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22 U.S. Code § 2293 - Long-term development assistance for sub-Saharan Africa
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(a) Findings
The Congress finds that—
(1) drought and famine have caused countless deaths and untold suffering among the people of sub-Saharan Africa;
(2) drought and famine in combination with other factors such as desertification, government neglect of the agricultural sector, and inappropriate economic policies have severely affected long-term development in sub-Saharan Africa; and
(3) the most cost-effective and efficient way of overcoming Africa's vulnerability to drought and famine is to address Africa's long-term development needs through a process that builds upon the needs and capabilities of the African people, promotes sustained and equitable economic growth, preserves the environment, and protects the rights of the individual.
(b) Authority to furnish assistance
The President is authorized to furnish project and program assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may determine in accordance with the policies contained in this section, for long-term development in sub-Saharan Africa.
(c) Purpose of assistance
(1) Purpose
The purpose of assistance under this section shall be to help the poor majority of men and women in sub-Saharan Africa to participate in a process of long-term development through economic growth that is equitable, participatory, environmentally sustainable, and self-reliant.
(2) Use of assistance to encourage private sector development
Assistance under this section should, in a manner consistent with paragraph (1), be used to promote sustained economic growth, encourage private sector development, promote individual initiatives, and help to reduce the role of central governments in areas more appropriate for the private sector.
(d) Application of development assistance general authorities and policies
Except to the extent inconsistent with this section—
(1) any reference in any law to part I of this subchapter (including references to sections 2151a through 2151d of this title) shall be deemed to include a reference to this section; and
(2) assistance under this section shall be provided consistent with the policies contained in section 2151–1 of this title.
(e) Private and voluntary organizations
(1) Consultation to ensure local perspectives
The Agency for International Development shall take into account the local-level perspectives of the rural and urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa, including women, during the planning process for project and program assistance under this section. In order to gain that perspective the Agency for International Development should consult closely with African, United States, and other private and voluntary organizations that have demonstrated effectiveness in or commitment to the promotion of local, grassroots activities on behalf of long-term development in sub-Saharan Africa as described in subsection (c) of this section.
(2) "Private and voluntary organization" defined
For purposes of this section, the term "private and voluntary organization" includes (in addition to entities traditionally considered to be private and voluntary organizations) cooperatives, credit unions, trade unions, women's groups, nonprofit development research institutions, and indigenous local organizations, which are private and nonprofit.
(f) Local involvement in project implementation
Local people, including women, shall be closely consulted and involved in the implementation of every project under this section which as [1] a local focus.
(g) Participation of African women
The Agency for International Development shall ensure that development activities assisted under this section incorporate a significant expansion of the participation (including decisionmaking) and integration of African women in each of the critical sectors described in subsection (i) of this section.
(h) Types of assistance
(1) Projects and programs to address critical sectoral priorities
Assistance under this section shall emphasize primarily projects and programs to address critical sectoral priorities for long-term development described in subsection (i) of this section.
(2) Reform of economic policies
(A) Use of program assistance
Assistance under this section may also include program assistance to promote reform of sectoral economic policies affecting long-term development in sub-Saharan Africa as described in subsection (c) of this section, with primary emphasis on reform of economic policies to support the critical sectoral priorities described in subsection (i) of this section.
(B) Protection of vulnerable groups
Assisted policy reforms shall also include provisions to protect vulnerable groups (especially poor, isolated, and female farmers, the urban poor, and children including displaced children) and long-term environmental interests from possible negative consequences of the reforms.
(3) Democratization and conflict resolution capabilities
Assistance under this section may also include program assistance—
(A) to promote democratization, good governance, and strong civil societies in sub-Saharan Africa; and
(4) Other assistance
Funds made available to carry out this section shall be used almost exclusively for assistance in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). Assistance consistent with the purpose of subsection (c) of this section may also be furnished under this section to carry out the provisions of sections 2151a through 2151d of this title.
