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The Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme (DACP) continues to go from strength to strength following a ceremony held on 7 November to celebrate its latest 40 graduates. Joining the graduates at the event, held at Regal Airport Hotel, were DACP alumni, pilot mentors and guests from the programme's supporting partners.
Now in its 11th year, the DACP, which is a major initiative under the Dragonair Youth Aviation Academy, offers young people aged between 18 and 25 a comprehensive nine-month aviation programme that aims to deepen their knowledge of aviation and boost their interest in taking up a career in this fascinating and dynamic industry. To date, some 200 participants have graduated with nearly half now working as flight dispatchers, air traffic controllers, load controllers, cabin crew and pilots.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Dragonair Chief Executive Officer Algernon Yau said: "The Hong Kong aviation industry has seen rapid growth, and with the confirmed addition of a third runway at Hong Kong International Airport, it is clear there is a strong demand for more aviation talent to support this growth. We are delighted to not only promote aviation among the younger generation but also to witness the success of the programme's graduates who have gone on to embark on a career in the industry. It has proved to be a highly rewarding initiative for all involved and we look forward to providing opportunities for more and more young people in the years ahead."
Dragonair Director Flight Operations, Captain Peter Sanderson, added: "Aside from providing a wide range of prospects for participants to deepen their aviation knowledge, the programme also helps young people to develop a positive attitude towards their career and life pursuits with the guidance of their mentors and industry professionals. My special thanks go to our Dragonair pilots who have played a very important role in mentoring and inspiring the young people through the fruitful nine-month journey."
Dexter Ng was among this year's graduates, shortlisted from nearly 500 applicants, who went the extra mile to achieve his ambition of joining – and subsequently graduating from – the DACP.
"I first applied to join the programme two years ago, but unfortunately I failed to earn a place. I was disappointed but it didn't end my dreams," said Dexter. Determined to succeed, Dexter studied hard and prepared diligently, earning a place on the 2016 programme, which he described as having been an adventure. "I thought I wanted to be a pilot but over the course of the nine months I learned that my real interests and skills are more suitable for air traffic control, an area of aviation that I had very little previous knowledge. Among the broad range of career opportunities the industry offers, I am glad to have clearly identified my future goals."
The programme's success relies on the continued support of 14 aviation-related organisations, including Airport Authority Hong Kong, Aviation Security Company Limited, Cathay Pacific Services Limited, the Civil Aviation Department, the Fire Services Department, the Government Flying Service, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited, Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited, Hong Kong Airport Services Limited, Hong Kong Aviation Club, Airport Meteorological Office of the Hong Kong Observatory, the Hong Kong Police Force, LSG Lufthansa Service Hong Kong Limited, and TAG Aviation Asia Limited. All these organisations have shown a willingness to nurture the next generation for Hong Kong's aviation industry.
The DACP is organised by Dragonair in conjunction with the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps and the Scout Association of Hong Kong. The programme includes aviation-related tuition, industry visits, pilot mentorship, jump seat observation, leadership exercises, etiquette training and community service.
Enrolment for the 2017 Dragonair Aviation Certificate Programme will open on 21 November 2016. Young people with a keen interest to explore the world of aviation are encouraged to apply for this valuable learning opportunity. Programme details and application procedures are available at www.dragonair.com/aviationacademy.
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You can read our regularly updated Best smartphone, Best Android phone and Best Windows phone group tests to work out which smartphone is best for you. Here we pit together the Xperia Z and BlackBerry Z10 to find out how they compare.
Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Design and build
The Z10 is a pretty slim 9.2mm. It's nice and light at 135g and fits snugly in your hand. The Xperia Z is noticably bigger, but also thinner - 7.9mm and 145g. Furthermore the Xperia Z is dust- and waterproof.
This does mean that mean things such as the headphone- and micro SD ports must be hidden behind flaps which stick out when you have headphones plugged in.
There is also a tiny gap on the front and back of the Xperia Z between the glass panel and the frame of the phone.
Both have powerful core specifications. And both are fast phones - performance is neck and neck.
Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Display
Both the Z10 and Xperia Z have great screens, unimaginable even 18 months ago. The Xperia Z is categorically better, but it is also bigger which means the phone is bigger: a few people might find that the Z10 is better for their needs.
Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Storage and connectivity
Both the Xperia Z and BlackBerry Z10 are a bit limited on the storage front with only 16GB models. There is a microSD card for up to 32GB- and 64GB cards respectively, though.
The Xperia Z is not short on connectivity, including 4G,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, and NFC. Beyond the usual microUSB and headphone ports, there are two metal contacts on the left hand side of the handset for use with a docking station.
The BlackBerry Z10 has a microUSB slot and headphone port, with an additional Micro HDMI port – handy if you like connecting your phone to a larger display. Inside there is 4G, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and NFC which is what we've come to expect from a high-end smartphone.
Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Camera
The Xperia Z has a 13Mp rear facing camera with Sony's Exmor RS sensor.
There's also a decent 2Mp front facing webcam. Like the rear camera, it can shoot Full HD 1080p video.
The main downside on the camera side of things is that Sony has ditched the dedicated shutter button which it so often uses.
By contrast the Z10's main camera is 8Mp with an LED flash. The rear camera can record video in up to Full HD 1080p quality.
Photos are okay for a high-end smartphone, but nothing more.
Both handsets offer high-calibre cameras, but the Xperia Z wins this one in our book.
Sony Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Software
The Xperia Z comes pre-loaded with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and will be upgrade to version 4.2 shortly after launch according to Sony. The BlackBerry Z10 is the first device to run BlackBerry 10 - the company's all-new operating system. Both operating systems are slick and stylish, but Android has the edge for consumers with its wider range of apps and media. BlackBerry may be better for business use, however.
Sony Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: Battery life
The Xperia Z not only lasted a day but went a good way through a second.
We got about what we expected from the Z10 which was no more than a day of battery life. It's a shame that it's a smartphone that you'll have to charge every night, many of the top smartphones last a couple of days. We were hoping it might be an area where BlackBerry could offer something more.
Sony Xperia Z vs BlackBerry Z10: verdict
Make no mistake these are both great smartphones. Each offers access to email, web, apps, games, music, movies and more. Both have solid battery lives of around a day in moderate use. They are fast performers, beautifully built. The Z10 is the better business phone, fits in your pocket a little easier and feels less likely to be damaged.
But the Xperia Z has a better (the best ever) display, has access to the greater riches of the Play store and has a better camera.


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A spokesman says former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's son has died.
Corzine Spokesman Steven Goldberg said Thursday that 31-year-old Jeffrey Corzine has passed away.
Goldberg said in a statement "Mr. Corzine is obviously devastated by this tragic loss. We ask that all respect his family's privacy during this very difficult time."
Goldberg declined to say where or when Jeffrey Corzine died.
Details regarding the cause of death were also not immediately known.
Jeffrey was the youngest of the former politician's three children with ex-wife Joanne Corzine.
Gov. Chris Christie said in a statement Thursday, "My thoughts and prayers are with Governor Corzine, Joanne and the entire Corzine family on the tragic loss of Jeffrey. They are both devoted parents and the loss they have suffered is unthinkable.
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Your Rights vs. The World
With Mexico`s president calling for new U.S. gun laws, and international treaties waiting in the wings, this year`s elections may be a turning point for our Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Mexico`s president, Felipe Calderón, addresses a joint session of Congress.
Wrongly claiming that Mexico`s murder rate has increased since the U.S. "assault weapon" ban expired in 2004, as well as complaining about the number of firearm dealers in the southwestern United States, Calderón urged Congress to reinstate the ban.
It`s hard to keep a secret in Washington, D.C.--especially on Capitol Hill. So, within a matter of hours after Mexico`s president, Felipe Calderón, visited Washington in May, word began to spread that Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., was planning to push for Senate ratification of the dormant, but smoldering and very dangerous, Organization of American States (OAS) small arms treaty, known by its Spanish acronym CIFTA.
Separately, we heard that Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.--who last year said she would "pick the time" to renew her push for reinstatement of the federal "assault weapon" ban--was thinking the "time" had come.
