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The intent of this post is to provide a basic overview of World Vision’s strategy and structure and our U.S. GIK operations. Over the following week we will address the following key issues:
- The financial costs and benefits of sending GIK overseas.
- The use of GIK in development programming.
- Evaluations of projects with direct provision of goods, including GIK.
- Standards for GIK implementation and accounting, including fair market value calculations
- The influence of overhead rate calculations on organizational decisions.
- The use of GIK as grant match.
World Vision’s strategy and structure
In 2006 World Vision went through a process of refining our strategy as a development organization (Principle Level Choices). This refinement further emphasized our need to focus on addressing the causes of poverty over relieving the symptoms of poverty. It also reinforced that our marketing efforts and funding must be driven by our identified priorities in the field.
World Vision’s federated model gives our national offices the primary responsibility to make decisions regarding programs and resources. These offices work with communities to identify opportunities and needs and to develop strategies and design documents. World Vision U.S.’s role is to support strategies and designs through the strategic acquisition of resources. All resource acquisition decisions are driven by these strategies; GIK is no exception.
An overview of World Vision’s work with GIK
As part of our journey towards continual improvement of our work, World Vision has developed and implemented GIK standards that dictate minimum requirements for the use of GIK in World Vision. Aside from questions of the efficacy of GIK in supporting development― which will be addressed in a post next week ―World Vision has expectations that part of good aid is operating an effective, efficient supply chain, starting from a needs assessment, planning, procurement, all the way through to implementation, end-use reporting, and monitoring and evaluation. Our monitoring activities thus far show that most of our offices meet the minimum standards, and several exceed them.
World Vision works with corporations to refine the GIK that is offered to World Vision U.S. to match up with the requests from the field. We continue to work to educate corporations on what GIK would be best aligned with our requests from the field, so that we receive only valid donation offers. When the GIK offer doesn’t align, we do not accept the donations.
We recognize in the past, prior to our standards implementations, that some of our offices received GIK that they did not need or was not appropriate. We have made many process improvements to correct this to ensure we spend our time, money, and energy to procure and ship only the resources requested.
Now let’s look at some statistics. Forty-eight percent of GIK by volume donated by U.S. corporations to World Vision is used to help children and families in the U.S. This includes the provision of supplies for students and teachers in the U.S.’ own underfunded school systems in New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and other major cities. Although we will focus exclusively on the use of GIK in overseas projects in future posts, we encourage you to look at the links above for domestic examples of how GIK is distributed and used by U.S. teachers and organizations.
Thirty-three percent is shared with domestic and international NGOs to help further their work because the product better fits their mission and program objectives. World Vision evaluates partner NGOs using a strict set of criteria based on their mission, their ability to meet or exceed the same standards we follow, and their need for the products within their development strategies
The final nineteen percent is used by World Vision in our own international programs.
World Vision has shipped 22,079 pallets of GIK goods overseas between 2008 and 2010 and 0.3% of this has been NFL related apparel. World Vision works not only with the NFL but also hundreds of donors across industry sectors in support of our national office needs in health, education, economic development, and basic needs. The chart below shows the shipment levels by sector.
In posts next week, we will talk about how clothing and shoes assist and support our development programs.
Chart: Breakdown of GIK by sector using number of pallets shipped (2008-2010)
We know this is just the beginning, and we look forward to your comments.
Our next blog post will cover our viewpoint and calculations on the financial costs and benefits of sending GIK overseas.
Read our latest updates to this discussion GIK and development programming, The financial costs and benefits of sending a shirt overseas, and Response to GIK discussion.
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Ezra 9 (21st Century King James Version)
21st Century King James Version (KJ21)
9 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
2 For they have taken their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands; yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.”
3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down stunned.
4 Then were assembled unto me every one who trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those who had been carried away; and I sat dismayed until the evening sacrifice.
5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God,
6 and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to Thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
7 Since the days of our fathers we have been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
8 And now for a little space grace hath been shown from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a constant and sure abode in His holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9 For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving to set up the house of our God and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10 “And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken Thy commandments,
11 which Thou hast commanded by Thy servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
12 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever, that ye may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.’
13 And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great trespass, seeing that Thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this,
14 should we again break Thy commandments and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? Wouldest not Thou be angry with us until Thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
15 O Lord God of Israel, Thou art righteous, for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day. Behold, we are before Thee in our trespasses, for we cannot stand before Thee because of this.”
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Sussex, 25 May 09
UN-HABITAT Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, called on international financiers to focus more on the continuing problems of affordable housing and finance in developing countries.
Seoul, 19 May 09
UN-HABITAT's Executive Director and former US President Bill Clinton on Tuesday joined delegates from cities around the world to press home the message that action on climate change has to be implemented in cities.
Islamabad, 28 Feb 08
UN-HABITAT this week received additional funding of USD 2 million from the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom to strengthen its training and technical assistance for the victims of a Pakistan earthquake who lost their homes.
London, 21 Nov 06
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London, 21 Feb 06
In a historic first of its kind, the British House of Commons recently held an adjournment debate on Urbanisation in Developing Countries. Members of Parliament from all parties recognized that urbanisation in the developing world was both a challenge and an opportunity.
London, 11 Mar 05
A new report on Africa commissioned by the British government was unveiled in London, New York and Addis Ababa on Friday with a call on donor countries to boost their aid to Africa by up to US$ 25 billion a year, step up the fight against corruption, boost infrastructure aid, and make trade fairer.
New York, 10 Feb 05
UN-HABITAT's Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, said that the Commission for Africa initiated by British Prime Minister Tony Blair will meet in London next week to decide on recommendations that will be brought to the agendas of the Group of Eight industrialised nations and the European Union.
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Car Colston church
On the arrival of the party at Car-Colston, a little before 3 p.m., the main purpose of the excursion was entered upon. This was the unveiling of a memorial tablet to Dr. Thoroton, of which we give an illustration.
The brass is a handsome tablet of latten, and has been executed by Messrs. Gawthorp & Sons, of Long Acre, London, and placed in the wall of the south aisle, on a black marble slab, by Messrs. Thrale Brothers, of Newark. Above the inscription the arms of Thoroton impaling those of Boun are emblazoned in metal and enamel, surmounted by a helm with mantling and the crest of Thoroton also duly emblazoned. On a ribbon beneath is the motto—DEVS SCVTVM ET CORNV SALVTIS.
A short service of dedication was held in the church at 3 p.m., the vicar, the Rev. Edward Robinson, officiating. The following was the order of service:—
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The Bidding Prayer was said as follows:—
LET US PRAY for Christ’s holy Catholic Church, particularly that pure and reformed part of it established in this kingdom: for all Christian Sovereigns, Princes and Governors, especially His most excellent Majesty our Sovereign Lord Edward, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, over all persons and in all causes within his dominions supreme : for our gracious Queen Alexandra, George Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales and all the Royal Family: for the Lords of his Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council: for the great Council of the Nation (now assembled in Parliament): for all the Nobility Magistrates and Gentry of the Realm ; for the Ministers and Dispensers of God’s Holy Word and Sacraments, whether they be Archbishops particularly Randall Thomas, Lord Archbishop of this Province or Bishops particularly the Bishop and Suffragan Bishop of this Diocese, or the inferior clergy, the Priests and Deacons : that all these, in their several stations, may serve truly and faithfully to the honour of God and the welfare of his people, always remembering that strict and solemn account which they must give before the judgement seat of Christ. And that there never may be wanting a supply of persons duly qualified to serve God both in church and state, let us pray for a blessing on all schools of sound learning and religious education: lastly let us pray for all the Commons of the realm: that they may live in the true faith and fear of God, in dutiful allegiance to the King, in sincere and conscientious communion with the Church of England and in brotherly love and Christian charity one towards another. And as we pray unto God for future mercies, so let us praise Him for those we have already received: for our Creation, Preservation, and all the blessings of this life, but above all for our redemption through Christ Jesus: for the means of grace afforded us here, and for the hope of glory hereafter. Finally let us bless his most Holy Name for all his servants departed this life in his faith and fear, —particular the Vicars of this Parish, and builders and Restorers of the Church : together with Gregory Henson: John Whalley, Anna Margaret Sherard, and Robert Thoroton, Benefactors of this House of God: and let us pray unto God that we may have grace so to follow their good example, that, this life ended, we may be partakers with them of the glorious resurrection in the life everlasting :
These prayers and praises let us humbly offer up to the Throne of Grace in the Words which Christ himself has taught us :
Our Father, etc.
After the Bidding Prayer had been said, Mr. George Fellows, who is descended from Dr. Thoroton’s sister Mary, unveiled the memorial, in the following words:—
“On behalf of the subscribers I now, as I have been asked, unveil and commit to the care of the Vicar and Churchwardens this Memorial Brass, erected to the Glory of God and in memory of Robert Thoroton, Doctor and Historian, whose memory in this place they are anxious should not be forgotten, but rather. that he being dead should yet speak to us.”
After the Blessing had been given, Mr. T. M. Blagg read the following paper:—
by Mr. T. M. Blagg.
“Robert Thoroton, to honour whose memory we are assembled here to-day, was the eldest child of his parents, and the last of six generations of Roberts in direct male line to reside in this parish. He was born in the year 1623 or 1624, but we do not know where. His parents were married at St. Mary’s Church, in Nottingham, Nov. 30th, 1622, and, as his grandparents were still living in the ancestral home at Car-Colston, it is possible that his parents resided elsewhere during the first years of their married life. At any rate, there is no record of Robert’s baptism in the register of this parish, nor of that of his sister Elizabeth, though his brothers Richard (1627), Gervase (1630), his sister Mary (1632), and his youngest brother Thomas, in 1636, are all entered as being baptised at Car-Colston. The family of Thoroton derived its name from the neighbouring village of Thurverton or Thoroton, where they were seated as landowners as early as the middle of the 13th century. Their property in this parish of Car-Colston was acquired by marriage with the heiress of the family of Morin, who had become possessed of it in like manner by an alliance with the Lovetots, the wealthy family who had founded the Priory of Radford-by-Worksop and endowed it with, among other gifts, the rectory of this Church. Of this descent from one of the great Norman families, Robert Thoroton was always very proud. He refers to it on the tablet which he erected to the memory of his grandfather, in 1664, on the buttress near the chancel door; he quartered the arms of Lovetot and Morin on his shield, and he used the Lovetot lion rampant to uphold the hunting-horn of Thoroton, in the crest with which he surmounted the helm on his achievement.
Of Robert Thoroton’s early years we know very little. He took his B.A. degree at Christ’s College, Cambridge, in 1642-3, when 19 or 20 years of age; proceeded M.A. in 1646, and became Licentiate of Medicine. He is afterwards described as M.D., though I do not know where he took that degree. That he was properly entitled to it seems undeniable, for he invariably uses it after his name, in his pedigree, on the title page of his book, on his coffin, and on the headstone to his grave. Thoroton married Anne, daughter of Gilbert Bohun or Boun, serjeant-at-law, and impales the arms of that knightly family upon his shield. By Anne Bohun he had three daughters; Anne, who married Philip Sherard, grandson of William, Baron Leitrim in the Peerage of Ireland; Mary, who was drowned in 1655; and Elizabeth, who married John Turner, of Swanwick, in the county of Derby. Thus Robert Thoroton left no descendants in direct male line, and the family is now represented by the descendants of his younger brother Thomas, one of whom resided at Screveton, and married the heiress of the ancient family of Hildyard of Winestead, in Holderness. The family is now seated at Flintham, near here, under the name of Thoroton-Hildyard. After his marriage Thoroton appears to have settled down at Car-Colston for the remainder of his life, busying himself with his practice as a physician, his duties as magistrate, and his hobby of genealogy. His mother died in 1660, and his father probably lived with him, and only pre-deceased him by five years. His ancient house, the manor house of the Morins, so ruinous as far back as 1510, that he records that, on his marriage in that year, his grandfather’s great-grandfather had patched it up “by laying thatch upon the slates where any were left,” had now become so bad that it was past further mending, so in 1666 he pulled it down completely and built another house close by, of the elevation of which a tiny sketch was made by John Throsby, when he visited the village in 1792, and reproduced in his book. This house in its turn became ruinous (as Throsby records) and in 1812 was pulled down. On its site was built the present Hall, the white house occupied by Mr. Wilkinson, which we shall presently pass as we go towards Screveton. In 1768 died Thoroton’s descendant, Margaret More Molyneux, daughter of his grandson, Robert Sherard, and in 1781 trustees sold the property to the Rev. Edward Heathcote, of East Bridgford, for £3,100.
"It was during a visit to his friend Mr. Gervase Pigot, of Thrumpton, that the incident occurred which formed a turning point in Thoroton’s life, and was the cause of his attempting the work by which he is remembered. For, staying at the same house, was one of the greatest antiquaries, heralds and genealogists that England has ever produced, Mr. (afterwards Sir William) Dugdale, Norroy King of Arms, and Mr. Pigot bringing out a manuscript History of Nottinghamshire, which had been begun by Gilbert Bohun, Thoroton’s father-in-law, Dugdale urged the Doctor to take up the work and complete it. Thoroton appears to have straightway made a start, and in about ten years, namely in 1677, produced the folio that is so well known to all of us. The work is dedicated to Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury, who during the Commonwealth, had resided at the Hackers’ House in the adjoining parish of East Bridgford and had been personally known to Thoroton, by whom he appears to have been much beloved and esteemed. A letter to Dugdale is printed as foreword to the volume, and in the following sentences of courteous and happily-phrased English, Thoroton modestly places the work under the protection of the master’s name, as was the custom of those days. ‘Sir,’ he says, ‘By your hand, as it were, I present these Collections to the Nobility and Gentry of our County, and to all other lovers of this kind of knowledge, that your name may procure the Book that esteem, which its own worth cannot give it: This priviledge I claim and use with the greater confidence, not only because I am sufficiently assured of your kindness and good nature, but also because indeed you put me upon the work, and therefore though I may not have done so much, or so well as you intended I should, I think you are a little obliged to countenance your own choice of the Instrument.’ After referring to the incident at Mr. Pigot’s house, already related, and lamenting his inability to get to York, so as to have made use of the vast stores of information in the Registry there, the Doctor concludes: ‘Yet I have made hard shift to be as little justly to blame in other things as possibly I could, so that I hope you will not disown me ; and, if you do not, I shall be less sollicitous what others think, for I allow no man for a Judge who hath not done something of this nature himself. And they that have, even for your sake, I am sure will be apt to be merciful to
Your Faithful Friend and Servant,
For the book itself, though we cannot claim that it is the best county history ever written, we justly believe that it is well in the front rank; and the more one works at such subjects oneself, and the more one has occasion to use the book, the more is one astonished at the vast labour that it represents, at the detail it displays, and at the accuracy of the matter it records. Chiefly genealogical in its effect, its purpose was to record the descents of all the lands in each parish during the nearly 600 years which had intervened between the Domesday Survey and the compilation of the Doctor’s work. Though 230 years have elapsed since it was published, it is the standard work on our county, and must always remain the chief source of information concerning it. The Doctor did not long survive the completion of his great task. Just as, in our own day, our greatest county writer, Mr. Cornelius Brown, was taken from us as soon as he had finished the greatest of his works, so Thoroton, in his day, was allowed but a short time in which to taste the sweets of labour well done. On November 21st, 1678, he died, and was buried, two days later, in the great stone coffin which six years earlier, realising the uncertainty of this transitory life, he had prepared for the reception of his body. In 1842, the coffin was discovered outside the chancel door, near the buttress-tablet on which Thoroton had recorded, in concise Latin, so terse and complete a history of his family. In 1863, being in the way of drainage operations, it was somewhat sacrilegiously taken up, and is now to be seen in the vestry of the church, where its coped lid and wealth of heraldic devices cause it to be an object of much interest.
In 1901, the headstone, made from one of the stone pre-Reformation altars of the church, was found beneath the turf near the same spot, and has been removed into the chancel, where it may be seen fixed against the north wall of the sacrarium, in which it once served so sacred a purpose.1
In 1897, the Society of which we are members was founded for the purpose of fostering all studies in the history, folk-lore, genealogy, and archaeology of Nottinghamshire, and for the preservation of its antiquities, and it was felt that it could be given no more appropriate name than that of the man who by his great industry had saved so much of its history from the wreck of time. At the annual meeting of the Society, two years ago, Colonel Mellish, who presided, suggested that some memorial should be erected to the man .whose name the Society bears; a subscription list was opened, and a committee appointed by the Council, with the result that the handsome brass, which has just been unveiled, has been placed in this parish church to keep for ever bright the memory of him who lived and died, who worked and worhipped, in this place.”
Before leaving the church, many of the visitors made their way to the vestry where they inspected the stone coffin and the parish register containing the entry of Dr. Thoroton’s burial, and the church plate, most of which has been given by the Thoroton family. Mr. Blagg had also placed there some prehistoric and other antiquities found in the parish; and, belonging to his family, two parchment title-deeds bearing the signatures of Robert Thoroton, his wife, father, and other relatives, and of Samuel Brunsell, whose house was to be visited later in the afternoon. There was also a little copy of the lyric poet, Anacreon, with Dr. Thoroton’s autograph on it.
On leaving Car Colston, the party proceeded to Screveton Church, where the Rev. J. Standish read the following paper, dealing with the architectural features of the church. He also added some biographical noes on Richard Whalley and others.
(1) See the Society’s Transactions, Supplement, for 1901, page 55.
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What is in this article?:
- Cotton price hangover lingers
- Pima demand
- World textile mills continue to struggle from past high cotton prices.
- Cotton carryovers at record levels.
- Glimmer of hope from drought impacts.
The cotton high price party has long been over, but the hangover lingers on.
And the cotton industry could continue to suffer from the impact of mills failing to fully honor their contracts, according to Kevin McDermott, vice president/senior manager for cotton merchant Jess Smith and Sons, Bakersfield, Calif.
Following the high prices in the last two years, growers worldwide expanded production while mills concerned about economic uncertainty became reluctant buyers. McDermott says cotton-buying textile mills are “not anxious to extend coverage very far.” As a result, world stocks are now forecast by USDA to reach a record level of 74 million bales worldwide.
China has seen the largest jump in stocks, with large purchases made for the government reserves, in order to support internal grower prices. Questions remain for the upcoming season about how much more China will buy for their reserves and whether any of these reserves will be available to the market.
As the market wonders how long the hangover will linger, fortunately, California is looking at a record crop that has not cost an arm and a leg to produce.
Elsewhere in the world there are some concerns about crop prospects with both Texas and India facing drought issues. For India it is “significant,” says McDermott, and that could have an impact on the burdensome world supply.
Compounding the big carryover, world consumption continues to falter. Some of this has to do with mills struggling with past record high-priced raw cotton purchases. Prices over the past two years created tremendous economic pressure on mills to the point that it has been difficult for them.
“There are a lot of sanctity of contract issues still unresolved,” McDermott said. “From last March until now, the sale of 6 million bales of U.S. cotton has been cancelled. That is 40 percent of last year’s crop.”
There are a record number of arbitrations now under way and mills and shippers are trying to mitigate the financial crisis. Terms are being extended and cotton scheduled to be shipped last spring is now re-scheduled to leave the U.S. ports later this fall.
While California growers may be smiling at the prospect of a good, inexpensive 2012 crop, it will take a lot of upside to bolster cotton acreage for 2013. McDermott says California growers are already looking at the current lower prices as they start to focus on cotton for 2013.
(For more, see: SJV cotton crop cutting out with heavy boll load)
Pima represents more than half of the California cotton acreage, and ELS is struggling with a 268,000 bale carryover Aug. 1, the second largest behind the 305,000 bale 2009 carryover.
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From a Smile to a Grinby Seth Robertson | Class Acts, Spring 2009 | No Comment | Print | Email
If anyone understands the changing face of America, it’s Polo Romero, MBA’02. In the decade since studying at Owen, the Mexico native has witnessed not only a boom in the Hispanic population of the United States but also a profound shift in the country’s demographic map. No longer are Hispanics concentrated solely along the southern border of the United States, in places like California, Arizona, Texas and Florida, or in major metropolitan areas like New York. Today some of the fastest growing Hispanic communities are located further inland, in states like Arkansas, Illinois, Colorado, Georgia and Tennessee.
“When more job opportunities started developing for Hispanics in other areas, the migration patterns changed,” Romero says. “If you picture the population of 10 years ago on the map, it looked something like a thin smile. Today that smile is a wide grin.”
And that wide grin means economic opportunity for Romero and his company, Univision Communications Inc., the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States with operations that include broadcast and cable television, radio and Internet. As Vice President of Marketing & New Business Development, Romero helps Mexican companies understand the potential of the U.S. Hispanic market. “This market has nearly $1 trillion of acquisitive power. If it were an independent economy, it would be the 15th largest in the world,” he says. “Take a few minutes to think about that—45 million Hispanics generating nearly $1 trillion.”
Among Romero’s responsibilities are presenting media opportunities to Mexican companies that already have a presence in the United States and educating those that do not. But Romero views his role in a much broader sense. “My daily role may be evangelizing to companies about having a clear marketing strategy that caters to the needs of Hispanics,” he explains. “But it’s also about getting people to look beyond the immigration debate and start reflecting on the fundamental changes the United States is undergoing as a result of Hispanic influence. As a daily witness to these changes, I can say that the positive effects far outweigh the negative. The success stories are simply breathtaking.”
photo credit: Steve Green
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Advocate 20 May 1947
LATE MR J. FAIRBROTHER
The funeral of Mr. John Fair brother, of Elizabeth Town, who died at the Devon Hospital, Latrobe took place in the Deloraine General cemetery. Services at the Holy Cross Church, Elizabeth Town, and the graveside were conducted by Rev. A. E. Chamberlain.
Chief mourners were the widow, sons and dauchters, and grand- children. Pallbearers were Messrs. V. and H. Knight (grandsons), and C. Fairbrother (nephew). The carriers were Mr. F. Barry (son-in-law) and three grandsons.
The late Mr. Fairbrother, who was the youngest son of the late Joseph Fairbrother, was born in Packington, England, in 1865. Early in his 'teens he visited America. Returning to England, at the age of 20, he married Miss Elizabeth Collier, of Ravenstone, on July 5, 1886. They came to Australia in the days when it took six months to make the voyage, arriving in Victoria early in 1887. After spen- ding 12 months in Victoria they came to Tasmania, arriving at Elizabeth Town 59 years ago. Mr. Fairbrother secured a small farming property. He also served as a working overseer for the Deloraine Council for 40 years. His first wife predeceased him in 1900. After a few years he married Sarah Young, of Needles. He leaves a widow and a large family. The children of the first marriage are: Elsie (Mrs. Knight, Devonport). Frederick (Rocky Cape), Alice (Mrs. Wilson, Geelong), Mary (Mrs. Barker, Burnie), and Ada (Mrs. Revell, Devonport). Those of the second marriage are: Winnie (Mrs. Barry, Launceston), Doris (Mrs. Jacobs, Melbourne), Ralph (Elizabeth Town). Ruby (Mrs. Campbell, Launceston), Mavis, (Mrs. Williams, Launceston), Eric, Fitzgerald, Maud and Edward (all of Launceston).
Two daughters and a son of the first marriage predeceased their father. The latter, Clement, was a member of the First A.I.F. Two sons of the second marriage are also dead.
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Things have been busy last week. I have built the second GPS module. There were a few hick-ups along the way which slowed things down a bit. Quality control on parts is a MUST. I had a few parts that weren't up to spec. It took me three evenings to figure this out and fix the problems. I wish there was more free time in a day.
The second module (the right phone in the photo) uses a slightly different GPS module. This module consumes less power:
- Module #1 (on the left):
- Consumes about 65mA at 3.3V on startup (that is when searching for satellites)
- Consumes about 50mA at 3.3V when tracking (GPS lock)
- Green LED is continuously on all the time. A high brightness orange LED in the same package starts flashing when a GPS lock is achieved.
- Module #2 (on the right):
- Consumes about 55mA at 3.3V on startup (that is when searching for satellites)
- Consumes about 35mA at 3.3V when tracking (GPS lock)
- Blue LED is on continuously when searching for satellites and changes to flashing when a GPS lock is achieved.
Searching around the internet, one can find that the battery in the iPhone has a capacity of 1400mAh and a voltage of 3.7V. So plugging in my GPS module for one hour, will add approximately an additional 35mA of current load to the phone (about 2.5% of the battery capacity). To speak in laymen's terms, not too much to worry about. I have been playing around with module #1 over the last couple of weeks, having it on continuously during my drive from and to work (about an hour each way) and I still get about 2 days of battery life out of the phone. To be honest, I think it is more determined by how much Wi-Fi I use during the day than anything else.
But, since the question has come up quite a few times already, for those who are worried, there is a mini-USB plug on the module which allows you to charge and sync the phone as needed.
And then on a final note, I have also included a lithium rechargeable battery on the PCB board now that will keep the acquired satellite positions saved in the GPS module (see the photo above; click on it for a larger view). In that way, you will get a fast GPS lock (within about 5-10sec) after your first initial lock (which can generally take up to a few minutes depending on where you are). This lithium battery is charged from the phone with a current of about 0.05mA and will last about 8 days without recharging by the phone.
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All requests for transfer credit are approved by the Registrar. To ensure that work done elsewhere will be eligible for credit, students must obtain approval for transfer credit before enrolling. These general guidelines apply to all students and the list is not exhaustive.
1. An official transcript, from the institution you did course work at, must be submitted to the Bryn Mawr Registrar’s office for evaluation.
2. Credits transfer; grades do not. Grades from transfer courses or courses taken in study abroad programs are not factored into your Bryn Mawr GPA nor will they show on your Bryn Mawr transcript. You should keep a copy of your trascript for your record.
3. To receive transfer credit for a course, you must receive a grade of at least 2.0 or its equivalent.
4. Transfer credit is only given for courses in the liberal arts.
5. No transfer credit is given for online courses.
6. Individual transfer courses are not listed on your Bryn Mawr transcript. The transcript states only the institution you attended, the dates you attended, and the units awarded.
7. Credit is only awarded for courses taken at accredited colleges and universities. After a student has matriculated at Bryn Mawr, credit is awarded only for courses taken at accredited four-year colleges that confer a bachelor’s degree (see below, Transfer Credit for Matriculated Students).
8. Courses taken during the Fall and Spring academic terms as part of the exchange program with Haverford, Swarthmore, and the University of Pennsylvania are not considered transfer courses. Summer courses taken at Penn are considered transfer courses. (For more information regarding summer courses)
9. One unit of credit at Bryn Mawr is equivalent to four credits (or four “semester hours”) at most schools on the semester system. One unit of credit at Bryn Mawr is also equivalent to six credits (or six “quarter hours”) at most schools on the quarter system.
10. Bryn Mawr's residency requirement states that students must complete 24 units during semesters registered at Bryn Mawr, either during the regular academic year or during the College's summer sessions.
Students entering Bryn Mawr may transfer up to 4 units of credit from college work done during high school, including courses taken at community colleges or two-year colleges. However, no credit is given if that college work counted towards a student's high school graduation requirements.
Credit will be given only for those community college courses taken before the student enrolled at Bryn Mawr. Students should complete and have their Guidance Counselor or Head of School sign and reutrn a Courses Taken Concurrent with High School Enrollment form to our Registrar's Office.
Once a student has matriculated at Bryn Mawr, credit is given only for courses taken at four-year colleges or universities that confer a bachelor’s degree. Before enrolling in any courses at another institution, a student should consult with her Dean and with the Registrar and should complete a transfer credit approval form.
Students who matriculated prior to August 2011 may satisfy all or part of the Divisional and Quantitative requirements via transfer credits. However, those who entered Bryn Mawr in August 2011 or later will not be able to fulfill the Approaches, Foreign Language, Emily Balch Seminar or Quantitative and Math requirements through transfer courses.
Any student who wishes to use a transfer course towards her major must consult her major adviser in advance. Departments very seldom permit students to count transfer credits as 300-level courses in their majors.
