounds as good as Ethiopiques. As an added bonus, Bochniak also makes it rather stylish visually as well, incorporating evocative photo-real-animated segments to recreate the milestones of Ashete’s career. He also captures some live performances that should definitely get everyone’s toes tapping. It is fitting that the Ethiopian musicians who were oppressed under Communism are now documented by a Polish filmmaker and a largely Polish crew. While Bochniak was a young child under Communism, he presumably still has a sense of how things were from his family and colleagues, which would help him relate to his subjects. He also clearly trusts their music to hold viewers interest, which fans will appreciate. The result is a terrific music documentary that is probably doomed to be dubbed the Ethiopian Buena Vista Social Club, but deserves it own identity. Very highly recommended, Ethiopiques: Revolt of the Soul screens this Friday (10/19), as part of the Margaret Mead Film Festival, at the American Museum of Natural History. Labels: Documentary, Ethiopia, Margaret Mead '18 posted by J.B. @ 7:00 AM Name: J.B. Location: New York, New York, United States J.B. (Joe Bendel) works in the book publishing industry, and also teaches jazz survey courses at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. He has written jazz articles for publications which would be appalled by his political affiliation. He also coordinated instrument donations for displaced musicians on a volunteer basis for the Jazz Foundation of America during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Send e-mail to: jb.feedback "at" yahoo "dot" com. Brooklyn Horror ’18: Empathy Inc Brooklyn Horror ’18: Tower. A Bright Day Heartland ’18: The Hello Girls Heartland ’18: Eternal Winter Woodstock ’18: One Small Step (short) Brooklyn Horror ’18: Ghost Mask Scar Bushwick ’18: Lost in Apocalypse Sitges ’18: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure—Diamond is Un... Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Kil... I Still See You: The Post-Ghost World

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Jeana Jorgensen, Ph.D. Folklorist, Writer, Dancer, (Sex) Educator My Dancing ‹ Workaholic Missives: brb, saving the world • Workaholic Missives: Mercenary As F*ck › Folklore and “The Original” Version December 15, 2015 in Folklore | No comments An illustration from a 1912 publication of the Grimms’ tales in English. A conversation with speculative fiction authors Max Gladstone and Michael Underwood got me thinking about the importance of the “original” version of stories and other expressive culture to people. Gladstone wrote this blog post about how the Star Wars Expanded Universe is essentially a folkloric variation on a narrative, in the same way that the Greek classics displayed variation even when they were written up into plays and other literary (hence fixed) forms. Underwood, who also has folklore training, leapt in, and the discussion veered into intriguing territory, such as wondering how a version of a text becomes associated with concept of the “original” in someone’s mind. However, as a folklore instructor, I’ve grown to loathe the concept of the “original” when it comes up in my college classes. This is due to two conflated meanings that I’ll unpack here. The first – and incorrect – way that references to the “original” crop up in my classes is as an assertion of origin. As in, a student saying that the “original” Cinderella was dark and gory. Um, no. First, that’s usually a reference to the Grimms’ version of Cinderella, in which the stepsisters cut off toes and/or heels to try to fit into the shoe, and get their eyes pecked out by birds at Cinderella’s wedding to the prince. But even then, are we talking about the 1812 version of Cinderella, from when the Grimms first published their collection of tales, Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children’s and Household Tales), or from the 7th and final revision which appeared in 1857, or any of the intervening revisions? And then what about translations? We know from various folklore studies that Victorian-era English translators changed bunches based on social norms and ideas about acceptability for child audiences. Between publication and translation issues, it’s difficult to talk about the “original” version of a fairy tale, even when someone has a specific version in mind. Then you throw in the fact that it’s incredibly difficult to determine when the first existing version of something from oral tradition came into being, and yeah… it’s hardly worth talking about. (for what it’s worth, though, the oldest written version of something resembling Cinderella comes from 9th century China, which means it was likely circulating in oral tradition well before that) See, I’m not drawn to the pursuit of the origins of older folklore. It might be an intriguing research question, for some people, some of the time… but it’s not why I’m here. I’m in folklore studies because we have our scholarly fingers on the pulse of what people (consciously or not) find relevant enough to transmit, perform, and enact. Anyway, in folklore studies the question of the “original” is essentially a meaningless one, unless you’re working with a phenomenon that is so recent or so thoroughly documented that you can, in fact, point at the first instance of something. But usually it comes together from a swirl of existing cultural material that get remixed in just the right way to cohere and resonate with people. The second meaning that the “original” can have in folklore studies (and one that bugs me far less, though I wish we had better language for it) is meaning the first version that stuck with you. So it’s a more subjective meaning, and therefore can’t really be debated in the same way as the first meaning. Which is fine – but people need to realize that the first version they were exposed to isn’t necessarily going to be the same for everyone. In Fairy Tales and Feminism: New Approaches, Donald Haase covers reception and reader response approaches to fairy tales in his introductory essay. One of the scholars he mentions, Kay Stone, has done pioneering work with women’s and children’s memories of and responses to gender roles in fairy tales. Among Stone’s findings is the impressive insight that women selectively remembered the heroines of fairy tales, sometimes making them more active and heroic than passive, even when their roles in the text seem largely passive. Otherwise, there hasn’t been a ton of work in this area that I know of (at one point I was going to do a study, but the IRB permissions were complicated, given that I wanted to work with children). For fairy tales specifically, yes, we can blame Disney and their aggressive copyright laws for a lot of the hype around the “original” version of something, down to the color and cut of a princess’s dress. But we should also take into account the intellectual fascination with morphologies and genealogies dating back to the Romantic era and the philological foundations of modern literary, historical, linguistic, and anthropological studies. I’ve got a rant about authenticity, and how every cultural tradition is invented, that I’ll get around to writing up eventually, which would tie in nicely here. If we each have our own personal first-exposure version of a text – whether a tale type, or a custom, or a proper way of preparing a holiday food – then that can be a potentially interesting avenue of study. When was someone first exposed to the text? By whom? Which facets of it stuck with them (motifs and themes; structure; context) and which are more malleable? How does this color their interactions with other versions of the same plot, text, or tale type? The personal-first-exposure meaning (we need to find a better term than your original version) is intriguing and grants that our unique life experiences shape our interactions with cultural materials. This is more empowering – and more accurate – than trying to determine which version of something came first, since that’s often a question that leads back to historically privileged individuals and groups (e.g. those with literacy, the power to record their lives, and so on). So please remove the “original” from your vocabulary when in a folklore context. And check out my other folklore pet peeves, too, such as when people assume we write children’s books, or that all folklorists are obsessed with origins, or that everybody already knows everything there is to know about folklore. Tags: education, fairy tales, folklore, folklore pet peeves, stories, tale types, teaching Trackback link: http://jeanajorgensen.com/wordpress/folklore-and-the-original-version/trackback/ Brittany Warman Jason Baird Jackson Sara Cleto Scott B. Weingart Sharyn Emery Twice-Cooked Different Drummer Belly Dancers FatChance BellyDance® Indiana State Association of Middle Eastern Teachers and Dancers Indy Tribal

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For fans of art and history, we warmly recommend a sightseeing trip to the ancient Dalmatian town of Šibenik, only 32km away from Murter. Šibenik is the oldest Croatian town on the Adriatic coast. It is also called Krešimir's town, since it was the residence of King Petar Krešimir IV, the most important ruler of the ancient Croatian state. The first written mention of Šibenik was found in King Krešimir's papers dating from 1066 A.D. Šibenik is located in a large bay where the Krka river meets the sea. It grew from an old Croatian fort near the fortress of St. Michael, which still overlooks the town. Apart from St. Michael's, the town is surrounded by three other fortresses: St. Nicholas', St.John's and Šubicevac. Its narrow winding streets, stony houses, many staircases and the remains of the city walls give Šibenik that romantic Mediterranean atmosphere. The St. Jacob's Cathedral is the most famous building in Šibenik. The erection of the cathedral took over a hundred years. It was made according to sketches by Juraj Dalmatian, a renowned master builder from Zadar. Made of stone exclusively, its unique constructions were both bold and unusual for that time.. The cathedral is also known for its Apse, with a crown of 72 heads portraying the contemporaries of Juraj Dalmatian in a very realistic manner. The cathedral, the Renaissance town hall, the Prince's castle, the neighboring churches and palaces - all are a part of an impressive square, probably the most beautiful one in the town-planning heritage of Croatia.

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World Markets Live - September 6 Gold is near to a one-year high on rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. The precious metal is also being buoyed by a weaker dollar, which is lower on growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will delay raising interest rates. by luke.graham 9/6/2017 12:12:15 PM The U.S. market open is just over an hour away. Future values predict a higher open for stocks, but the markets suffered steep losses yesterday. The U.S. trade deficit for July came to $43.7 billion. That compares to a deficit of $43.6 billion the month before. It was expected to come in at $44.7 billion. The yield on the U.S. 10 year Treasury note is marginally higher today, following the release of trade deficit data. U.S. retail sales for the first week of September are up 0.3 percent versus August and 4.4 percent versus the same period last year. That's according to the Redbook index of retail sales. Oil prices are up strongly in afternoon trade. Data from the U.S. census shows U.S. crude oil exports reached 893,000 barrels per day in July, up from 786,000 in June. by luke.graham 9/6/2017 1:03:46 PM The U.S. trade deficit rose only marginally in July to $43.7 billion. This was one billion below the expected deficit of $44.7 billion. The reading was flattered by oil and aircraft components, according to Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics. The advance data showed the goods deficit rising by $1.2B, but this report shows it was unchanged, hence the consensus-beating headline. The services surpluse dipped marginally, but this followed a hefty increase in June. The goods numbers are flattered, by a $1.0B rebound in aircraft surplus and a $1.0B drop in oil deficit. The core goods deficit, ex-oil and aircraft, rose by $2.5B and stood a bit above the Q2 average. Still, the headline data are consistent with the idea that total net trade will make a modest positive contribution to Q3 GDP growth, though that might change once we see the extent of the disruptions due to Hurricane Harvey and, perhaps, Irma. Unilever says its innovation team has reduced the number of global products by 10 percent this year, but has increased the size of projects by 20 percent. A Unilever executive says the company is interested in acquiring brand that have sales in the tens of hundreds of million of euros. The company is aiming for a binding deal for the spreads business by the end of 2017 or early 2018. If the company can't get full value from selling its whole business, it will consider a demerger. The company would also consider selling parts of the spreads business. U.S. markets are open for trading, bouncing back from yesterday's sell-off. The S&P 500 is up today for the seventh time in eight sessions. Here are the winning and losing stocks on the index at the start of trade. The Dow Jones index is higher today, erasing some of the losses from yesterday's session. These are the stocks at the top and bottom of the market. Euro strength makes Europe a buying opportunity for investors, Barclays says A recent correction in European stocks due to the strength of the euro is a buying opportunity for investors, according to Barclays. U.S. services PMI for August comes in at 56.0 points. This is the highest reading on a final basis since November 2015. It was seen coming in at 57 points. In July the PMI reading was 56.9 points. Any reading above 50 indicates the sector is expanding. Service sector PMI new business index rises to 57.3 from 56.6 the month before. This matched expectations. The composite PMI for August is 55.3 points, versus a flash reading of 56.0, but higher than July's 54.6. This is the highest reading of composite PMI since January. The dollar hits a session high versus the Japanese yen following the PMI reading. The U.S. ISM non-manufacturing PMI index for August comes in at 55.3, up from 53.9. It matched estimates. The dollar index pared gains on the news on the result. The Nasdaq is up around a quarter of a percent so far today. It's up for the sixth day out of seven sessions. These are the best and worst performing stocks on the index in today's session. U.S. debt yields are rising today. This after non-manufacturing PMI data disappointed markets and Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi says the Democrats will support a deal which will maintain government Harvey aid with a three-month debt ceiling raise. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says there is critical need for certainty on storm relief and keeping the U.S. government funded. This comes as Senator Schumer and Representative Pelosi offer a deal for a short-term lift to the debt ceiling and support for Hurricane Harvey aid package. The response to Hurricane Harvey shows society is still civil, says Speaker of the House Paul Ryan during his weekly press conference on Capitol Hill. Paul Ryan says President Trump was right on DACA. Ryan blames former President Obama for implementing DACA unconstitutionally. Ryan says Trump gave Congress time to work on DACA. He says the larger problem is the lack of U.S. border control. Ryan accuses the Democratic Party of "playing politics" over the debt ceiling and hurricane aid, saying they are being "ridiculous." Ryan says there is a "serious, humane" issue to deal with over Dreamers and the DACA. He says there is a compromise to be had to resolve the problem. The Trump administration's announcement on Tuesday to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is an "unprecedented act" in U.S. history, according to Vox. Why ending DACA is so unprecedented Trump’s decision to wind down DACA unless Congress acts threatens America’s immigration legacy, Vox reports. Federal Reserve vice chairman Stanley Fischer is to step down around October 13. Fischer submitted his resignation letter to President Trump today. Fischer has been on the Fed board since May 2014. The dollar index has fallen after the Fed's Stanley Fischer announces his retirement. The ECB will make its latest monetary policy decision tomorrow. Nick Gartside, international chief investment officer of fixed income at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, says he views European bond yields as a little too low at the moment. Our sense is that a tapering announcement from the ECB is more likely in October than at this meeting. We think at this meeting the ECB will upgrade growth and downgrade inflation. If at the same time they are then tightening monetary policy, that creates a communications issue. So we anticipate they will separate those two communications. Investors should expect we may well get tapering over a longer period. Ultimately investors still have an anchoring effect – low yields in Europe are anchored by the negative deposit rate. The speed of euro appreciation since the end of June has been fairly rapid. One could argue that we are getting euro strength for good reasons (capital is attracted to strong economic growth), but the question for the markets is at what point does it get too strong and I’m not sure if anyone knows what that level is. It is possible that euro strength could push out the tapering announcement a little bit in terms of shifting timing and tone, but we need to see how the currency exchange rate evolves. The U.S. non-manufacturing ISM rose 1.4 points in August to 55.3 points. This is the highest reading in a couple of months, but is not enough to erase July’s drop to a near one-year low, according to Jennifer Lee, senior economist and director of economic research at BMO Capital Markets. The 55.3 reading is still very close to the year’s average (56.2), and still points to above-potential GDP growth in Q3 (which we still judge at 2.4% annualized). Not bad, considering all of the political/fiscal uncertainty in DC. However, some of that momentum will be blunted by, for starters, Hurricane Harvey and perhaps Irma. U.S. shares of Netflix are up about 0.5 percent today on a volume spike, as well as T-Mobile announcing an exclusive partnership with Netflix, offering the video streaming service for free on some of its plans. The British government has asked FTSE companies to sign a letter endorsing its approach to Brexit, according to two sources speaking to Reuters. A spokesman for the British prime minister has declined to comment on the letter and says there have been lots of engagement between the government and business on Brexit, Reuters reports. President Trump has met with congressional leaders to discuss the debt limit and immigration. asked if he would accept a short debt ceiling increase tied to Harvey aid funding, the president said "we'll see." The U.S. dollar index is down a quarter of a percent to an eight-day low after the Fed's Stanley Fischer announces his resignation. European markets are now closed. The Stoxx 600 finishes up marginally higher at 0.08 percent. Here's how the individual European bourses finished the session. These are the stocks which finished at the top and bottom of the Stoxx 600 in today's session. Autos, utilities and real estate were the best performing sectors, while travel & leisure, insurance and industrials were the biggest losers. U.K. retailer Asda is reportedly set to axe hundreds of head office jobs, according to a report by The Independent. The company said it will cut 300 jobs at offices in Leeds and Leicester, according to Reuters. The Nasdaq has pared gains and is now flat. The Dow and S&P remain higher, erasing some of the losses from the previous session. We'll close the blog there. Join us tomorrow when we will cover the latest monetary policy decision from the European Central Bank.

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The Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, NH and Baptism of Blood and Desire Dialog based on truth? In the December, 2005 edition of the Mancipia, a newsletter produced by the Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, New Hampshire, Brother Andre Marie, M.I.C.M. writes: "..what is it that the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary have to offer the Holy Father as our sovereign head on earth. Rather than merely bemoaning the sad state of affairs in the afflicted Mystical Body, we present to him the alternative: dialog based on truth, dialog (with 'the world,' with 'science,' and with other religions) carried out by those who have 'grasped' and adored the Catholic Thing - who wholeheartedly believe and profess all the dogmas of the Faith, including the absolute necessity of the Church for salvation - and whose 'words follow' from that. Knowing that grace is necessary to profess the Faith, we will never rely on our own arguments. Like St. Paul, we are palpably aware that 'neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase' (1 Cor. 3:7)." (p.5). And yet Brother Andre Marie and his comrades at the Saint Benedict Center do rely on their "own arguments." For they reject the Church's teaching on Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus. In a letter of the Holy Office to Archbishop Cushing of Boston dated August 8, 1949, the Holy Office explained the Church is necessary for salvation because such is the command of Christ and because the Church is a necessary means for salvation. However, the Holy Office also explained that the Church is such a means only by divine institution and not by intrinsic necessity and that, as a consequence, membership itself in the Church is not required of all men under all circumstances. This letter explained that: "The infallible dictum which teaches us that outside the Church there is no salvation, is among the truths that the Church has always taught and will always teach. But this dogma is to be understood as the Church itself understands it. For our Savior did not leave it to PRIVATE JUDGMENT to explain what is contained in the deposit of faith, but to the doctrinal authority of the Church." Brother Andre Marie and his mentor (Brother Francis) may consider themselves to be some sort of ersatz Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, but here on planet earth the Church founded by Christ teaches that, "Of those helps to salvation that are ordered to the last end only by divine decree, not by intrinsic necessity, God, in his infinite mercy, willed that such effects of those helps as are necessary to salvation can, in certain circumstances, be obtained when the helps are used only in desire or longing. We see this clearly stated in the Council of Trent about the sacrament of regeneration and about the sacrament of penance." (Letter of the Holy Office to Archbishop Cushing). This is the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: VI. THE NECESSITY OF BAPTISM 1257 The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation.59 He also commands his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations and to baptize them.60 Baptism is necessary for salvation for those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament.61 The Church does not know of any means other than Baptism that assures entry into eternal beatitude; this is why she takes care not to neglect the mission she has received from the Lord to see that all who can be baptized are "reborn of water and the Spirit." God has bound salvation to the sacrament of Baptism, but he himself is not bound by his sacraments. 1258 The Church has always held the firm conviction that those who suffer death for the sake of the faith without having received Baptism are baptized by their death for and with Christ. This Baptism of blood, like the desire for Baptism, brings about the fruits of Baptism without being a sacrament. 1259 For catechumens who die before their Baptism, their explicit desire to receive it, together with repentance for their sins, and charity, assures them the salvation that they were not able to receive through the sacrament. 1260 "Since Christ died for all, and since all men are in fact called to one and the same destiny, which is divine, we must hold that the Holy Spirit offers to all the possibility of being made partakers, in a way known to God, of the Paschal mystery."62 Every man who is ignorant of the Gospel of Christ and of his Church, but seeks the truth and does the will of God in accordance with his understanding of it, can be saved. It may be supposed that such persons would have desired Baptism explicitly if they had known its necessity. "Outside the Church there is no salvation"846 How are we to understand this affirmation, often repeated by the Church Fathers?335 Re-formulated positively, it means that all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is his Body:Basing itself on Scripture and Tradition, the Council teaches that the Church, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary for salvation: the one Christ is the mediator and the way of salvation; he is present to us in his body which is the Church. He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and Baptism, and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as through a door. Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it or to remain in it.336 847 This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church:Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.337 848 "Although in ways known to himself God can lead those who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the Gospel, to that faith without which it is impossible to please him, the Church still has the obligation and also the sacred right to evangelize all men."338 At the Saint Benedict Center, the "Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary" reject this understanding of Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus and prefer instead to embrace their "own arguments" while insisting that Holy Mother Church is wrong and must accept their narrow interpretation of the dogma. An interpretation which would relegate all non-Catholics to an eternity in Hell. The Church has always taught Baptism of Blood and of Desire. The Council of Trent, in its Canons on the Sacraments in General (Canon 4) taught that: "If anyone shall say that the sacraments are of the New Law are not necessary for salvation, but are superfluous, and that although all are not necessary for every individual, without them or without the desire of them (sine eis aut eorum voto), through faith alone men obtain from God the grace of justification; let him be anathema." And this same Council, in its Decree on Justification (Session 6, Chapter 4), taught that: "In these words a description of the justification of a sinner is given as being a translation from that state in which man is born a child of the first Adam to the state of grace and of the 'adoption of the Sons' (Rom. 8:15) of God through the second Adam, Jesus Christ, our Savior and this translation after the promulgation of the Gospel cannot be effected except through the layer of regeneration or a desire for it, (sine lavacro regenerationis aut eius voto) as it is written: 'Unless a man be born again of the water and the Holy Spirit, he cannot enter in the kingdom of God' (John 3:5). St. Alphonsus de Liguori (Doctor of the Church), in Book 6 of his Moral Theology, wrote: "But baptism of desire is perfect conversion to God by contrition or love of God above all things accompanied by an explicit or implicit desire for true Baptism of water, the place of which it takes as to the remission of guilt...Now it is de fide that men are also saved by Baptism of desire, by virtue of the Canon 'Apostolicam De Presbytero Non Baptizato' and the Council of Trent, Session 6, Chapter 4, where it is said that no one can be saved 'without the laver of regeneration or the desire for it.'" The 1917 Code of Canon Law On Ecclesiastical Burial (Canon 1239.2) stated: "Catechumens who, through no fault of their own, die without Baptism, are to be treated as baptized." Commentary on the Code: "The reason for this rule is that they are justly supposed to have met death united to Christ through Baptism of Desire." And what does the great St. Augustine have to say? This Father and Doctor of the Church, whom Brother Andre admits "discussed religion with the pagans of his day" and "aggressively dismantled their arguments," addresses this issue in his City of God: "Those also who die for the confession of Christ without having received the laver of regeneration are released thereby from their sins just as much as if they had been cleansed by the sacred spring of baptism. For He who said, 'Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God,' (John 3:5) by another statement made exceptions to this when He said no less comprehensively: 'Everyone...that shall confess me before men, I will confess before my Father who is in Heaven.' (Matthew 10:32)." It is noteworthy that while Brother Andre Marie exhorts readers of his column in the Mancipia to initiate a dialog in which the faith is presented "zealously, with conviction, and with excitement," there is no mention of love - of charity. This will come as no surprise to those who are even remotely familiar with Fr. Leonard Feeney and the origin of the Saint Benedict Center. The noted Catholic author Evelyn Waugh wrote in a letter that the most disturbing event he saw in Boston involved his visit to Fr. Leonard Feeney, S.J., at Harvard: "I went one morning by appointment and found him surrounded by a court of bemused youths of both sexes and he stark, raving mad. All his converts have chucked their Harvard careers and go to him only for all instruction. He fell into a rambling denunciation of all secular learning, which gradually became more and more violent." (The Letters of Evelyn Waugh, ed. Mark Amory, (New Haven: Ticknor and Fields, 1980), 291-292. Here are some examples of Fr. Feeney's idea of "dialog": "The Jews have taken over this city..." (Report by Grace Uberti from 14 September 1952, Feeney Collection, Archives, Archdiocese of Boston, Brighton, Mass). "I would rather be a bad Catholic than any Jew in existence." (op. cit, 19 October 1952). "Every Protestant hates the Jews. Harvard loathes Jews. That is why they got a new President - to keep the Jews away. I don't hate Jews for the reason he hates them. I hate them because they hate Jesus. They hate Jesus because they are Jews!" (op. cit 9 August 1953). "Those kikes are from Hillel House. I warn you of what the Jews are going to do to the Catholic City of Boston. In every city you see a new synagogue being built in a Christian country...If I sent Catholics over to heckle Rabbi Shubow, Fingold [Attorney General] would send the police in and have them in jail. But over here in front of the picture of the sacred heart of Mary these Jews are yelling every single filthy thing - every blasphemous word, on Sunday in a Catholic city." (op. cit 31 July 1955). And Fr. Feeney's idea of "dialog" also included attacks on Protestants and Catholics: "Archbishop Cushing is a heretic. I didn't say it behind his back; I said it to his face." (op. cit 28 September 1952). "Here you have me in a Catholic city being spit at and sneered at. I would like to profess my Catholic faith in a city gone to the dogs, thanks to the Jews, Protestants and Masons, and under a cowardly leader." (op. cit 16 November 1952). "Harvard boys are filthy. Too many Irish, too many Negroes, and too many Jews." (op. cit 8 March 1953). Until Brother Andre Marie and the rest of the Saint Benedict Center renounces anti-Semitism and a "dialog" based on private judgment rather than Church teaching and on anger and violence rather than charity, no one is going to take them seriously. I think the Saint Benedict Center should be formally excommunicated. They have already excommunicated themselves by rejecting the De Fide teaching of the Church on Baptism of Desire. St. Alphonsus de Liguori is a Doctor of the Church and one of the finest theologians who ever lived. And, as you note in your powerful article, he says that the Church's teaching on Baptism of Desire is De Fide. Therefore, members of the Saint Benedict Center who reject this De Fide teaching have excommunicated themselves from the Church Latae sententiae. From Canon Law: "Canon 1364 §1: “an apostate from the faith, a heretic, or a schismatic incurs a latae sententiae excommunication.” While not connected with St. Benedict Center I would have to say that some of your "proofs" for Baptism of Desire don't hold water. St. Alphonsus is a saint, not the teaching authority of the Church. There has never been any de fide pronouncements on Baptism of Desire, rather it is a way of explaining how God in his mercy brings non baptized to salvation. The examples you illustrate are of those about to come into the Church. From what I read on this Fr. Feeney I don't recall him every condemning someone to hell once they died. Also, I'm confused as to why the anti-semitism is being intertwined into the baptism controversy. Did the groups in Still River have to recant their filiation with fr. Feeney and his beliefs? St. Alphonsus de Liguori is more than just a saint. He is a Doctor of the Church. As for the Magisterial teaching of the Church on this subject, I would recommend a thorough read of the Catechism of the Catolic Church, Nos. 1257-1261. I would also recommend reading Nos. 846-848. Or do you prefer the private opinion of the man known popularly as the hate priest to that of the Magisterial teaching of Christ's Church? As for the anti-Semitism of the Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, that speaks for itself. Read my posts on the subject very carefully. Visit http://sbcwatch.blogspot.com. Typo: read Catholic above. The Catholic League on "Pope Joan." Pope Benedict XVI's Urbi et Orbi Message A Christmas Prayer James Carroll’s Historical Revisionism Pope John... 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The world wishes to be seduced... In the last days leading up to Antichrist, there will apear many anti-christs. Indeed, this is the chief sign by which we will know that the hour of the great trial is at hand. During this time, evil will abound more than at any other period in the history of the world. As darkness descends upon the Church, fiction will be preferred to truth. We have arrived at the time when the world wishes to be seduced. It is now the time referred to by Saint Augustine, Father and Doctor of the Church, "For then shall Satan be loosed, and by means of that Antichrist shall work with all power in a lying though a wonderful manner...they shall be such signs and wonders as shall seduce those who shall deserve to be seduced, 'because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved.' Neither did the apostle scruple to go on to say, 'For this cause God shall send upon them the working of error that they should believe a lie.' For God shall send, because God shall permit the devil to do these things, the permission being by His own just judgment, though the doing of them is in pursuance of the devil's unrighteous and malignant purpose, 'that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.' Therefore, being judged, they shall be seduced, and, being seduced, they shall be judged. But, being judged, they shall be seduced by those secretly just and justly secret judgments of God, with which He has never ceased to judge since the first sin of the rational creatures; and, being seduced, they shall be judged in that last and manifest judgment administered by Jesus Christ, who was Himself most unjustly judged and shall most justly judge." (City of God, Modern Library edition, p. 740). Labels: Antichrist, Apostasy, Be, Darkness, End Times, Satan, Seduced, To, Wants, World Alzina said... The spiritual darkness precedes the three days of darkness which are prophesied in Scripture. I think you are 100 percent correct. The world is ripe to fall into the hands of the Evil One. Movies and books are also being used to prepare people to be seduced. Such as The Davinci Code. Stewart said... I think one of the dangers today Alzina is that there are so many web sites and blogs on the internet and many of these are written by people who are confused as to what the Church actually teaches or whose commitment to the Church's teaching is less than exemplary. Many Catholics are searching for the truth and are hungry for it. But many more are looking to have their "ears tickled" by people who are really offering chaff instead of wheat. One has to be very careful to say the least. The Bishops are opposing the darkness represented by the Senate health care bill. Washington D.C., Mar 20, 2010 09:41 pm (CNA) In a final, urgent plea to prevent the passage of the current form of the Senate health care bill, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on Saturday evening sent a letter to Congressmen asking them to vote “no.” “For decades,” the letter says, “the United States Catholic bishops have supported universal health care. The Catholic Church teaches that health care is a basic human right, essential for human life and dignity.” “Our community of faith,” the bishops continue, “provides health care to millions, purchases health care for tens of thousands and addresses the failings of our health care system in our parishes, emergency rooms and shelters. This is why we as bishops continue to insist that health care reform which truly protects the life, dignity, consciences and health of all is a moral imperative and an urgent national priority.” Nevertheless, they add, “we are convinced that the Senate legislation now presented to the House of Representatives on a ‘take it or leave it’ basis sadly fails this test and ought to be opposed.” The letter is signed by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Chairman of the Committee of Pro-life Activities; Bishop William F. Murphy, Chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development; and Bishop John C. Wester, Chairman of the Committee on Migration. “Why do we take this position, when we have a long record of support for health care reform?” the USCCB letter asks, answering that the fundamental objections can be summarized in two points. First, the bishops argue that health care reform “must protect life and conscience, not threaten them." The Senate bill "extends abortion coverage, allows federal funds to pay for elective abortions (for example, through a new appropriation for services at Community Health Centers that bypasses the Hyde amendment), and denies adequate conscience protection to individuals and institutions." "Simply put," the letter to Representatives continues, "health care reform ought to continue to apply both parts of the Hyde amendment, no more and no less." The bishops also argue that, despite claims to the contrary, "the status quo prohibits the federal government from funding or facilitating plans that include elective abortion. The Senate bill clearly violates this prohibition by providing subsidies to purchase such plans." "While the Senate provides for one plan without abortion coverage in each exchange, those who select another plan in an exchange to better meet the special needs of their families will be required to pay a separate mandatory abortion fee into a fund exclusively for abortions. This new federal requirement is a far more direct imposition on the consciences of those who do not wish to pay for the destruction of unborn human life than anything currently in federal law." Thus the bishops insist that "it is not those who require that the Hyde Amendment be fully applied who are obstructing reform, since this is the law of the land and the will of the American people." "Rather, those who insist on expanding federal participation in abortion, require people to pay for other people’s abortions, and refuse to incorporate essential conscience protections (both within and beyond the abortion context) are threatening genuine reform. With conscience protection as with abortion funding, our goal is simply to preserve the status quo," the letter argues. The second point of objection, the USCCB says, is that "universal coverage should be truly universal. People should never be denied coverage because they can’t afford it, because of where they live or work, or because of where they come from and when they got here."...Full article at CNA. Have to agree with eveything you have written. I haven't watched TV in about five years, but tuned in this weekend at a friends to watch the NCAA Tourney. I was shocked at the ads during timeouts. I can't believe we've fallen this far in such a short period of time. The speed of our decline is itself a sign. Who would have imagined Fitchburg embracing the Culture of Death while Churches emptied out just 10 years ago? Meditation: John 5:43. The Church remains spotless....She is without sin "..the grandeur of this restoring and life-giving ... New York Times columnist Paul Krugman: "Death Pane... The New York Times has donated monies to an anti-C... George Weigel on the New York Times descent into t... Effort to Legally Qualify the Catholic Church as a... 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Giving Australia a sporting chance Jonathan Prosser Diplomacy in the Pacific should exploit one of Australia’s special attributes – the love of competition. Australia’s cultural identity and strong affinity with its neighbours and a big part of this is the meeting place of sports (Photo: Markus Spiske/ unsplash) Published 4 Feb 2019 06:00 0 Comments Australia in the World If cultural dynamism and persuasion can trump military might, as the adherents of soft power would have it, the South Pacific is the place to see this played out. Pacific island nations face choices like never before as China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the US, the UK, and France seek to exert regional influence. The competition is presently centred on the provision of finance in various forms. While Australia may have the largest aid program in the region, an international strategy set to compete with a rival with much deeper pockets is ill advised. Instead, the weight of Australia’s cultural identity and strong affinity with its neighbours must be brought to bear. And a big part of this is the meeting place of sports. What would happen if a professional sports organisation stepped into foreign affairs? I previously worked as a general manager with NRL club the Cronulla Sharks, in an industry where achieving fanbase growth is a priority. At the time, then foreign minister Julie Bishop was looking to refresh Australian foreign policy and we dared to ask, “What would happen if a professional sports organisation stepped into foreign affairs?” So, without public funding and instead as a private sector diplomatic mission, we commenced work under the title of the “Pacific Engagement and Sports Diplomacy Forum”. It began with a working session of diplomats from five neighbouring nations, including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and New Zealand, alongside representatives from Pacific Trade Invest, the Lowy Institute, and the NSW Council for Pacific Communities. The chosen venue looked out across the Pacific Ocean, symbolising the intent of our mission. Not far away, the players were preparing for their mission: a clash with the South Sydney Rabbitohs. A senior diplomat opened the day noting how such an initiative could truly deepen friendship between neighbouring nations through sport, how welcome that a club was leading the effort, and that his views were endorsed by his prime minister. After the working session, friendships were cemented as the guests headed to the stadium to enjoy the game. As the sound and atmosphere grew, then Treasurer, now Prime Minister, Scott Morrison took his seat. In her feedback, a contributor to the day noted how refreshing the approach was, so different to other nations, and how she was certain that due to the humility that underpinned proceedings and the genuine heart for Pacific people, this was the start of something very special. Efforts continued as the Sharks become the first professional club to mark Fiji Day in Australia. A MoU was signed with the largest Papua New Guinean and Melanesian community group in NSW, the Sydney Wantok, furthering friendship at home and in PNG, with two Papua New Guinean club ambassadors appointed. A drive to provide clothing to those in need in Fiji and PNG was supported through grassroots charity partners. The media became increasingly interested, and coverage followed in the Fiji Times, The National (PNG), Radio New Zealand, and the ABC. The result for the club was not only having made a real contribution to Australia’s national goals, but also a measurable increase in fans: people from Fiji and PNG jumped into third and fourth place respectively in the club’s rankings. This program was delivered on little to no budget and produced significant measurable outcomes. From an Australian standpoint, it saw the country using its cultural and sporting assets in a new way. It provided a case study of innovative cultural diplomacy, proving the power sport has to bring people together internationally without a fixture even being played or an Australian diplomat being deployed. Morrison recently announced that NRL trial games will be played in the Pacific, and this will allow the government to unlock the emotive power of the club brands in the soft power mix. Of perhaps more importance is the funding for a Fijian team in the NSW premiership, which sits a rung below Australia’s top competition, the National Rugby League. This team will bind Australia and Fiji more closely together. New combinations of Australia’s strengths offer a particularly exciting prospect to furthering soft power. Remittance represents a major contributor to the economy for many Pacific island nations. If sport is regarded as an export, the benefit of a Pacific athlete becoming a successful professional overseas not only benefits them and their family but plays a major role in the economy of their nation. But more than just in the professional sports realm, imagine if a proportion of remittance payments could go to an entrepreneurship training purse to support early-stage start-ups and an impact investment fund to enable growth. Alongside this, the establishment of a network of mentors and advisors to offer help in achieving domestic and international success. It would give Australia an opportunity to listen and respond to Pacific neighbours to meet a real need, and in doing so, set itself apart from other actors in the region. Prioritising cultural diplomacy offers the chance to bring greater consistency to the endeavour of positively influencing the Pacific region with the values of freedom and democracy, and build real and meaningful relationships with Pacific leaders and people. A narrow competition focused primarily on aid dollars is the wrong playing field. Instead, sports diplomacy programs have performed strongly and need further championing. Sport is a pillar of life for Pacific people and Australians and must be regarded as an opportunity for even closer ties. US, Taliban, Afghanistan peace talks: timing is critical A blast from North Korean past James Laurenceson 21 Sep 2017 16:25 Chinese students in Australia: Do we protest too much? In much of the recent commentary, the ratio of fact to indignation appears unreasonably small. Greg Colton 12 May 2017 08:21 Australia calling: How to fight external electoral manipulation in the South Pacific Authoritative news, delivered to mobile phones, could be a stabilising influence in an era characterised by destabilising external forces. Bo Seo 4 Jun 2018 06:00 A study in controversy: Chinese students in Australia A love of country is not always synonymous with an endorsement of the government when speaking with Chinese students in Australia.

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Eric Forthun Doctoral StudentThe University of Texas at Austin AustinTexas eforthun@utexas.edu @EricForthun Netflix's Brandless Stand-up Comedy Specials Eric Forthun The University of Texas at Austin Netflix's Brandless Stand-up Comedy Specials stand-up comedy TV comedy Netflix branding comedy Curator's Note After Netflix produced its first stand-up special in 2012, the streaming service dramatically increased its spending on original conten ... Eric holds a dual BA in Film/Media Studies and U.S. History from Arizona State University, a college just thirty minutes south of Phoenix, his hometown. His undergraduate thesis focused on independent film distribution and the conglomerate-dominated video-on-demand marketplace. He earned his MFA in Film and Television Studies at Boston University, where his research focused on stand-up comedy and the stand-up comic's impact on the television sitcom format. He previously served as a member of the Phoenix Critics Circle, worked for the Phoenix Film Festival, and moderated discussions for Phoenix Film Society screenings. His current research interests include the industrial and representational history of the late night talk show, particularly as a cultural practice and as a site of larger representational struggles and significant historical moments in television's history. He has previously published in Flow, and has upcoming work about Darrell Hammond's apolitical humor and the representation of female staff writers on contemporary late night programming in two edited collections.

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You are here: Home ~ Free Resources ~ For Couples ~ Passing Through Midlife Passing Through Midlife An interview with Jim and Sally Conway with Dr. John M. Dettoni, Family Life Today Magazine Jim Conway describes the utter desperation to which he was driven when he faced his own midlife crisis. Thanks, however, to the support of his wife, sally, and their three daughters, Jim not only charted his way successfully through those deep waters, but that difficult life passage led to a family ministry that has touched thousands of lives. Out of their experiences Jim and Sally Conway have written books and articles on midlife, conducted seminars and conferences, and established Christian Living Resources, Inc (now Midlife Dimensions), a counseling service for those at midlife. The Conways family's closeness--without dependence--is testimony of parents who have lovingly (not perfectly) helped their children grow from totally dependent infants to maturing adults. Interestingly, the early years of giving in-depth attention to their children continued on through the typically turbulent adolescent years and laid the groundwork for relationships with their three daughters as young adults. As Jim aptly stated, 'You can work with a lot of people, but they usually drift through your life and keep on going. They look back now and then and say It was really nice to know you. But what you really end up with is your family." "The midlife crisis is a stormy, turbulent passage. The cause of turbulence is basically the questioning of values..." So when, like the Grim Reaper, the mid-life crisis overtook Jim, he had the loving support and understanding of his family to sustain him. Through years of unselfish caring he had exemplified what it was to stand alongside people in need, offering the strong support that is founded in God's unconditional love, demon ­strated in Christ's death for us, and ministered by the Holy Spirit. FLT: Do you think that all Ameri ­can males go through the mid-life crisis? Jim: No, all people--men and women--go through a distinct transition as they move from young adulthood to mid-life. But they don't all have a crisis. Only about 60 to 80 percent of them do (counting both men and women). FLT: How do crisis and transition differ? Jim: A transition is a smooth passage from one stage to another. It would be like going through an inlet from the ocean to the inland waterway when the tide is at even state--it is not being unduly pulled one way or the other. To go back and forth in a boat is no great stress. But when the tide is going in or out you have to be able to deal with the strong, unexpected currents and a good many people get in trouble. The mid-life crisis is a stormy, turbulent passage. The cause of turbulence is basically the questioning of values: Who am I? What have I spent my life doing? Why am I doing this work? How am I going to spend the rest of my life? Do I want to stay in this marriage? How do I want to spend my money, my time and energy, my personhood? It's basically wrestling with these kinds of value questions that generally are ignored until men are in their 40s. Women ignore these ques tions until they get to the later 30s. FLT: What is happening to the family situation during all this turbulence? Jim: When the man is going through it, anything that adds stress to the turbulence that is already there is "just what I don't need." So when teenagers put demands on their father, the washer breaks down, or the wife smashes a fender, there is a circuit overload. Sometimes I use the juggling illustration. A person has five balls up in the air (actually a lot more) by the time he gets to mid-life. Then someone gives him another five balls. It isn't just that he drops the extra five; the whole group comes down, everything collapses. It's that sense of collapse that characterizes a crisis. A man is not functioning as he used to function as a father, a worker, as a Christian leader in the community, within himself, with his mate. There is a sense of breakdown going on. FLT: Is this breakdown a matter of overwork or is it a question of "Why am I doing what I'm doing, anyway?" Jim: It's both. It is important to see that there are a number of things that contribute to a mid-life crisis. It isn't just that a person has turned 45. Of course, age can be significant. If age 45 triggers an internal clock in you that says that you're now counting toward death instead of counting from birth, then age becomes a stress factor. If you are also being threatened at work with more frequent evaluations and you are feeling as though you were an unwanted commodity, that creates pressures. You may also feel that your marriage is stale and you wonder why you are in a marriage that is nothing but a drag to you. There is nothing that is meaningful; everything is routine. Your kids may also be having difficulties, and you feel that you are failing at everything. FLT: So there is not just one cause of the mid-life crisis? Jim: We have to be careful to guard against the oversimplification that says age is the one thing that produces a mid-life crisis. Instead, a group of factors come together. They are too much to process all at once, and there is a breakdown. FLT: How does the spiritual dimension enter in? Jim: I think that the spiritual dimension may contribute to the crisis, but often late in the process. A person may feel like saying, "God, if you are alive and well, why don't you do something to help me out of this? How did I get here if you really care for me and if you love me?" Then comes a whole line of questioning: Does prayer work? Is God alive? Is the church relevant? Where is all this body life that we talk about? Nobody seems to reach out and care for me. FLT: Are you saying then that the crisis comes, and when a person begins to realize he is overloaded, then he asks God, "Why is this happening?" Jim: Yes, because previously he hadn't doubted that the church was right on target, that small groups were effective, that prayer really worked. But when a man begins to try to deal with turmoil in his life, he takes a new look at spiritual values he has not seriously examined since he became a Christian--if then. FLT: So when a person is facing a major crisis in life and his faith has not grown along with his situation, there is in a sense no faith to answer the problems of life? Jim: Yes. I think that we can clearly see that in children. A child of three makes a decision that he wants Jesus as his Saviour and although as a person he is growing on a gradual incline both intellectually and morally, his faith grows along on a flat line until he gets challenged to a new commitment. At age 8 the kid says, "I don't think I'm saved." The reason is that the gap between faith and experience has grown very large so he makes a new commitment to become saved again. He goes along at that stage until 12 and he gets "saved" again and he gets up in his late teens and he gets 'saved" again. What really is happening is that there is just a catch-up of faith each time. I think that some people are begin ­ning to understand that. What we don't see is that the process continues all through adult life as experience demands a rethinking of our faith--not our commitment to God, but how that commitment relates to life where we are. "We as Christians need to allow people to question, but to say to them, "You will come through it all right." Sally: Another point is that some men who are not Christians become Christians during mid-life. They are more open to God because of all this struggle. They are rethinking their values and suddenly they take time to include God in them. Jim: It's very fascinating. People are open to growing at any change point in their lives. Some Christians seem to think that there is no use in trying to win anyone over 18 to the Lord, but I believe we need to realize that every change point in an adult's life is an opportunity to make an impact for Christ. FLT: Why do Christians have such a struggle during this time of their lives? Sally: I think that the reason Christians may have a struggle in mid-life is the very fact that they are doubting some things. Just going through the mid-life crisis makes them feel guilty, and then if they are living it out in a way that goes against the grain of their family and church there is more condemnation heaped on them. Many women talk about their husbands developing new habits: listening to wild music, smoking, drinking or swearing. In all of this upheaval and maybe even trying out some questionable things, the men feel very guilty. Certainly these things aren't wholesome, but even worse is the feeling of being condemned. We as Christians need to allow people to question, but to say to them, "You will come through it all right." Jim: You know, the church always comes across with the image that the problems are all solved; everyone has the answers. Our sharing times are always positive. Nobody gets up and says, "I'm really wrestling with whether God exists." It always has to be, 'I've had a struggle, but I've made it through. Praise the Lord!" FLT: It's after the struggle that we share. Jim: Always after, because we've not learned to let people struggle and support them as they struggle. So here is a guy who is entering into this value redefinition time in his life and he looks around and says, "If anybody else is struggling he is not doing it out loud so I must be a freak or some kind of oddball." The church is impotent to minister to people like that. Quite often, men who come out of this period in their lives look at the church and say, "I gave my time and energy to it and it did nothing for me when times were really rugged. Who needs it?" Now obviously that is not the direction we want to go. As we get these guys who are moving along in moral development, we need them in the church, not walking away from the church. FLT: Is the mid-life crisis a sinful condition? Sally: No more than adolescence is. Jim: The condition of crisis itself is not a sin either. When you see a teenager who is feeling depressed and moody one day and hilarious the next, do you say, 'He (or she) is sinning'? Those fluctuations have something to do with the maturational changes which cause adolescents to try to put the pieces together in a new way. They are thinking through this new dimension of what it means to be a sexual being coming into an adult world. That isn't a sin. FLT: When does a struggle become sin? Jim: Some of the expressions of that struggle can be sin. What we really try to do in our counseling is to help a struggling person, whether male or female. One of the common things a person in crisis feels is the desire to escape, to just run away. We try to figure out some legitimate way to meet some of those needs that will be acceptable to the person and the community, without producing guilt. For example, one woman wanted to run; she could hardly stand it. I encouraged her to do some shopping trips, some concerts, visiting college girl friends in different cities, just some short jaunts. She wanted to have friendship relationships with other men so she developed those that were safe, in a small group with some friends. What I'm saying is, we don't get people into binds with their families where they have made statements that cut off future options. FLT: Are there some other possible causes of mid-life crisis? Jim: There are some things that I think are chemically related which have not been adequately explored yet in all the research on mid-life crisis. I think that we are going to find some things that can help to reduce it-like not ingesting caffeine, simple little things like proper eating. Most people in mid-life are eating on the run; their bodies have taken it hard, and imbalances have developed. I think we are going to find that some chemical effects exacerbate the problem. I don't think that mid-life crisis is just a chemical problem. There are value questions that are being dealt with but the chemical imbalances may make it more difficult. FLT: What do women experience during their Midlife Crisis? Sally: A lot of it is very similar to the man -- In fact, many women report to us that they read Jim's book and it fit them to a "T". They just changed the gender to female. I think that maybe one way mid ­life is very different for women is that many women at that age, instead of being burned out from having worked on their dreams, haven't had a chance to pursue them yet. Most women were very happy to become wives, homemakers, and mothers and enjoyed it. Maybe a woman who is a wife and mother really had some-thing else she wanted to do. On the other hand we talk to many career women who chose not to marry or not to have children if they did marry, but when they reach 40 they go through a difficult time of inner questioning. It seems that many women have not had an identity of their own and are trying to deal with that. Their dreams for themselves have not come true. FLT: How do women in mid-life crisis act? Sally: Some women leave their families at this time. The statistics show that in certain parts of the country there are four runaway wives to every runaway man. Many of them are leaving children who are still in elementary school. They say, in effect, "I realized that if I was going to do what I wanted to do, I had to do it while I was as young as I was." FLT: Is that selfishness or a new development? Or is it a regression to adolescence? Sally: I don't know. I have met some outstanding, devoted Christian women who have said, as one woman did, 'I feel like I'm 36 going on 14. I'm struggling with the things I struggled with as an adolescent-adult! What I look like, who to impress, and there are some yearnings in me don't even understand." She was a woman whom I had observed over a period of time. She came across as very spiritual and mature and she obviously loved her husband and children. They had traveled extensively after they were married, and had done a great many enjoyable things together as a couple before they had their children, yet there was, this strange feeling. She should have been one of the happiest women it the world yet she wanted to run. Woman after woman tells us a similar story. FLT: You went through Jim's mid-life crisis with him. What do you think the wife's role is to be in all of that? Sally: We feel very strongly that the role of the wife is very important in determining how her husband makes it through his personal crisis. FLT: It's when being a "helpmate really comes in, isn't it? Sally: Right. And it's the same if it's the wife who is struggling. Many times the one who is in crisis feels his or her spouse doesn't understand. But the one going through crisis needs to communicate what is going on in order to help the spouse know what he or she is going through. I think it helps to read about mid ­life crisis. Mid-life crisis often takes people off guard and they get caught up in thinking, "Oh, my this isn't like the person I married. He's out running around in a sports car with his shirt unbuttoned." We know many women who get divorces quickly and then are very, very sorry for it. Given time, the husband often works through some of these problems and he wants to get his life back together again. Often, if a couple has gone through divorce, hurtful things have been dragged out and emotions are so high that it's pretty hard to step back. On the other hand, we know many couples who have hung in there together even through temporary separations, but by working on it together they have been able to rebuild their relationship. So, yes, the wife's role is crucial during the time of mid-life crisis. That's why we stress that she has to be both spiritually and personally strong and know who she is. She needs to be assured that she is a worthwhile person because while her husband is in this struggle, he is not going to be giving her much to build her up. She has to get that from a positive self-image as well as from the support of good friends. FLT: Can the children help? Sally: I think children, depending upon their maturity, need to be aware of the parent's mid-life struggles too and be enlisted to understand and encourage. Unfortunately, kids get a lot of the pot shots from Dad. While the mid-life man is struggling with his value questions, the adolescent is too, and they often come into conflict over it. The parent is really seeing himself in that child. On the one hand, the parent wants to be authoritarian, pushing the teenager into a mold, and yet the parent is trying to cope with some of the same emotions as his adolescent child. Dads can be awfully hard on their kids, but if the kids can understand that their father is going through a rough time it can be a real help. The kids can say encouraging things, be appreciative and understanding. I know some college age kids who initially said, "Mom, why don't you just get a divorce? He shouldn't be treating you this way." But when they learned some of what their dad was struggling with, they saw things from his side, too. They came to realize that he needed a friend! They then jumped in to encourage their mother as well as stand by their dad. FLT: It seems to me that part of the reason that Jim's mid-life crisis came out positively was because of the strong family underpinnings that you, Sally, and your three daughters had in relationship to him long before the crisis ever came. Sally: The reason why mid-life crisis caught us off guard was that we didn't anticipate it at all. You see, before the children became adolescents we knew that there were going to be days when they would be up and down; they were going to have to make choices. But we didn't know that we were going to be doing that when we were 40. Even when we had begun to be aware of the mid-life crisis, we thought it only happened to the other guy. As Jim said, here he was a theologian and a psychologist who was experienced and knew himself well. But it simply caught us off guard. We can warn people so they know ahead of time what to expect, because just knowing helps ease the blow a little bit. FLT: So forewarned is forearmed? Sally: Yes. Plus making adjustments making sure the marriage relationship is strong. I think that we had a strong marriage relationship, but Jim said that it had gotten stale and pretty routine. It's obvious I wasn't as sensitive to that as I should have been. So a couple needs to maintain good communication. If you are too busy, you can't do that. You need to be making some career adjustments, taking time to relax. There are some things that can help the couple reduce the stress. I think, however, that Jim would have had to answer the philosophical, meaning of life questions anyway, but his body had been so run down that he went into a real crisis. FLT: What role does God play in all of this? Sally: Well, mid-life crisis doesn't take God off guard. The psalms are quite full of indications that David was aware of mid-life problems. Perhaps he was in mid-life when he got into his affair with Bathsheba. No longer a rugged warrior out doing physical activities, his role had changed. He stayed home, too valuable to be out there, and was wandering around, probably feeling somewhat displaced, when he got into trouble. I think mid-life is like any other struggle. God does not take it away but He does promise to go through it with us and make it a positive experience. We wish that being Christians would take us out of this struggle. Isaiah 43 says when we go through floods and fires God will be with us. It doesn't say, "Because you know me you won't go through the floods and fires."