What sparked all of this was Calderón`s address to a joint session of Congress after meeting with President Barack Obama, and the way anti-gun lawmakers reacted to the speech. Wrongly claiming that Mexico`s murder rate has increased since the U.S. "assault weapon" ban expired in 2004, as well as complaining about the number of firearm dealers in the southwestern United States, Calderón urged Congress to reinstate the ban.
A foreign head of state lecturing Congress about American laws is out of bounds, and many members of Congress met Calderón`s statement with the silence it deserved. Besides pushing the limits of protocol, Calderón didn`t have the facts on his side.
The Mexican drug cartels that are responsible for much of Mexico`s violent crime problem have military-grade weapons and explosives they cannot get in the United States. That fact was dramatically demonstrated in April, when cartel thugs launched a series of coordinated attacks on Mexican Army posts using armored vehicles, machine guns and grenades. Making the same point, the Houston Chronicle reported that Mexico`s Zetas drug cartel, which is "known to have stolen bulk quantities of gunpowder and dynamite," and the ranks of which include "Mexican military defectors who were trained in special forces tactics, including demolition," had plotted to blow up the Falcon Dam, located on the Texas-Mexico border, and "unleash billions of gallons of water" into a heavily populated area.
In addition, despite highly concentrated areas subject to drug violence, Mexico`s overall murder rate--like the murder rate in the United States--is lower today than it was when the ban was in effect. Making a similar point, the murder rate in Juarez, Mexico, where "assault weapons" are banned, is nearly 70 times higher than the rate just across the border in El Paso, Texas, where, despite Calderón`s disapproval, firearm dealers are common and no gun ban is in effect.
Finally, Calderón didn`t explain how the expired "assault weapon" ban could possibly have made a difference. For 10 years, this law prohibited placing external attachments such as adjustable-length stocks, flash suppressors and bayonet mounts on semi-automatic firearms such as the AR-15-type rifles. It also prohibited the manufacture, for private individuals, of magazines that held more than 10 rounds, regardless of the firearm for which the magazines were designed.
Naturally, Calderón didn`t mention that violent crime has declined significantly in the U.S. since the ban expired, or tell Congress how a ban on flash suppressors and bayonet mounts relates to drug thugs in Mexico or anywhere else. A study mandated by Congress found that "the banned weapons and magazines had never been used in more than a modest fraction of all gun murders" before or during the ban. Congress refused to renew the ban and the nation`s murder rate, which began declining before the ban was imposed, continued to decline after it expired. Even the anti-gun Violence Policy Center described the ban as a "charade."
Facts like these are easily ignored when they clash with ideology, of course, so anti-gun members of Congress gave Calderón`s plea for gun prohibition a standing ovation. For anyone who thought our opponents had given up on gun control due to the nation`s preoccupation with other issues, the insulting spectacle put that thought to rest. Along with the rumblings from Sens. Kerry and Feinstein, it should also remind all NRA members why we must go to the polls and vote in November.
The OAS treaty is another matter. Even when the subject turns to international efforts to destroy our right to arms, CIFTA is often overshadowed by discussions of the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms, UN Firearms Protocol and Arms Trade Treaty. However, while the others are still in the development stage, CIFTA inspired all of them. It was signed by President Clinton in 1997 and submitted to the Senate for ratification--so it could be pulled off the shelf and voted on at will, whenever our opponents think the time is right.
If ratified, CIFTA would create new U.S. obligations toward countries that include Hugo Chávez`s dictatorship in Venezuela and would force new restrictions on U.S. gun owners. Among many other things, it would require Congress to prohibit you from making modifications or repairs to a personally owned firearm--even something as minor and commonplace as attaching a scope, bipod or sling to a rifle--without a manufacturer`s license. Handloading your own ammunition would also be treated as "manufacturing."
Treaties do not supersede the U.S. Constitution, but Second Amend-ment protections against the treaty`s requirements would be interpreted by federal courts. Those courts would often look to the State Department for guidance on how the treaty should be interpreted.
That would have frightening implications, given that CIFTA is endorsed by the senior legal adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Clinton administration official and law professor Harold Hongju Koh. Koh has a long record as an activist who sees U.S. sovereignty as an obstacle to a gun-free utopian world.
Koh, who once called the United States, North Korea and Saddam Hussein`s Iraq an "axis of disobedience" against world opinion, is offended that America disobeys world opinion by respecting the right of free people to keep and bear arms to protect their lives and liberty. In a 2003 Fordham Law Review article entitled, "A World Drowning in Guns," Koh proposed to right our supposed wrongs against the world.
He proposed to do this by first supporting scholarship to attack the Second Amendment itself. Koh called former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton`s strong declaration of the right to arms "needlessly provocative" and backed a view of the Constitution that was--thank goodness--rejected by the Supreme Court in the 2008 case of Heller v. District of Columbia.
The undermining of the Second Amendment would be followed by "internalization of the emerging global norms" developed by governments and activist groups that are not answerable to the American people at the polls. Eventually, those "global norms" would lead to controls such as "'perishable ammunition` … that would degrade and become unusable over time."
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Just one day after Apple quietly refreshed its iMac lineup with Intel's new Haswell processors, the teardown artists at iFixit have pulled both the 21.5-inch and 27-inch models apart to see what makes them tick.
One of our chief complaints about last year's 21.5-inch iMac was how difficult it was to upgrade, and that remains true of this year's model. You can still access the computer's two RAM slots if you're brave enough to attempt the teardown process (which includes tearing apart and replacing some foam padding), and Apple has included an empty PCIe slot on the base model where last year's model only had an empty spot on the system board. However, the low-end iMac's use of Intel's Iris Pro 5200 integrated GPUs means that it uses one of Intel's R-series CPUs, and those CPUs only come in a soldered-on ball-grid array (BGA) package.
The 27-inch model proves a bit easier to upgrade: it still has four user-accessible RAM slots, still leaves people who opt out of the Fusion Drive or SSD upgrades an empty PCIe slot to use, and still uses a socketed Intel CPU for those of you who want to take the trouble to upgrade that component yourselves after the fact. Both the 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs were also confirmed to be using triple-antenna (3x3:3) 802.11ac configurations, meaning the iMacs will be capable of the standard's maximum theoretical transfer speed of 1.3Gbps where the 2013 MacBook Airs used a two-antenna setup capable of 867Mbps speeds.
Neither iMac got a very good "repairability score" from iFixit this time around; the more-upgradeable 27-inch model got a five out of ten, while the 21.5-inch model got a two out of ten. The difficult teardown process was cited as one reason for the low scores, as was the fact that the front glass and the LCD are fused together into one monolithic piece.


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Delicious pastries that will grace the holiday or dinner table.
Preparation Time: 40 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
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PASTRY: In a large bowl and using a rubber spatula, thoroughly mix the flour, 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar, and the salt.
Working quickly to prevent softening, cut butter into 1/4-inch pieces. Add to dry ingredients. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, chop the butter into pea-sized pieces. Add vegetable shortening and with quick swipes of the pastry blender, cut the shortening into large chunks and distribute throughout the bowl. Continue chopping with the pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces.
Drizzle the ice water over the flour mixture and work with rubber spatula until the mixture forms a ball, adding more water if needed. Flatten dough and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes or for several hours.
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FILLING: Preheat oven to 375ºF.
Divide figs equally between crust lined pans. In a bowl, mix sour cream, 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, the eggs, vanilla, and 1/3 cup chopped nuts.
Spoon mixture over figs, filling cups to the top. Top each with a walnut half. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until puffed and brown. Cool in the pan. When cooled, run a sharp knife around each tart to loosen and unmold. Sprinkle each with powdered sugar.
Goes well with a hot beverage, or for a holiday party can serve with eggnog.
Serving suggestions are not included in the nutritional analysis.


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|Easton Express, 07SEP1959, pg 16
I was glancing over obituaries that were on one such page and thought that it's such a shame not to share them. Someone out there might be looking for these people and many of the obituaries are very interesting even if the people don't belong to me. So I decided that I'd take time to transcribe these obituaries and post them on my blog. Hopefully, some of them will find interested family members.