A student who wishes to receive credit for a semester or a year away from Bryn Mawr as a full-time student at another institution in the United States must have the institution and her program approved in advance by her Dean, Major Adviser and other appropriate departments. The institution and courses must meet the general guidelines outlined above.
Normally, a student will receive one unit of Bryn Mawr credit for every 4 credits completed at schools on the semester system and for every six credits completed at schools on the quarter system. For example, a student who successfully completes four 3-credit semester-long liberal arts courses with grades of C (2.0) or better at another four-year institution should expect to receive three units of Bryn Mawr credit. Similarly, a student who successfully completes five 3-credit semester-long liberal arts courses with grades of C or better at another four-year institution should expect to receive four units of Bryn Mawr credit.
A student who plans foreign study during the academic year must obtain the approval of the Foreign Study Committee in addition to that of her dean, major adviser and other appropriate departments. Students must enroll in a normal full-time program during their time away. For more information, consult the Study Abroad website: http://www.brynmawr.edu/oip/BMCSAPolicies.html#Academic.
A student who wishes to receive credit for summer school work must obtain advance approval of her plans from her dean and the Registrar and present to the Registrar an official transcript within one semester of completion of the course. A total of no more than four units earned in summer school may be counted toward the degree; of these, no more than two units may be earned in any one summer.
One Bryn Mawr unit equals 4 credit hours. Many courses at other institutions are only 3 credit hours. However, if the summer course you wish to take is 3 credit hours on the semester system and at least four weeks long, Bryn Mawr will "round up" the course and accept it as equal to 4 credit hours. If the summer course you wish to take is offered on the quarter system, the class has to be 5 credit hours in order for the credit to be transferred towards your Bryn Mawr degree.
Credit for work completed before matriculating at Bryn Mawr will be calculated as described in the General Guidelines above. Ordinarily, the residency requirement means that transfer students will be required to earn all their remaining credits in residence. For transfers admitted with junior class standing, the residency requirement is correspondingly adjusted from 24 to 16.
Transfers admitted as sophomores will require the permission of the Special Cases Committee to undertake study abroad. The student will be expected to demonstrate a compelling educational rationale for including study abroad in her major work plan.
McBrides entering Bryn Mawr may transfer up to 16 units of credit for college work taken at community colleges, two-year colleges, or four-year colleges. However, no credit is given if that college work counted towards a student's high school graduation requirements.
Credit will be given only for those community college or two-year college courses taken before the student enrolled at Bryn Mawr.
The residency requirement for McBrides is 16 units.
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G&L - a Legacy of Engineering and Design
About Paul Gagon
Within a year of working at Fender, as the lead technician on the amplifier line, I was transferred up to production engineering. Within a year of that I was moved over into Fender R&D. During the next five years I was involved in guitar pickup and electronics design. The first notable product I developed was the Fender TBX (Tone Boost Expansion) control. This control was designed to perform two functions. First, it altered the loading effect on the pickup coil. Second, it controlled the lowering of the pickup's resonant frequency. This design became my first patent. A bit later I developed the Fender MDX (Mid Boost Expansion) circuit which was a mid-boost preamp for guitar.
Both the TBX and MDX were highlighted in the Fender Elite Stratocaster, and both of these controls were chosen by Eric Clapton to be on his signature model Stratocaster. For me, this was thrilling beyond belief as Eric Clapton is my all time favorite guitarist.
In 1980, I took on the project of evaluating Fender's entire pickup manufacturing process. This included spending countless hours researching not only the pickups that were currently being manufactured but evaluating Fender pickups from the early years as well. I managed to collect an incredible amount of data from my own dissection of vintage pickups and many hours of interviewing employees from the pickup department, many of whom worked for Leo Fender during the late '50s and early '60s. I can still recall the conversations I had with Abigail Ybarra about how Fender made pickups in the early years. She showed me the old work bench where she sat to wind the original Fender pickups. I remember how stunned I was when she told me that no one had ever asked her about Fender pickups before. I was in awe as I listened to the stories of her winding pickups for the man himself, Leo Fender.
The mid '80s was a financially tough time for Fender and most of the people I associated with were let go and moved on to other jobs.
I was very fortunate to have met Grover Jackson around 1984. We quickly hit it off and became close friends. When my time at Fender had come to a close, it only took one phone call to my buddy Grover Jackson and I was set. Next stop, Charvel/Jackson and the ride of my life.
Working with Grover at Charvel/Jackson was like strapping myself onto a rocket. Everything was moving at high speed. At any given time, some amazing guitar player would just show up to hang out at the shop and talk about guitars, amps, pickups, effects, whatever. Next thing I know, I’m designing and building a guitar switching pedal for Steve Vai, next it’s an effects rack switching bank for Vinnie Vincent, then up to San Francisco to hand deliver a custom tube guitar preamp to Neil Schon of Journey. One of the highlights of this type of crazy, high speed, life style was finding myself in a hotel room with Jeff Beck and his manager showing Jeff a new guitar-to-midi converter that we were developing under the Charvel name. I remember thinking to myself……I’m hanging out in Jeff Beck's hotel room…….how on earth did I ever get here?
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Enter the information below to forward this great tip to a friend!
imagine u draw a picture. You happily draw a bit more each day, and its coming out so incredibly well, that u wanna go on for ever drawing the same picture.a picture u have been drawing and dreamin about all your life and it makes you really happy when you look at it.it sits there, in your room and its your best friend. You love so much, and it becomes a part of your life. whenever you are down, you look at it, and you get really happy. One day you come home, and it's ripped up, you are heartbroken and feel so bad, and the love that reassembles the fragments is stronger than that love which took its symmetry for granted when it was whole.
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Bookmark this site so you can reference it any time you need romantic / relationship info in the future!
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Superstorm Sandy left millions without power all along Long Island and in Queens, with many residents displaced and seeking solace with friends or family.
At the North Shore Towers, Sandy was no match for the in-house energy, and according to board chair Bob Ricken, nearly 1,000 guests flooded the buildings to take advantage of the Towers’ generators.
“We have no power, the storm was very inconvenient,” said guest Rorri Heller from Woodbury, Long Island, who was staying with her mother Letty Steinberg. “The company here is lovely.”
The storm devastated entire towns, closed schools throughout the region, and left people without heat or lights as the temperatures suddenly plummeted.
“The storm destroyed my friend’s house in Levittown,” said Marion Rose from Dix Hills. As for her own home, she and her daughters were left without power and their street was blocked by a large tree.
While the hundreds of visitors remained without power at home, they enjoyed everything that the Towers has to offer, most notably the indoor pool, gym facilities and of course, a hot shower.
“We just lost electricity, and it’s really cold. I can’t really sleep. It’s more fun here,” said Delli Mizrahi, alongside her mother Daphne, from Syosset. “We’re really lucky because my grandparents just started living here.”
“We have no idea when [the power will come back],” said Stephanie Schwartz, visiting from Searingtown with her four children. “We’ll be here until our power comes back.”
- With additional reporting by Sweetina Kakar
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Peter Thiel has proven that he knows a good idea when he sees one. He invested in Facebook when it was just a dorm-room operation and helped start up PayPal only to sell it to eBay months later for $1.5 billion.
Now the venture capitalist wants the world to know he has a good idea, and the sea is one.
Thiel’s latest endeavor is making waves online after a profile in Details magazine has revealed that the billionaire with ties to the Bilderberg group has put $1.25 million towards developing a floating island of sovereign nations free of rules and regulations.
The Seastead Institute has been trying to get investors to back them for years now. It’s the grand-plan of Patri Friedman, who wants to launch the first free-floating flotilla of oil-rig-resting offices off the Pacific Coast in 2012. By 2050, Friedman hopes to have millions of seasteaders residing within a frontier crafted “for experimenting with new ideas for government.” Beyond the laws of the land, those residing on the movable structures will be able to start anew, incorporating libertarian-minded agendas that’ll rescind restrictions and allow man to make a modern world without, well, The Man.
"When you start a company, true freedom is at the beginning of things," Thiel tells Details. "The United States Constitution had things you could do at the beginning that you couldn't do later. So the question is, can you go back to the beginning of things? How do you start over?"
“We’re at this pretty important point in society where we can either find a way to rediscover a frontier, or we’re going to be forced to change in a way that’s really tough,” adds the investor.
Thiel has been contributing money to the Seastead Institute for years now, and the recent interview he gave confirms that he is certainly still interested. He has more than doubled his first contribution to the cause, which was for $500,000 back in 2008.
"There are quite a lot of people who think it's not possible," Thiel said the next year at a Seasteading Institute Conference. "That's a good thing. We don't need to really worry about those people very much, because since they don't think it's possible they won't take us very seriously. And they will not actually try to stop us until it's too late."
Until it’s too late? That’s rather ominous omen being broadcast from Thiel, so perhaps it’s in the best interest of other Libertarians to sign on to ship out to the Pacific before America sinks into despair. After all, he was right about Facebook, and that deal made him a billionaire.
Friedman hopes to have a full-time settlement in operation by 2018.
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Multiple opinions are presented in this article. Most of them are basically: "The Americans deliberately targeted journalists in order to suppress the truth about civilian massacres."
The other two types of opinions are:
- Journalists were caught in the crossfire just as other civilians are being caught in the crossfire, but weren't being specifically targeted by the Americans.
- The Iraqi regime deliberately set things up to provoke retaliatory action towards areas where journalists were located, in order to cause journalist casualties and thereby discredit the U.S. in the international media.
My own opinion is that the truth is one of, or a combination of, the latter two explanations. The first idea, even though it seems to be widely held in the Arab media, seems to me to be patently absurd, since if anything, killing journalists is guaranteed to bring *more* attention to the killing of non-combatants, not less. Then again, I have to take into account their frame of reference, which is that many of them are coming from countries where unfavorable journalism *is* routinely dealt with via violent tactics and/or "disappearing" journalists.
ArabNews: Exclusive: Outrage at Killing of Journalists
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After watching a neighbor's dog suffer while chained in the backyard, a Port Royal resident is asking Town Council to reconsider a chain-free ordinance for animals.
Brian Stevens said the dog, Cain, a pit bull, was chained after repeatedly jumping the fence. The dog was left outside in the cold and rain and was sick with worms, Stevens told council during its regular meeting Wednesday night
Beaufort Animal Control officers told Stevens they could do little if the dog was given food, water and shelter.
The dog, Stevens said, has since gone missing.
"We ask Port Royal to take the lead and create an ordinance to provide law enforcement with the tools they need to protect animals like Cain in the future," he said.
Kim Bonturi of Chain-Free Beaufort, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control have both said chaining dogs is inhumane and cruel. Banning chaining helps prevent dog fights and unsafe breeding practices, she said. An unneutered, chained dog is 2.8 times as likely to attack than other dogs, she said.
"I don't know why we as a society have this knowledge in front of us and we allow it (chaining)," she said.
The city of Beaufort has adopted a chain-free ordinance, but is the only municipality in Beaufort County to do so. Stevens hopes Port Royal passes a similar law, and that it will be a catalyst to get Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and the county to do the same.
Bonturi said Beaufort is one of more than 90 area across the country, including Chatham County in Georgia, with such a law.
Bonturi and Stevens gave council members thick binders of information about chaining dogs and chain-free ordinances.
Town manager Van Willis said council could vote on an ordinance in April.
Councilman Tom Klein asked that any ordinance include all animals.
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Giants of San Juan
Father H. Baxter Liebler
Harold Baxter Liebler was born, raised and educated in Brooklyn, New York. In his youth, he very much wanted to go west to Montana and become a sheepman. His parents and family pleaded with him to...
Ross W. Musselman
Ross W. Musselman was one of the most colorful of San Juan’s early cowboy promoters. His love for the beauty of this area, and his efforts to promote it in the East won him the title of “Father o...
Big '4' Tractor
The giant green tractor that resided in the Monticello City Park for over 40 years fascinated thousands of tourists.
Dorothy Rasmussen Adams moved to San Juan County as a child in l915. With her father, mother and two brothers, they homesteaded in the Ucola area. Her mother died suddenly in 1920, when Dorothy wa...
Albert R. Lyman
When Albert Lyman was born in Fillmore, UT on January 10, 1880, his father was building a road through the Hole-in-the-Rock. He spent part of his boyhood in Scipio, but his first love was Bluff.
George A. Adams
Fifty-two years ago, in 1955, a granite slab was placed on the front lawn of the Courthouse in Monticello. It was placed there to remind those who came later who came first. The inscription begin...
Kuman Jones wrote: “As for the physical or practical part of the establishing of the San Juan Colony, Bishop Jense Nielson stands first. I have met many men in whose hands I would be willing to pl...
Marie Margaret Snyder Ogden
This tiny woman, who stood less than five feet tall, garnered world-wide attention and fame. Her fascinating story as told by the world’s press is extraordinary. The notoriety that came with some...
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Training & Forms
To ensure that each member of the Administrative Panel is familiar with the student handbook, policies and procedures of the board, training is provided annually. On occasion we also have guest speakers such as Attorneys provided by EIIA (our insurance carrier) as well as Webinars on best practices in Judicial Affairs in Higher education.
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level.
Schools must have written permission from the parent or student in order to release any information from a student’s education record. For that reason before releasing any information to parents regarding infractions, a signed release of information form must be on file in the office of the Judicial Affairs before discussing any matters concerning the student’s disciplinary record.
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An ice storm warning was issued from the Smoky Mountains, northward through Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and well into Kentucky. The National Weather Service said ice accumulations up to 0.10 inch per hour were expected into the afternoon Friday.
Forecasters cautioned that driving was treacherous and that icing could bring down tree limbs and power lines.
Although ice was beginning to melt in Middle Tennessee by midmorning on Friday, Tennessee Emergency Management Spokesman Jeremy Heidt said the state Highway Patrol was working 20 separate wrecks in the Clarksville area.
Heidt said there are also multiple wrecks in East Tennessee due to ice on the roads. State officials are working with Kentucky to try to stop motorists from traveling into the areas of Tennessee that are the most icy or congested from earlier wrecks.
Meanwhile, the Transportation Department was salting roads to try to melt the ice.
The governments of Knoxville and Knox County told employees not to come to work, unless their jobs were essential for safety.
Most school systems in East Tennessee called off classes early Friday, as did several on the Cumberland Plateau.
Freezing rain advisories and winter weather advisories covered counties outside the ice storm zone.
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a sleep database
I love my job, databases intersect with my personal interests often. “A blog around the clock” reports on a new open access Sleep Journal and a “Sleep Database.” As someone with sleep apnea (and whose CPAP machine changed his life), I am fascinated by the entire subject. So I’ll be keeping tabs on the journal, and the database (Phylogeny of Sleep) is fascinating. The database’s purpose, as the homepage states:
This database contains what are known as sleep quotas for 178 separate references, on 127 different species (as of June 29, 2007), in 46 families, across 17 orders, with additional sleep data on other species being added to the database as they become available. Sleep quotas are essentially time spent in each of the two major sleep states (REM and NREM) per day.
So, it is a very focused database to be sure, though they do have some larger projects in mind such as a comparative analysis between mammal and bird taxa (The author of the post linked above is correct, they should include many other taxa, sleep is ubiquitous in animals beyond mammals and birds).
Couple other sleep resources, articles for your reading pleasure:
1. Allen Brain Atlas Sleep Study data: “Microarray data is available for seven brain regions collected from five experimental conditions: sleep deprivation, recovery sleep, and three time-of-day controls.”
2. Interesting blog post and article on function of sleep. From “A blog around the clock”.. always an interesting read
4. Sleep Research Society. (they have some slide sets on sleep research and information for use)
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Exactly who are the folks funneling unlimited amounts of money into the coffers of political candidates? We are set to find out who is giving loads of cash to Super PACs on the same day that Floridians and Oregonians are heading to voting booths. In Florida, today is the state’s primary elections, while Oregon’s 1st Congressional District holds a special election to fill the seat vacated by David Wu.
The most common question surrounding Super PACs seems to be, “What are they?”. The answer leaves many with quizzical expressions and a cloud of confusion in the air. This is due to the convoluted legal language that is involved with their formation and operation.
For this legal language – and how to get around it – we will look at one of the most talked about Super PACs this year would be that of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert – named “AMERICANS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW, TOMORROW“. Colbert (pronounced “Coal-Bear”) formed his own Super PAC, and has since highlighted the loopholes and fallacies of the legal structure of them. Below is a video of Stephen Colbert talking on ABC’s “This Week” pointing out the silliness of the Super PAC structure while being a “candidate”:
And yet another great interview that shows that contradictory nature of the Super PAC legalities:
See? This is a twisted system with an even more twisted structure. This page on the FEC website provides some information, and a list of registered Super PACs.
When the Super PACs release their list of donors Tuesday, we will see who is donating unlimited amounts of money to the 2012 political process.
—Rich Mitchell is the Sr. Managing Editor of Conservative Daily News. His posts may contain opinions that are his own and are not necessarily shared by Anomalous Media, CDN, staff or .. much of anyone else. Find him on twitter, facebook and google+
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Do you wonder about SSIS performance? Well I do, and I've compiled my research into this session. We'll cover various design patterns for solving common problems like inserts vs. updates, is it faster to use a lookup, or can you just catch the errors and process them afterwards? As well as the richer patterns we'll look at some straight comparisons between two components that can be used to do perform the same task and ask which one is quicker?
If you want to understand how to load data into Sql Server very quickly then this is the session for you.
This session will investigate using Stream Insight, SQL Server and Analysis Services to provide an example framework to monitor cube usage as well as suggest a mechanism for highlighting areas for performance and security enhancements.
Encapsulating common code in fucntions is one of the first things you learn as a programmer. However with SQL Server functions can be very bad for performance. In this session we will examine scalar functions in both TSQL and in .Net.
You will come away from this session understanding the pitfalls of TSQL functions and how you can make them run 100 times faster.
A challenge to traditional patterns of processing, storing and retrieving the precious data that we are responsible for
Understand the Query Optimiser from the man who knows!
Learn to tune Analysis Services 2008 query performance
See the lessons learned from stressing 128 cores
In this session with examples we will cover how to identify inefficiencies in parallel query execution. We will also investigate some invisible symptoms!
Keywords: MAXDOP, CXPACKET, SLEEP_TASK & SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD.
I don’t have a quad core laptop yet, so I will do the best with my dual core!
Bad performance is often systemic of poor queries which are systemic of bad schema design which is systemic of non-relational thinking which is systemic of project time constraints and lack of understanding of Database Design. In this talk/tutorial I'll work my way through Normalisation, we'll look at the Relation Model and how to think in sets - it's very important; throughout I'll be referring to Codd and Date's teachings. Theory aside I'll do all my demonstrations in SQL Server - concurrency, indexing, good T-SQL practices and advice.
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A little of both, some in one direction or the other. For me it comes quite naturally, but I was raised myself in an environment conducive to parenting gently and naturally. I had parents, grandparents around, aunts and uncles, just a very open and supportive, loving, creative family. There were things, of course, that I disagreed with and don't perpetuate onto my own children, but they are minor things in the big picture, and mostly I think I went into parenting with a good toolkit from my own.
If you intend to go against what was done to you in a big way, I think it does have to be more learned, at least learned consciously moreso than just from what you learned while living it with your parents.
I don't think most things, that aren't purely biological functions, are 100% innate. We need some kind of observable behavior before we know to do it. Most mammals seem to function that way. I used to raise orphan livestock animals for local farms when I was a teenager. They'd survive their young life and thrive, physically, but a funny thing happened when they had their own offspring: many just didn't know how to be mothers. Most were put with other livestock at a few months of age, once they no longer needed round-the-clock care from me, but not observing that mothering behavior of their own species at the earliest ages left them clueless. Their milk would come in, they'd give birth normally, but they just had no clue what to do with a baby. At best some could be taught how to be good moms with careful guidance, at worse they rejected the baby or even turned on it. This seems to be what my generation is going through. Having to unlearn things our generation's parents did, and re-learn a different way of life and of interacting with children on the most basic of levels.
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Over a dozen members of Calvary Chapel Church in Marysville will travel to the city of Jacmel, Haiti in November for a week-long mission, but they aren’t going empty handed. They are bringing 2,000 pairs of prescription glasses that will be given to those who don’t have access to them otherwise.
Calvary Chapel teamed up with Kendall Optometry, a non-profit organization to provide the glasses and basic check-ups for Jacmel residents.
Jacmel is in southern Haiti, founded in 1698 with a population of 40,000. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake left over 500 Jacmel residents dead and close to 4,000 injured. Over 70 percent of homes and structures in the city were destroyed.
Missionaries from around the country and from dozens of different churches have set up camp in Jacmel in part of the Calvary Chapel Haiti Initiative. The area is complete with a woodshop, a well for clean water, a medical clinic and even movie showings.
This will be the second trip to Haiti for a group from the Marysville church. A group traveled to Jacmel in February building a church in a small village, feeding lunch and water to children and visiting orphans.
You can get involved with Calvary Chapel’s upcoming mission to Haiti or make a donation by contacting Tim Shay at 360-651-9652. For more information about the chapel and the mission visit www.calvarychapelmarysville.com.
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A dizzying number of smartphones is now available in the United States. Picking one is a big commitment, especially when you're signing up for a two-year wireless contract.
There are multiple factors to consider when picking a new phone, such as the carrier, your budget, hardware and the operating system.
Apple, Google and Microsoft each has its own mobile operating systems and ecosystems -- iOS, Android and Windows Phone, respectively -- and they've all been updated in the last year. The three rivals will be going head to head on shiny new handsets this holiday season.
We spent a week or so playing with new phones running these systems to see how they stack up. (For now, we're skipping other struggling smartphone platforms, BlackBerry and Symbian, even though they are more popular globally than Windows Phone. Both are quickly losing market share, although BlackBerry could bounce back when it releases its new smartphone OS, Blackberry 10, in 2013.)
Here are our impressions:
The Android operating system was released by Google in 2008 and has become the No. 1 smartphone OS in the world. It was running on three out of every four smartphone handsets sold in the third quarter of 2012, according to IDC. (The following descriptions are based on the latest version, Android 4.2, aka Jelly Bean.)
Android has the most detailed interface of the available operating systems, with many options and a lot of flexibility for setting it up to meet your needs. The home screen has a Google search bar at the top, and a bar at the bottom can hold four app icons or folders. The middle button brings up the complete list of apps installed on the phone.
You can place icons for your favorite apps anywhere on one of the multiple home screens, then tap an icon to launch that app. You also can decorate the pages with widgets. Widgets are like interactive mini-apps, and they show live information such as the latest from your Twitter feed, titles in your media library or little photo albums that you can flip through from the home screen. You can add widgets on the lock screen as well.
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Dioscoreaceae family was
given this name by John Gilbert Baker in 1889. It is found in South
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drained soil with some water and little to some sun. The caudex
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I've been reading up on NoSQL, but I can't figure out one thing. Is it meant to be a replacement for traditional SQL, or is it meant to be used in conjunction with it?
Basically, what I'm asking (I think) is: if you have some structured data that could be represented in an SQL database with tables for each kind of object and connections between them (e.g. users, messages, friendships, whatever), are there any advantages / does it make sense to store all of it in a NoSQL database, or should you just store it in a traditional SQL database and use a NoSQL one just for the stuff that needs to be accessed more frequently (e.g. cache)?
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I know that this isn’t a little bird. I’ve been so taken with Sally Harless’ narwhal illustrations that I had to create on of my own! I think you need a carved narwhal and one of Sally’s coffee mugs.
2 1/4″w x 9″l x 5″t
Basswood, Spanish Cedar, Brass, Cotton and Steel
Label: 50 Little Birds for Blue Stone Folk School, No. 61, GB Davis, Noblesville
Each of the 50 little birds (and one narwhal) is designed and carved using traditional hand tools. A specialized finish technique involves up to 20 different steps using traditional methods and materials to achieve a finish that not only looks old, but exhibits complex and subtle colors and textures. A visiting artist once offered that the birds beg to be held in the hand and rubbed.
50 Little Birds is a project begun early in 2009 in order to fund technology and construction costs at Blue Stone Folk School, a traditional arts program in Noblesville, IN. As of November of 2009 over $1500 has been raised for the school. Every dollar of sales of birds numbered 1-50 goes towards the Folk School. 10% of birds numbered over 50 benefit the school. For more information about Blue Stone Folk School and 50 Little birds visit http://www.bluestonefolkschool.wordpress.com.
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“‘God willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism.’-Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, October 26, 2005″ (p. 25).
Alireza, former media director for the Washington, D.C., office of the Iranian parliament in exile, brings together published reports and his own inside “sources” to paint a scary picture of Iranian leadership and its intentions. He sees the surprise come-from-behind victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the 2005 presidential elections as a carefully orchestrated action by Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei to make “the presidency a zealous and aggressive mouthpiece for his radical Islamic agenda” (p. 28). (The 2007 book of course doesn’t cover this year’s disputed Iranian election.)
Much has been written about the “aura” Ahmadinejad said he felt surrounded him during his address to the United Nations in 2005. “I felt the atmosphere suddenly change and for those 27 or 28 minutes the leaders of the world did not blink… It seemed as if a hand was holding them there and had opened their eyes to receive the message from the Islamic republic.”
The author sees Ahmadinejad’s spirituality as “convoluted and hypocritical,” and his escalation of speeches about “Iran’s duty to prepare for the ‘return of the Mahdi’” as “grasping at straws to survive” (p. 30). He says the Iranian economy “is in shambles” and that the Iranian leadership “has never been more vulnerable,” but that doesn’t make the apocalyptic rhetoric less frightening (p. 235).
“This is Ahmadinejad’s manipulation of the concept that the Mahdi will return in a time of great turmoil; the rallying cry of ‘nuclear rights’ is Ahmadinejad’s justification for creating an atmosphere of global turmoil to signify that the Mahdi will come soon…” (p. 31).
sees Iran as “ground zero for international terrorism” and the source of much of the unrest in Iraq. “In addition to sending Iranian operatives to enter Iraq posing as religious pilgrims, the Iranian regime has recruited an enormous network of agents within Iraq itself,” he writes of Iran’s intelligence network. “In July 2006 my sources in Iran uncovered facts about Iran’s training and support of Iraqi militias” (pp. 61, 105, 108).
The author discusses the various approaches being used to address Iran’s. The diplomatic option has not worked, and is even counterproductive in his view.
But he does not endorse the military option “because I believe that the Iranianshould have an Iranian solution, conceived of and implemented by Iranian patriots with the support of the international community.”
He also believes Iran’s nuclear facilities would be very hard to hit with precision air strikes, if the West is even aware of the location of all of them. “Second, a military attack on Iran would change its image from that of antagonist…to that of a victim of western aggression.” He also points out that Tehran would “reach out to its support base among terrorist states and Islamist terrorist groups throughout the Middle East” (p. 218)
Alireza’s reliance on underground “sources” (he hadn’t been back to Tehran since the summer of 1979) and his agenda for regime change in Iran cloud some of the conclusions of the book. However, this book gives some background to a major crisis in today’s world.
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Free Markets, Free People
Seems to me to be much like the Gaddafi era minus Gaddafi:
Thousands of people, including women and children, are being illegally detained by rebel militias in Libya, according to a report by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Many of the prisoners are suffering torture and systematic mistreatment while being held in private jails outside the control of the country’s new government.
The document, seen by The Independent, states that while political prisoners being held by the Gaddafi regime have been released, their places have been taken by up to 7,000 new “enemies of the state”, "disappeared" in a dysfunctional system, with no recourse to the law.
Now I know the apologists for the “new” government will say this is all part of the transition from one era to the next. But in fact it is not. It is Libya. It is now completely dysfunctional, not partially. And there are no wonderful democratic traditions and institutions to pull it out of the morass either.
Instead, it has devolved into a land area in which tribal feuding is in full swing and armed militias now rule.