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Our Three Immediate Recommendations for Safety and Profit Never before have I seen so many threats to your safety and wealth converging in one time and place — a continuing deterioration in bank safety … a renewed decline in the housing market … a new series of sovereign debt breakdowns in Europe … and worst of all, the growing likelihood of a similar crisis striking Washington. Today, I’m working from home, commemorating Memorial Day and focusing on giving you simple, practical solutions to avoid these unprecedented dangers: Danger #1. Bank failures. Washington politicians and Wall Street fatcats have sworn on a stack of bibles that “the banking crisis is over.” But their words don’t match their own numbers. Last week, for example, the FDIC announced that nearly 12 percent of the nation’s banks were at risk of failing, the highest level in 18 years. That’s a total of 888 banks they recognize could be dangerous to your financial health. They won’t name endangered banks. 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If it’s a D+ or lower, we consider it weak and NOT recommended. Problem: On our list of institutions rated D+ or lower, we now have 2,706 banks and 2,582 credit unions. That’s more than one out of every three in the entire nation! So chances are pretty high yours is among them! No matter what, be sure to add it to your personal Watchlist. That way, as soon as the rating changes, something that happens quite frequently, we will send you an immediate alert via email. Again, no charge. Danger #2. Dark economic storm clouds. Another set of numbers that belie Washington’s words of assurance are the latest stats pouring out on the economy: Home prices are falling again. Foreclosed homes are being dumped on the market at the fastest clip ever. And anyone still counting on another new round of bailouts from Congress must be living on another planet. Especially vulnerable investments: Shares in banks, mortgage lenders, construction companies, real estate firms and REITs. My recommendation: Reduce your exposure and start by selling your most vulnerable positions. How do you know which ones? While you’re at www.weisswatchdog.com, you can also look up the rating on each and every one of your stocks. If it’s a D+ or lower, we consider it among the most vulnerable. And no matter what, add it to your watchlist so we can alert you to any changes. Danger #3. The next big debt crisis. If you thought the debt crisis of 2008-2009 was a harrowing experience, wait till you see what’s coming next. Remember: That last debt crisis impacted strictly corporations in the private sector of the economy. This one is hitting sovereign governments, including our own! Also never forget this: The last crisis was cut short by massive government bailouts. But there’s no one rich enough to bail out the United States of America! In fact, the way things are shaping up now, it may even be tough for Europe to bail out Spain and Italy, which are far bigger than the countries bailed out so far — Greece, Ireland and Portugal. My recommendation: You can either sulk into a corner and hide, or you can come out fighting with exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are specifically created to profit from this kind of a crisis. For example, in the last round of this crisis, an ETF that surges when real estate stocks plunge grew 166% in value. With that ETF, $10,000 invested near the beginning of the bust grew to $26,600 near the end of the bust. Another good example: When Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke started printing money like crazy to rescue the economy, he helped drive up precious metals and key commodities. Result: An ETF tied to oil jumped 90%. Our favorite ETF that invests in gold bullion, jumped 121%. An ETF linked to gasoline surged 200% — a triple. The ETF we like best that invests in gold mining shares gained 250% … the one that buys silver mining shares surged 305% … and an ETF that leverages silver bullion skyrocketed 700%. Even assuming you missed that 700% opportunity and bought only our favorite gold mining ETF, you could have seen $10,000 grow into $35,000. All of this is, of course, past history. But as Mike Larson tells it, it was just a dress rehearsal for the bigger debt crisis — and larger profit potential — coming next. Stand by and check your inbox. You should be getting his updates as part of your regular membership. Good luck and God bless! http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/our-three-immediate-recommendations-for-safety-and-profit-44901 When Faith In U.S. Dollars And U.S. Debt Is Dead The Game Is Over – And That Day Is Closer Than You May Think A day is coming when the rest of the world will decide that it no longer has faith in U.S. dollars or in U.S. debt. When that day arrives, the game will be over. Traditionally, two of the biggest things that the U.S. economy has had going for it were the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasuries. The U.S. dollar has been the default reserve currency of the world for decades. All over the globe it was seen as a strong, stable currency that was desirable for international trade. U.S. government debt has long been considered the "safest debt" in the entire world. Whenever there was a major crisis, investors would flock to U.S. Treasuries because they were considered a rock. Sadly, all of this is now changing. Today the rest of the world is losing faith in the U.S. financial system. In fact, even the United Nations is now warning of the collapse of the dollar. But if the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasuries collapse, that will be an absolute nightmare for the U.S. economy. If the rest of the world does not want our dollars someday, then what are we going to give them in exchange for all of the oil and all of the cheap imported goods they send us? If the rest of the world does not want our debt someday, then how in the world are we going to be able to continue to consume far, far more wealth than we produce? The rest of the world is watching the U.S. government run up record-setting budget deficits and they are watching the Federal Reserve print money like there is no tomorrow and they realize that the U.S. financial system is slowly imploding. As mentioned above, now even the United Nations is warning that the U.S. dollar could collapse. The following is a brief excerpt from a recent news report put out by Reuters.... The United Nations warned on Wednesday of a possible crisis of confidence in, and even a “collapse” of, the U.S. dollar if its value against other currencies continued to decline. In a mid-year review of the world economy, the UN economic division said such a development, stemming from the falling value of foreign dollar holdings, would imperil the global financial system. But it is not just the United Nations that is concerned about the U.S. dollar. On April 18th, Standard & Poor’s altered its outlook on U.S. government debt from "stable" to "negative" and warned that the U.S. could soon lose its prized AAA rating. At one time, it would have been unthinkable for Standard & Poor's to do such a thing. But today it is amazing that it has taken them so long to make such a move. U.S. government finances are falling apart. When the credit rating of U.S. government debt starts declining, interest rates will go up. Just ask the government of Greece how painful that can be. Today, Greece is paying over 16 percent on 10 year bonds. The following is what John Williams of Shadow Government Statistics recently had to say about why Standard & Poor's issued such a warning about U.S. government debt.... S&P is noting the U.S. government's long-range fiscal problems. Generally, you'll find that the accounting for unfunded liabilities for Social Security, Medicare and other programs on a net-present-value (NPV) basis indicates total federal debt and obligations of about $75 trillion. That's 15 times the gross domestic product (GDP). The debt and obligations are increasing at a pace of about $5 trillion a year, which is neither sustainable nor containable. If the U.S. was a corporation on a parallel basis, it would be headed into bankruptcy rather quickly. Look, the rest of the world is not stupid. They know that the U.S. government is hurtling towards financial disaster. The appetite among foreigners for U.S. government debt is decreasing rapidly. In fact, according to Zero Hedge, foreigners are dumping U.S. debt at a very rapid pace right now. In addition, the cost to insure U.S. debt has risen sharply in recent days. Right now, the Federal Reserve has been buying up most new U.S. government debt with dollars that it has created out of thin air. This is a giant Ponzi scheme, and it is a major contributing factor to the decline of faith in the U.S. dollar. The dollar has fallen by 17 percent compared to other major national currencies since 2009. What makes that fact even sadder is that all major currencies have been rapidly losing value compared to hard assets over that time period. The dollar is just sliding faster than almost all of the other global currencies that are constantly losing value as well. Anyone with half a brain could have seen that this would be the end result of reckless government borrowing, but unfortunately our politicians have been ignoring this problem for decades. Now a day or reckoning is fast approaching and it is going to be very painful. The U.S. government has piled up the biggest mountain of debt in the history of the world. Just consider a few shocking facts about this unprecedented debt.... *If the U.S. national debt (more than 14 trillion dollars) was reduced to a stack of 5 dollar bills, it would reach three quarters of the way to the moon. *The U.S. government borrows about 168 million dollars every single hour. *If Bill Gates gave every penny of his fortune to the U.S. government, it would only cover the U.S. budget deficit for 15 days. *It is now being projected that by the year 2021, interest payments on the national debt will amount to $1.1 trillion dollars a year. In a previous article on The American Dream, I detailed some more absolutely horrifying statistics about U.S. government debt.... #1 If you divide the national debt up equally among all U.S. households, each one owes a staggering $125,475.18. #2 The federal government has borrowed 29,660 more dollars per household since Barack Obama signed the economic stimulus law two years ago. #3 During Barack Obama's first two years in office, the U.S. government added more to the U.S. national debt than the first 100 U.S. Congresses combined. #4 In the new budget that the Obama administration has proposed, the U.S. government would spend 3.7 trillion dollars in 2012 and by 2021 the U.S. government would be spending a whopping 5.6 trillion dollars per year. #5 The U.S. government currently has to borrow approximately 41 cents of every single dollar that it spends. #6 The total compensation that the federal government workforce earned last year came to a grand total of approximately 447 billion dollars. #7 The U.S. national debt is currently rising by well over 4 billion dollars every single day. #8 The U.S. government is borrowing over 2 million more dollars every single minute. #9 The U.S. national debt is over 14 times larger than it was just 30 years ago. #10 Unfunded liabilities for entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare are estimated to be well over $100 trillion, and nobody in the U.S. government seems to have any idea how we are actually even going to come close to meeting all of those obligations. #11 If you were alive when Christ was born and you spent one million dollars every single day since that point, you still would not have spent one trillion dollars by now. But this year alone the U.S. government is going to go about 1.6 trillion dollars more into debt. #12 If the federal government began right at this moment to repay the U.S. national debt at a rate of one dollar per second, it would take over 440,000 years to pay off the national debt. So have our politicians learned anything from the mistakes of the past? The U.S. government continues to spend money on some of the most ridiculous things imaginable. For example, the Department of Health and Human Services has just announced a brand new $500 million program that will, among other things, seek to solve the problem of 5-year-old children that "can't sit still" in a kindergarten classroom. Isn't it good to see the government investing our hard-earned tax dollars so wisely? Of course if our kids weren't being constantly fed foods packed with sugar, high fructose corn syrup and aspartame we wouldn't have to spend 500 million dollars to deal with this problem. When it comes to government waste, nobody seems to do it any better than the U.S. government. Our politicians continue to assume that the rest of the world will always want our dollars and our debt, but that is simply not the case. Over the past couple of years, global leader after global leader has publicly talked about the need for a new world reserve currency. In fact, globalist institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank have been very busy discussing what the world is going to use as a global reserve currency after the death of the dollar. The rest of the world is not sitting around waiting to see if the U.S. financial system is going to recover. They are already making plans for the demise of the dollar. They are increasingly using other currencies to trade with. They are becoming more hesitant to buy more of our debt. They are realizing that the days of U.S. dominance are coming to an end. So what is that going to mean for us? It is going to be a complete and total disaster. Right now, we live far, far beyond our means. We borrow gigantic piles of money to make up the difference between what we produce and what we consume. We are absolutely dependent on the fact that the rest of the world will take our dollars in exchange for the things that we need. The current situation is not sustainable. It will come to an end. When it does, our standard of living is going to feel like it has changed overnight. http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/when-faith-in-u-s-dollars-and-u-s-debt-is-dead-the-game-is-over-and-that-day-is-closer-than-you-may-think Panic Capital Flight in Greece, Depositors Yank 1.5 Billion Euros in 2 Days;EU Wants Severe Bail-Out Conditions Including International Tax Collection Courtesy of Google translate please consider They lifted 1.5 billion Thursday and Friday from banks Only a few steps separating from Friday to yesterday's mass panic! From early morning to counter the banks there is serious pressure for withdrawals of deposits, especially small amounts. The pressure on banks began last Wednesday, culminating in yesterday's day. It is significant that Thursday and Friday, banking sources estimate that rose around 1.5 billion euros in total! According to the same month in May estimated the outflow estimated at least 4 billion from 2 billion in April. The majority of depositors rushed to withdraw for pensioners and small savers and amounts ranging from 2-3000 lifted until 10 -15 000 euros. Motivation in most cases it was the fear that led the country into bankruptcy, deposits frozen even temporarily left without cash, or even lose their savings. Politicians do not seem to fully understand the risks posed by a widespread panic, not only for the stability of the banking system but for the economy and the country. EU Requests Severe Bail-Out Conditions Including International Tax Collection The Financial Times reports Greece set for severe bail-out conditions European leaders are negotiating a deal that would lead to unprecedented outside intervention in the Greek economy, including international involvement in tax collection and privatisation of state assets, in exchange for new bail-out loans for Athens. People involved in the talks said the package would also include incentives for private holders of Greek debt voluntarily to extend Athens’ repayment schedule, as well as another round of austerity measures. Officials warned, however, that almost every element of the new package faced significant opposition from at least one of the governments and institutions involved in the current negotiations and a deal could still unravel. In the latest setback, the Greek government failed on Friday to win cross-party agreement on the new austerity measures, which European Union lenders have insisted is a prerequisite to another bail-out. Officials think Greece will be unable to return to the financial markets to raise money on its own in March – as originally planned in the current €110bn package – meaning that the IMF is now forbidden from distributing any additional cash. Without the IMF funds, eurozone governments would either be forced to fill the gap or Athens could default. 30,000 Protest in Greece Courtesy of Google Translate More than 30,000 Greeks in Athens take center inspired by the protests of Spain Some 30,000 people, police said, more as protesters have gone to the streets Sunday in Athens to protest the Greek political class. The demonstration has been called through social networks, as well as in Spain, and the participants cited the movement as a reference 15M. "We've had enough. The politicians are laughing at us. If things continue like this, our future will be very hard," said one of demonstrators gathered outside the headquarters of the Greek Parliament in Syntagma Square, while his teammates chanted "Thieves, thieves!". This is the fifth day of protests in Syntagma Square and this time they have been joined by a Spanish group who wanted to express solidarity with the merger. "People were outraged, but needed motivation to express themselves. The Spanish have given us that motivation," said Argyrou Iphigenia, an insurance agent, told Reuters. "We're not asleep. We are awake. The IMF must go. There are solutions without them," he argued. Is it any wonder people are yanking money out of Greek banks? How long before a bank freeze? Click Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post List Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit http://www.sitkapacific.com/account_management.html to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/T6gWkao-sd0/panic-capital-flight-in-greece.html Crop Circle in Russia astonishes locals and public More info and images at Kosmopoisk-Ivanovo blog Near the village of Znamensky in the fields there were circles of unknown origin Dozens of townspeople came to see this spectacle . They came up with very different assumptions: from the invasion of alien civilizations to someone playing jokes. It is expected that this will be dismantled by experts ufologists. They are soon to come to the scene. 24.05.2011 (18:26) http://apparitionsourlady.blogspot.com/2011/05/crop-circle-in-russia-astonishes-locals.html JNSR - THE DAY WHEN THE CHURCH IS CONSECRATED TO MARY THE DAY WHEN THE CHURCH IS CONSECRATED TO MARY WITH ALL THE CHRISTIANS Holy Mary, Mother of God, received at the foot of the CROSS, "The Mission" the most precious ever! The Divine Sacred Heart of Jesus Himself says "All children" born of "Mature Fruit" stil hanging in the Tree of Life, which is Jesus Christ, the Priest par Excellence, become "The Living Church." By the GIFT from the CROSS, Holy Mary Mother of God made Man became "The Mother of the Church" which is carried in Her most pure Womb: "All the Seed of the Holy Living Church," who are ... All Christians in the world! MARY, "is theTerror of demons and becomes the Target of Satan" who by "Her Identity" received "Her Divine SON" and "Her Spouse who Is the Holy Spirit", will be persecuted. She and the Seed She carries in Her, that Satan wants to devour ... (Christians) Apocalypse 12 (4-5) Woman, the Child and the Dragon. The Dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour Her Child, when it was born. She gave birth to a SON, a male child who was to rule all nations with an iron Sceptor. And Her child was caught up to God and His Throne. "It is Jesus risen in Ascension to his God and Father" The Woman (Mary) fled to the desert (Protected by GOD) to be nourished for 1260 days (With Her Children Christians, protected and nurtured by the Church). Apo. 12 - (14) Then the two wings of a great eagle were given to the Woman to fly into the wilderness to Her place where She is nourished for a time, times and half a time (in Daniel 7-25, the 3 years are explained) While Mary and Her Children of the Church are sheltered, what is said in Daniel 7-25 comes to pass. In this Kingdom (against GOD), the Enemy shall speak words against the Most High. He shall oppress "The Saints of the Most High," thinking to change times and the Law and the Saints will be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time (1260 days or 3 ½ years). These Saints are those of the Old Testament who have not yet recognized Jesus Christ and who will be confronted by the enemy, while the Christians in the Church will be sheltered with Mary, Mother of the Church! Our Holy Church as "OUR LADY OF FATIMA" Pray for the Whole World with Jesus and Mary. (more messages at The Future Life of God With Men) http://apparitionsourlady.blogspot.com/2011/05/jnsr-day-when-church-is-consecrated-to.html Europe at the Abyss; US Housing in the Abyss; Who is to Blame? Robert Samuelson on Real Clear Politics says Europe at the Abyss It has come to this. A year after rescuing Greece from default, Europe is staring into the abyss. The bailout has proved insufficient. Greece needs more money, and it can't borrow from private markets where it faces interest rates as high as 25 percent. There is no easy escape. What's called a "debt crisis" is increasingly a political and social crisis. Already, unemployment is 14.1 percent in Greece, 14.7 percent in Ireland, 11.1 percent in Portugal and 20.7 percent in Spain. Some causes of Europe's plight are well-known: the harsh recession following the 2008-2009 financial crisis; aging populations coupled with costly welfare states. But there's also another less recognized culprit: the euro, the single currency now used by 17 countries. Launched in 1999, it aimed to foster economic and political unity. For a while, it seemed to succeed. In the euro's first decade, jobs in countries using the common currency increased by 16 million. It was a mirage. For starters, the euro fostered a credit bubble that led to booms in housing, borrowing and consumer spending. But one policy didn't fit all: Interest rates suited to Germany and France were too low for "periphery" countries (Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain). Money poured into the periphery countries. There was a huge compression of interest rates. In 1997, rates on 10-year Greek government bonds averaged 9.8 percent compared to 5.7 percent for similar German bonds. By 2003, Greek bonds fetched 4.3 percent, just above the 4.1 percent of German bonds. "The markets failed. All this would not have occurred if banks in Germany and France had not lent so much," says economist Desmond Lachman of the American Enterprise Institute. "It was like the U.S. housing market." Both American and European banks went overboard in relaxing credit standards. "Markets Failed" Says Desmond Lachman Few economic statement make my hair stand straight up more than that bit of complete nonsense from Lachman. The markets did not fail. Bureaucrats who dreamed up the Euro failed. Those bureaucrats devised a currency union with nothing more than suggestions on fiscal controls. Making matters far worse, countries in the Euro-Zone have widely differing political philosophies and policies. That currency union was not brought about by the market. The free market would never have done such a silly thing. Every major currency union in history without a political and fiscal union has failed. There is a nice Table of Monetary Unions on the site Euro Know that shows just that. Bureaucrats, not the free market new better. Bureaucrats, not the free market failed. Not Different This Time Potential problem were recognized well in advance by many. In February 1995 The Independent wrote a misguided editorial Why we say Yes to a single currency. The rationale of The Independent was "It's different this time". The economic arguments that, on balance, Britain will be better off inside the currency union than outside are persuasive. The discipline of a permanently fixed exchange rate would significantly reduce the risk of a return to high inflation and create greater certainty for companies and investors. There would also be lower transaction costs. There is no doubt that a successful single currency would strengthen Europe's position on the global economic stage. The opponents of the single currency do not agree. They argue that the experience of the ERM and events since Black Wednesday show that to be locked into a single currency is damaging. Exchange rates, they point out, can act as important "shock absorbers" in times of unexpected crisis. These are powerful arguments. They are most powerful when applied to some EU members - notably Spain, Portugal and Greece - whose less developed economies would make the exigencies of a single currency regime punishing, unpopular and potentially disastrous. But this is not the condition of Britain today. In 1992 the needs of the British economy were at odds with the priorities of the Bundesbank. They were trying to control inflation, we needed to get out of recession. By contrast, in 1999 six or seven countries will find themselves at the same stage in the cycle, with very similar economic priorities. So things are likely to be different. Points of Failure Predicted In Advance Things were not different were they? Ironically, in that 1995 article, The Independent pointed out the exact points of failure: Spain, Portugal and Greece. Tony Dolphin, Chief Economist of AMP Asset Management, wrote a response to that article less than a week later. Please consider, European monetary union: the benefits, the problems and the traveller's tale The potential benefits of European monetary union are questionable, the potential costs could be very serious. A successful monetary union requires that the economies joining it are broadly the same, especially in regard to their response to external and internal inflation shocks. This is not the case in Europe. Take two examples: oil and housing. The effect of a sustained, steep rise in the oil price will be very different in Germany, which is highly dependent on imported oil and gas; in France, where nuclear power is used to generate a high proportion of energy needs; and in the UK, where the North Sea sector of the economy would actually benefit. Imagine trying to set an appropriate, anti-inflationary interest rate policy for a monetary union including these three economies should the oil price double. The housing sectors of European economies also differ, with the UK's high level of home ownership financed by variable rate mortgages not being found elsewhere. This makes the UK housing market more sensitive to interest rate changes than is the case on the Continent. It is easy to envisage a situation where the interest rate policy of a European monetary union was entirely inappropriate for the housing sector of the UK economy. And, since their home is most families' main asset, this would have negative repercussions for consumer spending and the overall growth of the economy. These and other structural differences between European economies will not disappear over the next four years, nor at any time in the foreseeable future. Until they do, the economic argument against European monetary union is powerful, and far more clear cut than the political arguments for or against. Tony Dolphin AMP Asset Management Failure of the "One Size Fits Germany Policy" I have no idea what Tony Dolphin is doing today but put him in the class of those who can say "I told you so." Here is the key paragraph: "It is easy to envisage a situation where the interest rate policy of a European monetary union was entirely inappropriate for the housing sector of the UK economy." The UK did not adopt the Euro but Spain did. Interest rates in Germany were not appropriate for Spain. The result was a Spanish housing bubble of epic proportion that has now collapsed. One interest rate policy simply does not work. For further discussion, please see ECB's "One Size Fits Germany" Policy; Rate Hikes to Stress PIIGS Compounding Spain's misery, Trichet has embarked on a rate-hiking campaign at the worst possible time, with Spanish unemployment in excess of 20%, and youth unemployment near 40%. Housing Market Nonsense Note that Lachman also blames US banks for the housing bubble. "It was like the U.S. housing market." Both American and European banks went overboard in relaxing credit standards. That too is nonsense in that it does not place the blame where it belongs, on the Fed. The Fed held interest rates too low, too long. Money was too loose, banks lent. Blaming banks for lending when real interest rates are hugely negative is tantamount to placing a bottle of vodka in front of an alcoholic, telling the alcoholic it is the best vodka in the whole world, then blaming the alcoholic for what happens next. Not only did the Fed hold interest rates too low, too long, the Greenspan Fed endorsed derivatives, subprime loans, and adjustable rate mortgages. Meanwhile Bush was praising the "Ownership Society" and Barney Frank was in the back pocket of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Ben Bernanke was totally clueless, in complete denial about the bubble, going so far as to say home prices were "based on fundamentals". None what has transpired has had remotely anything to do with the failure of the free markets. We have a failure of regulation, not a failure to regulate. Lachman, like Bernanke, really needs to get a clue. You cannot fix a problem until you understand what the problem is. Unfortunately, politicians and economists in both the US and Europe are still in denial. Statements by those blaming markets instead of politicians and the Fed, do not help. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/R6nTnprhBDA/europe-at-abyss-us-housing-in-abyss-who.html Scientists Create Ethanol From Hydrogen They Created From Ethanol Alas, today I had intended to put up my book review of Amanda Little’s book Power Trip , but I left the book on my desk in the office and I need to review some notes first. So that should be posted for my Thursday column. If you haven’t noticed, I have fallen into a pattern of putting up a new column each Monday and Thursday. Because there is always a lot going on in energy, I generally have three or four decent choices for these new columns. This week, I was sent a guest column on nuclear power called Fukushima a stake through nuclear industry’s heart. I had initially decided to run it, but had a change of heart. The reasons are that I think the tone of the essay invites hostile responses. It is also extremely anti-nuclear, and I don’t want this blog to become known as an anti-nuclear blog. To be honest, I have had many of the same thoughts as the author since Fukushima — that is to say that I think this is going to be a devastating blow for the nuclear industry — but I still want this blog to be a place that we can debate the issue free of hostility and hyperbole. So, I decided that a link to the essay would suffice. Then there are always short stories that are perfect for our Energy Ticker, but which might be a stretch as the basis for a column. So I decided to pluck some of the more interesting stories of the past few days and write some commentary on those. The themes I will cover below are Solazyme’s IPO, booming E85 sales, a story that predicts $5 gasoline for this summer, and a new breakthrough in the generation of hydrogen from ethanol that stuck me as humorous. Thoughts on Solazyme Solazyme Surges in Debut on Bio-Fuels Bet Solazyme Inc., the developer of oil products from genetically modified algae, jumped 15 percent in its first day of trading on increasing demand for renewable sources of fuel and specialty chemicals. The company rose $2.71 to $20.17 in Nasdaq Stock Market trading, after being priced late last night at $18. South San Francisco, California-based Solazyme sold 10.975 million shares, raising $197.6 million, according to a regulatory filing. The demand validates the technology used to convert organic material into biofuels and specialty chemicals, said Pavel Molchanov, an analyst for Raymond James & Associates Inc. “The science in their process works,” Molchanov said today in a telephone interview. I would disagree with Mr. Molchanov that the demand validates the technology. We have seen plenty of demand that was based more on hope and hype for any number of technologies, and we have seen many companies rise to extremely high valuations, only to come plummeting back to earth. However, I do agree with his last statement. The science works. One thing that distinguishes Solazyme from many other companies in this sector is they have produced significant quantities of renewable hydrocarbons — reportedly 100,000 gallons in 2010. I have written about Solazyme here a number of times, going back over two years. At the Pacific Rim Summit in Honolulu in 2009, I sat down for a visit with Solazyme’s President and CTO Harrison Dillon and got to ask him a number of questions about Solazyme. Over time I have developed a favorable view of their approach; it makes sense on many levels and avoids many of the challenges of conventional algal fuel production attempts. Critics will respond that their fermentation approach is sugar-based, and sugar requires land and therefore also sets up competition with food. My response to that is that sugarcane offers many income opportunities to farmers in developing countries, and as is the case with ethanol production one doesn’t have to necessarily use the refined sugar. When I visited an ethanol plant in India in 2008, they extracted and produced sugar for sale, and then used the leftover molasses as the feedstock for the ethanol plant. I believe this is the sort of model for future biofuel production. It is an income source for farmers, and can produce food and fuel without heavy reliance on fossil fuel inputs. I have long been on record in support of the sugarcane ethanol model, primarily because it isn’t heavily reliant on fossil fuels. I think Solazyme’s model could work in exactly the same way (except hydrocarbons are easier to separate from water than is ethanol). The biggest questions will be whether they can get the production costs of the fuel down, as well as whether there are limits to the scalabilty of the process. On the costs, their recent movement into other consumer products will help spread out the capital and operating costs so that they aren’t borne solely by the fuel. There are reports that Solazyme can now produce fuel for $3.44 a gallon. I remain skeptical on that front, and have yet to see that number in context. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that this is a projection for their oil, which still must be refined into fuel. However, if they can produce fuel at that price eventually — and they have good IP protection around their process — the company could be grossly undervalued at present. E85 Sales on the Rise E85 sales increase 27% as gas prices rise in quarter As the price of gasoline climbed by 90 cents per gallon during the first quarter, sales of cheaper E85 ethanol blend rose by 27 percent during the same period over the fourth quarter of 2010, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said. According to the Iowa Department of Revenue, sales of E85 by Iowa retailers reached 2,645,038 gallons during the first three months of this year. Compared with the first quarter of 2010, E85 sales were up 64 percent in 2011. In addition to Solazyme’s approach, I believe E85 in the Midwest can provide a sustainable model for future biofuel production. On the other hand, E85 that is exported far from the source of production? Not so much, for reasons I detailed in E85 Case Study: Iowa. Per the story above, E85 sales reached 2.645 million gallons in the first quarter. On an annualized basis, that would amount to 10.6 million gallons. However, Iowa uses 1.6 billion gallons of gasoline annually — 150 times the level of their E85 consumption. Thus, my contention is that there is an enormous potential market in the Midwest that has barely been tapped. So instead of trying to spend billions on a pipeline to move that ethanol out of the region, it would be a far more sensible energy policy to promote E85 demand in the Midwest. It would be far easier and less expensive to build out E85 infrastructure in the Midwest than to attempt to make the entire country compatible with E15 or E20. Let’s first conquer the Midwest, then we can worry about exporting ethanol out of the area. $5 Gas This Summer? Comin’ this summer… $5 gas Goldman Sachs’ crystal ball is proclaiming that oil will soon soar to $135 a barrel, and likely have service stations jacking up fuel prices to $5 a gallon in New York just like the summer of 2008 that preceded the recession. Indeed, analysts say Goldman and the other oil trading giant that also has the might to move prices, JPMorgan Chase, have already placed their energy bets for the summer. JPMorgan predicts oil hitting $130 a barrel in the coming weeks. On this, I disagree. You can mark me down as one who does not believe fuel prices — except in perhaps isolated incidents — will hit $5 this summer. I was asked about this on a radio station just over a month ago; whether I thought the claims of $5 to $6 gasoline this summer had any chance of materializing. That week (April 26th), West Texas Intermediate traded at $113 a barrel. I responded to the question that I thought oil at that price and under current market conditions was in a speculative bubble, and I expected oil and gasoline prices to correct down before summer. In fact, $113 turned out to be the most recent peak for WTI, which has since corrected back down to under $100 a barrel. However, there are lots of things that could change that equation in a hurry. A hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico or additional instability in the Middle East could easily run oil prices up to $130 a barrel. However, I don’t believe under the current market fundamentals that is likely to happen this summer. It will happen, just not yet. I think this is the nature of the oil markets in these times of tight supply and demand. Oil races ahead of itself, driven in part by speculation. Then a correction comes, and oil is driven down (sometimes quickly again, with the help of speculators). Important to note that when oil hit $147 a barrel in the summer of 2008, Goldman Sachs’ crystal ball said we were headed to $200 a barrel. I said at that time that oil had gotten ahead of itself. By years’s end it had plummeted into the $30’s. Hydrogen from Ethanol Scientists Generates Hydrogen as an Energy Source from Ethanol and Sunlight The amount of hydrogen and energy generated depends on the amount of catalyst used and the area exposed to solar radiation. Researchers have generated up to 5 litres of hydrogen per kilogram of catalyst in one minute. If 9 kg of catalyst were put in an ethanol tank and exposed to sunlight and the hydrogen generated were used to power a fuel cell, 3 kW of electricity would be obtained, an amount similar to that which is used in a home. I had a chuckle when a reader recently sent me this story. Scientists have taken ethanol and used it to produce hydrogen. That’s academically interesting, but by no means the first time it was been done. The reason the story made me chuckle is that the way most ethanol is produced today relies heavily on natural gas. Most hydrogen in the world today is produced via natural gas through a hydrogen reforming process. So instead of natural gas to hydrogen, this breakthrough would be natural gas to ethanol to hydrogen. That led me to jokingly respond “What’s next? Scientists Create Ethanol From Hydrogen They Created From Ethanol?” Someone is probably working on the grant proposal right now… http://www.consumerenergyreport.com/2011/05/30/scientists-create-ethanol-from-hydrogen-they-created-from-ethanol/ How Governments Distort the Value of Money With or Without a Gold Standard Speculation is not the same as gambling. As our good friend Doug Casey, a perennial favorite at the Agora Financial Investment Symposium, likes to say, speculation is the act (some might say “art”) of “capitalizing on politically caused distortions in the marketplace.” Consider, for example, the recent housing bubble…and its subsequent bust. We touched on this in Wednesday’s issue, “Debunking the Myth of a Free Market Run Wild“. Superficially, the mortgage meltdown looked like, and was so labeled, a “crisis of confidence,” leading to a convenient excuse for greater intervention by the Feds. Of course, and as usual, the exact opposite was true: the bubble was in fact a crisis of overconfidence, nurtured by the very same pinheads who pumped, via the Federal Reserve, more credit into the system during the 1990s and early ’00s than the free market would ever have reasonably tolerated. As far as the perpetrators of the whole mess were concerned, the state-sponsored manipulation of the mortgage market, “worked”…which is to say, home prices went up…and up and up and up. But that was only half of the equation. The other half – the down and down and down part – is at present working its way through the bowels of the market. At last count, home prices – already 33% off their peak – were falling at a rate of about 1% per month. Ouch! Needless to say, such a grotesque distortion had both its winners and losers. The winners, for their part, were to be found closely huddled around the DC-to-Wall Street profit pipeline, suckling on bailout funds and pulling ripcords on their golden parachutes. Losers, meanwhile, tended to resemble ordinary folks who were left to foot the bill, ordinary folks without the means to employ the gun-for-hire that is the state along with its various and multitudinous law “makers” and inner-beltway lobbyists. Similar market distortions – from the tech bust in 2000-01 all the way back to Tulipmania during the Dutch Golden Age of the early 1600s – all find their origin in monetary meddling of one form or another. The asset class affected may vary, in other words, but the culprit – namely, governments who manipulate the money supply – is always the same. The biggest distortion of the modern era, therefore, is not flower bulbs or dot-coms or even housing prices. These are effects, not causes. There is a much greater distortion underway, one that underlies all of these booms and busts, peaks and troughs. It’s the distortion of the value of money itself. Explain Morris and Linda Tannehill in their book, The Market for Liberty: Governments commonly sap the strength of their currencies by engaging in inflationary practices. (They do this because inflation is a sort of sneaky tax which allows the government to spend more money than it takes in, by putting extra currency into the economy, thus stealing a little of the real or supposed value of every unit of currency already there.) As tax burdens become more oppressive, few governments can resist the temptation to circumvent citizen protest by resorting to inflation. They then protect their shaky currencies from devaluation, as long as possible, by international agreements which fix the relative value of currencies and obligate nations to come to each other’s aid in financial crises. In a sense, the main protection which an inflated currency has is the fact that all the other major currencies of the world are inflated, too. The history of centrally controlled monies is a history of theft, inflation and, eventually and invariably, defaults. From coin clippings during the Roman Empire through to debasement of German marks under the Weimar Republic…to hyperinflationary corruption of, in no particular order, Hungarian pengős…Zimbabwean dollars…Greek drachmai…Brazilian cruzeiros…Polish zlotych…Chinese yuan…Nicaraguan córdobas…US continentals…Peruvian soles…Angolan kwanzas…Russian rubles…Argentine pesos… …and the list goes on (and on…and on…). And it’s happening today, sometimes covertly, other times right out in the open. Belarus, for example, this week devalued its ruble by 36%…overnight! For some, the solution lies in returning to a “gold standard,” to be maintained and safeguarded under the vigilant eye of the benevolent, “night watchmen” state. Fringy politicians and newsletter writers often advocate some form of metal-backed currency, whereby the state would be able to mint coins and print notes only so far as it had gold and/or silver in reserve to “back it up.” This line of thinking seems, to us at least, to miss the point entirely. Have governments not gone out of their way to demonstrate their utter incapability of keeping a promise? The United States HAD a gold standard…more than once. (It also had a constitution. Remember that?) And what good did it do? Nixon may have severed the last thread of the dollar/gold peg back in 1971, but he was certainly not the first to devalue the greenback against the Midas metal. Remember, before FDR confiscated all the gold in the land back in 1933, an ounce of gold was only “worth” $20. (More correctly, a dollar was worth 1/20th an ounce of gold.) Then, in one fell swoop, the original New Dealer “revalued” the metal to $35 an ounce, thereby devaluing the dollar to 1/35th an ounce of gold. Some “standard.” Men and women, kings and tyrants, prime ministers and presidents, both black and white and from the east and the west, have made a career out of cheating the citizens they affect to serve out of the value of their currency. Why give them another chance? No. The solution is not vesting more trust in the state and the do-good meddlers who infest it. The solution is not tying them to a gold standard (again) only to watch them wriggle out from under it (again). The counterfeiters-in-chief of the world’s central banks have done enough already to prove they can’t be trusted, with or without a gold standard. The solution, rather, is competing, free market currencies operating outside the reach of the easily, demonstrably corruptible influence of those in positions of power who would seek, as they always and forever do, to devalue it for their own ends. Mired, as we are, in the archaic realms of state-backed currency monopolies, it is sometimes hard for us to imagine just what a truly free market currency might look like. Would it be backed by gold? Silver? Both? Or would the market, driven by the competitive need to provide a safer, more reliable store of value, create an alternative, superior guarantee of trust? Advocates of a small but fast-growing digital currency network called bitcoin think they’ve found the answer (or, at the very least, an answer). If it is successful, claim its adherents, this totally-decentralized, peer-to-peer (P2P) currency could supplant the world’s central bank-issued fiat money, potentially providing savvy speculators with an opportunity to cash in on the greatest politically motivated market distortion of our time. But even if this particular currency does not fulfill the hopes and aspirations of its enthusiasts and participants, it has at the very least shown that the free market is ready for the challenge. Joel Bowman for The Daily Reckoning How Governments Distort the Value of Money With or Without a Gold Standard originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning provides over half a million subscribers with literary economic perspective, global market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dailyreckoning/~3/400IBmKoEAg/ Amid rising costs, increasing competition, and Wall Street's myopic focus on short-term profitability, many firms are fine-tuning business models. But instead of figuring out ways of giving more for less, a growing number of them are taking the easy way out. A key component of today's remarkably short-sighted "'value' proposition": deceiving and cheating customers. Here are four articles that highlight the "strategies" corporate America is increasingly relying on: 1. Lower quality "Shopping 'Til the Quality Drops" (CNBC) Lauren Parra prefers to spend more money buying quality items that will last more than two or three seasons. These days it's getting harder and harder. "I have noticed a shift in the quality of items. For instance, I noticed that Loft and Gap items look/feel like they'll fall apart—clothes aren't soft anymore," said Parra. Parra, who likes to shop at Ann Taylor, Urban Outfitters and Rue La La, is not imagining anything. Quality at many retailers seems to be hanging on by a thread. According to Global Hunter Securities Macro and Consumer Strategist Richard Hastings, retailers have been collaborating with their production contractors for about two years. They are trying to push back on the total volume, cost and weight of every unit. "Along the way, the consumer barely noticed. By now, everybody knows something is wrong," said Hastings. "If we had to put a number on it, it's probably a 7.5% decline in total quality and durability of products compared to a bigger increase in the cost of production per unit made outside of the U.S." 2. Deceptive packaging "Inflation Diet: Same Price, Less Product" (MarketWatch) Commentary: For cash-strapped consumers, it’s ‘caveat emptor’ on aisle 3 Economists are worried not only about inflation, but also deflation, and now it appears U.S. consumers need to worry too. While prices for many goods are rising, in cases where prices are steady, the packaging frequently is smaller. It’s an unmistakable trend for grocery shoppers these days: every other package seemingly has a “great new look” for the “same great price.” The problem is that the new look is a few ounces smaller than the old packaging. Or there has been some other creative way to have shoppers pay the same money as always without recognizing that they are bringing less home. Barring a change in the way packaging is regulated, consumers need to change habits — or at least be more attentive — in order to make their dollars go farther and minimize the effects of this cost-inflation/product-deflation cycle. Pinching inches It’s been particularly noticeable to me of late because my family recently switched from our preferred grocery store to a nearby competitor. With the change, we noticed that it felt like our dollars were buying less and less. Retail prices in the two stores are roughly the same, but we were buying less. For instance, a “half-gallon” container of orange juice from Tropicana is actually 59 ounces; a roll of toilet paper is shorter, the “new-look” salad dressing is four ounces smaller, and so on. 3. Unavoidable surcharges "Airline Fees: The $500 Surprise" (CNNMoney) Thinking of spending a weekend in Paris this spring? Think again. The cost of travel to Europe has increased exponentially, mostly due to surcharges and fees which can add $500 or more to the price of round-trip airfare. With the price of oil surging, travelers to Paris and other European cities will pay an extra $420 as a fuel surcharge, according to BestFares.com. Taxes and other fees can add another $100 or more. For domestic travel, the cost of fuel is often lumped in to the base ticket price, although fuel surcharges are occasionally added on as well. Still, they are much higher on international travel partly because of the long haul. 4. Excessive and unwarranted fees "Big Banks Hit Customers with Higher Fees, and More of Them" (USA Today) The nation's biggest banks are increasing many of their fees, adding new ones, eliminating debit card rewards programs and making it harder for customers to avoid paying monthly charges for checking accounts. At Chase Bank, fees have increased for overdraft transfers, outgoing wire transfers and stopped payments. New customers that sign up for a basic checking account face a $12 monthly charge, up from $6. Experts warn consumers to expect more of these and other moves by large banks to boost revenue. "Services that used to be free will not be free," said Greg McBride, senior financial analyst at Bankrate.com, a financial information publisher. "There is very definitely a pocketbook impact on consumers." Banks say they don't want to raise fees but they are losing revenue from new regulations."You are going to see a lot of creativity and innovation to recoup revenue losses," said Carol Kaplan, an American Bankers Association spokeswoman. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/financialarmageddon/~3/8LyV_1tLtms/rip-off-central.html 30 Actual News Headlines From 2011 That Are Almost Too Bizarre To Believe Our world has become a really, really bizarre place. The pace of change has become so rapid that nobody can really keep up with all of the important things that are happening right now. Today, more events of significance will happen in a single week than used to happen in an entire month. If we were able to go to sleep right now and wake up in exactly 10 years, we would awaken to a world that would be virtually unrecognizable to us. To get an idea of just how fast the world is changing, just check out this short YouTube video. Keep in mind that neither YouTube or Facebook even existed 10 years ago. Prior to the 20th century, our forefathers could pretty much count on the fact that the world that their children would live in would be pretty much the same world that they lived in. Today, we can't even really know what next year is going to look like. We live during an unprecedented time in human history. Global events are building toward a crescendo. The pace of life just seems to get faster and faster and faster. I don't know about you, but for me days just seem to fly by. It is inconceivable that anyone could be "bored" in this day and age. If it was always your desire to live during a time in which you can "make history", then you certainly got your wish. The news headlines that you are about to read are all real. Some of them are funny, some of them are shocking and all of them are bizarre. You might find yourself laughing or smiling at many of these headlines, and there is nothing wrong with that. But there is also a very serious message here. The world that we once knew is gone. A new world is emerging. Sadly, the new world that is arising might not look anything like what many of us were hoping for. The following are 30 actual news headlines from 2011 that are almost too bizarre to believe.... #1 "The mouse that tweets like a bird: Japanese scientists create genetically-modified animal" #2 "Liquid Medicine: Controversial Call To Add Lithium To Drinking Water For Mental Health" #3 "Investigators: Polk deputy tied naked children to desk, beat them with paddle" #4 "Vatican crackdown at Rome's Playboy Mansion-style monastery" #5 "Woman Allegedly Kills Cat For Lady Gaga Concert Outfit" #6 "Sesame Street's pinko puppets brainwash our kids" #7 "Congressman Warns: Those Who Can, Should Move Their Families Out of the City" #8 "Russian sect believes Putin reincarnation of St. Paul" #9 "Chinese prisoners forced to slay dragons, mine gold in online games" #10 "Duncan, South Carolina Police Ticket Parents for Cheering During High School Graduation" #11 "Lawsuit Filed Against Texas School District to Stop Prayer During Graduation" #12 "Judge orders use of Islamic law in Tampa lawsuit over mosque leadership" #13 "This is a city built for a million people - but no one lives here: The Mongolian metropolis thrust into the 21st Century in a storm of steel and concrete" #14 "Feds Issue Threat: No Fly Zone for Texas?" #15 "Wear a headscarf or we will kill you: How the 'London Taliban' is threatening women and trying to ban gays in bid to impose sharia law" #16 "Bush daughter Barbara supports gay marriage" #17 "Shocker! On his own, judge demands homeschool student IDs" #18 "Computer errors allow violent California prisoners to be released unsupervised" #19 "U.S. meat and poultry widely contaminated with bacteria including superbugs" #20 "Saudi men launch Facebook campaign to whip women who dare to drive" #21 "Atheist Ads: You Can Live Moral, Meaningful Lives without God" #22 "Europe to spend £225million on army of 1,000 spin doctors to promote EU" #23 "$500 Million Obama Administration Program Will Help Kids 'Sit Still' in Kindergarten" #24 "EL MONSTRUO 2011: The Mexican Drug Cartel's Purpose-Built Tank" #25 "Girls hit puberty earlier than ever, and doctors aren't sure why" #26 "Artificial Wombs Will Spawn New Freedoms" #27 "Twin Girls Born In Single Body with Two Heads In China" #28 "Giant Wolf Epidemic: Huge Packs Of Giant Canadian Gray Wolves Are Terrifying Idaho Residents" #29 "Cows make 'human' milk" #30 "32 Signs That The Entire World Is Being Transformed Into A Futuristic Big Brother Prison Grid" http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/30-actual-news-headlines-from-2011-that-are-almost-too-bizarre-to-believe The "Real" Mega-Bears May 28, 2011 weekend update It's time again for the weekend update of our "Real" Mega-Bears, an inflation-adjusted overlay of three secular bear markets. It aligns the current S&P 500 from the top of the Tech Bubble in March 2000, the Dow in of 1929, and the Nikkei 225 from its 1989 bubble high. This chart is consistent with my preference for real (inflation-adjusted) analysis of long-term market behavior. More... http://dshort.com/articles/2011/mega-bear-2000.html Stock Market and Economic Forecast for June 2011 Just as the Federal Reserve is winding down its $600-billion QE2 monetary stimulus program, the latest releases of U.S. financial data increasingly point to another slowdown in the American and global economies. Being a technically focused analyst, I generally don’t mull over the numerous fundamental data considered to be leading or lagging indicators for the economy too much. Instead, I prefer to look for guidance to the yield chart of 10-Year U.S. Treasuries. The global capitalization of the bond market is massively larger than the global capitalization of stocks. The trend and shift in bond yields are a reflection of the assessment of the economic outlook by seasoned professional managers handling trillions of dollars’ worth of debt securities. The bond market is a leading indicator on changes in the economy. A quick background: the yield of 10-year Treasuries peaked out at 5.3% in mid-June 2007. The stock market subsequently topped out in October 2007 and the recession officially started in December 2007. The yield on the 10-year Treasuries eventually bottomed out around two percent in December 2008, again months before the stock market hit its lows in March of 2009. Over the subsequent two-and-a-half years, the rebound in bond yields has been as tentative as the economic recovery, all in spite of the Fed’s unprecedented money printing labeled as “quantitative easing” (QE). Though the stock market has extended its advance well into 2011, the yield of 10-year Treasuries, currently at 3.07%, is well below its post-recessionary high of 4.01% of April 2010. It is quite likely that the intermediate slide of the past three months will take the yield below three percent. I expect that the stock market will eventually head in the same downward direction. The prospect of a slowdown in the economy has already cooled down the commodity markets, with the CRB Composite losing as much 10% in the last four weeks. That caused the commodity-price-sensitive Toronto and Sydney stock markets to give up as much as eight percent of their April 2011 highs, compared to the four-percent setback in the S&P 500 during the same period. However, the charts of the major U.S. stock markets since March 2011 have formed what is known in technical analysis as a rectangular formation. Until the price of stocks breaks out decisively from the rectangle, the odds of predicting the direction of a breakout and the subsequent trend are very low. However, according to technical guidelines developed by Robert D. Edwards and John Magee, rectangles are more often consolidations rather than reversal patterns. Bottom line: stock prices are consolidating and are more likely to advance than decline at this point in the technical picture. http://www.profitconfidential.com/stock-market-advice/stock-market-and-economic-forecast-for-june-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stock-market-and-economic-forecast-for-june-2011 Guest Post: Bankrupt Nations Try To Stop The Future From Happening, Fail From Simon Black of Sovereign Man Bankrupt Nations Try To Stop The Future From Happening, Fail Debt is slavery… or at least indentured servitude of the worst kind. That looming mortgage, the high interest credit card debt, the short-term car loan– these are the forces that keep people from breaking free and taking action. Ironically, debt begets more debt. According to FinAid, the average US student loan debt for a four-year private university graduate is nearly $36,000, and $24,000 for public. Throw in that first car loan and maybe a mortgage, and suddenly you’re staring at hundreds of thousands of dollars in demoralizing claims on your future income. At this point, most people figure… ‘hey, I’m already in debt up to my nose, might as well get in up to my eyeballs and buy a new plasma screen on credit.’ Debt is an enormous psychological burden that influences life’s major decisions. It’s why so many people stay committed to jobs that are unfulfilling in cities they detest under conditions they find disheartening. Nobody wants to rock the boat too much… take too many risks and you could lose your job, and hence the ability to make those monthly payments. This familiar story has been playing out across the developed world for years. This is not an ill, however, that exclusively affects individuals and families. Even at the macro level, debt has the power to subjugate entire nations to the whims of their creditors. Enter the IMF. In July 1944, world leaders gathered in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire to be dictated terms of the new global financial system. The US dollar was set as the global reserve currency, and the International Monetary Fund was established to shower the world’s nations with the dollars they needed to participate in this system. Like most governmental and non-governmental organizations, however, the IMF eventually took on a life of its own. (The CIA is a perfect example of this; formally established in 1947, the CIA was charged with… wait for it… being the ‘central’ agency to coordinate US intelligence. It grew quickly into its own beast, culminating in the creation of the post-9/11 National Intelligence Directorate. It’s job? You guessed it: being the ‘central’ agency to coordinate US intelligence.) Over the years, the IMF became the roving economic police force of the ruling class, coercing developing nations to take enormous loan packages they had no hope of paying off. As a result, the local IMF (or World Bank) representative in developing countries became extremely powerful figures. Leaders in poor countries were so terrified of loan default, the IMF was able to shape policy and allocate national resources as the west saw fit. Clearly the tables have turned. By 2011, the IMF’s biggest customers have become ‘developed’ (i.e. contracting) countries like Greece which are relying more and more on the generosity of China. Now with the IMF’s former chief locked up in disgrace for the foreseeable future, the race is on to see who will replace him. The new order of things is very clear. The western hierarchy of the past is insolvent, and its capital has migrated south and east. Western leaders refuse to acknowledge this reality and are clinging desperately to antiquated institutions like the IMF in order to retain control of a now defunct financial system. Newsflash: the IMF is only relevant to western leaders who live in the past. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde’s official bid to become the new IMF chief only shows how pathetic their intentions are. It’s like someone trying to take command of the Titanic as she’s headed toward the ocean floor. China, the world’s second largest economy, is routinely relied upon to bail out the west… yet it has a paltry 3.65% of the IMF’s voting power. Europe, however, is arguably the most insolvent region on the planet, though it insists on remaining at the helm. Ultimately, the market doesn’t care and has been orienting itself towards the developed world for years. Little by little we are seeing signs of a revolution in the financial system– grumblings from Zimbabwe about establishing an asset-backed currency, new exchange-traded gold contracts in Asia, more bank wiring routes that bypass New York City, and corporations in the developing world issuing debt on the international market in local currency with ease. I’ve written extensively that China’s renminbi is being increasingly considered a reserve currency to compete with the dollar and euro. Other developing countries have already entered into swap agreements to accumulate renminbi reserves, and even western companies are issuing renminbi-denominated debt. There are signs of more liberalized exchange controls all the time; it’s possible for individuals and corporations to hold savings in renminbi through a variety of ways… you can even walk into the New York City Bank of China branch and open an account. The latest move is American Express’s new renminbi-denominated Travelers Cheques– a ‘cash equivalent’ issued by a non-Chinese financial institution. This is a major step, and its implications are far, fare more important than whichever white person is jonesing to head an irrelevant organization of the past. Western leaders simply don’t want to accept their loss of primacy; they’ve become enslaved themselves, not only by the insurmountable sovereign debts they’ve accumulated, but by their stubborn refusal to acknowledge the simple reality of a new system they can’t stop and don’t control. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zerohedge/feed/~3/OyVWxMYs_Xw/guest-post-bankrupt-nations-try-stop-future-happening-fail 20 Questions Away From Your Survival Retreat Guest Post: by ‘Be Informed’ I came up with a 20 question and 100 point quiz to those that are considering moving to a new place to help gauge whether the places someone is thinking about is best for them. While this is geared to the survivalist, it is also suitable to test an area and place being suited for the non-survivalist people and their family to relocate to. This also assumes that people and their family have enough money or have pooled money together with others to move and purchase property of some sort. See if it DOES all add up? Ratings are from 0 to 5 and will be added together on all 20 questions to get a grand total to weigh in to. For the following questions score the following; 0 for absolutely no, 1 for strong no, 2 for weak no, 3 for weak yes, 4 for strong yes, 5 for absolutely yes. 1. Is the climate you are considering moving to not too hot, not too cold, or is the weather okay enough for you and your family and not going to be a hardship on you and others with you? ________ out of 5 points. Many people cannot physically take bad weather. 2. Are there good sources of reliable water? This can be from the municipal water sources to clean rivers and streams, ponds, springs, etc. _________ out of 5 points. Water is an absolute necessity to live, and if the power is gone and no water comes from the tap, you must have some source of water. Good quality water from city sources is another issue that has to be considered. 3. Is the new location, state or even foreign country, friendly or at least not hostile towards you? _________ out of 5 points. This is extremely important to not go to somewhere that you are going to be hated. Even in your own country there are places that you just will not fit in because of beliefs, the way you look, whatever. There are places also that are very non-respective to the survivalist mentality, such as very harsh laws against owning guns or prohibiting ‘unsightly’ items to the community such as windmills that generator power. 4. Is there good access to wild food such as natural vegetables and plants, berries and fruit, hunting available? Are there good outdoor activities available most of the year? _________ out of 5 points. It is always good to have a back-up food source you can get to in case there are no more deliveries to the supermarket and your food supply runs out. It is also nice to be able to keep yourself from indoor boredom by being able to get outside once in awhile. 5. Is the new location a place where you can remain employed or can you be self employed, or do you have enough money to get by for at least 1 year, preferably 2 or more years until either something happens or you can find something to bring money in? ________ out of 5 points. Having enough money to pay for survival until something happens is essential and should be considered greatly. 6. Is the new area safe or safer from where you are moving, from to natural hazards such as earthquakes, wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, even poisonous or dangerous animals? ________ out of 5 points. Natural hazards are expensive to prepare for and to recover from, even families with small children have to think about the problem of wild animals that can do a lot of damage to small children, even in their own backyards. 7. Are you far enough away from danger spots; high priority military targets to enemy forces, terrorist hot spots, suspect nuclear power plants, toxic waste sites, etc. ________ out of 5 points. This is not as crazy as it sounds, just look at the Fukushima situation and the possibility of war in the future as examples. 8. Is the new home private enough for you and your family. Are you going to be safe from eyes watching you? _______ out of 5 points. If you are storing up food and water and other supplies, you do not want too many people knowing this. Besides this, who wants snooping neighbors? 9. Is the new home and property a place you can get out quickly from if you need to, This includes being able to resell the property as quickly as possible if you have to. ________ out of 5 points. This is something you have to think about, getting out if you have to because you made the “wrong decision” about where to move to. 10. Is your place big enough for you to store food, water, and supplies, and is there enough comfortable room for those people living there not to feel all cramped in? ________ out of 5 points. Small living for some is all right, but for most it is not fun to be bumping into each other and what you have in the house. 11. Is the new place energy friendly. Can you put up wind power, solar, or some mill type power system driven by water? Is there enough sun for solar, enough constant wind, etc. Also are the costs of regular power and energy you get from companies inexpensive enough? _______ out of 5 points. A high gas and electric bill can really break the bank, and other sources of self generated power might not be possible in some places. 12. Are the property taxes, state income taxes, and general prices to live cheaper than from where you are moving from? ________ out of 5 points. Money is an issue until it does not mean anything anymore and the cheaper you go the more of something else you can purchase. 13. Are you far enough from dense populated areas. It should be thought of as a minimum of 50 miles from highly populated areas as a guide to this. ________ out of 5 points. People considering moving are usually trying to get away from all the problems of modern society, this is getting away from the congestion and highly populated places. Most of the worst problems are in big cities. 14. Are you and your family members psychologically up to the big move and changes to your life styles all of you have been accustomed to. Are you prepared to leave behind friends and family? ________ out of 5 points. For many people that stay in very undesirable areas they just cannot leave what they are used to behind. This is something to think about, is your life going to be safer and better and “is it worth it”? 15. If nothing happens for a long time where you move to and things are not what you planned for, are you willing to stick it out and stay put for at least awhile? ________ out of 5 points. Many people leave somewhere too soon because things are not what they expected. There are many survivalists that might come back after a couple of years to the big city because the SHTF has not occurred on their schedule. When you move somewhere it should be kind of a sure thing, otherwise reconsider where you are going. This can also be unprofitable if you sell out at the wrong time. 16. Are the inconveniences such as isolation, long drives to get to the market, interruptions of services such as electricity or communications, and other pains something that you can overcome? ________ out of 5 points. People that move will often find many of the expected services that they become use to no longer as dependable. 17. Are you and others with you ready and can cope with cultural shock, the differences and transition to what is likely going to be different and perhaps difficult to adapt to? _______ out of 5 points. This can be a lot more difficult to deal with than people think. 18. Do you and your family and even friends with you actually like and personally feel safer where you’re planning to go to? Call it intuition and insight? ________ out of 5 points. When you feel good about where you are going it sure helps the move and the switch to a new life. 19. What is the cost of maintaining the property, the physical work involved, how time consuming. For much hard work and high cost put down 0 to for little work and minimal cost 5. Anything between high cost and much work and little cost and work use 1, 2, 3, or 4. _______ out of 5 points. Someone can take a rundown shanty and turn it into something liveable, but it is going to cost in money and back breaking work. For some people this is something of a challenge and enjoyed, to most it is a major headache. 20. Lastly, is the growing season. For 89 days or less put down 0, for 90-119 days put down 1, for 120-180 days put down 2, for 181-240 days put down 3, for 241-300 days put down 4, and for 301 days or more put down 5. _______ out of 5 points. Growing your own food is essential for anyone planning to survive bad times and the longer you can grow food, the longer without frost, the more food you can grow and the more room and time for replanting crops you have that do not succeed at first. A Longer growing season also has to do with the weather, so that you and your family can spend more time outside. Now add up all 20 of the questions and get a grand total. Now see where your plans to move, rate from the descriptions below. 90-100 points, this is the place for you, go for it. 80-89 points, this is a really good choice and probably you and your family will be able to overcome the minor problems with time. 70-79 points, this has more problems and there are probably a few better places to go, but this would still not be a bad choice. 60-69 points, this is getting into the category in which you should reconsider this choice unless other family members have their sights set on this place. Probably many other places are better rated for you than here. 50-59 points, honestly you can do better for yourself, keep plugging in other places to find somewhere better. 49 points or less, forget it, you and your family can most definitely do better. This is a guide of course and you can add other important issues, but this should give you a pretty good non biased idea of where you are planning to go. 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Chapter 62: Education — The Metric System — The New Calendar — Anti-Religious Movement Education — Three-grade system — Metric system — Its importance — The Republican calendar — Its connection with Church — Severe laws against priests — First attempts at “dechristianisation” — Encouraged by Convention — Bishop Gobel's renunciation — Enthusiasm of Assembly — Movement spreads — File of Liberty and Reason — Opposition of Robes-Pierre — Conduct of Danton — Robespierre and Danton — Triumph of Catholicism — Féte of the Supreme Being — Prelude to 9th Thermidor Amidst all these struggles, the revolutionists did not lose sight of the great question of national education. They tried to lay its foundations on principles of equality. An enormous amount of work was actually done in this direction, as may be seen by the documents of the Committee of Public Instruction, recently published.[312] The admirable report of Michel Lepelletier on education, found after his death, was read before the Convention, and a series of measures for a three-grade system of education — primary schools, central schools and special schools — was adopted. But the greatest intellectual monument of this period of the Revolution was the metric system. This system did much more than simply introduce into the subdivisions of linear, surface, volume, and weight measures, the decimal system which is the basis of our numeration — which of itself would have gone a good way towards the simplification of mathematical instruction, and helped to develop the mathematical turn of mind. It also gave to the fundamental measure, the mètre, a length (one forty-millionth part of the earth's meridian) which could always be re-established with a very fair degree of accuracy, in case our measures should be lost in future ages, as those of the old civilisations have been lost — and this very fact opened up new vistas for thought. Besides, by establishing a simple ratio between the units of length, surface, volume and weight, the metric system prepared the mind of the next generation for the great victory of science in the nineteenth century — its certainty as to the unity of physical forces and the unity of Nature. The new Republican calendar was a logical outcome of the metric system. It was adopted by the Convention, after two reports by Romme, read on September 20 and October 5, and another report of Fabre d'Eglantine, read on November 24, 1793.[313] The new calendar inaugurated also a new era in the reckoning of years, which was to begin with the proclamation of the Republic in France, on September 22, 1792, which was also the autumn equinox. The Christian week was abandoned. Sunday disappeared — the day of rest being each tenth day, the decadi.[314] This decision of the Convention, which struck out the Christian calendar from our daily life, necessarily emboldened those who saw in the Christian Church and its servants the chief support of servitude. The experience they had had with the clergy who had taken the Oath to the Constitution had proved the impossibility of winning over the Church to the cause of progress. Consequently the question of abolishing the payment of the clergy by the State, and of leaving the expense of supporting the ministers of their various cults to the members of these cults themselves, necessarily arose. Cambon had already brought it before the Convention in November 1792. But on three different occasions the Convention decided to retain a National Church, subject to the State and paid by it — while it treated the refractory priests (who had not taken the oath) with great severity. Against these priests very severe laws were passed: deportation for those unsworn, and, from March 18, 1793, death for those who should take part in disturbances in connection with the recruiting, and those who should be found on the Republic's territory after having been condemned to deportation. On October 21, 1793, even more expeditious laws were decreed, and deportation became applicable also to the constitutional, sworn priests, if they were accused of “incivism” by six citizens of their canton. This proved the growth of a conviction in France that the jureurs (the priests who had taken the oath) were often quite as dangerous as the non-jureurs or papistes. The first attempts of “dechristianisation” were made at Abbeville and at Nevers.[315] The commissioner of the Convention, Fouché, who was at Nevers and who acted no doubt in agreement and perhaps under the influence of Chaumette, whom he met in this town, declared, on September, 26, 1793, war “against all superstitious and hypocritical worship,” as also the desire to substitute for them “a worship of the Republic and of natural morality.”[316] A few days after the introduction of the new calendar he issued, on October 10, a new order, according to which the ceremonies of various cults might only be practised inside their respective temples. All “religious emblems on the high roads,” &c., were to be destroyed, the priests were no longer to appear in their vestments anywhere except in their churches, and, finally, burials were to be conducted without any religious ceremony, in fields planted with trees, “beneath the shadow of which shall be erected a statue representing Sleep. All other emblems shall be destroyed,” and “the gates to this field, consecrated with religious respect to the shades of the dead, shall bear this inscription: `Death is eternal sleep'.” He also explained the meaning of these decrees to the people, by means of materialist lectures. At the same time, Laignelot, another commissioner of the Convention, transformed the parish church in Rochefort into a Temple of Truth, where eight Catholic priests and one Protestant minister came to “renounce” their orders on October 31, 1793. At Paris, on October 14, at the instigation of Chaumette, external religious practices were forbidden, and on the 16th the order issued by Fouché on burials was in principle by the Commune. That this movement was in no way a surprise, and that men's minds had been prepared for it by the Revolution itself and its forerunners, is self-evident. Encouraged now by the acts of the Convention, the provinces threw themselves enthusiastically into the movement of dechristianisation. Following the lead of the borough of Ris-Orangis, the whole district of Corbeil renounced Christianity, and this step received the approbation of the Convention, when deputies from Corbeil arrived on October 30 to report what had been done. Six days later, deputies from the commune of Mennecy presented themselves at the Convention, attired in copes. They, too, were well received, and the Convention recognised the “right that all citizens have to adopt whatsoever worship suits them best, and to suppress those ceremonies which displease them.” A deputation from Seine-et-Oise asking that the Bishop of Versailles, who had recently died, should not be replaced, was also received with due honours. The Convention encouraged the movement against Christianity not only by its attitude towards dechristianisation, but also by the use to which it put the Church treasures, brought to it by the inhabitants — including the shrine of the Church of Sainte-Geneviève, which was transferred, by order, to the Mint.[317] Encouraged undoubtedly by this attitude of the government, Anacharsis Cloots and Chaumette then took another step forward. Cloots, a Prussian baron, who had whole-heartedly espoused the cause of the Revolution, and who advocated with courage and sincerity an International Federation of all peoples, and the precureur of the Commune, Chaumette, who was a true representative of the Paris working man, persuaded Gobel, the Bishop of Paris, to lay down his ecclesiastical duties. Having received the consent of the Episcopal Council, and having announced his decision to the department and to the Commune, Gobel came in state on the 17th Brumaire (November 7, 1793), accompanied by eleven of his vicars, and followed by the mayor Pache, the procureur Chaumette, and by two members of the department, Momoro, and Lullier, to the Convention, to divest himself openly of his prerogatives and titles. His speech on this occasion was full of dignity. Revering as he did “the eternal principles of equality and morality, the necessary foundations of every truly republican government,” he now obeyed the voice of the people and renounced the practice of “the functions of a minister of the Catholic faith.” Depositing his cross and his ring, he accepted and put on the red cap which one of the members handed him. The Assembly was seized thereupon with an enthusiasm which could only be compared to that of the night of August 4. Two other bishops, Thomas Lindet and Gay-Vernon, and some other ecclesiastical members of the Convention, rushed to the tribune to follow the example of Bishop Gobel. Abbé Gregoire, however, refused to join them. As to Sieyès, he declared that for many years already he had abandoned all ecclesiastical forms, that he had no other faith than that of liberty and equality, and that his prayers had long since called for the triumph of reason over superstition and fanaticism. The result of this scene in the Convention was tremendous. The whole of France and all the neighbouring nations heard of it. And everywhere, among the governing classes, there rose a flood of hatred against the Republic. In France, the movement spread rapidly to the provinces. Within a few days several bishops and a great number of clergy had divested themselves of their titles, and their abdications were at times the occasion of striking scenes. It is touching, indeed, to read, for instance, the following description of the abdication of the clergy at Bourges, which I found in a local pamphlet of the period.[318] Having mentioned a priest, J. Baptiste Patin, and Juliende-Dieu, a member of the Benedictine Order, who came to lay down their ecclesiastical prerogatives, the author of the pamphlet continues: “Privat, Brisson, Patrou, Rouen and Champion, all metropolitan ex-curés, were not the last to step into the arena; Epsic and Calende, Dumantier, Veyreton, ex-Benedictines, Rauchon and Collardot came after them; the ex-canon Desormaux, and Dubois, his companion, bent beneath the burden of years, followed them with slow steps, when Lefranc exclaimed: `Burn, burn the credentials of our priesthood, and may the very memory of our past state disappear in the flames which consume them. I lay upon the altar of our fatherland this silver medal; it bears the image of the last of those tyrants who, by reason of the scheming ambition of the clergy, was called “most Christian”.' All the documents of priesthood were then burnt in a pile; and a thousand cries arose: `Perish for ever the memory of the priests! Perish for ever Christian superstition! Long live the sublime religion of Nature!'” After which the pamphlet enumerates the patriotic gifts. This list is really touching. Presents in linen and silver shoe-buckles are very numerous. The patriots and the “brothers” were poor. They gave what they could. On the whole the anti-Catholic feeling, in which a “religion of Nature” was blended with patriotic sentiments, seems to have been far deeper than one was led to think before consulting the documents of the period. The Revolution made men think, and gave courage to their thoughts. In the meantime, the Department and the Commune of Paris decided to celebrate the following decadi, the 20th Brumaire (November 10), in Notre Dame itself, and to organise a Fête of Liberty and Reason, during which patriotic hymns were to be sung before the statue of Liberty. Cloots, Momoro, Hébert and Chaumette carried on an active propaganda among the popular societies, and the fête was entirely successful. This fête has been so often described that we need not dwell on the details. It must be mentioned, however, that in representing “Liberty” a living creature was preferred to a statue, because, said Chaumette, “A statue would also have been a step towards idolatry.” As Michelet had already remarked, the founders of the new faith recommended “the choice, for the fulfilment of so august a part, of persons whose character makes them chastely beautiful, and whose strictness of habits and views repudiates any base idea.” Far from being a gay mockery, the fête was rather a “chaste ceremony, cheerless, dull and tedious,” says Michelet,[319] who was, it is known, very favourably inclined towards the dechristianisation movement of 1793. But the Revolution, he said, was already “old and weary, too old to engender anything new.” The attempt of 1793 was not born of the fiery enthusiasm of Revolution, “but of the dialectical schools of the Encyclopedic times.” Indeed, it closely resembled the modern Ethical Societies' movement, which also remains out of touch with the masses. What chiefly strikes us to-day is that the Convention, notwithstanding the requests which came from all quarters, refused to broach the great question, the abolition of salaries for priests paid by the State. On the contrary, the Commune of Paris and its sections openly put into practice dechristianisation. In every section one church was dedicated to the cult of Reason. The General Council of the Commune even risked hastening events. In reply to a religious speech by Robespierre, delivered on the 1st Frimaire,[320] the Council issued on the 3rd Frimaire (November 23), under the influence of Chaumette, an order by which all churches or temples of all religions in Paris were to be immediately closed; the clergy were made individually responsible for religious disturbances; the Revolutionary Committees were invited to keep a watch on the clergy; and a resolution was made to demand that the Convention exclude the clergy from any form of public service. At the same time a course of “morality” lectures was established, to prepare the preachers of the new cult. It was also decided to destroy the bell towers, while in various sections fêtes of Reason were organised, during which the Catholic faith was ridiculed. One section burnt some missals, and Hébert burnt some relics at the Commune. In the provinces, says Aulard, nearly all the towns, especially in the south-west, seemed to rally round the new rationalist faith. Yet the government, that is to say, the Committee of Public Welfare, from the very beginning showed a decided opposition to this movement. Robespierre combated it openly, and when Cloots came to tell him with enthusiasm of the abdication of Gobel, he showed his displeasure roughly, asking what the Belgians, whose union with France was desired by Cloots, would say to it. For a few days, however, he kept quiet. But on November 20 Danton returned to Paris, after a prolonged stay at Arcissur-Aube, where he had retired with his young wife, whom he had married in church immediately after the death of his first wife. The next day, the 1st Frimaire (November 21), Robespierre pronounced at the Jacobin Club his first speech, and a very violent one, against the worship of Reason. The Convention, he said, would never take the rash step of forbidding the practice of the Catholic faith. The liberty of religion would be maintained, and the persecution of the peaceful priests would not be permitted. He then pointed out that the belief in a “great Being watching over oppressed innocence and punishing crime “was entirely popular, and he treated the dechristianisers as traitors, as agents of the enemies of France who wished to repel those foreigners whom the cause of humanity and common interests attracted towards the Republic. Five days later Danton spoke almost to the same effect in the Convention, and attacked the anti-religious processions. He demanded that a limit be fixed to such manifestations. What had occurred during these few days to draw Robespierre and Danton together? What new combinations, diplomatic or otherwise, presented themselves at this moment, to call Danton to Paris and to induce him to oppose himself to the dechristianising movement, while he was a true disciple of Diderot, and did not cease to affirm his materialistic atheism even on the scaffold? This move of Danton's is the more striking because during the first half of the month of Frimaire the Convention continued to view the dechristianisers favourably.[321] On the 14th Frimaire (December 4) the “Robespierrist” Couthon had displayed some more relics from the tribune of the Convention and mocked at them. The question therefore arises, Was not Robespierre making use of some new turn in the negotiations with England to influence Danton and to freely express his views on religion which had always remained dear to this deistic disciple of Rousseau? Towards the middle of the month, Robespierre, reinforced by the support of Danton, decided to act, and on the 16th Frimaire (December 6) the Committee of Public Welfare came before the Convention to demand a decree concerning religious liberty, the first article of which forbade “all violence and measures against the liberty of religions.” Was this measure dictated by the fear of revolt in the villages, where the closing of the churches was usually very badly received,[322] or were there other reasons, unknown to us — the fact remains, at any rate, that from that day Catholicism triumphed. The Robespierrist Government took it under its protection, and once again Catholicism became the State religion.[323] Later in the spring, Robespierre and his followers went still further: they made an attempt to oppose to the worship of Reason a new worship, that of the Supreme Being, conceived after the fashion of the Vicaire savoyard of Rousseau. This worship, however, in spite of governmental support and the prospect of the guillotine for its adversaries, became confused with the cult of Reason, even though it was called the cult of the Supreme Being, and under this name — Aulard says — a half-deistic and half-rationalistic cult continued to spread up to the time when the reaction of Thermidor got the upper hand. As to the fête of the Supreme Being which was celebrated with great pomp in Paris on the 20th Prairial (June 8, 1794), and to which Robespierre, posing as the founder of a new State religion, which was to combat atheism, attached much importance — this fête was as beautiful, it appears, as a popular theatrical performance can be, but it called forth no echo in the feelings of the people. Celebrated as it was by the wish of the Committee of Public Welfare — soon after Chaumette and Gobel, who had all the sympathies of the masses with them, had been executed for their irreligious opinions by this committee — the fête wore too much the character of a bloody triumph of the Jacobin government over the advanced spirits among the people and the Commune, to be agreeable to the people. And by the openly hostile attitude of several members of the Convention towards Robespierre, during the fête itself, it became the prelude of the 9th Thermidor — the prelude of the grand finale.