"Millard L. Hawk
Millard L. Hawk, 65, of 815 Pitman Ave., Collingdale, Pa., a native of Easton, died yesterday while riding in a car in Newtown Square.
Mr. Hawk was a window decorator for the Philadelphia Wholesale Drug Co.
He was married to the former Lela Hutchison. He was a son of Mary Stamets Hawk, Glen Gardner and the late Raymond B. Hawk.
Surviving in addition to his widow and mother are a son, Jack, Springfield, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Bessie Dunlap, Bloomsbury; a brother Paul, Chicago, Ill., and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Williams Funeral Home, Califon Heights."


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In 2014 The Conference Board launched the India Leadership 2.0 Project, an ongoing crowd-sourced dialogue focused on helping the Indian business community develop leadership solutions. Among the most serious challenges across the Indian human capital landscape is that talent development strategies are often not aligned to business needs, which change rapidly. There is a clear failure within organizations to leverage regional diversity to fill talent gaps. The message from participants in the India Leadership 2.0 Project could not be clearer. If you are an Indian business leader today, be warned: what got you where you are is not going to be enough to keep you there in the future.


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- The leaders of User Groups and Clans should have all the moderation powers of normal Mods, but only within their hidden forum.
- They should be able to sticky threads, unsticky threads, merge threads, delete polls, edit posts, delete posts...ect.
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- It will help User Group and Clan Forums be able to have more freedom and become more organized.


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The latest issue (Sep 2010) of Elektor magazine has a catchy title on its cover: "Give your projects simple grace with the Elektor project case". Browsing the magazine curiously, I found out that the mentioned project case is actually the way I enclose my own projects, made out of two laser-cut plates of transparent acrylic. I am glad I am not far off from "perfection" :)
Since it cannot be said better, here is the quote from the Elektor article:
A brief tour of the World Wide Web clearly shows one of the problems facing many electronic enthusiasts: the enclosure. All too often it's a plastic box in a dismal shade of grey, cluttered with an awkward arrangement of connectors, controls and indicators. You spent hours designing a stunning PCB layout, assembled the board neatly, and it ends up in a humdrum plastic box. Isn't there a better way?
Starting today, for people who don't own (and are not interested in owning) a soldering iron, I am making available the assembled and tested version of the Wise Clock 2. It comes with the SD card, formatted and with the right files on it, the USB power adapter (5V DC output) and a 4-foot miniB USB cable (used to power the clock from either a computer or the USB adapter). In the assembled Wise Clock 2, the transparent acrylic plates are thicker, at 4mm (1/6"). The ATmega644 microcontroller comes programmed with the latest software (since new feature are added periodically). The display can be chosen between red and green.
Wise Clock 2 is shown in the photo at right and also in this video.
The clock is available for shipping to North America only, for the price of US$125, with free shipping.


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As a native New Yorker, Lady Gaga is lamenting the state of her city in the wake of Sandy, the post-tropical storm that wreaked havoc up and down the East Coast this week.
"im not sure where to put these feelings," the pop star wrote on her Little Monsters blog today. "im so sad. i feel like my entire childhood is underwater. the boardwalk in atlantic city, my old Apts in Brooklyn and LES. all the bars and friends.
"im just so sad," she continued. "i know it will be ok. im not sure why i feel this way. maybe homesickness, or maybe its easier to be a gypsy if you know your soul grows from somewhere great. and that great place protected me my whole life, now parts are destroyed. just very sad and pensive today. thinking of everyone today."
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
Oliver Stone's opinion on the storm is, what do you know, controversial
Rest assured, Gaga is hardly alone as celebs, politicians and those with decidedly lesser profiles in New York and beyond have banded together to send support--of the monetary and moral variety--to those affected by the devastation.
Here's a sampling of the latest tweets from the star-studded corner of the Twitterverse:
Judah Friedlander: " 'The hurricane was a brutal. My cable went out for 10 minutes.' - out of touch upper east sider. #Sandy #hurricane"
Louis C.K. taking on Sandy with the help of "Saturday Night Live"
Ben Stiller: "1st access to Internet since #Sandy. To donate your time to support NYC hurricane relief efforts check out https://www.facebook.com/nycservice...RT @CovHousePrez Join @StillerOrg in supporting homeless kids on the NJ coast affected by #Sandy: http://bit.ly/Help_Our_Kids"
Diane Sawyer: "Across this great country, hearts and minds with the people in #Sandy 's path."
JWoww: "Devastation doesn't last forever http://bit.ly/JWSandy We can and will rebuild! Thinking about my second family at the Jersey Shore."
Ryan Lochte: "Don't forget to keep your thoughts & prayers with those in the northeast recovering from #Sandy ¬ able to celebrate #Halloween tonight"
Denise Richards: "Our daughters are such amazing girls, concerned for others & the animals than us missing Halloween #Sandy"
What did Russell Crowe do when the storm came for Noah?
LL Cool J: "#sandy My family is dealing w/ this as I tweet.The Lord is great and mighty. Stay strong everyone. It's hard but trust, this too shall pass"
Piers Morgan: "Good for him @rupertmurdoch: Newscorp giving $1million to help families in NY and NJ hurt by Sandy. Hope other companies will do same."
Alan Cumming: "I'm officially bored of Sandy"
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: "watching the evacuation of the nation's oldest continuously running hospital. #bellevue #sandy #surreal http://twitpic.com/b96oaz"
Jesse McCartney: "Breaks my heart to see how bad #Sandy devastated the region where I grew up. Love and prayers to everyone who suffered losses."
Hurricane Sandy vs. TV: "Gossip Girl," "Smash," "30 Rock" and more shut down
Nia Vardalos: "RT @nbc: RT @rockcenternbc: Want to help those struggling in the wake of #Sandy? NBC News compiled list, resources. http://rockcenter.co/Sd0oVN"
Marcus Samuelsson: "thank you harlem and @RoosterHarlem staff for staying strong during sandy"
Duane Johnson: "To all those affected by Sandy ~ "Every set back is a set up for a comeback". Our prayers are with you. #StayStrong"
Ricky Gervais: " 'Global Warming isn't responsible for Hurricane Sandy, Global Bumming is' say bigoted nutters in funny outfits."
Carmelo Anthony: "Game vs the Nets has been cancelled. We are still working hard. Thoughts are w/ everyone affected by Hurricane Sandy"
Superstorm fallout: Tragedy at Gwyneth Paltrow's apartment complex
Katie Couric: "To the first responders &all of those continuing their efforts to restore power &safety to the millions in #Sandy's path: thank you!!!"
Richard Branson: "Hear Halloween postponed on US east coast due to #Sandy. Thoughts are with you all, stay safe as the recovery continues"
Kathy Najimy: "NY'ers hav no powr & transit, toxicwater, blownout blgs bt folks outside n costume, guy playng trumpt on the corner-fck sandy.#bestcityinworld"
Alec Baldwin: "I suppose, at this point, the critical mass has been reached re a need 4 action on climate change."
Ralph Macchio: "With all the storm aftermath insanity - totally forgot it was Halloween. Until some guy in a shower costume tracked me down. Busted again."


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Whoah. What just happened? Does the end of this year at all resemble what we thought we knew twelve months ago?
As I reflect on 2008, it seems as though the world as we knew it redefined itself. As the stock market fell, heroes like Michael Phelps and Dara Torres inspired us, as new players like Sarah Palin, Rachel Maddox, and Rick Warren emerged on the scenes. And while headlines told us about toxicity in our financial system, our food supply and our politicians, comedians kept us laughing when we otherwise might have cried.
Somehow we survived it all: the downturns, the corporate scandals and the crises. And we survived with our hope, faith and dreams still in tact. Because that is who we are.
We are mothers, fathers, inspirers, creators, nurturers, and care givers. We are teachers, lawyers, accountants, nurses and writers. And the future rests in our resiliently remarkable hands.