Ban Ki-moon also presents a grim scenario of the growing power of the armed militias that control of the streets of many towns, including those of the capital, Tripoli, and the settling of internecine feuds through gun battles resulting in deaths and injuries.
Meanwhile the lawlessness has resulted in the vast majority of the police force not being able to return to work. In the few places where they have been back on duty under experienced officers, such as Tripoli, their role has been restricted largely to directing traffic.
The scope of escalating strife, inside the country as well as the wider region, is highlighted by the caches of weapons abandoned by the regime and subsequently looted. These include shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, known as Manpads, capable of bringing down commercial airliners.
The report says that “while political prisoners held by the Gaddafi regime have been released, an estimated 7,000 detainees are currently held in prisons and makeshift detention centres, most of which are under the control of revolutionary brigades, with no access to due process in the absence of a functioning police and judiciary.”
Of particular worry was the fate of women being held for alleged links with the regime, often due to family connections, sometimes with their children locked up alongside them.
“There have also been reports of women held in detention in the absence of female guards and under male supervision, and of children detained alongside adults,” says the report.
A number of black Africans were lynched following the revolution following claims, often false, that they were hired guns for the Gaddafi regime. The city of Tawerga, mainly comprised of residents originally from sub-Saharan countries, was largely destroyed by rebel fighters from neighbouring Misrata. The port city had withstood a prolonged and brutal siege in the hands of the regime forces during which, it is claimed, fighters from Tawerga were particularly aggressive and brutal.
The report says that ”sub-Saharan Africans, in some cases accused or suspected of being mercenaries, constitute a large number of the detainees. Some detainees have reportedly been subjected to torture and ill treatment. Cases have been reported of individuals being targeted because of the colour of their skin.”
The document continues: “Tawergas are reported to have been targeted in revenge killings, or taken by armed men from their homes, checkpoints and hospitals, and some allegedly later abused or executed in detention. Members of the community have fled to various cities across Libya.”
Wonderful stuff. Just gets your freedom and liberty loving bones stirring doesn’t it? Loaded with weapons and with scores to settle, militias are now out and about carrying out whatever orders the tribal leaders have decided are necessary.
That’s democracy, right? Not to mention enough weapons looted to threaten regional security even more than it already has, many of which will most likely reach the hands of Hezbollah and Hamas.
Well done, NATO.
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OUR SOLARIAN LEGACY Multidimensional Humans in a Self Learning Universe
A Digest of Paul's Book by Linda Cornett*
We are children of the world, the universe, the solar system, and ours is a solarian legacy. We are not mere products of natural selection or clay worked by a Maker. We are instrumental parts of a conscious, self-learning universe. The longer we ignore the implications and obscure the facts, the longer we will grope blindly (and dishonestly) through a narrow alley of conscious awareness.
What causes this blind groping? What causes us to block out the idea or realization that we, as holographic portions and children of the universe, are probably endowed with the same miracle producing power we delegate to gods and angels? The cause of our blindness is our steadfast refusal to take responsibility for who and what we are. We deny our identity and buy into the notion that we are victims and lowly creatures... and for all we know, there may have been such a thing as alien intervention at some point in our evolution, which may have fostered this feeling. Nevertheless, we feel secure when we conclude that our best minds have everything figured out.
The truth is, we avoid responsibility every time we argue that, "experts say," "science says," "the bible says," "God says!" How many people are in mental chains because of someone who claims to speak for God?
Thousands say they have had encounters with aliens or advanced beings (ABs), yet, instead of seriously studying these encounters in an attempt to develop some understanding of life and consciousness, governments and mainstream scientists write off such claims as delusional or fraudulent. Meanwhile, believers may secretly worship/fear ABs as our good or bad superiors instead of viewing them as our other-dimensional siblings.
Myths, stories and channeled histories of Atlantis persist, yet we make no formal effort to uncover evidence or shed further light. The same goes for investigating the paranormal, uncovering our relationship to plants and animals, or finding whether there was ever life on Mars. These are just a few of the many things written off as unscientific (or at least, not financially profitable). If we study the connections rather than the differences between things, we might uncover important patterns and hidden laws. We've had science, now we need a metascience that looks for dynamics. We need a 21st Century discipline that includes rather than excludes evidence-- in fact, we need to develop a perspective that transcends science and religion.
The thrice-great Hermes Trismegistus was said to have given the principles of nature to the ancients. The Hermetic Principles may still be valid today. Perhaps they are emblematic of a conscious universe deserving of further scientific investigation: Mentalism-- everything exists first as an idea... in the beginning was the Word; Polarity-- there are two [seemingly opposite] aspects to every phenomenon; Correspondence-- the same basic laws apply at all levels; Vibration-- all elements are in constant motion; Rhythm-- every entity, energy or idea has it's own cycle and pattern; Gender-- receptivity (yin) and expressiveness (yang) exist at all levels; and Cause and Effect-- all aspects of the cosmos are interactive within a system.
What causes something to come into being? Design, force, and matter. First we find ideas, patterns, or principles as the design or potential of a thing. This is probably activated by conscious intent working through subtle energies to manifest in matter. There is a correlation between these things and mind (noumena), emotions (subtle energy) and cell function (phenomena). This area calls for further study, and the same goes for the higher octaves of our five senses, active in the subtle realms and described as follows:
Browing-- televiewing [clairvoyance]; the ability to see at a distance or perceive fields, artifacts, energized forms, archetypes, memory fields and the like. Correlates to the third eye and 6th chakra. Hearting-- similar to sound; ability to monitor frequency shifts between love-hate or connection-rejection. Correlates to heart and 4th chakra. Splaning-- ability to "smell" another's intentions, perceiving emotional states such as openness vs. defensiveness or fight-flight intentions. Correlates with 2nd chakra and spleen or sexual organs. Shading-- gut feelings regarding another's aggressiveness or defensiveness; sensing the shadow. Correlates with 3rd chakra and solar plexus. Rooting-- the survival sense that "tastes" friendliness or hostility from others so as to preserve life and avoid death; it overrides other senses and correlates to the 1st (root) chakra at the base of the spine.
Wonder which senses we use when/if we encounter cosmic siblings or beings who share the field of consciousness? When they are present in our everyday reality, we perceive them through the senses. When we shift our consciousness to their realms or drift into alternate realities through the imagination, we perceive them mentally. When we are attuned to the subtle energies around us, we may sense or see those of the subtle realms such as angels, ghosts, and nature spirits.Wonder how many beings live on the frequencies around us?
Our solarian legacy is more than a blueprint for self-actualization on a global scale. Our survival may depend on our ability to take loving but firm charge of the environment. It may depend on our willingness to "wake up and smell the coffee" that is percolating in nuclear reactors, ethnic tensions, and terrorist cells. Violence is a two step process. Out of fear, we attach a label to a person or group. This creates alienation, and causes a distortion in the flow of information and energy in the subtle realms so that constructive thought is bottled up. This results in feelings of turbulence, tension, and stress. To relieve the stress, we give ourselves permission to attack "the other." The pressure may be relived for awhile, but it builds back up. Meanwhile, "the other" may also label and attack, and a vicious cycle takes over. We have to recognize the dynamic and change the flow. We have to say, "brother," instead of, "stranger," and create a new world.
Is consciousness the mysterious substance that animates particles? Is it the unified field Einstein talked about? What is the interaction between cells and magnetic fields like high voltage lines? Could advanced beings have been the inspiration for our supernatural religions? Do our cosmic siblings only differ from us in form, so that we are already linked, mentally and emotionally? Can we learn to think from the perspective of a far-off planet, a river, a virus, a tree, and create a vibrant, healthy earth? How does the CQ (conscious awareness quotient) of the scientific community compare its IQ? Shouldn't we be designing a "solarian education" that includes the teaching of the shaman and the learning style of the apprentice?
Ignorance creates darkness, and darkness pollutes consciousness. Let us recognize our solarian legacy; let us fling aside our fears and earn galactic citizenship."
Let us work toward the goal of personal transformation while influencing our leaders to fund research that includes the odd, the rumored, the mysterious. Let us place the highest value on love and healing. Let us walk the real world wide web that connects all life-- nay, let us dance the dance of endless possibility and say, "Behold, the old things are passed away, and the dawn brings new light.
* Linda Cornett, M.A., is a graduate of Atlantic University
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Pody's column: Learning to cook takes timeI find cooking for one is harder than cooking for a family. Even the smallest recipe makes two or three meals.
By: Pody Corcoran, Rosemount Town Pages
Over the years, I’ve always enjoyed meal planning and cooking. First it was cooking with roommates, then, after we were married, learning to cook for a diabetic and now for one person.
Learning to cook and getting my husband to like fresh vegetables and fruit was the challenge. He wanted meat, potatoes and gravy. Getting him to appreciate vegetables was a challenge but after I disguised them, he developed a liking and didn’t fight it.
Lettuce, carrots, cabbage, celery, pepper and onion and added them to either lemon or lime jello. With a little bit of salad dressing on a square, I called it perfection salad.
Cauliflower and broccoli were used in cream soups. I added one pint of shredded zucchini to every pound of ground beef, whether it was a patty, chili, sloppy Joes, meatloaf or meatballs. The two vegetables he liked, peas and corn, were not good for him.
He never objected to corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day.
When I baked I used 1/2 shortening and 1/2 apple sauce. Another thing was cooking with raw honey instead of processed honey or sugar. Processed honey we buy in the store has white syrup in most brands.
I find cooking for one is harder than cooking for a family. Even the smallest recipe makes two or three meals. I prefer fresh vegetables and fruit and learned to share with a friend. If I keep a whole stalk of celery or cantaloupe I end up throwing some out. I tried putting some in the freezer but went back to sharing. This goes for a bag of oranges, apples, etc.
The day before I go shopping, I clean the refrigerator out and make a beef vegetable soup.
Also, I make juice from left over fruits and vegetables. With fresh berries I make a smoothie for breakfast. In the winter, I miss the farmer’s markets but I know it won’t be long before they sprout up again.
I was talking with my sister, whose husband recently went in the nursing home. She agreed that cooking for one was the most difficult stage of her life. When we are older, our bodies require a lot less food, especially sugar, salt and fat. It just seems to go in the mouth and stop in the midsection or on the hips. I’d rather cook and eat at home than do fast food or eat out. Maybe it’s me but it just seems healthier and you can be more selective and eat better meals.
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Once, a few summers ago, my mom, sisters, and I went to a watercolor painting camp of sorts with a local painter we really admire. We all stayed in her 100 year-old home with creaky wooden floors, heavy antique quilts, and the smell of oil paints and sunshine. We painted, of course, but we also stayed up late and told stories; we swapped recipes over homemade meals; we imagined what had transpired in that old house, and once, we all crammed into a tiny car to avoid the rain and laughed until it stopped pouring. Basically we had a ball when we were painting, and we had a ball when we weren't.
We have been working with the wonderful Angie from Ace Camps to put together a workshop this next summer about filmmaking. It is going down in the lovely city of Asheville, North Carolina; a place we have never been but by the sounds of it's nickname, "Paris of the South", we are eager to explore. We hope to teach a few of you what it takes to make a film, and when we're not doing that, we have our fingers crossed that we will all be having a ball. Register here.
(The pictures are an attempt to show you how we can conjure up a ball even while getting our pictures taken, which is on the bottom of our activities-we-enjoy list)
images by amber henrie
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No. 26 Squadron was raised on 30th August 1967 under its
first Commanding Officer Wing Commander Rehmat Khan, to
systematize the operational training of fighter pilots on
the F-86. It was originally located at Masroor but later
moved to Peshawar with its complement of Sabres. For about
ten years it was the only unit of its kind and can proudly
claim to have trained over 300 fighter pilots for the PAF.
In fact a majority of the present combat force of the PAF
was introduced to fighter operations in this squadron which
also has the distinction of graduating over 150 trainees
from other friendly countries.
The squadron participated in the 1971 war under the command
of Wing Commander S A Changazi. It flew over three hundred
sorties in the air defence, counter air and close air
support roles. IAF bases at Srinagar and Awantipura were
frequently attacked by the daring pilots of 26 Squadron
throughout the war. The unit also flew close support
missions in the Chamb and Shakargarh sectors.
In addition to hitting the enemy on the ground the
Squadron's pilots also challenged him in the air where they
destroyed 7 and damaged 2 enemy aircraft. The kills included
front line Indian Air Force fighters, some of which were a
generation newer than the faithful old Sabres of 26
Squadron. These kills were achieved during classic aerial
engagements as well as during pursuit of with drawing enemy
fighters. Flight Lieutenant Salim Baig Mirza shot down a
Gnat over Srinagar and a Hunter close to Peshawar; both
kills were confirmed through target wreckage.
Squadron Leader M Aslam Chaudhary flew a total of fifteen
missions before he went down fighting valiantly. On 10th
December 1971 while leading a section of two F-86Fs on a
close support mission in the Chamb sector his flight was
attacked by six Indian Air Force Hunters. Totally
outnumbered he chose to hold his ground and fight the enemy.
In the ensuing combat he was apparently shot down by one of
them and was officially declared missing in action. For his
courage and devotion to duty he was decorated with
Sitara-i-Juraat (posthumous). Flight Lieutenant Fazal Elahi
flew intensively during the first two days of the war. He
was never daunted and displayed exemplary courage and
determination for his young age. On 8th December 1971, while
on a close support mission, his aircraft was hit by ground
fire which resulted in its disintegration in the air. He was
awarded Sitara-i-Juraat posthumously.
By the end of the 1970s, the Sabre had become obsolete and
it became essential to replace the old faithful. In December
1980, the Squadron was reequipped with Chinese-built F-6s,
and designated an air superiority squadron. Four years
later, the squadron's F-6s were replaced with A-5s and its
role changed to a tactical attack squadron.
At a solemn ceremony held on 27th April 1982, Mir Ali Ahmed
Khan TaIpur, the minister of defence, awarded the squadron
colour to the unit. The colour has always been a symbol of
pride and a reminder to the unit personnel of the high
traditions, achievements and sacrifices of their
The Squadron won three top trophies of the PAF in the year
1985, after converting to A-5 aircraft. These were the
Professionals trophy, the flight safety trophy and the
command armament trophy.
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Every year, over 100 new students join us to study one of our many Geography- and Environment-related programmes. In 2009/2010, just over 750 students enrolled or re-enrolled on our courses: 330 on one of our certificate or short courses; 174 on our undergraduate and foundation degrees; 242 at postgraduate level; and a total of 26 PhD students.
Some of them, like Sue Walton, studied with us to improve their career prospects. And then there are those, like Sarah Crew, who were attracted by the ability to to study part-time whilst working full-time. All of them are united in their desire to make the most of their time with us, some even returning after completing one degree to move on to the next level.
Read these and other testimonials from current and former students of Birkbeck's Department of Geography:
- Matt Barnett, BA Geography and Environment
- Tim Brennan, MSc Environmental Management (Protected Area Management)
- Sarah Crew, BA Geography and Environment
- Annalisa Dorigo, BSc Geography and Environment
- Simon Henzell-Thomas, MSc Business Strategy and Environment
- Michelle Ponting, BSc Environmental Conservation
- Dellis Stanberry, MSc Geographic Information Science by Distance Learning
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Christians around the world will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible on May 2 (see "Royal treatment," April 23, 2011), considered by many the most influential book ever to be published in English. Anglican priests and academics completed the translation, commissioned by England's 17th-century king, over a period of seven years.
Elections in Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party will not likely win an outright majority on May 2 in the nation's fifth election since 2000. And with the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party vying for left-wing votes, polling suggests the Canadian Tories will likely hold onto enough seats in parliament to form a minority government.
Republican presidential hopefuls will square off for debates sponsored by FOX News and the South Carolina Republican Party on May 5 in Greenville, S.C. The debate may force yet-undeclared candidates like U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., off the fence.
Uncle Mo and Nehro will be there, and The Factor promises to be in the equation-but the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby does not seem to have a consensus favorite. The May 7 event at Churchill Downs is the opening race of the Triple Crown.
West Virginia in 1912 was the first U.S. state officially to recognize Mother's Day, and the federal government followed suit in 1914. This year Mother's Day falls on May 8.
Arab League summit?
Upset by Iraq's Shiite leaders who criticized Bahrain's Sunni government crackdown on protesters, Persian Gulf nations called for the cancellation of the Arab League summit set for May 10-11 in Baghdad-and succeeded in winning an indefinite postponement. "The general environment in the Arab world and the mood which is marred by tensions, vengeance, and human tragedies . . . does not allow for a productive meeting at this stage," said Arab League President Amr Moussa, who himself is stepping down to run for Egypt's presidency.
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Iran's drug squad commander pointed out in January, that narcotics forces had seized 340 tons of drugs and arrested 170,000 ‘drug dealers' in the previous nine months -- what amounted to a new record for the Islamic Republic. What Iranian officials are less likely to point out is the other record they've hit in the past few months: Iran now has the largest number of imprisoned journalists in the world. By the end of February, (a month in which 12 journalists were arrested), the number rested at 52 -- a third of the global tally and more than double China's total of 24.
The information is detailed in a new report compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists. CPJ adds that its count "does not include more than 50 other journalists in Iran who have been imprisoned and released on bail over the last several months." By arresting any who challenges the regime's authority, it seems as though Iranian officials are working overtime to usurp the 1996 record of 78 jailed journalists set by Turkey.
Although it seems to have fallen out of the news cycle ever since the disappointing Feb. 11 protests, Iran's still-alive opposition movement has yet to leave the attention of the Obama administration; an LA. Times article today reports that the administration is preparing to change the focus of its Iran policy from negotiations to greater support for the opposition as well as enforcing sanctions.
Passport, FP’s flagship blog, brings you news and hidden angles on the biggest stories of the day, as well as insights and under-the-radar gems from around the world.
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Reflections from an artist on witnessing a record art auction
by Isaac Hernández
As I type this, the Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale is broadcasting live on my screen. Claude Monet’s landscape painting (Lot 35), estimated to be worth between US$1 and $1.5 million dollars is on the block… and it just sold for $2.3 million. It’s pretty exciting to watch people spending so much money on art, even if it seems extravagant. Camille Pisarro’s Lot 36 just sold for $1.3M. Manet is next, then Renoir, Pissarro… The millions are flowing faster than I can type. Constantin Brancusi’s Prométhée (Lot 43) just sold for $11.25M, well over the estimated $6-8M; to think I could have hit the “Bid” button and it could have been mine.
The star of the auction, Edvard Munch’s The Scream, has already sold, well above the starting bid of $50 million and even past the expected $80 million, to reach almost $120 million in just 12 minutes. It now holds the record for the highest price paid for a piece of art at public auction. Before today, Pablo Picasso’s Desnudo, hojas verdes y busto was the most expensive art piece sold at auction. In a private deal, the record goes to one of the five versions of The Card Players, by Paul Cezanne, sold to the country of Qatar for over $250 million, as the prized jewel of a new art museum.
Did Edvard ever suspect that his pastel would sell for $119,922,500? He might have been honored and outraged at the same time; screaming, if I may say. Toward the end of his life, he lived a spartan existence in Norway. Upon his death in 1944, he donated all his works to the City of Oslo, who founded the Munch Museum in 1963.
There are four versions of The Scream, but this is the only one in private hands, and mounted in its original frame was painted by the artist with a poem describing his inspiration. Thomas Olsen, a friend, neighbor and patron of Munch, who helped the artist to hide his paintings away from the Nazis, bought it in 1937. His son Petter will use the proceeds of the sale to fund a new Munch museum, art center and hotel in Hvitsten, Norway.
People often say that the above oil pastel I painted in 1990 reminds them of Munch’s The Scream. It was one of my first self-portraits. I was not thinking about Munch’s masterpiece when I drew it, but rather about how to draw while having both of my hands in the painting. As I always paint my self-portraits looking at a mirror, I had to switch hands back and forth; the right side of the painting is drawn with my left hand and the left side is done with my right.
Other people say that my paintings remind them of Van Gogh’s. I take it as a compliment, even though it’s also a bit sad, because I don’t intend for my self-portraits to look like those of anyone other than my own.
Incidentally, no art pieces by Van Gogh were offered at this auction, but two of his painting are among the top ten highest priced ever sold at auction: Portrait of Doctor Gachet (1890), sold to Ryoei Saito for $82.5M in 1990 (he was so in love with it that he wanted it to be cremated with him upon his death), and Portrait de l’artiste sans barbe (1889), sold for $71.5M in 1998.
I don’t think my 1990 self-portrait looks like Munch’s painting at all. If anything, it was inspired by the work of artist Bonnie Blau, my teacher at the time. If you want to buy this painting, or any other of my self-portraits, come by Roy! in Santa Barbara, this coming June, where I’m honored to have a solo exhibit featuring a dozen self-portraits, offered for sale well below $119,922,500. If my paintings are really anything like Munch’s, Van Gogh’s, or anything in between, your grandchildren may have a great return on your investment. There will also be limited edition giclée prints for sale, and an eBook with a collection of self-portraits from the last 30+ years. Or you can just hang out at the opening on June 7 (6 to 8pm) and have some fun.
The last lot of the auction has hit the block. The other top prices have gone to Picasso’s Femme Assise dans un Fauteuil (1941), sold for 29.2 million dollars. Salvador Dali’s Printemps Nécrophilique (1936), sold for 16.3 million, and Joan Miró’s Tête Humaine (1931), sold for 14.9 million. I was distracted typing, and missed my chance to bid.
It’s not a bad day for Spanish art. Hey, I’m immigrant from Spain, just like Picasso and Miró. I wonder if that increases the value of my art, even slightly. Don’t get me wrong, I know I don’t compare to Picasso… and I’m still alive.
The Scream, in Munch’s Own Words
Nice - 22.01.1892.
I was walking along a path with two friends—the sun was setting—suddenly the sky turned blood red—I paused, feeling exhausted, and leaned on the fence—there was blood and tongues of fire above the blue-black fjord and the city—my friends walked on, and I stood there trembling with anxiety—and I sensed an infinite scream passing through nature.
The Other Screams:
• 1893 (tempera and crayon on board), at the National Gallery of Norway
• ca. 1893, (pastel on board) thought to be a preliminary sketch for the work, at the Munch Museum in Oslo
• ca. 1910 (tempera and oil on board), at the Munch Museum in Oslo
• Munch also created a lithograph of the image in 1895
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By Constance Daley
American Reporter Correspondent
St. Simons Island, Ga.
April 6, 2009
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- And yet again we are waking up to news of another disaster, this time a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Italy, 60 miles east of Rome with 237 confirmed dead and 17,000 homeless as the rescue iof anyone living or dead in the rubble continues.
"Oh, those poor people," we gasp as we look wide-eyed at the television screen and think of the ones awake but unable to move under the concrete blocks pinning them down and the layers of shattered debris muffling their cries of pain and their bargaining prayers to God.
We suffer with them in the safety and isolation of our own homes wanting to help, not knowing how, praying that the rescuers will have the strength to reach and lift for the woman who might at that moment be delivering a baby, or to unearth the bodies of a woman and infant … "carried off in the same coffin," as a Reuters news agency report said.
"What can we do, what can we do?" General comments following news reports are that they could have avoided the deaths by listening to the scientists who told them it was coming. And the comments by other commenters who remarked that the scientists were always predicting this earthquake and it had never come. Until it did.
We always carry umbrellas because rain is forecast and then, just the day we don't, it rains. So, we get wet. That's not even close to the analogy put forth. Earthquakes are different from being drenched and they call for instantaneous response. But, what can we do? From where I sit, nothing. But that won't stop us. Our commiseration runs deeply into empathy and we want to share the load if not the pain.
This feeling of helplessness is not exclusively American; the feeling is universal. It doesn't matter that our needs in our own backyards are extreme, we throw coins into the Salvation Army kettle at Christmastime and write checks to our own church, counting on its being distributed toward helping the poor in the most appropriate ways.
It's enough, we feel, on the local level but when we hear of Katrina and see the pictures of old people on rooftops and mothers and fathers carrying children to the ever-more-distant shores, then it's "what can we do about that?" We ask ourselves if we could hold up as stoically as the people trudging through their own waste as well as the filthy waste from hundreds of others and we know that we do not know what we're capable of until put to the test. But we doubt our own abilities.
That doesn't mean we can't help. So, we think of how we can make a difference. The government sends money for relief efforts; we contribute to fund raising efforts to send materials for tent cities to tsunami victims and hundreds of trailer homes to displaced New Orleanians. Our hearts are big and they go out to all the victims.
But to us, the despair is not assuaged. It does fade away in time, all grief does, but the way we identify with the victims is not as great as the way we identify with the survivors. So, the "something we have to do" is to send money.
We don't send money to bury the dead - dead who were vital and alive, not lingering among the aged and dying, but young and suddenly dead - we send it to help the family cope with their grief. We send it so they won't have to worry about mortgage payments, children's education, and living in general … providing what the victim would have provided had he or she lived.
National and international grief is deeply felt when someone we've grown to love dies in the prime of life or after living a life we held in high esteem so that we appreciated his or her having lived and will mourn for having passed on. One such person was Lucille Ball who gave us such joy and another was Princess Diana, the mother of the future King of England, who carved a niche for herself by initiating the International Ban on Landmines - "a deadly attraction for children, whose innate curiosity and need for play often lure them directly into harm's way" so said United Nations Children's Fund spokesman addressing the United Nations and the countries stockpiling landmines. The Ban was put in place.
What can we do? We wring our hands. We send flowers to the hospital grounds or, in the case of Diana, to Kensington where she lived. Flowers and mylar balloons; most of all, Teddy Bears. Hearts, notes, cards, balloons that shiver and go flat, flowers that die. For a brief moment we become part of it all. We were doing something.
During the Great Depression movies became a pick-me up. We wanted to be like those on the screen, carefree, flamboyant. And in the heartland of America, Mickey Rooney shouted the idea to his friends that they could do something about their situation when it was learned their parents could no longer find work. "I know, let's put on a show. 10 cents a customer."
So, for 90 minutes we watched a movie of the show coming together. With people like young Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney starring and the now legendary Busby Berkley directing, "Babes in Arms" came into our lives and taught us we can all do something. Perhaps we won't say, "Let's put on a show," but we won't sit on our hands either. We'll applaud all efforts and do what we can: a dollar at a time.
Anytime I find myself parting with dollars for a worthy relief effort, I place it face up showing Washington and to myself I say, "this time, I'll let George do it."
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Andrea Bear Nicholas
Office: Holy Cross 105
Department of Native Studies Professor and Chair of Studies in Aboriginal Cultures of Atlantic Canada (1993) BA (Colby), BEd (STU), MEd (Orono) Chair of Studies in Aboriginal Cultures of Atlantic Canada (1993)
A Maliseet from Tobique, Andrea has devoted most of her career to research in Maliseet history and curriculum development. She has also been active in Native women's organizations. Since becoming Chair in Native Studies in 1993, she has become deeply involved in the struggle for Native language survival, and with Dorothy Lazore has developed the first Native Language Immersion Teacher Training Program in North America. She has published articles, editorials, and book chapters on subjects ranging from Maliseet history to education, citizenship, treaties, Native women, and language survival.
She is currently working with her husband Darryl Nicholas on two large projects-- one, to edit and publish a 5000 page collection of Maliseet language stories collected in the 1970s, and two, to publish documentary histories of Maliseet communities, also in the language.
Dr. Roland Chrisjohn
Office: Holy Cross 103
Department of Native Studies Associate Professor (1999), Director of Native Studies BSc (Central Michigan), MA (Western Ontario), Phd (Western Ontario)
Dr. Roland Chrisjohn is a member of the Oneida Nation of the Confederacy of the Haudenausaunee (Iroquois). He received his Ph. D. in 1981 from the University of Western Ontario in Personality and Psychometrics, and obtained certification as a Clinical Psychologist in 1986. He has been involved in indigenous affairs in Canada for over 30 years, participating in a variety of ways in different aspects of the struggle. He has worked with Aboriginal young offenders, women's organization, prisoner's associations, family and children services, and suicide intervention programs.