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Facts So Romantic On Matter Where Did Time Come From, and Why Does It Seem to Flow? Posted By John Steele on Jul 18, 2017 We say a river flows because it moves through space with respect to time. But time can’t move with respect to time—time is time.Image by violscraper / Flickr Paul Davies has a lot on his mind—or perhaps more accurate to say in his mind. A physicist at Arizona State University, he does research on a wide range of topics, from the abstract fields of theoretical physics and cosmology to the more concrete realm of astrobiology, the study of life in places beyond Earth. Nautilus sat down for a chat with Davies, and the discussion naturally drifted to the subject of time, a long-standing research interest of his. Here is a partial transcript of the interview, edited lightly for length and clarity. There might be some pre-geometry, that would give rise to geometry just like atoms give rise to the continuum of elastic bodies. Is the flow of time real or an illusion? The flow of time is an illusion, and I don’t know very many scientists and philosophers who would disagree with that, to be perfectly honest. The reason that it is an illusion is when you stop to think, what does it even mean that time is flowing? When we say something flows like a river, what you mean is an element of the river at one moment is in a different place of an earlier moment. In other words, it moves with respect to time. But time can’t move with respect to time—time is time. A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that the claim that time does not flow means that there is no time, that time does not exist. That’s nonsense. Time of course exists. We measure it with clocks. Clocks don’t measure the flow of time, they measure intervals of time. Of course there are intervals of time between different events; that’s what clocks measure. So where does this impression of flow come from? Well, I like to give an analogy. Suppose I stand up, twirl around a few times, and stop. Then I have the overwhelming impression that the entire universe is rotating. I feel it to be rotating—of course I know it’s not. In the same way, I feel time is flowing, but of course I know it’s not. And presumably the explanation for this illusion has to do with something up here [in your head] and is connected with memory I guess—laying down of memories and so on. So it’s a feeling we have, but it’s not a property of time itself. And the other thing people contemplate: They think denying the flow of time is denying time asymmetry of the world. Of course events in the world follow a directional sequence. Drop an egg on the floor and it breaks. You don’t see eggs assembling themselves. Buildings fall down after earthquakes; they don’t rise up from heaps of rubble. [There are] many, many examples in daily life of the asymmetry of the world in time; that’s a property of the world. It’s not a property of time itself, and the explanation for that is to be sought in the very early universe and its initial conditions. It’s a whole different and perfectly respectable subject. Is time an emergent property or a fundamental property? Time doesn’t flow. That’s part of psychology. Is time fundamental to the Universe? Time and space are the framework in which we formulate all of our current theories of the universe, but there is some question as to whether these might be emergent or secondary qualities of the universe. It could be that fundamentally the laws of the universe are formulated in terms of some sort of pre-space and time, and that space-time comes out of something more fundamental. Now obviously in daily life we experience a three-dimensional world and one dimension of time. But back in the Big Bang—we don’t really understand exactly how the universe was born in the Big Bang, but we think that quantum physics had something to do with it—it may be that this notion of what we would call a classical space-time, where everything seems to be sort of well-defined, maybe that was all closed out. And so maybe not just the world of matter and energy, but even space-time itself is a product of the special early stage of the universe. We don’t know that. That’s work under investigation. So time could be emergent? This dichotomy between space-time being emergent, a secondary quality—that something comes out of something more primitive, or something that is at the rock bottom of our description of nature—has been floating around since before my career. John Wheeler believed in and wrote about this in the 1950s—that there might be some pre-geometry, that would give rise to geometry just like atoms give rise to the continuum of elastic bodies—and people play around with that. The problem is that we don’t have any sort of experimental hands on that. You can dream up mathematical models that do this for you, but testing them looks to be pretty hopeless. I think the reason for that is that most people feel that if there is anything funny sort of underpinning space and time, any departure from our notion of a continuous space and time, that probably it would manifest itself only at the so-called Planck scale, which is [20 orders of magnitude] smaller than an atomic nucleus, and our best instruments at the moment are probing scales which are many orders of magnitude above that. It’s very hard to see how we could get at anything at the Planck scale in a controllable way. If multiple universes exist, do they have a common clock? The inter-comparison of time between different observers and different places is a delicate business even within one universe. When you talk about what is the rate of a clock, say, near the surface of a black hole, it’s going to be quite different from the rate of a clock here on Earth. So there isn’t even a common time in the entire universe. But now if we have a multiverse with other universes, whether each one in a sense comes with its own time—you can only do an inter-comparison between the two if there was some way of sending signals from one to the other. It depends on your multiverse model. There are many on offer, but on the one that cosmologists often talk about—where you have bubbles appearing in a sort of an inflating superstructure—then there’s no direct way of comparing a clock rate in one bubble from clock rates in another bubble. What do you think are the most exciting recent advances in understanding time? I’m particularly drawn to the work that is done in the lab on perception of time, because I think that has the ability to make rapid advances in the coming years. For example, there are famous experiments in which people apparently make free decisions at certain moments and yet it’s found that the decision was actually made a little bit earlier, but their own perception of time and their actions within time have been sort of edited after the event. When we observe the world, what we see is an apparently consistent and smooth narrative, but actually the brain is just being bombarded with sense data from different senses and puts all this together. It integrates it and then presents a consistent narrative as it were the conscious self. And so we have this impression that we’re in charge and everything is all smoothly put together. But as a matter of fact, most of this is, is a narrative that’s recreated after the event. Where it’s particularly striking of course is when people respond appropriately much faster than the speed of thought. You need only think of a piano player or a tennis player to see that the impression that they are making a conscious decision—“that ball is coming in this direction; I’d better move over here and hit it”—couldn’t possibly be. The time it takes for the signals to get to the brain and then through the motor system, back to the response, couldn’t work. And yet they still have this overwhelming impression that they’re observing the world in real time and are in control. I think all of this is pretty fascinating stuff. In terms of fundamental physics, is there anything especially new about time? I think the answer is not really. There are new ideas that are out there. I think there are still fundamental problems; we’ve talked about one of them: Is time an emergent property or a fundamental property? And the ultimate origin of the arrow of time, which is the asymmetry of the world in time, is still a bit contentious. We know we have to trace it back to the Big Bang, but there are still different issues swirling around there that we haven’t completely resolved. But these are sort of airy-fairy philosophical and theoretical issues in terms of measurement of time or anything being exposed about the nature of time. Then of course we’re always looking to our experimental colleagues to improve time measurements. At some stage these will become so good that we’ll no doubt see some peculiar effects showing up. There’s still an outstanding fundamental issue that although the laws of physics are symmetric in time, for the most part, there is one set of processes having to do with the weak interaction where there is apparently a fundamental breakdown of this time-reversal symmetry of a small amount. But it seems to play a crucial role and exactly how that fits into the broader picture in the universe. I think there’s still something to be played out there. So there’s still experiments can be done in particle physics that might disclose this time-reversal asymmetry which is there in the weak interaction, and how that fits in with the arrow of time. John Steele is the publisher and editorial director of Nautilus. Get the Nautilus newsletter The newest and most popular articles delivered right to your inbox! WATCH: The legendary film editor Walter Murch thinks consciousness could be like salt—emergent. This classic Facts So Romantic post was originally published in January 2014. 050: Emergence More than the sum Why Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Refuses to Die If you want to investigate what could attack the Red Spot and make it disappear, you not only have to worry about what’s attacking the kinetic energy,… I Built a Stable Planetary System with 416 Planets in the Habitable Zone This system is completely stable—I double-checked with computer simulations. But nature would have a tough time forming this system. If it exists, it… This Is What Musical Notes Actually Look Like A few months ago, I sat poolside with friends in Palm Springs. Amid the quiet desert sublime, we reminisced about all the live music we’ve experienced… Consciousness Is Made of Atoms, Too In “A Stroll Through the Worlds of Animals and Men,” published in 1934, the Estonian biologist Jakob von Uexküll attempted to show that every animal…

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New Relationship, Same Old Problems Being in a new relationship doesn’t mean old problems won’t follow you. Better to deal with them. Just because you’re out of a bad relationship doesn’t mean you're free of its problems — which might be because you’re part of the problem. The results from a new study from the University of Alberta in Canada suggest that people who leave unhappy relationships may find that their new relationships are, a year or two in, not so different from the last one. “Just starting a new partnership doesn't mean things are going to be different,” study author, Matthew Johnson, said in a statement. “This research shows that chances are, you are going to fall into the same patterns in many aspects of the relationship. Even if things are different, they're not guaranteed to be better.” People who leave unhappy relationships may find that their new relationships are, a year or two in, not so different from the last one. He and his team followed over 550 people, from one relationship to another. They questioned them at four points in time: one year before the breakup of a person’s first serious relationship, within the last year of that relationship, in the first year of a new relationship, and finally one year later. They asked the participants about their satisfaction with the relationship, frequency and satisfaction of sex, frequency of conflict, ability to open up to their significant other, confidence in the relationship lasting and how often they expressed appreciation for their partner. Most variables were exactly the same from the first time-point in the first relationship to the last time-point in the second; only frequency of sex and the expression of appreciation increased. The authors point out that because people remain largely the same over time, it may not be so surprising that they may encounter similar issues from relationship to relationship. “Although some relationship dynamics may change, you are still the same person, so you likely recreate many of the same patterns with the next partner,” said Johnson. “New love is great, but relationships continue past that point.” People may have the perception that things change from one relationship to the next — and they may in the shorter-term, from the unhappy end of one relationship to the blissful beginning of another — but over time, they stay the same. “Just starting a new partnership doesn't mean things are going to be different,” says Johnson. “This research shows that chances are, you are going to fall into the same patterns in many aspects of the relationship. Even if things are different, they're not guaranteed to be better.” One way you may be able to avoid the same problems from occurring in your next relationship is to deal with your “stuff” — work on the psychological issues that need attention, perhaps with the help of a therapist. The study was published in the journal of Journal of Family Psychology. Cell Phone Snoops Online And Off, Attachment Styles Guide Relationships Close Relationships, The 411

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All it Takes Is a Little Imagination Posted on July 6, 2011 by Vickie Bates Lots of news about Twitter this week, including several stories about using the social media channel to target print media outlets. One battle is Ashton Kutcher v. Village Voice. A more disturbing story that broke in U.K. newspapers – about the News of the World (NOTW) hacking the phone account of murdered 13-year-old Milly Dowler – has turned into an all-out war against the tabloid, using Twitter to encourage advertisers to boycott this Fleet Street staple. The background is this: NOTW is accused of hacking into the mobile phone account of the young teen, who went missing in 2002; listening to voicemail messages left by distraught family and friends; then deleting voicemails when the mailbox was full so that more messages could be left on the system. When relatives of the missing girl discovered that voicemails had been deleted, they thought they had reason to believe she might still be alive and gave hopeful interviews to NOTW. News of the phone hackings ultimately got out – there are further allegations, involving hacked accounts of other victims of tragedies – and writer Melissa Harrison at the Guardian newspaper began a campaign to make NOTW’s advertisers uncomfortable enough to withdraw their support for a tabloid that might endorse this kind of unprofessional conduct. You can read her description of the response that followed here. Harrison’s article frankly discusses the importance and some of the difficulties of a free press in a democratic society – the downside being the risk of immoral behavior creeping in to the newsgathering process. Social media hasn’t been free of some of these downsides (and it could be argued that the technological acumen that gave us cell phones and hacking also conjured up innovations like Twitter). But, Harrison adds, “it’s times like this when Twitter really comes into its own.” “As a truly democratic forum, everyone can get involved and have their say, and it’s easy to share information and ideas,” Harrison writes. “And because it’s all so public, it’s very hard for companies to ignore public pressure or hide behind rhetoric. For every 5,000 tweets with a funny cat photo there’s a moment like this, when Twitter remembers what it can really do.” Tabloids are an easy target for disapprobation. So is Twitter. People buy and read tabloids and use social media for all sorts of reasons. As Harrison notes in her article, it’s easy to dismiss some of the awful things that appear in tabloids with the statement that “they only print it because people want to read it.” While that may be true of celebrity gossip, I think it’s more nuanced when it comes to stories of missing children. This is just my opinion, but I think it may be that most readers seek out stories like this because of fear, not titillation. They are looking for clues, differently from the official investigators, but just as diligently, about the level of danger in their neighborhoods and that their children might be exposed to. They are weighing the information available to them to decide what to do, how to protect their families, and how to talk to their children about some of the terrible things that happen in this world. Instead of helping, the tabloid failed its readers, misjudging what they were capable of. From the evidence of Melissa Harrison’s Twitter campaign, all it might have taken was a little imagination on the part of NOTW editors and writers to figure out how to channel the concern for a missing child into something far more valuable and lasting, perhaps a campaign that stirred readers to form neighborhood watch groups or reach out to and support the families of victims or find new ways to protect children when they walk home from school. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged journalism, social media, Twitter by Vickie Bates. Bookmark the permalink.

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Difference between revisions of "Citations" Ghutchis (Talk | contribs) * [[Article:ggwavs06]] : Werner J Geldenhuys, Kevin E. Gaasch, Mark Watson, David D. Allen, and Cornelis J. Van der Schyf. "Optimizing the use of open-source software applications in drug discovery." ''Drug Discov. Today'' 11(3/4), 127-132. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03692-5 DOI:10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03692-5] : Werner J Geldenhuys, Kevin E. Gaasch, Mark Watson, David D. Allen, and Cornelis J. Van der Schyf. "Optimizing the use of open-source software applications in drug discovery." ''Drug Discov. Today'' '''(2006)''' ''11''(3/4), 127-132. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03692-5 DOI:10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03692-5] * Alex Amies, Working with Common Molecular File Formats at http://www.medicalcomputing.net/common_file_formats.html * [[Article:ghhmrsww06]] : Rajarshi Guha, Michael T. Howard, Geoffrey R. Hutchison, Peter Murray-Rust, Henry Rzepa, Christoph Steinbeck, Joerg Kurt Wegner, Egon Willighagen. "The Blue Obelisk -- Interoperability in Chemical Informatics." In Press. ''J. Chem. Inf. Model.'' '''2006''', ASAP alert. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ci050400b DOI:10.1021/ci050400b] : Rajarshi Guha, Michael T. Howard, Geoffrey R. Hutchison, Peter Murray-Rust, Henry Rzepa, Christoph Steinbeck, Joerg Kurt Wegner, Egon Willighagen. "The Blue Obelisk -- Interoperability in Chemical Informatics." ''J. Chem. Inf. Model.'' '''(2006)''' ''46''(3) 991-998. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ci050400b DOI:10.1021/ci050400b] * [[Article:ggwas06]] : W. J. Geldenhuys, K. E. Gaasch, M. Watson, D. D. Allen, C. J. Van der Schyf, "{O}ptimizing the use of open-source software applications in drug discovery", ''Drug Discov. Today'', '''2006''', 11, 127-132. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03692-5 DOI:10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03692-5] * [[Article:del05]] : Warren L. DeLano. "The case for open-source software in drug discovery" ''Drug Discovery Today'' '''(2005)''' ''10''(3) p. 213-217. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6446(04)03363-X DOI:10.1016/S1359-6446(04)03363-X] This page is a work in progress, to list talks on Open Babel or related to similar projects. It is also to list published articles which cite Open Babel or involve Open Babel. If you have suggestions/corrections/complaints, please send them to the openbabel-discuss mailing list. (in chronological order) Article:ggwavs06 Werner J Geldenhuys, Kevin E. Gaasch, Mark Watson, David D. Allen, and Cornelis J. Van der Schyf. "Optimizing the use of open-source software applications in drug discovery." Drug Discov. Today (2006) 11(3/4), 127-132. DOI:10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03692-5 Alex Amies, Working with Common Molecular File Formats at http://www.medicalcomputing.net/common_file_formats.html Article:ghhmrsww06 Rajarshi Guha, Michael T. Howard, Geoffrey R. Hutchison, Peter Murray-Rust, Henry Rzepa, Christoph Steinbeck, Joerg Kurt Wegner, Egon Willighagen. "The Blue Obelisk -- Interoperability in Chemical Informatics." J. Chem. Inf. Model. (2006) 46(3) 991-998. DOI:10.1021/ci050400b Article:del05 Warren L. DeLano. "The case for open-source software in drug discovery" Drug Discovery Today (2005) 10(3) p. 213-217. DOI:10.1016/S1359-6446(04)03363-X Article:sta05 Matthew T. Stahl. "Open-source software: not quite endsville" Drug Discovery Today (2005) 10(3) p. 219-222. DOI:10.1016/S1359-6446(04)03364-1 NSF Division of Chemistry (CHE). "CHE Cyber Chemistry Workshop Report" Oct. 3-5, 2004. (online) Article:mrww04 Peter Murray-Rust, Henry S. Rzepa, Mark J. Williamson, and Egon L. Willighagen. "Chemical Markup, XML, and the World Wide Web. 5. Applications of Chemical Metadata in RSS Aggregators" Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences (2004) 44(2) p. 462-469. DOI:10.1021/ci034244p Geoffrey R. Hutchison. "Open Babel: File Translation for Computational Chemistry and Nanoscience" NNIN/CNF Fall Workshop, Cornell University, October 11, 2005. (PDF) Geoffrey Hutchison. "Calming the Proliferation of Chemical Representations with Open Babel." eChemInfo Virtual Lectures, May 2004. (PDF) (QuickTime). Peter Murray-Rust. "Open Access and the Chemical Semantic Web." American Chemical Society 229th National Meeting, San Diego, March 2005. Online. Retrieved from "http:///en/w/index.php?title=Citations&oldid=2171"

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08/01/2007 | Paperback | About Alec Douglas-Home 'Outstanding' Daily Mail 'Admirable' The Independent The critically acclaimed biography of a man who was described by Margaret Thatcher as representing 'all that was best of his generation'. Alec Douglas-Home gave service to the nation of Gladstonian length. He was a member of every Conservative administration from 1935 until February 1974; and as an elder statesman in the long years of retirement his advice was sought by Foreign Secretaries and Prime Ministers alike. At the time of his death in 1995, sixty-six years after he had first contested a seat in Parliament, he was the oldest survivor of the pre-war House of Commons. Few political leaders had such a varied insight into the power-brokers of the twentieth century. From his meetings with Hitler and Mussolini at Munich to his post-war dealings with Kennedy, Nixon, Khrushchev and Chou En-lai, there were few world leaders whose path he did not at some stage cross. Among the many events examined in the biography, based on exclusive access to private papers, are Munich, Suez, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Rhodesian rebellion and the Tory leadership struggles over twenty years. This study reveals the private side of Alec Douglas-Home's personality, as well as the support given to him by his wife Elizabeth over half a century of marriage. It is a comprehensive portrait of a decisive and turbulent era in recent world history. D. R. Thorpe D. R. Thorpe was born in 1943. He taught political history at Charterhouse for more than thirty years and is a former Archives Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge and a former Fellow of Brasenose and St Anthony's Colleges, Oxford. His books include biographies of Selwyn Lloyd (1989) and Anthony Eden (2003). 'Admirable' 'Outstanding' Also by Thorpe, D. R.

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There were times during A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT when it felt as though I were watching a movie for the first time in my life. It has been a long time since I have gone to anything so viscerally pure and original. It is a classic oddity: a North American release set in an imaginary Iran and spoken entirely in Farsi. It is black-and-white, witty, and terrifying. It is about a vampire but is still hard and materialistic. Nothing in it feels supernatural in the usual sense. This is true even when the vampire sprouts fangs or appears abruptly before when she had previously stood behind. I think I have never seen such effects so convincingly done and free of sensational motive. The faces are beautiful, the images shocking, the mood one of horrific isolation and nocturnal emptiness. Blood, in Bad City (or whatever it is called in Farsi), is black as petrol wherever it is smeared. At the oil field near where the town dumps its bodies, the drills bob up and down like thirsty insects. The girl wears her chadoor like a shroud and roams the night. You do not, if you are evil, or fallen into dissipation, want to run into her, or let her come upon you. But if you are good, or have the chance to be, you are safe for the moment. Her center is hard, but it is moral, a diamond set in black. All around her are addicts and prostitutes and dealers and pimps. Although this is Iran, it does not seem a religious place; the denizens of Bad City brush off its mention and there’s no hint that they miss anything by doing so. That the choices made by the vampire are moral; that she can cuddle a cat, or let a child off with a warning, or take earrings from a suitor; most of all that she can admit her own badness; these are what set her off from the living. She is nameless, only “the Girl,” but I will never forget that of Sheila Vand, for having played her. Arash, her liquid eyed suitor, who steals a cat in the first scene and drives proudly home in a new car only to have it taken in payment for his father’s drug debts, bears the same name as the actor, Arash Marandi, who plays him. There is something self-reflexive in this masterful work written and directed by Ana Lili Amirpour, with its Iranian-American ensemble, Persian soundtrack, and oddly American oil town decked out with Farsi signage. In fact A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT was shot in California. It creates of old places a new place, with a cold material reality, in which a coherent moral system has yet to be forged. The girl who walks may be as godless as all else in Bad City, and do “bad things,” but something about her is terrifyingly right, and something around her is terribly wrong. Check listings for viewing options. Film Ana Lili Amirpour, Arash Marandi, Black and White, Horror, Sheila Vand, Vampires Permalink

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Samarkand Look-See Reservation Location Email The License#: 049-04. This lately built modern hotel was opened in 2004, and it supplemented number of best private B&B inns of Samarkand. Now it's a three-star hotel. The Hotel's facilities are convenient for those who make a business trip or traveling for tourism. At the erection and decoration of the hotel's building natural building materials and refined folk arts' work were used. The hotel is ideally located in the center of the city that is full of unique ancient monuments. The most significant historical sights of Samarkand are situated at a walking distance from the hotel's place. At the same time, to close the distance between hotel and International Airport of Samarkand or City Railroad-station nothing but fifteen minutes' ride by car is necessary. There are City Park, a few restaurants and nice open-air cafes beside the hotel. When you look for a path to the hotel place, keep in mind the sign on opposite side of the street that it's easy to memorize. It's the functioning Catholic temple named after Saint John.. When you go into the hotel building, the first room where you find yourselves is a cozy hall well appointed with the modern furniture, bar and TV set. The hall is equally good as to be used as cocktail lounge and for business meetings as well. Recently "Sherdor" had put into operation new summer restaurant with Uzbek national, international and kosher food. Hotel has a charming courtyard where an inimitable climate of oriental dwelling house is waiting for guests. A courtyard is of the necessities of life when you live in hot weather. The evening cup of tea with friends on oriental courtyard is truly unforgettable. The hotel has 20 living rooms. Each room is arranged for two persons and has two single beds. Upon the customer's request the beds can be pushed together. All beds have the same standard size: 200x90 centimeters. The rooms cannot be transformed for an abode of three persons. As an exception, a child can be the third person when it is convenient to share a bed with one of parents. Each room equipped with a lavatory and shower cubicle, hair dryers are available. The rooms also equipped with satellite television system with more than 300 international TV channels available. The telephone sets with international access and consequently Internet and e-mail services are also available in each room. Because of air-conditioning system, which is perfectly working, in all of the living rooms remains stable a thermal regime. The mini-bar service as an additional service can be provided upon the customer's request. The price of beverages is extra, which is not included in room service price. Recently constructed sauna is waiting for guest. The campsite is a place in mountains near to Samarkand, on about 6 hectares of land. The combination of clean air, mountain stream, sunshine and a picturesque natural environment makes this campsite a perfect place for a holiday. Those who love to live outdoors, to breathe country air and to be in close contact with nature, can feel there all the amenities of outdoor life. The holiday camp consists of some simple facilities that, nevertheless, have the only mission to sink customer into nerveless rest. Other services available for an extra fee: - guides, excursions; - interpreters; - transfers; - souvenir shop; - laundry. Note: Guides and interpreters provide their services in English, German, French and Italian. Note: When customers come or depart, the personnel of hotel can meet or see them off at the place of arrival/departure. All arrangements for a transfer to & from hotel and also any other services related to transportation and ticketing, are available for an extra fee. Upon special requests the business meetings, seminars, conferences and official receptions can be organized in the interests of customers. Note: If you need more information about additional services and prices, please contact us via e-mail. 91M, Koshgari Str. Samarkand, 703000

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Welcome to Paul Wesley Web - A comprehensive website dedicated to actor and director Paul Wesley who is best known for his role as Stefan Salvatore on the CW series The Vampire Diaries. This site is determined to bring you the most up to date information on this talented individual and his career. I hope you enjoy your visit. Home > CAREER > TELEVISION > 2009 | The Vampire Diaries > Season Five > Episode Captures > 05x14 | No Exit Album name: ali / 05x14 | No Exit URL: https://paul-wesley.org/displayimage.php?pid=42321 Who is Paul Wesley? Paul Wesley is an actor, director and producer who is best known for his role as Stefan Salvator on the CW series The Vampire Diaries. Paul has also had reoccuring roles on the television series Everwood, American Dreams, Army Wives, and 24. His film credits include The Russell Girl, Killer Movie, Beneath the Blue, and Mothers & Daughters. Paul currently stars on the CBS All Access Series Tell Me A Story.<br><br>Paul is married to Ines de Ramon. as Tucker Reed It takes the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern day New York City, this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder. Official | Images Follow @PWesleyWeb Stay up-to-date on the absolute latest news and photos of Katie and her career by following us on Twitter! Tweets by PWesleyWeb Paul Wesley Web Version Nine Created & Maintained by Ali Proud to be Paparazzi & Stalkerazzi Free © 2019 | Powered by Coppermine - Designed by Never Enough Design - Host4Fans - Homepage Paul Wesley Web is owned and operated by Ali. This site is a non-profit fan resource only and is in no way affiliated with Paul Wesley or any of Mr. Wesley's representation. All images and text are for resource use only and are copyright to their owners. They are used for non-profit use in accordance with section 107 of the US Copyright Law. No infringement intended.

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Review: The Legacy Collection (Box-set) - DVD Manufacturer: BBC Worldwide Consumer Products Written By: Douglas Adams Release Date: 7th January 2013 Reviewed By: Dale Who for Doctor Who Online Review Posted: 28th December 2012 Never aired on television due to a strike in 1979, and never fully completed, the six-part adventure 'Shada' traces the chase to recover a powerful book, the Artifacts of Gallifrey, stolen from retired timelord Professor Chronotis (Denis Carey). Skagra (Christopher Neame) is the evil despot responsible for this foul jiggery pokery. Shada Very few Doctor Who stories have what can be described as a quasi-mythical status, and all of the handful that do are missing from the BBC archives. Stories such as The Tenth Planet and Power of the Daleks, and Shada. Shada is the oddity in the mix, as it's the missing story that's not missing; a paradoxical status which is quite appropriate, given it was penned by the late, great Douglas Adams. This was his last story for Doctor Who, and although it was never finished, at least one of the characters in the story found new life in other of Adams' works. Shada here is presented in two forms - one viewable on a DVD player, the other needing a DVD-ROM drive on your computer. More on that version in a moment... The television story was never transmitted, as the filming was never completed due to industrial action at the BBC. The linking narration for those missing scenes, first recorded for the BBC Video release of this story, were recorded with Tom Baker in the 1990s at London's Museum Of The Moving Image (MOMI), and was set in their "Behind The Sofa" Doctor Who exhibition. It is that BBC Video release that is presented here, with only the player format changed - from VHS to DVD. Info Text - There's a wealth of information to impart here, so there's six episodes of trivia packed info text to accompany the story. From robot dogs at very strange angles (it's a very funny moment when you see what they're talking about) to what the cast and crew did next, there's a lot of entertaining, and quite jokily written text here. Shada (BBCi) - Move forward in time to the early 2000's, and the BBC's Doctor Who website did a number of "webcasts" in co-operation with Big Finish; and Shada was one of the stories they remounted. Tom Baker was unavailable to reprise his role as The Fourth Doctor, so with a little wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey trickery Paul McGann takes the lead as The Eighth Doctor; again featuring the lovely Lalla Ward, and with K-9's original voice, John Leeson, on board. It's a brave move, and surprisingly it works very well indeed for McGann's Doctor, successfully mixing the old with the new a good few years before School Reunion did the same thing on television. That webcast is also presented here, but only if you put the disc in your computer, as the animation plays through your web browser. Coming Soon Trailer - The original TARDIS crew land outside Paris during the French Revolution, and soon get caught up in established events. With scores of people heading for the infamous guillotine, can The Doctor (William Hartnell) "head off" a grisly fate for his travelling companions, whist keeping his own? The Reign Of Terror - complete with two animated episodes to replace missing footage, is out at the end of January. The disc also has Subtitles and Audio Navigation available for those who may wish to use them. Taken Out Of Time - A retrospective look at Shada, featuring some wonderful contributions from Tom Baker, the production crew, and other cast members such as Daniel Hill (Chris Parsons in the story). There's a very positive and nostalgic air to the extra, with many happy memories. Stories of near-misses on bicycles, people falling in love, and lots of alcohol. Lots and lots of alcohol. Industrial action upset the apple cart of course, and the origin of the St. John's singers and their train song cameo are all brought up and discussed. There's obviously still a lot of love for the story in the hearts of the cast and crew, and it really shows. A nice, honest piece, that despite bringing up some grim subjects and with a none too happy ending, never loses its charm. Now And Then - This instalment takes us to Cambridge with locations then and now. One of the better things about historic locations such as this is that very little changes; but it doesn't make for the most interesting extra. This time it seems to be more of a "this is what we filmed here", rather than "what's changed since we filmed it". Rather bizarrely, the disembodied voice that fills us in on the minutiae of filming isn't credited at the end, leaving you to wonder whom was talking to you for ten minutes! Strike! Strike! Strike! - Bet you can't guess what this one's about... Shaun Ley, on the TARDIS control room set, gives us the back-story of the unions at the BBC. Various talking heads contribute to this featurette, with many stories of offended dressers, ten o'clock deadlines, and of course Shada being shelved, stalled, and then cancelled. It works for and against Who at various junctures, and it's all dissected and examined here. Included is the famous footage of Blue Peter being presented from the set of Robot, and there are a wealth of Classic Series clips used to illustrate points with humour and simplicity. An informative and entertaining extra. Being A Girl - Louise Jameson narrates this look at the women in front of, and behind, the camera in the worlds of Doctor Who. From the BBC's first female producer Verity Lambert, via Susan Foreman, Liz and Leela, to Rose and Donna. It's basically a look at "How sexist was Doctor Who?", but it's impossible to dislike this. It's an honest and entertaining look at a show that really has changed in its view of the female companion - from the liberation of the writing of Ace, for example, to the sexualisation of the modern day companion such as Rose. Then there's the unstoppable River Song, and Amy Pond who got married and carried on travelling regardless. There's a somewhat worrying look at the male companions who are either not the strongest characters - or they're Captain Jack. Oh alright, Rory had his badass moments as well... Clips galore, goodies, baddies, Classic and New Who, and some truly decent insights about casting roles and villainous women all contribute to the story being told. There's also a valid question about if you should "fancy The Doctor", and the consequences thereof. Photo Gallery - Shada in front of the camera and behind. Publicity shots and planned stills, sets, stars and scarves, all set to some charming incidental music. Features a great set of cameo appearances by a toasting fork, and that tin dog thing. Subtitles are available on the DVD for those who may need them as is the usual Audio Navigation. But wait! It's not all Shada on The Legacy Collection Box-Set, and things are about to get a whole lot more nostalgic... Disc Three: More Than 30 Years In The TARDIS The extended VHS release of the televised Thirty Years In The TARDIS is transferred to DVD, with a host of new extras to pad out the disc, and some of those extras outshine the main programme. One in particular will cause many a tear and sniff in remembrance, but we'll get to that one shortly. The programme itself is a retrospective consisting of a wealth of clips and interviews, voice-overs and specially shot footage, including an early version of a particular special effect that was not fully realised until the 2012 Christmas special The Snowmen... bonus points if you know what that effect is - and if you don't, I'll tell you right at the end of the review. There's nothing new here - they're all things we've seen before and recovering concepts we're all familiar with, but at least with this production it's not like all the recent coverage that only concentrate on the new series since 2005. It still propagates several myths that have since been unmasked - such as William Hartnell "deciding" to leave as opposed to him having to be replaced due to his severely failing health. There's adverts, skits, spoofs, cereals, cars, and more monsters than you shake a sonic screwdriver at. If you like retropsective clip shows then you'll love this. Do be aware, however, that the picture quality is, at times, pretty atrocious due to the archive material used. Remembering Nicholas Courtney - Tissues at the ready. Michael McManus (Nicholas' friend and biographer) takes us through the real life of The Brigadier, largely via a recorded interview from 2010. Even in the taped interview Nick looks frail, but his spirit is indomitable and shines brightly throughout. The extra is well paced and well done, and McManus' interview is a delight to watch as he prompts very little and lets Nick tell his own story; and his linking narration is very simple and easy to take in. It's such a nice piece - and all the harder to watch accordingly. It's still a wrench to the heart that this great man - a legitimate Doctor Who legend - is no longer around. The featurette also includes footage from 2003's The Story Of Doctor Who, and possibly one of the single best gatecrashing's of an interview ever captured on film. Entirely staged, obviously, but enormously entertaining when you see Who's peering in the conservatory window. A diamond of an extra, and guaranteed to bring a lump to the throat. Also featuring clips of Nicholas' roles in other TV shows, like The Two Ronnies and Theatre 625, and mention is made of Courtney's other roles and jobs away from stage and screen. Great, great stuff. Doctor Who Stories: Peter Purves - Yes, it's Steven Taylor's turn in the spotlight - or perhaps Morton Dill, if you prefer. Entirely taken from 2003's The Story Of Doctor Who, Peter Purves spills the beans on his time in the TARDIS... a ship he defends beautifully, during the course of the interview. From Daleks to Doctors, and Monoids to Meddling Monks, Purves recalls his Who time with a great deal of humour - it's impossible to dislike a man who describes his own character in one particular story as being "a bit more butch in that one." With excerpts from Blue Peter as well as the Hartnell era of Doctor Who - a short, entertaining, if slightly pedestrian, extra. The Lambert Tapes: Part One - Yet more wheeled out 2003 footage from The Story of Doctor Who. Verity Lambert, the first producer of Doctor Who - and the BBC's only female producer at the time - recalls the genesis of the series, the introduction of Waris Hussein, and the rather famous tale of everyone's famous epitome of bug-eyed monsters and their arrival on the show. Again, many clips illustrate part one of this potted history, and Lambert holds the attention easily and is very honest about the beginnings of the show. Features sixties fashion, and the backing track for the original Doctor Who theme, without the melody line, as background music. Those Deadly Divas - More powerful women in Doctor Who - with Kate O'Mara, Camille Coduri, Tracy Ann Oberman, and er... Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman, discuss the powerful villainesses in Who; from The Rani to Yvonne Hartman. O'Mara in particular had some incredibly dour, fun lines in the show as the Time Lady, and a spectacularly dismal view of the Time Lord's she was put against. It's not a particularly riveting topic, and the level of villainy veers wildly, but the wonderful ladies on camera talking about themselves lift this above the mundane. It almost rescues this extra - but not quite. It will however make you realise how much you miss Camille Coduri on the show. Photo Gallery - Behind the scenes and publicity shots from the BBC special, set this time to slightly less charming incidental music than the Shada one. Lots of shots of Jon Pertwee, and Daleks on Westminster Bridge, but these photos have an added bonus in that lots of them have not been seen before, which makes this a genuinely interesting gallery. Autons, Sontarans, the glorious and much missed Lis Sladen and Nick Courtney, and quite a few shots of the "Thirty Years" TARDIS prop. Such a great collection of photos. With PDF Radio Times Listings, and Subtitles for those who might need them, that rounds off a very unusual set of DVDs. It's not the greatest release in the DVD range, even given the wealth of material available here, but the two versions of Shada work well, and the Nicholas Courtney tribute almost justifies the release alone. It's certainly an eccentric set, with wildly veering content, but as a collection of standalone oddities in the worlds of Doctor Who, it succeeds well enough at being diverting and entertaining. Oh, and the special effect shot from "Thirty Years" that made a full debut in The Snowmen? A single shot camera track from the outside of the TARDIS, through the Police Box doors, and into the control room, with no changes in angle, perspective, or scenery. + Compare Prices for this product on CompareTheDalek.com! << Royal Mail To Celebrate 50 Years Of Doctor Who With Stamp Series | The 50 Year Diary - Day One - An Unearthly Child >> The Legacy Collection (Box-set) - DVD Covers & DetailsBBC Consumer Products have sent DWO the covers and details for the Doctor Who DVD release of The Leg...Review: Regeneration Box-Set - DVDRegeneration Box-set, Doctor Who DVD Review by Doctor Who Online.Review: Ace Adventures (Box-set) - DVDAce Adventures, Doctor Who DVD Box-set Review by Dale Who for Doctor Who Online.