We are soundly educated, compassionately connected and have been given the tools to affect the change that is now required to restore the world to one worthy of our children's inheritance.
The opportunity is tremendous. The adventure is ours for the taking, and the calling is that of our children's voices asking us to use our hearts and our minds to return the world to one that they deserve.
Yet as the world as we know it changes, we must not be daunted by the enormity of the task at hand. But rather, we should collectively engage our passions, our hearts and our minds and collaborate on how we can each take one tiny step forward, just as our children first learned to do as toddlers.
Together, if we each do our part, we can restore the integrity that is now lacking in our system, our food supply, our banks and our government. And through these small courageous acts, we could create a ripple of hope whose force is more powerful than any one of us could achieve individually.
What steps can we take? Cutting back on a digital cable package in order to buy more fruits and veggies? Reducing the artificial colors in your child's diet? Switching out just one conventional lightbulb for a compact fluorescent lightbulb since they last ten times longer?
Perhaps it is carpooling with a friend, reaching out to a local Congressman or serving on the nutrition board at your child's school.
As we stand together, with our children's hands in ours, can you imagine the collective strength of what we could achieve if we each took just one step forward?
In the words of poet June Jordan, "We are the ones we have been waiting for."
And as I look into the eyes of our children, we are the ones that they have been waiting for, too.
Wow! Inspirational! Did I see you on "The Doctors" recently?


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The Greenland Self-Government Arrangement
On 21 June 2009, the Act on Greenland Self-Government (Self-Government Act) came into force. This self-government arrangement for Greenland thereby replaces the Greenland Home Rule Arrangement that was established in 1979. The Self-Government Act is based on White Paper No. 1497 that was drawn up by the Greenlandic-Danish Self-Government Commission in 2008. The White Paper is accessible at www.nanoq.gl.
Together with the Danish Constitution, the Self-Government Act constitutes Greenland's constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm. Two members of the Folketing (Danish Parliament) are elected in Greenland, cf. the Danish Constitution.
Prior to the entry into force of the Self-Government Act, a guiding referendum was held in Greenland on 25 November 2008. Of the votes cast, 75.5 per cent were for and 23.6 per cent were against the introduction of self-government.
In the preamble to the Self-Government Act, it is recognised that the people of Greenland are a people with right to self-determination under international law. Accordingly, the Act is based on an agreement between the Greenland Government and the Danish Government as equal partners.
A principal objective of introducing self-government has been to facilitate the transfer of additional authority and thus responsibility to Greenlandic authorities in fields where this is constitutionally possible and based on the principle of accordance between rights and obligations.
The Greenland Self-Government authorities comprise a democratically elected assembly – Inatsisartut (Greenland Parliament) – as well as an administration led by Naalakkersuisut (Greenland Government). The Self-Government Act does not contain specific rules and regulations regarding the composition, etc. of these bodies, but has left it up to the Self-Government authorities to lay down provisions in this regard. In the Self-Government Act, the Greenlandic terms for Parliament and Government are used.
In the Self-Government Act, the Greenlandic language is recognised as the official language in Greenland. Danish may still be used in official matters, cf. Greenland Parliament Act on case handling procedures in public administration. The question of educational instruction in Danish is not governed by the Self-Government Act, but it is assumed that the Self-Government authorities must ensure provision of education in Danish and other relevant languages that would enable Greenlandic youth to pursue further education in Denmark and other countries.
On 7 October 2009 Denmark submitted a notification on the Act on Greenland Self-Government to the Secretary-General of The United Nations.
The opportunities for the Greenland Self-Government authorities' assumption of fields of responsibility
Pursuant to the Greenland Home Rule Act, Greenland has already assumed legislative and administrative responsibility in a substantial number of fields that affect the daily lives of Greenlandic citizens, including public finances.
The Self-Government Act provides for the Self-Government authorities to assume a number of new fields of responsibility, such as administration of justice, including the establishment of courts of law; the prison and probation service; the police; the field relating to company law, accounting and auditing; mineral resource activities; aviation; law of legal capacity, family law and succession law; aliens and border controls; the working environment; as well as financial regulation and supervision, cf. Schedule I and II in the Annex to the Self-Government Act.
In respect of the Unity of the Realm and special provisions in the Danish Constitution, responsibility for the following fields may not be transferred: the Constitution; nationality; the Supreme Court; foreign, defence and security policy as well as exchange rate and monetary policy.
The fields of responsibility not taken over by the Self-Government authorities fall within the jurisdiction of the central authorities of the Realm (Danish Government and Folketing).
Annex 1 contains a list of the fields where Greenland has assumed responsibility in accordance with the Home Rule Act and the Self-Government Act.
With the assumption of a field of responsibility, the Self-Government authorities assume legislative and executive power in the field as well as take over responsibility for the financing of the expenditure related to the attendance of the field.
The Self-Government authorities decide the time of assumption of fields of responsibility under the Self-Government Act. Certain fields that are listed in Schedule II to the Act (including the police, administration of justice, including the establishment of courts of law, aliens) require a higher degree of preparation, for which reason the time of assumption of these fields is decided by the Self-Government authorities after negotiation with the Danish authorities.
An Act passed by Inatsisartut and ratified by the Premier (landsstyreformanden) in fields of responsibility under the Self-Government authorities is called Act of Inatsisartut.
The Self-Government authorities' own legal precepts enter into force, unless determined otherwise, two weeks after they have been forwarded to a number of public authorities in Greenland.
Special note on mineral resource activities
With the Self-Government Act, the Danish/Greenlandic relations regarding mineral resource activities in Greenland have radically changed. In November 2009 the Greenland Self-Government authorities have decided to take over responsibility for the mineral resource area on 1 January 2010, whereby the Self-Government authorities have assumed the right to utilise the mineral resources found in the subsoil.
Revenues from mineral resource activities in Greenland are to accrue to the Self-Government. Such revenues will have influence on the size of the Danish Government subsidy, cf. section below on the economic arrangement.
In addition, the ownership status in the hitherto jointly owned Nunaoil A/S has altered, whereby the Danish Government has transferred its 50 per cent shareholding to the Self-Government authorities for an amount based on the Danish Government's ownership share of the registered equity. The Danish Government appoints a member to Nunaoil A/S' Board of Directors and will continue to do so until the Danish Government subsidy to the Self-Government authorities has been reduced to zero kroner.
The economic arrangement
With the Self-Government Act, a new economic arrangement has been introduced which entails that the Self-Government take over responsibility for the financing of the expenditure related to the attendance of the field. The Danish Government subsidy to the Self-Government authorities is fixed by law at DKK 3.4 billion kroner annually (2009 price and wage levels). Should the Self-Government authorities obtain revenues from mineral resource activities, the Danish Government subsidy to the Self-Government authorities is to be reduced by an amount equal to 50 per cent of such revenue exceeding DKK 75 million annually. When the Danish Government subsidy to the Self-Government authorities has been reduced to zero kroner, the subsidy will be discontinued and no further subsidy will be provided hereafter. In this situation, negotiations are to be initiated between the Danish Government and Naalakkersuisut regarding future economic relations between the Danish Government and the Self-Government authorities.
Foreign policy matters
According to the Danish Constitution, the Danish Government and the Folketing have the authority to enter into obligations under international law as well as responsibility for conducting foreign policy.
The constitutional authority and powers of the Danish Government and the Folketing in the foreign policy field are, according to Section 19 of the Danish Constitution, not limited by the provisions set out in the Self-Government Act.
The Self-Government Act contains a comprehensive set of rules and regulations governing foreign policy matters for Greenland. In this respect, the authorisation arrangement from 2005 has been incorporated into the Self-Government Act. In addition, existing agreements between the Danish Government and Naalakkersuisut, including the Itilleq Declaration from 2005, and practice concerning the inclusion of the Greenland Self-Government authorities in foreign policy questions have been integrated into the Self-Government Act.