In Academia, he has taught such courses as personality, statistics, multivariate analysis, Native studies, world history, and education courses at six different universities in Canada, and is currently Director of the Native Studies program at St. Thomas University in Fredericton. He has written more than 50 articles on a variety of subjects, and is author of The Circle Game: Shadows and Substance in the Indian Residential School Experience in Canada (Theytus Press, 1997).
Dr. Chrisjohn is currently working on one book on Racism in Canada and another on Suicide.
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James C. Ray
James C. Ray, pilot, businessman, and philanthropist, has been selected to receive the 2012 Lindbergh Spirit Award. This award is given every five years for pioneering achievements in an aviation career with the spirit and character that represents the best of this nation.
While working in Hawaii as a steelworker for the Navy, Ray was an eyewitness to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Shortly thereafter, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and flew a total of 30 B-17 missions from Rattlesden, England, including raids on German factories, and was a lead pilot on a D-Day attack on enemy headquarters in Normandy, France. Additionally, Ray served with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict.
After the war, Ray flew his Cessna 170B on business and personal trips that took him to 58 countries and every Caribbean island with a landing strip. He has accumulated more than 3,500 hours in single-pilot Citation jets flying across North America as a rancher, oil and gas explorer, and real estate developer.
A successful businessman, Ray has provided start-up funding for more than 300 businesses including Compaq Computer, Eclipse Aviation and Cirrus Design. He believes the discipline and skill he obtained during flight training helped him become successful in business and conversely applies lessons learned in business to his flying.
Ray's philanthropy is predominantly dedicated to aviation-oriented youth education programs. He made a significant contribution for the building of the Central Florida Aerospace Academy on the grounds of Sun 'n Fun. The James C. Ray Scholarship Fund was established to offer financial support for Polk County High School merit students. Ray also provides financial support to the Experimental Aircraft Association and its Young Eagles program; the University of North Dakota Aerospace programs; the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington; and the Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour in Everett, Washington. In 2009, he received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of North Dakota.
"We believe that Mr. Ray's interest in supporting both innovative education and business ventures at an early stage of development, particularly to advance solutions for air and pilot safety, is uniquely aligned with the philosophy behind the Spirit Award," noted Treinis.
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DALLAS — A building that endured for 88 years in downtown Dallas came tumbling down in a matter of seconds Sunday morning.
The historic Thomas Building at 1314 Wood Street reached the end of the road and it was imploded.
The eight-story structure that has been a part of the city since 1924 was brought down in about 12 seconds by strategically-placed explosives.
Preservationists fought unsuccessfully to save the building.
All the streets surrounding the Thomas Building were blocked off for safety reasons, but small crowds gathered on Young Street to witness its demise.
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The Institute for Healthcare Advancement's
Health Literacy Rewrite / Redesign Service
The Institute for Healthcare Advancement is pleased to offer its Health Literacy Rewrite / Redesign Service, available to those who publish and/or distribute healthcare education materials.
Research has clearly demonstrated that most health education materials handed out to patients are written at a grade level well beyond the recipient's ability to understand and use them. About half of the adult population in the United States may have difficulty reading above a 5th-grade level. And only about 12% of the U.S. adult population possess "proficient" health literacy skills.
Why you need this service
You need this service because, unless you have reviewed and revised your patient education handouts for literacy levels and visual/graphic suitability, your materials, like most others, are written at a 9th to 12th grade reading level (or higher).
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If you think through the potential costs of NOT rewriting and/or redesigning your materials, the cost of using this service may seem much less. Researchers at the University of Connecticut in 2007 noted that as much as $236 billion is spent unnecessarily each year in the United States because of poor health literacy, or the inability of people to obtain, process, and understand basic health information.
What we can do for you
We offer an initial, complimentary evaluation of one of your pieces of written patient education pieces. We will let you know at what grade level your materials test out, and how it scores on a scale that determines its suitability for a general audience. After this evaluation, we will provide a quote for services if needed, and tell you exactly what we will do. These services include any or all of the following:
Rewriting your materials so they are easy to read and understand
Design recommendations so your materials are more inviting and useful
Redesign/graphic services so they are print-ready
Translate and test materials in different languages
Obtain print bids and oversee production
Why we are a good choice
Principals at the Institute for Healthcare Advancment have assembled a team of writers and designers who have worked in health literacy, education, publishing, and graphic design, and who intimately understand the issues of health literacy. Among our credentials:
We produce a health literacy conference each year for healthcare professionals (2012 is our 11th conference) to teach them how to do this.
We write and publish a series of self-help health books, "What To Do For Health," written at a 3rd to 5th grade reading level. This series has sold 4 million copies to date.
Our principals have written dozens of articles in peer-reviewed journals and lectured nationally on health literacy.
Two of our principals, Gloria Mayer, RN, Ed.D, FAAN, and Michael Villaire, MSLM, are authors of the text, Health Literacy in Primary Care: A Clinician's Guide.
Call us today at (800) 434-4633 to discuss your needs and how we can help you meet them. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, and health literacy is part of our mission to "Empower people to better health."
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IRAQ: Christians trickling back to their homes in Mosul
UNHCR estimated that some 13,000 Iraqi Christians had fled their homes in October
BAGHDAD, 6 November 2008 (IRIN) - About 400 Christian families, (some 2,400 individuals) have returned to their homes in the northern city of Mosul after a spate of threats and killings led them to flee in early October, according to officials.
"We have so far registered nearly 400 Christian families who have returned to their houses and jobs, and resumed normal lives thanks to the deployment of security forces," said Jawdat Ismaiel, head of the Ministry of Displacement and Migration in the province.
"Christians are no longer fleeing the city. Instead, more are coming back, especially when they hear that those who have returned are no longer being threatened and have resumed their daily life," Ismaiel said.
Jamil Zaitoni, head of the Assyrian and Chaldean Council, an NGO in Mosul, hailed Iraqi government efforts to ensure security.
"Thank God, Christian families have begun returning to their homes… We expect them all to return over the next few days," Zaitono said, adding that no threats or violence had been registered against any of the returnees thus far. Government help
The Iraqi government on 30 October said it would offer each returnee Christian family one million Iraqi dinars (about US$865), and 300,000 (about $250) to those still displaced, according to Ismaiel.
He also said the government had granted Christian government workers and students leave of absence from work and classes until 1 November.
By 3 November, he said, 115 displaced Christian families had received a one-off payment of 300,000 dinars; his teams hoped to reach about 200 other families on 4 November. The one-million-dinar payments were expected to be made soon.
In a speech at a conference in Baghdad on Islamic-Christian dialogue on 3 November, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pledged to protect Iraq's Christian minority.
"We all feel ashamed that such disgusting events take place in Iraq where one man kills another for reasons of identity or religion and ethnic background," al-Maliki said.
"We will make all efforts to keep our Christian brothers honoured and respected in Iraq, for they are an essential component of its society," he added.
Anti-Christian violence in Mosul, the provincial capital of Ninevah, some 400km north of Baghdad, erupted on 4 October when gunmen started targeting Christians and threatening others, forcing them to leave the city.
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) estimated that more than 2,200 families, or some 13,000 people, fled their homes.
It said this represented about half the province's Christian population. Some 400 families had crossed the border into Syria, while others had gone to safe areas to the north and east of Mosul and to neighbouring Dahuk, Arbil and Kirkuk provinces.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Sunni extremists are believed to be behind them.
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Andrew Neil: CPI inflation to keep rising this year
Higher fuel, food and transport costs - something every household is all too aware of - have propelled inflation to fresh highs in September.
The CPI, the government's preferred measure, hit 5.2% (well up on August's 4.5%) while the more broadly-based RPI (which better reflects household spending patterns) shot up to 5.6% (from 5.2% in August), the highest for 20 years.
You can see why the government switched the up-rating of welfare benefits to the lower CPI!
Fuel bills are up 8.6% year on year, a major contributor to overall inflation and the severe squeeze on living standards.
Inflation will stay at these levels for the rest of the year and might even creep up further. The Bank of England maintains that it will then start to fall from early 2012.
End Quote Andrew Neil Daily Politics presenter
The squeeze on living standards will ease a little when inflation starts to fall next year but most families will just be treading water”
This is likely: the rise in VAT to 20% in January will slip out of the annual comparison in three months time; continued weak consumer spending will encourage price discounting in the dog days of the new year; and weak global growth will put further downward pressure on commodity prices, including energy.
Just how fast and how much inflation will fall in 2012 is another matter - and the current high levels continue to damage the economy.
The main impact of high inflation at a time of low or zero pay rises is further to intensify the squeeze on living standards.
When people feel their pay is not keeping pace with prices (and worry about losing their job) they tighten their belts and reduce spending.
This, in turn, reduces economic growth (consumer spending accounts for almost 70% of GDP).
So growth is likely to be anaemic for the rest of the year and well into 2012. The squeeze on living standards will ease a little when inflation starts to fall next year but most families will just be treading water: pay rises will barely match the lower inflation levels.
That's why growth in 2012 is projected to be modest too.
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I would like to design bored cast-in-situ piles in weathered rock in South Africa. Has somebody information on the practice of designing piles as friction piles with no end bearing for diameter < 750 mm (where no manual bottom cleaning is possible!)? Is it a South African Standard requirement? I have never heard of a so restrictive practice in Europe. Thank you
I suppose when you want a safer (or is data is uncertain) practice, then you do not include the end-bearing component of the total capacity. The end bearing will serve to be a bonus. However since no cleaning, the end bearing will expectedly be low due to debris collection.
In practice when i'm not certain, I don't only disregard the end-bearing component, I also consider a smaller perimeter as my effective perimeter for additional safety against installation errors or unexpectant occurances.
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The Southwestern College business division is growing internship possibilities for students majoring in business and business related fields.
According to James McEwen, internship coordinator at Southwestern College, the business division is committed to the idea that business students need to be “real world ready” when they graduate.
“Internships expose students to actual business experiences,” McEwen says. “They take the student out of the classroom to appreciate the practical application of principles and concepts. The business division is developing an internship program that emphasizes the importance of immersion in all types of work environments.”
Twelve local businesses have already developed internships with Southwestern and more than 20 businesses in the area have expressed an interest in finding out more about the project.
“The responses so far to our initial efforts have been tremendous,” McEwen says.
The Southwestern College business division is extending an open invitation to any private and public entity to coordinate with the internship program. To get started, a business owner should first contact McEwen at (620) 229-6346 or email firstname.lastname@example.org. Over the next few weeks McEwen will be reaching out to businesses throughout the region with the expectation of developing additional internships for Southwestern business majors.
The internship is not limited to any one type of business. McEwen believes there are valuable lessons to be learned in all types of business settings whether it’s in a company with an international presence or home-grown businesses that are critical to the success of the local economy.
“Last year 20 students participated in the internship program,” McEwen says. “The students earn credit hours towards their business degree and students have an opportunity to develop and improve a skill set that makes them more valuable in the job market.”
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Highlight: Alternative property
When it comes to investing in property, the two areas that naturally come to mind are commercial and residential.
Investors, however, could benefit from drilling further into the sector and investigating niche areas of property investment, such as student accommodation, hotel rooms or offshore investments.
According to research published by Knight Knox International, for example, the number of student accommodation projects across the UK is rising.
Data from CBRE shows that nearly £800m was invested in student housing in the first half of 2012, more than double the amount invested in the same period last year.
Jo Winchester, head of student housing advisory at CBRE, says: “There is no shortage of investor demand, but the market is hampered by a shortage of new high quality development opportunities. Proposed changes to the Reit [real estate investment trust] regime, together with the significant increase in the number of new operators in the last four years, could widen opportunities for indirect investors by creating a greater choice of investment funds, as well as creating an alternative exit position for established operators.”
Similarly, investing in a hotel room – or unit, as it is more commonly referred to – can be an alternative to a traditional buy-to-let investment from which an investor can rake in 50 per cent of earnings (see pages 33-34 for more on both student accommodation and hotel rooms).
“Hotels are the perfect hands-off investment for anyone looking for a long-term opportunity in property,” says Joe Daniels, property consultant at Knight Knox International.
“Investors do not need to worry about maintaining the property, unlike a traditional buy-to-let, in addition to the advantage of receiving a higher monthly rental income.”
The latest IPD Pan-European Hotel Performance report reveals that the UK produced an average year-on-year total return of 10.4 per cent in 2011, a 3 per cent increase on the returns generated by the rest of Europe.
Of course, these types of niche investments are not for the faint hearted, but certainly worth considering when it comes to allocating part of a portfolio to the property market.
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Gee, it sure would have been nice if the media could have covered this as much as they did Rep. Peter King's witchunt hearing against Muslims, but given that prominent islamophobic scumbag Frank Gaffney had a hissy fit about it, calling it the anti-Peter King hearings, we're not too pissed. Still, it was a revealing event that Sen. Dick Durbin put together. See, while Peter King tried to use the spectre of terrorism to hold his hearings against an entire religion, Durbin decided to hold one looking into the civil rights concerns of the Muslim community. CSPAN provides us with the video that we have at the end of this article.
A few weeks ago, Rep. Peter King of Long Island stirred up simmering prejudices with congressional hearings on Islamic "radicalization" in the U.S., which yielded little actual information about security risks and spread plenty of misinformation about Muslim communities. This past week, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois tried to counterbalance King's blatherfest with a hearing on Muslim Americans' civil rights. And this time, we did learn something: the bias against Muslims takes many forms other than police harassment, unjust detention, or even the occasional bomb plot. Pervasive anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discrimination impacts people's lives at the intersection of workplace rights and civil liberties.
Employment discrimination surfaced as a key issue during the hearing—and a textbook example of the low-grade alienation that Muslim, South Asian and Arab communities encounter every day.
Sen. Durbin noted in his introductory remarks, “Some have even questioned the premise of today's hearing: that we should protect the civil rights of American Muslims. Such inflammatory speech from prominent public figures creates a fertile climate for discrimination.”
As if on cue, King made a comment to Fox News that fell, not unexpectedly, somewhere between a slur and a hallucination: “This just perpetuates the myth that somehow Muslims are the victim of Sept. 11.”
All the political static surrounding the hearing unfortunately may have drowned out alarming testimonials about discrimination. Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez, of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, testified at the hearing that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC) registered "a 150 percent increase in complaints of discrimination against Muslims since 9/11," which of course doesn't cover the incidents people were too intimidated to report:
Many cases involve blatant, intentional discrimination such as an EEOC case filed during the Bush Administration on behalf of two Iranian Muslim employees of a car dealership who were repeatedly harassed by management, called unspeakable words, terrorists, "camel jockey," and other epithets. Similar cases have been brought during the Obama Administration.
Last year, the New York Times quoted Mary Jo O’Neill, an attorney of the EEOC's Phoenix office: "There’s a level of hatred and animosity that is shocking... I’ve been doing this for 31 years, and I’ve never seen such antipathy toward Muslim workers."
The hearing discussed a workplace discrimination lawsuit filed against the Swift meatpacking company by 160 Somali and Muslim Americans, alleging that “Managers, supervisors and other employees regularly throw blood, meat and bones at the Somali and Muslim employees."
Also noted was the religious discrimination case of Safoorah Khan, a Muslim school teacher in the Chicago area who in 2008 "was forbidden to take an unpaid leave for a pilgrimage to Mecca, a requirement of her faith.”
No excuse to miss work, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham. He suggested that a pilgrimage to another continent was roughly equivalent to an extended egg hunt and church potluck:
Now put yourself in the school district's position... You know, I'm a Christian. I don't believe there's anything in my faith that says that I get three weeks off to observe Easter on any particular year.
Of course, if Graham wanted a quick lesson in how jingoism and bias play into the public education system, he could have referred to the plight of educator and activist Debbie Almontaser, who was appointed to head an Arabic-language themed school in Brooklyn but saw her dream derailed by a virulent smear campaign. (Though her civil rights grievances were eventually validated, she was never reinstated.)
Pakistani immigrant Mohammad Kaleemuddin recalled in a Times interview last year that his coworkers at a construction company sometimes pelted him with epithets like "terrorist" and "Osama":
“It was very rough,” said Mr. Kaleemuddin, who was fired after protesting to management about the ethnic slurs. “It brought a bit of terror in my chest. I’d wonder, ‘Why are they doing this? I’ve always been nice to them.’ ”
In precarious workplaces, a hateful interaction can turn downright deadly, such as the stabbing of a Muslim cab driver in the midst of midtown traffic.
As reports like this pile up, Muslim Americans are pressed further to the margins of their communities and workplaces, breeding mistrust resentment, and perhaps, over time, even more violence.
In our public discourse, news of garden-variety violent hate crimes is safely quarantined as the work of looney “fringe” elements. The subtler cumulative insults and indignities in everyday settings, however, extend the bounds of “acceptable” discrimination and entrench systemic barriers to economic opportunity. While the public attacks against Muslims on Capitol Hill grow more shrill by the day, the soft terror suffered by workers in our neighborhoods carries a much more dangerous tone: silence.
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Book Description: From the author of The Last Tsar, the first full-scale life of Stalin to have what no previous biography has entirely gotten hold of: the facts. Granted privileged access to Russia's secret archives, Edvard Radzinsky paints a picture of the Soviet strongman as more calculating, ruthless, and blood-crazed than has ever been described or imagined. Stalin was a man for whom power was all, terror a useful weapon, and deceit a constant companion. As Radzinsky narrates the high drama of Stalin's epic quest for domination-first within the Communist Party, then over the Soviet Union and the world-he uncovers the startling truth about this most enigmatic of historical figures. Only now, in the post-Soviet era, can what was suppressed be told: Stalin's long-denied involvement with terrorism as a young revolutionary; the crucial importance of his misunderstood, behind-the-scenes role during the October Revolution; his often hostile relationship with Lenin; the details of his organization of terror, culminating in the infamous show trials of the 1930s; his secret dealings with Hitler, and how they backfired; and the horrifying plans he was making before his death to send the Soviet Union's Jews to concentration camps-tantamount to a potential second Holocaust. Radzinsky also takes an intimate look at Stalin's private life, marked by his turbulent relationship with his wife Nadezhda, and recreates the circumstances that led to her suicide. As he did in The Last Tsar, Radzinsky thrillingly brings the past to life. The Kremlin intrigues, the ceaseless round of double-dealing and back-stabbing, the private worlds of the Soviet Empire's ruling class-all become, in Radzinsky's hands, as gripping and powerful as the great Russian sagas. And the riddle of that most cold-blooded of leaders, a man for whom nothing was sacred in his pursuit of absolute might--and perhaps the greatest mass murderer in Western history--is solved.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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The Bradenton Herald reported Monday that Intel's Rio Rancho fab in New Mexico was struck by lightning. They're reporting that Intel lost $800 million in chips and wafers due to the strike. The Inquirer picked up on this story and has declared how that seems a little high estimate-wise. I have to agree. $800 million is a tremendous number of chips and wafers. I suppose it is possible if it was a serious enough bolt. Something along the lines of *BAM! Splat! Crack!* :) One other note mentioned in Mike's article is a water shortage in Albuquerque. Chip manufacturing fabs require lots and lots of water, so it could become a bad situation for the Albuquerqueians.
USER COMMENTS 79 comment(s)
|God Intervenes (11:21am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
Now, even God is helping out AMD. - by RPGMan
|HEH (11:24am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
And what god may that be? - by …?
|LOL (11:28am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
SEE! AMD chips aren't the only ones that burn up )
BTW I like both AMD and Intel… just a little joke. - by Jewsh
|HEH, LOL (11:31am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
i guess this is going to end up as a big joke thread for *ntel - by …?
|HA HA (11:33am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
HA HA - by AMD GUY
|Come on guys (11:38am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
Be sympathetic, they just lost a whole bunch of 486 cpu's. :)~ - by …?
|How on earth did 800 million wafers get damaged? (11:42am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
What , did intel setup their products so every single vat and machine was connected to each other? If a blast of lightening hits my house or someones facility it usually takes out a couple of items, but 800 million worth? I smell insurance fraud. - by Eric the Red
|were they retail boxed? (11:43am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
is lightening covered under cpu warrenty? - by lightening bolt
|correction (11:43am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
I meant $800 million not 800 million pieces. - by Eric the Red
|Hmmm? (11:45am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
What does this translate too, i mean what sort of set back is this for intel? - by SpyTech_NYC
|Aggresive Pricing Campaign (11:47am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
Actually Intel only lost 1 CPU. It was the first edition of the new Pentium 5 code named “Ripoff”. It was part of a new aggresive pricing scheme by Intel. The new P5 will start off at $800 million and slowly work its way down. On a lighter note, the design computer hosting an AMD proccesor was unscathed by lightning. - by RPGMan
|I see (11:53am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
…this is going to be a comedic thread, which is not bad after all(a little geek humor). - by SpyTech_NYC
|Maybe…. (11:53am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
…It was the stacks of silicon in process, you know, the ones they were “growing” to make into a core. Knock out the ovens at the wrong point and the entire batch could be ruined. (Although I think they would have backup power, but hey.) The same if the air filtration system for the clean rooms went funky it'd be simpler to scrap everything rather than test it all and clean it. - by Ziwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwi
|Yeah But (11:57am EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
Don't they test everything anyways? - by SpyTech_NYC
|yellow journalism!! (1:12pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
read the damn story rick. this is last year!!!!
BRADENTON – In a flash, Intel Corp. learned the power of lightning.
A bolt from indigo skies above New Mexico late last year fried an electric transmission network, shutting down power to the company's Rio Rancho plant.
- by do_your_homework
|do_your_homework (1:25pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
I don't think we reported on it last year. So, relax … we're just a little late. :)
Thanks for the link.
- by Rick C. Hodgin
|Interesting…. (1:41pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
800 Million in losses… anyone know what their reported losses for the previous quater was last year (in millions)? - by Khue
|When lightning strikes.. (2:32pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
..you know, it always brings me down. Because it's free and I see that it's me who's lost and never found. I cry out for magic, I feel it floating in the air, but you hear it calling you beware. - by Ziwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwiwi
|The upshot is…. (3:56pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
With the added voltage they were able to get the P4 up to 100,000 Mhz for 1/1000 of a second. All they have to do now is refine the process. - by Clause
|do your homework (5:28pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
if it is a year old, why is the date July 21st?
“Posted on Sun, Jul. 21, 2002″ - by Warplex
|Warplex (5:31pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
The article on says that this happened late last year. But, that article was posted on Monday.
- by Rick C. Hodgin
|Correction (5:31pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
It says it was posted on Sunday. D'oh!
- by Rick C. Hodgin
|Rick (5:34pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
He got your fingers slapped into the drawer, heh? loll
Nevermind, brillant fellow, for your news items are always interestling! - by DA
|Warplex, did anyone read the article? (7:01pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
it was posted this week but it is an article about protecting your business from a lighting strike. they only used the intel incident as an example of what can happen. sounds like a lot of people reacted as if it JUST happened. of course The Inquirer contributed to this by waiting until the last sentence to mention that this happened last year, almost in passing. don't you think that sort of thing should have been stated up front before folks started speculating on the impact to intel's current business? Unfortunately, other sites are also running the story after picking up on it from the Inquirer and in a way as to imply that it (the intel incident) just happened. - by do_your_homework
|sorry, one more thing…… (7:18pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
The Inquirer leads of the story with, “LOCAL NEWSPAPER the Bradenton Herald reported Monday that Intel's Rio Rancho plant in Albuquerque was hit by a bolt from the blue, temporarily shutting down production at the leading fab.”
“LOCAL NEWSPAPER”? Sure, if you live in Bradenton, FLORIDA. That was purposely written that way to imply it was an Albuquerque or Rio Rancho paper reporting the lightning strike as if it happened the day before. - by do_your_homework
|do_your_homework (8:09pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
I've got some interesting information. That little bit you mention regarding “until the last sentence to mention that this happend last year” wasn't in Mike's article this morning. He's added it since then.
Apparently he got bit by this story too and has performed a little revisionist history to make it seem like that's what his article said all along. But, this morning it only had the first sentence in that last paragraph:
“Intel could neither confirm nor deny the reports of damage at press time.”
I also noticed he took the graphic drawing attention to that story off his main page. :) Oh, what a day in tech news land. I quote Alanis Morissette (named after her father, believe it or not): “You live, you learn.” *Muahahaha*
- by Rick C. Hodgin
|Rick (9:13pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
you'd think even the Inquirer and Register would have SOME standards. the strange thing is some things you read there ARE accurate. but it's stuff like this that makes it hard to sort through the noise to find the truth. we're not talking about an opinion piece or a post, but something posted as fact. a news story. I think the next 6 months will have enough exciting tech news to discuss without folks pulling stunts like this. - by do_your_homework
|Yeah well… (10:25pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
Every time someone at the Inquirer/Register/AMDFANBOY.COM, or anyone at Geek.com with the intials RCH sees any Intel bad news, they practically wet their pants with excitement trying to rush to the keyboard to report it. Before they check the sources. Before they check the facts.
In FACT, Intel lost less than a million in materials and production time due to the strike, and it was almost all covered by insurance.
Sorry Charlie…old news and bullshit, and thats the GOOD stuff…
“Why my goodness! Its a fact filled year old article in the BRADENTON HERALD for gods sake!!!”
|One more thing (10:27pm EST Wed Jul 24 2002)
Didnt Alanis also sing “You choke…” in that same song…?? :) - by Jcramer
|Rick (9:12am EST Thu Jul 25 2002)
Might be a good plan to stick an update on the main article, so those that don't read the comments aren't misled. - by had me fooled.
|Jcramer (10:32am EST Thu Jul 25 2002)
The lyrics to “You Learn” are . And yes, “You choke, you learn” is one of the lyrics. :)
- by Rick C. Hodgin
|Wow (6:42pm EST Thu Jul 25 2002)
Looks like this story either should be removed or seriously ammended. Someone could read this without the commentary and completely get discomboobulated. - by Raymond
|Wow Part II (6:51pm EST Thu Jul 25 2002)
I just read the inquirer article. There is a LOT of misinformation in there. I would take that guys reports with a grain of salt. I have a buddy that used to work in IT there until a few months ago when he was laid off. I checked it out with him
– He was completely unaware of any lightning that affected the manufacturing plant and he was there since the plant was built.
– Intels new mexico fab takes lightning hits all the time, usually knocks out a few odds and ends but rarely anything big.
– The entire facility, including the fab, has full redundancy including power
– Intel has put millions into the local community to improve things like water supplies, roads and schools. There is plenty of water for the fab and the town, and the fab doesnt create any problems with water availability that didnt exist before the plant was built. Further, the plant recycles and reuses most of the water it takes in.
– You absolutely positively can sneeze in a bunny suit without “contaminating the chips”. Complete silliness. You're going to have to take the head piece off and wipe it out, but thats all.
I think the only thing cleanly factual in his report is that Intel has a facility in New Mexico and there is lightning there.
Sheesh! - by Raymond
|Raymond (4:50pm EST Fri Jul 26 2002)
There's nothing non-factual in our blurb. The Bradenton Herald did report on Monday that Intel's fab in Rancho Rio was struck by lightening. They did report that it cost Intel $800 Million in damages. Mike's article did claim there was a shortage of water in Alb.
If you look at the facts, as I know you're so keen to do, then even you would have to admit that everything we reported on is entirely factual.
- by Rick C. Hodgin
|Intel lost 800 Millions (6:30pm EST Fri Jul 26 2002)
(I'm a senseless idiot, i know!) - by DA
|$800M lost (3:19am EST Mon Jul 29 2002)
I still have trouble believing that. I mean, the electrical system must be crap at that plant. You'd think they would guard themselves against something as dangerous as a lightning strike, especially at an electronics manufacturing plant. - by anon
|metaphor on the whole (3:21pm EST Sun Nov 28 2004)
The report may have been a metaphor on the financial matters in the New Mexico facility. Clearly the report finds for an accounting basis which not only would be what would be lost at full costs but the priority to recapture what been lost. - by egould
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Another view on the Case-Shiller price gain
28 Aug 2012
Posted by Andrew Kantor, Editor & Blogmaster
Writing on Barry Ritholtz’s The Big Picture blog, real estate and mortgage researcher Mark Hanson has a different view of what a 0.5% rise in Case-Shiller’s quarterly report on home prices means.