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newswire article commentary global 27.Jul.2003 16:51 WHY DID THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS FALL? A REVIEW OF THOMAS EAGAR'S (MIT) NOVA ARTICLE author: MAD MAX This article reviews the well known interview of professor Thomas Eagar (of MIT) by Peter Tyson (chief editor of NOVA) concerning the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. It points out many of the errors contained in this interview. In fact, the errors in the interview are so many that one has to conclude that the article is deliberate deception. The Collapse: An Engineer's Perspective This piece by "professor" Eagar and student Musso has to be some sort of record for the greatest number of lies, and points of misdirection, ever strung together in an "engineering" article. Comment is highlighted in red. It wasn't until Dr. Thomas Eagar saw Building 7 of the World Trade Center implode late on the afternoon of September 11th that he understood what had transpired structurally earlier that day as the Twin Towers disintegrated. A professor of materials engineering and engineering systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Eagar went on to write an influential paper in the journal of the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society entitled "Why Did the World Trade Center Collapse? Science, Engineering, and Speculation" (JOM, December 2001). In this interview, Eagar explains the structural failure, what can be done within existing skyscrapers to improve safety, and what he believes the most likely terrorist targets of the future may be. On the left above, is an animated graphic of the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7. This is clearly a controlled demolition. I guess that Eagar realized this too, and concluded that the twin towers were also deliberately demolished. This is probably what he meant when he said that seeing Building 7 implode lead him to understand what had transpired structurally earlier that day as the Twin Towers disintegrated. However, he is not allowed to tell you this. So he produces this piece of misinformation to mislead you. On the right is a graphic of the initial north tower collapse. As you can see, Eagar is correct, both collapses are remarkably similar. Click on the pictures for further information. Animation of a floor truss in the World Trade Center giving way. Eagar claims that the collapse of the twin towers was primarily due to failure of certain structural components (pictured in the animated graphic on the left) used to support sections of the concrete floor slabs. He refers to them as trusses. However, the word truss generally refers to the diagonal reinforcement of a rectangular frame, and so can be applied to a wide variety of structures. The items in question, are more correctly called "open web joists" or "bar joists". Eagar supposes, contrary to all evidence, that the fires at the World Trade Center on September 11 were so incredibly hot that the trusses softened and failed as indicated in the animated graphic. It is of utmost importance to his theory, that the fires were considerably hotter than your average office fire, as your average office fire was (by law) considered and planned for by the building designers and, of course, they designed a structure that would not collapse in such a fire. On February 23 1975, their design was put to the test. For on that day an intense fire broke out on the 11th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center. The fire subsequently spread down to the 9th and up to the 19th floor, but this fire did not cause failure of the trusses (or any other major structural feature). Here is a quote from a news report: "The fire department on arrival (at the World Trade Center) found a very intense fire. There were 125 firemen involved in fighting this fire and 28 sustained injuries from the intense heat and smoke. The cause of the fire is unknown." A fatal flaw in Eagar's theory, is that the tops of the trusses were embedded in the concrete slab, so even if a truss was heated to the point of failure, even if it was dripping molten steel, the concrete slab would still hold the truss up and it could not possibly fall as indicated in the animation. If one truss failed, its load was redistributed to the concrete slab and all the remaining trusses associated with that slab. So the failure of one, or even many trusses, does not lead to overall failure. There is absolutely no way that the trusses could collapse one after the other, as claimed by Eagar. Here is a quote from (a section on the WTC in) Multi-Storey Buildings in Steel [1], by Godfrey "Composite action between the concrete and the steelwork is ensured by extending the diagonal web members of the joists (trusses) through the steel decking and embedding them in the (concrete) slab." Above is a photo of a number of 45 feet (13.5m) long trusses and a buckled steel column after the Broadgate Phase 8 fire (the WTC towers had 35 and 60 foot trusses). The fire occurred while the 14-story high-rise was under construction. Little of the steel was fire protected and the sprinkler system and other active measures were not yet operational. Even though a number of trusses and columns buckled, due to thermal expansion, no collapse was observed at Broadgate. The system of design of the World Trade Center Towers is called tubular framing, since the perimeter frames of the building are designed to act as a cantilevered tube in resisting lateral forces. This design concept (the so-called tube within a tube architecture) has been employed in the construction of many of the world's tallest buildings. These include the John Hancock Center (1105 ft), the Standard Oil of Indiana Building (1125 ft) and the Sears Tower (1450 ft). In fact, it is the standard design for tall buildings. Vital to the structural integrity of these buildings are the composite floor slabs. In fact, if the floors were not composite, the buildings would eventually collapse. Eagar totally ignores the fact that the floor slabs were composite (that is, studs or projections from the steel beams were embedded in the concrete slab) preferring to believe the fiction that the floors just rested upon the beams supporting them. NOVA: After the planes struck and you saw those raging fires, did you think the towers would collapse? Eagar: No. In fact, I was surprised. So were most structural engineers. The only people I know who weren't surprised were a few people who've designed high-rise buildings. This second statement will only be true because designers of high-rise buildings would know for certain that the buildings were deliberately demolished and would consequently, "not be surprised." NOVA: But you weren't surprised that they withstood the initial impacts, is that correct? Eagar: That's right. All buildings and most bridges have what we call redundant design. If one component breaks, the whole thing will not come crashing down. I once worked on a high-rise in New York, for example, that had a nine-foot-high beam that had a crack all the way through one of the main beams in the basement. This was along the approach to the George Washington Bridge. They shored it up and kept traffic from using that area. Some people were concerned the building would fall down. The structural engineers knew it wouldn't, because the whole thing had an egg-crate-like construction. Or you can think of it as a net. If you lose one string on a net, yes, the net is weakened but the rest of the net still works. Earlier skyscrapers (top) had columns spaced evenly across every floor. The World Trade Center (bottom) broke with tradition by having columns only in the central core and along the exterior walls. That's essentially how the World Trade Center absorbed an airplane coming into it. It was somewhat like the way a net absorbs a baseball being thrown against it. This is deliberate misdirection. It would be more accurate to say that the towers absorbed the impact of the planes as a sheet of glass absorbs the impact of a bullet. Note that a baseball does more damage to a window than a bullet (even if we arrange that both have the exactly the same momentum). As we all know, the bullet will make a neat little bullet hole while a baseball will smash most of the glass out. It is the speed (and shape) of the projectile that determines whether the impact damage is localized or spread across a large area. The faster the projectile, the more localized the damage. Other common examples illustrating this effect are, the driving of a nail through a piece of wood, and the firing a bullet through a fencepost. Both are done at speed and thus do only local damage. In both of these examples, the wood just a centimeter or two from the impact point, is essentially undamaged. Similarly, the aircraft impacts were at great speed and severe damage localized to a few floors. If you lose a couple of the columns, that's not the end of the world. It will still stand up. NOVA: The World Trade Center was also designed to take a major wind load hitting from the side. Eagar: Yes. A skyscraper is a long, thin, vertical structure, but if you turned it sideways, it would be like a diving board, and you could bend it on the end. The wind load is trying to bend it like a diving board. It sways back and forth. If you've been on the top of the Sears Tower in Chicago or the Empire State Building on a windy day, you can actually feel it. When I was a student, I visited the observation deck of the Sears Tower, and I went into the restroom there, and I could see the water sloshing in the toilet bowl, because the wind load was causing the whole building to wave in the breeze. NOVA: Are skyscrapers designed that way, to be a little flexible? Eagar: Absolutely. Now, there are different ways to design things. For example, Boeing designs their aircraft wings to flap in the breeze, while McDonnell Douglas used to design a very rigid wing that would not flex as much. You can design it both ways. There are trade-offs, and there are advantages to both ways. "Most buildings are designed to sway in the breeze." Most buildings are designed to sway in the breeze. In fact, one of the big concerns in the early design of the World Trade Center, since it was going to be the tallest building in the world at the time, was that it not sway too much and make people sick. You can get seasick in one of these tall buildings from the wind loads. So they had to do some things to make them stiff enough that people wouldn't get sick, but not so rigid that it could snap if it got too big a load. If something's flexible, it can give; think of a willow tree. If you have a strong wind, you want the building, like the tree, to bend rather than break. NOVA: Brian Clark, one of only four people (at least 18 survived from the impacted floors or above) to get out from above where United 175 hit the South Tower, says that when the plane struck, the building swayed for a full seven to 10 seconds in one direction before settling back, and he thought it was going over. Eagar: That estimate of seven to ten seconds is probably correct, because often big buildings are designed to be stiff enough that the period to go one way and back the other way is 15 or 20 seconds, or even 30 seconds. That keeps people from getting sick. Upper floors pancaked down onto lower floors, causing a domino effect that left each building in ruins within ten seconds. NOVA: The Twin Towers collapsed essentially straight down. Was there any chance they could have tipped over? Eagar: It's really not possible in this case. This statement by Eagar is utterly amazing. It is a wonder MIT has not fired him. Given that the south tower did in fact tip over (and quite visibly so). This shows Eagar's desperation. One thing is certain, all buildings, even the World Trade Center towers, will tip over if enough lateral (sideways) force is applied to them. In our normal experience, we deal with small things, say, a glass of water, that might tip over, and we don't realize how far something has to tip proportional to its base. The base of the World Trade Center was 208 feet on a side, and that means it would have had to have tipped at least 100 feet to one side in order to move its center of gravity from the center of the building out beyond its base. The laws of physics do not change. The same laws of physics that tell you a glass of water will tip over, also tell you that (if enough lateral force is applied) large buildings like the World Trade Center towers, will in fact, tip over. You must ask yourself why Eagar chooses to lie about this (he certainly knows the physics, but chooses to tell the world a transparent lie). What Eagar says about the center of gravity is true, however, it does not imply that the building would come straight down, so his statement is just another piece of misdirection. His implication is clearly wrong, as shown by the fact that the south tower did in fact tip over (videos of the south tower collapse clearly show that the top 30, or so, floors tipped over, but this section was being demolished as it fell, so after a few seconds it was reduced to rubble and no longer fell as a unit). Picture of the World Trade Center south tower tipping over. NOVA: Was there any chance they could have tipped over? That would have been a tremendous amount of bending. In a building that is mostly air, as the World Trade Center was, there would have been buckling columns, and it would have come straight down before it ever tipped over. Have you ever seen the demolition of buildings? They blow them up, and they implode. Well, I once asked demolition experts, "How do you get it to implode and not fall outward?" They said, "Oh, it's really how you time and place the explosives." I always accepted that answer, until the World Trade Center, when I thought about it myself. And that's not the correct answer. The correct answer is, there's no other way for them to go but down. They're too big. With anything that massive -- each of the World Trade Center towers weighed half a million tons -- there's nothing that can exert a big enough force to push it sideways. Eagar makes a real ass of himself in this article. To see how much of a fool Eagar is making of himself and his profession, think through the following thought experiment. Take the WTC and remove ten floors, but only say, the eastern half of each floor (so you have a situation analogous to a lumberjack cutting a slot half way through a tree), and imagine how the WTC (tree) would fall. One things for sure, it would not fall straight down. By Eagar's "logic" a tree that is extremely massive must fall down through itself, rather than tip over (because a tree is made of atoms and atoms are mostly empty space). What a dope. Even traveling at hundreds of miles an hour, the planes that struck the World Trade Center did not have enough force to knock the towers over. NOVA: I think some people were surprised when they saw this massive 110-story building collapse into a rubble pile only a few stories tall. Eagar: Well, like most buildings, the World Trade Center was mostly air. It looked like a huge building if you walked inside, but it was just like this room we're in. The walls are a very small fraction of the total room. The World Trade Center collapse proved that with a 110-story building, if 95 percent of it's air, as was the case here, you're only going to have about five stories of rubble at the bottom after it falls. NOVA: You've said that the fire is the most misunderstood part of the World Trade Center collapse. Why? Eagar: The problem is that most people, even some engineers, talk about temperature and heat as if they're identical. In fact, scientifically, they're only related to each other. Temperature tells me the intensity of the heat -- is it 100 degrees, 200 degrees, 300 degrees? The heat tells me how big the thing is that gets hot. I mean, I could boil a cup of water to make a cup of tea, or I could boil ten gallons of water to cook a bunch of lobsters. So it takes a lot more energy to cook the lobsters -- heat is related to energy. That's the difference: We call the intensity of heat the temperature, and the amount of heat the energy. Watch an animation of the Boeing 767 aircraft hitting the North Tower and the rapid spread of the resulting fireball through the building. NOVA: So with the World Trade Center fire, the heat was much greater than might have been expected in a typical fire? Eagar: Right. We had all this extra fuel from the aircraft. Now, there have been fires in skyscrapers before. The Hotel Meridien in Philadelphia had a fire, but it didn't do this kind of damage. Eagar is referring to the One Meridian Plaza fire of February 23-24, 1991, which burnt for 19 hours. Strange how Eagar manages to "forget" the 1975 World Trade Center north tower fire. When he says "it (the One Meridian Plaza fire) didn't do this kind of damage" he means that One Meridian Plaza did not collapse. So here is another example (the first being the World Trade Center North Tower in 1975) of a skyscraper that endured much more serious fires than those of September 11, without collapsing. In fact, before September 11, no steel framed skyscraper had ever collapsed due to fire. However, on September 11, it is claimed that three steel framed skyscrapers (both towers and World Trade Center Seven) collapsed mainly, or totally, due to fire. The above graphic provides us with yet another example of misinformation. The World Trade Center towers were 208 feet wide. Hence, from the graphic we can calculate that the wingspan of the pictured plane is 224 feet, however the actual wingspan of a Boeing 767 is 156 feet. Every trick in the book must be tried to convince the gullible that the aircraft strikes plus fire bought down the towers, otherwise the true culprits behind 9-11 may be discovered. The real damage in the World Trade Center resulted from the size of the fire. Each floor was about an acre, and the fire covered the whole floor within a few seconds. Ordinarily, it would take a lot longer. If, say, I have an acre of property, and I start a brushfire in one corner, it might take an hour, even with a good wind, to go from one corner and start burning the other corner. That's what the designers of the World Trade Center were designing for -- a fire that starts in a wastepaper basket, for instance. By the time it gets to the far corner of the building, it has already burned up all the fuel that was back at the point of origin. So the beams where it started have already started to cool down and regain their strength before you start to weaken the ones on the other side. On September 11th, the whole floor was damaged all at once, and that's really the cause of the World Trade Center collapse. There was so much fuel spread so quickly that the entire floor got weakened all at once, whereas in a normal fire, people should not think that if there's a fire in a high-rise building that the building will come crashing down. This was a very unusual situation, in which someone dumped 10,000 gallons of jet fuel in an instant. There are a number of major problems with Eagar's claims. (1) One complaint is that much of the jet fuel burnt outside the buildings. This was particularly true in the case of the south tower. After the impact nearly all of the jet fuel would have been spread throughout the area as a flammable mist. When this mist ignited it would have emptied the building of almost the entire fuel load, which then "exploded" outside the building. This is exactly what was seen in the videos of the impacts. (2) If any quantity of liquid jet fuel did manage to accumulate in the building, then its volatility would lead to large amounts of it being evaporated and not burnt (pyrolysed) in the interior of the building. This evaporated fuel would burn on exiting the building, when it finally found sufficient oxygen. (3) The jet fuel fires were brief. Most of the jet fuel would have burnt off or evaporated within 30 seconds, and all of it within 2-3 minutes (if all 10,000 gallons of fuel were evenly spread across a single building floor as a pool, it would be consumed by fire in less than 5 minutes). The energy, from the jet fuel, not absorbed by the concrete and steel within this brief period, would have been vented to the outside world. This means that the jet fuel fire did not heat the concrete slabs or fire protected steel appreciably. Large columns such as the core columns would also not heat appreciably, even if they had lost all their fire-protection. Unprotected trusses may have experienced a more sizeable temperature increase. The jet fuel fire was so brief that the concrete and steel simply could not absorb the heat fast enough, and consequently, most of the heat was lost to the atmosphere through the smoke plume. (4) Even if the fire-rated suspended ceiling and the spray on fire-protection of the trusses was removed by the impacts and the trusses were heated till they had lost most of their room temperature strength, we know from the Cardington tests and real fires like Broadgate, that the relatively cold concrete slab will supply strength to the structural system, and collapse will not occur. Remember, that at Broadgate and Cardington, the beams/trusses were not fire-protected. (5) Since the jet fuel fire was brief, and the building still stood, we know that the composite floor slab survived and continued to function as designed (until the buildings were demolished one or two hours later). After the jet fuel fire was over, burning desks, books, plastic, carpets, etc, contributed to the fire. So now we have a typical office fire. The fact that the trusses received some advanced heating will be of little consequence. After some minutes the fires would have been indistinguishable from a typical office fire, and we know that the truss-slab combination will survive such fires, because they did so in the 1975 fire. (6) Of course, most of the weight of the building was supported by the central core columns. Eagar doesn't bother to tell us how these 47 massive columns might have failed (at least in the case of the north tower, some of these columns, perhaps two or three, would have been displaced by the impacts). We know that the jet fuel fire was too brief to heat them appreciably. Since the central core area contained only lift shafts and stairwells, it contained very little flammable material. This meant that the core columns could only have been heated by the office fire burning in the adjacent region. Consequently, the core columns would have never got hot enough to fail. But we already know this because they did not fail in the 1975 WTC office fire. (7) You should consider that it has been calculated that if the entire 10,000 gallons of jet fuel from the aircraft was injected into just one floor of the World Trade Center, that the jet fuel burnt with the perfect efficency, that no hot gases left this floor and that no heat escaped this floor by conduction, then the jet fuel could have only raised the temperature of this floor to, at the very most, 536?F (280?C). You can find the calculation here. (8) Another reason that we know the fires were not serious enough to cause structural failure, is that witnesses tell us this. The impact floors of the south tower were 78-84. Here are a few words from some of the witnesses: Stanley Praimnath was on the 81st floor of the south tower: The plane impacts. I try to get up and then I realize that I'm covered up to my shoulder in debris. And when I'm digging through under all this rubble, I can see the bottom wing starting to burn, and that wing is wedged 20 feet in my office doorway. Donovan Cowan was in an open elevator at the 78th floor sky-lobby: We went into the elevator. As soon as I hit the button, that's when there was a big boom. We both got knocked down. I remember feeling this intense heat. The doors were still open. The heat lasted for maybe 15 to 20 seconds I guess. Then it stopped. Ling Young was in her 78th floor office: Only in my area were people alive, and the people alive were from my office. I figured that out later because I sat around in there for 10 or 15 minutes. That's how I got so burned. Eagar claims temperatures were hot enough to cause the trusses of the south tower to fail, but here we have eye-witnesses stating that temperatures were cool enough for them to walk away. Interestingly, a tape of radio conversations between firefighters exists (but only relatives of the dead men have been allowed to hear it). Kevin Flynn, of the New York Times, reported: Chief Orio Palmer says from an upper floor of the badly damaged south tower at the World Trade Center. Just two hose lines to attack two isolated pockets of fire. "We should be able to knock it down with two lines," he tells the firefighters of Ladder Co. 15 who were following him up the stairs of the doomed tower. Lt. Joseph G. Leavey is heard responding: "Orio, we're on 78 but we're in the B stairway. Trapped in here. We got to put some fire out to get to you." The time was 9:56 a.m. So now we know that, just a few minutes before the collapse of the south tower, firefighters did not consider the fires to be that serious, and were in fact able to get right into the impact region without being killed by the heat that was (according to Eagar) so intense that the trusses glowed red-hot and failed. NOVA: How high did the temperatures get, and what did that do to the steel columns? Eagar: The maximum temperature would have been 1,600?F or 1,700?F. It's impossible to generate temperatures much above that in most cases with just normal fuel, in pure air ("pure" air is only 21% oxygen). In fact, I think the World Trade Center fire was probably only 1,200?F or 1,300?F. Eagar randomly settles on a temperature between 1,200?F to 1,300?F. He does this so that his "estimate" would be higher than the first "critical" temperature for open web steel joists of 1,100?F. He does not differentiate between atmospheric temperatures and steel temperatures. The critical temperature is defined as approximately the temperature where the steel has lost approximately 50 percent of its yield strength from that at room temperature. It turns out, that for composite steel structures, the first "critical" temperature, is not really that critical. Here are the critical temperatures adopted by the North American Test Standard (the ASTM E119 standard) CriticalTemperature Columns 1,000?F (538?C) Beams 1,100?F (593?C) OpenWebSteelJoists 1,100?F (593?C) Reinforcing Steel 1,100?F (593?C) Prestressed Steel 800?F (426?C) These critical temperatures are only part of the picture. If individual components are exposed to temperatures in excess of those quoted, then they may fail. However, these same components when incorporated in larger structures can be heated to much greater temperatures before failure occurs. The June 1990 Broadgate fire occurred in a high-rise while under construction. Consequently, little of the steel was fire protected. Even though the fire blazed for 4.5 hours, the building did not collapse and runaway type failures did not occur. To investigate the implications of the Broadgate fire on fire standards, the British Steel and the Building Research Establishment performed a series of six experiments at Cardington on a simulated, eight-story building. Here is a quote from one of the research reports from these experiments. Steel beams in standard fire tests reach a state of deflections and runaway well below temperatures achieved in real fires. In a composite steel frame structure these beams are designed to support the composite deck slab. It is therefore quite understandable that they are fire protected to avoid runaway failures. The fire at Broadgate showed that this (runaway failure) didn't actually happen in a real structure. Subsequently, six full-scale fire tests on a real composite frame structure at Cardington showed that despite large deflections of structural members affected by fire, runaway type failures did not occur in real frame structures when subjected to realistic fires in a variety of compartments. [2] And here is a quote from the FEMA report into the WTC collapse (Appendix A). In the mid-1990s British Steel and the Building Research Establishment performed a series of six experiments at Cardington to investigate the behavior of steel frame buildings. These experiments were conducted in a simulated, eight-story building. Secondary steel beams were not (fire) protected. Despite the temperature of the steel beams reaching 1,500-1,700?F (800-900?C) in three of the tests (well above the traditionally assumed critical temperature of 1,100?F (600?C), no collapse was observed in any of the six experiments. To get a feeling for how amazingly fire-resistant composite steel structures really are, consider this: Test 6: The office demonstration test fire at Cardington: A compartment 18m wide and up to 10m deep with a floor area of 135m2, was constructed on the second floor, using concrete blockwork. The compartment represented an open plan office and contained a series of work-stations consisting of modern day furnishings, computers and filing systems. The test conditions were set to create a very severe fire by incorporating additional wood/plastic cribs to create a total fire load of 9.4 pounds per square foot (46kg per square meter). Less than 5% of offices would exceed this level (mainly office libraries). The fire load was made up of 69% wood, 20% plastic and 11% paper. The steel columns were fire protected but the primary and secondary beams (and their connections) were not. The maximum atmosphere temperature was 2215?F (1213?C) and the maximum average temperature was approximately 1650?F (900?C). The maximum temperature of the unprotected steel was 2100?F (1150?C) with a maximum average temperature of about 1750?F (950?C). The steel beams would have only have had 3% of their strength at 2000?F (1100?C), with such little remaining strength left in the steel, the beams could only contribute as catenary tension members. It is also clear that the concrete floors were supplying strength to the structural system by membrane action. The structure showed no signs of collapse. One of the conclusions derived from the Cardington tests, was that fire protection for the beams (trusses) was not necessary (in a composite steel structure). Investigations of fires in other buildings with steel have shown that fires don't usually even melt the aluminum, which melts around 1,200?F. Most fires don't get above 900?F to 1,100?F. The World Trade Center fire did melt some of the aluminum in the aircraft and hence it probably got to 1,300?F or 1,400?F. This is almost certainly a lie. It is no surprise Eagar does not give a source for this information. But that's all it would have taken to trigger the collapse, according to my "back of the envelope" analysis. NOVA: You've pointed out that structural steel loses about half its strength at 1,200?F, yet even a 50 percent loss of strength is insufficient, by itself, to explain the collapse. Eagar: Well, normally the biggest load on this building was the wind load (actually the biggest load was the gravity load), trying to push it sideways and make it vibrate like a flag in the breeze. The World Trade Center building was designed to withstand a hurricane of about 140 miles an hour, but September 11th wasn't a windy day, so the major loads it was designed for were not on it at the time. "You can't explain the collapse just in terms of temperature." As a result, the World Trade Center, at the time each airplane hit it, was only loaded to about 20 percent of its capacity. That means it had to lose five times its capacity either due to temperature or buckling -- the temperature weakening the steel, the buckling changing the strength of a member because it's bent rather than straight. You can't explain the collapse just in terms of temperature, and you can't explain it just in terms of buckling. It was a combination. Eagar claims that the exterior columns buckled. The exterior columns were visible from outside the building. There was no visible evidence that these columns buckled before the collapse. There is also no visible evidence that these columns were very hot. Photographs of these columns in the debris heap, showed no indications of thermal buckling (I guess the conspirators will claim that the reason no photographs showed thermal buckling of the exterior columns, was that they made sure that such columns were the first to hauled away and melted down). Eagar jumps from buckled columns to buckled beams in a few more lines, mixing up the two as if they are essentially the same. NOVA: So can you give a sequence of events that likely took place in the structural failure? Eagar: Well, first you had the impact of the plane, of course, and then this spreading of the fireball all the way across within seconds. Then you had a hot fire, but it wasn't an absolutely uniform fire everywhere. You had a wind blowing, so the smoke was going one way more than another way, (by the way, cross ventilation is known to cool a fire) which means the heat was going one way more than another way. That caused some of the beams to distort, even at fairly low temperatures. You can permanently distort the beams with a temperature difference of only about 300?F. NOVA: You mean one part of a beam is 300?F hotter than another part of the same beam? Eagar: Exactly. If there was one part of the building in which a beam had a temperature difference of 300?F, then that beam would have become permanently distorted at relatively low temperatures. So instead of being nice and straight, it had a gentle curve. If you press down on a soda straw, you know that if it's perfectly straight, it will support a lot more load than if you start to put a little sideways bend in it. That's what happened in terms of the beams. They were weakened because they were bent by the fire. Eagar is, as usual, incorrect here. Buckling of beams does not necessarily lead to failure, in fact, in fires it is beneficial. For example, a laterally restrained beam (that will buckle at relatively low temperatures due to the lateral restraint) will not suffer runaway till around 900?C, whereas, a simply supported beam carrying the same loads (that will not buckle) will suffer runaway at around 450?C. So the beam that undergoes buckling is much preferred in a fire situation. Here are two more quotes from research papers examining the Cardington experiments. In structures such as the composite steel frame at Cardington, the slab strongly restrains the thermal expansion strains and consequently develops large membrane compression and tension forces in the composite steel-concrete floor system. The membrane compressions can be limited by the large downward deflections which occur through thermo-mechanical post-buckling effects and thermal bowing (these are nonlinearly additive). The resulting behaviour is then a combination of displacement and force responses. The heated steel part of this composite system, if unprotected, rapidly reaches its axial capacity (through local buckling and strength degradation), and produces a beneficial effect by limiting and then reducing the total membrane compression, so allowing increased expansion of the steel through softening and ductility. This is clearly a desirable behaviour here, as it reduces the force imposed on the structure by the expansion forces and allows the damage to be localized. [3] In composite floor slabs, buckling of the steel beams as a result of large compressions induced by restrained thermal expansions, is a positive event. The buckle allows the increase in length, as a result of thermal expansion, to be accommodated in downward deflections relieving axial compressions. [4] So, in buildings comparable to the World Trade Center, buckling, paradoxically, has a beneficial effect. But the steel still had plenty of strength, until it reached temperatures of 1,100?F to 1,300?F. In this range, the steel started losing a lot of strength, and the bending became greater. Eventually the steel lost 80 percent of its strength, because of this fire that consumed the whole floor. If it had only occurred in one little corner, such as a trashcan caught on fire, you might have had to repair that corner, but the whole building wouldn't have come crashing down. The problem was, it was such a widely distributed fire, and then you got this domino effect. Once you started to get angle clips to fail in one area, it put extra load on other angle clips, and then it unzipped around the building on that floor in a matter of seconds. NOVA: Many other engineers also feel the weak link was these angle clips, which held the floor trusses between the inner core of columns and the exterior columns. Is that simply because they were much smaller pieces of steel? Eagar: Exactly. That's the easiest way to look at it. If you look at the whole structure, they are the smallest piece of steel. As everything begins to distort, the smallest piece is going to become the weak link in the chain. They were plenty strong for holding up one truss, but when you lost several trusses, the trusses adjacent to those had to hold two or three times what they were expected to hold. More crap from Eagar. Does he really believe that the towers were only held together with a couple of rivets and duct tape. Here is a quote from the FEMA report into the WTC collapse (Chapter 2). Pairs of flat bars extended diagonally from the exterior wall to the top chord of adjacent trusses. These diagonal flat bars, which were typically provided with shear studs, provided horizontal shear transfer between the floor slab and exterior wall, as well as out-of-plane bracing for perimeter columns not directly supporting floor trusses. Eagar claims that the trusses were connected to the perimeter wall only by what he calls, "angle clips". The truth is that every 160 inches, the perimeter wall was solidly attached to a 24 x 18 inch metal plate that was covered with shear studs and set in the concrete slab. In addition a pair of 6 foot long, flat, steel bars lined with shear studs were welded to the plate and to the top chord of the adjacent trusses. These bars were also set in the concrete slab. Between these plates similar pairs of 6 foot long, flat, steel bars connected directly to tabs on the perimeter columns. So these features, as well as the angle clips, connected the perimeter wall to the concrete slab and hence to the rest of the building. Below, is a picture of these plates and steel bars before the concrete slab was poured. The plates are the dark rectangular objects along the perimeter wall. The steel bars are the V-like features Those angle clips probably had two or three or four times the strength that they originally needed. They didn't have the same factor-of-five safety as the columns did, but they still had plenty of safety factor to have people and equipment on those floors. It was not that the angle clips were inadequately designed; it was just that there were so many of them that the engineers were able to design them with less safety factor. In a very unusual loading situation like this, they became the weak link. NOVA: I've read that the collapse was a near free-fall. Eagar: Yes. That's because the forces, it's been estimated, were anywhere from 10 to 100 times greater than an individual floor could support. First of all, you had 10 or 20 floors above that came crashing down. That's about 10 or 20 times the weight you'd ever expect on one angle clip. There's also the impact force, that is, if something hits very hard, there's a bigger force than if you lower it down very gently. Here is an article that has been posted at various sites on the internet. All that one needs to know, to be able to conclusively prove that the Twin Towers were demolished, is that the towers fell in roughly 10 seconds, that is, that they fell at about the same rate that an object falls through air. Anyone with a little common sense will realize that the top of a building does not pass through the concrete and steel that comprises the lower portion of the building at the same rate that it falls through air. This just doesn't happen, unless, of course, the lower part of the building has lost its structural integrity (and this is usually due to the detonation of a multitude of small explosive charges as seen in controlled demolitions). The fact that the towers collapsed in about 10 seconds is a statement that the upper portion of each of the towers passed through the lower portion at about the same rate that it would have fallen through air. The fact that the towers fell this quickly (essentially at the rate of free-fall) is conclusive evidence that they were deliberately demolished. Believing that there is nothing wrong with the towers collapsing so quickly, is roughly analogous to believing that people pass through closed doors as quickly as they pass through open doors. The fact that they fell at such a rate means that they encountered essentially no resistance from the supposedly undamaged parts of the structure. That is, no resistance was encountered from any of the immensely strong parts of the structure that had held the building up for the last 30 years. From this, one can conclude that the lower undamaged parts were actually very damaged (probably by the detonation of a multitude of small explosive charges as is usual in a controlled demolition). NOVA: Miraculously, a number of firefighters survived inside Tower One. They were on the third or fourth floor in a stairwell, and immediately after the collapse they looked up and saw blue sky above their heads -- their part of the stairwell survived. How is that possible, with all the force of that 500,000-ton building coming down? "They were very, very fortunate that they happened to be in an area that was somewhat shielded." Eagar: Well, you have to understand the stairwells were reinforced areas of the building. The stairwells were in the central core, which had more steel than the outer areas, which were big open floors. So that extra steel formed a little cage to protect them. It's still amazing, though. Now, there could have been someone two floors below who could have been completely crushed. It just depends on how the steel buckled. If you take that soda straw again, and you push it sideways, it will develop a buckle at some location, probably somewhere in the middle third. Well, if you happen to be where the buckling occurs, that area is going to get smashed, but if you're, say, below where the buckling occurred, basically the whole thing can push sideways. They were very, very fortunate that they happened to be in an area that was somewhat shielded and protected by all the extra steel in the central core. I read one of those people's statements in the paper the other day, and he said that if they'd been in the lobby, they'd be gone. I was in the lobby of the World Trade Center years ago, and it was some three or four stories tall. What was going to buckle? Well, the lobby had the longest columns, so they were going to buckle. Those firefighters were just above that, so they were protected by the buckling underneath, within this sort of steel cage. In fact, that's how they design automobiles for crashworthiness. They try to design the passenger compartment to be a cage, and the hood and trunk are supposed to deform and absorb the energy so that you're protected by this little cage of steel that hopefully won't deform. Engineers have found evidence that the aluminum of the planes' fuselages and wings may have melted, but there is no evidence that it burned. NOVA: There's a theory that the aluminum of the planes caught fire. Eagar: Yes, a number of people have tried to reinforce that theory. Now, the aluminum of the planes would have burned just like a flare. Flares are made out of aluminum and magnesium, so are fireworks, and they burn hot enough to melt steel in certain cases. However, they have had people sorting through the steel from the World Trade Center, and no one has reported finding melted steel, which means that we didn't have that aluminum flare. In any case, burning aluminum would have been white-hot, about 4,000?F, and someone would have seen it even through that dense black smoke. Of course, aluminum can burn. That's what demolished the [British destroyer] Sheffield in the Falklands War [when it was struck by an Argentinian missile]. It wasn't the Exocet missile that destroyed the superstructure of the Sheffield. The missile wasn't big enough, just like the plane wasn't big enough to bring down the World Trade Center. That Exocet missile did damage the Sheffield, but what doomed the Sheffield was the aluminum superstructure caught fire and burned. So you suddenly had something like 1,000 or 10,000 times as much fuel as you had in that Exocet missile. Now, this is not a type of fire we have to worry about in buildings. We don't have anywhere close to those types of conditions. And we didn't have those in the World Trade Center, in my opinion. NOVA: How soon will a definitive report of the causes of the collapse be released? Eagar: Well, there's some very sophisticated analysis that various people in the government, at universities, and at structural engineering firms are doing to understand it. Most of those people have not yet published any conclusions. To do a good job of research on something like this can typically take one to two years. I don't expect to see any conclusive reports probably until about the first anniversary of the attack. "There will still be people worrying about this ten years from now." There are different levels of analysis. You can do the back-of-the-envelope, which was what I and other people did early on. But to do the full analysis will take much longer. I suspect there will still be people worrying about this ten years from now. NOVA: In your back-of-the-envelope analysis, you concluded the World Trade Center was not defectively designed, but not everyone apparently accepts that conclusion. Eagar: A lot of people said, Well, the building failed. That's true, but nothing is indestructible. The question is, why did it fail? In this case, as I've explained, it was the fire covering the whole floor in a few seconds that made this different from any other fire that anyone had ever designed for. If people say, Well, couldn't we have designed it for this, I say, Yes, we could have. We could build buildings that could survive a jet running into them with a full fuel load. In fact, the military does. But they're bunkers. We build these things for the President and the rest of the 150 leaders of the country to go to as a secure area. You can do that, but your building costs go up by a factor of about 100. Well, do we want to have 100 times fewer homes for people to live in? Do we want to have 100 times fewer roads? If we were to harden everything against a terrorist attack, we'd push ourselves back into the first half of the 19th century in terms of living style. Now, some people might consider that an improvement, but not everybody, so society has some important tradeoffs here. There's got to be some middle ground where we can make things more secure but not destroy our standard of living. NOVA: Anything we should do now to retrofit existing skyscrapers like the Sears Tower? Eagar: Well, one of the things that's really important and is relatively inexpensive is a public communication system. I've been in high-rises when the fire alarm goes off, and everyone looks around the room and decides, Should we just continue meeting and ignore the fire alarm, or should we evacuate? Fortunately, in most cases -- and I've had to be the person in a few of those cases -- people say, Look, it's a fire alarm. We don't know if it's real. Evacuate. So you need better public-address systems to inform people that this is not a test, this is not a false alarm, you'd better get out of the building. Better communications systems may have allowed more people to escape the towers before they collapsed, Eagar believes. For instance, if more people had known that Stairway A in the South Tower, shown here in green, had survived the impact, more people may have gotten out before the building collapsed. Survivors from the World Trade Center have said that some people took four or five minutes to figure out there was something more than just some false alarm. Other people started moving immediately. Obviously, the quicker people started to move, the better chance they had of reaching safety. NOVA: How about improving the fire safety of the building or putting in extra stairwells? Eagar: These are very difficult things to redesign into current buildings. They can and will be added to future buildings. The simplest thing is the communication system. And better training of firefighters. Those things will definitely be done. If you look at the World Trade Center disaster, it would have been greatly minimized if the safety personnel had been aware of the danger they were in. They didn't realize it was going to collapse. As I said earlier, there are only a few engineers in the country who had ever designed skyscrapers like this who would have realized, but they couldn't communicate within that first hour with the people at ground zero. Nobody could call to New York City at that time. So better communication. The military's known that for years. They've invested tremendous amounts of money in better communications. That's been one of the differences in having fewer lives lost on the American side in recent wars. We've got much better C3I -- Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence. They've spent billions of dollars, and it's saved thousands and thousands of lives in the military. We can do that on the civilian side as well for these big structures, though, in my opinion, skyscrapers are not the problem anymore. "A terrorist is not going to attack the things you expect him to attack." NOVA: What is? Eagar: I think the terrorist danger will be other things. A terrorist is not going to attack the things you expect him to attack. The real problem is pipelines, electrical transmission, dams, nuclear plants, railroads. A terrorist's job is to scare people. He or she doesn't have to harm very many people. Anthrax is a perfect example. If someone could wipe out one electrical transmission line and cause a brownout in all of New York City or Los Angeles, there would be hysteria, if people realized it was a terrorist that did it. Fortunately, we have enough redundancy -- the same type of redundancy we talk about structurally in the World Trade Center -- in our electrical distribution. We have that redundancy built in. I shouldn't say this, but this was how Enron was able to build up a business, because they could transfer their energy from wherever they were producing it into California, which was having problems, and make a fortune -- for a short period of time. NOVA: Gas pipelines don't have redundancy built in, though. Eagar: No, but one advantage of a gas pipeline is the damage you can do to it is relatively limited. You might be able to destroy several hundred yards of it, but that's not wiping out a whole city. The bigger problem with taking out a gas pipeline is if you do it in the middle of winter, and that gas pipeline is heating 20 percent of the homes in the Northeast. Then all of a sudden you have 20 percent less fuel, and everybody's going to have to turn the thermostat down, and you're going to terrorize 30 million people. The lesson we have to learn about this kind of terrorism is we have to design flexible and redundant systems, so that we're not completely dependent on any one thing, whether it's a single gas pipeline bringing heat to a particular area or whatever. Remember the energy crisis in 1973? That terrorized people. People were sitting in long lines at gas pumps. It takes five or 10 years for society to readjust to a problem like that. What happened in the energy crisis in 1973 was we had essentially all our eggs in one basket -- the oil basket. But by 1983, electric generating plants could flip a switch and change from oil to coal or gas, so no one could hold a gun to our head like they did before. Thomas Eagar is Thomas Lord Professor of Materials Engineering and Engineering Systems at MIT. He was recently nominated to serve on a National Research Council committee on homeland security. To see Eagar's article, "Why Did the World Trade Center Collapse? Science, Engineering, and Speculation," which was coauthored by MIT graduate student Christopher Musso, go to www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0112/Eagar/Eagar-0112.html Thomas Eagar is employed by MIT. He blackens the good name of MIT as well as his own. Interview conducted by Peter Tyson, editor in chief of NOVA Online [1] Multi-Storey Building in Steel, GB Godfrey (Editor), Collins, London, England, 1985. [2] Behaviour of Steel Framed Structures under Fire Conditions; School of Civil & Environmental Engineering; The University of Edinburgh. [3] Structural Performance of Redundant Structures under Local Fires; J.M.Rotter, A.M.Sanad, A.S.Usmani and M.Gillie; Proceedings of Interflam99 - Edinburgh. [4] The Behaviour of Multi-storey Composite Steel Framed Structures in Response to Compartment Fires; Susan Lamont. PhD Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2001. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wtc/collapse.html Credibility? 27.Jul.2003 18:24 skate link Your critique would be more credible if you had 1) refrained from all the invective and personal attacks, and 2) presented your own credentials. Instead, without anything to grant you greater credibility in our minds, and given the obviously hostile and confrontational approach you've chosen, you come off as just some average Joe off the street expressing an opinion. You may be absolutely correct, but there's nothing in what you say or how you say it that would convince me of that. agree with Skate 27.Jul.2003 18:46 gerry link Skate is correct, especially about the polemical tone of the critique. You can't enhance your argument that way, even with people like me who are of like mind. It is astounding that the collapse of these three buildings has not been the biggest story of the last couple of years. After all, the other 9-11 "mysteries" are arguably not as open to straight ahead analysis in the press because information has been withheld, people may have been threatened or cowed into silence, etc...at least arguably. But the way the buildings fell is, save for the actual debris that was carted off and melted before it could be examined, something that could be answered pretty close to definitively. After all, how does one explain the buildings falling at the ten-second free fall rate? How does one explain the seismographic spikes at a Fordham lab just BEFORE each building fell (and I'm going to try and look up if it was ten seconds before). How does one explain the intense underground heat for days afterward? The fact that until 9/11 no steel buildings ever collapsed from fire, and on that day three did? And on it goes. My wife, who's more connected than me to the cubicle working world, thinks that most of those people would be outraged if this question was definitively answered in the way most of us Indymediatistas believe. If she's right, (and I sure hope she is), it makes the mission of the alternative press to reach the masses that much more urgent and important. We have to reach out beyond the choir. thanks for spamming 27.Jul.2003 21:04 reader link Whether you want to call yourself mad max, mmm, peter, bios or whatever, by spamming this site you are only making people like me not want to even bother readiing what you're posting. Frankly, I hope the editors clean this spam up. The article may be worthwhile, but posting under different names to try and show support for your article is transparent and annoying. question for 'reader'-- 27.Jul.2003 21:33 curious link how does provision of a continued reference link, on the same topic subject as the original article, constitute 'spamming'? you, 'gerry', and 'Skate' all have varying degrees of cognitive dissonance-- you'd prefer to believe the "Official" Story of 9-11? no one here is drawing *absolute conclusions*, merely pointing out avenues for further investigation and research (especially given the secretive nature of this Corporate Oil Cabal administration)-- which is the purpose of IMC comment, anyway. if you don't like what's been posted here, go to another thread or start your own. note to the poster 27.Jul.2003 22:29 indy volunteer link Your posts would have been welcome but spamming the site with 30 posts is not acceptable. We do not appreciate people wasting our resources by mindlessly posting to many threads, or many times to the same thread, regardless of the information. Next time you may want to be polite, and if there is a problem, bring it to the attention of people on the site. Your problems with links could have easily been fixed; it was a just a glitch due to some updates we're undergoing. Insults will not achieve anything positive. We've left the articles up for people to comment on but your comments have been removed. If you wish to post your follow-up links in the future you may do so. We do wish to represent the information you are providing. But next time, do it without the insults, and if there is a problem, just let us know and we'll be happy to fix it. answers to curious 27.Jul.2003 22:39 It was not just one continuation, as the indy volunteer pointed out. There were posting son many threads, and many on the same threads. It was obnoxious, and it was spamming. As for my view, it's nice of you to make such baseless assumptions and insults. The earlier criticisms were not from people "believing the official story". I suppose that would make it easy, to never criticize someone whose views you agree with, but life isn't that simple. It is obvious that gerry is questioning and I am as well (I can't speak for skate based on his comment above). Portland Indymedia has had the best 9/11 investigation coverage of any news outlet (including other imc's) in my opinion. I come here to get information like what was posted above, but it turns me off so see someone trying to ram their views down people's throat. We don't need it from the government, and we don't need from those questioning the government. What we need is research, analysis, and discussion. And yes, that discussion can contain critiques. The wise writer or researcher responds to those critiques head on to show the strength of their arguments. The purpose of comments as I understand it is to provide feedback, criticism, and sometimes discussion. When someone posts their comments 5 times to the same thread, and to 10 other threads, that's just spam, and I'm glad it was removed. Now we can actually get to the business of reading and responding, which is what we should be doing. 'reader'-- 28.Jul.2003 00:14 well, you've WIPED THE SLATE CLEAN! congratulate yourselves--you deserve it. "There were posting son [sic] many threads, and many on the same threads. It was obnoxious, and it was spamming. As for my view, it's nice of you to make such baseless assumptions and insults." --'Nice' of you to ironically think so. you and your pals may safely CAN the smarmy attitude. and good luck finding out 'what really happened' on September 11, 2001 with that attitude. Meh 28.Jul.2003 14:45 meh link No matter "how many" "quotation" marks you use, your "argument" is reduced to "little more" than "angry ranting" by your "pedantic" and "argumentative" tone. You are not a "scientist" nor are you an "intellectual." Using [sic] does not make you any smater [sic] either. lynx 28.Jul.2003 20:51 lynx link For MUCH MORE TRUTH about 9-11, visit the following web-pages: WHY DID THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS FALL? A REVIEW OF THOMAS EAGAR'S (OF MIT) ARTICLE. EVIDENCE OF EXPLOSIVES IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS COLLAPSE. THE FEMA REPORT INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER 7 COLLAPSE IS A TOTAL JOKE THE FEMA REPORT INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER 7 COLLAPSE IS A TOTAL JOKE (THE SHORT VERSION) MANY OF THE SUPPOSED 9-11 HIJACKERS ARE STILL ALIVE. THE WTC WAS DESIGNED TO SURVIVE THE IMPACT OF A BOEING 767, SO WHY DIDN'T IT? THE JET FUEL; HOW HOT DID IT HEAT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER? PROOF THAT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER WAS DELIBERATELY DEMOLISHED. THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS COLLAPSE AS AN ENORMOUS INSURANCE SCAM. HUFSCHMID'S BOOK "PAINFUL QUESTIONS" ON THE 9-11 HOAX (CHAPTERS 1 AND 2). MASSACRES OF PALESTINIANS/ARABS BY JEWS/ISRAELIS AND JEWISH TERRORISM. ARAB/JEW LAND OWNERSHIP IN PALESTINE IN 1947, BEFORE THE GREAT JEWISH LAND GRAB. >>your "argument" is reduced to "little more" than "angry ranting" by your "pedantic" and "argumentative" tone.<< --I don't have an argument. I'm simply asking people to HANG UP their SMARMY, lock-step "I can see through the conspiracy" tone. YOU are the little pedant, angrily ranting--and you started the name-calling. >>are not a "scientist" nor are you an "intellectual."<< --I am, in fact, a professional engineer. the seismographic spikes 29.Jul.2003 14:45 MM link How does one explain the seismographic spikes at,..... If you are interested in the seismic angle, read the following: Report On Seismic Activity Due To World Trade Center Collapse. Report On Seismic Activity Due To The Aircraft Impact At The Pentagon. These are from the old nerdcities/guardian site. They are HTML versions of PDF documents from earthquake experts. --'Portland Indymedia Editors'-- 29.Jul.2003 16:07 for censoring my last comment above, and displaying it in edited form. "YOUR WELCOME" 29.Jul.2003 16:35 indy tech link Curious and MadMax (MM) seem to be cut from the same cloth. You are both so damn sure that people are out to censor you, because your viewpoints are so important and original. The truth, curious, is that your unusual use of symbols was falsely detected as someone trying to embed malicious html code. I've reported the problem to the developers; it's one that no one has seen before. If you do not have a copy of those comments and would like them reposted in a readable form until the software problem is fixed you can make that request. In the future, maybe both of you can drop your attitudes and if you encounter a problem, report it, rather than jumping to conclusions. --response. 29.Jul.2003 16:54 it's: curious link "You are both so damn sure that people are out to censor you" --I personally DO NOT GIVE A FUCK what you all 'censor' here. Just to clarify, I personally also happen to NOT agree with the Jewish-obsessed libertarian militia end of conspiracy speculation--but I can't stop these freaks from having their obsession, can I (whether or not it shows up on PDX IMC)? I do have personal first-hand appreciation for the dedicated work of IMC staff volunteers. in my last comment, I was simply pointing out that you'd snipped out a sentence from my original response, making it clear that you'd in fact done so. "jumping to conclusions" Indymedia and the internet are not my entire life. You all could take a hint. http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/timeline/index.html 9-11Links 09.Aug.2003 21:14 9-11Links link In a post above, the links to indyhawaii.org, seem to have become unavailable to many (perhaps all) readers, so here are some alternatives. The alternatives are mostly to the website vancouver.indymedia.org. The links to indyhawaii.org are also (possibly) available by clicking "or here". WHY DID THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS FALL? A REVIEW OF THOMAS EAGAR'S (OF MIT) ARTICLE or here. EVIDENCE OF EXPLOSIVES IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS COLLAPSE or here. THE FEMA REPORT INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER 7 COLLAPSE IS A TOTAL JOKE or here. THE FEMA REPORT INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER 7 COLLAPSE IS A TOTAL JOKE (THE SHORT VERSION) or here. MANY OF THE SUPPOSED 9-11 HIJACKERS ARE STILL ALIVE or here. THE WTC WAS DESIGNED TO SURVIVE THE IMPACT OF A BOEING 767, SO WHY DIDN'T IT? or here. THE JET FUEL; HOW HOT DID IT HEAT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER? or here. PROOF THAT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER WAS DELIBERATELY DEMOLISHED or here. THE WORLD TRADE CENTER TOWERS COLLAPSE AS AN ENORMOUS INSURANCE SCAM or here. U.S. MEDIA RELEASES FAKED PHOTOGRAPHS OF 9-11 PENTAGON EXPLOSION or here. HUFSCHMID'S BOOK "PAINFUL QUESTIONS" ON THE 9-11 HOAX (CHAPTERS 1 AND 2) or here. MASSACRES OF PALESTINIANS/ARABS BY JEWS/ISRAELIS AND JEWISH TERRORISM or here. THE 400 PALESTINIAN TOWNS DESTROYED AND/OR ETHNICALLY CLEANSED BY THE JEWS/ISRAELIS or here.

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2012 Miss Universe Competition 12/16/2012 National Gift Auction 64 items found. Displaying page 7 of 7. Miss Universe Norway, Sara Nicole Anderson; and Miss Universe St. Lucia, Tara Edward; at the Miss Universe National Gift Auction, with proceeds going to Best Buddies International, on Sunday, December 16th at Opportunity Village in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 89 Miss Universe Contestants will compete for the Diamond Nexus Crown on the LIVE NBC Telecast of the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant set for 8:00 PM ET on December 19, 2012.
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Jargon Booth Policy Speech E-Perspective Women empowerment: responsible for breakdown family system – Shahidul Islam What an Indian Recession Could Mean for Bangladesh? – Shahreem Ahsan Capitalistic Environmentalism, Homo-sapiens And Climate Change – Shishir Reza How a Painful Work Experience Can Turn into a Powerful Opportunity for Peace & Growth – Dina Mohamed Basiony Babri Mosque issue politicized in India – Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Waste Cleaner, Street Sweeper in Dhaka City manifests the Narrow Mindset of City Dwellers – Zuairia Zahra Haq Scotland’s Referendum A Sooth of Democratic Practice November , 2014 admin International, Issue By Salman Riaz On 18th September, 2014, a memorandum held in the Great Britain on the basis of the independence of Scotland. It was a great choice for Scotland to be an independent country because it was a historic memorandum for Britain within about last 300 years. The Great Britain and Scotland are united from 1707. But at recent, the people of Scotland wanted to be an independent state. If this memorandum become positive on behalf of Scotland’s independent then it could be brought hopeful reflection for pro-independence supporters of Catalonia in Spain, Quebec in Canada and also can raise the demand to hold a memorandum in Kashmir. Due to the memorandum of Great Britain, the elder leader of Kashmir (which is controlled by India), Saiyed Abdur Rahman Gilani already said ‘to arrange a memorandum like Great Britain on 20th September, 2014, because it has focused democratic features in the great Britain’. As the great democratic country in the world, India could be arranged a choice table for pro-union supporters and pro-independence supporters to choice their fortune what the next happens in Kashmir. Now, it is important to come back birth of Scotland and build a union with the Great Britain. The Great Britain is also known as the United Kingdom (UK). It is an island nation in Western Europe which is made up for four different provinces that are not independent nations. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There are other 9 regions together with these 4 provinces. They are North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The Great Britain of United Kingdom was formed as a sovereign state in 1 May 1707 with the union of England and Scotland through the treaty of Union of 1706. The treaty of union stated that England and Scotland were to be united into one kingdom in the name of “The Great Britain”. Ireland joined with Great Britain on 1 January 1801 and formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. From time to time, the Great Britain has been extended. In 1922 the Irish Free State separated from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 0n 1707, the Scotland merged with the Great Britain. Wales is another island of Great Britain. The United States of America adopted a unilateral declaration of independence on 4 July, 1776 and engaged in Revolutionary War between United States of America and The Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies. But Britain was defeated in Yorktown in 1781 and recognized the independence of United States of America in 1783. The relationship between Great Britain and Scotland is not new rather they have maintained 307 years a long journey of relationship. But, now the Scottish pro-independence people want to an independence state with the leading of Alex Salmond, a leader of Scottish National Party (SNP). So, it is important to disclose the relationship between these two provinces. In the general context of mind, there is more economical contest between them. It is striking how much of the debate centre’s on economics rather than history. On a visit to Scotland in February 2012 David Cameron made a sign of reference above 300 years of partnership, but defended the Union largely on the grounds that it provides value for money. ‘Today, Scotland has a currency which takes into account the needs of the Scottish economy as well as the rest of the UK when setting interest rates’, and again he said. ‘And it can borrow at rates that are among the lowest in Europe.’ But the language of the Scottish National Party (SNP) is just as modern and prosaic. At the Hugo Young Lecture in January 2012 SNP leader Alex Salmond said that he would make the case for independence ‘as the means by which the Scottish economy can grow more strongly and sustainably; by which Scotland can take its rightful place as a responsible member of the world community’. Independence will turn Scotland into a green energy producing financial power that leverages itself between the dollar and the euro. Salmond expressed again that from the treaty of union, England embraced a more neoliberal vision of society and economics. In the 18th century Scotland was the home of classical liberal economics. Following the 1707 Act of Union Scotland excelled in the fields of education, medicine, science and sociology, emerging as the chief motor of rationalist humanist reform, achieving increased commercial significance and an astonishing literacy rate of 75 per cent. Scotland enjoyed its glory days when it was part of the global free market. Moreover, if he wants to tap into historical bitterness, Salmond could find a lot more to exploit than just the Poll Tax. It is surely in such history that a nation distinguishes itself from another, not in its attitude towards renewable energy or its absence of tutorial fees. On balance this displays a sad ignorance of the Union’s own history. The Union vastly expanded Scotland’s global influence, to the point that Scottish fur traders dominated the politics and economy of 19th-century Canada, while missionaries like David Livingstone spread Scotland’s own brand of Protestantism throughout Africa. There is, then, a romantic case for the Union and historians should be making it. England and Scotland have always been like jealous brothers, full of boiling resentment and given to violent fights. Nevertheless the nationalists have the upper hand in any referendum on Scotland’s future. For that cause, Salmond offers only a limited historical argument for independence. A Historic referendum: A historic memorandum has been ended where pro-union supporters are happy for uniting while pro-independence supporters console one another in sorrowful mind. We know that majority percent of people avoided the proposal of independence. But at first stage of referendum, majority predicts that Scotland is going to be an independent state. The final result is that the anti-independent “NO” camp secured a clear margin of 55.30 percent against 44.70 percent for the pro-independence “YES” side. Through the geographical location, there are 32 councils in Scotland, from which only 4 councils of Britain supported on behalf of independence. From these 4 big cities, 2 cities’ people supported on independence and another 2 cities’ supported on against independence. The majority people of Glasgo and Dandi margin on supported independent by “YES” vote and the majority people of Edinbora were against independence by “NO” vote. The statistical result shows that it is interesting that from 16 ages to 56 ages people supported on behalf of independent except from 18 ages to 24 ages voters. About 71 percent voters voted “YES” who are from 16 ages to 18 ages while only 48 percent voted “YES” who are from 18 to 20 ages. Majority elder people did not want to separate from Britain who is up 55 years age. Another statistic shows that the majority people of Glasgo and Dandi voted on behalf of independence where majority people are unemployment (accordingly 19.01 and 17 percent) while the total unemployment rate is 12.08 percent in Scotland. At the last time of referendum, pro-independence people are more exited to show the statistical figure but at the final end period the result is changed. So, the question is here, why they have chosen to stay in uniting? If Scotland becomes independence, then they will try to get membership of European Union (EU), but the negative reflection by EU leaders could not optimistic of Scottish people, so they have obliged to support Great Britain. “After independence gaining, Scotland could not to be member of EU” I will create a barrier to go” said the prime minister of Spain, The victory of this memorandum on behalf of Scotland was released from Britain but again captured by Belgium on the question of EU membership. Economic fact is also important fact. The Britain Government and other elder leader predict that economic recession will rise in Scotland after independence. But pro-independence supporters said ‘Scotland will be a successful state to run their economy through raising oil from North Sea (Scotland’s portion)’. But the general people of Scotland remind that a welfare state can run only by the powerful economic prosperity. A historic memorandum is ended, but, what next will happen? In any election, majority portions gain, but never mean that minority portions are worthless. In really democracy means to ensure rights and verbose security for minority not to endure majority’s oppression, rather to establish their expression through govern is main feature of democracy. Now, it is big challenge to figure on the minority’s expression of tongue. Just before referendum, the three main parties of the Great Britain promised to do new things and new propositions. On 16th September, Labor party’s leader Ad Miliband, Conservative party’s leader and Prime Minister David Cameron and Liberal Democrat party’s leader Nick Cleg promised to give imposing taxation and spend on Scottish parliament. They also said ‘if Scottish people want to stay united then we must take step to power decentralization as soon as possible’. On the other hand, it is important to implement promise for Labor party to conquer the next election to get support of Scottish pro-independence people. Salmond Alex, the leader of Scottish National Party (SNP), already stepped down from leadership of SNP and First Minister of Scotland; it is as usual democratic behavior. New leader will come and his first work will to ensure the demand of Scottish people where 16, 17,989 pro-independence supporters were wanted an independent state. What will do the next leader to establish their hope? Sheikh Ahmad Yassin First Resistance Man in Palestine In Conversation with the Former Turkish President Abdullah Gul speaks out Editor: Md. Wahidul Islam Executive Editor: Salahuddin Ayubi Assistant Editors: Mahmudul Hasan, Mohiuddin Himel, Sohrab Hussain & Md. Nazmul Islam, Cover & Graphics M. Zaman Mojibur Rahman Bhuiyan on behalf of the KK Foundation. 51, 51/A Purana Paltan, 6th Floor, Dhaka-1000 & Printed by Batikrom Printers, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Perspective, 51, 51/A, Purana Paltan (6th Floor), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, Ph: 9567236, Fax: 7164551 ISNN 2409-6067 (Print) E-mail: perspectivedesk@gmail.com www.perspectivebd.com

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Choose the Future ethics and technology in a sustainable world Between Denial and Despair (Radio Ecoshock interview) Harnessing Civil Society Sustainability, Ethics and War On the bookshelf Live Close to Home (2016) Technology and Sustainability (2014) Gift Ecology: Reimagining a Sustainable World (2012) “A Global Call to End Wasteful Consumption and Production” “How Do We Measure Sustainable Development?” Letters in the Globe and Mail Believers in the Battlespace (2011) Battleground: Science and Technology (2008) The ABC of Armageddon (2001) Moving mountains, one stone at a time Posted on January 19, 2019 by Peter Denton On Sept. 8, 2018, #RiseforClimate encouraged people around the world to demonstrate their concern over inaction on climate change. The demonstrators urged governments and others to do what needs to be done if we are to avoid a catastrophic climate future. The response was mostly a shrug from anyone who noticed. A 15-year-old girl in Sweden started her own strike on Fridays against the inaction of the Swedish government. Yawn — though she got some media coverage because of the novelty. Protests against the Trans Mountain pipeline, Line 3 and Keystone XL continued to pop up, with small numbers and little money. It was nothing that a few slick (taxpayer-funded) ad campaigns from Alberta or executive orders from U.S. President Donald Trump could not counter. Double yawn — though there was some brief consternation when Elizabeth May, leader of the federal Green party, was arrested and charged. When the Wet’suwet’en checkpoint in British Columbia was overrun by RCMP — more considerately, it seems, than how Indigenous land protectors are treated in other countries — Winnipeg was on the list of cities across Canada in which protests were staged afterward in support. Portage and Main, and during rush hour, no less. That made some people notice. Fewer noticed the kids who joined the global student climate strike the next day and took their protests to the steps of the legislature. If you are still shrugging or yawning, you might want to rethink your attitude. You can move a mountain by carrying away small stones. When the fossil-fuel divestment protest movement began, it was ignored, too. Yet the campaign is now global and growing by leaps and bounds. The Irish government just followed through on its promise to sell off its investments in fossil-fuel companies. Churches, municipalities and universities have done the same. Shamefully, this has not happened here. We should not fund our educational institutions, our communities or our pensions by investing in the very industries that make a livable future impossible. But as the climate heats up, if our institutions really represent the Canadian public, when will their voices be heard? As Canadians, we believe in the rule of law, what Abraham Lincoln described as “government of the people, by the people, for the people” in his Gettysburg Address. Setting aside the irony that these words were said by a Republican president who demonstrated eloquence, wisdom and strong moral character, I am afraid that the small things happening today could also add up to big trouble down the road. Canada has a mostly peaceful history, in comparison to the violence, upheaval and deprivation that led so many people from other places to settle here over the past 400 years. If we were not so peaceful, and if we did not agree to that “rule of law,” however, there would be no good alternative. In fact, there are not enough armed combat troops in the whole of the Canadian Armed Forces to control or suppress an active insurgency just in the city of Winnipeg. We agree to the rule of law because we believe it is for our collective good, whether we agree with that law all the time or not. But as protests spread, as the idea of government for the people is undermined or overturned by riot squads, it starts to look as if we are being governed by and for elite groups in our society instead. There are dangerous currents in our lives together these days, currents that we ignore at our peril. A few years ago, the #Occupy movement waxed and waned. It gave us the language of “the one per cent,” the elites who have most of the wealth, and the 99 per cent, who have hope, democracy and the rule of law on their side, at least in places like Canada, but nothing much else. Over the next two years, provincial and federal political campaigns will appeal not to our better nature, but to our worst. They will play on our fears and anxieties. They will not deal with the mountains that need to be moved. So when the government talks peace and reconciliation, but then sends in the police; when we are told to obey the law, but the government refuses; when the government buys and builds pipelines instead of finding another, more sustainable way, there is trouble ahead. When real steps toward a sustainable future are dismissed as impractical or inconvenient, all we can do is carry away one small stone at a time. Each of us. One way or other, we will move that mountain. Someday, we will have a just and sustainable society. Whether it resembles the Canada we know today depends on whether our government really is for the people, or not. This entry was posted in #PowerShift, #RiseforClimate, Choices, Fossil Fuels, Ireland, Pipelines, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, Winnipeg Free Press and tagged #PowerShift, #RiseforClimate by Peter Denton. Bookmark the permalink.