The authorisation arrangement
The authorisation arrangement entails that Naalakkersuisut may, on behalf of the Realm, negotiate and conclude international agreements with foreign states and international organisations, including administrative agreements, which exclusively concern Greenland and entirely relate to fields of responsibility taken over by Greenland.
The arrangement does not cover agreements under international law affecting the defence and security policy, as well as agreements under international law that are to apply to Denmark, or which are negotiated within an international organisation of which the Kingdom of Denmark is a member.
An equivalent authorisation arrangement has been introduced for the Faroe Islands. Naalakkersuisut and the Government of the Faroes may decide to act jointly in connection with negotiating and concluding agreements under international law that concern both Greenland and the Faroe Islands, provided the other conditions are met.
Where international organisations allow membership of entities other than states and associations of states (typically associated membership) the Danish Government may, subject to a request by Naalakkersuisut, decide to submit or support such applications, where this is consistent with Greenland's constitutional status.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued guidelines for the cooperation between the Danish Government and Naalakkersuisut regarding the authorisation arrangement and has sent a circular note to inform the UN and its Member States about the Authorisation Act fra 2005, etc.
Agreements under international law concluded by the Danish Government
For agreements that fall outside the scope of the authorisation arrangement and which are thus concluded by the Danish Government, the Self-Government Act contains rules and regulations for the involvement of the Self-Government authorities. Accordingly, the Danish Government is required to notify Naalakkersuisut in advance of negotiations regarding agreements under international law which are of particular importance to Greenland. Such agreements must, before they are concluded or terminated, be submitted to Naalakkersuisut for comments. If the Danish Government deems it necessary to conclude the agreement without the consent of Naalakkersuisut, this must, to the widest extent possible, have no effect for Greenland.
Except for special areas, for example in relation to human rights, it will normally be possible to accede to international agreements that exclusively affect Denmark, whereby Greenland may decide whether it wishes for the agreement in question to apply in relation to Greenland.
Agreements where Denmark and Greenland have jointly taken part in the negotiations must be signed by the Danish Government to the widest extent possible together with Naalakkersuisut.
Self-Government authorities are subject to the obligations that arise out of agreements under international law and other international rules applying to Greenland which are at any time binding on the Realm.
The Self-Government Act allows provision for representatives of Naalakkersuisut to be employed at the Kingdom of Denmark's diplomatic missions abroad in order to attend to Greenland interests within fields of responsibility that have been entirely assumed by Naalakkersuisut.
With the aim of easing and promoting the cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Foreign Affairs of Greenland, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Naalakkersuisut member for foreign affairs signed an administrative cooperation agreement in spring 2005.
Cooperation concerning statutes and administrative orders
According to the Act on Greenland Self-Government, the Danish Government's Bills which comprise or may be brought into force for Greenland must, before being presented to the Folketing, be submitted to the Self-Government authorities for comments. The Danish Government must await the Self-Government authorities' comments before presenting Bills to the Folketing which contain provisions that exclusively apply to Greenland or are of particular importance to Greenland. Corresponding consultation procedures apply to administrative orders.
The Act on the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidendeloven) applies to Greenland. The legislation passed by the central authorities of the Realm that applies to Greenland must thus be promulgated in the Danish Law Gazette, and the promulgation is, in the same way as in Denmark, a precondition for the entry into force of the administrative orders for Greenland.
Greenland's access to independence
The Self-Government Act contains a provision regarding Greenland's access to independence. The provision stipulates that if the people of Greenland take a decision in favour of independence, negotiations are to commence between the Danish Government and Naalakkersuisut regarding the introduction of independence for Greenland. An agreement between the Danish Government and Naalakkersuisut regarding the introduction of independence for Greenland is to be concluded with the consent of Inatsisartut and is to be endorsed by a referendum in Greenland. Furthermore, the agreement is to be concluded with the consent of the Folketing, cf. Section 19 of the Danish Constitution. Independence for Greenland implies that Greenland assumes sovereignty over the Greenland territory.


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People with poor oral health, such as gum disease and dental problems, are more likely to be infected with the sexually transmitted infection that can cause mouth and throat cancer, according to a Houston study.
The study, the first to link such an association, found the odds of having an oral human papillomavirus were 55 percent higher among those reporting poor to fair oral health.
"Poor oral health is a new independent risk factor for oral HPV infection," Thanh Cong Bui, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, said in a statement. "The good news is, this risk factor is modifiable – by maintaining good oral hygiene and good oral health, one can prevent HPV infection and subsequent HPV-related cancers."
Bui suggested that because the virus needs wounds in the mouth to enter and infect the oral cavity, poor oral health may create an entry portal. But she said there is not enough evidence to support the theory and called for further research to understand the relationship.
Bui's team looked at data on oral health and the presence or absence of both low-risk and high-risk oral human papillomavirus infections for 3,439 adults, ages 30 to 69, who participated in a national survey in 2009-2010.
The study reported that being male, smoking cigarettes or marijuana and having multiple oral sex partners increased the likelihood of oral human papillomavirus infection, none new findings. But it also found, after controlling for smoking and the number of oral sex partners, that self-rated overall oral health was an independent risk factor for the virus. Those with gum disease had a 51 percent higher prevalence of the virus and those with dental problems had a 28 percent higher prevalence. The researchers also found a link between infections and the number of lost teeth.
Throat cancer, which includes the tonsils and back part of the tongue, is on the increase in nonsmokers in their 30s, 40s and 50s after being linked to smoking and drinking in older people historically. The link with the human papillomavirus was first reported by researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2007.
The study, published in Cancer Prevention Research, did not look at poor oral hygiene and cancer, just poor oral hygiene and HPV.


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87. SAMUEL BECKETT: Ever tried. Ever failed.
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) was an Irish Nobel Prize-winning author, playwright, director and poet most famous for writing the absurdist play Waiting for Godot. I haven't seen it – in fact, I don't think I've seen any theatre play. Jeez, I should really broaden my horizons and stop watching so much goddamn TV!
This is another great determination quote, so I thought it fitting to bring back our favourite dragon-slaying hero from the Never Give Up comic. (And he also appeared in Mountains and Valleys.) I've taken a liking to this little dude.
– IMPORTANT: Please read this post about comics decreasing to one update a week for the foreseeable future.


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Proud in the press box
If I had my way in the bottom of the eighth inning, I'd stay in my seat. The kids, however, drag me upstairs to the press box to see "Dad" in live YES Network TV action.
Don't get me wrong – I'm always proud of hubby watching him in the booth – he's happiest around baseball. Yet I feel we are just in the way of everyone doing their jobs, even though the TV crews are extremely accommodating and friendly (they give us free water bottles).
It's been fun over the years talking my way up to the press level. No one in 18 years has ever asked to see my ID in any ballpark in America or upon driving into any stadium parking lot. Seems they believe a mom with two kids in tow claiming she's Mrs. Ken Singleton is telling the truth.
Basically though, standing in the booth would be equivalent to you going to your spouse's job and watching him or her work. It would be like Ken standing over my shoulder right now in my office as I write.
Although the TV experience is a bit more commonplace for me because I've been around it so long, when we bring along family members or friends, it's refreshing to watch them get fired up experiencing live television up close and personal, and meeting other sports celebs who may happen to walk past.
I'm tickled our kids have the chance to see Dad at work, because being that he was retired from the Major Leagues well before they were a glint in his eye, our youngest son and daughter have been attuned only to Ken's second career. They witness behind the baseball scene, whereas Singleton boys No. 1 and No. 2 as youngsters were closer to the field (at times on the field!), able to see Daddy play the game, hang out in the dugout during batting practice and high-five all the players.
Their experience was different being up close and personal with pros like Cal Ripken Jr., Brooks Robinson, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer and many other Hall of Famers and Major Leaguers.
Wherever Ken has worked – on the field or in the press box – has always made his family proud to stand behind him.
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Hi Mrs. Singy; Your hubby is my favorite Yankee announcer as he calls the game without missing a beat. I'm enjoying reading your blog even though I don't post much. ;-}
Hey Mrs. Singy,
I'm a diehard Orioles fan who remembers when Ken played for the O's. He was a great player and a class act then, and even though he does Yankee games now, he's still a class act. I hear him do the occasional interview on Baltimore radio, and he always has something nice to say about the current O's team. Best wishes to both of you and your family.