Background: That half-percent year-over-year rise is the first one since September 2010, and that’s good news, especially because every market Case-Shiller surveys saw price gains.
But Hanson has a different view. His take is that even this small across-the-board gain is exaggerated.
When you (or, rather, when Case-Shiller) compare July 2012 to July 2011, you’re comparing today’s figures with the ”severe hangover period from Feb to April 2011.” (July closings = February to April contracts, you see.)
Why the hangover? Because that was just following the home buyer tax credit. Hanson believes that the credit drove sales and prices (artificially) up, and the expiration caused a “hangover” that drove them (artificially) down.
Thus, comparing July 2012 to July 2011 gives you an overly optimistic number. And if 0.5% is optimistic… well, that doesn’t bode well for the reality behind it.
Add to the mix 1) the fact that low interest rates mean people today have a lot more purchasing power, and 2) distressed sales are a much smaller part of the market, and you would think today’s number would be higher.
As Hanson put it
a YoY 15% increase in purchasing power and 25% decrease in foreclosure resales and still the [Case-Shiller price index] only managed a 0.5% gain over last year. To me, normalized, that means real house prices are still falling.
Of course, his argument is predicated on there being an unnatural slump in July 2011, and that’s hard to be sure of. Yes, July ’11 numbers were lower than July ’10 because of the 2010 tax credit. But how much of a post-tax-credit ‘backlash’ was there in 2011? You can’t say what would have happened.
Which is why I’m not entirely convinced by Hanson. Was July 2011 a normal year, an artificially lower year, or maybe even an artificially higher one? The answer to that question (which can’t be answered) tells you whether today’s numbers are too hot, too cold, or just right.
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|Assemby [als Ball] Rooms The Pantiles [als The Parade, The Walks] Tunbridge Wells|
Books and other documents
|Published||Title, author and references|
|1840||New Guide for Tunbridge Wells by John Colbran and edited by James Phippen ⇒ p. 120|
|1687||History||assembly-room||Burr's Tunbridge Wells|
In 1687, a fire broke out in the house …. at the bottom of the walk, by which the life of one poor child was lost, and all the shops, and other buildings, so lately erected on the green bank, were entirely consumed
It rose more glorious from its ashes, the buildings being afterwards more regularly planned, and better contrived .... an assembly-room, coffee-houses, shops, and dwelling-houses have been erected in one continued line, and a convenient portico placed in front, and carried on from the upper end of the parade quite down to the well.
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About 1726, the lord of the manor's building lease expired, and …. this occasioned a tedious law-suit between the lord and the tenants, which …. was finally determined in favour of the latter, who were adjudged to have a just claim to a third part of the buildings, .... all the shops and houses on this estate were divided into three equal lots .... and they happened to draw the middle lot, which included the assembly-room on the walk
After this the landlord and tenants entered into a long agreement to restrain and prevent the increase of buildings on the manor, which was confirmed and established by an act of parliament, that passed royal assent on 29th April 1740.
|3rd Jul 1728||History||Assemby [als Ball] Rooms||Colbran's Tunbridge Wells|
Register of the Chapel of Ease: "July 3, 1728-- Lower walk levelled and repaired, and gates made to keep horses from coming upon the Lower walk." A much respected nobleman now living has often " tripped it featly here and there," in the open air on the Upper parade, and within forty years it was by no means an uncommon occurrence on ball nights for the windows of the Assembly-rooms to be opened to their full extent, and the tradespeople of both sexes to dance on the Parade to the enlivening strains that were animating their more aristocratic neighbours within.
|1735||History||The first "King" or Arbiter Elegantiarum of Tunbridge Wells||Assemby [als Ball] Rooms|
Beau Nash, born in 1674 in Swansea in Wales. He served as an army officer and was then called to the bar but made little of either career. In 1704 he became Master of Ceremonies at the rising spa town of Bath, and he retained that position until his death in 1762. He is buried in an unmarked pauper's grave.
|1761 to 1836||History||Assemby [als Ball] Rooms||Colbran's Tunbridge Wells|
After the celebrated Beau Nash had ceased to reign, the following gentlemen presided in succession as Masters of the Ceremonies : - Messrs. Collet, Derrick, Blake, Tyson, Fotheringham, Amsinck, Roberts, Captain Merryweather, and Lieut. Madden, R. M. The latter gentleman held his office for eleven years and resigned at the end of the season of 1836. Since then the office has been dispensed with, and when public balls are now given, certain gentlemen act as stewards for the evening.
|1766||History||Assemby [als Ball] Rooms||Colbran's Tunbridge Wells|
In 1766, the following were the prescribed amusements :- " The company usually appear on the parade between seven and eight o'clock in the morning, to drink the water, and practice the necessary exercise of walking, which is very sufficient amusement for an hour or two. They then return to their lodgings to breakfast, or else assemble together in parties at the tea-rooms, where it is customary for gentlemen to treat the ladies, and their male acquaintance, every one in their turn, and frequently to give a public breakfast to the whole company without exception; which, in fine weather, is often given under the trees upon the open walk, and attended with music the whole time. After breakfast it is usual to attend morning service in the chapel, to take an airing in coaches or on horseback, to assemble together in the bookseller's shop, or else to saunter upon the parade. When prayers are ended, the music, which had only ceased during the time of divine service, strikes up afresh, and the company thickening upon the walks, divert themselves with conversations as various as their different ranks and circumstances, till the important call of dinner obliges the different parties to disperse. Dinner finished, the band of music again ascends the orchestra, and you once more behold the company returning in crowds to the walks; but now the morning dress is laid aside, and all appear in full and splendid attire. The general desire of all is to see and be seen, till the hour of tea-drinking, when they assemble together, as in the morning, commonly at the expense of the gentlemen. This over, cards and all sorts of lawful gaming succeed in the great rooms, which are supplied with a proper number of tables and all necessary accommodations. Twice in the week, that is, on Tuesdays and Fridays, there are public balls in the great assembly rooms, where all ranks are mingled together without any distinction. The nobility and the merchants, the gentry and the traders, are all upon an equal footing, so long as you behave with that decorum which is ever necessary in genteel company."
|1776||History||a very elegant assembly-room||Burr's Tunbridge Wells|
The Wells, properly so called, is the center of business and pleasure, because there the markets, the medicinal water, the chapel, the assembly-room and the public parades are situated
These parades are usually called the upper walk and the lower walk; the first being neatly paved with square brick, raised about four steps above the other, and particularily appropriated to the company; the second remains unpaved, and is chiefly used by country people and servants.
On the right hand of the paved walk in the way from the well is the assembly-room, the coffee-houses, and the shops for silver-smiths, jewellers, milleners, booksellers, Tunbridgeware, &c. From thence a portico is extended the whole length of the parade, supported by Tuscan pillars, for the company to walk under occasionally. This walk is shaded by a long row of large and flourishing trees planted on the left hand of it, in the midst of which is erected a gallery for musick; and the whole is properly separated from the lower walk by a range of neat palisades, opposite to which are the taverns, a few decent lodging-houses, and a very elegant assembly-room, with a coffe-house, and all needful conveniences for the entertainment of company.
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Q: Is it safe for me to blow insulation into the hollow brick wall cavities of my 1908 house? The walls are completely hollow and unobstructed from top to bottom. The gap between layers of brick measures about 21/2 inches wide.
One home inspector advised me not to insulate the walls because it could lead to deterioration of the brick. What should I do?
A: You're wise to add more insulation. That's what I'd do. The large, unobstructed wall cavity you've got offers a wonderful opportunity, but you need to be careful what kind of insulation you use. Brick is porous, especially older brick, and any kind of fibre-based insulation will certainly get wet, mouldy and ineffective in time.
A better option is spray foam. Ask for contractor references and follow them up with phone calls to homeowners. Insulating brick structures like yours is specialized work, and not every foam contractor can succeed.
Ideally you'd like to find a contractor who is diligent enough to provide before and after images of previous projects taken with an infrared camera. This visually shows heat loss from the building and the skill the contractor has in creating complete internal coverage. A layer of properly applied foam will make a huge difference in the energy efficiency of your place.
Q: What's the best way to fix a patch of worn finish on my light-coloured hardwood floor? I accidentally rubbed through the finish while removing a spot of tar with an abrasive pad.
A: Most wood floors are sealed with some kind of oil-based urethane, and this is easily repaired with a product called Wipe-On Poly. It's a unique, thin viscosity urethane sealer made by Minwax and you'll find it at most hardware stores. Although it's not specifically formulated for floors, it works well for small repairs like yours.
Ultimately, you'll need to apply four or five coats in the area of damage, but before you try, test some Wipe-On Poly in an inconspicuous place. It should flow over the existing floor finish evenly and it should resist peeling after it's fully dry.
Give the sample area at least a few weeks to prove itself. If all looks good, apply a coat of stain to re-establish the original colour if needed, then apply one coat of Wipe-On Poly each evening before going to sleep. Rub the area with fine steel wool after it has dried for 24 hours before applying the next coat.
Q: How can I fix the mouldy ceiling in my uninsulated garage? The mould is growing between the drywall of the ceiling and the vapour barrier and it extends over the entire ceiling. My plan is to strip everything, add insulation, vapour barrier and new drywall.
Will this work?
A: Stripping is a good place to start, but you'll need to eliminate the source of moisture before rebuilding.
It's probably coming from winter condensation. This is especially true if you attempt to heat the space with no insulation above the ceiling. When warm, indoor air hits the cold, uninsulated vapour barrier, moisture will condense out, causing the effect you describe.
If you really don't need insulation in the garage, consider leaving the ceiling frame bare and open.
If you do need insulation, apply two-inch-thick sheets of rigid, extruded polystyrene foam to the underside of the ceiling joists before drywall goes up. Seal all joints in the foam sheets with expanding polyurethane spray foam along edges as sheets are installed, then apply a well-sealed vapour barrier below the foam before new drywall.
You'll want to make sure the attic space has plenty of ventilation, too. Building codes require a minimum vent area of 1/300 of total attic floor area, but I prefer to double that.
Steve Maxwell, syndicated home improvement and woodworking columnist, has shared his DIY tips, how-to videos and product reviews since 1988. Send questions to stevemaxwell.ca/ask-steve.
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Published: 5/11/2012 2:46 PM | Last update: 5/11/2012 2:46 PM
Man makes amends for stealing plants - in 1958NASHVILLE, Tenn. - No matter how much digging investigators did, the crime remained open until a thief turned himself in and returned the fruits of his theft.
In this case, the crime was stealing two hydrangeas from Centennial Park in Nashville in May 1958. And the thief, 72-year-old Bill Teitleff of Joy, Ky., returned plants from the root system of the purloined flowers to the park on Thursday.
"They've got the most beautiful, perfectly formed hydrangeas you've ever seen. They were just perfect in rows and pots," Teitleff said.
Running without lights, he and a friend swooped by the park and scooped up two potted hydrangeas.
Eventually, the past caught up with Teitleff and he didn't like how it felt.
"I knew it was wrong. I thought all along that I was borrowing them. But this stayed with me all this time," Teitleff said. "This doesn't clear what I did. ... But this is between me and the people here at the park, and they've accepted wholeheartedly."
Teitleff says he can now walk through Centennial Park without feeling guilty.
"Nobody can do it for them. They have to be the first to go back and do it. Sometimes it hurts when we go back and ask somebody for forgiveness, but when we do, we feel better inside and that person thinks a lot more of us," Teitleff said.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Insider and anti-coalition attacks in Afghanistan are problems that may require close scrutiny, though a U.S. Defense Department report highlighted some gains.
The Defense Department published a 165-page report to Congress on stability operations in Afghanistan.
The report said attacks by anti-coalition forces in Afghanistan were up marginally from April 1-Sept. 30 compared to the same time last year. The Defense Department attributed the increase, however, to the fact that some low-level insurgents weren't working on poppy cultivation because of a shortened harvest.
While coalition forces handed security responsibility over to Afghan forces, the report said there were ongoing challenges stemming from so-called green-on-blue attacks in the country.
Nevertheless, the report said insurgent influence in the country was declining. Security gains from the influx of international forces, the Defense Department said, are clear.
NATO defense ministers last week expressed their commitment to the long-term security interests of Afghanistan. NATO allies in May agreed to pull forces out of Afghanistan by 2014 as Afghan forces gain strength. The alliance said it was concerned any planned cuts on member's defense budgets may curtail commitments in Afghanistan, however.
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PAWHUSKA (AP) – Officials say they’re relieved no artifacts were damaged after a fire broke out at the Osage County Historical Society Museum in Pawhuska.
Authorities say the fire was reported early Wednesday. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames, though the blaze caused extensive smoke damage.
Jack Shoemate, the chairman of the museum’s board of directors, says he’s relieved the building didn’t sustain major damage and that the contents of the museum were safe. The museum is in a converted railway depot built in 1922.
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NC university system under fire
January 12, 2006
WWAY (ABC Affiliate, Wilmington, N.C.)
The report's called [sic] Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, and that's just what the author is looking to create.
The report was done by conservative group, the Pope Center for Higher Education. The group comes down hardest on the larger state schools but found plenty of fault right here in Wilmington. They say UNCW's biggest problem is a clause in their rules for student groups on campus. Those rules require groups to have a non-discrimination policy. The report's author says that policy is unconstitutional because in addition to the usual race and gender protections for potential members UNCW policy includes religion.
This requirement comes from a federal case where a UNC-Chapel Hill Christian fraternity challenged a similar rule at that school and won -- a victory that allowed the frat to only admit Christians. As for UNCW, officials there say the only time in recent memory where this issue has come up was from a college republicans group seeking to allow only people with their beliefs into the organization. Harris says the students were right in that matter. Right now UNCW is reviewing the report and will take some time before possible making any changes to their policy.
- NC university system under fire, PDF, 197.8 KB , WWAY (ABC Affiliate, Wilmington, N.C.)
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FORTUNE -- After nearly 20 years as Sunday business columnist at The Boston Globe, and another eight as proprietor of Economic Principals -- a site that covers the lives, times and ideas of economists -- I have seen my share of books offering investment advice. The most valuable, it seems to me, are those whose authors came up with a thesis about the markets early and then kept refining and updating their ideas during the incredible expansion of financial markets that has occurred since 1975. Three of these, whose first editions appeared in 1982, 1978 and 1973, respectively, are already classics. The fourth seems destined to achieve that status.
Your Money and Your Life: A Lifetime Approach to Money Management
By Robert Z. Aliber.
I am a great fan of the walk-around-the-pond-with-a-companionable-friend format. This new version of a 1982 book began when the benefits office at the University of Chicago asked Aliber to speak to retiring faculty about financial planning.
He discovered that many of them (at least those not involved in serial marriages) were millionaires, the result of generous pensions, rising real estate prices and the bull market in stocks. "After my presentation, I would get calls -- let's have lunch," he writes. This book collects a couple of dozen such conversations and organizes them under three headings: decisions involving expenditure, investment and financial planning. Wondering whether to buy a new car or one that has been slightly used? Whether to go for public or private education? To rent or buy? To load up on insurance? To annuitize or not? Curious about how to construct a bond ladder? Anxious about senior health care? Aliber is full of wisdom on all these counts and more.
Retired now after 39 years as a professor at Chicago's Booth School of Business, he is author of The International Money Game, as well as the inheritor who has turned Charles P. Kindleberger's classic Manias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises into an ongoing text.
Manias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises
By Charles P. Kindleberger
This book first appeared in 1978. The author, professor of international economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wanted to remind his readers about a phenomenon that the efficient markets craze of the 1970s deemed impossible: "bubbles," meaning price changes that would grow large before they inevitably burst. He did so by illustrating the '70s counter-fad -- Hyman Minsky's mathematical (and largely unfathomable) model of financial fragility -- with a wealth of historical examples dating all the way back to the Tulip manias of the Dutch Republic. "Some time in the next five years you may kick yourself nor not reading and re-reading Manias, Panics and Crashes," blurbed Nobel laureate Paul Samuelson. Kindleberger revised the book three times, then turned it over to Aliber, who has updated it twice, inevitably diluting Kindleberger's distinctive kinetic, astringent style as he incorpoated his own views.
A paperback version of the canonical fourth edition goes for nearly $50. The latest version, in which Aliber becomes the lead author, is due out this spring.
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
By Burton G. Malkiel.
It was Princeton University professor Malkiel who pioneered the reader-friendly walk format, starting in 1973. Then the idea that markets were so quick to incorporate the latest information in prices that there could be no exploitable trading strategy was new. This "efficient-markets hypothesis (EMH)" led directly to the proposition that you would do better buying and holding a basket of stocks representing the market as a whole than by investing in professionally-managed mutual funds. It was startling at the time; the first index fund had yet to appear.
Nearly 40 years later, the basic insight seems pretty well clear: most individual investors do better buying a piece of the overall market than by trying to outsmart it. In the opening pages of this tenth edition (now so thoroughly revised as to include a history of bubbles, a review of new investment technologies, and a guide to all kinds of investments and tax strategies), Malkiel lets the numbers make his case. If you had put $10,000 into an S&P 500 Index fund in 1969 and reinvested dividends you would have a portfolio worth $463,000 today, as opposed to the $258,000 return from an average actively-managed mutual fund. Even in the last 10 years you would have done well if you had followed Malkiel's injunction to regularly rebalance your portfolio. His suggested index fund portfolio for "aging baby boomers" (containing bonds, U.S. stocks and those of various other nations, and shares of real estate investment trusts) doubled during the years 2000-2010, while an index of U.S. stocks alone actually lost a little value.
The Evolution of Technical Analysis: Financial Prediction from Babylonian Tablets to Bloomberg Terminals
By Andrew W. Lo and Jasmine Hasanhodzic.
The search for patterns in market trading turns out to be one of the truly durable passions of humankind. Andrew Lo, a distinguished finance professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Hasanhodzic, an MIT PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science who builds quantitative investment strategies for Alpha Simplex Group, apparently had some time on their hands, because Evolution of Technical Analysis is a light-hearted yet thorough and penetrating tour of quantitative analysis of markets from Mesopotamian times to the high-tech present.
Technical analysis -- attempts to predict future prices by looking for patterns in the past -- has a bad reputation in modern economics, they note; many of its terms seem abstruse or outmoded: "It is easy to see how a discipline that involves eye-balling charts for patterns with names like 'head and shoulders' and 'cup with a handle' might seem at first blush more akin to astrology than science," they write. (Fundamental analysis, the alternative to technical analysis among investors, fares better in popular opinion because its reasoning is essentially economic.)
In fact, insights into human psychology have remained much the same from ancient Athens to Charles Dow, founder of Dow Jones, to today's "quants," who search for bargains in the form of various cognitive biases (overconfidence, overreaction, loss aversion, and herding, to name the most widely known). High-speed traders can accentuate the wizards' edge. Malkiel's obituary for technical analysis -- "under scientific scrutiny, chart-reading must share a pedestal with alchemy" -- was premature, they say. "As long as humans, not robots, make markets, bubbles and crashes will be a reality." And behavioral economics -- the logical extension of technical analysis -- offers some hope of damping the swings.
David Warsh, a long-time newspaperman, moved to the web in 2002. You can subscribe to an early version of his weekly newsletter, Economic Principals.
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The tornado that struck the Moore, Okla., area Monday afternoon left an almost 2-mile wide path of destruction, flattening homes and businesses and taking at least 24 lives. More
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Single-Session Workouts for Marathoners
Why training once a day can work to your advantage
When 24-year-old Yuki Kawauchi became the first Japanese runner to cross the finish line at the 2011 Tokyo Marathon (2:08:37, third overall), race officials were left scratching their heads.
Who was this guy? Did he, an amateur runner who had previously run 2:12 despite holding down a nine-hour-a-day job while training for the marathon, really just outrun an entire field of full-time, triple-digit-mileage-logging Japanese pros?
Now that Kawauchi’s story is well-known, one thing that sticks out about it is his training in the lead-up to Tokyo: He turned himself into a 2:08 marathoner by maximizing single-session runs. In Kawauchi’s case — an unsponsored office worker holding down a full-time job — following the traditional elite marathoner’s playbook of accumulating 120-plus weekly miles through multiple “doubles” spaced evenly throughout the week simply wasn’t possible.
Kawauchi didn’t have the time.
Comparing his training log to that of most other full-time marathoners, one thing stands out: mileage. Kawauchi only manages to run about 373 miles a month — about half the amount his professional counterparts log. His weekly schedule was incredibly simple: one long run (22–28 miles), one speed session, and one trail run in the mountains; the rest of his runs were timed at 70 to 100 minutes.
Was Kawauchi onto something here? Since most runners don’t have the luxury of sponsorship and are usually too busy to regularly fit doubles into their regimen, should they take the Kawauchi approach to marathon training? What are the benefits of maximizing singles for marathoners? What are the potential pitfalls?
Before answering those questions, it’s important to understand the changes that the body undergoes when it runs for a long period of time once a day. Marathon Performance Training Group’s elite coach Brad Hudson says the magic number to hit in a single run is 80 minutes. “A lot of the science shows that once you reach the 80-minute mark, there is a bigger benefit in endurance enzymes made.” Hudson notes that studies have shown that the differences of enzymatic production from 60 to 80 minutes are enormous.
Long singles also make you a stronger runner. The longer amount of time spent during one session increases the flow of blood to the muscles. Ligaments and tendons are strengthened; capillaries grow and more oxygen can be delivered to the working muscles. Additionally, completing training in singles allows the body more rest. “When you are doing singles, you are giving the body a full 24 hours of rest,” Hudson points out.
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LONDON, March 2 — British singer Engelbert Humperdinck will represent the United Kingdom at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, according to the BBC, which chooses the country’s contestants.
The 75-year-old crooner (picture), best known for his 1967 hit “Release Me”, will be hoping to reverse a slump in fortunes for British acts at the annual sing-off which will be held on May 26 in Azerbaijan.
“It’s an absolute honour to be representing my country for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest,” the singer told the BBC.
“When the BBC approached me, it just felt right for me to be a part of an institution like Eurovision. I’m excited and raring to go and want the nation to get behind me!”
Humperdinck is the oldest Eurovision contestant and if he wins, will be the UK’s first triumph since Katrina and the Waves 15 years ago.
The song he will perform will be recorded in London, Los Angeles and Nashville and will be written by Martin Terefe and Sacha Skarbek, who co-wrote James Blunt’s global hit “You’re Beautiful”.
Humperdinck, whose real name is Arnold Dorsey, has sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide during his 45-year career.
His participation could boost interest in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, widely derided in Britain as a celebration of kitsch but taken more seriously in many other European countries and watched by a television audience of more than 100 million people. — Reuters
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Vanderbilt Chemistry is the intellectual home to 58 undergraduates, 123 graduate students, 31 post-docs, and 24 faculty members working in a wide range of specializations, as well as the interdisciplinary fields of chemical biology, structural biology, molecular toxicology, materials chemistry, and nanotechnology.
Close collaboration with the School of Medicine, School of Engineering and School of Arts and Science--particularly the departments of biological sciences and physics--provides valuable opportunities to not only excel in the traditional disciplines of chemistry but also investigate the many ways that chemistry intersects with other fields. This diversity of inquiry makes it possible for both graduate and undergraduate students to customize their education to their interests and career goals, as well as contribute to some of the most exciting new science being conducted today.
Welcome from Michael P. Stone, Chairman, Department of Chemistry
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Following the success of The Robert Devereux Post-War British Art Collection at auction last month, Sothebys
will stage its dedicated sale of 20th Century British Art in London on Wednesday, December 15, 2010. A number of distinguished private collections will form the core of the sale, as will a group of de-accessioned works from an array of US museums, all of which are being sold to benefit future museum acquisitions.
Property from the Estate of the late Maurice Cooke (1915-2010):
Maurice Cooke purchased his first picture in 1946, aged 32 and in his first year of reading history at Oxford University. Following this initial purchase he went on to amass a superb collection of 20th Century British Art. After Oxford he became a lecturer in the History Department at Bangor University in North Wales, where he was able to develop his interest in art and architecture and became a Senior Lecturer in History of Art. He was a key figure in the growth of the arts in Bangor and became Director of the gallery opened by the university with the help of the Welsh Arts Council. He also served on the Welsh Arts Council Art Committee and invited many eminent speakers to Bangor such as Antony Blunt, Alan Bowness, Neil McGregor and Michael Jaffé.
Henry Moore, Dame Barbara Hepworth, Lynn Chadwick, Graham Sutherland and William Scott are well represented among the Cooke Collection presented for sale. Maurice had a particular passion for the work of Henry Moore and his Maquette for Three Piece No. 3 Vertebrae (lot 6) carries an estimate of £60,000-80,000. Maurice described this work as one of the most important works of the last 20 years of Moores life. Dame Barbara Hepworths Core (lot 9) a bronze with dark brown patina, estimated at £150,000-250,000 is a further notable highlight of the Cooke works going under the hammer.
Property from a Private Collection, London:
This private collection focuses on a group of works by Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, David Bomberg, Paula Rego, Lynn Chadwick and L.S. Lowry. Leading the group in terms of estimate are: Frank Auerbachs E.O.W., Nude, Lying on her Back (lot 95), which dates from 1959 and is estimated at £300,000-500,000; Paula Regos monumental pastel work of The Aunt (Nada) (lot 105), which takes its inspiration from a celebrated Spanish novel called Nada (meaning nothing) and is estimated at £250,000-350,000; and Leon Kossoffs Nude on a Bed (lot 93) from circa 1980, estimated at £180,000-250,000.
At the heart of the group of works on offer is a relationship that connects the heady days of Vorticism prior to the outbreak of World War I with the very different reality of post-World War II London. In 1912-15, David Bomberg had produced some of the most avant-garde paintings then seen in Britain, indeed in Europe. In his later life he found his vocation as an inspirational teacher and in his classes at the Borough Polytechnic he had two young students who he impressed with his dedication to stripping away the irrelevant to get to the heart of the subject. Those two students were Leon Kossoff and Frank Auerbach, and the works by them that are presented for sale in this collection show just how Bombergs teachings would influence their work.
Works from US museums:
Among the works that are being de-accessioned from US museums is Sir Stanley Spencers Hilda and I at Pond Street (lot 56), which is being sold by The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago to benefit the Museums acquisition fund. This is arguably the finest work by the artist to appear on the market in the last five years and it comes to auction with an estimate of £400,000-600,000. There can be few artists of the 20th century for whom the fusion of life with art is more deeply embedded than Stanley Spencer. His visionary paintings covering almost five decades transport the viewer to an imagined realm in which the artists memories, feelings, relationships and circumstances fold in upon themselves over and again to forge a world that is quite unlike anything else.
Hilda Carline was perhaps the most important figure in Spencers life. They first met in the early 1920s and married in 1925. To Spencer, the relationship with Hilda was miraculous, the intimacy and union of their two beings becoming a source of wonderment. Everything about Hilda fascinated Spencer. However, personal circumstances in Hildas family led to her spending long periods of time away from her husband, who - in her absence - befriended Patricia Preece, another artist living in Cookham. Hilda and Spencer later separated and this would become Spencers biggest regret and he did everything he could to make up for his actions.
A bronze sculpture entitled Girl by Reg Butler (lot 156) is presented for sale by The Museum of Modern Art in New York to benefit the museums Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund for the acquisition of painting and sculpture. The female form was by far the largest part of Butlers subject matter in the 1950s and the image of the figure wrestling with a piece of clothing a chemise or a vest is one that captivated his imagination. Girl, dating from 1956-7, is estimated at £100,000-150,000. Works from The High Museum of Art in Atlanta and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Califormia also feature in the sale (lot 92 and 42). The High Museum of Art is selling to benefit future acquisitions while The J. Paul Getty Museum is selling to benefit future painting acquisitions.