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East Division Alumni Excelling Across College Baseball During the opening weeks of the college baseball season, players from across the country who have spent time in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League have been producing standout performances. This week, PGCBL.com looks at a selection of players from the current East Division, which represents a small sample of the numerous league alumni excelling at the collegiate ranks. TJ Collett, Kentucky (Amsterdam 2017)- Collett, who was named the Top Prospect in the PGCBL after the 2017 season, has been one of the leaders in the lineup for the Wildcats over the first 21 games of the season, hitting .316 in his first 79 at-bats. The junior first baseman has belted seven home runs for the 14-7 Wildcats, and has driven in 28 runs. His totals in home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage, and total bases all rank in the top five in the SEC. Lucas Dunn, Louisville (Albany 2018)- The former Albany Dutchmen star has been a solid contributor for the Cardinals, who are ranked No. 5 in the newest Perfect Game poll. In 47 at-bats on the season, Dunn has posted a .340 batting average, and has recorded four extra-base hits. The sophomore hit his first home run and the third of his career in a victory over Connecticut. He has also drawn ten walks, giving him a .456 on base percentage. Max Hunter, Dartmouth (Saugerties 2018)- Hunter has made the most of his opportunities on the mound during his sophomore season, becoming a trusted reliever for the Big Green. Hunter, who played in Saugerties last summer, has allowed just one earned run on three hits in his first 10.1 innings of work, and has earned a win and a save without taking a loss. His standout performance came in a win over Farleigh Dickinson, where he struck out six in three innings of work to pick up the win. James Varela, LIU Post (Glens Falls 2017-18)- The two-year Dragon has resumed his spot as LIU Post's ace, recording a 1.50 ERA in his first 36 innings of work this season. Varela has struck out 48 hitters with just seven walks in his first five starts, and recorded victories over East Stroudsburg and Assumption. His strikeout-to-walk ratio of nearly seven-to-one ranks among the best totals in the nation among pitchers with at least 30 innings on the mound. Joel Alvarez, Barry (Mohawk Valley 2018)- A DiamondDawg from last season's roster, Alvarez has been a consistent starter for the Barry Buccaneers, who are ranked in the top 25 of the NCBWA's newest Division II rankings. In 20 appearances this season, the sophomore infielder has hit .346, with 18 hits in his first 52 at-bats. He has also belted two home runs, hitting the ball out of the park in games against conference rivals Nova Southeastern and Lynn. Cassius Young, Georgia College (Oneonta 2018)- Perfect Game's No. 18 team at the NCAA Division II level has seen solid performances from the former Outlaw in the first 23 games of the season. Young has driven in a team-best 18 runs, and has started in every game for the Bobcats. He helped Georgia College, who holds a winning record both overall and in conference, to a series victory over No. 4 North Georgia, driving in runs in both of the team's victories. If you know of a great performance by a former or future PGCBL player in college or professional baseball, please let us know! To see your favorite PGCBL player spotlighted on PGCBL.com, tweet us @PGCBLBaseball.

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BLACK SAILORS NUKED IN ATOMIC BOMB TEST IN PORT CHICAGO!! The first atomic explosion in the history of the world took place at Port Chicago near San Francisco on July 17, 1944. The U.S. Navy became the CONfederate Navy during the Presidency of Roosevelt the Rebel in 1901. Amazing, "Deak" Parsons was born in the very same year that the Confederates hijacked the U.S. Navy. If you can believe it, the rebels dropped a NEVER-TESTED gun-assembly atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Officially, the only nuclear device they tested was the implosion type bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The inventor of the gun-assembly device was Navy Captain William "Deak" Parsons. So confident was he of his invention that he felt that no test was necessary of the most important part of the bomb: the nuclear chain reaction. CSA cadet William "Deak" Parsons in his 1922 Naval Academy portrait. Confederate Captain William "Deak" Parsons and J. Robert Oppenheimer were the real "Fathers of the atomic bomb." The bomb was developed at a top secret facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Rear admiral "Deak" Parsons CSA Captain Parsons was in charge of the technical part of producing the bomb, while J. Robert Oppenheimer was in charge of the theoretical physics behind a nuclear chain reaction. 109 East Palace was the front for the Los Alamos atomic bomb research. Parsons supervised the technical development of the bomb, while J. Robert Oppenheimer supervised the theoretical physics of a nuclear chain reaction. At Los Alamos, Deak lived in the house opposite the Oppenheimers: The house opposite the Oppenheimers' would go to another top administrator, Captain William ("Deak") S. Parsons, an affable and experienced Annapolis graduate whom Groves brought in to run interference between the scientists and the military, and who would become assistant laboratory director. As one of the few men at Los Alamos with explosives training, he was also head of the Ordnance Division and would be in charge of dropping the bomb. His wife, Martha, was a "navy brat"–an admiral's daughter. She had lived on bases all her life and so adapted quickly to Los Alamos. Despite being military people, the Parsons immediately endeared themselves to the scientists with their big, informal house parties. (Conant, 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos, p. 94). Captain Parsons was the inventor of the gun-assemby device for "Little Boy." He armed the bomb during the flight to Hiroshima and was in charge of dropping the atomic bomb on the city. The first bomb was a gun-type assembly device The first bomb was designed to work like the barrel of a gun. Deak Parsons was trained in naval gunnery, so he was completed committed to this type of bomb. The first uranium bomb was called "Little Boy." The first atomic bomb was a gun-type assembly device. Interior of the gun-type fission weapon. In the gun-assembly method, a sub critical mass of uranium-235 (the projectile) is fired down a cannon barrel into another sub critical mass of U-235 (the target), which is placed in front of the muzzle. Both gun and target are encased in the bomb. When projectile and target contact, they form a critical mass which explodes. If the firing is not fast enough, the neutrons emitted by the projectile will begin interacting with the target before the contact and before the mass has become critical. In this case, a pre-detonation occurs. The gun-type atomic bomb was tested on July 17, 1944 The first known nuclear explosion occurred on the night of July 17, 1944, in Port Chicago, just north of San Francisco. The armed forces of the U.S. were highly segregated in 1944. The armed forces of the U.S. were highly segregated in 1944. The only positions open for blacks were in menial jobs. In Port Chicago, they loaded ammunition onto ships 7-days a week, in three round-the-clock 8-hour shifts. All the overseers were Simon Legree type officers, while the backbreaking work was left to the black sailors. The atomic explosion was visible over 200 miles away but the official line was that ammunition exploded. The commanding officer of the Alamogordo air base had been provided weeks before with a news release in which each word had been numbered for security. Groves now ordered the release to be distributed at once. A copy of it was rushed to the AP office in Albuquerque. The wire service story that appeared in a modest half-column on the front page of the Albuquerque Tribune that afternoon carried the lead: An ammunition magazine, containing high-explosives and pyrotechnics, exploded early today in a remote area of the Alamogordo air base reservation, producing a brilliant flash and blast which were reported to have been observed as far away as Gallup, 235 miles northwest. (Lamont, Day of Trinity, p. 250). A plane HAPPENED to be flying over the area at that time: An Army Air Force plane HAPPENED to be flying over at the time. The copilot described what he saw: "We were flying the radio range from Oakland headed for Sacramento. We were flying on the right side of the radio range when this explosion occurred. I was flying at the time and looking straight ahead and at the ground when the explosion occurred. It seemed to me that there was a huge ring of fire spread out to all sides, first covering approximately three miles–I would estimate it to be about three miles–and then it seemed to come straight up. We were cruising at nine thousand feet above sea level and there were pieces of metal that were white and orange in color, hot, that went quite a ways above us. They were quite large. I would say they were as big as a house or a garage. They went up above our altitude. The entire explosion seemed to last about a minute. These pieces gradually disintegrated and fell to the ground in small pieces. The thing that struck me about it was that it was so spontaneous, seemed to happen all at once, didn't seem to be any small explosions except in the air. There were pieces that flew off and exploded on all sides. A good many stars and [it] looked like a fireworks display." (Allen, The Port Chicago Mutiny, p. 63). The devastation was so complete that 320 sailors were killed instantly. 320 sailors were killed instantly!! The devastation to the town of Port Chicago was complete. Many were blinded by the brilliant flash of light that accompanied the explosion: Damage at the Port Chicago Pier after the explosion of July 17, 1944. This was a relatively small nuclear explosion equivalent to 2,000 tons of TNT. The effect was deadly for 320 sailors and the surrounding area was devastated. Destroyed ships after the nuclear explosion. This nuclear test showed the deadly destructiveness of even a low yield nuclear weapon: Everyone on the pier and aboard the two ships and the fire barge was killed instantly–320 men, 202 of whom were black enlisted men. (Only 51 bodies sufficiently intact to be identified were ever recovered). Another 390 military personnel and civilians were injured, including 233 black enlisted men. This single stunning disaster accounted for more than 15 percent of all black naval casualties during the war.(Allen, The Port Chicago Mutiny, p. 64). 2 ships were literally torn to pieces: The E. A. Bryan was literally blown to bits–very little of its wreckage was ever found that could be identified. The Quinalt Victory was lifted clear out of the water by the blast, turned around, and broken into pieces. The stern of the ship smashed back into the water upside down some five hundred feet from where it had originally been moored. The Coast Guard fire barge was blown two hundred yards upriver and sunk. The locomotive and boxcars disintegrated into hot fragments flying through the air. The 1,200 foot-long wooden pier simply disappeared.(Allen, The Port Chicago Mutiny, p. 64). Deak Parsons was most anxious to see the result of the nuclear research at Los Alamos. Deak Parsons visited Port Chicago after the explosion!! Soon after the explosion, Deak Parsons left Los Alamos and visited Port Chicago to see how his invention worked: Parsons could not avoid the extra responsibilities that went with being the senior naval officer at Y, but many of the tasks that he took on were self-imposed. In July 1944 he did not have to personally investigate the explosion of two ammunition ships at Port Chicago, northeast of San Francisco. It was, however, something he felt he had to see for himself. As the chief planner for the military delivery of an explosion of unprecedented size, he recognized the Port Chicago disaster as a chance to examine the effects of the largest explosion ever to occur in the United States. On 20 July, accompanied by a Los Alamos officer and a scientist, Parsons joined his brother-in-law Capt. Jack Crenshaw (a member of the official inquiry into the cause) at Mare island, and they went together to the Port Chicago site. There they observed what had happened when over 1, 500 tons of high explosives and additional tons of shells, smokeless powder, and incendiary clusters exploded in a harbor: the USS E. A. Bryan "fragmented and widely distributed"; the USS Quinalt (waiting to be loaded) torn into large pieces; three hundred and twenty men killed (of which two-thirds were African-American seamen loading ammunition); nothing left of the pier within four hundred feet of the detonation; a wood-frame shop demolished; freight cars buckled. Of the persons killed, all but five were at the center of the explosion. All of the serious damage took place within a one-mile radius. (Christman, Target Hiroshima: Deak Parsons and the Creation of the Atomic Bomb, p. 154). Within a week of the successful test of his gun-type bomb, captain Parsons was promoted to the rank of commodore. Major reorganization at Los Alamos in August 1944!! Even though the nuclear explosion at Port Arthur was a spectacular success, the scientists at Los Alamos soon discovered that there was not enough uranium-235 available for many more bombs and plutonium would not work in the gun-assembly device: Emilio Segré was perplexed. The handsome Italian physicist, a colleague and great friend of Enrico Fermi, was one of the discoverers of plutonium, and he felt he knew the element and its bizarre properties as well as anyone in the world. (Hard as glass under some conditions, plutonium was as soft as plastic under others; even stranger, it actually contracted when heated). But in midsummer of 1944, as he conducted tests on a tiny sample from the prototype pile at Clinton, Segré found something that seemed to stand his knowledge on its head. His tests showed that the sample contained unmistakable traces of a new plutonium isotope whose atomic weight, at 240, was one unit greater than the Pu-239 with which he and everyone else had been working. The discovery was chilling. If Pu-240 emitted alpha particles on its own, Pu-239 would be "contaminated" by an excess of unattached neutrons. Because a gun-type bomb–a sort of adaptation of a reliable standard model then in wide use in other bombs–would be triggered by a mechanism that was relatively slow-moving, the plutonium would detonate in advance of the trigger, rendering the bomb a harmless fizzle. Only in an implosion bomb–in which, theoretically at least, the mechanics were so fast that the explosion would take place before the contaminating isotope had time to cause predetonation–could the crippling effects of Pu-240 be overcome. Segré's next round of tests confirmed his worst fear: Pu-240 was indeed an emitter of alpha particles. The chances of using plutonium successfully in a gun-type weapon were now virtually zero.(Lawren, The General and the Bomb, p. 171). The OLD RELIABLE gun-assembly bomb was kept on standby as work proceeded on a new design called the implosion bomb. The implosion type nuclear bomb was called "Fat Man." The old reliable gun-assembly type bomb was kept on standby while work began on the new implosion type bomb. Interior of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb. Deak Parsons, general Groves, and J. Robert Oppenheimer worked feverishly on the new implosion type bomb. By July, 1945, it was ready for testing. The 100-foot-tall tower constructed for the test. By July 1944 the 2nd bomb was ready for testing. The test was code named Trinity and took place on July 16, 1945. The explosion was equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT. Preparations for the 2nd nuclear test in July, 1944. After the nuclear blast, newspapers reported that an ammunition dump had exploded. Parsons flew with his nuclear bomb all the way to Hiroshima!! Even though he was a "NAVY" man, Parsons FLEW with his bomb all the way to Hiroshima. He had given birth to the MONSTER and was not about to let it out of his sight until the mission was accomplished: Commodore Parsons and Colonel Paul Tibbets briefing crews for the Hiroshima mission. The dropping of the atomic bomb was called Project Alberta after the Canadian province of Alberta. B-29 bombers of the 509th Composite Group on Tinian, with an assembly of military and Project Alberta technical personnel, before the bombing of Hiroshima. Commodore Parsons left Tinian Island in the early morning hours of August 6, 1945, bound for the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The B-29 Enola Gay that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Commodore Parsons flew in the Enola Gay all the way to Hiroshima and he personally armed the bomb just before it was dropped on the city. After the nuclear attack, Commodore Deak Parsons (right) was awarded the Silver Star by the Army Strategic Air Forces. This "never tested" bomb exceeded all expectations and the entire city of Hiroshima was virtually wiped off the map. Luis Alvarez flew in the observation plane over Hiroshima!! Deak Parsons arrived over the city of Hiroshima just before 8:15 AM on August 6, 1945. The bomb was dropped by parachute and exploded a few thousand feet above the city. He left nothing to chance and obviously it worked perfectly as he had planned. Mushroom cloud rising over Hiroshima, Japan. The city of Hiroshima was the target of the world's SECOND atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. The cloud rose to over 60,000 feet in about ten minutes. As in the case of Port Chicago, almost everything was destroyed for about a mile in every direction. Only a few concrete buildings were left standing as almost everything was destroyed within a radius of 1 mile: The blast that followed the explosion destroyed thousands of houses, burning most of them. Of 76,000 buildings in Hiroshima, 70,000 were destroyed. Fire broke out all over the city, devouring everything in its path. People walked aimlessly in eerie silence, many black with burns, the skin peeling from their bodies. Others frantically ran to look for their missing loved ones. Thousands of dead bodies floated in the river. Everywhere there was "massive pain, suffering, and horror," unspeakable and unprecedented. Then the black rain fell, soaking everyone with radiation. Those who survived the initial shock began to die from radiation sickness. According to one study conducted by the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 110,000 civilians and 20,000 military personnel were killed instantly. By the end of 1945, 140,000 had perished. (Hasegawa. Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan, p. 180). Luiz Alvarez flew in an observation plane over Hiroshima to measure the killing power of the atomic bomb. Luis Alvarez in front of the Great Artiste in a flak jacket. Luiz Alvarez, Nobel Prize winner, and the man who searched the pyramids for hidden chambers, flew in the observation plane over Hiroshima. His job was to measure the killing power of the atomic bomb!! Alvarez (top right) on Tinian with Harold Agnew (top left), Lawrence H. Johnston (bottom left) and Bernard Waldman (bottom right). General Groves said that the area totally devastated was about the same area as Port Chicago. The area devastated at Hiroshima, was 1.7 square miles, extending out a mile from ground zero. The Japanese authorities estimated the casualties at 71,000 dead and missing and 68,000 injured. (Groves, Now It Can Be Told, p. 319). Commodore Parsons was in no way surprised . . . because the results confirmed to the first test at Port Chicago . . . only the destructive force of the bomb was far greater. The atomic bomb was designed to keep the Russians from invading Japan!! The assassination of President Roosevelt by MI6 was supposed to save Hitler and the Third Reich from a Russian invasion. Likewise, the atomic bomb was supposed to force a quick Japanese surrender before Russia had a chance to declare war on Japan. Stalin and Truman at Potsdam. At the Potsdam Conference on July 24, Truman casually mentioned the atomic bomb to Marshal Stalin. Stalin seemed nonplussed, but he knew that Churchill was trying to cheat him out of a victory over Japan, just like he tried to cheat him out of a victory over Nazi Germany!! Stalin, Truman, and Churchill at Potsdam. In the background can be seen the sinister admiral Leahy. By July 24, Truman was fully appraised of the success of the Trinity test, and he had a new super weapon that he could use to blackmail the Soviets. He casually mentioned the weapon to Stalin, who appeared nonplussed: At 7:30 PM on July 24, the eighth plenary session of the Big Three meeting took a recess. As the participants were walking around, Truman approached Stalin without his interpreter and casually confided: "We have a new weapon of unusual destructive force." Stalin showed no interest; at least so it seemed to the president. Truman remembered: "All he said was that he was glad to hear it and hoped we would make 'good use' of it against the Japanese." Stalin's nonchalant reply fooled everyone who witnessed the exchange, including Truman. Everyone thought Stalin did not understand the significance of the information. (Hasegawa. Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan, p. 154). Stalin was not fooled however, he had his spies. and he knew all about the atomic bomb: Stalin responded quickly to what he perceived to be secret American maneuvers. At Potsdam he had told Truman that the Soviet Union would enter the war by the middle of August, but Antonov had told the American Chiefs of Staff that the Soviets would be ready to join the war in the last half of August. In all likelihood, the date of attack had remained some time between August 20 and 25, as set before the Potsdam Conference. With American possession of the atomic bomb and Truman's manipulation of the Potsdam ultimatum, however, Stalin changed the timetable for the Soviet attack. It appears that while still in Potsdam, he ordered Marshal Vasilevsky to move up the operation by ten to fourteen days. (Hasegawa. Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan, p. 177). Stalin had to order an all out assault on Japanese held Manchuria and the Kurile Island—without any regard to casualties....By the time the Japenese surrendered, the Russians were barred from occupying any part of the Japanese mainland by threat of the use of atomic weapons. Soviet troops crossing the Manchurian border on August 9, 1945. An all out race began by the Soviet forces, led by Marshal Vasilevsky, to regain lost Russian territory before the Japanese surrendered. It was a repeat of the race for Berlin 2 months earlier. Marshal Vasilevsky (1895–1977) commanded the Soviet Far Eastern Front. The Russians never occupied the main Japanese islands and they had absolutely no say in the future of Japan. That is why the corrupt "divine" emperor was allowed to stay and Japan did not become a REPUBLIC!! The formal surrender of Japan finally came on September 2, 1945. Thanks to Truman, Japan was not forced to sign a peace treaty with Russia and the two countries are still officially in a state of war. The Last Wave from Port Chicago Haitian Hero Saved the Louisiana Territory for the United States!! Alperovitz, Gar. The Decision to Use the Bomb. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1995. Allen, Robert L. The Port Chicago Mutiny: The Story of the Largest Mass Mutiny Trial In U.S. Naval History. Warner Books, New York, 1989. Christman, Al. Target Hiroshima: Deak Parsons and the Creation of the Atomic Bomb .Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 1998. Groves, Leslie R. Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1962. Groueff, Stephane. Manhattan Project: The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb. Little, Brown & Co., New York, 1967. Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and Surrender of Japan. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MASS, 2005. Lawren, William. The General and the Bomb. A Biography of General Leslie R. Groves. Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1988. Lamont, Lansing, Day of Trinity. Atheneum, New York, 1965. Norris, Robert S. Racing for the Bomb. Steerforth Press, South Royalton, Vermont, 2002. Rhodes, Richard. The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1986. Copyright © 2015 by Patrick Scrivener

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Roy Rogers’ Bio Dale Evans’ Bio Sons Of The Pioneers Bio Trigger’s Bio Breyer Triggers Roy Rogers Cap Guns Roy Rogers Lunch Boxes Roy Rogers Signed Photos Roy Rogers Biography – Page 1 Roy Rogers (1911 – 1998): A Biography – Page 1 of 2 Roy Rogers Biography, Page 1 – Roy Rogers Biography, Page 2 Roy Rogers personified America’s quintessential, good-guy, cowboy hero. From the late 1930s to the late 1950s Roy’s presence and magical singing voice touched us from movie screens, television screens, radio and records, and in countless personal appearances all over the country. In 1943 he was declared “King Of The Cowboys,” a grand title that fit him effortlessly. Decked out in some of the wildest, most flamboyant cowboy garb ever seen and mounted on his golden palomino stallion Trigger, he was known for more than his beautiful singing voice and acting career: Roy Rogers, the man, was known for his deep compassion. His energy for showing kindness seemed to be endless as he put his compassion into action with a never-ending stream of visits to children’s hospitals, shelters, and meetings with individual kids that sorely needed to meet their hero. Roy Rogers galloped into our hearts as a movie cowboy but stayed there for being a real-life hero, a man we knew we could count on to do what was right. Roy Rogers: Beginnings As Leonard Franklin Slye Roy Rogers was born Leonard Franklin Slye on November 5, 1911. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, at his family’s home in a four-story brick tenement building at 412 Second Street. He was the third of four children, and the only boy, born to Andrew (“Andy”) Slye and Martha (“Mattie”) Slye (maiden name Womack). His father worked for the United States Shoe Company in Cincinnati, and his mother was a homemaker who had difficulty walking due to having had polio at age two. Less than a year after Len was born the family moved onto a houseboat made of salvaged lumber and scrap materials made by Andy and his blind brother, Will. In July of 1912 “Andy’s Ark,” as the neighbors called it, left Cincinnati and moved down the Ohio River to Portsmouth, Ohio where Andy Slye had been born. Once in Portsmouth Andy worked at the local shoe factory while he and his family continued to live on the houseboat for the next four years. After Len, at age five, was taken to the local police station for sucking on the ice on an ice wagon, Andy and Mattie Slye moved their family onto dry land, making the move 12 miles outside of Portsmouth into the woods to a small group of farms and cabins called Duck Run. Duck Run, Ohio, and Childhood Skills While Mattie and the children lived on the farm at Duck Run, Andy had to keep his job at the shoe factory at Portsmouth, only able to go home to his family every other weekend. This left Len, now age six, to learn a lot of things on his own. Young Len began a series of what he would later describe as “figuring out things.” He figured out how to plant vegetables and how to plow behind a mule named Tom. He figured out how to hunt with slingshots and bows he made himself, and later with a .22 single-shot rifle his father gave him. He figured out how to raise chickens and pigs, and how to ride a mule named Barney, his best friend. When faced with an abusive teacher in his grade school, Len figured out how to stand up for and defend himself. Although he couldn’t read music, he also figured out how to play the mandolin and guitar. When he was eleven years old his father gave him an ex-sulky racehorse named Babe as a Christmas present, and he figured out how to stay on her when she went as fast as she could go, and how to teach her tricks. Len’s early years of “figuring out things” hardly seemed noteworthy at the time, but they taught him basic skills that would make him famous and loved worldwide years later. Both Andy and Mattie Slye were musical, and music was a common pastime for the Slye family while living in Duck Run. The four Slye children and their parents often sang together, with Andy playing the mandolin and Mattie on the guitar. Len could play the mandolin and guitar as well as a little clarinet, and sing exceptionally well. He also became quite good at calling square dances for small, local get-togethers, and learned to yodel. Finances remained hard on the Slye family during their years at Duck Run, and Len remembered the time there with a mixture of weariness for the constant hard work and struggles with never enough money, and fondness for the times with his animal friends and his family. After Len graduated the eighth grade at the small school in Duck Run, he attended high school as a freshman and sophomore in McDermott, Ohio, about four miles away. Roy Rogers’ boyhood home at Duck Run, Ohio Image attribution: By Don O’Brien (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. Image has been cropped. California Calls Hard financial times continued to plague the Slye family. When Len was seventeen he quit high school and the family moved back to Cincinnati where he and his father both went to work for the United States Shoe Company, the same factory his father had worked for earlier. Len worked in the insole department, making about $25.00 a week. To make his mother happy Len began going to high school at night but one evening, exhausted, he fell asleep at his desk and didn’t wake up until after everyone else had gone and the room was empty. He quit high school again and this time never returned. By now Len’s oldest sister, Mary, had married and moved to California. As Len and Andy became depressed from living in a large city and working in a factory, Mary sent them letters from sunny California. Len began to dream about what wonderful possibilities there could be for him and his family out West, and In June of 1930, when he was 18 years old, he talked his parents into making the trip. Len and his folks combined their money, loaded up their 1923 Dodge, and headed West to see Mary and to look around California to “see what’s there.” They towed a junker car behind them the entire way to use for parts when their Dodge broke down, and pulled off of Route 66 at night to sleep outside on blankets. Once in California, Mary’s husband got Andy and Len jobs driving gravel trucks for a construction company. Len would say later that it was hard, sweaty work but that he liked it far better than the shoe factory. It felt like a wonderful adventure to him just being there, and he loved working outdoors in the California sun. After four months, though, his father wanted to return to Cincinnati and Len returned with his parents. The old depression quickly settled in, however. Later the same year when Mary’s father-in-law decided to head to California, Len went along with him, this time to stay. Shortly thereafter his parents sold the farm in Duck Run and followed Mary and Len out West. Roy Rogers and his famous palomino, Trigger. Len Slye, Singer Len’s second time in California began much like the first. He got his old job back driving a gravel truck and he felt happy and at home in California. Only a few weeks after he got his job back, however, the construction company he worked for went bankrupt. Len, his father, and his cousin Stanley Slye became migrant fruit pickers, getting paid by the bushel and living in migrant camps following the harvests. Money and food were both scarce when they were picking fruit, and the Slye’s spent most of their time tired and hungry. On one occasion Len was able to kill a rabbit with a slingshot for supper, but the aroma of the frying rabbit brought up so many hungry children from throughout the camp that the Slyes, hungry themselves, gave the rabbit to the children. Afterward Andy and Stanley played their guitars for the kids while Len sang. When working as migratory fruit pickers proved to be futile for the Slyes, Andy headed for Los Angeles to apply for a job at yet another shoe factory. Len, however, decided to pursue a career as a singer. He briefly teamed with his cousin Stanley, billing themselves as the Slye Brothers but the duo went nowhere quickly. Next, Len joined up with Uncle Tom Murray’s Hollywood Hillbillies but Uncle Tom Murray’s habit of not paying him caused him to quickly leave. At his sister Mary’s persistence he then went to perform on a midnight amateur show for KMCS radio in Inglewood, California. He nearly choked with stage fright, but once again with Mary’s insistence he sang what he described as “some old hillbilly songs” and got out of there fast. From The Rocky Mountaineers To The O-Bar-O Cowboys The day after Len sang on the amateur radio show he got a call at a payphone near where he was staying from a man who was manager for a group called the Rocky Mountaineers. The Rocky Mountaineers were an instrumental group that needed a singer, and the man wanted Len to sing with them on a radio station in Long Beach. Even though the job wouldn’t pay – the group just hoped the exposure would lead to paying jobs – Len was dying to sing and took the offer. He encouraged them to recruit another singer for the harmonies, so they placed an ad in the newspaper. A lifeguard named Bob Nolan, who was a superb singer and aspiring songwriter, showed up at the door and was brought on board. Soon afterwards another singer, Bill Nichols, joined the group, and Len was pleased with their blended harmonies. The newly formed group was popular on the radio, but times were hard and no one could afford to pay them. After eight months of living mostly off of the food, shelter, and kindness provided by the banjo player and his wife, Bob Nolan left the group to become a caddy at the Bel Air Country Club. After placing another ad in the newspaper, a young man named Tim Spencer, who was an excellent singer, yodeler, and aspiring songwriter, joined the starving group. They revamped and reworked the group several times, trying to get a big break, and changed the name to Benny Nawahi’s International Cowboys. While they continued to sing and play on the radio they still weren’t getting paid and success of any kind was completely elusive. In June of 1933, after continued changes with the group and more name changes, they began a tour of the Southwest as the O-Bar-O Cowboys. The tour turned out to be a miserable disappointment. Discouraged by no crowds, a constantly broken down car, and no money or food, different members left the group along the way. At one point Len borrowed a rifle and managed to hunt a “stringy jackrabbit” for one night’s supper, a hawk for the next evening’s meal, and a blackbird for the night after that. At a radio station in Roswell, New Mexico the hungry young men talked about their food fantasies on the air and the station got a call from a female caller saying that if Len would sing “The Swiss Yodel” the next evening on the air she would bring the young men a lemon pie. Len stayed up all night practicing, and true to her word a local woman, along with her daughter, brought the group two homemade lemon pies after he sang the song on the radio. The woman introduced herself as Mrs. Wilkins, and her daughter as Arlene. Looking the young men over Mrs. Wilkins seemed to understand the hardships they were enduring and she invited them for a fried chicken dinner the next day, for which they all eagerly showed up. As it turned out Len was as much interested in Arlene as he was the food, and he later described his feelings for her as love at first sight. The Sons Of The Pioneers After the O-Bar-O cowboys returned to Los Angeles from their disastrous tour, what was left of the group split up. Many of them quit the music business all together, with Tim Spencer getting a job at a local Safeway. Len joined another singing group, Jack and His Texas Outlaws, but he was unhappy singing with them. He had begun exchanging letters with Arlene back in Roswell every chance he got, and now focused his dreams on forming another new singing group. He talked Bob Nolan into leaving his job as a golf caddy, then talked Tim Spencer into leaving his job at Safeway. Together, the three of them made another try at making a living as singers and musicians. It was 1933, and they called themselves the Pioneer Trio. The Pioneer Trio quickly got a lot of radio work with no pay, working in exchange for getting to advertise over the radio they were available for hire. They had a magical three-part harmony accompanied by instrumentals and sometimes yodeling. A local newspaper columnist, Bernie Milligan, took a liking to the group and began to frequently mention them in his column. They began to get paying jobs, and a radio station hired them for actual money: $35.00 a week for each of them. In early 1934, while preparing for a radio performance, radio announcer Harry Hall called the group Sons of the Pioneers instead of The Pioneer Trio. He said that the young men looked too young – Len was only 22 at the time – to be pioneers themselves. The new name stuck, and the Sons of the Pioneers, with their blend of beautiful harmonies, found success with jobs that actually paid. They not only had successful radio and personal appearances, in August of 1934, after adding Hugh Farr (an accomplished fiddle player) to the group, they made their first recordings. They sang such classics as “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” (written by group member Bob Nolan) and “Moonlight On The Prairie” (written by M.K. Jerome, Joan Jasmyn, Tim Spencer, and Bob Nolan). They got a penny for every record they sold. Adele Mara and Bob Nolan in the Roy Rogers movie “Bells of Rosarita” (1945). Bob Nolan, along with Leonard Slye (who would change his name to Roy Rogers) and Tim Spencer, was a founding member of the Sons Of The Pioneers. The First Movies The Sons Of The Pioneers singing success soon led to their appearances in numerous movies, including four of Gene Autry‘s early films. In 1936 they were invited to perform at the Texas Centennial, and going from California to Texas Len stopped off at Roswell, New Mexico long enough to marry Arlene in her parents living room. The above image is embedded from Getty Images. The caption at the right says: “Roy Rogers with His Wife Arlene & Daughter Cheryle Darlene 1944.” Note: To the best of our knowledge the spelling of the daughter’s name is “Cheryl.” In early 1937 The Sons Of The Pioneers signed a deal to appear in a number of movies for Columbia Pictures. They appeared only in brief interludes or as voices in the background, but Len, using the name Dick Weston, also got a few small parts on his own. But he wanted more. He did a screen test for Universal hoping to get bigger and better parts, but they turned him down because he looked too young. When Len heard that Republic Pictures was holding auditions for a new singing cowboy, he sneaked through the gate of the studio hoping to get an audition. Just as he got inside a guard spotted him and was about to throw him out when the producer for the film happened to walk by. Recognizing Len as one of the Sons Of The Pioneers, he invited him to stay and audition. When the audition went well he was invited back the following day for a screen test. The screen test went well, too, and on October 13, 1937, for $75.00 per week salary, Leonard Slye got a seven-year deal to became a contract player with Republic Pictures. Lynne Roberts, Roy Rogers, and Trigger in a publicity photo for the movie Billy The Kid Returns, 1938. In many movies, Ms. Roberts was credited as Mary Hart. From Leonard Slye, To Dick Weston, To Roy Rogers Leonard Slye had to make a number of adjustments to his life after signing with Republic Pictures. Since the Sons Of The Pioneers had just signed a contract with rival Columbia Pictures to appear in a series of B-Westerns, Len had to officially leave the group in order to take the movie deal with Republic (he remained close to the group, however, and continued to perform with them frequently). The studio also wanted some changes in his physical appearance: Since leading men were supposed to be big and strong, they had Len do a hundred handstands a day to build up the muscles in his upper chest and shoulders. They also thought his eyes were too squinty and had him use drops to relax his eye muscles and dilate his pupils, a practice that was stopped after people wrote in complaining about the new look. Roy Rogers, Adele Mara, and Dale Evans in the Roy Rogers movie “Bells of Rosarita” (1945). But the biggest change the studio wanted was his name. In early 1938 the studio changed Len’s onscreen name from Dick Weston to Roy Rogers. The last name “Rogers” was chosen by the studio because of the popularity of the recently deceased Will Rogers. When one of the studio executives suggested using “Leroy” as a first name, Len refused. While growing up he had known a kid that he didn’t like with that name and he didn’t want it assigned to him. After a little consideration Len suggested just shortening “Leroy” to “Roy,” and the studio liked it. Roy Rogers started slowly with Republic Pictures. He first appeared in small roles in “Wild Horse Rodeo” and in “The Old Barn Dance” starring Gene Autry, the biggest singing cowboy of the time. When Mr. Autry became embroiled in contract negotiations with the studio they reassigned a leading role originally intended for him to the newly renamed Roy Rogers. The starring part was for a Western named “Washington Cowboy.” Starring Roy Rogers and Trigger, Too For his new role as a cowboy leading man, Roy had to choose a horse. Several horses were brought to him to try out, including a golden palomino stallion named Golden Cloud. When Roy Rogers first rode Golden Cloud it was love at first ride. The young actor was later quoted as saying, “I got on him and rode him 100 yards and never looked at another horse. Not long afterwards while working on the set a character actor named Smiley Burnette commented “Roy, as quick as that horse of yours is, you ought to call him Trigger.” Roy liked the suggestion so much he quickly changed the horse’s name to Trigger. Before “Washington Cowboy” was released its name was changed also, to “Under Western Stars,” and it officially launched the duo of Roy Rogers and Trigger. “Under Western Stars” was a big success for Republic Pictures, and Roy Rogers and Trigger began making a long series of highly successful Westerns together. While Roy played both good and bad guys in his early movies he quickly became best known as the good-guy cowboy hero. There was a lot of Western action in his movies, and even though there were always bad guys that needed to be caught the overall mood in his movies was never too scary, and in fact was often downright lighthearted. Roy’s best known, most frequent characters were of a man that was slow to anger, quick on the draw, and just as quick to forgive. Even though there were often plenty of cars around he preferred to ride his faithful horse Trigger, which he did like the daring and gifted athlete that he was. With twinkling eyes Roy would often tease his leading ladies with an ornery good nature, and in every movie he managed to find several good excuses to break into song. As soon as their contract was up with Columbia Pictures, Roy brought the Sons Of The Pioneers on board with him at Republic Pictures, and they joined their friend in singing and riding their way through a long list of successful Westerns. Roy became known for his spectacular Hollywood-style Western clothes, guns, holsters, and hats, and made sure his beloved Trigger was outfitted just as spectacularly as he was. Trigger galloped along with Roy into cinematic super stardom, dazzling audiences with his speed, beauty and brains, always showing up at just the right time to help his partner Roy. Together, Roy and Trigger may have always stood for what was right but they never let that get in the way of a lot of good, heart-pumping action. In movie after movie Roy and Trigger never failed to thrill audiences with their daring cowboy-and-faithful-horse adventures. Trigger coming to Roy Roger’s defense by fighting off a bad guy in “San Fernando Valley,” (1944). King Of The Cowboys Roy’s star continued to rise, and 1943 became the year the little boy from Duck Run, Ohio officially changed from an up-and-comer worth keeping an eye on to a full-blown Hollywood star. In that year Republic Pictures began billing him as “King Of The Cowboys,” a daring title considering all the other movie cowboys around at the time. The crown, though, was naturally and rightfully Roy’s. Crowds thronged to see Roy’s movies and personal appearances, and theatre owners elected him their number one Western star. “Life” magazine put him on its cover for their July issue, comfortably seated on a rearing Trigger, whom he had purchased for his own. Part of the accompanying article in “Life” read: “He is purity rampant. He never drinks, never smokes, never shoots pool, never spits……He always wins the girl though he doesn’t get to kiss her. He kisses his horse. His immense public would have him no other way.” In addition to his movies Roy kept a grueling schedule of personal appearances. He appeared at theaters, in arena shows, at rodeos and parades, and more. He also made endless visits to children in hospitals and shelters all over the country, voluntarily devoting much of his personal time in the hopes that the “King Of The Cowboys” could help the spirits of his weakest fans. Every chance he got when making personal appearances Roy placed Trigger outside of the arena or building before the show so that all the kids could see him, especially the ones that couldn’t afford to buy a ticket. In 1942 Roy and his wife Arlene had adopted a baby girl named Cheryl Darlene. In 1943 they added another girl to the family when Arlene gave birth to daughter Linda Lou. Roy Rogers had a loving, growing family. He was on top of Trigger and together they were on the top of the world. 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09/28/2015 - V2V - Vintners helping Villages in Africa Slow Living is always looking to help people who are helping others and this is one of the most exciting we have come across. Global Partners, in their own right, have helping villages all over Africa in a number of ways. Now they have partnered with vintners to launch Vineyards to Villages, where proceeds of wines go to bringing clean water to villages in need. We welcome Executive Director and Co-Founder, Daniel Casinova and one of the contributing wineries, John Viszlay. Hear their fantastic story! Global Partners was founded in 1978 as a membership organization called World Runners International Foundation. Its main objective was to focus attention on and generate support for ending hunger and starvation in the world. Over fifteen years, World Runners raised $6.5 million for organizations working to end hunger and poverty. Its success was built on a network of personal relationships, established by members from every state in the U.S. and over 50 countries. In 1989, World Runners became Global Partners and began to work directly with East African community leaders in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda to identify and implement projects in the areas of health, education, and water. Global Partners value the insight of community leaders about what is really needed and what will work from an African point of view. Hence, they prefer to fund projects that have long-term effects for social change. The problems of Africa are so great that billions of dollars will not completely solve them – but, paradoxically, hundreds of dollars, correctly applied, can make a big difference. Besides on-the-ground management, their staff goes to Africa regularly to inspect current projects and interview new groups. Many donors have accompanied us on these trips to see, first-hand, the progress of their projects and meet the people who are benefiting from their support. About V2V Access to clean water and its management in East Africa are essential for the development of healthy living and economic self-reliance. At many schools in the Kabando Constituency (KC) of western Kenya, access to clean water is a daily concern. Long treks for water and the impact of water-borne disease often keep children from school and parents from work in these rural villages. Global Partners’ water projects bring clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education to primary and secondary schools that currently have no access to clean water. In addition, community kiosks are built to pipe water from the school into the community, so children’s households also have access. Water and its management are also key to the delicate art of producing fine wine. Vineyards to Villages (V2V) is an expanding group of vintners, growers and suppliers committed to breaking the cycle of poverty in East Africa through the power of partnership. The Sonoma County wine industry works with Global Partners to improve health and wellbeing one village at a time through greater access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education. Dave Stare, founder of Dry Creek Vineyard and Global Partners’ Board President, created V2V for the purpose of partnering with the wine industry to bring clean water to African communities. In recognition of the need for clean, accessible water in remote parts of Africa, tour participants and other donors hope to eventually sponsor some of the most expansive privately funded water projects in Africa. Participating wineries include Christopher Creek Winery, De La Montanya Winery, Deux Amis Winery, Dom Whitney Wines, Fritz Winery, Hawley Winery, Merriam Winery, Williamson Wines, Wilson Winery, and Viszlay Vineyards. Dominic Foppoli, owner of Christopher Creek Winery, was instrumental in the development of the tour and says it is a unique opportunity for local small businesses to work together to make a difference. The winery owners chose to fund water systems for schools in a very poor, dry area of Kenya. The project, called KKC WASH, will provide clean, accessible water and hygiene education for children at up to 20 schools in the Kasipul Kabando Constituency (KKC). These wineries designated a “V2V Wine” in each of their tasting rooms, and half of the sales price of V2V wines will go directly to their first school, Apondo Primary School near Oyugis, Kenya. For more information on V2V and Global Partners, visit www.gpfd.org or contact Amy Holter at aholter@gpfd.org or (707) 588-0550. Daniel Casinova Daniel with Massai Warriors Daniel has more than 15 years experience working with non-profit community based organizations with extensive expertise in board and community relations, fundraising, resource development, program and clinical services management and planning, executive coaching and grant writing. He has a very unusual background. He has extensively traveled throughout the world and in very interesting ways. If you ever meet him ask him about sinking a traditional Bangladeshi Sampan in the Indian Ocean. Daniel has a love for languages, he speaks 4 languages and is currently learning to speak Maasai. He is passionate about the movement of displaced peoples around the globe and a lifetime advocate for social justice. He comes from a philanthropic family and when speaking of his background and how he came to not-for-profit work often says, “he is in the family business”. John Viszlay Viszlay Vineyards John, left, and Dominic Fipoli of Christopher Creek Winery Viszlay Wines is a family owned, boutique winery located in the Russian River Valley, making small lot, estate wines from a 10 acre vineyard. The winery is home to twelve varietals, including the only Prosecco grapes in Sonoma County. They practice sustainable farming methods and embrace the traditional wine making styles that produce soft, elegant and balanced wines. Situated on a gentle slope, the vineyard was planted in 1997 and drains to a rippling creek leading to the Russian River. The soil has several distinct veins of sandy loam, red dirt and a small stretch of limestone. These, along with a slightly higher elevation than the valley, create a unique micro-climate for growing terrific fruit - two Chardonnay varietals, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Alicante Bouschet and Prosecco! As owner and winemaker, John lives on-site and does all the wine making along with the day to day operations at the winery. His son and partner, Tony, oversees finance and marketing for the company. Together they focus on building the brand and bringing a smile to the faces of those who drink their wine. 08/31/2015 - Slow Paradise - Australia A Taste of Australia's Slow Living: Sunshine Coast Hinterland and Lilianfels Blue Mountains Slow Living takes a trip to Australia this week, talking to resort owners and chefs from regions that bring slow living to life. We begin our journey in Queensland's Sunshine Coast Hinterland, then head down to New South Wales, and into the Blue Mountains which stand sentry over Sydney. Noosa Beach, Queensland Narrows Escape, Montville Queensland's Sunshine Coast Blue Mountains. Our first four days of "slow" paradise begins..... .....on the stunning Noosa Beach, where you can swim in clear blue waters, their rolling blue waves caressing white, fine sandy beaches that provide the backdrop for an array of relaxed, and sophisticated restaurants that spill out onto the beach. On Noosa's main street, you'll not only enjoy world class food, but boutique shopping, amazing coffee, gelato, and people watching - a way of life in Noosa. Hotels dot the main street their verandas perfect for watching surfers and bathers delight in the water. Berardo's on the Beach, Noosa Hastings Street Noosa, with Aroma's in the foreground To meet our first guest, we head just over an hour into the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, stopping at the charming town of Montville with it's panoramic views over the coastline, quaint shops, galleries and cafes. A short drive inland brings us into the rainforest, to a place where you immediately feel your muscles relax and your lungs expand with the fresh eucalyptus scented air - Narrows Escape Rainforest Retreat. Mark Skinner on a deck at Narrows Escape Mark Skinner Narrows Escape Rainforest Retreat Montville, Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Narrows Escape was a lifestyle tree change for Mark and his wife Joanne. In 2006 the couple reassessed their commitment to the corporate treadmill and decided that life was too short to waste chasing the elusive golden age, so decided to jump off. Montville, on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, was their landing spot, where they literally stumbled onto the property (thanks to google!) and instantly fell in love with the beautiful rainforest setting, the serene environment and the promise of a simpler lifestyle. Montville, population 400, is a picturesque rural community, situated in the mountains behind the beautiful beaches of the Sunshine Coast, about 30 minute drive in distance and a million miles away in contrast. The property consists of six self-contained villas, each privately nestled in pristine rainforest. Mark and Jenny’s mission has been to blend luxury, sophistication and relaxation into a personal natural rainforest experience. Mark came from the world of education and business, and Joanne from the health sector, with a dive charter interlude, so the bed and breakfast industry was as far removed as you could imagine. They soon found out that there is more to the tourism industry under the surface than the couple realized, and soon they embarked on their goal, to ensure the business retained its native charm, while being established as a premier accommodation venue in the broader market. The reward that they have received has been the delight of guests, which has translated into the successful multi-awarded resort that is Narrows Escape Rainforest. And they are loving every minute of it! About Narrows Escape Narrows Escape is nestled amongst the treetops in Montville, the cultural heart of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Six delightful pavilions dot the property with just trees and earth as your closest neighbours. Invigorate your senses with a peaceful escape where relaxation is the only item on your agenda. Perfect for a romantic weekend, honeymoon, artistic sanctuary or simply a rest from everyday life. With gourmet food hampers delivered to your door on request all you will have to do is kick back in the hammock with a good book. Revive your senses and spirit with a swim in the saltwater pool, a massage in your pavilion, or just wander the forest trail and listen to the bubbling creek. To find out next guest, we return to the town of Montville and pull up the long driveway, pass between the grand figs, jacarandas, groves of magnolias and gardenias that surround the stunning French-provincial Spicers Clovelly Estate. Here, Chef Cameron Matthews wows diners, "French Laundry-meets-Noma style" in their signature restaurant the Long Apron Restaurant. Cameron Matthews, Spicers Clovelly Estate Cameron has established a stellar reputation in the tranquil Sunshine Coast Hinterland, with The Long Apron awarded two Chef Hats in the 2015 and 2014 Australian Good Food Guide and one Chef Hat in the 2014 Queensland Good Food Guide. Quite simply, it’s one of the finest dining experiences in Australia. In a career spanning 17 years, this passionate chef has been Head Chef of Simone’s, Executive Chef de Cuisine at Siggi’s Restaurant, Brisbane and Executive Chef of Restaurant Lurleen’s at the Sirromet Winery. He now leads a talented team dedicated to delivering innovative, distinctive food created from local, seasonal produce cooked in a modern European manner with a French accent. About the Long Apron Awarded two Chef Hats in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Queensland Good Food Guide, two chefs hats in the 2015 Australian Good Food and Travel Guide Chef Hat awards and ranked in the Top 100 Restaurants in Australia by The Australian Gourmet Traveller, The Long Apron continues to deliver European-inspired menus with flair and élan. Friendly, personal service adds to the relaxed atmosphere and there’s even the opportunity to get together and share a delicious meal as a group over our French Table. More to do on the Sunshine Coast..... Turn your vacation into a week and you've more than plenty to do. A trip wouldn't be complete without roaming the vast selection of wares and food at one of Australia's largest open air markets in Eumundi and having a very Bohemian lunch with local ingredients in creative Mod Oz ways at the Bohemian Bungalow. Then turn the corner into Yandina where you'll find The Ginger Factory, foodie Disneyland for ginger lovers and even with a "Disney-like" ride for kids to find the Gingerbread man. For nature and architecture lovers, take an eco-cruise through the everglades or through the canals with Noosa Ferry Cruise Company. .................................................................................................................. DESTINATION BLUE MOUNTAINS Our next taste of Australian paradise comes perched on top of one of the world's most beautiful heritage listed regions. Few cities in the world can boast such a site, just over an hour from the city centre, but Sydney can, with the glorious Blue Mountains. Over one million hectares of eucalypt-covered landscape lined with sheer cliffs the stand sentry over rugged tablelands, deep valleys, stunning waterfalls, rivers and lakes, and a network of hiking trails throughout. Then there's the wallabies, wombats, native birdlife, such as the bellbirds and rosellas and glorious native trees, the air filled with that head clearing scent of Eucalyptus. The mountains actually gain their name from the blue haze that emits from the Eucalyptus oil in the leaves, and which also lulls the koalas into their deep 20 hour a day snooze. The region is dotted with small towns, all with their unique charm and character, and breathtaking vistas. Add to that the amazing gastronomic diversity, and you have a destination well worth the journey. Our destination is Lilianfels, with panoramic views over the valley and cliffs, and a luxurious charm that makes you feel like you've stepped into another time - one that welcomes switching off for a while and making the most of the natural surrounds, while being pampered as much as your heart desires. Lee Kwiez Darley’s Restaurant Lilianfels, Katoomba, New South Wales’ Blue Mountains Lee Kwiez is an accomplished Australian chef. He’s a food puritan who has explored ingredients and techniques around the world to find himself in a pristine place that matches his food philosophy – the Blue Mountains. As Darleys head chef, Kwiez is blending his vast national food networks and an endless pantry of premium regional produce to create a unique epicurean experience. Despite his incredible repertoire, it was his mother’s Shepherd’s pie that first ignited his passion for sublime flavours. At the age of 16, Kwiez stepped into a professional kitchen on work experience at Maxwell’s Table in the NSW Hawkesbury region, working under the esteemed Hugh Whitehouse. Two years’ later he rejoined the restaurant as an apprentice chef. After five years Kwiez travelled to Switzerland to join the 5-star Dolder Grand Hotel as the Commis de Cuisine. He then returned to Australia as the demi-chef/commis chef at Queensland’s Hayman Island Resort before again exploring wider and taking a position in 1997 as chef de partie at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Canada, catering for up to 1000 seated guests. With a long-term chapter of his journey in Australia, Kwiiz was fast establishing a reputation as a serious food practitioner. In 2000, Kwiez again joined his food mentor Hugh Whitehouse, the Executive chef at acclaimed Milsons Restaurant at Kirribilli, NSW. It wasn’t long before his pedigree was acknowledges and he became the restaurants new Executive chef, for 7 years, leading a team of highly skilled chefs to secure six consecutive Sydney Morning Herald 1 Chef Hat ranking. With a desire to cook in the freedom of a regional kitchen – just as he started – Kwiez joined Darleys restaurant at Lilianfels Resort and Spa in June 2012. Kwiez can now be found returning to the historic 1880s cottage with crates of season and regional produce from a nearby foraging or farmgate trip amongst the peace of the luxurious building and World Heritage rainforest atmosphere just below the restaurant. About Darleys Steeped in history, Darleys Restaurant is set in the heritage listed, original homestead of Sir Frederick Darley, the sixth Chief Justice of NSW and is a tribute to a bygone era. Darley’s Restaurant is situated in the original Lilianfels House, which was built over 100 years ago. The restaurant has recently undergone a fresh refurbishment and still resides at Lilianfels Resort and Spa. Its soaring mountain views and lush manicured gardens have lured guests from around the world, who come to experience a culinary journey and immerse in the timeless beauty that abounds at Lilianfels. With its magnificent décor, Darleys sparkles with newly revived old world charm accentuated by a spectacular setting and unrivalled destination - The World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains. About Lilianfels Set amidst two acres of manicured gardens adjacent to Echo Point, this 5 star resort overlooks the most spectacular scenery in the World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains National Park and is a leisurely 90 minutes’ drive from Sydney CBD. Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa was designed to celebrate its Victorian origins and its ambience reflects the romance of a bygone era. Its 85 rooms and suites are uniquely themed with sumptuous silk and organza fabrics along with hand crafted wallpaper. The guest lounge has open fire places and is enveloped by lush green gardens and terraces overlooking the Jamison Valley. At Lilianfels Resort and Spa, the choice is yours – be pampered with an array of signature spa treatments, enjoy the gourmet delights of its multi-award winning restaurants, go walkabout and experience Australia's wilderness close up, or simply relax amid some of Australia's most magnificent vistas. Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa is part of the Escarpment Group collection of hotels in the Blue Mountains. The Escarpment Group is a unique collection of luxury escapes in the World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains. It incorporates 4 luxury brands that are iconic to the Blue Mountains – Lilianfels Resort and Spa, Echoes Boutique Hotel & Restaurant, The Hydro Majestic Hotel and Parklands Country Gardens & Lodges. Each of these established icons is steeped in history and surrounded by dramatic landscapes and breathtaking views that are unique to the Blue Mountains region. A predinner game of billiards perhaps? Posted by Slow Living Radio at 10:49 PM No comments: 09/21/2015 - The World of Wine - California Wine Month to Victoria, Australia Slow Living Radio celebrates California Wine Month, with guests Nancy Light from the Wine Institute and Suzanne Groth, from Groth Vineyards and Winery. To start the show we head across the equator to the state of Victoria, Australia to hear from Rachael Sweeney, CEO of Wine Victoria, about the wine regions of this diverse and beautiful state. Rachael Sweeney, Wine Victoria, A state with 21 distinct wine regions, over 25,000 hectares of land devoted to grapes, over 800 wineries and 600 cellar doors, Victoria is the perfect state for both wine lovers to visit, and for wine buyers to look to for great boutique wines. Victoria has more wine producers than any other Australian wine-producing state but ranks third in overall wine production due to the lack of a mass bulk wine-production. The regions produce a huge diversity wines, from cool climate from areas such as Mornington Peninsula nestled alone pristine coastline, where the ocean breeze contributes to stunning Pinot Noirs and crisp Chardonnay, the rolling green hills of the richly agricultural Yarra Valley, where you can taste estate wines that kick started Victoria’s internationally renowned wine industry. In the high country, such as the stunning Pyrenees named after the mountain range between Spain and France, you’ll find an eclectic range of Italian varietals, fortifieds and full bodied reds. Smaller family owned wineries abound, such as in Rutherglen or Heathcote with European varietals, and great Sparkling and “stickies” (sweet wines). A visit to Australia would not be complete without visiting Victoria, first experiencing the cultural hub of Melbourne, where iconic laneways burst with small wine bars, amazing coffee houses, and Euro-chic boutiques. Where world class shopping meets art, food and bargain markets. Where some of Australia’s best dining, ranging from the most diverse and authentic Asian to Mod-oz, Greek and Italian co-exist in pockets of the eclectic city. Beaches for surfing, slopes for skiing, mountains for hiking and, of course the abundance of wine regions to sip, dine and explore, make it one of Australia’s most exciting states to visit. ..................................................................................................................... Nancy Light Vice President of Communications Wine Institute Wine Institute is the voice for California wine representing more than 1,000 wineries and affiliated businesses from the beautiful and diverse wine regions throughout the state. The organization contributes to the economic and environmental vitality of California and the U.S. through leadership in sustainable winegrowing, an international marketing program that promotes awareness of and appreciation for California wines throughout the world, and a partnership with Visit California to showcase the state’s diverse and abundant wine and food offerings. As the largest advocacy and public policy association for California wine, and the only group representing the industry at the state, federal and international levels, Wine Institute's Officers, Board of Directors and professional staff work to create an environment where the wine community can flourish and contribute in a positive fashion to our nation, state and local communities. In addition to opposing franchise monopoly bills and seeking legislation that will allow wineries to ship limited quantities of wine direct to consumers, Wine Institute pursues numerous programs and community alliances and promotes sustainable business practices from the ground to the bottle. The intention is to reframe the entire social debate on wine in America by educating consumers and decision makers about wine's legitimate place in a healthy lifestyle. Promoting Environmental Stewardship Wine Institute helped develop and fund the award-winning Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices to promote environmental stewardship and social responsibility in the industry. The Code is a self-assessment tool for vintners and growers that provides practical information on conserving natural resources, protecting the environment and enhancing relationships with employees, neighbors, and local communities. We also host workshops, measure the industry's progress and develop performance targets. http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/californiawinemonth/ Suzanne Groth Owner, Vice President Sales and Marketing Groth Vineyards and Winery The vineyards of Oakville are both home and inspiration to Suzanne Groth, and her career and art continue to be profoundly influenced by the vineyards that surround her. Throughout high school and during summer breaks from college, Suzanne helped out around the winery. In fact her first job was cleaning her parent’s office on weekends, later working her way up to a tasting room position. Graduating from Lewis and Clark College in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history, Suzanne entered the art world, working in a gallery. Soon, deciding on a career in wine, Suzanne spent four years with the Henry Wine Group, a California wine distributor, selling fine wine to restaurants and retailers in the San Francisco Bay Area. She says, “It was only after selling other people’s ‘wine vision’ that I was able to appreciate how very special Groth Vineyards was.” She returned to the family business in 1998, working several years in wine sales and Public Relations before becoming VP of Sales and Marketing in 2009. Traveling throughout the country, Suzanne learned first hand about the complicated business of wine distribution and customer relations. With the birth of her children, Jackson Groth Jones, and Genevieve Groth Jones, she has an even greater interest in working to ensure the success of the family business for the future of the next generation. In January of 2009 Dennis and Judy increased the level of ownership to active partners, Suzanne and her brother Andrew, to 22% of the business to each. With increased ownership comes the responsibility of all points of sales and distribution, while her brother overlooks all aspects of farming and winemaking. Suzanne continues to oversee all aspects of direct-to-consumer sales including the retail room and the popular Team Red Stripe and Groth Cabernet Only wine clubs. Alongside her duties at the winery, she serves as the Napa County District Director for The Wine Institute, is active with Oakville Winegrowers, and serves on a committee for the Napa Valley Vintners Association. Intertwining her art, family, and work, with each release of a Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Suzanne produces a new painting. These paintings grace the walls of the winery, and one hangs at the Wine Institute in San Francisco. “Painting gives me the chance to portray our story and my family’s dedication to our land from a different perspective,” she says. “Growing up in Oakville has most definitely influenced my palette and eye.” 09/07/2015 - Slow Food's Ark of Taste and School Garden Programs Peter Ruddock Ark of Taste Chairman, Slow Food California Peter Ruddock is the chairman of the Ark of Taste committee of Slow Food California. He is a sustainable food advocate and small business consultant, who is working toward creating a more sustainable world, by changing the way we interact with our environment and with each other. He concentrates on food systems change, because given that everyone eats everyone should be able to relate to a healthier, more sustainable food system. He believes that there are four areas where he can best work on fostering this change: educating people about sustainability; creating a resilient local economy; creating vibrant local communities; and changing policies to foster such changes. He is active in a number of grass-roots non-profits to help accomplish these goals: Slow Food, Slow Money, Transition Palo Alto, and the San Mateo County Food System Alliance and the California Food Policy Council. Andrew Nowak Director of Slow Food’s National School Garden Program Andrew Nowak was the Project Director for Slow Food Denver’s “Seed to Table” (STT) school food program from 2001-2012, growing the program from four school gardens to more than 60 school sites. Andrew helped to develop a “Youth Farmers’ Market” (YFM) program that appeared in 32 school sites last year and received funding from the CO Department of Agriculture to implement the this model in food deserts in Denver. In addition, Andrew developed the food safety protocols and procedures for the “Garden to Cafeteria” program that allows students to grow produce for the school lunch program and is a model for similar programs around the country. For the past five years, Andrew has been the community partner for Denver Public School’s School Food Learning Lab (School Food FOCUS), helping the District source local foods for the cafeteria, to train the school kitchen staff how to scratch cook and to implement salad bars throughout the district’s cafeterias. In 2010, the governor appointed Andrew to the “Colorado Farm-to-School Task Force”. On the National level, Andrew is a “Hall of Fame Chef” with Share Our Strength’s “Cooking Matters” program and was one of six chefs invited to the White House in 2010 to help develop the “Chefs Move to Schools Program.” He earned his Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Iowa and has been a culinary professional for over 30 years. Lauren Howe Slow Food National School Garden Program Manager Lauren, a native of Western Massachusetts, joined the SFUSA team in August 2014. She is a 2013 graduate of Hamilton College in Clinton, NY where she majored in Environmental Studies and co-founded her college's chapter of Slow Food. Lauren also served as a U.S. delegate to the International Slow Food Conference and International Congress Terra Madre in 2012 and will represent the Northeast Region for a second time at the 2014 world gathering. In addition to SF, she also spearheaded Hamilton's Real Food Challenge initiative, the nationwide campaign/network of student activists working to shift 1 billion dollars in university food purchasing from industrial to “real.” As a 2013-2014 Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Lauren pursued her independent research project "A Sustainable Future for Food and Farming: Modern Technology and Traditional Wisdom" in Tanzania, India, Bhutan, Bolivia, the Netherlands, and Iceland. A yoga and new recipe enthusiast, Lauren is thrilled to move to Denver where she looks forward to taking advantage of all the Rocky Mountains have to offer. The Slow Food Ark of Taste The Ark of Taste is a living catalog of delicious and distinctive foods facing extinction. By identifying and championing certain foods we keep them in production and on our plates. Since 1996, more than 1,100 products from over 50 countries have been added to the International Ark of Taste. Over 200 of these foods are from the USA, which is always seeking more edible treasures to include. The Ark of Taste is a tool for farmers, ranchers, fishers, chefs, grocers, educators and consumers to seek out and celebrate our country's diverse biological, cultural and culinary heritage. Slow Food USA National School Garden Program Description Slow Food USA's National School Garden Program (NSGP) aims to reconnect youth with their food by teaching them how to grow, cook and enjoy real food. Through increased confidence, knowledge gain and skill building, we want to empower children to become active participants in their food choices. By becoming informed eaters, today’s children will help make a positive impact on the larger world of food and farming well into the future. The goal of the NSGP is to support local Slow Food chapters and volunteers to become more effective in sustaining school garden programs in their community. We hope chapters will serve as a local school garden hub of important resources and volunteer assistance, as well as a connector that facilitates partnerships on the ground. And with generous support from Chipotle Mexican Grill, the expansion of Slow Food USA’s National School Garden Program brings an abundance of resources to Slow Food chapters and schools across the country. 09/28/2015 - V2V - Vintners helping Villages in Af... 09/21/2015 - The World of Wine - California Wine M... 09/07/2015 - Slow Food's Ark of Taste and School G... 08/17/2015 - Mission Cittaslow and A Life in Voice...