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08 September 2008
Dateline Vienna: Thirty words that saved the day
9 September 2008
The Hindu
Thirty words that saved the day
With the NSG waiver creating rights for both India and its critics, diplomacy and power hold key to implementation.
Siddharth Varadarajan
Vienna: Only in the arcane world of diplomacy do the most implacable and bitter of disputes get settled with the addition and subtraction of a word here or a phrase there. At Vienna, the fate of the entire waiver for India from the export rules of the Nuclear Suppliers Group revolved around the use of some thirty odd words. That, plus some late-hour pinch hitting by the United States — which knew full well the disastrous consequences of failure — finally brought the NSG around to its momentous decision Saturday lifting a 16-year-old ban on nuclear sales to India.
Late on Thursday night, after the first round of discussions within the Nuclear Suppliers Group, so negative was the report sent by the United States about the level of opposition to the proposed draft waiver that the Indian delegation here was bracing itself for another battle over revisions to the text.
Barely six days earlier, a small band of Indian officials in Delhi had withstood "the heat of a pressure cooker" to ensure the second version of the draft waiver had none of the killer amendments the U.S. was insisting on following the debacle of the first NSG meeting on August 21 and 22.
But when this correspondent caught up with senior members of the delegation close to midnight, the sense of gloom and foreboding was palpable. The going was tough to impossible, they had been told by the U.S., and suggestions were made to be ready to compromise. "If this gets out of hand, our only option will be to do a 'Kamal Nath'," a senior Indian official told The Hindu, making a reference to the Indian commerce Minister's dramatic rejection of American proposals at the World Trade Organisation meeting in Geneva in July.
September 4 began on a sour note for the Indians as the shockwaves from the 'Berman bombshell,' which had exploded in Washington and Delhi two days, made their way to Vienna. Several countries demanding strict conditions in the draft waiver latched on to the State Department's answers to the questions posed by the House Foreign Relations Committee on the parameters of America's own policy on nuclear cooperation with India.
"Why should the NSG settle for anything else?" was the question several countries, including New Zealand and Ireland, posed when the plenary got under way that morning. At the same time, a growing number of other states said they now wanted the text adopted. Germany, in particular, as the chair of the NSG, offered constructive support. And it was a suggestion by Berlin which India accepted that provided the meeting with its crucial turning point.
German role
For at least a month, Germany had been asking India to issue a statement or declaration outlining the country's positions on non-proliferation. It is our assessment, a senior German official told The Hindu before the first NSG meeting, that such a reiteration of India's positive views and record would be widely welcomed.
The idea originated with Viktor Elbling in the Foreign Ministry and was seen as helpful by both the Indian embassy in Berlin as well as the Ministry of External Affairs. In mid-August, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and reiterated the suggestion.
India, which was wary of establishing linkages or conditionality, tested the waters in late August with a letter to Mr. Steinmeier. This letter, say German officials, made a deep impression on their government and they reverted to Delhi with the suggestion: a similar letter to all 45 members of the NSG would go a long way towards assuaging lingering concerns about the waiver.
Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon worked on a draft and by Friday a statement on India's stand on disarmament and non-proliferation was issued in the name of Mr. Mukherjee and sent to the NSG. Though the statement made the NSG context clear, India also sent word that it had reservations about the document being appended to the draft waiver. Despite this caveat, the effect was dramatic, if not electric. NSG members saw this as a last chance to break the impasse. When the plenary adjourned, the sense of optimism was obvious. This has generated new momentum, John D. Rood, the acting U.S. Under Secretary for Non-proliferation, told reporters.
The statement itself was used by India to advance a number of other goals, officials said, apart from reiterating the moratorium on testing. Thus, a major reference was made to India's working paper on nuclear disarmament at the U.N. which calls, inter alia, for conventions banning the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons and their timebound, non-discriminatory and verifiable elimination as well.
And in the sphere of nuclear energy, it said India was interested in "participating as a supplier nation, particularly for thorium-based fuel and in the establishment of international fuel banks, which also benefit India." Giving a sense of India's thinking on the usefulness of this approach, an official said, "Tomorrow if some NSG member questions our adherence to the commitments referred to in the waiver, we can just as easily turn around and ask why they are not supporting our move at the U.N. for the timebound elimination of nuclear weapons."
While Mr. Mukherjee's statement was widely welcomed by all, including Ireland, New Zealand, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Norway, the 'Group of Six' continued to insist on conditional linkage between the waiver and India's commitments.
Draft changes
Of their various proposals, automatic termination of supplies in the event of an Indian nuclear test was seen as a killer, not only by India but by Russia and France which did not want such a major decision forced on them by committee. As the six dug their heels in, the mood in the Indian camp turned gloomy again. This is when the Norwegians, Dutch and others suggested making a reference to the Indian statement in the chapeau of paragraph 3. India responded warily at first but was able to eventually agree on language with the U.S. and the six holdouts. The chapeau, which establishes a link between India's commitments in paragraph 2 of the waiver and the NSG's decisions as enumerated in paragraph 3, finally ended up stating: "Based on the commitments and actions mentioned above, as reiterated by India on September 5, 2008, and without prejudice to national positions thereon, Participating Governments have adopted and will implement the following policy on civil nuclear cooperation … [with India]".
The italicized words were all new compared to the earlier draft. If the Indians felt this reference did not create any additional commitment or linkage for India, the formulation also came with an unexpected bonus. Thanks to Argentina and Brazil, which were defending their own policy in favour of access to enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technology, the reference to "without prejudice to national positions thereon" was inserted.
Indian officials feel this creates additional space for NSG members to exercise their independent national judgment in the event that one or more countries ever try to demand termination of supplies to India in line with paragraph 3(e) of the waiver and paragraph 16 of the NSG's existing guidelines. Either way, supplies can only be terminated by a consensus decision.
But the reference to Mr. Mukherjee' statement was not the only change that was made in the final waiver text. Para 3(e), which spells out what the NSG could do in the event of India violating its commitments, was strengthened in three minor but important ways.
First, the reference to intra-NSG consultation on implementation of the waiver — which was in a separate paragraph in the second draft — was merged with the paragraph envisaging termination action in accordance with paragraph 16 of the guidelines. Second, the scope of consultation has been explicitly mentioned as including the implementation of "all aspects" of the waiver. And third, the convening of a meeting to discuss any Indian violation has become obligatory even if any action which results from such a meeting will still have to be taken by consensus.
Thus, the waiver says: "In the event that one or more Participating Governments (PGs) consider that circumstances have arisen which require consultations, [PGs] will meet, and then act in accordance with paragraph 16 of the Guidelines". (new text in italics)Other minor changes include substitution of the phrase 'partnership with India' by 'cooperation with India' in the paragraph 3(d) reference to the intensification of dialogue between the NSG and New Delhi. This change was made at the urging of the G-6, which did not want to acknowledge India as a 'partner' of the NSG so long as it continues to remain outside the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.
The Indian side had no serious objection to this, nor did they have any problem with the 'compromise' effected to resolve the objection some states had to the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology and equipment to India. Since a ban was not acceptable to India and many other states, the final draft simply reiterates paragraphs 6 and 7 of the NSG's existing Guidelines urging members to exercise restraint in their transfer to any country.
Finally, paragraph 4, which in the very first version in August, gave India extensive rights of consultation prior to the adoption of future Guideline changes by the NSG, stands further diluted by enlarging the scope of the NSG chair's consultation with India to cover "changes to and implementation of the Guidelines". However, the savings clause tying India's effective implementation of the changed guidelines to its prior consultation survived a determined attempt to have it deleted.