A charcoal and chalk drawing by Frank Auerbach entitled Head of Helen Gillespie II (lot 89) has been in the same family collection since 1962, after it was chosen by the mother of the present owner for her 21st birthday she chose the painting instead of a car! During the first two decades of Auerbachs career he used a small group of sitters, all of whom were close to the artist. Helen Gillespie was one of those sitters and the three drawings he did of her between 1961-2 are all incredibly bold statements and sit at a point in Auerbachs development where the concentration on the rendering of the darks and lights within the images was reaching an extreme. The drawing presented for sale is estimated at £300,000-500,000.
* Pre-sale estimates do not include buyers premium
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As we approach 15 years of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," I'm thinking back on not only the community's long and convoluted journey, but my own. Back in the heady days when Bill Clinton was first elected, it was the gays in the military issue that brought us back to earth. At that point, early 1993, I had already dated (and broken up with) a member of the Air Force Honor Guard. I watched people I knew coming out in anticipation of the dropping of the ban on gay servicemembers, and being bitterly disappointed. And I watched a community fight hard, yet still lose. Despite the fact that I was about as far from a prospective soldier as you could get at the time, the loss still felt devastatingly personal.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" managed to forestall much of the progress we expected after the work we had put into Clinton's election. I have a vivid memory of an ACT-UP meeting at which one of our more active and confrontational members laid his concerns over AIDS protests before the 1992 elections: "I'm not doing anything that will jeopardize the election of Bill Clinton." That kind of buy-in expected some kind of results -- results that never really came.
Instead, we got DADT and the Defense of Marriage Act. Sixteen years later, it's rather depressing in a way to find ourselves prepping to fight the same battles once more. We're still fighting for the right to serve. We're still fighting for the legality of our relationships. Hate crimes, employment non-discrimination -- what we fought for then, we fight for now. Even some battles we thought won have regressed as the far right has used anti-marriage state constitutional amendments in exactly the ways we said they would -- to attack the very foundations of our status as gay and lesbian citizens by denying adoption rights, domestic partner rights, parental rights.
But there are differences. Up to 80 percent of Americans believe gays and lesbians should be able to serve openly in the armed forces. State constitutional drives to ban equal marriage rights have grown more and more difficult to pass, even if that comfort is rather cold. Gay issues have become wedge issues for Republicans, not Democrats, as they try to determine the future direction of their party.
Remember: We did this. We're the ones who came out to our families, friends and co-workers. We're the ones who got married, whether legally or symbolically, and celebrated our lives as part of the broader community. We're the ones who showed our support for our brothers and sisters (and partners) in uniform. We're the ones who agitated and questioned and pushed and donated and educated -- who helped move the country to a different place.
Not the best place, but a better one. One where we now have a chance to make some lasting change, built atop a foundation that didn't exist in 1993. With the introduction on Monday of legislation to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," we have to make that change happen. It's been too long coming to let it pass us by now.
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is this right for me?
With over 30 years in the business, we have learned what it takes to operate a successful
student painting franchise. Identifying individuals who will be successful managers
is not an easy task but we have recognized the following characteristics and commonalities
amongst our successful franchise managers:
Knowledge of Product and Service
Plain and simple, successful managers know what they are talking about. Knowledge
is the key to confidence and confidence is the key to success in business.
Follow The System
This is what a franchise is all about! Franchise systems are successful because
they have a proven method and system. Successful franchise managers follow this
method and system.
Ask any business owner the key to their success and they will unanimously agree
that hard work and sacrifice are paramount to a success. Vacations, time off and
down time are secondary priorities. Most entrepreneurs have the attitude that they
do what it takes now so that they can reap the rewards later.
Realizing Where The Buck Stops
Successful business owners realize that they must take control and ownership over
decisions, tasks and problems and that they are ultimately responsible for all aspects
of their operation.
Personable and Likeable
Even the most quiet and reserved individuals realize that the foundation of their
success rests on their ability to communicate. They must conduct themselves in a
way that warrants respect from employees, customers and suppliers alike.
Utilizing the experience and knowledge of regional and district managers, head office
staff and franchise managers is not only encouraged, it is expected. One of the
main reasons for being part of a franchise system is to make use of the easily obtainable
knowledge and support system.
Successful franchise managers build positively on setbacks and do not let minor
failures get in the way of achieving their targets.
Tracking the Numbers
Good managers understand that doing an accurate estimate is as important as managing
the job. Ask any successful manager how a job is progressing and they can easily
provide accurate wage and material numbers.
Treatment of Staff: Fair but Demanding
Hire the right people and dismiss the wrong people. Managing well means being friendly
but not familiar. Successful managers earn respect from their employees by doing
their job well. As an employer, it is your responsibility to provide steady and
satisfying work to your staff.
Can Do Attitudes
A cliche, we know, but it aptly describes the attitude of successful managers.
Good managers will properly resolve any and all issues. Customers and employees
will see this ability and gain confidence and respect for the manager.
Teamwork and Camaraderie
Managers need to share with other managers- it is cathartic, productive and creates
a competitive element that promotes hard work. Successful managers take a team approach
to management by sharing marketing resources, painters, knowledge and leads. Creating
this camaraderie is one of the elements present among the very top echelon of our
franchise managers. Sharing experiences with someone who can relate can also be
fun as there are always a few laughs and in-jokes to enjoy.
Understanding the Importance of Marketing
Marketing is the essence of a successful business and successful managers stick
to their marketing plan and reinforce this plan when necessary.
Understanding the Business Cycle
Successful managers know that a business does take time to develop and understand
that while most businesses have a 12-month business cycle, a UFCP franchise has
a 4-6 month cycle. They understand that there is a sense of urgency with seasonal
The above is not an all-inclusive list but provides many of the characteristics
that our successful managers share. These traits may not come naturally so you may
have to work very hard to develop these. If you are weak in a particular area, we
will assist and work with you until you turn your weakness into strength.
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The fourth 10-year revision and re-authorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act is about to get underway.
The process will highlight different perspectives on the need for writing flexibility into the law — which was the subject of two national rallies at the Capitol, one in 2010 and another in 2012 — from the team of Congressman John Tierney and former Congressman Barney Frank, advocates of the need for flexibility on the one hand, to Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Ed Markey on the other, who does not share their view of the law as an inflexible impediment to a revitalized industry.
As the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, and a Democratic candidate in the special election to succeed former Sen. John Kerry, Markey, a Malden Democrat from a landlocked district, will be a key figure in the rewriting of the law. Unlike Tierney and Frank, however, Markey has repeatedly said he believes the Magnuson-Stevens Act has more than enough flexibility, essentially putting him in lockstep with the White House and environmental activists.
The House Natural Resources Committee holds its first hearing into the future nature of the original fishery conservation and management act on Wednesday, with nation’s oldest fishery, the Northeast groundfishery in shambles and bipartisan sentiment strong for writing enough flexibility into the law to give harvesters a reasonable chance to survive while stocks in duress are rebuilt.
The hearing, to be conducted by Chairman Doc Hastings, a Washington state Republican, will involve an invited group of witnesses — but just one New Englander, John Pappalardo, executive director of the Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association. The 10 a.m. hearing will be available by webcast on the committee website.
The hearings are beginning earlier than in past decades. Enacted in 1976, Magnuson-Stevens established the 200-mile exclusive economic zone and banished foreign factory trawlers that were cleaning out stocks of the Northwest Atlantic that had been worked by Europeans since the 14th century. The law was modified and reauthorized in 1986, ’96 and 2006.
Beginning in 1996 and continuing in 2006, environmentalists asserted the need to protect the stocks, and under intense green lobbying pressure, Congress wrote provisions intended to ensure that the fisheries were protected from commercial exploitation.
The 2006 re-authorization was a product of the lame duck session, and put into place the final pieces of a regulatory system that Frank and Tierney foresaw as creating a rigid vice — hard catch limits together with 10 year rebuilding schedules for weakened stocks. Both Frank, who represented New Bedford until retiring at the end of the last session, and Tierney, whose district includes Cape Ann, voted against the 2006 re-authorization.
The mixture of the conservation provisions written in 1996 and 2006 put the industry on notice that extreme cutbacks in landings were inevitable in 2010, and fueled the assembly of the catch share management system for the groundfishery based on claims from environmental groups financed by the Walton Family Foundation (of Wal-Mart) that converting the fisheries into commodity markets with tradeable catch shares would ensure conservation and profitability.
The promises, made most ardently by Jane Lubchenco, President Obama’s choice to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, proved empty and by late 2011 the Northeast groundfishery was in defacto disaster — and in September 2012, Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank made the “economic disaster” declaration official.
Markey will preside as ranking Democrat on the committee, make an opening statement and question witnesses.
In an email, Markey emphasized his support for disaster relief funding, and laid blame for the failure of the relief effort at the feet of House Republicans at the end of the 112th Congress. He also reiterated his position that Magnuson, “while not perfect, does provide flexibility.”
”It is flexible enough that when Massachusetts fishermen and elected officials including myself asked for carryover of unused quota from this year to next, the answer was yes,” he said. “It is flexible enough that when my colleagues and I requested that NOAA cover the cost of at-sea observers, the answer was yes. It is flexible enough that over half of the fish stocks managed in U.S. waters have rebuilding timelines longer than the act’s baseline 10-year horizon. It is even flexible enough to authorize the declaration of fishery economic disasters, making affected communities eligible to receive federal relief finds in their time of need.
“What fishermen need now is funding to help them weather these tough times, a better understanding of what is happening with fish stocks and the sea they swim in, and additional ways to connect the scientists directly with the fishing community so they can exchange knowledge and solutions,” Markey added. “Magnuson currently allows all of those things to occur, but we need a commitment from Republicans in Congress and concerned stakeholders to ensure that we can help our fishermen now and in the future.”
Recently resigned NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco acknowledged that the 10 year rebuilding timetable had no scientific basis, but to both Frank and Tierney’s frustration she said that admission would not influence her to support giving regulators more flexibility
”Whether fish recover in seven, nine or 11 years, doesn’t seem to me to be a moral issue,” Frank said in an interview with the Times in 2010. “To them,” he added, meaning hard-line environmentalists, it seems to be.”
Asked what priorities they hoped to see written into the next iteration of the Magnsuon Act, Frank and Tierney both said “flexibility.” Frank added “independent science,” which has emerged as a lightening rod issue since the growth of skepticism about the ability of stock assessments to provide credible readings into the nature of an ecosystem under obvious alteration due to climate change.
In a email, Tierney said, “In the last seven months, federal fisheries disasters have been declared in nine states, including Alaska, Mississippi, and Massachusetts. With drastic cuts to catch limits looming, and with fishermen and their families already struggling to make ends meet, we need reform.
“On Monday, I will send a formal letter to the committee chairman urging a thorough review of the system and an open dialogue as to how best to move forward,” Tierney said. “We clearly need more flexibility and better science, but should be open to substantial changes to the entire system if that is what is determined to be needed.”
Richard Gaines can be reached at 978-283-7000, x3464, or at email@example.com.
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March 13, 2013 | 3:31 am
To Read: Former senior military advisor Sarah Chayes qualifies Vali Nasr's high-profile provocative account of the White House foreign policy mechanism:
Nasr is correct that civilian instruments of power, including intelligence and economic interaction as well as diplomacy, must play a more robust role in U.S. foreign policy. But for them to do so, it is not enough for the military's role to shrink, or for the White House to be nicer to the secretary of state. Diplomats have to up their game. And some candid introspection might be a good place to start. A joyous cacophony of talented youngsters is not sufficient to develop high-level policy on our country's longest war. Civilian agencies need to cultivate and empower deep area expertise. They need to shatter the brittle bureaucratic rigidities that characterize their systems, and provide graduated autonomy to rising leaders. They need to advocate aggressively and effectively for increased resources. But most of all, they need to be willing to take moral and political risks when it really matters.
Quote: “Every time the pressure gets to the Israelis they go to Congress. He wants to find a way around that, that’s why he wants to talk to the Israeli public directly", an anonymous source who participated in Obama's meeting with US Arab leaders.
Number: 45%, the partisan gap in public opinion about US aid to the world's needy.
To Read: According to Ari Shavit, while the peace process as we know it may very well be dead, a 'new peace' may be a cause for optimism:
The New Peace will be very different from the Old Peace. There will not be grandiose peace ceremonies in Camp David or at the White House, no Nobel Prizes to be handed out. The New Peace does not mean lofty declarations and presumptuous vows, but a pragmatic, gradual process whereby the New Arabs and the New Israelis will acknowledge their mutual needs and interests. It will be a quiet, almost invisible, process that will allow Turks, Egyptians, Saudis, Jordanians, Syrians, Lebanese, Palestinians and Israelis to reach common understandings. The New Peace will be based on the humble, pragmatic assumption that all the participants must respect, and not provoke, one another, so that conflict does not disrupt the constructive social reforms that all seek to promote.
New Peace might have all sorts of manifestations. A real Israeli settlement freeze in the West Bank rather than a romantic Israeli-Palestinian final status agreement which is not feasible at the moment. An Israeli-Egyptian water-supply development project that would reinforce the fragile peace between the countries. An Israeli-Turkish gas deal that would bring together two of America’s most reliable allies and encourage them to work as regional stabilizers. A Saudi-Israeli-Palestinian program that would channel some of the riches of the Persian Gulf to keep the peace in Palestine. A secret Israeli-Hamas deal that would give Gaza more autonomy and prosperity while halting its rearmament.
Quote: "This proposal is aimed mainly against the Arab parties. This is revenge against the small parties, and we will fight the decision", Arab Israeli MK, Ahmed Tibi about the proposal to raise the Israeli electoral threshold to 4%.
Number: 36, the percentage of Israeli Start-up entrepreneurs who served in Technology units in the IDF.
The Middle East
To Read: John Bolton believes President Obama's recent decision to offer non-lethal assistance to opposition forces in Syria is nothing but a PR stunt (and a poor one at that):
Predictably, President Obama’s recent decision to provide additional nonlethal military aid to the opposition Syrian National Coalition and its military wing has pleased almost no one. Those who want to provide arms and ammunition to the rebels see Obama’s step as weak and insufficient, while those who oppose any aid to the increasingly dubious opposition see it as another step toward just such lethal assistance.
Despite these divergent criticisms, however, the decision announced by Secretary of State John Kerry, now belatedly converted to opposing Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship, is at bottom simply another half-step, a compromise, further evidence of President Obama’s chronic national security indecisiveness. There is no coherent politico-military strategy at work here, only an effort to appease domestic and international critics of a Syria policy badly misguided from the outset.
Quote: "We will be able to block distributors of the movie, force them to apologise and challenge them to confess that the movie is nothing but a sheer lie", French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, who is going to help Iran sue Hollywood and the filmmakers of Argo.
Number: 6, the percentage of children in Aleppo who are attending school.
The Jewish World
To Read: Simon Yisrael Feuerman writes about the age-old custom of Rabbis telling their wealthy congregants to part with some of their money-
Across the centuries and through the annals of time, rabbis and prophets alike have tried to persuade their flocks to let go of some of their riches. “To me belong the silver and the gold, sayeth the Lord,” preached Haggai the prophet in the days after the First Temple. “Charity saves from death,” King Solomon famously wrote. Yet very little can persuade a man in this area of his life. There are great, nearly impervious forces in a person that make him hold his money close. The Talmud famously says a man is born with a reflex: If you give him an object, his hands clench tight—he wants to grasp and hold on to everything and keep it. Valiantly, the rabbis try with their eloquence, their call to the spirit, their assurances of long life and a glorious afterlife to loosen that grip. The cycle continues as predictably as the sun rises and as night follows day. We make money, some of us lots of it, and the blandishments of the prophets and the words sprinkled on us by the rabbis help us to part with some of it.
And maybe we not only need the occasional reminding that money is not the highest and noblest aim; we might actually relish such nudging, smiling a little bit inside as we are persuaded to unclench our fists for a moment. This clenching and unclenching, perhaps, is our way of realizing that we are successful enough to accumulate wealth, and yet success and money do not a life make. We want the rabbis to remind us of purposes that are higher and nobler, and that we may ultimately have more and be more by giving some of our wealth away.
Quote: "But only wounds that are cleaned can heal without risk of infection. And the cleaning of this wound was a long time coming", Austrian President Heinz Fischer about Austria's Nazi past, on the 75th anniversary of the Anschluss.
Number: 12 million, the surprisingly huge number of Americans who buy Kosher food.
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Missouri River Energy Services (MRES), a joint-action agency providing wholesale power to 56 member municipal utilities in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, has launched a new program to develop wind energy in the region. Through its RiverWinds program, MRES will provide wind energy to its member utilities, which will then set the price for their customers. Initially, two 900-kW wind turbines are being constructed outside of Worthington, MN, which should be operational in July. MRES is also making "green tags" available to non-member municipal utilities interested in developing green pricing programs for their customers. The green tags are priced at $2.50 per 100 kWh.
News Article - Wind turbines could go up west of Worthington by July
MRES Contact: Jeff Peters (605) 330-6970
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I found the switch easy enough as a user, but it's more interesting to read a developer who did so. Anteru writes about making the switch to Linux from a developer's view.
A few weeks ago, I switched my development environment from Windows to Linux, on a project which was developed so far on Windows only. In this post, I want to describe the issues that brought me to this switch, a short overview how I did the actual port, and some observations on Linux for developers. This is the first post in a series of at least two, the second post will describe the tools I use on Linux right now.
Actually, the switch is so simple that Microsoft should get concerned. For instance, I have been developing mainly on Windows since several years, and I occasionally tried Linux, but I never did a complete switch due to various smaller and bigger problems. However, since 1-2 years, the Linux desktop, together with the tools, is good enough to provide some real benefit, especially if you cannot access the latest Microsoft products. Microsoft used to have the best developer tools by far, and quite stable APIs, which were in my opinions the corner stones of their success. However, they’re changing APIs now rather quickly (WinForms? WPF? WinAPI?), they provide new platforms which require rewriting your application....
In a followup post, Antero lays out his tools:
That’s probably the tools which account for 99% of my work time. I hope you find this list useful if you come also try to get started with Linux development, at least I would have saved some time if I knew it beforehand What’s very nice about nearly all of this tools is that installing them is very easy, as they are free and directly available from the package manager – something which I miss on Windows.
The responders' comments are also informative.
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Ct value very high. What can I do to improve this ct? - (Feb/07/2013 )
I work with Sybr to analyze 5-HT (Serotonin receptor) in rat hypothalamus. However, during the primer optimization the ct value for this gene has been very high (30- 32). We have already redesigned twice the primers for 5-HT and we got same result. Last experiment, we concentrated the cDNA pool samples for 1:5 and the ct didn't change.
I don't know what to do in this case.
Can anybody help me?
Thanks a lot
Don't you think it could be simply because your gene is very low expressed, if not at all?
How much RNA did you use for RT? You should consider increasing the starting RNA a bit. Using gene specific primers for RT reaction is another option.
I have already thought on this but I would like to be sure that is only this. Do you understand?
I have used 1ug of RNA for RT and my primer is specific for the gene.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — "Should I use violence to restrain you if you want to buy too much?" my Italian roommate asked, seeing my enthusiasm for shopping manifest itself at a Brazilian kitchenware and china shop in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana neighborhood.
She was perfectly capable of this violence, just as I was capable of defending against it. We were in Rio last year as visiting female martial artists studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with four-time world champion and famed Carioca Kyra Gracie. Nevertheless, I had to think about the violence question, picturing a double-leg takedown in proximity to the china.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not popular (yet) among women. But Gracie runs an annual international camp specifically for women (http://www.gracieadventure.wordpress.com). Never mind that the four other women in the program were in their 20s and I was, well, not. Unlike me, they didn't leave kids behind as they traveled from different parts of the planet. I went anyway. I love this martial art, and it gave me an opportunity to see Rio de Janeiro differently from the way I might have seen it otherwise.
And I did see it differently. The program, driven by Gracie's desire to promote women in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and her outreach to underprivileged segments of the country's population, took us, among other destinations, inside the walls of the favela Cantagalo. With gym bags slung over our shoulders, we wound our way up the steep mountainside streets of what some call a slum or shanty town, headed for a boxing academy.
Inside Nobre Arte, jump ropes banged against the floor as we jabbed and uppercut imaginary opponents. This academy, founded more than 20 years ago by famed Brazilian boxing coach Claudio Coelho, transformed the rundown building, primarily used for drug deals, into a place where kids could focus on training.
Nobre Arte's yellow walls were barely visible beneath the photographs of smiling fighters who have built notable careers here (Royler Gracie, Murilo Bustamante and countless others). Boxing is not a part of Jiu-Jitsu, but combining the two arts, as many mixed martial artists have done, makes for a great fight.
The history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu dates to the 1920s, when Carlos Gracie (Kyra Gracie's great-grandfather) and his brother Hélio put their own take on the Japanese arts of judo and jujitsu. They created an ever-evolving system of self-defense that exploits leverage over strength by using techniques that include numerous chokes and arm locks. Different Gracie schools, started by various members of this famous Brazilian fighting family, have now opened in places as far away as Alaska and Slovenia.
Our base was Hotel Tropical on the shores of Barra da Tijuca, a beach town west of tourist destinations Ipanema and Copacabana. Often referred to as Barra, it has been an epicenter of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since Carlos Gracie's son, Carlos Jr., founded his academy there in 1986.
Now, it's a middle-class suburb complete with a mega-mall and other suburban trappings. But Barra's natural beauty shows in the form of an 11-mile stretch of white-sand beaches. Although the accommodations at Hotel Tropical were no frills, the view out my window was five star: kite surfers skimming at high speeds over the white caps of Praia do Pepê, a beach named for Brazilian professional surfer and hang glider Pedro Paulo Guise Carneiro Lopes, a.k.a. Pepê, who died in 1991 in a hang-gliding accident.
Not dissuaded by this story of hang-gliding gone awry, I wanted to fly. And the easiest place to catch a ride on a hang glider is São Conrado beach, the landing place for those flying off Gávea Rock in Tijuca National Park. There, at Rio Hang Gliding, I found former national hang-gliding champion Konrad Heilmann, who would take me for a ride.
As we drove up the mountain roads of the world's largest urban rain forest, I saw some of the locals, namely playful capuchin monkeys. Was it my imagination, or were they laughing at us for wanting to strap ourselves to a pair of phony wings and pretend to be birds? No matter. My heart beat loudly as I ran off wooden planks straight into the blue sky.
The only thing suspending me hundreds of feet above the trees and jagged rocks was a minuscule amount of aluminum alloy and some fabric. Yet serenity set in as Heilmann steered the glider over Rio's spectacular coastline of cliffs, bustling cityscape, sandy beaches and the ever-present Christ the Redeemer statue.
Back on the ground, we spent most of our days sparring with the guys at the Gordo Evolve Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Barra, where Kyra Gracie trains regularly. But we also had a chance to train with the spunky little kids in the Vargem Grande area at Gracie's pet charity project, the Instituto Kapacidade, or Institute of Capability.
Known for its greenery and restaurants, Vargem Grande is also home to poorer communities where many residents work long hours as manual laborers or domestic help in Rio's more affluent areas. Kids ages 5 to 16 show up at the institute after school for martial arts instruction and for help with their schoolwork and computer skills.
"Our focus is not only on martial arts and academics, but it is on educating the kids about right and wrong," said Bruno Neves, who co-runs the institute. "We are doing this using Jiu-Jitsu."
Gracie explained. "Sometimes the parents are on buses for three hours a day commuting to and from their job and they don't have time to see the kids," she said. "They have difficulties in school." Along with Neves, she formed the Instituto Kapacidade three years ago. "The kids learn discipline and respect. When they compete in tournaments, they learn the power to control their minds and that can help them in their lives off the mat."
The institute's faded pink and blue mats occasionally had to be kicked back as we showed the kids techniques, rolled around and sparred with them. I don't speak a lot of Portuguese, but the high-contact art of Jiu-Jitsu is a language in itself. These kids in their well-worn gis were all smiles as they practiced an art that might lead them to a national championship or simply to good life skills.
Many Brazilians teeter on or below the brink of poverty, yet even those who sweep the streets are often smiling or singing to themselves. Perhaps it's the Brazilians' cultural value that encourages embracing life. It was hard to walk a block without seeing folks from all sectors of society enjoying food, sports or music.
Samba music, considered a gem of Brazil's national identity, was born in the 1920s in Rio's most impoverished neighborhoods. Rooted in the African rhythms brought by slaves, it exploded on the scene when samba schools started dancing their way through Rio's Carnival in the 1930s. Although I was not in Rio for Carnival, I wanted to check out the samba scene.
Donning dresses (for once) and happily comparing now-exposed Jiu-Jitsu bruises on our lower and upper extremities, the girls and I headed to the Lapa neighborhood, an artsy area that bubbles over with musical venues and bars. Standing on the upstairs balcony of nightclub Lapa 40 Degrees owned by Gracie's friend, dancer Carlinhos de Jesus, we overlooked the nine-piece samba band as it laid the beat for masses of hip-swaying Cariocas. Looking down, I realized that a Brazilian guy was pointing up, motioning for me to come and samba with him. I looked right and left, incredulously.
What the heck. I was in Brazil. That one samba lesson I took as part of my extensive pre-trip "all-things-Brazilian" research might just pay off, and hey, wasn't martial artist Bruce Lee also a cha-cha champion? And what about that dance scene withJean-Claude Van Dammein "Kickboxer"?
It was Jiu-Jitsu fighting that brought me to Brazil, but watching the Brazilians fight for every moment of joy made me understand how this country is climbing up the world's economic stage.
As I sambaed with Crazy Brazilian Guy, I got the rare Fred-and-Ginger-people-are-actually-clearing-a-space-for-us-on-the-dance-floor moment. Our last women's Jiu-Jitsu camp evening was spent in the club, experiencing the boundless enthusiasm Cariocas have for music and life.
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From Jeffrey Wright:
Islam means “Submit” and cannot tolerate any religion to exist independently. The “People of the book” (Jews, Christians” must also submit to Islam, in the form of dhimmitude, and pay the “jizya” (Think mafia protection money, which protects you from harm, by them) and then there will supposedly be “peace”. The command for all to submit to Islam comes directly from Allah. He demands this be a muslim world. Period. No man is above the law of Allah, all human made laws are secondary.
Given those facts, perhaps we will look at those ridiculously smug “Coexistence” designs and see them as the politically correct charades they are. Those who do not submit to Islam are infidels. Allah demands that ALL his creation covert, submit or die. Infidels remain ignorant at our own peril.
Know Islam, by it’s very own words.
Few historians know of the heartwarming friendship between French Reformation theologian John Calvin and English political philosopher Thomas Hobbes, the latter of whom may or may not have been real, considering he was not even born yet.
The perfect gift for that hard-to-buy-for Presbyterian in your life.
Don Salyards compares the recent Haiti earthquake with the one in Gujarat, India in 2001. An excerpt:
Like in Gujarat, buildings in Haiti were poorly-designed concrete structures that simply “pan caked” down, crushing most of the inhabitants. On my hard drive I’ve got photos taken by some of my friends who quickly traveled to assist survivors of the Indian quake; photos of little kids’ hands sticking out of concrete slabs, mothers crushed with their babies; all of which look resoundingly similar to the images coming in from Haiti. Those photos are heartbreaking.
No country deserves an earthquake. Statements by Christian Ayatollah Pat Robinson to the effect that the Haitians “swore a pact to the devil” and are being punished by God are neither useful nor responsible. I’ve never been to Haiti, but I’ve spent weeks and weeks in Gujarat. The Guajarati’s are predominantly Hindu. I have lived, eaten, and worshiped with them. I know firsthand that God loves them as much as he loves any people on this earth, and he loves the Haitians as well. Natural disasters are a part of the natural order. Like floods, hurricanes, and tornados, earthquakes kill some people and spare others; there is no grand plan as to who dies and who survives.