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India can add 8% to its export if it puts its last mile connect in the last lane - The Economic Times; Upwardly mobile: India jumps 21 positions in cellphone exporters list, still way below leaders China, Vietnam - Financial Express; Udyog Bhawan activites increased to improve economy - Dainik Jagran. The global export market for refined copper is worth $38. Certain plants, seeds, vegetables, bulbs and fruits, although it’s a complicated matter. Believe it or not, Air India was the first Asian airline to redefine the concept of good service in the skies. Cooperation (CTA), a major study on organic fruit and vegetables. THE BASICS You can start your import/export business at home with a telephone. India is the agricultural hub of different food items like fruits and veggies. Chop the leafy greens into 1 to 2 inches (2. Offering IQF FISH, SHRIMP, Dry fish, frozen vegetable, rice and other Indian /South Asian Varity. 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Dehydrated Onion exporter, Dehydrated onion supplier, Dry Onions, dehydrated onion manufacturer from mahuva,Gujarat,india , dehydrated garlic, dehydrated vegetables, blended spices, ingredient, fresh white onion, fresh red onion , fresh yellow onion , dried onion, dried garlic, dried vegetables, fresh vegetables, food grains, food stuffs, fresh onion exporters, garlic exporters, onion powder. About 37% of these are fresh onions, 1% are fresh garlic, and 1% are other agriculture products. with the production, trade and consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables; investigates some policy options that may be used to reduce carbon emissions in the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain; includes bibliography (p. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provide statistical information and reveal export market trends for the fruits and vegetables market. Customs and Border Protection. So much to choose from, how does one decide? Fret not, heres help. 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Exports of Controlled Items You must use the FedEx International Controlled Export service option with FedEx International Priority service to export items covered by a U. Our farms deliver to us daily, ensuring you only eat the best of what's in season. Make sure your transplants go in a spot in the garden where they will get full sun. 5 billion worth of imported products up by 1. Premier institution for promoting India's international business. If travelling from within the EU, you are allowed to bring in any fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy, or other animal products such as fish, eggs, and honey. Find Details of Fresh Vegetables suppliers & farm vegetables wholesalers for your buy requirements. GST GUIDE ON FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION (as at 10th May 2013) 2 tax) on his purchases which are inputs to his business. About 37% of these are fresh onions, 1% are fresh garlic, and 1% are other agriculture products. 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You can also build estimates of your distributors' margins and determine the approximate export selling price of your products. Nepal Hopes To Boost Pork Exports To China with Xi Jinping Set To Visit Mountain Nation After India vegetables and trout growth and expansion of a media platform that will act to fact. Call or Whatsapp on +919394123624 for Medicine International Courier Service from India to USA, China, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Medicines to abroad, Medicines international courier, hyderabad Medicines to USA,hyderabad Medicines to UK,hyderabad Medicines to Australia,hyderabad Medicines to UAE,hyderabad Medicines to France,hyderabad Medicines. In recent times, we have seen a major growth in the export and import of goods and services in India. Document issue and revision: This document issue and revision is controlled by the Directorate of Plant Protection,. 48 crores/ 777. Imported goods are subject to GST and/or duty payment. Make your free Food & Beverage enquiry from our Food & Beverage Wholesaler / Manufacturer and get the latest price through our trustable Wholesale Food Manufacturers and Food Suppliers for the best Food & Beverage now!. You can also learn a lot by going through Planet Natural’s complete line of composting bins, tumblers and equipment. How much customs duty should you expect to pay for importing, say, a mobile phone from US to India? A package forwarding service service in India shared the latest duty tariff chart and it should give you a good idea of what kind of taxes you can expect to pay for importing the various categories of items into India. Available product lines, shipping rates and fees vary depending on the delivery address for your order. Export pricing and quotations. 7 percentage points from 2014. The exports to Singapore are primarily controlled through regulations imposed on the importers. Kia has 1 job listed on their profile. processed food exports in 2016, the same as the prior year but sufficient for a 3 rd place ranking in the region. Singapore Food Agency (Fruits and Vegetables) The Singapore Food Agency (SFA), Licensing and Permits Group, Food Trade Department, regulates the importation and transhipment of fresh fruits and vegetables. 6% since 2014 and up by 14. India is a small but growing market for imported premium fruits and the export of blueberries to India now opens up export opportunities for other premium Australian fruit across India. Export vegetable packing and processing Parul onion clean vegetable export packing watch video. Starting from canned shrimp other varieties of Fish, Squid, Cuttlefish, Octopus, Crabs, Clams and Mussels etc. All import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species covered by the Convention has to be authorized through a licensing system. The United States Government encourages exports. 60 million tonnes during April-November 2017 from 2. Check with your airline before bringing fruits and vegetables on board. The major exporting countries were UAE, Ghana, Nigeria, Singapore, and Netherlands. I need to know does your company export live sheep and goat to India, what are the basic requirement to place order for livestock, what will be the price and lastly is there any of your distributor in India if yes please provide details. With a population of 2. In 2002, India built the second hydroelectric project in Bhutan, and thereafter dominated about 90% of the nation’s exports. India exports 390 products with revealed comparative advantage (meaning that its share of global exports is larger than what would be expected from the size of its export economy and from the size of a product’s global market). India Multi-Lateral Trade Agreement, SAARC and SAFTA members countries Trade Agreements. The Institute for Learning Exports 54 A, Apollo Industrial Exports Off Mahakali Caves Road Andheri East, Mumbai 400 093. In addition to intra-regional competition, the developing economies of Thailand, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia have also become major exporters to Sub-Saharan Africa. 61 INR Billion in March of 2019 and a record low of 0. 2 million, is one of the most developed economies within the ASEAN region, and has one of the highest per capita incomes in Asia. 7 billion each year and Singapore has a 1. Get fresh Prices from suppliers, manufacturers, wholesalers, traders, wholesale supplier with latest info. Commercial Service of the U. Imports grew by 6 percent in 2018 to $129 billion. where you can filter results by country and commodity. Adventa Export Pvt Ltd Is a Indian based company with our offices located in india. Indian Organic Okra: Approved CA holders only can export Organic Okra from India to Europe Union and UK. Rice bran oil is extracted from the germ and inner husk of rice. 52 per kg whichever is greater, Raw cashew nuts which are chargeable to export levy at the rate of 15% of FOB value or USD 160 per metric ton. 93 crores/ 1,469. Price : Get Quote About us Hello sir we are the exporters of fresh vegetables from India we are exporting fresh vegetables directly from farms and to our customers we are exporting to all over the world to countries like Uk, Uae, Qatar, Oman, Malaysia, Singapore, Europeon Countries and all Middle more. Total area planted with vegetables in Malaysia is about 44,000 ha. We are manufacturers, importers, exporters, traders, wholesalers, suppliers. One such example indicating India's location advantage is the value of trade in agriculture and processed food between India and Gulf region. to India were in the travel, intellectual property (computer software, audio and visual related products), and transport sectors. Indian cashews are consumed in as many as 60 countries all over the world, the major markets being the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Germany Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand and Middle East countries. InfodriveIndia provides latest Fresh-Vegetable Export from India and statistics from actual shipment data from Indian Customs. India ranked as the fourth-largest energy consumer in the world in 2011, following China, the United States, and Russia. 42 in thousands of US$ and total imports of 327,709,713. 45 SGD Million from 2014 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 2031. vegetable export to dubai, singapore Follow Maharashtra Times to get today's Latest Marathi News and current Marathi News Headlines from India and around the. Seeds Of India Your source for vegetable, herb and flower seeds popular in the Indian subcontinent. Singapore Food Agency (Fruits and Vegetables) The Singapore Food Agency (SFA), Licensing and Permits Group, Food Trade Department, regulates the importation and transhipment of fresh fruits and vegetables. It helps you to generate complete analysis reports on Exporter, Buyer and importer of Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein. Book Hotel. The market and country can be targeted for trade based on the following parameters: Demand - knowing what actually is the demand in the market is very important. 07% and the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Weighted Average tariff is 0. Establishment of the export certification program for FDA-regulated further processed eggs and egg product and composite foods containing egg products will allow U. China Fruit and Vegetable Fair , November 2011, Nanning, China. While the dark green leaves resemble those of spinach, this is a vine type of plant that thrives in hot temps, even exceeding 90 F. India in FY 2017 exported product worth of US dollars 416871 thousand while in FY 2016, the earning through export was 309727 thousand US dollars. Export pricing and quotations. SELECT COUNTRY Africa; Botswana; Kenya; Nigeria; South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe Asia. Although Singapore is primarily an English speaking country, some of Chinese stall owners may not understand English. EU stops some fruit and vegetable imports from India, to protect EU crops from pests New Delhi, 01 May 2014: Emergency measures proposed by the Commission to ban the import of certain fruits and vegetables [Colocasia sp (taro, eddo) Mangifera sp, (mango) Momordica sp. The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard visited India in March, 2006 and this visit resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a Trade and Economic Framework (TEF) between the two countries. 84 INR million. Tipu Munshi who attended the India-Bangladesh stakeholders' meeting in Guwahati said, “ Piyush Goyal has assured that the export ban will be lifted after Maharashtra elections are over”. India's agricultural market is spread wide and far to USA, UAE, Switzerland, Germany etc. And we think from the perspective of the local distributor. Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein Export Data of India and Price SEAIR EXIM SOLUTIONS provides latest authentic and accurate Indian export data of Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein. Export process from India to Qatar and other countries is almost same worldwide. The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine (USDA-APHIS-PPQ) provides phytosanitary certification of both U. | With its sumptuous mix of traditions, spiritual beliefs, festivals, architecture and landscapes, your memories of India will blaze bright long after you've left its shores. Find statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 22,500 sources on over 60,000 topics on the internet's leading statistics database. Total export of tea was valued at Rs. for Thai & Indian fresh produce, we initiated our export operations to United Arab Emirates. Unit analysis is limited to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). 61 INR Billion in March of 2019 and a record low of 0. our company is a leader Fresh fruits and vegetables exporter company of China. The right pricing and the way you provide quotes for your goods or services are both crucial for a successful and ongoing export business. MakeMyTrip brings you a list of airlines in India to help you choose the best airline tickets. As part of the strategy to transform Singapore into a global city, the government had aggressively liberalised the foreign worker and immigration policy. The FRUIT VEGETABLES export data by Seair is a premium export database, which keeps track of numerous trade processes that it carries out across the globe. Exporting to Uganda? You now require a Certificate of Conformity for products regulated under the Uganda Pre-Export Verification of Conformity to Standards Programme (PVoC). Suppliers/manufacturers/exporters can post and promote their products and selling leads. Price : Get Quote About us Hello sir we are the exporters of fresh vegetables from India we are exporting fresh vegetables directly from farms and to our customers we are exporting to all over the world to countries like Uk, Uae, Qatar, Oman, Malaysia, Singapore, Europeon Countries and all Middle more. in - Buy The 2013 Import and Export Market for Pickled Vegetables, Fruit, and Nuts in Singapore book online at best prices in india on Amazon. Under the leadership of Mr. Steel Exports Report: China China’s Import Market Share in Top Destinations In 2015, the import market share for China’s steel products increased in all of China’s top export destinations except India. JSfarmfresh. PVoC (Pre-Shipment Verification of Conformity) for Exports to Tanzania. Food and Agriculture Organization of India: International Trade Events, Major Exporting Countries, Product Group Report search by name and country wise report ,essential documents , statistics , Maps and Multimedia Resources , Major Exporting or Importing Country and get QTY and Value wise Report. This customer purchased the following Importer List: 158 importers for MEDICINAL HERBS & BOTANICALS category "Thanks for your coordination and support. Urban agriculture is often difficult because of space limitations, but that has not stopped people from raising animals, growing fruits and vegetables, and even beekeeping in cities. Tables, charts, maps free to download, export and share. We, Sumitron Exports Private Limited, started our operations in the year 1990, are known as one of the leading distributors and importers of a wide range of the premium quality of Electronic Equipments & Tools. 5 millions to mainly Singapore. Also Read :- Procedure To Start Export Business in India. Please let these businesses know you found them on HappyCow. | With its sumptuous mix of traditions, spiritual beliefs, festivals, architecture and landscapes, your memories of India will blaze bright long after you've left its shores. The New York Times: Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion on Washington, business, sports, movies, travel, books, jobs, education, real estate, cars. Dutiable goods, which incur both GST and duty, are:. The soil should be fertile and well-drained. An Early Harvest Scheme (EHS), part of a broader India-Thai FTA, took effect on September 1, 2004 and stimulated a 129% increase in Thai exports. PVoC (Pre-Export Verification of Conformity) for Exports to Uganda. 54 INR Billion in June of 1991. India Trade Agreement with Afghanistan, Bhutan, Ceylon, Chile, Sri Lanka, Maynmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal. 26 in thousands of US$ The Effectively Applied Tariff Weighted Average (customs duty) for Singapore is 0. India in FY 2017 exported product worth of US dollars 416871 thousand while in FY 2016, the earning through export was 309727 thousand US dollars.

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acheter du cialis Budgets & Projections Fiscal Fallout Contest Fiscal Institute American Health Care Initiative Better Budget Process Initiative Budgeting for the Next Generation Fiscal FactCheck SSDI Solutions Initiative Selected Proposals (Phase II) Papers & Releases SSDI Solutions – The Book About the SSDI Solutions Initiative US Budget Watch Home » Blogs » Bipartisan Group Introduces TRUST Act Bipartisan Group Introduces TRUST Act Nov 1, 2019 | Social Security Earlier this week, Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Todd Young (R-IN), Doug Jones (D-AL), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), alongside Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ed Case (D-HI), William Timmons (R-SC), Scott Peters (D-CA), and Ben McAdams (D-UT), introduced the TRUST Act, an innovative approach to addressing federal trust funds facing insolvency. The bill establishes bipartisan commissions to make recommendations on each trust fund, and those recommendations would receive a fast-tracked vote in Congress. The Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act, or the TRUST Act (S. 2733/H.R. 4907) would establish a separate commission to prevent insolvency and improve each major, endangered federal trust fund program. It would apply to trust funds that spend more than $20 billion per year and are projected to be exhausted by 2035, resulting in deep and sudden cuts to beneficiaries and other activities. The programs expected to be covered are Social Security, Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance), and highway programs. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Highway Trust Fund will be depleted by 2022, Medicare Part A by 2026, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) by 2028, and Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) by 2032. The Social Security Trustees separately estimate the Social Security funds will be insolvent in 2052 and 2034, respectively. Addressing the looming insolvency of these programs will prevent large scheduled benefit cuts for future and current beneficiaries. Under current law, a 62-year-old retiring today will face a 20 to 25 percent benefit cut before they turn 78 (see how old you’ll be when Social Security's funds run out). Restoring trust fund solvency will also improve projected debt levels, which assume spending will continue beyond trust fund depletion. Earlier this year, we estimated that restoring solvency to each of these major trust funds would reduce projected debt by about 60 percent of GDP in 2050. Annual Deficit in Exhaustion Year Percent Cut at Insolvency Highway Trust Fund (combined) 2022 $15 billion (0.1% of GDP) 29% Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) (Part A) 2026 $68 billion Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)1 2028 $17 billion (<0.1% of GDP) 8% Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) 2032 $525 billion Source: Congressional Budget Office. Each commission – or “rescue committee” – would have 12 members, three of whom would be selected at the discretion of the “four corners” of Congressional leadership: Senate majority and minority leaders, the House Speaker, and the House minority leader. Each commission would be charged with producing legislation that: Prevents the trust fund’s depletion Ensures long-term solvency Simplifies the underlying programs Makes other general improvements Rescue committees would have broad mandates and flexibility, which are appropriate considering that each program’s trust fund could be made solvent through numerous combinations of spending and revenue options. Rescue committee members could take this opportunity to implement a wide range of program improvements. For example, several proposals have been put forward that would restore solvency to Social Security from different angles. The Social Security 2100 Act, offered by Representative John Larson (D-CT), would enact a set of benefit expansions funded by revenue increases. On the other hand, the Social Security Reform Act of 2016, from former Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX), would take the opposite approach by cutting taxes and slowing the growth of benefits. Then there are approaches like the plan offered by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Retirement and Personal Savings – the Conrad-Lockhart plan – which seeks a middle ground by raising revenue and slowing the growth of benefits. In reviewing programs and evaluating options, rescue committees would work closely with relevant federal agencies, CBO, the Government Accountability Office, Congressional leadership, committees of jurisdiction, other members, and each other. Commissions could put forward a proposal with a simple majority of total members, including at least two members from each party to ensure bipartisan support. Though due the week after the 2020 election, recommendations could be put forward at any point if consensus is reached. Legislation reflecting these proposals would receive fast-track consideration in both chambers of Congress. While the TRUST Act does not force policymakers to save the major trust funds, it does force them to work together on a bipartisan basis toward that goal. Since introduced, it has received the support of groups and individuals from across the political spectrum interested in securing these programs for current and future generations. The looming insolvency of major trust funds creates an urgent need for lawmakers to take action soon – and the cost of waiting to close these trust fund imbalances is high. As Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas has said, “the TRUST Act offers renewed hope that we can address these imbalances before it is too late.” 1 CBO estimates that the SSDI trust fund will become insolvent in 2028, which would qualify the program for reform under the TRUST Act. The Social Security Trustees estimate is farther away, 2052, due to different estimating methodologies and assumptions. The Secretary of the Treasury is one of Social Security's trustees, and under the legislation, would determine whether or not SSDI is projected to be insolvent before 2035 to qualify it for inclusion. House of Representatives | Senate | Social Security Dec 3, 2019 | Blog Paper Win $5,000 from the Fiscal Fallout Contest We are now accepting submissions for our Fiscal Fallout Contest, where students are given the opportunity to put a human face on the consequences... 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Why'd a Battle-Ready Mubarak Turn Egypt's Internet Back On? BY Nancy Scola | Wednesday, February 2 2011 Tahrir Square protests earlier today; image credit: Al Jazeera English. Just last night it was that a defiant Hosni Mubarak stood up in front of the world, and more importantly, the people of Egypt, to declare that he'd be hanging on to power, at least for the near future, no matter what pressure international or domestic. And it was just earlier today that pro-Mubarak forces cracked down violently on protestors in central Cairo's Tahrir Square, in some cases galloping in on horseback and camelback; the ensuing chaos has, according to Egyptian's health ministry, left three people dead and more than six hundred wounded. Chart showing Egyptian Internet networks now accessible from the outside world; source: Renesys. Yet, also today, the Internet crackled to life in Egypt for the first time in more than four days. "No traffic blocks are in place, DNS answers are clean, IP addresses match, no funny business," reported Renesys, the Internet tracking firm that had first reported last week that Egypt had largely been disconnected from the Internet. What gives? That concurrent tightening of the political scene and rediscovered Internet openness in Egypt is indeed a little puzzling. Does the Mubarak regime have some sort of savvy master plan to harness the Internet to their benefit, giving them a way to sell their version of events to the world? Or perhaps use it to track protesters? Or is the Mubarak administration that might be in its last throes just flailing about wildly here? What's going on here? Of course, if you could make real sense of what truly goes through the mind of Hosni Mubarak and his underlings you'd have a fruitful career in the U.S. foreign service or intelligence world. "I wish I had a good answer for you," writes the Ethan Zuckerman of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society. "I find the ratcheting up of violence and the lifting of an internet block to be contradictory signals, and I have a hard time resolving them." But some technology and politics experts in the U.S. -- Zuckerman among them -- offer some compelling, if occasionally competing takes on the calculation made by Egyptian authorities to turn the Internet back on. Andrew McLaughlin, who was the Obama administration's Deputy Chief Technology Officer for technology policy until his resignation in late December, tweeted earlier today in a way that suggested that it might be no coincidence that the Internet came back on just before pro-government people swarmed Tahrir Square. "Mobile data and net are as useful for coordinating thugs and repression as protests," tweeted McLaughlin. But Zuckerman wasn't so sure, making the case that if Mubarak was really interested in giving loyalists some sort of tactical advantage, he might have ordered that text messaging services be turned back on in Cairo. As it is, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that major mobile phone provider Vodafone Egypt has said that while it has indeed restored mobile data services to Egyptians, the company is still "actively lobbying to reactivate SMS services as quickly as possible." Another possibility raise by Zuckerman: Mubarak sees the reconnected Internet as a channel for pushing out to the world, inside and outside Egypt, that, with the so-called January 25th protestors, he has a destructive, uncontrollable uprising on his hands. "It's possible," writes Zuckerman, "that the Internet went back on so Mubarak could make a more effective case to the rest of the world that the protests had turned into violent clashes and that his heavy hand and steady leadership was needed in response." For his part, Nathan Freitas, a long-time Tibet activist and technologist who's done digital organizing work on the ground in China, suggest that we might be overreading things. Inside the Egyptian bureaucracy, the right hand might not know what the left one is doing. "I don't think Egypt is nearly as well organized as China," writes Freitas. "The way they took the Internet offline was very amateur even compared to Burma standards. In addition, I think there may be dissent within the ISPs and business communities, etc, which is something we have seen in China. The fact that Noor stayed up for so long, for instance. I have to believe that perhaps they felt the momentum was shifting towards open, and so someone made the call to light things back up." Indeed, in the end, Mubarak might have finally realized that he'd gone a step too far in forcibly returning nearly all of the 80 million people he's supposed to lead back to the pre-Internet age -- and that his actions were incensing the few allies he might still hope to have. For one thing, points out Noel Hidalgo, a New York technologist and another China activist, the Internet shut-off was proving damaging to the Egyptian economy and business community. Flipping the off switch on the Internet cut-off nearly every Egyptian from the global network, not simply the politically agitated. Google's Transparency Report project shows a jump in search traffic as the Internet came back online in Egypt. Supporting that interpretation is an email circulating online today from an Egyptian protestor details how local television channels have been attempting to convince Egyptians that it was the protesters, not an obstinate Mubarak administration, that was throwing Egypt into chaos. "The Egyptian channels are playing a very dirty game," reads the email from the female Egyptian protester, "brainwashing the people, and insisting the peaceful demonstrations are paralyzing the country and destroy it!" It complicates Mubarak's efforts to sell Egyptians not participating in the protests on blaming the Tahrir Square protesters for disrupting daily Egyptian life when they know that it is their president who has cut off their Internet connection. A senior Obama administration official with real knowledge of the situation seconds the thinking that, in the end, Mubarak was forced -- by the annoyance of "everyday" Egyptians, by the vast global horror that met his decision to shut down the Internet, by the political pressure both public and private by other world leaders including Obama and Secretary of State Clinton -- to realize that cutting off a modern society from the modern communications, organizing, and commerce network that his the modern Internet was simply going out step too far. For Hosni Mubarak, perhaps, shutting down the Internet in his country proved to be an untenable overreach. And doing it made him a friendless pariah on the world stage. Again, as nearly every American expert consulted admitted, what we're trying to do here is read the mind of a foreign power who has found himself caught up in a historic crisis. But whatever the reason that Mubarak ultimately turned the Internet back on, Egyptians are clearly swarming back to it. The chart above from Google's Transparency Report shows search traffic originating in Egypt back up above pre-cut off levels. (For what it's worth, the most popular Google search in Egypt over the last week? "Facebook.") And in her email, that Cairo protesters says she's seizing the moment. "I just got internet access today, so I want to write you a quick note before we lose it again," she writes. "Pray for the New Egypt. Speak up for Peace."

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RHODES SCHOLAR #4 TheReportCard.com St. Augustine, Florida A Concord Review High School Author (now at Stanford) Wins A Rhodes Scholarship Maya Krishnan By Bill Korach www.thereportcard.org Rigorous writing is not required or taught in most high schools in America, but serious academic writing is de rigueur for admission to top colleges and is highly respected by employers as a critical skill. The Concord Review has published many of the best high school history papers in the world. TCR Publisher Will Fitzhugh says his authors are accepted at the greatest universities in the world including Annapolis, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, The University of Chicago, West Point, Yale, and many others. Maya Krishnan wrote her Emerson Prize-winning paper for The Concord Review when she was a senior at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland. Ms. Krishnan, now a Senior at Stanford, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University. Not every student can win a Rhodes Scholarship, but every student can benefit by becoming a better writer. Writing an excellent history paper not only teaches writing skills, also teaches the writer research and acquisition of knowledge. In her interview with The Report Card, Ms. Krishnan discusses her paper and how the effort paid so many dividends. Q: Your HS history research paper was 24 pages in length. What was the requirement of the International Baccalaureate class? Do you recall the length of the average submission from your class that year? My IB History class required a paper that had a word count between 1,500 and 2,000. I ended up getting very interested in my topic and doing lots of extra reading. Eventually I realized that only a fraction of my research could end up in the IB History paper, so I mentioned to my history teacher, Robert Thomas, that I wanted to work on a second independent paper to go along with the class assignment. He was very enthusiastic about the project and encouraged me to develop the paper into a full-length submission. Q: Who inspired you to take an interest in writing? One of my high school English teachers, Daniel McKenna, was one of the first teachers who got me very interested in writing. In Mr. McKenna’s English class, literature and writing felt high-stakes—like there were crucial insights worth gaining from texts like Othello and Macbeth, and that intense critical analysis was the only way to find them. I remember getting very invested in a critical essay I wrote on some of James Joyce’s short stories in Mr. McKenna’s English class. I’ve enjoyed analytical writing every since. This class was part of a very rigorous education in writing I got from the International Baccalaureate program at my high school, Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland. There were many great English teachers at Richard Montgomery, and students were regularly writing critical analyses of poetry and prose from the start of ninth grade. All students ought to be able to receive that kind of intense training in analytical writing from their schools. Q: Did you have a “tiger mom” or were you self-motivated? I didn’t have a “tiger mom” and I generally followed my own interests, but my parents were always extremely supportive. Q: Why did you select the topic of Soviet Realism? Are you interested in the Soviet Union, art, history or all of the above? All of the above—In my tenth grade IB Art class we learned about the explosive creativity of Russian artists in the 1910s and 1920s. So many new styles of art like Suprematism and Constructivism were being developed at the time, and they were developed as part of a broader utopian desire to completely reshape society. I found the notion of remaking the world through art gripping and fascinating. Then in my IB History class we spend a long time studying early 20th century Russian history, and I learned about the violence that can follow extreme political ambitions to remake the world. My choice of topic came out of a desire to better understand the blend of power, promise, and danger that accompanies the urge to fashion the world according to a new image. Q: How did you learn about The Concord Review? Several older students in my high school had already been published in The Concord Review by the time I was working on my paper for my History class. I remember reading their essays in printed copies of the journal and being very impressed by their work, and I recall thinking that it would be great if I could submit an essay to the journal, too. Q: How did your submission to The Concord Review benefit you? My submission was the first piece of academic work that truly felt like my own intellectual project. Although of course I had written essays before, they hadn’t been long enough to provide the opportunity for the kind of original thinking that an essay for The Concord Review requires. It also made me realize how much responsibility comes with writing history—when I write history I’m making a claim about the way the world really developed, and what I write may shape the way other people think about the past, so I have to be extremely careful to represent reality to the best of my abilities. I had never felt that kind of responsibility before and it was transformative for me. Writing a paper for The Concord Review also prepared me well for college. My submission taught me how to do research, a skill that students are frequently assumed to already have by the time they enter college. I remember taking the bus to the library of a local university so I could use Jstor and access scholarly monographs. I felt a small jolt of excitement every time I came across a book or article that seemed relevant to my topic. It was an introduction to the thrill of research. Q: There appears to be a trend away from history and from writing in high school. What do you feel writing and history contributed to your education? I think the trend away from both writing and history is disastrous. Writing is more than a tool for communicating ideas—it’s a way of producing original and consistent thinking. To write on a single topic for ten, fifteen, or twenty pages, you have to move beyond the realm of received opinion and generate your own ideas. To defend an idea in that same space, you have to struggle to maintain a coherent line of argument. A two-page or five-page essay easily masks inconsistent or incoherent thinking. The long essay is the best way to learn to think. Learning history taught me how to understand the deeper forces that influence the kinds of events I read about in the news every day. How can you understand what’s going on between Israel and Palestine right now without also understanding the history of colonialism, the history of European anti-Semitism, and the history of nineteenth-century nationalism? History provides students with the intellectual training they need to grapple with the complexity of real-world human affairs. Historical thinking is never going to lose its relevance. Q: Do you agree with the modern notion that the purpose of education is utilitarian, that is to train you for the job market, or do you feel that the classical idea of education for its own sake is a better path? I believe that the most useful education is one that teaches creative, insightful, and rigorous thinking. An education in the classics or an education in poetry can ultimately provide more lasting (and useful!) lessons than an education which caters to the latest trends of the job market. In a world where shifts in technology are constantly changing the kinds of jobs that are available, it’s probably more important for students to be engaged learners and thinkers than it is for them to master any one particular set of techniques. Reading, writing, and thinking are the ultimate twenty-first century skills. Q: What careers are you considering? I’m considering getting a PhD in philosophy and going into academia. I studied philosophy and computer science as an undergraduate and am eventually hoping to work on the philosophy of technology and the philosophy of computer science. I’d also consider entering the tech industry, but academia is my ultimate dream. Q: I notice you have an Indian name, is English your first language? English is my first language, but my grandparents lived with me when I was growing up and they spoke some Tamil with me. I don’t speak much Tamil myself, though. Q: What do you expect to get out of your years at Oxford? I’ll be spending one year studying computer science and one year studying philosophical theology. My hope is to gain a deeper understanding of the social and ethical implications of recent developments in computer technology. Human experience has changed in so many ways in the past several decades as a result of the personal computing revolution and the Internet, and I want to use my philosophical training to think about how we can responsibly manage these changes. This post was written by: wkorach—who has written 610 posts on The Report Card. ADOLESCENT LITERACY FLIM FLAM

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Pete Hawley: King of Cute! If God bestowed The Magic Cute Pencil upon any one illustrator of the twentieth century it must surely have been Pete Hawley. Cute wasn't a formula Hawley had worked out and applied to his drawing style... it was as natural to him as breathing. From his earlier period Jantzen pin-ups to his 50's era advertising work (below), to his movie posters and beyond, every man, woman, child and critter Pete Hawley drew had an impish grin and a pixie-twinkle in their eyes. That singularly cute quality must have been the reason that Bell Telephone chose Hawley for their high profile long distance ad campaign which ran over several years at the end of the 50's and into the early 60's... ...and no doubt those ads must have brought Hawley to the attention of The American Greeting Card Company. Though biographical information on Hawley is still sketchy, we know now that he spent the last decades of his career doing hundreds and hundreds of cutey-pie paintings for the greeting card behemoth. If you grew up in the 1970's like I did, you probably held dozens of Pete Hawley illustrations like this one in your hands every Valentine's Day - and didn't even know it. And in regard to Hawley's work for AGC, I've got some very interesting Pete Hawley news I'd love to share with you... unfortunately I'm not at liberty to reveal it just yet. For now you'll have to satiate your cute tooth by dining on the images in my Pete Hawley Flickr set. Shane White 11:24 AM I've always dug Hawley's stuff even when I was a kid. I hope Shane Glines actually finishes that book he was working on about him. =shane= Some background on Pete. He was born Wilbur Hawley on Nov. 5, 1915, and died in February 1975, according to the SSDI. He grew up in Oakland, and attended University High School there. His talent was recognized from an early age. From the Oakland Tribune of August 21, 1933: Young Artist Wins Honors Since the age of 9, Wilbur Hawley, 17-year-old graduate of University High School, has been drawing things. And this penchant for “drawing things” today had won him a year’s scholarship at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Hawley, who lives at 678 Aileen Street and is the son of Mrs. Mary Hawley at that address, first won city-wide attention when a student at the high school. He painted a mural depicting the school, the activities of students and the “Spirit of Achievement,” which won recognition. The mural now is being shown at an Oakland department store. Later, he exhibited his drawings and paintings with several other high school artists throughout the State and was adjudged the first artist in all the high senior grades in California. This won for him the year’s scholarship. In addition, young Hawley has made several prize-winning posters, designed maps, candy box covers, greeting cards and other things. And from the July 15, 1940 Oakland Trib: OAKLAND MAN WINS HONORS New honors were accorded Wilbur “Pete” Hawley, 24, former Oakland man and graduate of University High School, last week when he was asked to design sets for the “Political Scandals of 1940,” a play to be presented at the Democratic National convention in Chicago. A year ago, Hawley won the highest honor available for a commercial artist, the merit award for the best design of any advertisement in a National magazine, given him for the year 1938 by the Art Directors’ Club of New York. Hawley’s former home was at 678 Aileen Street here. His mother, Mrs. Mary J. Hawley, lives at 40 Pond Street, in San Francisco. He graduated from University High in 1933 and won a scholarship to the California School of Fine Arts. After working in San Francisco a while, he went to Chicago, where he is a member of an advertising concern. I can email you scans of these and a couple other clips with photos of young Pete and his mural if you're interested. ... and his Art Directors Club Award, presented in March 1939 in New York, was for a Heinz ad that appeared in 1938. The ad agency was Maxon. Stoyan Petrov 7:23 PM These are so great...!!! Thank you for bringing this amazing artist to my attention! =D Barbara Bradley emailed me with her comment: Thanks to you for featuring the Pete Hawley's and to David for sharing info about him. I always admired his spirited work, but had no idea that he was from the Bay Area. To which I most certainly wish to add MY thanks as well to David for filling in more biographical info on Pete Hawley! :-) Well thanks. I found another news article and posted it here. As well as one of his award-winning Heinz ads from 1938-39. Signed "ph." nospam 3:31 PM Hi, I am not sure if David @ Plan59 has the same Hawley. I have a Christmas card that Pete Hawley wrote by hand in 1993 (while he was still alive, of course). The SSDI lists Peter K. Hawley as being born on July 13, 1916 and dying on February 15, 1996. Last known address is in Sedona, which we know is where our beloved Pete Hawley lived. Thank you all for sharing in the love of Pete's work. His daughter, Susan Hawley, is my mother in law. I married Pete's grandson Ty. What an amazing man with SO many great works of art! Thank you again, love sharing these with the family. I am a senior art director from American Greetings and was fortunate to stumble upon this article. So sorry I'm late to this party. I have been employed with American Greetings since 1977 and had the privilege to have met Mr. Hawley as he would occasionally visit AG to deliver some of his marvelous artwork. In honor of the time he crated work for us, I am in the process of organizing a show of the vast amount of work from our archives and would love any more information on Mr Hawley to include in the bio of this show. Please reach me at hawleypeeps@gmail.com

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33 Fun And Interesting Facts About Jimmy Fallon James Thomas Fallon Jr. is an American comedian, actor, television host, singer, writer, and producer. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and as the host of late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and before that Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Take a look below for 33 more fun and interesting facts about Jimmy Fallon. 1. Fallon was born on September 19, 1974, in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, the son of Gloria and James W. Fallon. 2. He is of German, Irish, and Norwegian descent. 3. His paternal grandmother, Luise Schalla, was a German immigrant from Osterholz-Scharmbeck, while one of his maternal great-grandfathers, Hans Hovelsen, was a Norwegian immigrant from Fredrikstad. 4. Another set of great-great-grandparents were Thomas Fallon, an Irishman from County Galway, and Louisa Stickever, the daughter of an Irishman born in France and his Irish wife. 5. A Vietnam War veteran, Fallon’s father spent his adolescence singing in street-corner doo-wop groups. 6. Shortly after his son’s birth, he started working as a machine repairman for IBM in Kingston, New York. 7. In preparation, the family relocated nearby to Saugerties, New York. 8. Fallon has described his childhood as “idyllic”, while his parents have been described as overprotective. 9. He and his sister, Gloria, were unable to leave their home and had to ride their bicycles in the backyard. 10. Fallon attended the Roman Catholic school St. Mary of the Snow. 11. He considered being a priest, inspired by his experiences as an altar boy, but became more interested in comedy instead. 12. He spent many nights recording the radio program The Dr. Demento Show on a reel-to-reel recorder, which exposed him to both comedy and music. 13. As a teenager, Fallon developed an obsession with the late-night comedy program Saturday Night Live, watching it religiously. 14. He grew up watching the show, viewing “the clean parts” that his parents taped for him. 15. He and Gloria would re-enact sketches like “The Festrunk Brothers” with friends. 16. In his teens, he impressed his parents with different impersonations, including actor James Cagney and comedian Dana Carvey. 17. He was also musically inclined, and started playing guitar at age 13. 18. He would go on to perform comedy and music in contests and shows. 19. By his junior high years, he was labeled a class clown, to his teachers’ dismay, but was also described as “nice and well-mannered”. 20. At Saugerties High School, from which he graduated in 1992, he was a performer in most stage productions, and was twice a class social director. 21. He won a young comedian’s contest with an impression of Pee-wee Herman. 22. He then attended The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York, where he was first a computer science major, later switching to communications in his senior year. 23. In May 2009, 14 years after he left college a semester early to pursue a comedy career, he returned to receive his Bachelor of Arts in communications. 24. He was a double headliner that day at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, earning an honorary degree reflecting his achievements and then joining classmates to collect his degree. 25. St. Rose awarded Fallon his diploma after he earned experiential learning credits through a portfolio review of his television work. 26. He was an average student, often taking stand-up gigs on the weekends. 27. Fallon would often board buses from his aunt’s house in Fort Hamilton to Caroline’s Comedy Club in Times Square to perform sets. 28. Fallon married film producer Nancy Juvonen, co-owner of production company Flower Films, on December 22, 2007. 29. After meeting on the set of Fever Pitch, the two began dating in May 2007. Fallon proposed in August 2007 with a Neil Lane-designed engagement ring, at sunset on the dock of Juvonen’s family home in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. 30. They were married four months later. They have two daughters. 31. They have a female English cream Golden Retriever named Gary Frick that has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. 32. On November 4, 2017, Fallon’s mother, Gloria Fallon, died from undisclosed causes at age 68 at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan. Scheduled tapings of the following week’s Tonight Show episodes were canceled. 33. One week later, Fallon paid tribute to his mother following that night’s monologue, becoming emotional and calling her “the best audience”. celebrityjimmy fallonnight show host 30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Jillian Michaels 25 Fun And Fascinating Facts About JoAnna Garcia 30 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About John Wilkes Booth 30 Interesting And Fascinating Facts About The Matrix 20 Interesting And Fun Facts About Varli Singh

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Van der Graaf Generator '68-'71 68-71 Compilation Album (1972) 1. Afterwards 2. Boat of Millions of Years 3. Whatever would Robert have said 4. Lost 5. Necromancer 6. Refugees 8. Killer (Click on album covers below for more information) Record Collector valuation: £12 This album contained the track that caught my attention, namely "Necromancer", previously unreleased in the UK as it turned out. Tim Locke brought the album along to a party that I had at my parents house in 1972. The party landed me in a heap of trouble but that's another story. I think it was Peter Hammill's voice that I originally liked, but of course it didn't take long to realise what a brilliant lyricist he was. There follows some extracts from the album cover which give an overview of the early days of Van der Graaf Generator and a brief discography via the album cover links. Peter Hammill+Chris Smith+Nick Pearne. A few gigs around Manchester. No recording. ('67 - spring '68). Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton, Chris Smith - abortive recording (spring '68 - Autumn '68). Theme One single ***************************************The Aerosol Grey Machine The least we can do is wave to each other********************H to He, who am the Only One The Italian cassette tape

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Chile is occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island. Chile's northern desert contains great mineral wealth, principally copper. The relatively small central area dominates in terms of population and agricultural resources, and is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century when it incorporated its northern and southern regions. Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands, and features a string of volcanoes and lakes. The southern coast is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands. When I entered the country in 2014 it became the 78th country I've visited. Easter Island Valparaiso Santiago Up the Andes Grafitti 9 folders - 236 pix 5 folders - 127 pix 6 folders - 144 pix 3 folders - 77 pix 33 pix < Back to the index

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AFRICAN GOLD GROUP APPOINTS MINXCON CONSULTING (PTY) LTD. TO MANAGE THE NEXT KOBADA DRILLING CAMPAIGN Toronto, Canada – August 21, 2019 – African Gold Group, Inc. (TSX-V: AGG) (“AGG” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Minxcon Consulting (Pty) Limited (“Minxcon”), has been awarded the contract to oversee and manage the upcoming diamond drilling campaign in order to confirm and add to the current resource. Minxcon is an Africa-focused advisory company, specializing in geological project management, mineral resource estimation, geological modelling and data validation. Minxcon oversaw the previous drilling campaign at Kobada in 2018. “We are very pleased to have signed Minxcon for the next drilling campaign as geological project managers”, says Dr. Andreas Rompel, Vice President Exploration of AGG. “Minxcon has shown their competence and understanding of the project during the last phase and identified potential extensions to the current strike length which require further follow up drilling, and we are happy for them being on board”. “We are delighted to continue our relationship with AGG at the Kobada project which is shaping up to be a significant resource”, says Uwe Engelmann, Director of Geology and Exploration, Minxcon. “We believe that following on from this campaign, Kobada will be well positioned to move into the next phase of construction”. Minxcon will undertake a review of the existing drill hole database and then design, oversee and manage the next drilling phase, the subsequent sampling, assaying and QA/QC process, the geological modelling and the resource evaluation at our Kobada project. Once completed this work will be incorporated into both the updated geological model and definitive feasibility study. Minxcon anticipates having personnel on site before the end of August in order to fast-track the program. African Gold Group is a Canadian listed exploration and development company on the TSXV (TSX V: AGG) with its focus on developing a gold platform in West Africa. Its principal asset is the Kobada Project in southern Mali. For more information regarding African Gold Group visit our website at www.africangoldgroup.com. This press release contains “forward looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking information includes, but is not limited to, the intended use of proceeds, closing conditions and timing and other matters relating to the Offering, the Company’s development and exploration plans for the Kobada project and other statements with respect to the future plans or intentions of the Company. Generally, forward looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “aims”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of exploration activities; regulatory risks; risks inherent in foreign operations; and other risks of the mining industry. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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By christine on April 7, 2016 Latest Posts, Medical News WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will move $510 million in unspent money dedicated to battling last year’s global public health crisis — theEbola virus — toward this year’s global public health crisis: the Zika virus. But the White House also made clear that the United States needs to be able to address both Ebola and Zika, and called on Congress to act immediately on its $1.9 billion request to battle Zika. “These efforts need to continue, and they can’t be stopped or short-changed,” said Health and Human Services Director Sylvia Burwell. “We have two global public health crises, Ebola and Zika, and we can’t set one aside to deal with the other.” There have been 312 travel-related cases of Zika in the continental United States as of March 30, according to the Centers for Disease Control. None have been confirmed to involve the spread of Zika to someone who has not traveled outside the United States. But there have been another 352 cases in the territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa, where the disease is spreading by local mosquitoes. Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom on Tuesday declared that “an international outbreak of the Zika virus is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, and that it is in the national interest to respond to the related public health emergency of international concern.” Under a spending bill already passed by Congress, that language allows the administration to move money previously devoted to Ebola.

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The Brockenspectre: The novel as site of transcendental homelessness Moir, Caroline J.G. (2012) The Brockenspectre: The novel as site of transcendental homelessness. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow. The novel as site of transcendental homelessness. In The Theory of the Novel Lukács suggests the novel is, above all others, the form which expresses ‘transcendental homelessness’. That is, it articulates the novelist’s longing for a spiritual and emotional home no longer available in a world without a deity. Through consideration of post-modern theory and the attributes of belief as it relates to fiction; through exploration of my own practice in writing The Brockenspectre and through critique of three novels: proto-modern – Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables; modernist – Conrad’s Heart of Darkness; and post-modern – Nabokov’s Pnin; the essays of this thesis will examine the fundamental nature of the novelist’s exile, and the way he or she inhabits the text in order to regain the paradise lost. For despite the deconstruction of concepts such as centre and author, it is posited that the idea of the novel as the site, the location, of transcendental homelessness offers the possibility of momentarily regaining the Eden from which the author has been ejected. The Brockenspectre is a thesis in two parts - the first part is a novel titled 'The Brockenspectre', the second part is a critique. Vol.1 is under embargo until 14 May 2015. transcendental homelessness, novelist, post-modern theory,deconstruction author and centre, novel Lukacs,Hawthorne,Conrad, Nabokov, critique, re-gaining Eden. P Language and Literature > PR English literature College of Arts > School of Critical Studies > English Literature Schmidt, Professor Michael Embargo Date: Caroline Moir

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Newsletter 902 1. Feedback, Notes and Comments. 2. The Language Myth. 3. Wordface. 4. Sic! 1. Feedback, Notes and Comments Lost in translation. A Sic! item in the last issue reproduced a report from the Sydney Morning News on that supposed Russian incursion into Swedish waters. Rear-admiral Anders Grenstad was reported as saying “It could be a submarine, or a smaller submarine”. Many readers suspected, as I did, that the newspaper quote was a bad translation. Terry Walsh went back to the Swedish original and confirmed that the English version should have been “We are certainly able to exclude a conventional submarine. Some of the observations do not allow for that depth, says Grenstad. But he is sure of one thing. There is some type of underwater vehicle, at least one.” How one gets from that to the quote in the newspaper is hard to understand. By the way, the original text showed that the usual Swedish term for a submarine is u-båt. This comes from U-Boot, an abbreviation of German Unterseeboot, literally undersea boat, likewise the standard German term for a submarine. We took this into English as U-boat to mean specifically German military submarines of the two World Wars. Trunk and boot. Lance Jones wrote, “I live in the wire-grass section of South Georgia. My grandmother, and other folks I have known of her age (born around the time of the First World War), call the trunk of a car the cooter hull. I think as in turtle shell. They tend to use hull more than shell but that seems to be passing as they do.” [Cooter is a regional term for a freshwater turtle in parts of the southern US.] Boot turns out not to be entirely unknown in the US in the car sense. John C noted, “At least until the early 1950s in the mountains of North Carolina and Georgia, it was common to refer to the trunk of an automobile as the boot. My wife, who grew up in Springfield, Missouri, remembers that her grandparents used boot for their car trunk.” Randy Sigman wrote, “It may be of interest to you that the US automaker Tesla Motors has coined the term frunk.” This is the front storage space where the engine would have been in most petrol or diesel cars. So that was what we should have called the same space in a Volkswagen! Several readers have suggested I do a similar analysis of bonnet and hood. I’ve added it to my — alarmingly long — list of words to look at. Rumbles and dickies. Karl Franklin wrote, “Your comments on the back storage area of a car and its etymology reminded me that in the old days we used to ride in the ‘rumble seat’ of a car. It was an outdoor seat that could fold out or in, and was in about the same area as the trunk or boot. You probably are familiar with the name but I wonder what the equivalent is in British English.” In Britain it was called the dicky, or dicky seat. We may guess it’s the same word as the familiar form of Richard, but that merely takes the obscurity back a step. Dicky had been taken over for cars from a similar seat for servants at the back of horse-drawn carriages and one writer has suggested that Richard was once a generic term for a servant. I’ve been unable to confirm this. The experts are sure it isn’t connected to another British English sense of dicky, for something that isn’t working properly (“he had a dicky heart”) though it may be connected with dicky for a false shirt front. The dicky in a car was often used to carry luggage and the word is still in use in Indian English for the boot/trunk. Another term for it in the US was mother-in-law seat. Incidentally, a rumble, or rumble seat, was also used of servants’ seats at the rear of carriages from early in the nineteenth century, presumably because being over the back wheels it took up the vibration of the vehicle on the road. It’s yet another oddity of automobile vocabulary that it was transferred to the car seat in the US but not in Britain. 2. The Language Myth For the past half-century, the dominant view in linguistics has been that human beings uniquely possess a hard-wired concept of language. This implies that all languages are related at a deep level, because all of them are created on the same fundamental grammar template. It explains how a child is able to readily learn any language. The idea, called Universal Grammar, was created by the linguist Noam Chomsky in the 1950s and has been enormously influential, not only in linguistics but also in fields such as psychology and philosophy. It’s still the standard view in most textbooks and has been popularised by Steven Pinker in The Language Instinct and later books. However, the concept that language is an instinct, and a uniquely human one, has been challenged as a result of research in a number of fields in recent decades. We now know much more about how children acquire language, the diversity of the world’s languages, the evolution of the human species, the structure and function of our brains, and the ways in which other animals communicate. A vigorous debate is raging. Vyvyan Evans, the professor of linguistics at Bangor University in north Wales, has written The Language Myth to bring together the growing evidence against Universal Grammar. For example, Chomsky’s view that this instinct for language is unique to humans and arrived suddenly as a mutation about 100,000 years ago cannot be true. Our complicated vocal apparatus, with the sophisticated brain necessary to manipulate it to utter and remember speech, couldn’t have been the result of a single sudden change but must have evolved stage by stage among our hominin ancestors. Neanderthals had similar vocal anatomy to ours and so were very probably able to communicate through speech. One implication of Universal Grammar is that there must be some module or faculty in the brain, present at birth, dedicated to processing grammar. Though the brain does have sections devoted to specific functions, such as Broca’s area, responsible for the creation of speech, we know now that this area does other jobs as well and that the work of processing language takes place quite widely across various parts of the brain. A grammar module as such doesn’t exist. The truth, Professor Evans argues on the basis of current research, is very different. Babies are not born with a set of internal rules but with a universal capacity to learn about themselves and the world around them. The brains of infants are plastic: experience and discovery moulds them and acquiring a language is one aspect of this. Professor Evans also partly rehabilitates a theory developed in the 1930s by Benjamin Whorf; a version that was developed after Whorf’s death is called the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, after him and his mentor Edward Sapir. Whorf called it linguistic relativity, arguing that speakers of different languages conceptualize and experience the world differently. This has been denied by followers of Chomsky’s work, since if true it would refute the view that language is innate and universal. Subtle neurological experiments in the past couple of decades have suggested that at an unconscious level people can be influenced by the nature of their language. The Language Myth is a wide-ranging polemical dismissal of the received wisdom of many linguists. It’s worth reading also as a classic case study of an orthodoxy undergoing what Thomas Kuhn called a paradigm shift. [Evans, Vyvyan, The Language Myth: Why Language is Not an Instinct; published by Cambridge University Press in hardback, paperback and e-book; ISBN 978-1-107-04396-1 (hbk), 978-1-107-61975-3 (pbk).] 3. Wordface Shining light. Kathy Atkinson asked about the term lilly-lo, which her late grandmother in Yorkshire used for a child’s nursery light, or any light if she was talking to a baby or small child. The English Dialect Dictionary, compiled at the end of the nineteenth century, has it in that spelling and also as lilly-low and confirms that it was then used throughout northern England and Scotland. The second part is from an old Scandinavian word that meant a light or a flame (a distant relative through Indo-European of our light) and, as lowe, has been used for a fire or a small candle or other naked flame. It’s still known in Scotland and parts of northern England. The longer form is a playful extension used particularly with children, source unknown, though we might guess at a nursery version of little. • An e-newsletter from an organisation called Better Markets was sent to Todd Bernhardt. He found that it referred to “Washington's white-color defense lawyers”. • A mailing from Damart surprised Philip Stevens: “Don't miss our brand new TV ad with 20% off & Free Delivery!” He didn't realise he had to pay for an ad to be delivered, especially four-fifths of one. World Wide Words is copyright © Michael Quinion, 1996‘. All rights reserved. This page URL: http://www.worldwidewords.org/nl/nl141106.htm Last modified: 6 November 2014.