As these changes were accepted by India, the ranks of the opponents gradually thinned. But even this, say Indian officials, required a series of "fairly real time demarches" by Washington to ensure the withdrawal of objections. After spending the better part of two weeks feeling frustrated and even angered by the contradictory manner in which the U.S. was handling the NSG issue, the Indians were finally able to see, in the game's closing hours, the full weight of the American diplomatic machine swinging into action. At 2 a.m. on Saturday, the Gang of Four – New Zealand, Ireland, Austria and China – were still undecided. By the time the plenary reconvened at 11 a.m., each had come around.
But India's sense of awe at Washingon's midnight diplomacy comes tinged with the recognition that the same effective machine could just as easily be deployed again to get the waiver revoked should political circumstances change. The NSG's decision meets the criteria of 'clean and unconditional' but it has done so by creating rights for both India and its critics within the NSG. Even without the textual changes introduced, NSG members were free to push for termination. Making sure such a push never succeeds will have to be a major goal of Indian diplomacy.
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But India's sense of awe at Washingon's midnight diplomacy comes tinged with the recognition that the same effective machine could just as easily be deployed again to get the waiver revoked should political circumstances change. The NSG's decision meets the criteria of 'clean and unconditional' but it has done so by creating rights for both India and its critics within the NSG. Even without the textual changes introduced, NSG members were free to push for termination. ***Making sure such a push never succeeds will have to be a major goal of Indian diplomacy***. (Emphasis added.)
That's the real give-away.
The mask finally slips off.
India won't test again. Just it is politically impossible for the present Indian government to give a binding commitment to that effect. This is only a matter of technicality, not to be made too much of it.
The insincerity and vacuity of this argument now stands fully exposed.
The question of revoking the waiver would conceivably arise only if India tests again.
Even before the ink is dry, the all-important cautionary note is issued: "Making sure such a push never succeeds will have to be a major goal of Indian diplomacy"!
- 12:48 pm
I'm not sure why the ppl opposing the deal for reasons of 'losing the right to test' want everything to be outlined in black & white... also this deal has larger implications in terms of India beginning to play a bigger role in intl politics... Going forward, India will be expected to weigh in on many intl situations than merely issuing statements condemning or condoning intl events. This means India can further leverage its position with the likes of USA, Russia to gain some brownie points (or maybe a bonus reactor, uranium, wotevr), if they want India to put its weight behind them. I believe Nehru started something good with the non-aligned movement, we are kinda reaping the benefits of it.. but if you take that to an extreme, the nation would become out-of-sight, out-of-mind.. Today the world views India as an Asian super-power & values its support in various matters & doesnt take its support for granted. In contrast, consider Pakistan.. US is today conducting military operations on Paki soil without bothering with Paki approval.
- 5:06 pm
Hi Siddharth,
The NSG "text" which you have analysed seems to be "inaccurate" according to MEA. The report has come in Rediff. Pls kindly check and revert back.
Best Regards,
- 5:45 pm
- Sid said...
@ Adithya
Absolutely not.
The text I have analysed is the final approved text.
The MEA clarification refers to today's Indian Express, which erroneously carried the text of the 2nd draft...
Briefing Points by Official Spokesperson regarding text of the NSG waiver
• The text of the NSG waiver that has appeared in the Indian Express today is not accurate.
• We would make the text available as soon as it is issued by the NSG in Vienna.
New Delhi
September 8, 2008
As if there was need for any more confusion to be spread....
- 6:18 pm
@Sukla Sen: How materially different is the position now from if there was no nuclear deal and India had conducted another nuclear test? Would that have been consequence free? And do you seriously think that an explicit recognition of the right to test was ever likely to be politically sustainable at the NSG?
--Reality Bite Lurker
- 7:26 pm
Again: what is the full weight of American diplomatic pressure actually mean? What specifically do they do? Do they have language gurus or is it that they are able to put very unsubtle pressure on recalcitrant countries?
Though this might sound quite naive I have to know. What would the US say to a China to make them come around? What would China gain from this?
- 11:42 pm
one thing which i could think of :),
US to China: See buddy,do you really want the dollar to go down further?
Would it be possible for you to write about possible impact of this 'US-awe' in Indian relationship with Iran and any other countries?
- 12:47 am
@Reality Bite Lurker:
This deal gives India very high disincentives to test. This deal will make sure that Indian nukes will remain rudimentary and never attain the level of sophistication of nukes of P-5.
If you want to be a big boy, you have to have the capabilities of big boy and seen to behave as a big boy.
There are a lot of intangibles associated with sophisticated nukes. Madeleine Fulbright (or rather half-bright) tried everything to get India to sign CTBT and other treaties, why? Because India had(has) the capability to upset the power structure, US wanted to make sure that the India's capability doesn't turn into intent. With this deal, they have achieved that. Jaswant Singh confirmed that M. Fulbright confessed that India's standing has increased and it more closely engaged in the world due to 1998 nuke tests. I have always maintained that asymmetric power (TN nukes atop ICBMs, which can strike anywhere in the world) against big boys will give us the required attention, engagement in all the relevant issues in the international arena.
Also note that Clinton come to India only after nuke tests. India wasn't on the radar of US before that.
P-5 doesn't need overt testing any more. Pakistan is happy with their nukes. In this situation, China can call India's bluff on nukes in any conflict. Which Indian govt can afford to test after putting in Rs 2 lakh crores in imported reactors running on imported fuel, controlled by the tightest political cartel?
Do you know India's energy basket has more wind energy than nuclear energy? Why should not India put Rs 2 lakh crore in wind and solar energy?
Manmohan Singh has assured that India will remain forever a 2nd class power in the current security architecture.
We will always be looked down in contempt and remain pygmies despite having the capabilities second to none.
- Just another lurker
- 12:48 am
Addressing previous anonymous commentator who posted at 11-42 P.M.
Sir! No one until now has figured out real agenda behind Indo-US nuclear deal.
If you pose this question even to China "What would USA say to China to make them come around"? they will not able to answer, because they themselves are not aware of the agenda they have been set on to.
Yes! for technical analysis and to cover up real agenda, one can list a few economic reasons such as:-
1. USA has major investments in China. It may as well say," Well I will pull out all my investments from China and put in India". Even if it threatens like that, USA will not dare do that, because Chinese laborers are more easily controlled through party hierarchy than for say Indian dis-organized or "organized" labor, you may even call confused labor in Indian context.
For USA it is much easier to use communist party hierarchy, than managing Indian multiparty leaders going haywire every other minute.
2. USA possibly would have said, "Well ! My dear Chin Chin! Tibet is yours . We won't fiddle with it say for next 10 or 20 years, even though we will now and then talk about human rights and send some HR groups to make noises now and then but" "that is only to cover up our real secret agreements".
3. USA can even say,to Chinese "We will give you a percentage share of contracts" ( Chinese FM already in India?) and in fact Chinese can even get to operate on USA's behalf by using US company's names. Now a days, is there any perse " US company" or " Chinese company" operating as competitors. Aren't they collaborators? And does not this apply to other NSG countries as well.
Is not that why it was easier to manage other big powers as well?
Real agenda of Indo-US deal is in Point 2 of the revised draft:- points d, e f and g.
"point d:-Refraining from.....until point of multi-lateral fissile material cut off treaty"
Yet it is not explicit.
All the rest of the draft is to bind aka handicap India if at any point of time in future ( no matter which political party comes to power )if it refuses to comply with "real agenda" behind this deal, it will "really" be shown its place.
This neither Indian nationalists who are shouting about "testing" nor non-proliferation specialists who are loyal to their ideals are able to see.
Though every one has some sense of khatta meetha associated with this Indo-US nuclear deal, none of them still have figured out where the real poison is located and how it will be implemented later.
Mr Anonymous! no one can give answer to your questions for you know fully well what you did and what you are doing. Even if some one answers you, it amuses you so well, imagining that no one has figured it out how all this happened.
Well! Precisely for that reason I am posting this comment to let you know, some one has figured it out and agenda will be challenged tooth and nail, in ingenious ways.
Mr Pegin.
- 1:35 am
India can do nuclear tests and never disclose them and reject the claim. This is possible for small output nuke tests. If India wishes to test a thermonuclear bomb it becomes very difficult to claim it as an earthquake.