From their HFC Editorial Style Guide:
So evidently BC and AD are a big no-no with the NPS. They never say why. But this is what they say at the beginning of their style guide:
References often disagree—that is why style guides exist—and questions of style must be decided with the public foremost in mind. This is the audience for whom National Park Service public media are produced, not scholars, historians, scientists, or bureaucrats. It is important that the editorial style used throughout your publication, exhibit, web page, podcast, audiovisual production, or other media be consistent.
Yeah, you and your friends and everybody you know uses BCE and CE, right? Sheesh . .
Here's their Contact Form if you want to tell them how you feel.
via Gotiska Klubben
The sort of question you'll find here and nowhere else.
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Vernon recovering from Hurricane Sandy
Despite having some remote areas, Vernon fared well following Hurricane Sandy, with some sections of town getting power back by Wednesday, and some losing power for only a matter of hours.
Barbara Chorzepa, a resident of Lake Panorama, stated that her area sustained minimal damage.
"We get our power from Sussex Rural and we are very lucky," she said. "We got our power Wednesday morning and phone and internet Thursday night," noted Chorzepa.
She also stated that some residents were having trouble finding open gas stations and pharmacies. The police began updating their Facebook page with gas station openings, also noting when stations ran out of gas.
Business Administrator Gerald Giaimis stated in a phone interview that between 1,400 and 1,500 houses were still without power as of the writing of this article.
"We are trying to estimate damage," he stated.
Resident Gloria Frato-Gallo noted that her area, Highland Lakes, also had their power reconnected by Wednesday. The are multiple power companies that service Vernon including JCP&L, Sussex Rural Electric and Orange and Rockland. Comparatively, other areas of New Jersey did not fare as well as Vernon in getting their power back so quickly. Some parts of Wayne and Montclair were still getting their power back online Monday, while utility crews still scoured areas such as Sparta, where some residents were still without power.
Lt. Stephen Moran of the Vernon police noted all roads in town were open except a part of Vernon Crossing that has been closed since it was damaged by Hurricane Irene last year. As the town has started collecting applications for FEMA, he noted in a Tuesday phone interview that approximately 50 houses were damaged. No deaths were reported as a result of the storm.
Gas rationing was enacted by Governor Chris Christie on Saturday, Nov. 3 following the week of the storm, with many gas stations remaining closed because of power outages or simply because they ran out of fuel. Lines for fuel with a wait of one or more hours could be found running up and down the shoulder of Route 23 as far down as Wayne in the days following the hurricane. To maintain order and cut down on lines, the governor enacted an odd/even license plate priority system.
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"Play ball!"—oh yeah? Fredric Mendelson, secretary of the Brewers, sadly looked over snow covered Borchert field early Wednesday morning, then went into a huddle with other officials and called off Wednesday afternoon's opener with Minneapolis. The opening will now be held Thursday. Both the pitchers' box and home plate were protected by tarpaulin, but the rest of the park Wednesday morning lay under a light blanket of snow.That was how the Milwaukee Journal reported the situation on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 16, 1947.
It's a nice photo of the neighborhood park, with the neat line of houses just across the right field fence. You can also clearly see the folding chairs which made up much of the Orchard's seating.
Fredric (Shorty) Mendelson was a Borchert Field fixture from the time he was 12. His father operated the Orchard's concessions, and Shorty spent his teenage summers selling hot dogs and peanuts to the Brewer faithful. He went on to Marquette, where he was a track and football star in the late 1920s. Mendelson returned to working the Borchert Field concessions full time in 1936. He parlayed his salesman skills into a part-time job in the ticket office before Bill Veeck took over the club in 1941. It didn't take long for one master salesman to recognize another, and within weeks Sport Shirt Bill made Shorty director of ticket sales.
Mendelson stayed with the club after Veeck sold his interest, and was elevated to team secretary by the new owners. In December of 1946, the Milwaukee Sentinel reported that Mendelson, by then the last of Bill Veeck's original Brewer office staff remaining with the club, "could join Veeck (with the Cleveland Indians) any hour he mentioned the word, but insists he 'likes Milwaukee' and intends to stay."
When the Braves bought the Brewer club for their own farm system, Shorty stayed on. He and secretary Betty Voss were frequently the only people to be found in the Borchert Field office as the out-of-town owners directed personnel moves from Boston.
In the late 40s, Mendelson spurned several other offers to leave the Brewers, including one with the NBA's Milwaukee Hawks and MECCA arena.
In 1952, Mendelson was finally convinced to leave the Brewers to manage the new Milwaukee County Stadium, then under construction. The Sentinel reported his approach to the job:
Shorty smiled the same old winning smile he had as a 12 year old hustler and said, "Yes, sir, if hard work will make the stadium a great big success, then we'll succeed."County Stadium was indeed a success, drawing a major league club to Milwaukee before it even opened. Shorty had hit the Big Leagues, and although he didn't know it at the time, this meant he would have the opportunity to remain in his hometown long after the relocating Boston Braves sent the Brews out of town.
Having opening County Stadium, Mendelson resigned in 1954, finally leaving baseball behind to take over the daily operations of a beer distributorship in Janesville that he purchased with former Milwaukee manager (and fellow Veeck compatriot) Charlie Grimm.
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May 18 2013 Latest news:
By RICHARD WOOD
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Science might just be as ‘cool’ as it has ever been.
Theories and breakthroughs are increasingly being talked about on a national and international scale, and not just in certain circles.
Science has caught the imagination of the mainstream and one man helping to drive that is Professor Brian Cox.
The former pop star is now a pin-up physicist, and that is a rare creature indeed.
And his popularity was shown clearly this morning at Latitude Festival as crowds flooded to the comedy arena to see him as part of the BBC Radio 4 show The Infinite Monkey Cage.
The first shows on stages do not normally attract large crowds at festivals but there were many standing as they craned their necks for a good view of the man, while many more were sitting enjoying watching on the big screens next to the stage.
The professor was joined by his fellow presenter Robin Ince as they recorded a special version of their award winning mix of science and comedy show.
They were pitting art against science, with comedian Al Murray and writer Sarah Passcoe batting for comedy, with cosmologist Andrew Potzen and Professor Jon Butterworth backing science.
No-one attending imagined that there would be a definite answer as to which was better. The artists would back art, the scientists would back science and then they’d agree that they should live happily ever after.
But the result was not what everyone was there for, it was the journey they were interested in. They wanted laughs and they wanted interesting debate, essentially they wanted to be entertained – in what was a piece of art.
The battle lines were drawn as housewives’ favourite Brian Cox called science “art that works”, while Sarah Passcoe highlighted the glory of subjectivity rather than just right or wrong.
There were laughs and boos as they debated the merits of fiction and the beauty of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, as Brian and Robin tried to make them keep on subject.
Al Murray deliberately played up to the crowd to get reactions, the scientists just about managed to avoid to fall into the trap of appearing smug, while in my mind Sarah Passcoe won the battle with reasoned debate, interesting points, and even a few lines from the Fresh Prince of Bell Air theme tune.
We did indeed get the answer we were expecting, as they are not really two competing topics. They serve different purposes and can continue to do so, helping each other along the way.
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Billie B Brown Treasure Box - Sally Rippin 6 Softcover chapter books in tin carry case
BILLIE B BROWN Treasure Box
Boxed set of 6 softcover books in tin carry case
written by SALLY RIPPIN, illustrated by Aki Fukuoka
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Set of 6 new softcover books in tin carry case with handle, 44 pages in each book, published 2010 - 2012. Reading Age: 6 - 8 years.
Meet Billie B Brown. She's brave, brilliant and bold and she will become your best friend in no time. Billie is a tom-boy and her best friend is her next-door neighbour Jack. He is very good at building cubbies, but Billie is better than him on the monkey bars. Junior Primary-aged children will recognise their own lives reflected in Billie's 'real world' adventures of having a sleep-over, playing soccer, learning ballet and more.
The Second-best Friend - Billie has always been best friends with Jack. But now Rebecca wants to be her best friend. Who will Billie choose?
The Beautiful Haircut - Billie is the best hairdresser in the world! She likes to comb and style her doll's hair. But real hairdressers cut hair too ....
The Extra-special Helper - Billie's class is off to the zoo! She has to stop everyone from being naughty. If only they'd listen to her!
The Birthday Mix-up - Billie's party is going to be the best ever. She has lots of fun things planned! Now she just has to wait for her friends to show up.....
The Little Lie - Billie has broken her arm! It's going to be the best story ever for Show and Tell. Especially if she adds in a crocodile ....
The Midnight Feast - Billie and Jack are camping in Jack's backyard. But it's very dark. Any maybe just a little bit scary. Are they really big enough to camp all on their own?
About the author and illustrator
Sally Rippin is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Sally's books include Becoming Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha, Gezani and the Tricky Baboon, The Shape and the Billie B Brown series.
Aki Fukuoka is a New Zealand-based freelance illustrator and graphic designer. She specialises in children's and educational books.
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Billie B Brown Treasure Box Tin Carry Case with 6 books by Sally Rippin
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OverviewBoth a strategy and an implementation road map of a new brand of diversity, this book focuses on developing a workplace culture that is inclusive of all employee populations and making an organization globally prepared. It seeks to fix stagnating “domestic†diversity and to revise current diversity programs through a strong infusion of cross-cultural perspective with intercultural business competencies training. This practical guide helps Human Resources (HR) leaders reenergize or revisit their work in light of pressures from increasingly diverse workforce populations, tough economic times, and the need to develop globally minded corporate cultures.
Author BiographyFiona Citkin is a founder and Managing Director of Expert MS Inc., an international consulting firm specializing in business-aligned Intercultural Business Competencies and Transformational Diversity setup and implementation. Fiona’s experiences as a professional diversiculturalist, linguist, and intercultural educator include a career in academia and being a Fulbright Scholar in Cross-Cultural and Translation Studies, as well as a Director at Berlitz and FGI. Lynda Spielman is a global HR consultant and educator on many global workforce issues and is especially experienced in implementing cultural diversity in business practices. She is retired from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, where she directed both global mobility programs and the organization’s global strategy on Multiculturalism and Inclusion. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Intercultural Education at New York University and in International Human Resources at NYIT. Lynda has been active in the HR community as a representative to the International Personnel Association, a member of the Berlitz Advisory Board, Chair of the HR group for the British American Business Institute, and as a member/presenter for HRNY and local SHRM programs.
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Ted Simons: Good evening. Welcome to "Arizona Horizon." I'm Ted Simons. The deadline to avoid $85 billion in across the board federal budget cuts is Friday with little evidence a solution is in the works. For Arizona, the sequester would mean significant cuts to military and education funding. Other areas impacted would range from child care to nutrition programs for seniors. Here to tell us more about the sequester's possible effect on Arizona is economist Jim Rounds of Elliott D. Pollock and Company. Good to see you.
Jim Rounds: Good to see you.
Ted Simons: More or less than other states do you think?
Jim Rounds: It's difficult to say. A decent percentage of our economy is based on military operations, which is the dominant discussion we're hearing from the sequester material. But I think it depends on what the state of the economy is compared to some of the other states. Arizona is a top five state in terms of employment growth. We can probably accommodate a lot of the sequester related job cuts much more so than, say, a California or some of the other states that are just barely bouncing along avoiding another recession.
Ted Simons: Let's talk about the impact. How many jobs? I have seen everything from 20,000 to 50,000 jobs lost and the impact on the economy from four to $5 billion over all. Are these ballpark figures?
Jim Rounds: People are guessing quite a bit I think. A lot of studies, I have read a number of them, there seem to be significant flaws. They start with values that are way higher than we're discussing, the $85 billion. The impact on the economy in general I don't think they are really picking up the fact that this stuff has to be phased in. For example one study said we would lose 50,000 jobs in Arizona. It is assuming that this will happen right away, this doesn't happen right away. You have direct business activity that could be cut. The military operations, the contractors, but then it might take another year or so before you see the full dynamic impact. Whatever impact is realized is going to be spread over a couple years. Our job growth projections are pretty decent for the next couple years so it's a pretty small percentage of our projected job growth.
Ted Simons: but does that job growth dorks those predictions, are they predicated on things staying somewhat the way they are because of if the sequester goes through they won't be the way they are.
Jim Rounds: If the sequester doesn't go through we're looking at adding in Arizona 130 to 150,000 jobs in the next two years. Our best estimate from reading everything out there is that Arizona will lose about 30,000 jobs over a two-year period, probably worst case scenario. I have a feeling, though, we won't realize that. It will probably be half of that, so still a relatively small percentage of the economy. That's statewide. Even the greater Phoenix area may be able to weather this okay. It's not as dire as what we are reading but you talk about communities like Sierra Vista onto others that are very dependent on military spending, they could run into some problems over the next decade or so.
Ted Simons: The growth rate in the valley, some are projecting a 3% growth rate for the greater Phoenix area. Ballpark figure there, how much is that impacted by this?
Jim Rounds: If the full sequester impact is realized based ongoing our estimate of the worst case about 30,000 jobs over two years, that cuts 20 to 25% off of our growth. So we're still going to be adding jobs at a pretty decent clip. We'll still be a top five state in terms of our over all employment growth and I think we'll be just fine. It comes down to having a more regional impact. Smaller regions in Arizona will be much more impacted in the state but I'm not worried statewide based on our economic recovery to this point.
Ted Simons: smaller regions and areas around military bases you're not only talking jobs lost with department of defense employees but contractors down to someone who runs a restaurant frequented by these people.
Jim Rounds: right. The spending cuts occur. If they can't work out some kind of compromise it's going to translate into reduced money for contractors, maybe working fewer days each week or just some significant cuts all together. Then over the next several months you see whenever we do economic impact studies we say here's the impact from that company and here's all the other thousands of other spinoff jobs. When you lose activity, you lose those spinoff jobs. Those are the jobs that I think will be lost over the longer period, over maybe two year period. That's why we think is more of a phased in analysis rather than we're going to realize a cliff and we fall off and everything is impacted right now.
Ted Simons: You're saying most of that would be focused at or near military bases.
Jim Rounds: Well, the lion's share of the cuts have to do with Department of Defense because some of the entitlement programs, there's protected programs. We're not going to see cuts to Social Security. I think Medicaid listed as something that won't be impacted. Medicare only in a limited way. They have to focus in certain areas. That's why you hear the sequester that will have a little bit of an impact, four, 5% in terms of cuts, but to certain industries like military I think it was an 8% reduction estimate that’s assuming that the full impact will occur.
Ted Simons: Have we already seen the effects of sequester even though it has not taken effect yet? Has the threat impacted the economy?
Jim Rounds: Yes. The uncertainty -- not only from the budget cuts but also from the tax increases that we talked about a couple of months ago, those have been impacting the economic numbers for last half year or so. Some of that is already in the base. Companies have started to adjust knowing that Department of Defense spending is going to be going down in the future and they are trying to reconfigure what kinds of products they are making, so not the old type of defense industries we have been talking about, some companies are talking about how can we shift to new types of defense spending and maybe private sector operations that are very similar. So there's already been some adjusting occurring.
Ted Simons: So we should mention education, $17 million in Arizona regarding primary and secondary education, could be a few hundred jobs at risk there, the environment, public health programs, grants to prevent and treat substance abuse, these are all thrown in there as well. These will have an impact as well.
Jim Rounds: yes, there's a little bit for everybody in the budget cuts.
Ted Simons: But we were talking about how this is something that is spread over time, so when March 1 hits and nothing is done the curtain doesn't fall and all you know what breaks loose.
Jim Rounds: Think about what sequester is. It just means there are some forced cuts in the budget what. Can you do? You can change that the next time Congress meets about the budget. So the first thing they will do is try to give a little more flexibility on where the cuts occur. Instead of across the board everywhere, they will be able to cherry pick a little bit more. So they can weed out some of the programs that maybe aren't as efficient, aren't as needed. Then it's going to take several months before these things can be implemented and by then Congress will have plenty of time and lots of their constituents complaining to them about how their state is being impacted. I think there will be at least a little bit of compromise. While it sounds like we're hitting a wall, something has to happen this date, it's not quite that clear.
Ted Simons: So in other words, the deadline is there but until something tangible happens, folks back there are just waiting around.
Jim Rounds: Well, I think that's a strategy. I think because it's something where it is more of a soft date than what you hear about typically from the national media, it gives some the ability to do some political posturing and not take action so you might have Boehner say let's sit back and see what happens, let's negotiating on where the cuts occur then reduce the over all impact. What I would like to see happen is the economics behind it and how budgeting works is going to spread this over a couple of years but if they can phase these in over a two or three year period and get to the point where the full impact isn't realized until the economy nationwide, and even in Arizona is in better shape around mid-decade, it won't be nearly as bad. I'm hoping some common sense will come into play, but that's a coin flip in Washington.
Ted Simons: bottom line as far as the effect of these cuts, do you think they are underrated or overrated?
Jim Rounds: It's greatly exaggerated in terms of the Draconian economic impact in my opinion. It's still going to hurt some people, but at some point we have to balance our budget. I'm not totally opposed to sequesteration. I would like to see the government start to get things understand control, but I think we can maybe do it a little more strategically than what they put into play several months ago
Ted Simons: Alright, Jim, thanks for joining us. We appreciate it.
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Cork set to pop off Lake Erie wineries
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While wine lovers have discovered the newest Ontario wine region, Prince Edward County, those in-the-know visit a region a few hours west of Toronto, an area that has been making wine for more than 25 years
The Lake Erie North Shore/Pelee Island (LENS) region, while quietly out of earshot of the big city, has long been pleasing the palates of those east of London and south into Michigan and Ohio.
LENS is Canada's most southerly wine region, encompassing Pelee Island, Canada's southern most "inhabited" point. From a grape growing standpoint, spring comes to LENS at least two weeks earlier and winter arrives a minimum two weeks later than the rest of Ontario's wine regions.
In Ontario's climate, a month of extra growing time can make a world of difference. Since it doesn't get as cold as in Prince Edward County or in Niagara, the fear of winter kill (vines getting too cold) is far less a factor; although it can happen – this is Canada after all.
After years of coasting along under the radar, LENS is ready to emerge from the wine lover's closet. With 14 wineries in the region and plans for more in the next couple of years, the winds of change are blowing in this sleepy little corner of Ontario's viticultural world.
LENS lies 20 minutes east of Windsor and spans south of the 401 through to Blenheim where you'll find the last outpost winery, Smith & Wilson. This is a hidden gem seemingly in the middle of nowhere, which combines grape and fruit wines. Get your palate ready for their Double Barrel blend (a play on their name).
All the region's wineries are worth a visit and a weekend trip should do. But if you're pressed for time, here are some to place high on your hit list.
For the local experience, head to Sanson Estate Winery in Amherstburg. Dennis Sanson believed in "local" long before it became the buzzword it is today. And it's not just wines, products, produce and meats are also available.
John Fancsy, owner of Viewpointe Estate Winery in Harrow, really took his name and the name of the winery literally – this is a fancy place with a beautiful view. This winery has the potential to be a jewel in the crown of Lake Erie wineries.
Sal D'Angelo is one of the founders of the region and he and his Amherstburg winery (D'Angelo Estate Winery) are local treasures. For health reasons, D'Angelo spends most of his time in the Okanagan these days, though he comes back annually to help with the harvest and make the wines. Ask anyone in the region and sooner or later his name pops up in conversation – either D'Angelo helped or consulted in the making the wine, planting of the vineyard, or picking the site. Check out his Iced Foch for a real treat.
Colchester Ridge Estate Winery. Bernard and Nancy Gorski make wine at their Harrow location with purity, finesse and above all, taste. They've only been at it a few years but their wines get better and better.
Colio Estate Wines is the Harrow winery Carlo Negri built. Negri was lured over from Italy in 1980 to be the winemaker and continued in the role until his retirement in 2007. He turned the reins over to his hand-picked successor, Tim Reilly, who is taking Colio into the future with new additions to the wine list, like Colio's first Shiraz.
The Pelee Island Winery takes its name from 6,070-hectares of real estate in Lake Erie, with grapes grown on 263 hectares. This unique island with its Carolinian climate allows winemakers to grow grapes rarely seen in other parts of the province. Petit Verdot, anyone? Pelee Island Winery makes incredibly priced, delicious wines. Check out the 2008 Riesling, which might be one of the best in Ontario, for $9.95.
Is the Lake Erie region an annual trip? You bet. Not only is it the change of the vintage, but we'll be seeing big growth over the next few years. At least four wineries are slated to join the 14 existing ones and that should add even more diversity to the region.
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PETA’s PR prowess
By now, seasoned Washingtonians can spot them a mile away, be it a pig, chicken, cow or fish costume — or one of the “Lettuce Ladies.” If you see someone around town dressed in an animal or leafy outfit, more than likely it’s someone with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
In recent years, PETA has become the master of the photo op and press release. It’s hard to ignore Playboy playmates in skimpy lettuce lingerie handing out veggie hot dogs on Capitol Hill. Or PETA volunteers dressed as chickens outside the White House giving away vegan cupcakes. Or a press release urging President Barack Obama to install fly traps in the White House after he swatted — and killed — an insect during a televised interview.Continue Reading
The roster is long and varied. Just this past summer, PETA held more than 240 outreach events.
“I think you want people to look at something and smile, or you want to have them look at something and be really moved,” said PETA co-founder and President Ingrid Newkirk. “I don’t think you need a couple of hundred people on the street or a giant march every day, but you do need to reach people every day. So we’ve come up with gimmicks and strategies, and we don’t mind making fun of ourselves.”
Newkirk gave POLITICO a tour of PETA’s digs on Dupont Circle. As one might expect, it’s hardly a typical Washington office.
Pictures of fish, chicken, squirrels, donkeys and elephants adorn the walls. Pets are welcome inside the building — just don’t call them pets. “We call them ‘companion animals,’” Newkirk said.
“Nobody has to be a vegetarian to work here, but it’s totally a vegan office. So no leather shoes or anything made from an animal, anything stolen from an animal. … You couldn’t come to work in a fur coat and eat a steak dinner. No crocodile shoes.”
And, yes, they feed the pigeons.
“You can’t help but feel sorry for them,” said Newkirk, jokingly pleading with us to keep their pigeon-feeding habit secret. But PETA’s love for all critters is no secret in the animal kingdom.
“We have squirrels, too” on the grounds, Newkirk explained.
But what about the most common office pests — mice? “We haven’t seen any, but we actually have humane box traps,” Newkirk said.
For PETA, which is based in Norfolk, Va., getting its message out in Washington poses unique challenges.
“There’s that old-fashioned idea of the big, fat, white, male lobbyist who can only eat the steak, and that’s disappearing but it’s still very much here and it’s unfortunate,” Newkirk said.
And while PETA named former President Bill Clinton, who is now a vegan, its 2010 “Person of the Year,” they’re still working on the White House’s current occupant.
“He always wants to be the all-American guy, and he has a rather old-fashioned idea of that, so he stops by the burger joint with visiting heads of state,” Newkirk said of President Barack Obama.
“We’re working on it.”
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Septembers Democratic National Convention injected $91 million in new spending into the local economy, for a total economic impact of nearly $164 million, according to a consultants report released Monday.
The three-day DNC was the citys largest convention and its most lucrative, local leaders said during a news conference Monday. More than one in five dollars poured into the local economy came from the federal government, through a security grant.
This is the most direct spending in the history of Charlotte, said Tom Murray, chief executive of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority.
The visitors group, along with the city of Charlotte and three other groups, hired Tourism Economics to conduct a detailed study of the conventions dollars. The decision to hire an outside consultant for $25,000 came after the Visitors Authoritys past estimates of economic impact for conventions were found to be wildly inflated.
Tourism Economics said it tried to be conservative in how it calculated visitor spending.
It aimed to determine the amount of money lost because of people staying away from the city during the DNC. It estimated local businesses lost $7.3 million because of the DNC. In determining an economic impact of nearly $164 million, it said it accounted for the fact that much of the hotel industrys profits didnt stay in Charlotte.
Marriotts profits are going to Maryland, said Adam Sacks of Tourism Economics.
The economic impact number accounts for more money rippling through the local economy. If a bar sells more beer during the convention, for instance, a beer supplier will also make more money.
The final estimate of $163.6 million is smaller than some previous estimates from host cities. Sacks said its possible the actual number could be higher.
In Denver, convention boosters said the 2008 DNC had a total economic impact of $266 million.
Hotels gain the most
Hotels were the biggest beneficiary of the DNC.
The consultant said area hotels booked 61,246 hotel room nights for the DNC, generating $20.9 million in revenue. September was the local hotel industrys best month in at least four years. Tax revenue for hotels was up more than 80 percent compared to September 2011.
For context, events tied to the Charlotte Convention Center usually book about 150,000 hotel room nights in an entire year. Visitors for the CIAA basketball tournament usually buy about 45,000 of those hotel room nights.
The next biggest category of spending was nearly $20 million. That mostly accounts for equipment bought for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, as well as overtime paid for officers. The city received a $50 million federal security grant, but the consultant said $30 million of that money left the Charlotte area.
Tourism Economics estimated DNC visitors spent $5.7 million on food and beverage and $5.3 million on ground transportation.
City leaders said the report showed that the DNC was worth it for the city financially. Mayor Anthony Foxx said the city should try for other events, including the Republican National Convention in 2016 and the Super Bowl. He also mentioned that Charlotte could one day host the Olympics.
Bob Morgan, president of the Charlotte Chamber, said the city received valuable exposure.
Name a network and they were here, Morgan said. Charlotte was the story.
Tax revenue brought in
Though Tourism Economics said it was conservative in tallying how much DNC visitors spent, the group was more generous in estimating how much new tax revenue was generated from the event.
The study said the state received $1.7 million in sales taxes from the DNC. Local governments received $2.2 million in new sales taxes, including the special hospitality tax on hotel and motel rooms.
But the study also assumed local governments received $1.9 million in new property taxes from DNC spending.
The DNC did not create new property that was taxed, at least not at a rate of $1.9 million. Instead, the consultant said, that number was created by estimating the total economic activity from the convention as a share of the regions total tax base.
Tourism Economics said the DNC spending supported nearly 1,500 jobs. But Sacks acknowledged in an interview those jobs would not disappear this year because there is no political convention in Charlotte.
Tourism Economics said 35,000 people attended the convention, including 15,000 media. Those were the estimates for attendance used before the convention.
The consultant didnt ask the DNC host committee to count the credentials issued to delegates and media to get an exact number. Republican City Council member Warren Cooksey asked whether a more accurate head count would have produced more accurate spending estimates.
Sacks said Tourism Economics was confident the estimates were correct, based on the number of hotel rooms used.
The report was paid for by the city of Charlotte, Center City Partners, the Charlotte Chamber, the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority and the Charlotte Regional Partnership.
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Free Software Magazine: Reclaiming ICT Education--Why Free Software is a Neccessity in Schools
Dec 03, 2006, 05:00 (1 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Tim Cowlishaw)
"My formal education in computing ended at the age of 14, about
six weeks into a GCSE (The UK equivalent of the US's High School
Diploma) course in ICT. I've had a lifelong passion for computers,
but despite this, I opted instead to study Design and Technology
and never looked back.
"For anyone who has studied computing or ICT in a UK school,
this will probably come as little surprise..."
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President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai speaks March 22 during a graduation ceremony at a military academy in Kabul. (Shah Marai / AFP)
KABUL, Afghanistan — The West will subsidize Afghan security forces by more than $4 billion a year after U.S.-led troops leave in 2014, President Hamid Karzai said March 22, implicitly accepting a cut in the planned size of his military.
Western officials told AFP that no final agreements had been reached on funding or on the size of Afghanistan’s security forces after combat troops in NATO’s U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force withdraw.