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4-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ABNER MARES CONFIRMED FOR 5TH ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO DURING CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 4, IN LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (August 29, 2019) – Boxing’s Four-Time World Champion Abner Mares has confirmed that he will appear and hold a meet and greet with his fans at the fifth annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday May 4, 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Expo is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., during Cinco De Mayo weekend.The Boxing Expo will also coincide with the highly anticipated fight between Canelo Alvarez vs Danny Jacobs, that will take place later that evening at the T-Mobile Arena. Tickets to the Box Fan Expo are available at Eventbrite – http://boxfanexpo.eventbrite.com/ Mares will make his third appearance at this years’ Expo, where he will be selling his own branded Team Mares merchandise, signing gloves and taking photos with fans. Mares is a commentator on Telemundo’s “Boxeo Telemundo” series and a co-host of FOX and FS1’s “Inside PBC Boxing.” Mares joins Roy Jones Jr., Mayweather Promotions, Anthony Dirrell, WBA, Julio Cesar Chavez, Riddick Bowe, Mikey Garcia, Errol Spence Jr., Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, Vinny Paz, Devin Haney, Earnie Shavers, Al Bernstein, Michael Spinks, WBC, Erik Morales, James Toney and Jessie Vargas as an early commitment to this year’s Box Fan Expo, with more Boxing stars to be announced. About Abner Mares Mares was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. at age 7. Having been raised in both Los Angeles and Mexico. Mares is a Mexican-American professional boxer who formerly held the WBA (Regular) Featherweight Championship Title. Mares is a four-time world champion in three weight classes. Some of Mares most notable and exciting fights were against top level fighters, such as Vic Darchinyan, Joseph Agbeko, Anselmo Moreno, Daniel Ponce De Leon, Jhonny Gonzalez, Leo Santa Cruz and Jesus Cuellar from whom he won the WBA title on December 10 th, 2016. He is presently the co-host of FOX and FS1 “Inside PBC Boxing” and Telemundo’s “Boxeo Telemundo.” About Box Fan Expo Box Fan Expo is the ultimate boxing fan experience event, which allows fans to meet-and-greet boxing superstars of today, current and former world champions, legends of the sport and other boxing celebrities. Fans can expect to experience various interactions such as autograph and photos sessions, FaceOff with your favorite boxers, pictures with the Ring Card Girls, Live DJ Music, chance to win prizes, purchase merchandise and memorabilia from different booths Exhibitors, “ALL UNDER ONE ROOF”. You won’t want to miss this must-attend Expo! Box Fan Expo has been a huge success with fans and boxing industry people. Many boxing stars have attended the last four Expos such as Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Marco Antonio Barrera, Roy Jones Jr., Andre Ward, Mikey Garcia, Marcos Maidana, Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, Errol Spence Jr., Sergio Martinez, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Tim Bradley, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Zab Judah, James Toney, Jessie Vargas, Vinny Pazienza, Mia St.John, Leo Santa Cruz, Badou Jack, Terry Norris , Riddick Bowe , Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Danny Jacobs, Abner Mares, Jorge Linares, Brandon Rios and many more… Exhibitors include: boxing promoters, gear, apparel, equipment, energy drinks, supplement products, broadcasting media, sanctioning bodies, and other companies who wish to participate will once again have a chance to showcase their brand to fans and the boxing industry. Tickets to the Box Fan Expo are available online at: https://boxfanexpo.eventbrite.com Throughout the next several days leading up to the event, there will be more updates on the many stars that will commit their appearance at the Boxing Expo. And for anyone in the Boxing industry or other Exhibitors (non-industry), who would like to be involved and reserve a Booth, contact Box Fan Expo: Telephone number: (514) 572-7222 or Las Vegas Number (702) 997-1927 For any inquiries please email: boxfanexpo@gmail.com For More information on Box Fan Expo visit: http://www.boxfanexpo.com Follow Box Fan Expo on Twitter and Instagram: @BoxFanExpo Follow Box Fan Expo on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/BoxFanExpo Box Fan Expo THE NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME CONFIRMED FOR INAUGURAL BOX FAN EXPO TO TAKE PLACE THIS SEPTEMBER IN LAS VEGAS MEET AND GREET the world's biggest fighters, promoters and industry people at the 1st time, one of a kind BOXING EXPO event THE NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME CONFIRMED FOR THIRD EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 6, IN LAS VEGAS BOXING LEGEND EARNIE SHAVERS CONFIRMED FOR FIFTH ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO, DURING CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, SATURDAY MAY 4, IN LAS VEGAS Box Fan Expo to be present at the Carl Frampton vs Leo Santa Cruz rematch from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas MIKE TYSON & CEO GARRY JONAS “IRON MIKE PRODUCTIONS” CONFIRMED FOR INAUGURAL BOX FAN EXPO TO TAKE PLACE THIS SEPTEMBER IN LAS VEGAS

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Old English Words Contact for help Olde English phrases ENGLISH SAYINGS & CUSTOMS that we have grown up with and taken for granted were explained during a tour of the Anne Hathaway house in Victoria, British Columbia. THE CLINK The name of a prison which was on Clink Street in the Southwark area of London. Claudie wrote: I always thought that the doors of the cells went "clink" when they shut behind the prisoner. Maybe a more accurate name would be the "clang". BLACK MARKET In medieval England there were nomadic mercenaries who wandered the country side and would sell their services to the highest bidder. These were hardened fighters who lived solitary lives in the wilderness. They did not have the luxury of servants to polish their armor and it would oxidize to a blackish hue, and they came to be known as black knights. At local town festivals they would have exhibition jousting matches in which the winner of the fight would win the loser's weapons and armor. The local gentry, softened by the good life, would lose to these black knights. The nomadic knights didn't have much use for an extra set of armor and would sell it back to them immediately after the fight. The losing nobility would be forced to buy back their armor and this after market came to be known as the "Black Market" (submitted by Gonzalo). Judith interjects: Isn't it kind of strange that if "black market" is a medieval term, the Oxford English Dictionary doesn't show it as having been first used until 1931 in "The Economist." Come on, this is garbage. Fun garbage maybe, but garbage. SON OF A GUN After sailors had crossed the Atlantic to the West Indies, they would take the native women on board the ship and have their way with them in between the cannons. Some of the women the sailors left behind would have boys, who were called sons between the guns. Read what others have to say! PATENT LEATHER After the Patten shoe which the young women wore in the buttery. When the cream spilled on their shoes, the fat would tend to make the leather shiny. DONE TO A TURN Meat was roasted until cooked on an upright spit which had to be turned by hand. BEAT AROUND THE BUSH Game birds were scared out of their hiding places under bushes and then killed. CUT THROUGH THE RED TAPE Solicitors kept their clients papers in a file folder tied with red ribbon to prevent the papers from falling out. Of course, when they wanted to get at the papers, they would have to cut through the red tape. Note from Glenn Barry: I read that "red tape" came from the Indian Administrative Service practice of tying files with tape, these were moved by "Peons" by hand from office to office. No senior person would move a file no matter how important because of the caste system. Thus the uneducated lower caste would slow down the movement of files, thus the files were tied up with red tape, having been to India in recent times and seen this still the case I can understand where it came from. One official I went to see had the file we were talking about on the bench behind him but rang his bell for the peon to come, which took some minutes, and then asked him to get the file! This took .2 of a second. Malinda wrote: It is often thought that carrying identification is a modern concept, but sixteenth century Europe was a fountain of red tape and bureaucracy. Even a person who lived in a small village and never left it, had papers to prove their identity. The first of these kinds of... http://www.optivd.ch/ The Saxons (Latin: Saxones, Old English: Seaxe, Old Saxon: Sahson, Low German: Sassen) were a confederation of Germanic tribes on the North German plain, who during the Middle Ages migrated to the British Isles and formed part of the Anglo-Saxons. The Saxons were... Translators International January 9, 2020 English to archaic translation December 19, 2019 Reign of Ramses II November 29, 2019 Old English words list November 9, 2019 No fear Sha October 20, 2019 Ancient English translation April 27, 2015 18th century English translation June 20, 2015 Riverside Chaucer September 18, 2015 Olde English words August 20, 2016 English translation - old and modern English Old English Translator online Traditional English words List of old English words and meanings My Dictionary translation Certification Translation Agency Copyright © 2020 · All Rights Reserved | www.acgtranslation.co.uk

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About ADRSA Founded in April 2012, the African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association is dedicated to supporting scholarship and building community. The need for such an organization became evident during a meeting of scholars of African and Diasporic Religions from Harvard University, Boston University, and Boston College at Harvard Divinity School's Center for the Study of World Religions held in October 2011. While there are Area Studies organizations, Religious Studies organizations and Anthropological organizations through which these scholars often network and present their work, all present agreed that an organization dedicated exclusively to the study of these traditions will provide scholars with the opportunity to network more closely with one another and to workshop and present their research in a more nuanced manner. Additionally, as Jacob Olupona and others have remarked, African and Diasporic Religions have historically been conspicuously absent from the discipline of Religious Studies and inter-religious dialogue. For this reason, although ADRSA is an interdisciplinary consortium, we advocate for the inclusion of these traditions in the Religious Studies dialogue and encourage their analysis using Religious Studies theories, methodologies and frameworks, where applicable. Finally, we aim to bring down the invisible curtain between scholars and communities by engaging with practitioners of these traditions not only as "informants" but as keepers of knowledge and partners in dialogue. To this end, we welcome scholar-practitioners as well as independent scholars from within communities of practice, and community members are always invited to attend our conferences. View Our Mission and Goals View Our Leadership Council

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Essie the Blues Lady Neal Essie Neal presents blues music to students by performing on guitar and singing her own vocals. She writes her own compositions, which reflect her own experiences and outlook on life. For example, her original song "I Ain't Cooking Nothing" is a humorous song that playfully expresses the frustration of having to prepare a meal following a long, hard day of work. She uses songs like this one to show students how musical creativity is often born out of everyday experiences. "Private Lessons with B. B. King" is another original song that she performs to show students how she learned various blues tunes and guitar licks by listening to records of the great blues master. Her in-school performances consist of a range of presentations. Typically, educators introduce Ms. Neal and provide some context for her music. She then performs a concert of her blues tunes and discusses blues music's history through her own commentary. She often introduces songs by describing the context within which the songs have been written to demonstrate connections between individual life history and the wider history of blues music in Arkansas. Her presentations close with opportunities for question-and-answer sessions with students. Essie the Blues Lady is available to conduct teacher workshops. Essie Neal, who was inducted into the National Blues Hall of Fame in 2008, performs as "Essie the Blues Lady" in festivals, schools, and numerous venues across Arkansas. She grew up in a musical family and learned to play the guitar at twelve years of age. She formed an all-girl blues band and toured the state during the 1970s, and she has played throughout Arkansas and the surrounding states. Essie the Blues Lady now usually performs as a solo act. Her performances showcase a great variety of blues styles and tunes, including her own compositions. She believes that blues music provides ways to build social skills, confidence, and coping skills in a world inundated with negativity. Essie sees blues music as a friend who helps people learn to overcome "the blues" as a feeling. She was recently quoted as saying "I was born into the blues; I was raised on the blues, and I'm a product of the blues." Time Availability: open Special Needs: table, chair, electrical outlets

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Chim-muk Thriller, Drama Jeong Ji-woo Park Shin-hye Lee Soo-kyung Ryu Jun-yeol Lee Honey Park Hae-joon Heart Blackened Story: Im Tae-san (Choi Min-sik) is the boss of a big company and he has a new girlfriend - the singer Yoo-na (Lee Honey). He wants his daughter Mi-ra (Lee Soo-kyung) to get along with her, but Mi-ra is anything but okay with the situation. One evening Mi-ra calls her step-mother-to-be and asks her to come to a club. The daughter is drunk and it comes to a fight. The next day, Yoo-na is found in a parking garage and dies of her injuries. Mi-ra is found sleeping in her car. The daughter is now under suspicion of murder and the media jumps on the case, especially since a game was found on Mi-ra's computer in which she can kill Yoo-na in all kinds of different ways. Tae-san gives the case over to the lawyer Hee-jeong (Park Shin-hye) as she is also a friend of Mi-ra's and might get the truth out of her. But in fact, the girl doesn't remember anything. The lawyer starts researching on her own. However, the video of the car garage's CCTV has been destroyed in a fire and there is no clue as to who wants to frame Mi-ra for the murder. But then Hee-jeong finds out that the singer had a crazy fan (Ryu Jun-yeol) who installed surveillance cameras everywhere around her. By accident, the lawyer stumbles across the videos of the crime but there seems to be more to the case than meets the eye. Review: It shouldn't be a surprise that nowadays Asian movie's are not just remade by Hollywood anymore but that the remake-mania has also reached Asia itself. "Heart Blackened" is a remake of the Chinese courtroom thriller "Silent Witness", which I wanted to see for quite some time now but it was hard to get the movie with English subtitles. The original thrilled most critics, but there seems to be broad agreement about the fact that director Jeong Ji-woo even managed to weed out some weaknesses the original had. In any case, we get a gripping thriller about power, love, family and justice. Thanks to its fast pace, constant new revelations and some nice twists and turns even viewers not really interested in courtroom dramas will get their money's worth. No doubt, the cast is also responsible for the story's intensity and its successful execution. The cast is led by Choi Min-sik ("The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale"), who at the beginning seems to be the typical power-crazed boss able to buy himself out of every unpleasant situation. But since things revolve around his daughter, we also get to see his soft side. You cannot deny a certain kind of complexity in his character and we have to ask ourselves what sort of person he really is. This of course is an important ingredient for a gripping thriller, which constantly makes us question whether what we see is really the truth. "Heart Blackened" skillfully manages to offer up just enough pieces of the puzzle to push the case forward and still stay mysterious. Who is keeping information from us and who is flat-out lying to us? Even if the movie is quite clever, now and then we can guess some revelations even minutes before they are shown. The fact that the detailed accounts of things we already kind of know do not get boring is due to the extraordinary directing. The images radiate some kind of coldness, which does not seem sterile, but rather adds some seriousness to the movie's atmosphere. Something that the original is said to have lacked. Director Jeong Ji-woo ("A Muse") is experienced in his field and knows how to provide a scene with intensity. Next to Choi Min-sik, the rest of the cast also plays into his hands. Unfortunately, Park Shin-hye ("The Royal Tailor") looks a little bit too young to be taken seriously as a lawyer. The rest of the characters are nicely fleshed-out for their roles within the story, as well, so that Ryu Jun-yeol ("A Taxi Driver"), for example, plays a fan of the deceased singer while being more than just the movie's comic relief. Fortunately, we do not dwell in the courtroom any longer than necessary, which is a good thing because normally the perpetual lingering in this place can pose a problem in movies like that. Instead, new facts are revealed all the time. Not always without the help of coincidences, which could be criticized. But in the end, even strange scenes take their place in the big picture. And when we think we finally know the perp, we get the big revelation. At this point, a thriller normally ends more or less. However, the resolution takes up the better part of a quarter of the movie. The reason is clear: The drama is supposed to become the focus of attention and this only works if every single detail of the murder's background story is told in a flashback. This can be rather dangerous for a movie's continuity and by all means, you could criticize that the drama is stretched-out too much to achieve its effect. Yes, it can even be seen as the movie's biggest weakness. Nevertheless, the drama proves to be rather effective. It shows director Jeong's sense for imagery and yet again Choi Min-sik's acting talent. The extent of the tragic story makes an already sound thriller even more valuable. As mentioned before, you have to accept that the rather fast-paced movie gets slower at the end. "Heart Blackened" is a well thought-out thriller, which albeit some holes in the story manages to captivate and move you at the end. Mainly, we have to thank the well-achieved directing and the acting performances for getting a courtroom thriller that stands out. Apart from its entertainment value, the movie also manages to make you reflect a bit about law and justice.

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Common People – An Anthology of Working Class Writing Where are all the working-class writers? Right here. With the anthology Common People, editor Kit de Waal set out to celebrate diversity of working class lives, pushing beyond the stereotypical portrayals of the underprivileged and dispossessed. Join City of Wolverhampton Poet Laureate Emma Purshouse and writers featured in the anthology for a panel discussion, including Paul Allen, Lynne Voyce, and Lisa Blower. It is estimated that almost half of all authors, writers and translators in the UK come from professional, middle-class backgrounds, compared with just ten per cent of those with parents in routine or manual labour, and the average income for an author in 2017 was £10,500 – well below the minimum wage. This anthology gives voice to perspectives that are increasingly absent from our books and newspapers. Common People ensures they are heard loud and clear. Paul Allen grew up in relative poverty on a large council estate, and left school at fifteen to be a bricklayer like his dad before him, and loved it. Paul has played in bands and ridden motorcycles all his life, and freelances, between building jobs, road-testing bikes for a monthly motorcycling magazine. Using that experience, he applied for a degree in journalism at the University of the West of England, swapping on to the creative-writing course, where his tutor has described his writing as ‘experienced and emotionally intelligent’. Lynne Voyce grew up on a council estate in Ellesmere Port; a place full of larger-than-life characters, tall tales, and the odd dodgy deal. Inspired by her dad buying The Literary Classics Collection with some of his redundancy money, she studied English at the University of Leeds, and went on to take a teaching qualification and then a postgraduate degree in educational psychology. Lynne now works in an inner-city comprehensive school in Birmingham. She has published more than fifty individual short stories, won a number of literary competitions, and, in December 2015, published her first story collection, Kirigami, with Ink Tears Press. She is currently working on her first novel. Lisa Blower won the Guardian's National Short Story competition in 2009, was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award in 2013, has been Highly Commended and longlisted for the Bridport Prize for three consecutive years, and was one of just four UK authors longlisted for The Sunday Times Short Story Award 2018. Her debut novel Sitting Ducks (Fair Acre Press) was shortlisted for the inaugural Arnold Bennett Prize 2017 and longlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker 2016. She is currently touring the UK with her debut short-story collection It's Gone Dark Over Bill's Mother's. Lisa is a creative writing lecturer at Wolverhampton University. Emma Purshouse was born in Wolverhampton, and is a freelance writer and performance poet. She is currently the City of Wolverhampton Poet Laureate. Emma is a poetry slam champion (including the Shambala Festival Slam 2018) and she performs regularly at spoken word nights and festivals far and wide, often using her native Black Country dialect in her work. Her appearances include, The Cheltenham Literature Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival, Much Wenlock Poetry Festival, Solfest, Latitude, and WOMAD. She has supported the likes of John Hegley, Holly McNish and Carol Ann Duffy. Emma writes for both children and adults. In 2016, her first collection of children’s poetry was produced by Fair Acre Press. This dyslexia-friendly book is aimed at 6 to 11 year-olds and won the poetry section of the Rubery Book Award in 2016. Her most recent publication is Close (Offa’s Press, 2018), this was also shortlisted for the Rubery Book Award 2019. In 2017 Emma won the Making Waves international spoken word competition which was judged by Luke Wright. Her first novel was short-listed for the Mslexia unpublished novel prize. Her second novel was shortlisted for Penguin Random House a mentoring programme. Emma was also one of the writers chosen by Kit De Waal for the Common People anthology in 2019. Performer: Paul Allen, Lynne Voyce, Lisa Blower, Emma Purshouse Date: Sunday 2 February 2020 Venue: Wolverhampton Art Gallery - Georgian Gallery Literature, Talks and Readings

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Christopher Godsoe I finished my synopsis and sent it off to Abbott Press, and finished the Comic! Here's the finished Comic for everyones amusement! Had alot of fun with it-though not as much fun as if it was real ;-) Stephanie Meyer to continue "Twilight" with new four-book series? (SPOILERS) Guys, I came across this tonight and just HAD to share it with everyone. Word has just dropped that Stephanie Meyer, the author of the "Twilight" series, will announce soon that she plans to release four more books in the "Twilight" series over the next four years. The first book, "Midnight Sun", is the completed work that was so infamously leaked in 2008, in which the original events from the first book are retold through the eyes of Edward Cullen, the vampiric soulmate of Bella Swan. (Source). "Writing chapter one, "First Sight," from Edward's point of view was an exciting experience; I actually had my pulse racing as I typed. When I finished, I was truly pleased with my creation. Here was the other side of the story that no one knew. Here was the truth of what Edward had been through." The next book, previously unannounced, will be titled "White Nights", and will pick up the story of the Cullen's and Jacob as his love… Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Review So...review time. I think I explored and found all of the endings. It's literally a movie that never ends until you choose for it to, looping back onto itself so long as you continue to make choices. -If we build a computer that knows enough about human nature, that can process enough of our predispositions, habits, patterns, and desires, that knows enough about reality as we perceive it to understand most of the variables, can it prove that human free will is just as much an illusion as artificial intelligence? Is sentience no more than an incredibly complex logic tree? (a tracked series of choices and outcomes, like the ones Stefan uses to build his game) If we are, then "free will" does not exist. Sometimes the scariest thing to suggest to people is that they are not in control of themselves, their choices...their reality. Why is that so frightening? Why do we sometimes decide to choose "something different" at what feels to us a random, spur of the moment… Reunion-An Altered Carbon Fan Fiction As I came across THIS post, I was reminded again at how impressive a story Altered Carbon really is. It is in fact my favorite book, so I had been playing around with the idea of writing a Fan Fiction piece for some time. For those of you not familiar, fan fiction is a story set in the universe of a well established book of film/tv series, using the original characters. It is meant as a way to expand the storyline/backstory of the characters you've enjoyed, and to share with other fans in order to keep the stories alive. It is generally accepted by most authors as a sincere form of flattery, as long as no one makes an attempt to profit from their fan fiction (ie-the intellectual property of the original author). At Fanfiction.net, the largest website on the internet dedicated exclusively to fan fiction, there are thousands upon thousands of stories written within hundreds of different literary universes. After I finished the seventh Dark Tower book, I went there to keep the magic …

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Międzynarodowa kancelaria prawnicza z siedzibą w Nowym Jorku specjalizująca się w prawie imigracyjnym w USA SPECJALIZACJA PRAWNA Attorneys and Counselors at Law Tel No.: 212-528-1533 | 718-361-9311 supp@cmalawgroup.com www.cmalawgroup.com Specjalizacja Prawna: Prawo imigracyjne Prawo biznesowe i kontrakty Postępowanie cywilne i komercyjne Finanse komercyjne i zabezpieczenia Prawo imigracyjne -- linki ​ Free Online Case Evaluation USCIS – sprawdź status aplikacji Copyright © 2018 CMA Law Group, PLLC. All Rights Reserved. Michael A. Mauro, Mr. Mauro has been a practicing attorney in the State of New York for over 30 years. Mr. Mauro’s practice consists of work in defense litigation, commercial and residential real estate transactions, and corporate governance and legal representations. Mr. Mauro is a 1978 Graduate (B.A.) of Fordham College in the Bronx, New York, where he was a University Presidential Scholar, and 1982 Graduate (J.D.) of the University of Houston Law School, Houston, Texas, where he was the recipient of the prestigious P. C. and Josephine Del Barto Scholarship. Mr. Mauro has extensive experience litigating in both state and federal courts; has represented clients throughout the City of New York and in numerous counties in New York State. Mr. Mauro is a successful New York State Appellate practitioner who has won many cases on appeal from both the Surrogate and Supreme Courts in the State of New York (see especially Board of Managers of Village View Condominium, Respondent, v. Donata Forman, Appellant, 78 A.D.3d 627, 911 N.Y.S.2d 378, and In the Matter of the Estate of Margaret Keaveny, Deceased, Teresa F. Keaveny, Respondent and Mary P. Kiely, Appellant, 70 A.D.3d 827, 892 N.Y.S.2d 901). In addition, Mr. Mauro is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Humanities at LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York, where he has taught Critical Thinking for over 20 years, and is a Preceptor in General Studies at St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, New York where he has taught a myriad of courses over the past 25 years, including titles in: Law, Philosophy, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and the Liberal Arts. Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice: Mr. Mauro is a licensed member of the New York State Bar and is licensed to practice law in all courts in the State of New York, the United States District Courts for the Southern District and Eastern District of New York, and United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Darmowe rozpatrzenie sprawy

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A Brief Guide to the Twenty Common Amino Acids The proteins that make up living organisms are huge molecules, but they’re composed of tinier building blocks, known as amino acids. There are over 500 amino acids found in nature, yet, of these, the human genetic code only directly codes for 20. Every protein in your body is made up of some linked combination of these amino acids – this graphic shows the structure of each, as well as giving a little information on the notation used to represent them. Broadly, these twenty amino acids can be sorted into two groups: essential and non-essential. Non-essential amino acids are those which the human body is capable of synthesising, whereas essential amino acids must be obtained from the diet. The non-essential amino acids are alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartate, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine and tyrosine; some of these can also be termed ‘conditionally essential’, meaning that they may be needed from the diet during illness or as a result of health problems. This sub-category includes arginine, glycine, cysteine, tyrosine, proline, and glutamine. The essential amino acids are histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine. Amino acids can’t be stored by the body in the same manner as fat and starch, so it’s important that we obtain those that we cannot synthesise from our diet. Failure to do so can lead to inhibition of protein synthesis in the body, which can have a wide range of subsequent health effects. Amino acids are obtained from the breakdown of protein in the diet, so a diet deficient in protein can impact on essential amino acid intake. Because the proteins formed by amino acids can be incredibly large molecules, it’d be very time consuming and difficult to draw out the chemical structure of them in the same way we do for smaller molecules. For this reason, the common amino acids that make up proteins are given codes that can be used to represent them when they occur in molecules, to make describing the structure of proteins easier. Both three letter and one letter codes exist; the origin of the one letter codes was due to the requirement, back when computers were older and clunkier, to reduce the size of files being used to describe the sequences of amino acids making up proteins. These one letter codes were developed by Dr. Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, considered a pioneer in the field of bioinformatics (using software and information systems to store, organise, and interpret biological data). Although this chart shows the 20 amino acids the human genetic code directly codes for, there has been some debate over whether or not another amino acid should be classified as the 21st. Selenocysteine is an amino acid which is found in a small number of human proteins; unlike the 20 pictured here, however, it is not coded for directly, but in a special manner. Yet another, pyrrolysine, is coded for in a similar manner, and considered the 22nd amino acid. (Note: Another manner in which the amino acids can be divided up is based upon their physical properties. You can see a summary of this method of categorising the amino acids here.) You can also download a version of the graphic which shows DNA codons for each of the amino acids, as well as the structures at physiological (body) pH. The graphic in this article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. See the site’s content usage guidelines. References & Further Reading Twenty Essential Amino Acids – Birbeck Department of Biological Sciences. Amino Acids – Condensed Matter. Dr Margaret Oakley Dayhoff – The Biology Project, University of Arizona. The Twenty-First Amino Acid – J F Atkins & R F Gesteland. Pingback: A Brief Introduction of Amino Acids - The Building Blocks of Proteins - Chemistry.Com.Pk Pingback: A Brief Guide to the Twenty Common Amino Acids ... Pingback: ScienceSeeker Editor’s Selections September 14 – 20, 2014 | Pingback: The Chemistry of the Real World | Pearltrees Pingback: The Mysterious Misunderstanding of Ms. G. | Tanner S. Marshall Pingback: The Mysterious Misunderstanding of Ms. G. | TMI Science Pingback: The Chemical Structure of DNA | Compound Interest Pingback: You Have No Idea How Important These 20 Amino Acids AreNature's Sunshine Pingback: Nutritionists on Protein and Where to Get it Pingback: The Human Female Regresses | Loki Speaks... Pingback: Cystic Fibrosis Mutations | Cystic Fibrosis Pingback: Isaac Asimov bio-chemistry and David Hilbert’s GRAND HOTEL equation war at the Grand 16 movie theater in Layafette, Louisiana – Science Pingback: Isaac Asimov equation: Water continuum April 19, 1993 add 20 standard amino acids = April 19, 2013 Watertown, Massachusetts – Information Fabrics and the string theory applications DATABASE Amy Parente on August 25, 2017 at 1:37 pm While this is a beautiful summary of much important information about amino acids, there is an important inacccuracy – the structures of all the amino acids show the N- and C-terminal functional groups in their uncharge states. Based on their pKa values, this cannot be this way – rather all amino acids exist as zwitterions, with the carboxyl group deprotonated (and negative with a pKa less than 7) and the amino group protonated (and positive with a pKa of the protonated amine >7). Compound Interest on August 27, 2017 at 5:58 pm Hi Amy, thanks for your comment. It’s possible you missed the link to the version of the post with the structures of the amino acids at physiological pH? In the UK education system knowledge of the uncharged structures is also required, which is why the original version shows these. Hope that clarifies things for you! Amy Parente on October 11, 2017 at 5:36 pm Thank you – I had missed that link – I appreciate your comment on the “uncharged structures,” but wonder why one would want to consider those structures as they cannot exist in that format naturally because of their pKa values (unless you consider the gas phase or non-aqueous solvents?). I would love any insight you could provide as to the rationale for learning structures in that format. Todd Deal on October 17, 2017 at 9:02 pm How about adding the pKa values of the sidechains to the graphic? 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::Sodom (band) Album::sodom Color::metal Black::title Frank::released Layer::guitar Thrash::their {{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||$N=Refimprove |date=__DATE__ |$B= {{#invoke:Message box|ambox}} }} Sodom is a German thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1981.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Along with the bands Kreator, Destruction and Tankard, Sodom is considered one of the "The Big Teutonic Four" of Teutonic thrash metal. While three bands (except Tankard) created a sound that would influence death metal and black metal, Sodom's early music style would greatly influence many late-1980s and early-1990s black metal bands more than others. To date, Sodom has released fourteen studio albums, three live albums, two compilation albums and six EPs. They achieved their first commercial success with their third studio album Agent Orange (1989), which was the first thrash metal album to enter the German album charts, where it reached number 36.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Sodom remains one of the best-selling thrash metal acts of all time, having sold over one million records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Sodom (band) sections Intro History Lyrics Members Discography References External links PREVIOUS: Intro NEXT: History Retrieved from "http://www.concepts.org/index.php?title=Sodom_(band)&oldid=687984759"

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Home > Updates > Fairtrade Foundation Commercial Conference 2011 round-up (Oct 2011) Fairtrade Foundation Commercial Conference 2011 round-up (Oct 2011) by Ekobai Contributor, Fairtrade Market Sustainability was the theme of this year’s Fairtrade Foundation Commercial Conference. It considered what businesses and fairtrade organisations need to do evolve to meet the challenges of food security and climate change – as well as to grow their fairtrade business. The Fairtrade Foundation’s (LINK) deputy executive director Mike Gidney presented some interesting data from a recently commissioned Globescan report (http://www.globescan.com/) which revealed that 75% of consumers in the UK said they were more likely to buy a branded product carrying the Fairtrade Mark. The report also showed that the Fairtrade label enjoys more ‘trust’ amongst consumers than the Rainforest Alliance Mark and Soil Association certification. However, another speaker pointed out that the 75% statistic bears little resemblance to the market reality, where Fairtrade-certified products in the UK only claim a small share of around 3%. A figure of between 30-40% was quoted for the number of potential ethical consumers in the country, but who for various reasons do not yet express their ethics in their purchasing habits. And it was agreed that while the Fairtrade Foundation (LINK) had done admirable work in raising brand awareness for the Fairtrade Label (LINK) a lot more needed to be done by the Foundation, fair trade organisations and businesses to engage and convert these consumers. In much the same way recycling has become mainstream in recent years, making buying fairtrade ‘normal’ is the biggest goal for all concerned. This means making it as easy as possible for consumers to access affordable fairtrade goods. Promising figures came from Nick Bunker, President of Kraft Foods in the UK and Ireland, who revealed that his company has seen a surge in sales for Cadbury’s fairtrade Dairy Milk (LINK) since its Fairtrade certification (500 million bars sold since the Fairtrade chocolate launched). Ashish Deo, Commercial Director of the Fairtrade Foundation gave a presentation on the Foundation’s performance over the last year and its plans for the future. He said they expected double-digit growth in 2011 and were preparing to launch Fairtrade shrimp in 2012, as well as looking at blended fabrics made using fairtrade cotton. Difficult questions about Fair Trade USA and Fairtrade Labelling Organisation’s split were also raised at this year’s Fairtrade conference. (http://www.ekobai.com/analysis/update/114/fair-trade-usa-resigns-its-membership-of-fairtrade-international-sept-2011/) The full implications of the split are yet to be understood as the two organisations will not be officially parting company until the New Year – and much has to be done to ensure the best transition for fair trade producers and businesses. The Fairtrade Foundation Commercial Conference took place in London on 5 October. The Fairtrade Foundation’s deputy executive director Mike Gidney presented some interesting data from a recently commissioned Globescan report which revealed that 75% of consumers in the UK said they were more likely to buy a branded product carrying the Fairtrade Certified Mark. The report also showed that the Fairtrade label enjoys more ‘trust’ amongst consumers than the Rainforest Alliance Certified Logo and Soil Association certification. However, another speaker pointed out that the 75% statistic bears little resemblance to the market reality, where Fairtrade-certified products in the UK only claim a small share of around 3%. A figure of between 30-40% was quoted for the number of potential ethical consumers in the country, but who for various reasons do not yet express their ethics in their purchasing habits. And it was agreed that while the Fairtrade Foundation had done admirable work in raising brand awareness for the Fairtrade Label a lot more needed to be done by the Foundation, fair trade organisations and businesses to engage and convert these consumers. In much the same way recycling has become mainstream in recent years, making buying fairtrade ‘normal’ is the biggest goal for all concerned. This means making it as easy as possible for consumers to access affordable fairtrade goods. Promising figures came from Nick Bunker, President of Kraft Foods in the UK and Ireland, who revealed that his company has seen a surge in sales for Cadbury’s Fairtrade Dairy Milk since its Fairtrade certification (500 million bars sold since the Fairtrade chocolate launched). Difficult questions about Fair Trade USA and Fairtrade Labelling Organisation’s split were also raised at this year’s Fairtrade conference.

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The “Conspiracy Theory” That Prompted Kevin Curtis’ Earlier Letters to Politicians April 24, 2013 /6 Comments/in Anthrax, Science /by Jim White Yesterday, charges against Paul Kevin Curtis that he sent letters testing positive for ricin to Senator Lowell Wicker and the White House were dropped. It is quite encouraging that the FBI would this time choose not to continue harassing Curtis once they realized they had no evidence against him, unlike their behavior in the Amerithrax case where they pursued Steven Hatfill for years (until paying out a $2.8 million dollar settlement) and drove Bruce Ivins to his grave on the basis of evidence that couldn’t withstand scrutiny. Curtis was true to his quirky and colorful character yesterday after being released, and the New York Times reported how he explained at a subsequent press conference that he had no idea what ricin is: Mr. Curtis, a party entertainer who dresses and sings as Elvis, Prince, Johnny Cash, Bon Jovi and others, had been in jail since Wednesday. He said he had never even heard of ricin. “I thought they said rice,” he said. “I said I don’t even eat rice.” Curtis was already known to local officials when the tainted letters surfaced and most press coverage of his arrest provided details about why he wrote so many letters before the tainted ones emerged. From a Washington Post article on his arrest: But a darker world apparently also existed for Curtis, according to frequent writings on social media Web sites, legal records and a lengthy trail of letters sent previously to lawmakers from Mississippi to Capitol Hill. The man the FBI says unnerved much of official Washington this week, leaving mail handlers, staffers and aides seeing danger in any crinkled or unmarked envelope, was also a well-practiced conspiracy theorist. He wrote online that Elvis-impersonating contests had become rigged and politicized. Many of his diatribes revolved around conspiracy theories, on which he blamed many of the malignancies in his life. The broken relationships, the financial duress, the increasing isolation he perceived — all grew out of an episode when he was working in a morgue as a contract cleaner, according to an online post on ripoffreport.com, which was signed, “I am Kevin Curtis and I approve this message.” According to the long, detailed post, Curtis accidentally discovered bags of body parts in the morgue and reported his finding to authorities, who immediately made him a “person of interest where my every move was watched and video taped.” He described cameras zooming in on him and said he was followed by agents. So the picture painted when he was arrested and charged was that Curtis was a disturbed person who was so crazy he believed that there is a black market in human body parts and that he was being persecuted for exposing a portion of that market. Interestingly, now that the charges against him have been dropped, the New York Times piece linked above makes no mention of the conspiracy theory while today’s Washington Post story makes only a very brief reference to it in a list of other portions of his life story: Curtis is known for detailed Internet diatribes, his long-held conspiracy theory about underground trafficking in human body parts — which he has turned into a novel-in-progress called “Missing Pieces” — and his work as an Elvis impersonator. The Corinth, Miss., man has been arrested four times since 2000 on charges that include cyber-harassment. Curtis’ account of discovering evidence of illegal body part trafficking stood out to me because I knew that such illegal trafficking in fact exists. A local firm here in Gainesville has been in the middle of an ugly story unfolding around the difficult legal and ethical issues relating to how tremendous advances in medical science have driven a huge demand for human tissue and bone. Most people are quite aware of the process of organ transplantation and how organ donation either through advance planning or by surviving family members signing off on donation saves many lives. But there also are many medical procedures that rely on human bone or tissue that has been processed. Back in July of 2012, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists posted a long article that goes into the details of the black market for human tissue and bones and how this market is driven by the huge profits to be made: An investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) shows that the evidence in the case – and in other body-stealing scandals across the globe – also raises larger questions about the conduct of an industry that recycles more than 30,000 human bodies each year. Police in places including Hungary and Ukraine, and North Carolina and Alabama in the U.S., have alleged that tissue suppliers stole tissue, committed fraud and forgery, or took kickbacks to pad their pockets. These cases suggest that Michael Mastromarino wasn’t the only body wrangler who has bent or broken the rules in the drive to supply the industry with flesh and bone. The laws surrounding the recovery, processing and reimplantation of tissue and bone have resulted in a dizzying array of companies working at different steps in the process: More than 2,500 companies registered with the U.S. government rely to varying degrees on the fees they charge for crafting implants made from human tissue. The world’s largest human-tissue bank, Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, took in nearly $400 million in revenues in 2010. MTF is set up as a tax-exempt nonprofit, like most organizations that recover the tissue from donors located through hospitals, funeral homes and morgues. Most recovery outfits supply processing companies like RTI, which clean the pieces and mill them into usable implants. The processing companies in turn distribute them directly to hospitals or use an outside vendor such as medical device giant Zimmer to ship them around the world. Players bid for exclusive access to U.S. donors. For example, medical device company Bacterin announced last year that it “successfully secured rights of first refusal of human tissue with multiple recovery agencies.” The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has also recovered tissue for RTI. Its contract includes a fee chart – attaching different prices to the same tissue based on the donor’s age. RTI reimburses the recovery bank $1,755 for a 20-year-old femur; but $553 for the same bone from an 80-year-old. In 1984 Congress passed the National Organ Transplant Act, making it illegal to buy and sell human organs and other human tissues. But it allowed charging “reasonable” fees for recovering, cleaning and distributing those parts. Younger tissue is stronger and can be more lucrative for tissue processors because it can be used for higher-value grafts. Neither RTI nor the University of Texas responded to repeated requests for clarification about why the same tissues would carry such varying fees. RTI Biologics, referred to above as RTI, is the local Gainesville-area company that prompted my interest in these issues. In September of 2012, RTI severed its ties with the Ukranian suppliers that were at the center of many of the problems that have been highlighted in illegal trafficking. At least in all of the major media stories I have read, nowhere in the discussions of Curtis’ “conspiracy theory” on body part trafficking was it ever mentioned that such an illegal market does in fact exist and that hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue are at least in part behind the drive to obtain body parts both legally and illegally. The scene described by Curtis when he opened the wrong refrigerator while cleaning the floor in a hospital morgue is not too different from the photos at the top of the ICIJ article linked above: About 4 hour into the job after I laid down the first coat of sealer, I became very thirsty. I was unable to exit the morgue due to floor finish not drying as fast as I had anticipated with the humidity level, so I opened the dor to a small refrigerator located to the right of the autopsy table. I assumed I might find some water or anything to drink as I was dehydrated. What I discovered, changed my life forever! There were dismembered body parts & organs wrapped in plastic. A leg, an arm, a hand, a foot, hearts, lungs, tissue, eyes and even a severed human head! I have no idea whether the morgue Curtis was cleaning was harvesting the body parts legally or illegally, but his description of what he saw should not be dismissed as delusional. His subsequent behavior may well have been influenced by mental illness that has been described, but there are elements of truth in the life-changing event Curtis describes despite the failure of the media to understand or explain those bits of truth. Oh, and if you want a truly crazy conspiracy theory on tissue trafficking, try Iran’s claims of a Zionist plot selling kidneys from Syria. Tags: Amerithrax, Anthrax, Bruce Ivins, conspiracy theory, FBI, Paul Kevin Curtis, ricin, Steven Hatfill, tissue trafficking https://www.emptywheel.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Logo-Web.png 0 0 Jim White https://www.emptywheel.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Logo-Web.png Jim White2013-04-24 09:38:212013-04-24 09:38:21The "Conspiracy Theory" That Prompted Kevin Curtis' Earlier Letters to Politicians Frank33 says: Yes, it is a conspiracy. Or there are several and they are crazy. Wagster Pettus reports from Jackson Miss, about a new suspect, Everett Dutschke. Law enforcement officials searched the home of a second Mississippi man in connection to ricin-laced letters sent to the president and a U.S. senator after charges were dropped without explanation against a man arrested in the case last week. Everett Dutschke, whose Tupelo, Miss., home was searched Tuesday by dozens of officials, some in hazmat suits, had feuded with Paul Kevin Curtis, a 45-year-old celebrity impersonator who had maintained his innocence since his arrest… Dutschke and Curtis are no strangers to each other. Dutschke said the two had a disagreement and the last contact they had was in 2010. Dutschke said he threatened to sue Curtis for saying he was a member of Mensa, a group for people with high IQs. Impersonating Elvis and pretending to be member of MENSA. And then he gets framed for terrorism by somebody named Dutschke. lefty665 says: Thanks Jim. While Curtis may be certifiable, the human parts business is very real. Glad you’ve taken the time to explore the issue. Wow, what a script for a comedy. The FBI in big time hyper earnest WMD mode interrogating the perp, and the responses they get are: “I don’t even eat rice.” and maybe… “Would you like to hear a chorus of ‘Return to Sender’?” “Does this mean I’ll get to play a return gig at Folsom Prison?” “Get me my band ‘The Revolution’. We’ll do ‘Lets go Crazy’ and you can join in.” “Have you read my book ‘Missing Parts’? Will you help me investigate?” The FBI picked on the wrong loon. Think they are faring any better with Dutschke? Investigating a paranoid’s enemies list, really? Too bad Peter Sellers is gone, this looks like a job for Inspector Clouseau. par4 says: It’s long past time to relegate The Times and The Post to the same garbage heap as cable and broadcast news. scribe says: What everyone seems to have overlooked is that there was a major ring of funeral home employees in and around NYC busted a few years back for exactly this kind of ghoulishness. This article gives an overview http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13192080/ns/health/t/grotesque-scandal-cheap-horror-movie/ ; it was perfect tabloid fodder for months. They were taking all sorts of body parts from the deceased without regard for the health, age, cause of death or consent from the deceased or the deceased’s family. There were reported cases of diseases being transmitted by tissue from this ring, including at least one case of Hepatitis C and one of HIV. It became a big story when it came out that the corpse of Alastair Cooke, the former TV host, was one of those so violated. Apparently, these criminals had a liking for bodies scheduled to be cremated, for obvious reasons. The people involved in this ring have been tried and convicted – the ringleader was sentenced to 18-54 years in NY state prison. And, as I recall it, one of the charges was … conspiracy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomedical_Tissue_Services You will note that the images accompanying the article show PVC plumbing pipes used to replace the deceased’s legs. So, there is more than a little basis in fact for the allegation that there’s shady business going on in corpses. Moving on to the Iranian news story, it would pay to remember that several years ago there was a similar story that turned out to have basis in truth. You’ll recall that Chris Christie, while he was still US Attorney and looking toward his gubernatorial run, turned loose an informant, Solomon Dwek http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Dwek , to get into trouble as many Democrats from Hudson County as he could. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Bid_Rig And he was effective – numerous pols were charged http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6929060 and convicted of various kinds of corruption. If you read to the bottom of that story, you’ll note that an offshoot of the informant’s work was to get/reveal a substantial number of fellow Jews of Syrian extraction involved in criminality. Among the charges was a set of allegations about some of them brokering the sale of kidneys from live donors – some internationally. Organ selling, in other words. So, garble a few facts and you get the Iranian story. Missing Pieces is the real deal……..I have been trying to solve the puzzle for eight years. @scribe: I remember the body parts/funeral home story. Drone Strikes: Misunderstanding Asymmetry Are We Confusing CIA’s Leader-Centered Collection and Debates about Its...

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Department of Engineering / News / Cambridge engineers reveal what it takes to be an inventor Cambridge engineers reveal what it takes to be an inventor Cambridge engineers whose inventions have had a lasting impact on society have featured in a new book titled The Life Scientific: Inventors. Written by Anna Buckley, Producer of the BBC Radio 4 programme The Life Scientific, the book charts the life journeys of scientists and engineers working in Britain today. Based on interviews with the “ingenious individuals who have come into The Life Scientific studio”, the book shines a light on men and women who are driven by a “passionate determination to solve problems”. Among the interviewees featured are: Professor Lord Robert Mair, Head of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC). He was originally interviewed by the programme in 2013 about his innovative technique of 'compensation grouting', which prevented Big Ben from tilting and even cracking and coming away from the Houses of Parliament during the Jubilee line extension works. Professor Dame Ann Dowling, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering. She was originally interviewed by the programme in 2012 about the 'Silent' Aircraft Initiative her and her team worked on in order to prove it was possible to build an aircraft that barely made any noise. Alumna Dr Caroline Hargrove, Chief Technology Officer at Babylon Health and a former lecturer at the Department of Engineering. She was originally interviewed by the programme in 2018 about her past job in Formula One, where she built the world's first digital twin of a Formula One racing car. She also discusses her goal to build digital twins for human beings. British inventor Dr John C. Taylor OBE, who in 2016 donated £2.5 million to the University to set up a new Professorship of Innovation. He was originally interviewed by the programme in 2018 about his invention of thermostatic controls that are found in almost every kettle in the world. The book is available to buy online. Professor Lord Robert Mair interview, 2013 Professor Dame Ann Dowling interview, 2012 Dr Caroline Hargrove interview, 2018 Dr John C. Taylor OBE interview, 2018

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Initial Rapid Assessment of Tsunami Damage to Coral Reefs in Eastern Sri Lanka Initial Rapid Assessment of Tsunami Damage to Coral Reefs in Eastern Sri Lanka IUCN/CORDIO CORDIO Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean IUCN The World Conservation Union List of Participants / Authors Marten Meynell IUCN Mattias Rust CORDIO Frontpage: Mattias Rust Pasikudah: Mattias Rust Palchenai: Marten Meynell Sallithievu: Mattias Rust This report was produced jointly by IUCN* and CORDIO* * CORDIO/IUCN Regional Marine Programme, 53 Horton Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka Five marine sites were surveyed in the Ampara and Batticaloa districts on the east coast of Sri Lanka. One site was a shipwreck, two were patch reefs and two were shallow fringing reefs. These sites have not been scientifically surveyed for many years, if ever, due to the military conflict between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan Government. Therefore, there was no baseline information to compare the results with. The tsunami impact seems to vary across the sites, ranging from high intensity levels at one site to no visible impact at another. Smothering by sediments appears to have occurred on some sites, predominantly on the shallower, fringing reefs. On the inshore sides of the fringing reefs there were extensive beds of dead coral rubble, which was where the majority of the smothering was observed. Broken coral pieces were found amongst the rubble and were consequently being abraded by their interaction with the waves and rubble. On some sites there were small amounts of debris, predominantly organic terrestrial, like logs and branches. There were no seagrass or seaweed beds present at any of the sites. Severe beach erosion had occurred at all sites, with some beaches suffering over 50% loss of beach width and up to one meter loss in height. An attempt to survey the reef at Pasikudah Bay, where there was existing environmental baseline information, was aborted due to the possibility of there being primed anti-personnel land mines in the marine environment as a result of the receding tsunami waves. Detailed mapping and long-term monitoring are needed on the sites to establish true reef conditions and coverage. Marine mine clearance is needed at Pasikudah to ensure the safety of future surveyors. IUCN (The World Conservation Union) Sri Lanka country office, supported by CORDIO (Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean) and IUCN’s Regional Marine Programme, conducted a scoping mission to the east coast of Sri Lanka. The purpose was to conduct rapid damage assessments concerning terrestrial, marine, and livelihood issues in response to the tsunami. The scoping mission took place 2-5 March and covered several parts of the coastline in the Ampara and Batticaloa districts. A tight schedule, the inability of independent transport, and safety issues arising from live ammunition having been washed out of an army camp by the tsunami, compromised the time at, and the number of, marine sites surveyed. Additionally, as no previous surveys had been carried out on the reefs in question, there was no baseline information available to compare the results against. Consequently, the marine assessments must be seen as initial general surveys of the extent and condition of the reefs, combined with rapid assessments on the likely impact of the tsunami on the coral reefs. A document “Tsunami Damage to Coral Reefs – Guidelines for Rapid Assessment and Monitoring” was prepared for IRCI and ISRS by a contact group comprising of the GRCMN, CORDIO, Reefbase Reefcheck and IUCN networks and individual scientists. This was the principal document used to help coordinate the marine assessments carried out by IUCN and CORDIO on the east coast of Sri Lanka. The reason for not using SCUBA was the logistical problems involved in conducting surveys in areas that are in the territory of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and that have also suffered considerable infrastructure damage resulting from the tsunami. Due to the above constraints, the guidelines were adapted to allow a very rapid and general survey of the reef layouts and conditions. Notes and observations were collected in order to assess: · the damage suffered by the coastline and human settlements, · the location and depth of each reef, · the condition and extent of the corals, · whether there was clear evidence of tsunami damage to the reefs, · whether there had been any debris deposition on the reefs. Kalmunaia At Kalmunaia, human settlements had been located very close to the sea, and have consequently suffered considerable damage. According to the villagers the highest tsunami wave was about 10 meters. The beach, which has a post-tsunami width of 20m, is not littered with significant amounts of debris. Marine surveys were carried out in three locations. The first survey was on a substantial shipwreck c.600m from the shore. The metal wreck appears to be fragmented, with a total length of about 50m. It lies on a sandy seabed at a depth of c.12m, and the top of the bow extends to just over 2m below the surface. The boat’s surface is covered in algal turf and barnacles, some of which have been recently ripped off. There are also occasional branching coral colonies which are in good condition but small in size, less than 50cm in diameter and are presently growing in an upright position, implying that the wreck itself has not been overturned or moved significantly during the tsunami. Visibility during the survey was 8m. Two sites was surveyed at roughly 1000 and 1300m from the shore and at a depth of 10m. The seabed is sandy and the coral cover is very patchy. The coral, which is in good condition and covers 10-20% of the seabed, is dominated by massive, encrusting and table coral colonies. There are no areas of seagrass or seaweed, but occasional sponges or hydrozoans can be found. Overall tsunami damage appeared to be minimal; there are few broken corals, no significant piles of rubble or new sedimentation. However, a small number of large (1m diameter) coral colonies were observed to have been overturned. The site closer to land had more rubble of branching and foliaceous corals on the seabed. The visibility was 15m. Pasikudah At Pasikudah the tsunami had caused extensive damage to the coast and human settlements in the area. The army base camp at Pasikudah was flooded by the tsunami, which washed much of the stored ammunition out of the camp. There were also mine fields in the area which have been affected. The mines and ammunition have been deposited over the surrounding land, and consequently the army is combing the area to retrieve them. Everything from artillery grenades to anti-personnel mines is being found in large quantities on a daily basis. The reef at Pasikudah was originally the main focus for the marine team during the field trip due to the fact that the reef was extensive and baseline information was also available. However, no under-water survey was conducted because the possibility of un-recovered primed mines in the marine environment. The beach, which was previously a famous and prosperous tourist destination, has suffered severe erosion; there has been a decrease in beach height of about 1m and width of c.100m and was now only up to 15m wide. Large piles of coral rubble had been accumulating on the beach since the tsunami. These piles consist of a variety of coral types, the majority of which are branching corals in small broken pieces. Close to the army base, there are aggregations of dead, but larger colonies of massive and table coral colonies. These dead corals range in appearance with some looking far more recently dead than others but the majority of the corals appeared to have been dead pre-tsunami. This correlates with an earlier report (Dharmaretnam, M. & Ahamed, R., in prep) that observed moderate amounts of dead coral rubble, predominantly on the western side of the reef. Palchenai The village of Palchenai, at the north end of the bay, has been severely damaged by the tsunami. The height of the greatest tsunami wave at this location was 5 meters. The beach is covered in organic debris in the form of tree trunks, branches, and leaf litter. There are also some signs of human rubbish but this is not extensive. The beach width is now 50m, having been 100m before the tsunami. There seems to have been additional beach erosion on c. 1m in height, estimated from the height of the base of the palm trees nearest the water’s edge. The reef at Palchenai is situated at the southern point of the 2 km long bay, 150 meters from the shore. It is roughly 200m long and 10 to 20m wide. It is a shallow fringing reef; the inshore side of which is in less than 1m of water, and the outer edge has a depth of 3m. The visibility was 2-5 meters. The dominant forms of coral on the reef are branching, table and massive colonies. There are also some foliaceous and encrusting corals present. The percentage of live coral cover ranges from 5% on the shallower inshore edge to c.30% on the deeper outer edge. There is very little, or no, presence of sponges, soft corals, anemones, hydrozoans, sea grasses or seaweed. On the shallower inshore parts of the reef there are piles of rubble, mostly made of dead branching coral covered in algal turf and sediment. Many pieces of branching coral have been broken and are now being abraded amongst the rubble. There were also occasional observations of table corals and massive coral colonies having been overturned. The live coral, however, is in fairly good condition and has not suffered significantly from the tsunami. Smothering has occurred in some areas but not extensively. There is some debris on the reef in the form of small branches and there are no signs of man-made debris or litter. Sallithievu – Money Island Sallithievu is a sandy island located roughly 100m off the coast of Challitivumunai. The island itself is c.75 meters long, parallel to the beach, and some 15 meters wide at the broadest part. The mainland beach varies in width from 10 meters up to around 75 meters and has lost approximately half a meter in height due to the tsunami. The beach width does not seem to have decreased but was at the time of the survey covered with quite a lot of organic debris and some elements of man-made litter such as plastic bags. Palm trees grow adjacent to the beach. According to a local source, the wave was about 10 meters high. The infrastructure in the area, which is presently in an LTTE-controlled area, is poor. The parts of the coral reefs surveyed lies to the south and east of the island. The depth on the site varied between 1 and 3 meters with a visibility of 2-5 meters. Due to the shallow water and unprotected location, the wave-action was considerable. The seafloor around the island and its reef is sandy, without sea grass or seaweeds. To the south and southwest of Sallithievu the seafloor is dominated by beds of coral rubble, mainly from branching corals, covered with a thick layer of algal turf and sediment. Very occasional patches (<50cm diameter) of living coral were found in this area, and these are showing clear signs of stress due to smothering. Located east of Sallithievu is a fringing reef, forming a U-shape around the island, with branching, massive, tabular, foliaceous and encrusting coral forms dominating. Branching corals and foliaceous colonies in particular, bear obvious marks of physical damage and the seafloor around the reef is covered with rubble, mostly from branching corals, covered by a layer of algal turf. Occasionally there are big colonies of massive and table corals, with a diameter of 80 cm and less, turned over. There is very little, or no, presence of sponges, soft corals, anemones, hydrozoans. As the reef itself stands up from the seafloor1-2 meters, the surviving corals are not subject to further damage from movement in the surrounding rubble beds. The waves breaking on top of the reef keep it fairly clean from sediment, but closer to the seafloor smothering occurs. Live coral cover is best on the outer edges of the reef, peaking at some 15-20%. There is no debris on the reef crest itself, but occasionally amongst the rubble, organic debris such as branches and tree trunks can be found. Table 1 describes the level of mechanical damage suffered by each reef as a result of the tsunami. It also shows the level of sediment smothering and the amount of debris deposited on the reefs by the receding waves. Recommendations and Needs · As the reefs discussed above have not been previously surveyed, detailed mapping and establishment of long-term monitoring sites are required. Due to the extent of the area in Kalmunaia, initial mapping would be best carried out using the manta tow method. · Since there is little debris accumulation, urgent reef clean-ups are not necessary. Dharmaretnam, M and Ahamed, R (in prep) A preliminary baseline survey of the coral reefs of Passikuda, CORDIO project and status report 2004. GCRMN/CORDIO/Reefbase/ReefCheck (2005) Tsunami Damage to Coral Reefs – Guidelines for Rapid Assessment and Monitoring (Working Draft – January 2005) ICRI/ISRS. Web link: http://www.iucn.org/info_and_news/press/coral-reef-guidelines-draft1.doc Rajasuriya, A., (2002) Status Report on the Condition of Reef Habitats in Sri Lanka, 2002. In: Linden, O., Souther, D., Wilhelmsson, D., Obura, D. Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean status report 2002, pp. 139-148. BACK News headlines Next article »