- 11:13 am
- Siddharth Varadarajan said...
Thanks for your comments. I think the Bush-Hu call was less about strong-arming the Chinese and more about placating their egos.
I am still getting feedback from NSG diplomats who were in the meeting and will write a separate piece on the Chinese role later this week. Stay tuned!
- 11:43 am
- Satish said...
I have mainly four concerns with this deal:
1) INDIA is tied down to future rule changes by NSG (though NSG has to consult INDIA for effective implementations we will be under tremendous pressure to accept the rule changes). There seems to be no incentive for NSG to make INDIA its member unless we demonstrate thorium reactors/thorium breeder reactors (thorium cycle).
2) There are lots of doubts among people about the potency of INDIAN H-Bomb. Lot of questions and/or rumors about a 6th device that was pulled out from the shaft in 1998. There are also rumors about abandoned test in 2002.
3) I also have concerns about talented people leaving government research agencies (BARC, IGCAR,..etc) for doing menial jobs in private sector (nuclear industry) for better pay.
4) Absence of big Indian reactor developers.
I think the government should bind itself legally and commit to the parliament (by amending Atomic Energy Act) by:
1) Mandating minimum funding allocation per year for development of thorium fuel cycle/thorium breeder reactors/AHWR.
2) Mandating funding (in time bound manner) for dedicated LIF (Laser Ignition Facility) under military sector.
3) Modified Atomic Energy Act should take measures that places government employees pay structure in nuclear industry at least on par with employees in private sector at all times by de-linking pay structure of people working for government in nuclear sector from "Central Pay Commission" and forming a "Atomic Energy Pay Commission" (which includes INDIAN private firms in nuclear sector as members) under AEC to regulate pay structure (including benefits) through out the industry. This commission should also define the hierarchy and number of employees in private organization for a given installed capacity.
4) Mandating grooming and promoting at least two players as nuclear reactor developers (PPP model) in medium to long term.
Government should have at least 55% direct or indirect holding at all times.
Each of the two reactor developers should be structured in such a way that AEC (Atomic Energy Commission) will have at least 30% permanent direct holding at all times with veto rights, one public sector firm which is involved in nuclear development and one Indian private company under PPP model (Public Private Partnership) with shareholding of each member never exceeding 45% (except AEC).
The two firms should have 100% Indian holding at all times and any changes to that should need at least 6 months notice period to parliament and parliamentary approval/clearance with 3/4th majority after taking care of Indian commercial, Intellectual Property and Military interests.
One private company I can identify is L&T.
- 5:11 am
India needs to keep its nukes for good reason. They got china and pakis to keep at bay. Why reason do countries like UK and France have to keep nukes?
- 9:52 am
- PM said...
Regarding the Rs. 200,000 crore (USD 45 bn) investment over a number of years, it is not as large a sunk cost as it seems, even assuming all of it becomes infructuous, which is extremely unlikely.
As an order of magnitude, it is less than half the growth in our foreign exchange reserves over the past year.
Alternately, every three months, India invests more than Rs. 400,000 crore
There may be many other reasons why we may decide not to test, but this doesn't look like one of them.
Look forward to Siddharth's China story.
- 1:13 pm
Obviously the more you integrate with the world economy the more exposure you have to risks that may arise due to nuclear tests. But there is also lot to lose if you don't reap the benefits of integrating with the world in all aspects of the energy industry - nuclear being one of them. No doubt nuclear tests and sophisticated nukes raises India's profile in the world stage but creating world class nuclear industry also can make you a big player. The nukes have to be sophisticated enough to counter China and Pak and not too sophisticated and large as US/Russia/Britain arsenal that it becomes an economic burden.
Does the US-India deal constrain the developments of nukes to match China that I don't know. But what should be of more concern is that whether any indirect shackles are being put on the Indian nuclear industry in terms of technology that prevents it from creating Indian GEs, Westinghouse
If India can create such industries in the arena of nuclear industry then you have an equally good chance of upsetting the world power structure as in having nukes and retaining the right to test. Note the so called supplier nations will be equally interested in preserving their monopoly over technology know-how and making India just consumers just as in any other field of technology. A perfect example is space technology as nicely well put in this Economist article -
Gravity is not the main obstacle for America's space business. Government is
- 9:43 am


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I like the idea of him being in his thirties or older.
More seasoned.
A sense that he's been battling for a long time.
That said, I wouldn't mind flashbacks, or memories of when he was younger, when he first got the sword, etc.
I like the idea of him being in his thirties or older.
More seasoned.
A sense that he's been battling for a long time.
That said, I wouldn't mind flashbacks, or memories of when he was younger, when he first got the sword, etc.
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i went for 30s too
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Make Adam in the first movie about 20.
And I'd say He-Man is permanently about 30, regardless of how old Adam is.
Easy way to fix it : keep He-Man as a barbarian.
Seriously, I like the idea of He-Man being a certain age regardless of Adam's age. Also, while being Adam allows him to be more immature, once he changes to He-Man, he know there's no place for that immaturity.
he-man should be an experienced warrior, a leader...in the 20's range he would be too young....
Adam is another thing and for him being in the 20 would be ok...but again I would prefer without Adam
I say twenties!
i say 20s. we want an actor who can complete the franchise without tiring out. as far as the whole "experienced leader" thing. isn't that part of what the power of grayskull brings? the wisdom?
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20 years old is suffice.
I would say late 20's, as old as Schwarzenegger or Jay Cutler, when they won their first Olympia.
This also makes She-Ra the same age, and just old enough to be head strong.
It would make Randor,, about as old as Schwarzenegger is now.
Adam can be in his late teens, early 20s but He-Man would have to look over 30.
Adam and Adora should be able to look similar enough that if Adora is actually taller than Adam you believe they are twins, and then He-Man can turn out taller/bigger than She-Ra (who in my opinion is not really going through any physical change from Adora) and the audience will buy the differences between them.
I have a pretty specific idea of how I would set up Adam, He-Man and the differences between them, although I doubt that anyone in a position of authority would share my views on the subject. This post is strictly about the differences in physicality.
Adam and He-Man should be the same age. I'd say about twenty years old. They ought to be about the same height, and they should also have the same facial structure, right down to the bones. Those are the similarities.
He-Man's body is tan and muscular from spending so much time fighting, training and adventuring. His body is covered in small scars, mementos of just some of his many fights. I suspect he has a small one on his cheek or something where Adam doesn't, adding to the differences. Before a fight, He-Man's eyes are cold steel and his muscles tense like a coiled spring ready to attack, and in combat his flying fists of fury and slashing clashing wonder-blades illustrate to anyone who might witness that he and Adam could never possibly be the same person.
Prince Adam's body is pale and sleight. If He-Man is built like a heavyweight champ, Adam is built like a runner. He's thin, and probably isn't going to knock out anyone with his fists. His whole life has been spent in the capital, well away from violence, so his body has maybe one or two scars, like the kind you get from a surgery. He has a different, shorter and probably neater hair-cut than He-Man. In a fight, Adam knows he doesn't have the advantage, but since he's got a sleight build he's good at running, and relatively acrobatic as part of his exercise regimen so he can parkour his way out of a dangerous situation and hopefully, get someone else there to fight in his stead, probably He-Man.
In other words, our hero seems to be two entirely different people to the entire world. Excepting of course people who already know the secret.
But both He-Man and Adam should look about twenty.
If we ignore Adam completely ill argue for how I see he man, which is an adult. Mature adult. 30's or more. Someone that has that commanding look, unneringly masculine. No shadow of boyhood. His personality can be youthful or whatever, but I realize I don't want to see boy man. Think of how Downey Jr as Tony stark.
I think they got He-Man's age exactly right in the 1987 movie. Dolph Lundgren was just about 30 when they filmed Masters of the Universe.
I say early twenties when he discovers or is given the power of Grayskull to become He-Man. You want to set up a franchise, you'll have to start from the beginning, so when is the best point in Adam's life to become He-Man for the story? A young Adam/He-Man to start with gives you longevity in a franchise and lets the series span as many years as you want.