But Karzai told a graduation ceremony at a military academy in Kabul: “It’s set that post 2014, for the next 10 years until 2024, the international community, with the U.S. in the lead and followed by Europe and other countries, will pay Afghanistan security forces $4.1 billion annually.”
It would cover both the army and “other armed forces,” he said, adding: “We agree and thank them.”
Karzai’s Western allies in the war against Taliban insurgents want to avoid the country descending into civil war after they leave.
But while NATO officials have long projected future Afghan forces at 352,000 men, the United States recently circulated a proposal for a total strength of 230,000, and Western officials say the $4.1 billion cost is based on that figure.
It is a fraction of current Western spending on the war. The 10-year conflict has cost the United States more than $444 billion.
But Afghan defense officials have expressed concerns over whether security forces 230,000 strong would be adequate.
The defense minister, Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak, reportedly warned that if it was not based on “realities on the ground” it could be a “disaster,” “putting at risk all that we have accomplished together with so much sacrifice in blood and treasure.”
Following Karzai’s speech, a Western official stressed that the numbers were part of a model being discussed in the run-up to the NATO summit in Chicago in May, nothing had been decided and “everything is conditions based.”
“This is part of an ongoing discussion between coalition planners and our Afghan allies and will continue in Chicago and beyond,” he said, adding that under the concept Kabul would contribute $500 million to the $4.1 billion.
“The number of Afghan forces will basically come to a peak later this year” and should then reduce, he said. “In the best of all worlds in the out years the insurgency will go down and as the insurgency goes down then fewer Afghan forces will be needed.”
But a diplomat from another coalition country said the cut in numbers could “create a monster,” saying that the U.S. plan was driven by cost-cutting considerations rather than military effectiveness.
Even so, some coalition members were as yet unwilling to pay their projected share of the money, he added.
Kanechka Sorkhabi, a researcher at the Franco-Afghan Research Initiative for Central Asia, said the proposal was worrying as it was part of a reduction in aid at all levels, “without thinking about a way out of the crisis.”
He added: “It’s not always quantity that counts but also quality. In terms of operational capacity, the Afghan forces are experienced given the recent past. They know how to fight and take positions. But they are not a conventional army. You don’t build up a conventional army in five to six years.”
Questions remain over the funding deal, Karzai said, with Kabul wanting to be able to spend the money on requirements other than salaries, such as weapons purchases.
“Afghanistan will be able to pay the salaries itself one day ... but Afghanistan needs radar, air defense systems, warplanes, transport planes, helicopters and other equipment that improves the defense system,” he said. “If NATO or America will not give us planes, will they prevent us using this money to buy planes for our air force from other countries? If we were to buy planes from India or Russia or Iran or Pakistan or Ukraine, will our [forces’] salaries still be paid from the NATO money?”
Asked about such putative purchases, another Western official said that NATO was “not thinking along those lines at all. We’re heading for a deadlock.”
Kabul and Washington have a frequently strained relationship, and are currently negotiating a long-term strategic partnership agreement to establish their relationship after 2014.
They are also in continuing talks over a memorandum of understanding on special operations, a U.S. embassy spokesman said.
Karzai has long objected to night raids, which are unpopular among ordinary Afghans but which coalition military commanders argue are among their most effective tactics against the Taliban.
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Get inspired by local CODEPINK actions by viewing photos, report backs, news links, and YouTube videos below! To get the latest news about what CODEPINK is doing in Washington, DC, check out our Pink Tank Blog.
Global Day of ListeningApril 21, 2012
Charlotte Koons' report back:
At the Pax Christi LI's Awards Brunch at the very same SRUU that Medea Benjamin spoke at on Thursday, we took part in a 'Global Day of Listening', an international project that connects people to a group of Afghan Youth for Peace.
Kate Kelly moderated the whole process, which had some tech glitches and a very patient audience while translations took place. LI High School students that had been involved "Global Listening" for over a year were so well informed and spoke so compassionately and clearly about what they had learned and were honored by Pax Christi LI. We even had a woman who spoke Pharisee, and Arabic and made things so much richer for those assembled.
The Afghan youth really spoke to the devastation brought by our drone attacks; so during the Q & A, I offered a ray of hope, namely that Medea had written a book, "Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control," and had started your book tour at the very same location from which we were broadcasting.
This was to help counter the alarming statistic that 80% of the population of the USA were in favor of the use of drones, though very few really knew what they were and how ubiquitous their use is. I maintained this was a beginning of re-educating the American people and offered avenues of action for us.
Since we were also connected with peace activists from Algeria and others around the globe, "Drone Warfare" has gotten some much needed, world-wide publicity. May all our efforts "fly away, fly away ... home."
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This year's elections may have had their snags, but there is good news coming out of the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office.
Early voting begins on Monday, and Elections Supervisor Arthur Anderson says the electorate should notice a much smoother operation than in 2004, when thousands showed up to cast their ballots before Election Day and found themselves fuming in hours-long lines.
This year, Anderson has nearly doubled the number of early voting sites, from eight to 15, and civic groups and religious leaders are touting the advantages early voting offers.
Early voting has many benefits, including convenience and the chance to avoid the Election Day scramble. Voters are not restricted to their home precinct but instead can vote at certain malls and public buildings during a two-week window. It's a smart perk. But it only works if voters take advantage.
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The search giant Google is always in headlines!!!!! Now again it has come in the market with the Google Drive app, which permits iPhone and iPad users to view Google Drive and Google Docs documents in full screen as well as edit Google Docs offline while you work. It is safe place to save, share and create all kinds of things. Google has introduced Google Drive apps at Google I/O conference, which is held by Google every year in San Francisco, California. It gives ability to edit Google documents offline. It is not high-end technology, but it is only viewer and basic document manager. By downloading Google Drive apps, users can view the documents without any problems as well as download them without network connections.
Google Drive and Google Docs are already offered for Android, Web, Windows and OS X and now Apple users can take the benefit of the service. Apple users can pull up PDF documents on their iPad, view images in full screen, read documents, and do many things with Google Drive. Previously, people can view their documents in iOS, but cannot edit them, but now working with offline editing application, they can continue working in their documents and their changes are coordinated as soon as they return online.
Google Drive comes with awesome Optical Character Recognition (OCR) feature that supports both text and photos. It also gives permission to open PDFs, videos, images, documents and anything else stored in your Drive on the go. Users are also able to find their all files, include collaborator to documents as well as makes file available offline to view without internet connection. The blind and low-vision users can also work on the application through its VoiceOver mode.
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By Rod Nickel
(Reuters) - More than 100,000 Canadians were still without power on Tuesday after the huge storm Sandy toppled trees and power lines in Canada's most populous provinces, killed one person, and halted units at an Ontario refinery.
But Canada was far from the center of the storm and the impact was tiny compared to the vast outages and widespread flooding seen in the U.S. East Coast on Monday and Tuesday. The weakened storm is expected bring rain to Eastern Canada and Quebec on Tuesday and into Wednesday.
One woman was killed when she was struck by a sign in a Toronto shopping mall parking lot on Monday night, when Ontario officials had warned people to stay inside.
By late morning on Tuesday, power had been restored to nearly half of the 60,000 Toronto residents who lost electricity. But the local utility said some people might be without power until Thursday evening.
At least 150,000 Canadians lost power during the worst of the storm.
The Toronto Stock Exchange was open for trading on Tuesday, making it a North American island of equity trading for the second successive day, with U.S. stock markets again closed.
Air Canada, WestJet Airlines, Porter Airlines canceled dozens of flights, most of them to cities in the east of the United States.
"It's been a long night," said Mike Bradley, mayor of the Lake Huron border city of Sarnia, Ontario, where winds are expected to gust to 100 km/h (60 mph) on Tuesday.
"Waves were running from six to nine meters, which people around here cannot remember for at least a generation," he told CBC.
Several units at Imperial Oil Ltd's 121,000 barrel a day refinery at Sarnia were shut down in the outage. Power was later restored and the company said it planned to restart some of the units.
On the St Lawrence Seaway, a critical freight waterway shared by Canada and the United States, some vessels chose to anchor due to high winds, and 12 were delayed as of Tuesday morning, said Andrew Bogora, spokesman for the St Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. The Seaway remained open.
(Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; additional reporting by Jeffrey Jones; Editing by Janet Guttsman and David Brunnstrom)
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Ford has been doing a lot of things pretty well since Mulally steered the company out of bankruptcy in the early 2000s, but the one front that they've been consistiently weak on is the hybrid market. Both their cars and trucks, while efficient, lack to the gas-sipping advantages that foreign brands offer. No more.
According to Wards Auto, Ford has forged a partnership with Hybrid powerhouse Toyota with the ultimate goal of producing a hybrid F-150. Ideally the tech would also be applicable to Ford's Expedition and the Lincoln Navigator, but the difficulty lies in mating hybrid tech with the power and towing requirements of a truck. It's not impossible: GM's Yukon hybrid manages to mate hybrid power to a full size SUV. Admittedly, in that case the gains are pretty marginal (a bump of 5 mpg/city) for a hefty premium ($50,000).
Should the partnership work out, the result would be an even more efficient F-150 in the future. Also worth remembering is that Ford has plans to put the F-150 on a serious aluminum diet, dropping the weight by 700 lbs. Ultimately the end result should be truck better suited to be both a commuter and a work-horse. The real enemy here in all of this is price. Hybrid technology makes things more expensive as a rule, as does aluminum. Hopefully the F-150 won't lose it's low price appeal by trying to be everything for everyone.
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Israel’s Illegal Settlements: The US Goes Rogue At The UN
On Friday, the United States stood alone and vetoed an Arab resolution at the United Nations Security Council. The resolution strongly condemned Israeli illegal settlements in the Palestinian occupied territories of the West Bank and East Jerusalem as a “major obstacle to peace”. All 14 other members of the UN Security Council voted in favor of the resolution.
The United States veto at the UN was the first one exercised by the Obama administration. The decision will unquestionably anger Arab peoples across the Middle-East at a time of deep and rapid political changes in the region. It could have disastrous consequences for America’s credibility in the Arab world, and will further increase Israel’s isolation in the international community. The resolution, sponsored by more than 130 countries, declared that “Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories were illegal and a major obstacle to the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace”.
The veto vote is a proof that the Obama administration, despite its claims of the contrary, doesn’t understand the geopolitical tectonic shift at play in what will soon be the new reality of the Middle-East. As free Arab nations emerge from dictatorship, they will work together and put all their weight behind the legitimate claims of the oppressed Palestinian people. Needless to say, the Obama administration was under pressure from Israel and the US Congress where the hard-line pro-Israel lobby AIPAC acts as a king-maker and calls the shots on America’s Middle-East policy. Of course, prime minister Netanyahu welcomed the US veto.
US ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, couldn’t really argue the US veto vote in a rational way. In a blatant contradiction, while stating it opposed new settlements, the Obama administration argued that taking the issue to the UN would only complicate efforts to resume stalled negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians on a two state peace solution. Rice explained the decision of the veto vote by stating that the decision should not be misunderstood as support for settlements activity.
“We reject in the strongest terms the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity. Continued settlement activity violates Israel’s international commitments, devastates trust between the parties, and threatens the prospects for peace. Every potential action must be measured against one overriding standard: Will it moves the parties closer to negotiations and an agreement? Unfortunately, this draft resolution risks hardening the positions on both sides,” stated US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice.
Meanwhile, in President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2012, the US military aid for Israel will increase by $75 million compared to fiscal year 2011. Despite deep budget cuts for social and education programs for domestic policy, the 2012 budget will allocate $3.075 billion in military aid for Israel. The military aid allocation is expected to reach $3.1 billion for fiscal year 2013. According to AIPAC, President Obama, in reference to the “special relationship” between Israel and the US, said: “The bond between the United States and Israel is unbreakable. It encompasses our national interests, our strategic interests, but most importantly, the bond of two democracies who share a common set of values.”
But what are the national and strategic US interests in this new Middle-East getting reshaped by the Arab revolution? It is certainly not to antagonize what could quickly become a pan-Arabic group of nations. However, it is exactly what the Obama administration did by casting this veto vote. Further, what are the “common set of values” defined by President Obama’s pledge of allegiance to Israel and the dysfunctional “special relationship”? Is it an unconditional support of the policy of apartheid and ethnic cleansing perpetrated by Israel in the West Bank or Israel’s war crimes in Gaza? The policies in question are certainly not “common democratic values” unless one view segregation, such as the one practiced in the US before the civil rights movement, as democratic. The Arab world doesn’t view the United States as a legitimate arbitrator in the Middle-East peace negotiation process for one reason alone: How can you pretend to be a referee while proudly wearing the jersey of one of the team?
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Last Modified: January 24, 2012
My doctor said that my tumor was the same size on the CT scan, but that it looked "necrotic" and he said this was a good thing. How could it be good if my tumor didn't get smaller since starting chemo?
Christine Hill-Kayser, MD, Radiation Oncologist, responds:
Necrosis is another way of saying that the tumor cells look as if they are dying. This is indeed a good thing because it implies that the chemotherapy has killed many of the cells within the tumor.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series. View the entire Interpreting Test Results transcript.
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Poster Contest Winners Announced at the 25th Annual Human Rights Day
Poster contest winners pictured above with Human Rights Commissioner Velma Korbel, at the poster contest awards ceremony held at the Saint Paul RiverCentre, December 5, 2008. First, second, third, and honorable mention prizes were awarded in four categories.
"Look Back, but March Forward"
The winners of the Human Rights Day Poster contest were announced at the December 5, 2008 Human Rights Day Conference. The winning artwork is featured in a full-color 2009 calendar distributed to conference attendees, and presented here. Contestants were challenged to create a poster that depicted what they thought the conference theme quote from Johnnie Carr means in our society today:
"I want all the young people to look around and see the things you are now able to enjoy. I beg you, I admonish you, to look and to see what has happened in the past, and move forward and see what you can do for the future."
- "March Forever For Your Rights" by Tenzin, 1st Prize, Grades 9-12
- "Look Back but March Forward" by Shivani, 2nd Prize, Grades 9-12
- "Glasses" by Anna 3rd Prize, Grades 9-12
- "Remeber and Move On" by Emily, Honorable Mention, Grades 6-8
- "United We Stand" by Aishwarya, Honorable Mention, Grades 9-12
- "The Pieces that Make Me" by McEwan, 1st Prize, Grades 4-5
- "Everybody has the Right to Make Their Own Choices" by Katrina, 2nd Prize, Grades 4-5
- "Blossom in Play!" by Sage, 3rd Prize, Grades 4-5
- "Peace Girl" by Hannah, Honorable Mention, Grades 4-5
- "They Marched for Me" by Quinn, 1st Prize, Grades K-3
- "I Don't Discriminate" by Isabel, 2nd Prize, Grades K-3
- "Marching Around the World" by Sophie and Sarah, 3rd Prize, Grades K-3
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Deadlift 1×5, then:
3 500M Rows, resting 2 minutes between rows.
Has anyone seen the advertisements for KFC’s new $3.95 meal that has 395 calories? The meal consists of a grilled drumstick, grilled thigh, green beans, and mashed potatoes. It’s a very smart marketing campaign in my opinion, and will likely give them a solid boost in sales over the next few months…who wouldn’t want a wholesome meal that’s only 395 calories for only $3.95? Think about this though, would an equivalent meal made at home have 395 calories? Probably not, as a plain baked potato by itself has 163 calories (according to the “lose it” application on my iPhone). How did KFC make this meal 395 calories and still taste good? It’s simple…It’s not real food. Take a look at the ingredients of each menu item and you’ll see an astounding number of ingredients that go into something simple. Their gravy has over 20 ingredients, most of which unpronounceable chemicals. I made gravy for the first time over Thanksgiving, you know how many ingredients it had? 6 if you count the butter, salt, and pepper that went into the turkey drippings. If you really want a laugh take a look at the Chicken Pot Pie ingredients, it’s almost an entire page! Yum Brands literally had a team of scientists working on these menu items with the objective of making the items taste like real food for as cheap as possible and under a certain amount of calories. I’m sure these meals are extremely delicious, and will likely make you crave them fortnightly (anyone get the movie reference?), but it’s not real food, and is a perfect example of why calorie content is much less important than the ingredients that go into our “food”.
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According to a report in The New Yorker, the Church of Scientology is under investigation for human trafficking and using free labor — in part, to service the demands of its celebrity icon, Tom Cruise.
After 34 years as a Scientologist, Hollywood screenwriter and director Paul Haggis opened up to The New Yorker in a super-sized feature, revealing secrets of the Church.
The allegations splashed against Scientology in the article involve David Miscavige, the head of the Church and close friend of Tom Cruise. Allegedly, he ordered workers to do tiresome, dirty work to customize a building, rebuild motorcycles, spend over a year fixing a boat and much more for Cruise and the Church.
Their compensation? Fifty dollars a week.
The financial impropriety allegations don’t stop there, though. While federal law forbids the heads of tax-exempt organizations from receiving excess financial or material benefit, many ex-members say that Miscavige lived a very lavish lifestyle. He reportedly flew on chartered jets, wore custom-made shoes, had an impressive collection of expensive cars and motorcycles, and even had two chefs.
The investigation apparently centers on accusations of human trafficking and unpaid labor and the article explores the “reeducation” camps to which Scientologists that fail to live up to their religious duties are sent.
One former member, Bruce Hines, said that he was at one camp for six years.
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By Joe Brewin
Arsène Wenger believes refereeing should start with the players themselves - if only to honour their “social contracts” to their team-mates.
Discipline has been under the microscope in recent seasons with video technology and rule changes just two areas of debate within the game.
Referees are also under scrutiny but Wenger says they can be helped by the players they officiate every week.
“They of course have a big responsibility because first of all they have what you would call a social contract with their team-mates, with the Club, with the fans,” he told the Official Arsenal Magazine.
“If you are playing a team sport you have a responsibility not to handicap the people who are in the same boat as you. That concerns the whole club, so when you don't respect this contract you let people down.
“Diving, for example. A guy wants to win and is tempted to use all of the tricks to help him. You cannot reproach him on the other side that they go as far as they can to help their team to win.
“That is why I believe it is important they know how far they can go, and if they go too far they are punished. Sometimes it is not [done] with a selfish attitude but with a desire to win and help their team to win.”
But how to eradicate such aspects of the game? Wenger admits it is a deep-rooted problem - and one English football must strive to avoid.
“The best way is to educate players when they are young [so they] know how far they can go,” he said. “When you want to change the attitude of a player who is 25 it is much more difficult. The big part is between 10 and 20.
“As well I believe a big part is played by the culture of a country. For example, I came from France where when somebody made a bad tackle, everybody surrounded the referee to [pressure him to] give him a yellow card.
“When I came to England and somebody did that it was, 'what is he doing?' I loved that and thought it was fantastic. But now we have brought it here slowly, you see more people surrounding the referee.”
Read the full interview with the boss in the latest edition of the Official Arsenal Magazine. Click here to subscribe or call 0845 301 7626Copyright 2013 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source 2 May 2012
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Once a week a qualified Monkeynastix Instructor will come to your child’s school, day care centre or public venue and run a fun class. Children enjoy each lesson which consists of a fun Monkeynastix warm up song, followed by stretching positions and locomotion then working with our specialized equipment. At the end of each class children are rewarded with a Monkeynastix sticker. Children leave Monkeynastix lessons feeling happy, confident and energized!
We introduce new curriculum every three months with new lesson plans and equipment making it challenging and interesting for the children.
Children that enroll in the Monkeynastix program will receive:
- a Monkeynastix handout (t-shirt, workbook, or cap, etc.) upon registration
- weekly Monkeynastix sticker handout
- Monkeynastix certificate at end of each session
1 to 2 years: Our 1 to 2 year old members enjoy finding out what happens in their environment with a variety of safe activities and music. Children and parents/teachers participate in 2 to 3 main activities with a new activity added each week
2 to 3 years: Beginning to foster their need for independence, our 2 to 3 year old members participate with limited parent/teacher involvement raising their levels of self confidence.
3 to 5 years: Our 3 to 5 year old members develop remarkable self image and self confidence through the individual success they achieve in our programme with our specialized equipment and more challenging classes.
6 to 8 years: Our 6 to 8 year activities are geared to more specific skill building, challenging the child with adding a new activity each week. Focussing on getting the child “sport ready” we further develop their ball skills.
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Your Home: Fall landscaping
The snow isn't on the ground just yet, but our Ryan Peterson has some tips to take care of your yard and landscaping so it will look its best come spring.
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We talk a lot about landscaping during the spring and summer months, giving you tips on how to make your yard look its best and greenest. Well, guess what? There are some things you should be doing now, as well, to ensure that your lawn will still look its best after the snow's gone.
"There is some nutrients in the leaves. So if you do leave some leaves or chop them up with a mulching mower, it actually does benefit the soil. Nutrients do, kind of, recycle themselves. You don't want a build-up though, so rake them up as they fall," explained Matt Einhorn, landscaping expert.
As far as that decorative landscaping goes, it's time to tend to those perennials and bring in any tropical plants you have had outside for the summer.
"Any delicate perennials, day lilies or black eyed susans, you want to cut them. As far as bringing any plants inside, unless you've had any tropical plants outside on your patio during the summer, bring that inside. Any plant that's in the ground should be hearty enough to withstand the winter," said Einhorn.
If you're looking to add some bursts of color to your yard come spring time, now's the time to get those bulbs in the ground, before it's frozen, so they bloom when they're supposed too.
Einhorn added, "Tulip bulbs, dafodils, it's the perfect time to do it. You put them in the ground now and come spring time you'll have beautiful flowers."
One more thing, for your grass, Einhorn recommends aerating the lawn, over-seed it and then put a winterizing fertilizer down to protect it while it lies dormant under all that snow.
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Coins for College campaign
A non-profit agency is joining a local credit union to help send high school students to college. On Point for College and the MONEY Federal Credit Union are collecting Coins for College to help students in Syracuse get a college education. Our Brad Vivacqua has the details.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Whether it's a few pennies, nickels, or dimes, your spare change can go a long way to make college a reality for young people in the Syracuse area. The Coins for College campaign is running through April 28th, and you can help.
Throughout the year, On Point helps inner city students get on the right track and get the resources they need for college. Donations will help give students financial support with things like transportation and dorm room supplies.
"If you don't know anyone who went to college, you don't think you can go. With a little bit of help you can be hugely successful in your life. And, you can really change lives by donating change that you might not miss that much. We'd appreciate it," said Fritz Diddle, On Point for Education Dev. Associate.
If you'd like to help with the Coins for College campaign, you can drop your coins off at On Point’s office at 1654 West Onondaga Street in Syracuse. You can also drop them off at the MONEY Federal Credit Union downtown in the AXA Tower 1, at 100 Madison Street in Syracuse.
To learn more about the campaign, visit www.onpointforcollege.org.
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Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) has received increased interest in the news and in the research community in the past few years. PPGP can cause significant movement dysfunction both during and after pregnancy, and therapists can play a valuable role in prevention, intervention and rehabilitation. In the news lately are several recent studies that I will summarize and for which I have provided abstract links below.
Is pelvic girdle pain predictable?
The International Association for the Study of Pain reports on predictors of pelvic girdle pain in the working mom. In the study, 548 pregnant Dutch working women were recruited, and at 12 weeks postpartum nearly half of the women reported pain in the pelvic girdle. The pregnancy-related predictors for pelvic girdle pain at 12 weeks were low back pain history, increased somatisation, 8 hours or more sleep or rest/day, and uncomfortable postures at work. Pregnancy and postpartum-related predictors included increased disability and having pelvic girdle pain at 6 weeks, higher somatisation, higher baby birth weight, uncomfortable postures at work, and number of days of bed rest. The authors concluded that when a woman has pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy, increased attention should be given to the woman to prevent serious pelvic girdle pain in the postpartum period and beyond.
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Last week’s Chronicle of Higher Education Review had an opinion piece by Kate Wittenberg, director of EPIC (Electronic Publishing Initiative at Columbia) with the title “Beyond Google: What Next for Publishing?” (subscription required). An excerpt from the beginning:
While we have been busy attending conferences, workshops, and seminars on every possible aspect of scholarly communication, information technology, digital libraries, and e-publishing, students have been quietly revolutionizing the discovery and use of information. Their behavior, undertaken without consultation or attendance at formal academic events, urgently forces those of us in scholarly publishing to confront some fundamental questions about our organizations, jobs, and assumptions about our work.
Most students today arrive at college assuming that a Google search is the first choice for doing research, that MySpace is the model for creating online content and building peer communities, and — perhaps most important — that multitasking with various electronic devices, often from remote locations, is the traditional way to do class work. The implications of those changes must transform our publishing strategies. 1
Does one need any more confirmation that libraries, too, must change? The students have changed, the publishing industry is going to change, one of the intermediaries has changed (clicks-and-bricks bookstores); isn’t it time the other intermediary (libraries) changed as well?
Okay, probably not — if you still need that confirmation you must have been living in a cave the list five to ten years. But it does make one wonder if publishers and libraries can get together as suggested by Jonathan Zittrain (Harvard Law School and University of Oxford). (As a recall, an almost word-for-word quotation of Zittrain’s speech: “Libraries are so far the best hope for those in a position to release something” 2 under a “neutral” digital rights management system. In other words, libraries can be trusted with the un-DRM’d version of content knowing that the libraries take their role of mediating access to licensed content very seriously and can apply the appropriate DRM at the appropriate time for the appropriate circumstances.)
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Downstream User Roles And Obligations
The main roles and obligations of downstream users are:
- to provide information regarding their uses to suppliers of substances. This enables registrants to include these uses in the chemical safety assessment
- to implement measures specified by their supplier to ensure the safe use of the substance, or to establish safe conditions of use and document these in a downstream user chemical safety report
- to inform their supplier if they have new information on the hazards of the substance or the risk management advice is not appropriate
- to comply with the conditions of any restriction which may apply to that substance
- to communicate with their supplier if using a substance included in the Authorisation List. A downstream user may apply for an authorisation or have their use included in an authorisation applied for by a supplier or manufacturer.
In addition, for formulators:
- to provide their customers with appropriate information on hazards and conditions of safe use for their mixture.
In addition, for producers of articles:
- to take action if required according to Article 7 and Article 33.
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One sleepless night, I was inspired by an old black and white television movie named
"I Accuse!", which tells the story of a Jewish French military officer, Alfred Dreyfus,
falsely accused and wrongfully convicted of treason before World War I. Western
European nations were at odds with each other, anti-Semitism was on the rise, and Dreyfus
was framed for espionage with Germany. A writer named Émile Zola risked his career and took up the cause of Dreyfus when Dreyfus' innocence came to light. Zola wrote and published a most scathing letter in the French paper L'Aurore entitled “J'Accuse” (I accuse), bringing to light the government's and military's egregious wrongdoing in accusing and convicting Dreyfus and sending him to prison. While Zola was also convicted and sentenced to prison for libel, it was a watershed moment for journalism because it tilted the unfair and unjust imbalance of the press from the government's favor to the fair and just favor of the voice of the people. Dreyfus was ultimately exculpated and restored to his full military rank.
The notion of a TV program based on the spirit of this landmark moment in history hit me before I slept. BGPI spent a great deal of money and time on this. I thought that a slowly developed grassroots upbringing of the format designed for the internet was the way to go. However, we crept too slowly. Wikileaks and other sites came to be, and while most of the postings on iAccuse.com were important matters to the authors, they were not important enough to shut down a crooked corporation, change the law, or indict a corrupt politician. This is all to say that in my opinion, iAccuse.com failed. I might redo it, or maybe not. The voice of the citizen is well heard today and many wrongdoers do get theirs, although maybe not quickly enough or proactively enough. But the spirit of iAccuse.com should live on.
Please know that I thank you all for coming to this site and hope you will enjoy and act as the moniker monkeys I left here in tact as a reminder to us all. If you hear or see the evil, quickly spread the word to protect the innocent and thwart the wicked!
Copyright © 2013 iAccuse, LLC. All rights reserved.
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