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President's Commission on the Status of Women President's Ambassadors President’s Council for Strategic Initiatives Previous Convocations CSULB Home Convocation Previous Convocations 2017 Convocation is an annual celebration for faculty and staff held on the Friday prior to the start of instruction to mark the beginning of the new academic school year. Hundreds of people gather from across campus at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center to welcome new colleagues, highlight recent achievements and share ideas as we look to the future. President Jane Close Conoley I am so pleased to be with you in this beautiful and increasingly accessible (thank you Megan Kline Crockett) setting for the fourth time and to be welcoming you to the 2017-18 academic year. A special welcome to our President’s Scholars and their families – the Scholars are proud new members of our notable University Honors Program. Thank you Professor Deborah Thien. I’m so glad you are here. I hope everyone has enjoyed the pictures of some of our new faculty and staff who have recently started their careers at the Beach. New faculty and staff members who are here: we look forward to supporting your success and look forward to how you will change us for the better. Returning faculty and staff you remain the heart and soul of all we offer to our students. I see the deans of our colleges here this morning. Thank you very much for coming by. Special welcome of, course, to Curt Bennett, our newest dean and first holder of the Richard D. Green Endowed Deanship. Here this morning is Dr. Collie Conoley, who after 44 years of friendship and marriage remains my best friend and most enthusiastic supporter. Thank you Collie. Let me introduce Andy Fee who joined us in May as our new Athletic Director and who has already shown terrific leadership. Andy is from UC Santa Barbara and emerged as the favorite from a very large group of applicants because of his knowledge of collegiate sports and most importantly his commitment to academic excellence for our student athletes, who already, by the way, lead the campus in graduation rates. Over half our student athletes qualify as academic all stars, deans’ lists, and president’s list scholars. So, way to go student athletes and wonderful coaches and advisors from the Bickerstaff Academic Center who offer such expert guidance. Finally, let me introduce Detecting K 9 officer Avery who is the newest member of our Beach team. She is a two and a half year old yellow lab who is an expert at sniffing out explosives and making people just feel better. Her handler is Sergeant Ray Gonzalez. He will be introducing Avery around campus, so contact our University Police Department and, as duties permit, Avery can visit student, staff and faculty groups. She will, of course, bring Sergeant Ray along with her. I’ve been reflecting a lot about what to speak about with you this morning. There’s so much happening at The Beach. My speech today will cover a lot of territory because, as I mentioned in an earlier address to you, we’re living in VUCA land – volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous opportunities and threats surround us. So consider this speech a window into many of the things I spend time thinking about. But before I focus our attention toward just our campus – fascinating as it is – I want to say a few words about the tragedy in Charlottesville two weeks ago. I am fully aware there are multiple interpretations of this event. There is one clear and present danger that confronts our campus and most campuses across the nation. We must guard against any erosion of First Amendment rights while at the same time protecting our community – our people and our property. We must challenge each other to listen, debate with civility, and re-affirm American values. I remind you of Abraham Lincoln’s words: “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, … to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” Neo-Nazis, Identity Evropa, KKK, White supremacists, and white nationalists are not working to bind up the nation’s wounds or achieve a lasting peace among the diverse groups who make up this great nation. Quite the contrary! Their beliefs, which they can freely share because of our Constitution, are un-American. Their beliefs dishonor all who have lived and died for a democracy with liberty and justice for all. At the request of and as a courtesy to faculty and staff (thank you Professor Kelly Young), my team of communicators and our legal counsel have put together a two page resource sheet, should you wish to discuss the intersections of free speech, ideological divides, violence, and legality in your classrooms and other places of guidance for students. Now, back to The Beach. I think it’s typical to start the year off with optimistic statements about the future. Certainly all the victories just described by Provost Brian Jersky speak to our abilities to excel even in constrained financial times. The next two slides indicate that every part of our campus has received special notice for excellence. And make no mistake; I am very optimistic about the future of our university. We face today some looming challenges, but we have faced looming challenges every year for the past 67 years or so I imagine. And as the old song celebrates (with a pronoun change), we’re “still here,” and here in great style. In addition to a history of success, my optimism is based on the conviction that we can continue to build on our commitments to student success, embrace challenges with innovative and entrepreneurial strategies, and maintain and improve our position as one of the nation’s great comprehensive universities. We have shown the persistence and dedication to get hard things done. So today, I will share what I’ve been thinking about: Challenges that face us on and off campus with some emphasis on money Growth versus fixed mindsets Inclusive Excellence at a SMART campus Removing barriers Strategic planning that I anticipate will tackle our most important questions as we march, dance, run, jump or skip to 2025 Some personal aspirations I have for the next year This past year I supported a research effort (thank you Andy Hoang and his team) to uncover strengths of our university that deserve more emphasis so we could develop better communication strategies to attract more support, especially from our 310,000+ alumni. You will not be surprised that the excellence of our faculty, staff, and academic programs along with our beautiful location (thank you everyone who works on our grounds and keeps our buildings in working order) emerged as items that deserve more attention when we discuss The Beach. Something else that emerged was a campus ethos that was described by the researchers as an “insane” commitment to removing barriers that prevent others, especially students, from succeeding. Thank you all very much for that insane commitment! I think it illustrates our belief that with the right environment, evidence-based pedagogies, high expectations, and compassionate interactions, all the students we admit (our standards are very high) can achieve a Beach degree. I consider student success, by the way, a very complex metric that certainly includes timely graduation, but is so much more. Our students should leave us as thinkers, doers, great communicators, compassionate and civically engaged community members, leaders in their chosen professions and well prepared to be critical and skeptical consumers of information. I think as we embrace an18-month process of strategic planning starting this fall we will be in an even better place to propel our students forward toward lives of success. I’ll come back to strategic planning. There are, however, challenges looming that are somewhat out of our campus’ control, but can have significant effects on our abilities to add the edge of excellence each of our students deserve. For example, the good and bad news is that birthrates are plummeting. At least for a while, the country is running out of teenagers. Did you know that in just a few years there will be 5,000 fewer Long Beach Unified School District 12th graders? Did you know that the sheer number of universities and colleges continues to decline (mainly among ‘for profit’ and small liberal arts colleges that suspend operations or merge with other entities) because of financial exigencies mainly caused by plummeting enrollment? But don’t overlook the draconian cuts in public higher education happening in Wisconsin, Illinois, Arizona, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania to name just a few. Did you know that in 2023, when applications are predicted to begin to edge up across the country, those who apply would be significantly more economically distressed than previous cohorts? Obviously, we may think we are in a particularly good position to weather enrollment and student economic diversity challenges (we do that now!), but we’re still vulnerable despite the privilege of being a state supported school. State revenues are increasingly directed toward K-14 education, health care, prisons, pensions and other mandatory costs leaving smaller and smaller portions for the discretionary parts of their budget. That discretionary part is where we live. And while state funds account for shrinking portions of our total budget, our student success and public good commitments require greater and greater investments in our students. For example, the challenge to remove barriers to four-year graduation rates, for those students who wish that path, costs a lot more money because of needed financial aid, increased advising and more classes and sections. What are other threats on and off campus that require our attention? The list is long as we face an aging campus infrastructure, escalating pension and health costs, salary concerns among our employees, uncertainties about federal funding, insufficient parking between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (I had to say this before one of you did!), frustrating bureaucracies, escalating costs to buy or rent homes in this area, horrifying “isms” of many brand names, and a growing national mood that higher education is not delivering on its promise to be the great social and economic equalizer. By the way, it is delivering, but the national conversation indicates that a large percentage of Americans think we do more harm than good. These are daunting challenges, big issues that really deserve our sustained attention as we plan for the future of our campus. So the strategic planning process we envision must look on and off campus at the issues that are really threatening us as a public university in California. I think that figuring out new ways to keep our university viable will require a growth mindset. Growth mindset means that we are willing to try hard new things and believe that persistence will pay off. People with growth mindsets accept that mistakes are inevitable and are actually learning tools. This is in contrast to a fixed mindset that drives us to be risk averse, afraid of making mistakes, avoidant of challenges and change, and easily discouraged. Doing new and hard things makes our brains better. Trust me. That’s true. In the context of a stagnant state budget, we must embrace the ambiguity of having to be more entrepreneurial while passionately keeping our public good mission. We must change some things if we want to offer our students high impact educational experiences like research with faculty, international travel, service learning, and so on. The state contribution, signaled already by the State Department of Finance to shrink next year to a 3 percent so-called increase, won’t make it so. Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous – perhaps on steroids at the moment. We’ve already shown we can excel for our students in smaller projects. Scaling up is difficult but we have the insane commitment to do so. We will just need the money. Everyone should check out Engineering’s BESST program if they are not believers in Inclusive Excellence and evidence based pedagogies. Thank you Dean Golshani. So, new ways outside of our traditional revenue sources must be investigated. I anticipate our strategic planning process will uncover many of these opportunities. While the funds from the state are vital to our survival, they no longer will provide for the edge of excellence that we know we can deliver and our students deserve. Thank you faculty, advisors, and student affairs professionals for providing so many edge of excellence opportunities. Increasingly, we must dust off our entrepreneurial skills to figure out how to pursue our public good agenda while being expected to operate more like a private university. This is not easy, but there are models across the nation of the best universities finding new ways to create revenue that supports their well-deserved distinctive identities. We can do this too. I know there may be some in the audience who feel that as we move in this direction the state will pull back resources. Consider however the trend in California’s support of its universities. The 30-year trend is down and we’d be asleep at the wheel with a fixed mindset if we anticipated some significant jump in state support. While our strategic planning work this year will ferret out many more, from my perspective our core skills and assets are around instruction, research, evaluation, community outreach, creative “products,” athletics, spaces on campus, and relationships with our alumni and other friends in business, industry, the arts, and government. We will have to work together to figure out how to better transform these skills and assets into resources for our students, faculty, and staff. Another thing we’ll have to face as we become more entrepreneurial is that we need a budgeting system that promotes and rewards risk taking, innovation, and careful attention to new opportunities that fall within our mission to educate Californians, produce important and useful research, and contribute to the public good. We don’t have a system like that now, but as our context changes, we’d be asleep at the wheel with a fixed mindset if we didn’t respond. Brian and Vice President Mary Stephens will be talking a lot about this in the coming months. So far, I’ve suggested that we’re up for challenges, that we must strive to develop growth mindsets that will support a more entrepreneurial campus, and that our strategic planning work will help us settle on priorities for action recognizing that our superordinate goals are to create a campus that promotes well being by removing barriers to student (and everyone’s) success – in other words be a model of Inclusive Excellence with financial chops. I hope I haven’t tired you out already. Let switch gears a little and share what I identify as more particular goals I have for the campus in the coming year. Reach/surpass our annual goals for Graduation Initiative 2025. Every student who wants to graduate in four years with a great education should be able to do so. It’s telling to me that with one time money to ease student progress, we moved in one year from a 15 percent four-year rate to a 21 percent rate. There are students who want this and with some help will make it happen. So let’s not divert students with predictions of low quality or myths of students being “pushed out.” Make progress writing a 2025 Strategic Plan and meet 2017-2020 goals. This will be a big deal. Tens of thousands of students and many faculty and staff will be affected by the decisions we all make over the next 18 months. So please engage. Accelerate the work of the Inclusive Excellence Commission. More on this later. Help raise at least $30M in private funds including $2M each for Blair Field and the Alumni and Visitors Center. Thank you VP Andrea Taylor for your leadership in completing our Declare campaign with such success two years ago and all our development professionals, deans and others who tell our story to attract private investment. Create an academic integration plan for the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden. I call on everyone from the arts to engineering to Student Affairs to consider how we do a better job integrating this singular campus gem into our students’ learning experiences. Re-imagine our planning and facilities processes so that we can build more affordably on campus, thus attracting more capital investment from donors. There is no state money for new buildings and our campus must grow to be viable. Re-think and update our internal budgeting processes. The current system is too centralized and is not responsive enough in a VUCA environment. This will feel good to all who have rightfully complained about too much centralization but comes with significant accountability and will demand a growth mindset. Continue to institutionalize BUILD grant initiatives, and reach our goal of $40M in annual research expenditures. Everyone on campus benefits when we are a center of discovery and can offer funded opportunities to take part in research and research training. Of course, much appreciation to our BUILD mentors and to former Dean Laura Kingsford for our brilliant successes in the BUILD effort. Advance our number of international students, while preserving access to Californians. This is a highly political issue, but a no brainer when we think of our flat world and our students’ needs to be global citizens. Hire a much more diverse Tenure Track Faculty. Let’s become more innovative in developing strategies that attract and keep an increasingly diverse (in every way) faculty so our students can see themselves as professors. We need them. Doing searches like we’ve done them is unlikely to create change. Another right-headed opportunity we have is to completely update our so-called remedial education offerings to match research-based evidence that many remedial experiences do not regularly even-up students’ chances to graduate and can discourage many learners from persisting from first to second years, and slow them down toward their degrees. I am very interested in this and will track our evaluations closely. The strategic planning process, which is in search of a cool name, will be key to our work over the next eight years. So many questions need answers, or at least a punch list for action. For example: How big should we get? How many students should live on campus? How many students can we serve online with excellence and positive outcomes? Consider that nationwide 45 percent of first time college students are now over 26. This is, perhaps, a population that can learn and thrive online. How do we help our athletics program be an even better asset in growing Beach Pride among current and former students? Our success on playing fields is a strong strategy to keep our alums connected and that’s a very good thing. Are we using all our space strategically? What should be moved to allow for right sizing our academic and student services mandates? What’s a plan for our empty space that honors our native nations while permitting the essence of Puvungna – as a place for learning – to expand to meet the needs of those we now turn away? Thanks Craig Stone and others for tackling this issue. This is a particular problem to the general one: How do we retain the best of the past while meeting the needs of the present and future? What are we already doing that could attract greater investment from individuals, business, industry, foundations, and the public sector? What other processes must we modernize/streamline to reduce paperwork and hassles? How do we become a SMARTer CAMPUS? By the way, I have asked VP Min Yao to help us digitize as many routine tasks as possible; align procurements for better deals, increase our cyber security and on and on. The great thing is that he knows how to do this. So please work with him using a growth mindset. What should our student body look like – more graduates, more transfers? What should our General Education look like? I don’t know much about GE, but think is a no brainer that what we offer should be cohesive and portable across numerous majors. What’s an academic calendar for the 21st century? How can we develop more centers of excellence that are interdisciplinary, represent the best in research and teaching opportunities, and contribute to the public good in our region/world? Tall order. We can’t afford to launch 100 of them, but I’m sure we could afford to launch ten to begin with. How many International students should we serve? How do we maintain and improve our Long Beach College Promise? This collaboration has established us nationally as a model university. How do we make it better? How do we further reward faculty and staff for employing high impact practices that offer students transformational opportunities? How do we grow internship opportunities and undergraduate research experiences for our students? Ask Dean Solt how his college has increased student internship numbers by 38 percent in just one year. We should all be looking at this. Do we have any programs of mediocre quality that don’t belong here – across each division? We don’t have room for mediocrity. How do we become a more 24/7 service oriented campus with a flatter organization that is more responsive? Considering our Pyramid of Student Services: What are the key student services that we must keep/expand to be sure we are giving each student a fair shot at success? How do we minimize costs for our students? Faculty, consider the costs of textbooks and especially those with electronic bells and whistles that cannot be sold as second hand copies. Those are clearly designed to make publishers rich and widely reported by students as keeping them poor. How shall we stay true to the first amendment in the ideologically divided nation that surrounds us? There are serious threats to freedom of speech from those on every point of the political spectrum. Violence and/or shouting down provocative speakers are not the answers. Please everyone, get educated and educate others so we don’t face the tragedy of losing a member of our community in a violent confrontation. Some of the groups that show up for speakers or other demonstrations come with weapons and intend to fight. Our students can be caught in the crossfire and that would be heartbreaking. It’s happened once and could happen again on home soil. I am a president with questions who needs your best thinking. Much of this help I know will be available from various existing committees and councils. I’m looking forward to guidance particularly from the Academic Senate, College Councils, Staff Council, and Commission on Inclusive Excellence. A little more on this last one. As some of you may recall, we empanelled the Commission on Inclusive Excellence last January to move us toward a national university model of an organization that evens up everyone’s chances to be successful. Thank you VP Carmen Taylor and Brian for accepting co-chair responsibilities. We do this by removing barriers to success. In collaboration with other entities on campus, the Commission will support and report back findings from a variety of campus climate surveys we’ll accomplish this year so we’ll have a strong baseline from which to plan and implement strategies aimed at eliminating practices, norms, and attitudes that create systemic difficulties for any of our diverse community members. Your input to the Commission will be vital as we learn the stories and experiences of the Beach community. We must do frequent environmental scans, so to speak, to build a proactive plan for equity and not be simply reactive to campus or external threats. So let me end by mentioning growth mindset, no barriers, innovation and entrepreneurship, strategic planning, Inclusive Excellence, taking our future into our own hands, freedom of speech that includes almost all speech but with a voluntary commitment to civility, and an environment engineered to provide universal, targeted and specialized services to all our students. This is a lot of content, especially in an opening speech, but I’ll be coming back to you often investigating how we continue on our journey. Each item I’ve mentioned lies along the path or is shaping that path to intellectual rigor, inclusive excellence, and contributing to the public good. I promise to lean in to the needed work and welcome your consultation and creativity. If we can seek (as President Lincoln said) to bind up the nation’s wounds, and do all we can to foster a just and lasting peace among ourselves…” This will be our best year yet. Together every thing is possible. And that’s the truth. Go Beach! Provost Brian Jersky Thank you Norbert for your always insightful and constructive remarks. Last year I spoke of Plato’s sacred grove – and used it to refer to our university as a place to celebrate the past, examine the present and shape the future. This ‘sacred’ space allowed others to delve into topics that were atypical for that time period. The grove also represented a safe place to question social norms, and to express ideas and thoughts. As l reflect on the past academic year, I believe our ‘sacred grove’ has taken on a whole new purpose. All that has happened in our world and nation this past year, and what occurred a few weeks ago has left us with more questions than answers. We have witnessed and observed a new level of hatred that has shocked and stunned a watching world. I want to take this moment to condemn what the Neo Nazi and white supremacists stand for. They disguise their hate, fear and divisiveness with misguided nationalism. Given the rich diversity of our campus, our sacred space has no room to accommodate this level of violence and discord. Hatred will not win. I think our focus has to adjust to reflect the changes that are around us. The way we educate our students is even more important. We need to adjust to ensure our students are offered the best educational community we can provide – indeed a newly consecrated ‘sacred space.’ I do believe, in fact, that we have been given an opportunity to reimagine what is possible. Albert Einstein, the well-known Swiss patent office clerk, said: “Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” We must offer hope to our students that they have the ability to positively impact society with their education. We also must give them assurance that their degrees will benefit society as well as themselves. As a university we are charged with instilling in our students justified confidence in their abilities, talents and potential. I had the pleasure of visiting an alumnus at Riot Games in Santa Monica, where I discovered that the gaming world has moved on since my favorite game, Tetris. The purpose of our visit was to investigate an internship pipeline for our students. He mentioned that what frustrates him the most about Cal State grads is not their ability to perform the tasks at hand, but how they perceive their work. He gave me an example. He recently had three graduates, one from an Ivy League school, another from a UC and a third from a Cal State. He asked them to rate their Java coding level from 1 – 10, with 10 being the highest. The Ivy League grad rated themselves at an 8, the UC grad at a 7 and the Cal State at a 4 to 5. When he asked them some further questions to identify their ability, the results surprised him (but not me). The Cal State grad had an 8-level Java coding ability, the UC a 6, with the Ivy League below a 5. Interesting?! Our students graduate from Long Beach State ready and prepared to tackle any job within their field of study, but may not feel they are on par with their peers from other institutions. Why? Do we believe we are on par with other private or more visible campuses? YES! Do we believe we are a “second-tier institution” that is just a “state school”? NO! We are indeed a flagship campus with premier programs. Here are some examples of what the outside world is saying of our success. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked us among the top 100 best values for public colleges. The Princeton Review’s 2017 Best Colleges: Region by Region designated us one of the nation’s top public universities for our commitment to high-quality, affordable education. We ranked fifth nationally in awarding bachelor’s degrees to minority students on Diverse Issues in Higher Education’s annual list of “Top 100 Degree Producers.” S. News & World Report ranked us fifth among public regional universities in the western United States in its Best Colleges 2016 Rankings. The website schools.com ranked us the best 4-year college in California. The list factored in affordability, support services and program availability. According to a 2016 report by the Education Trust, our campus has been one of the most successful four-year public institutions at reducing opportunity gaps–the difference in graduation rates between typically underrepresented students and the rest of the university. It is a testament to every person in this room when our campus receives praise. Every day you dedicate your hearts and passions to our students. It is my privilege to share this passion with you. From a very long list, here is a small snapshot of the achievements within our colleges: Our School of Art is the nation’s largest, publicly-funded art department. It is the first in the western U.S. to receive accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The College of Business Administration is one of only 5% of schools worldwide accredited by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Business International. It was named an Outstanding Business School in The Princeton Review’s 2016 “Best 295 Business Schools” guidebook. The undergraduate engineering program was ranked among the best in the nation in a recent edition of U.S. News & World Report’s ‘America’s Best Colleges Guide.’ Our school of Nursing has an almost unbelievable 95 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Exam since 2010. Professor Teresa Wright of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts created and led several of our colleagues in timely, well-attended ‘Teach-Ins’ called ‘Reclaiming Democracy.’ These workshops, focused on last year’s election and our nation, gave a much-needed venue to our students and community activists to voice their thoughts and feelings about this watershed moment. Claudia Ojeda-Aristizabal, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, recently received a 3-year, $255,000 grant from the US Department of Energy for her research on strongly correlated materials in the two-dimensional limit. The College of Continuing and Professional Education (CCPE) broke ground on a state-of-the-art building, scheduled to be completed by Fall 2018. The Liberal Studies Program is now approved as an Elementary Subject Matter Preparation Program by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This means that students who graduate with a major of Liberal Studies may now demonstrate their Subject Matter Competency through their coursework instead of taking a series of California Subject Examinations Tests (CSET). The University Library will offer access to Swank Digital Campus, a new streaming movie platform that can be viewed via tablets or mobile devices. Faculty may link the movies via BeachBoard and have students view the film at their convenience or show during class. Some Other Notable Campus Highlights The Beach continues to be very attractive to incoming students. CSULB received 103,605 student applications for fall 2017. This is the largest number in Long Beach State’s history. Freshman applications totaled 63,035, which is one of the highest among CSUs. Transfer applications totaled 31,144, one of the highest in the nation. Undergraduate international student applications totaled 2,446, a 13% increase over last year. Our new Faculty Research Experience and Expertise (FREE) database is now live. This lists faculty’s research and expertise and facilitates our university’s ability to provide insightful analysis and opinions to other educational institutions, industry partners and media. Thanks for VP Min Yao and AVP Simon Kim for their work on this. Three faculty were recognized in the 2017 University Achievement Awards: Heather Barker in Design for her Impact Accomplishment of the Year in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity; Stephen Mezyk in Chemistry/Biochemistry as Outstanding Faculty Mentor for Student Engagement in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity; and Joshua A. Cutter in Kinesiology for Early Academic Career Excellence Award. As Norbert mentioned in his speech, we re-launched the HVDI initiative to provide academic scaffolding to respond to the Chancellor’s Office Graduate Initiative 2025. Based on our strategic priorities of inclusive excellence, academic rigor and devotion to the public good, we created four task forces to put a plan in place. The task forces include Re-Imagining the First-Year of College, Research and Evaluation, Student Engagement, and Communications. Each area gave us a plan to strategize the best way to increase the quality of our degrees, while consistently increasing graduation rates by focusing on areas where students face barriers. At the inception of the year, we suspected that these activities would also increase the 4-year graduation rate. Early data hot off the press shows that we not only reduced the achievement gap by half – but we also already met our target graduation goals for the 2018 – 2019 year. Our preliminary 4-year graduation rate increased from 16% for the 2012 cohort to 22% for the 2013 cohort. Astounding. As many of you know, we received a 9-year accreditation from WASC in 2011. Since then, WASC has updated its accreditation criteria, articulating 5 core competencies undergraduates should master “at or near graduation”. Those competencies are written communication, oral communication, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and information literacy. In 2014, departments received notification about how well aligned their program outcomes were to both institutional outcomes and to these core competencies. In preparation for our institutional report due in January 2020, we will need to assess these competencies more globally, at both the institutional and the Departmental level. This is a good framework within which to focus on EO1110 (remedial education) and EO1100 (GE), as Norbert pointed out. Sharlene Sayegh (our new WASC accreditation liaison officer ALO) is therefore rolling out our core competency initiative, asking departments to engage in a two-year assessment of two of the 5 core competencies relevant to their disciplines. Your contributions to the assessment of student achievement over the past several years have been invaluable, and we are excited to embark on this new collaborative effort. I would like to thank our retiring ALO, David Hood, for his outstanding work in this area over many years. I wanted to now share a tale about a university you know and love: Our story begins several years ago….In that year, the president had a state salary, in addition to some non-State funding. The University was fully under the control of the State, its overseers ultimately being the governor, lieutenant-governor, and various other leading individuals. The University was however beginning to depend more on itself, given the always difficult state-funding situation. 14 years passed. The university had its last State subsidy voted to it by the legislature. There was much anxiety and worry about the University’s ability to stand on its own. The politics and practices of the University in that troubled year were in a chaotic state. Student activism was just then becoming very notable. The principal intellectual interest in that year was the study of apparently non-job-related material, and one of the strongest influences in University life was K-12 school teaching. At the same time the university authorities raised the standard of admission, and required examinations in writing and mathematics. Our story ends happily many years later, as such tales always do, with the news that the University has a sizable endowment. What is the University’s name? Of course it is Harvard. I understand that today’s political and educational climate is completely different and we don’t want to become Harvard, but the point is this: we need to reframe how we generate and retainexternal funding. I am open to new avenues and perhaps opportunities for outside entities partnering with our campus. I believe this could be a more sustainable model as our state dollars continue to decrease. We have moved from state-funded to state-supported and we remain state-located. That said, here are some ways we are already going outside our state-provided resources for funding. 211 faculty and staff submitted 302 new external funding proposals, totaling almost $114m. 88 PIs received 169 new awards, totaling almost $53m, from federal, state, and local sources, and corporate private corporations and foundations. We administered approximately 400 new and continuing grants and contracts, totaling $35m, in annual expenditures, the highest in five years. Richard D. Green, a friend of the university, made a cash gift to endow the Richard D. Green Dean within the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. This is the third endowed dean position in the CSU and the first for our campus. This endowed dean position is supported by a significant contribution, which will fund a CNSM graduate fellowship, teaching activities, scholarly work and community service efforts. A $3.045 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) will help students in the biotechnology program be trained in the theory and techniques of stem cell research. External partnerships not only benefits the faculty, but also many students. Involving students in research, scholarly, and creative activities is one of our most powerful, high-impact practices. Academic Affairs, through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, provided $2.2m to support faculty research, scholarly, and creative activities. We have established the Office of Undergraduate Research Services (OURS), a centralized unit on campus for undergraduate research and provided research opportunities here to 110 undergraduate students. The program had 62 faculty sponsors. A real-life example of this undergraduate research is microbiology major Selina Urfano, who started with the BUILD program in the summer of 2015. She completed a summer internship in Argentina, at the Fundacion Instituto Leloir’s Minority Health International Research Training Program. Urfano completed three poster presentations alongside her BUILD faculty mentor Dr. Katarzyna Slowinska (Dept. Chemistry/Biochemistry). From this research Selina had two publications. Her most recent published paper is on ‘Conjugation of Paclitaxel to Hybrid Peptide Carrier and Biological Evaluation in Jurkat and A549 Cancer Cell Lines.’ Sadly, I understand only the 5 conjunctions. By the end of December this year, when Urfano completes her time within BUILD, she will apply to PhD programs. Although we are halfway through our $22.7 million NIH BUILD grant, the largest in Long Beach State history, we are starting to see the incredible impact this program is having on our students. We have also been very successful at institutionalizing the effects of this program, so we can continue the work when the grant ends. We are fortunate to have former CNSM Dean Laura Kingsford continuing her leadership role at the helm of this crucial program. One area of focus that has continued to be a passion and focus of our campus is the public good. Our faculty remain champions of representing our multiple communities. Dr. Gino Galvez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and a member of the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Faculty. He serves as the Director of the Research and Evaluation Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training. The Center develops a broad array of health programs for underserved Latino communities. For five years he played a significant role as a researcher on an NIH-funded multi-year grant aimed at developing a community-based intervention for Latina immigrants. He also serves as an evaluator for a multi-year project addressing retention and graduation among Latino students enrolled in STEM disciplines. He serves not only the Long Beach Community, but also as an evaluator on an NIH-funded initiative. As an evaluator, he is able to examine ways we can assist underrepresented students to enroll in doctoral programs. Dr. Laura Hoyt D’Anna, the Director of the Center for Health Equity Research and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Science, is also a passionate champion for the public good. Her primary research interests are racial and ethnic health disparities and specifically, the relationships between social discrimination and health. Dr. D’Anna was awarded a five-year, $1.93 million grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. This grant aims to increase the number of early career faculty members from Minority-Serving Institutions who become NIH principal investigators in the field of community-based health equity research. The goal is ultimately to increase the quantity and quality of health programs available to vulnerable populations. In addition, she was awarded a 3-year $900,000 grant from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in 2015 to address an unmet need on our campus and in the Long Beach community. The grant serves to help young black men to combat substance use or HIV and hepatitis C infection. These ‘community ambassadors’ truly represent our campus’s focus on our community. As they and many others continue to serve our campus and beyond, they embody our goal of public good. These two are perfect examples of how we can explore our research passions while benefiting community neighbors. We also have much to boast about regarding Educational and Economic Development Collaborative Partnerships The longstanding Long Beach College Promise, a partnership among LB Unified School District, LB City College, CSULB, and the City of Long Beach, extends the promise of a college education to every student in the Long Beach Unified School District. It continues to gain momentum, and I was honored to present on this signature program at the White House. Afterwards I attended lunch with then VP Joe Biden and his wife Jill. The Promise most recently received a Bridging the Gap (BtG) grant from the James Irvine Foundation, which supports and prepares students for college and career readiness. CSULB has been involved in discussions for creating a new CSULB downtown village. The student living-learning community would consist of student residences, a new Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, space for other suitable academic programs and about 16 CCPE classrooms. This critical partnership would allow our university to reach beyond our educational institution to give back to the community that surrounds us. As President Jane Conoley noted in this regard, “we are already close partners in education and hope to add more of our most precious asset, our people, to the Downtown renaissance. We are better and stronger together.” Jane’s sentiment is reflected in the following poem; which I hope you will enjoy: “Ozymandias” (Shelley) (1818) (199 years) I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert… near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: ‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’ Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.[4] What we accomplish collectively creates remarkable achievements we can pass down to future generations. The poem recognizes that individual egos and achievements do not survive, and as Virginia Woolf noted about another university in a dark time: [she saw] “the light shining there-the light of Cambridge.” As we sit in the valley of shadows, Long Beach State is also part of that light. Laced throughout history are the alliances that were forged to achieve a single goal or common purpose. These several entities, often from very different beliefs and perspectives, ignited a community and changed a generation. Right now, educational institutions represent a beacon of hope to a watching world. Our university demonstrates this simple but powerful fact: what we achieve together positively changes the future. We do this by working together to leverage what each individual, department, college, and program does so well. Working together also implies recognizing one another’s efforts. For example, this year we had our first Academic Affairs BBQ, where I was able to enjoy lunch with our hard working and dedicated staff. I truly appreciate the time and effort our staff dedicate to ensure our campus runs efficiently and effectively. I plan on having more events to encourage interactions between staff in different departments and colleges. I will also continue my faculty lunches with the purpose of hearing the good, along with the not so good, but chiefly to empower faculty members to make changes they deem necessary. I have truly enjoyed this time. Meeting with you has become one of my many highlights on campus. Last year I met with 175 faculty in this way, and I plan on inviting more this upcoming year. You can also stay in touch with me on Twitter: @provost_jersky In closing, I want to thank you for all you do. I have witnessed the time and attention you have given to our students. Your lasting impact has not only helped change students’ worldviews, but it has empowered a community. You reflect the agape – Greek for “selfless love”- that underlies all true education. The business of changing people’s lives keeps me motivated to tackle problems and grounded on why we do what we do. We break down barriers every day. I cannot think of anything more rewarding. Thank you, and Go Beach! Academic Senate Chair Norbert Schürer Good morning, and welcome to the academic year 2017/18 here at California State University, Long Beach! My name is Norbert Schürer; I am a professor in the English department; and I am speaking to you today as Chair of the Academic Senate. The Academic Senate, in case you don’t know, is the highest elected body at CSULB. There are duly elected representatives of four constituencies on the Senate: students, faculty, staff, and administration. The Senate has two main functions: communication and policy-making. So for one, we write policies on issues that affect all of us on campus, such as curriculum, student unit loads, academic advising, and education abroad. Secondly and just as importantly, we are the only communications forum where all major constituencies of the university come together and talk on a regular basis. We sincerely believe that this communication has lead to a sense of community and unity that means that events such as the recent neo-Nazi and alt-right agitation in Charlottesville will never happen here as long as we maintain our communication structures. Communication does not mean that we necessarily agree on anything, but it does mean that as many voices as possible have been heard. Of course, that in turn works only if everyone has an idea of what is going on on campus. To that end, I would like to spend the rest of my time this morning offering you a first glimpse at what will probably be the six or seven most important issues facing us this academic year. I am going to present them to you as a brief guide to CSULB abbreviations and acronyms. So the first and second abbreviations are EO and CO, which is an Executive Order from the Chancellor’s Office. Two or three weeks ago, the CO issued EO 1110, which determines how we will achieve college readiness or academic preparation, i.e., how we will make sure that our students have the necessary skills in the areas of writing and of quantitative reasoning, or more colloquially English and Math. This will require a huge shift on campus, so we need to figure out together how best to implement EO 1110. Just the day before yesterday, the CO released EO 1100, which speaks to our next abbreviation, GE, i.e., general education. There are big questions regarding GE, such as: Is GE meant to supplement students’ education in their major, or is it meant to expose students to subjects they will never encounter in their major or their career? and Is GE meant to be a unified experience, so something like a mini-minor where 3-6 courses are related through topic, or is it meant to be a series of unconnected classes that fit best with our students’ schedules and random curiosities? To answer these questions, ensure inclusive excellence, and shape our GE program accordingly, we need your input. Our fourth abbreviation is GI, the Graduation Initiative 2025 that is the umbrella for all of these efforts and another mandate from the CO. The GI on our CSULB campus is implemented through HVDI, our fifth abbreviation, the Highly Valued Degree Initiative. We’ve only just started defining what a highly valued degree actually is, but we’ve made some great strides towards collaborative leadership in most of the HVDI’s task forces—so we hope you will all continue to contribute to the GI and HVDI. Another big challenge for our campus that will require collaboration goes by the acronym of WASC, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. This is the organization that accredits universities, and this year we have to start writing our accreditation report for them. You will be receiving calls to participate, and I hope many of you answer these calls to turn the exercise into an opportunity to see what we want to keep, what we might want to change, and how we could improve education on our campus and better champion our students. Part of accrediting a university is always looking at teaching, and one particular way in which we do that here at CSULB is my seventh and final acronym, SPOT, the Student Perceptions of Teaching, better known simply as student evaluations. It is pretty clear that in the next year or two we will move to entirely online evaluations. It is also pretty clear, from plenty of data-based research, that switching to online evaluations means (on average) that fewer students will complete them and that teachers will receive lower scores for the same quality of teaching. For these reasons, we need to have a campus-wide discussion about how to implement online student evaluations—and that discussion will be most productive with your involvement. So EO, CO, GE, GI, HVDI, WASC, and SPOT are the acronyms and abbreviations (and topics) that will probably dominate much of the discussion on campus in the upcoming academic year. Once again, it is important that all constituencies on campus participate in these discussions, so I hope you will make an effort to stay informed and reflect on your position. Once you have formed your own opinion, I encourage you to get in touch with me (at norbert.schurer@csulb.edu), contact your elected Academic Senate representatives, or serve on some committee or task force or council or panel or board or planning group or working group to share your opinion to ensure that it becomes part of the discussion. That way, we will best be able to move forward sensibly and together to improve the experiences of our students, faculty, administration, and staff at CSULB in 2017/18. Thank you, and Go Beach! ASI President Joe Nino Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Provost Jersky, for the introduction and thank you, President Conoley, for inviting me here today to address such a prestigious group. Once again, my name is Joe Nino and I am the 2017-2018 ASI president. I am a sport psychology major and one day I hope to join you in higher education and give back to the system that changed my life. I’d like to take this opportunity today to talk to you about obstacles. As we all know, students are facing the greatest of obstacles just to attend this university; myself included. Our students are overworked, overextended, and often times, under-represented. A recent study from the CSU Chancellor’s Office reported that three quarters of our students are working over 20 hours a week. One in 10 is homeless, one in 5 is food insecure, and too often our students leave here without a degree. Speaking to my struggles, I personally have had to choose between buying textbooks and skipping meals. I’ve had to work multiple jobs just to make ends meet. I’ve missed classes, failed a few actually, and during my pursuits have had to drop out. That path was definitely not the formula of student success I had imagined when I decided to pursue an education. At the age of 16 I was diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease. Everyday was and still is a struggle with my health. Paying for health insurance was unrealistic. Medication costs alone were more than my rent. My health and mental state were an absolute rollercoaster. As much as I tried obtain an education, my body wasn’t having it. Luckily, I decided to take a holistic approach with my health. I changed my eating habits and made drastic lifestyle changes. It started to work. The pain subsided and ultimately, I began to feel optimistic. I was resilient in pursuing an education. I have the privilege to stand before you as an associate degree holder from Cerritos College, a former president of my honor society, and most importantly to me, a dedicated student advocate. My experience with facing adversity has translated into a passion for helping other students succeed and overcome their barriers to excellence. That’s why I’m proud to be apart of an organization like Associated Students, Inc. which shares the same philosophy as me. We keep students first. ASI continues to take massive steps to serve more students; the food insecure through our ASI Beach Pantry; undocumented and international students by recently securing $10,000 in scholarships, and the underrepresented through our establishing of a Social Justice and Equity Committee aimed at proactively representing student groups that feel marginalized or unheard. These efforts, to help more students overcome more obstacles, are the collective legacy of Long Beach State students. At the end of the day, I believe we all play an important role in student advocacy; ASI in our diligence to promote and foster self and shared governance; Faculty and staff as you continue to be champions for students in and out of the classroom; and university administration as you continue to push for programs and resources that ensure inclusive excellence. Each of us are often putting students first and speaking on their behalf at every opportunity. But sometimes we must recognize that being a student advocate is not always about speaking for students, sometimes all we need to do is provide students the platform to speak for themselves. As we look into the future, let’s ask ourselves how we all can continue to be better student advocates and provide students the right platform to overcome their obstacles. Thank you all for providing me this platform today and helping this student speak for himself. And as always, GO BEACH! Annual Convocation Carpenter Performing Arts Center

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Essay Express! The Haitian Revolution: Toussaint L’Ouverture Marches into History Essay #: 068578 Total text length is 6,361 characters (approximately 4.4 pages). Excerpts from the Paper The beginning: The following paper looks at C.L.R. James’ text, The Black Jacobins, and explores the pivotal role played by Toussaint L’Ouverture in the successful slave uprising that yielded the state of Haiti. The ensuing pages look at how James offers an irreverent (he is uniquely in favour of the rebels) look at the rebellion and at how his work appears resolved to show the humanity of the Africans whilst also showing the inhumanity of the slave trade. Furthermore, whilst he lionizes Toussaint, he also appears to manifest a great deal of Marxist or socialist bias that asserts itself whenever the discussion turns to the “rich” and their exploitation of the less-fortunate. At the end of... The end: ..... in describing the French elite during the late eighteenth century, writes that “the rich are only defeated when running for their lives” (James, 78) – a statement which can be interpreted as a tacit approval of the brutality of the slave uprising. In the end, James provides us with a work that lovingly details the various accomplishments and actions of the slaves as they push back their imperial masters and assert control over Santo Domingo. The book tries to make a hero out of Toussaint and also tries to demonize the whites who kept so many in bondage. Because it looks at things from the perspective of the natives, it is a thoroughly modern work. James, CL.R. The Black Jacobins. New York: Vintage Books, 1962(1938). Inside the Mind of Krebs Harold $19.95 Features of Transnationalism in British Columbia’s Korean Community $19.95 Ethics in Psychology $19.95 The Intellectual and Artistic Achievements of the Ancient Egyptians $19.95 Spinal Cord Injury and an Intervention Program $19.95 Austin Bless: Evaluation in the Foreclosure Prevention Program $19.95 The Issue of Conflict Management in the Workplace $19.95 Questions on Rhetorical Devices $19.95 Program Evaluation: Action Schools B.C. $19.95 Same-Sex Marriages Should Be Legalized $19.95 © Academic Resources Center Inc. - All Rights Reserved

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The Ethiopia heritage trust is a non – political, non-religions and non-profit making voluntary Organization founded by private individuals who wish to make a personal contribution forwards stopping the decay and destruction of the his tore buildings and national environment of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian heritage Trust covers all over the country in which heritage conservation Restoration and management practices has been implemented, especially as far as the natural heritage conservation. Concerned it covers all Agro-ecological zones (i.e) the natural resource were depleted and treatment. The objectives of the Trust mainly are preservation, Conservation, Restoration and maintenance of his topical cultural man-made and natural heritages and work in collaboration with similar organizations and institutions whose objectives are enhancing and foresting the aforementioned objection. The Trust also promotes and educates and indispensability of the values of heritages with a view of bringing the threats to the attention to the public at large in general and the government in particular.

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New Release Round Up 8/27 Godzilla: King of the Monsters is out this week on DVD and Blu-Ray along with the Elton John biopic Rocketman, the horrific return of The Banana Splits, the previous seasons of shows like Into the Badlands and The Flash and more. Zach on August 27, 2019 Everything Actioncast Ep 439 “Spider-Man, IT: Chapter Two, Watchmen, X-Men and More” This week on the podcast, Zach and Chris talk about the new, spoilery Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer, HBO’s upcoming Watchmen show, the first trailer for IT: Chapter Two, Into the Dark, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Cliffhanger and more. Everything Actioncast Ep 434 “Us, What We Do in the Shadows, Avengers, Scary Stories and More” This week on the podcast, Zach and Chris dive into the first Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Dora the Explorer trailers, the epic runtime of Avengers: Endgame, Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds teaming up in City Heat, Jordan Peele’s Us, the first episode of What We Do in the Shadows and more. Action Hero of the Week: Sunny A former “clipper”, Sunny is trying to survive the post post-apocalyptic world of the Badlands using his martial arts and sword fighting skills to protect his son and avoid the wars between the Barons who run different territories. Zach on June 20, 2018 Everything Actioncast Ep 392 “Slow Motion Archery” This week on the podcast, Zach, Chris and Joe talk about the new Robin Hood, Ant-Man and The Wasp, a bunch of horror TV show news, Power Rangers’ new owners, stealthy John Cena, the end of the Evil Dead saga and much more. Zach on May 4, 2018 Tons of award winners and nominees out this week like Best Picture, The Shape of Water, The Disaster Artist, I, Tonya and The Handmaid’s Tale along with our Pick of the Week, Justice League, and more. Tons of news this week including our new Timon & Pumbaa, a possible (major) director for World War Z 2, the possible return of The Boondock Saints, a biopic on the one and only Vince McMahon, Jeff Goldblum’s return to the Jurassic Park universe and tons more. Zach on April 29, 2017 Everything Actioncast Ep 341 “Iron Fisticuffs” This week on the podcast, Zach and Joe talk about the trickle of new Justice League teasers before the new trailer, the ups and downs of Iron Fist, the return of MST3K, more into Kong: Skull Island (Spoilers!) and more. James Cameron is returning to Terminator, Miles Morales will make his big screen debut in 2018, The Rock will star in a solo Black Adam movie and much more in this week’s News Shotgun. Everything Actioncast Ep 334 “Crackle Cove” This week on the podcast, Zach, Chris and Joe talk about the awesomeness of the final Logan trailer, feel wary about Power Rangers, dive into the last few episodes of Candle Cove, sad Goggins, the possible death of Crackle, various Spider-Men, Patrick Stewart voicing a pile of shit and much more.

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Daubert vs. Frye: Florida Supreme Court sets oral arguments over expert testimony standard W.J. Kennedy Apr. 13, 2016, 11:43am TALLAHASSEE - Oral arguments have been set for Sept. 1 to decide the standard Florida courts will use to approve expert testimony in civil and criminal cases. The Florida Supreme Court, however, is a little late to the party. The standard was actually settled three years ago - or at least should have been - when the legislature approved the modern Daubert Standard, one established in the federal courts in 1993, and then later adopted by a majority of states. But the trial bar intervened in the process, and now has the Supreme Court, through a recommendation from the Florida Bar Board of Governors, considering overruling the legislature. The trial bar prefers the 1923 Frye Standard, which can greatly expand the scope of what can be considered expert testimony. Attorney Timothy M. Moore of Shook Hardy & Bacon in Miami explained the difference between the two: Daubert asks whether the data is sufficient, if it’s based on reliable principles and if those principles are reliably applied. Frye asks if the science the testimony is based on is generally accepted by the scientific community. “There is no question that Daubert is the superior standard,” Moore said. “Besides being more stringent, it puts a judge in more of a gatekeeper role. Frye, and another standard used in some instances that relied on pure opinion (Marsh v. Valyou, 977 So. 2d 543 (Fla. 2007), could result in bringing in someone who claims to be an expert by just hanging a shingle.” While the legislature apparently believed that Daubert was superior as well, the bill’s sponsor in the Senate, Garrett Richter (R-Naples), said lawmakers still had to “fight off the trial bar for years” to get the bill through. The Supreme Court’s involvement comes via a provision in the Florida Constitution that gives the courts full jurisdiction over procedure, while the legislature has say over substance. Complicating the matter is that the proposed change includes both procedure and substance. In order to avoid turf battles between the branches, the Supreme Court years ago adopted a legislatively approved “Evidence Code.” The few disputes that have occurred over legislative changes to the Evidence Code have been constitutional questions, or ones that the Court simply didn’t see the need for the change, not turf considerations. Initially, the Florida Bar appeared as though it would recommend adoption of Daubert. In two straw votes in 2013, the Bar’s Code and Rules of Evidence Committee (CREC) overwhelmingly favored Daubert. But halfway through 2014, one-third of the members of CREC were replaced with their terms expiring. Daubert then lost out. The Bar’s Board of Governors, following a final CREC vote, recommended that the Court not adopt the Daubert standard. Richter said he has no doubt that the trial bar “co-opted” the committee when its complexion changed. Hundreds of comments have since poured into the Court. William W. Large, president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute, was among those to comment. “The Committee (CREC) serves an important purpose but it is neither a democratic institution nor a constitutionally established, coordinate branch of government,” he stated. “Its members are not elected and have no constituency. Where the committee’s recommendation conflicts with the considered judgment of the legislative branch, the committee’s recommendation is entitled to no precedence over the legislative will.” David A. Jones of Holland & Knight in Orlando spent hundreds of hours reviewing the issue. He said it’s unclear how the court would rule but it could go so far as to declare Daubert unconstitutional. Then the state would revert to Frye. “At that point, the Legislature either licks its wounds or we get into an ugly turf war,” Jones said. For his part, sponsor of the Daubert legislation in the House, Larry Metz (R-Yalaha), said that in his comments to the Supreme Court he asked that the ruling be based on which standard is the better policy not who has the final say. “We shouldn’t get hung up on who decides what,” Metz said. http://flarecord.com/stories/510714673-florida-supreme-court-sets-oral-arguments-over-expert-testimony-standard

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Rick Scott picks C. Alan Lawson for Supreme Court Conservative appellate judge C. Alan Lawson will become the next Florida Supreme Court justice, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday morning. Lawson, who will replace retiring Justice James E.C. Perry, is chief judge of the state’s 5th District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach. Perry’s retirement is effective Dec. 30; Lawson’s first day is the 31st. “He’s got a 20-year track record, he’s been a public servant, he clearly believes in following the rule of law,” Scott said, standing next to Lawson – his first ever Supreme Court pick – and his family. “He is going to do a good job … and he’s not going to legislate from the bench.” Lawson now makes a third conservative vote on a seven-member state Supreme Court that often splits 5-2 on matters of public policy. To date, Justices Charles Canady and Ricky Polston have been the court’s most reliable conservative voices. In a statement, both men “applaud(ed)” the appointment, calling Lawson “a true leader (who) brings strong conservative principles” to the court. Conservative lawmakers and business interests have long derided the court – specifically its liberal-leaning triumvirate of Justices Barbara Pariente, Peggy A. Quince and R. Fred Lewis – for “judicial overreach,” saying the court often breached the separation of powers between the lawmaking and judicial branches. Recently, they denounced decisions chipping away at protections afforded business owners in the state’s workers’ compensation law, striking down caps on attorney fees and ordering disability benefits extended for injured workers. The state’s highest court also becomes more white; Perry is black. With his departure, Quince is the now the lone African American on the court. This isn’t Lawson’s first attempt to join the court. Perry, whom Lawson is replacing, beat him in 2009 for the opening created by the retirement of Justice Charles T. Wells. Lawson appeared with his wife Julie and son Caleb, as well as his father and mother, Charles and Velma Lawson, sister Laurie Lawson Cox and brother-in-law Thomas Cox. Lawson, whom Scott had first mistakenly introduced as “Lanson,” told reporters that the judiciary’s mandate to interpret laws “came with a promise, that it would be exercised with judicial restraint.” “There are a lot of precedents from the Florida Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court that details what judicial restraint means and is not supposed to mean,” he added. Many critics have noted that “judges and courts have moved away from what is clearly laid out … that says, ‘this is what courts are supposed to do.’ “ When asked if he could name decisions in which judges have “overreached,” he said, “No. It’s not ethical for judges to comment on issues that could come before the Supreme Court.” Lawson was then backed by “religious conservatives and the National Rifle Association,” wrote politics reporter William March in a February 2009 story for the now-defunct Tampa Tribune, while Perry was favored by “liberal groups and black leaders.” Those backers were largely silent this time around. The appointment created a quandary for then-GOP Gov. Charlie Crist, March wrote, “pit(ting) conservatives in his own party (then Republican) against a minority community Crist is courting.” He eventually picked Perry, who joined the court the next month. Lawson, born in Lakeland, grew up in Tallahassee. He graduated from Tallahassee Community College and later Clemson University with a degree in Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management, according to his online bio. He got his law degree from Florida State University in 1987. He was in private practice for several years before becoming an assistant county attorney in Orange County and then a circuit judge in 2002. Lawson also was a Florida Bar exam question writer and grader. He moved to the 5th District appellate bench in 2006. Both his judicial appointments were by Republican former Gov. JebBush. In 2012, he was a member of a three-judge appeals panel that considered a custody battle between two women who were formerly in a relationship. The majority said both women have parental rights, but Lawson wrote “a blistering dissent,” in which he said a child can have only one mother, according to the Associated Press. The court shouldn’t recognize two mothers “unless we are also willing to invalidate laws prohibiting same-sex marriage, bigamy, polygamy, or adult incestuous relationships on the same basis,” Lawson said. In a 4-3 opinion, the state Supreme Court later said the non-birth mother could seek shared custody. Scott picked Lawson over two other conservative finalists for the post: Wendy W. Berger, another judge on the 5th District Court of Appeal, and Dan Gerber, an Orlando civil-trial defense attorney. Scott “had three excellent candidates to consider,” Florida Bar President William J. Schifino Jr. said in a statement. “I applaud the governor, the Judicial Nominating Commission and the process, and very much look forward to working with soon-to-be Justice Lawson in the future,” Schifino said. “He has demonstrated himself to be an excellent jurist and someone who has the best interests of all Floridians at heart.” Business interests also commended the pick. William Large, president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute, a group created by the Florida Chamber of Commerce, said Lawson’s appointment is a “reaffirmation of our system of checks and balances between the three branches of government.” Scott “based his decision on the precepts that judges should strictly adhere to the rule of law,” he said in an email. The governor’s “thoughtful choice in this solemn duty will have a profoundly positive impact on Florida for a long time.” Tom Feeney, CEO of Associated Industries of Florida, added that his members have been “anxious for the day that a majority of the Florida Supreme Court can restore respect for the constitutional separation of powers, including legitimate powers of the popularly elected members of the legislative and executive branches.” “If the Florida Supreme Court will exercise only those legitimate judicial powers, such as deciding controversies of fact and enforcing the language of our duly enacted statutes and Constitution, as opposed to arbitrarily injecting their personal and political preferences, a constitutional balance can be restored.” Scott could have the opportunity himself to put a conservative majority on the bench. Pariente, Quince and Lewis face mandatory retirement in early 2019, and Scott said he plans to replace them before he leaves office that January. “I will appoint three more justices the morning I finish my term,” he said. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/229060-rick-scott-supreme-court

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