(i) Critical sectoral priorities
The critical sectoral priorities for long-term development, as described in subsection (c) of this section, are the following:
(1) Agricultural production and natural resources
(A) Agricultural production
Increasing agricultural production in ways which protect and restore the natural resource base, especially food production, through agricultural policy changes, agricultural research (including participatory research directly involving small farmers) and extension, development and promotion of agriculture marketing activities, credit facilities, and appropriate production packages, and the construction and improvement of needed production-related infrastructure such as farm-to-market roads, small-scale irrigation, and rural electrification. Within this process, emphasis shall be given to promoting increased equity in rural income distribution, recognizing the role of small farmers.
(B) Natural resource base
Maintaining and restoring the renewable natural resource base primarily in ways which increase agricultural production, through the following:
(i) Small-scale, affordable, resource-conserving, low-risk local projects, using appropriate technologies (including traditional agricultural methods) suited to local environmental, resource, and climatic conditions, and featuring close consultation with and involvement of local people at all stages of project design and implementation. Emphasis shall be given to grants for African local government organizations, international or African nongovernmental organizations, and United States private and voluntary organizations.
(ii) Support for efforts at national and regional levels to provide technical and other support for projects of the kinds described in clause (i) and to strengthen the capacities of African countries to provide effective extension and other services in support of environmentally sustainable increases in food production.
(iii) Support for special training and education efforts to improve the capacity of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to manage their own environments and natural resources.
(2) Health
Improving health conditions, with special emphasis on meeting the health needs of mothers and children (including displaced children) through the establishment of primary health care systems that give priority to preventive health and that will be ultimately self-sustaining. In addition, providing training and training facilities, in sub-Saharan Africa, for doctors and other health care providers, notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries.
(3) Voluntary family planning services
Providing increased access to voluntary family planning services, including encouragement of private, community, and local government initiatives.
(4) Education
Improving the relevance, equity, and efficiency of education, with special emphasis on improving primary education.
(j) Minimum levels of assistance for certain critical sectors
The Agency for International Development should target the equivalent of 10 percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out this part for each of the following:
(1) The activities described in subsection (i)(1)(B) of this section, including identifiable components of agricultural production projects.
(k) Effective use of assistance
Assistance provided under this section shall be concentrated in countries which will make the most effective use of such assistance in order to fulfill the purpose specified in subsection (c) of this section, especially those countries (including those of the Sahel region) having the greatest need for outside assistance.
(l) Promotion of regional integration
Assistance under this section shall, to the extent consistent with this section, include assistance to promote the regional and subregional integration of African production structures, markets, and infrastructure.
(m) Donor coordination mechanism
Funds made available to carry out this section may be used to assist the governments of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to increase their capacity to participate effectively in donor coordination mechanisms at the country, regional, and sector levels.
(n) Relation to other authorities
(1) Assistance under other authorities
The authority granted by this section to provide assistance for long-term development in sub-Saharan Africa is not intended to preclude the use of other authorities for that purpose. Centrally funded programs which benefit sub-Saharan Africa shall continue to be funded under part I of this subchapter.
(2) Transfer authorities
(A) The transfer authority contained in section 2151g of this title shall not apply with respect to this section.
(3) Reprogramming notifications
Section 2394–1 of this title does not apply with respect to funds made available to carry out this section.
(4) Procurement of goods and services
In order to allow the assistance authorized by this section to be furnished as effectively and expeditiously as possible, section 2354 (a) of this title, and similar provisions relating to the procurement of goods and services, shall not apply with respect to goods and services procured for use in carrying out this section. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to the Comprehensive Anti/Apartheid Act of 1986.
(o) Support for SADCC projects
(1) Authority to provide assistance
To the extent funds are provided for such purpose in the annual Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, funds made available to carry out this part may be used to assist sector projects, in the sectors specified in paragraph (2), that are supported by the Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) to enhance the economic development of the member states forming that regional institution.
(2) Sectors
The sectors with respect to which assistance may be provided under this subsection are the following: transportation; manpower development; agriculture and natural resources; energy (including the improved utilization of electrical power sources which already exist in the member states and offer the potential to swiftly reduce the dependence of those states on South Africa for electricity); and industrial development and trade (including private sector initiatives).
[1] So in original. Probably should be "has".
Source(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 496, as added Pub. L. 101–513, title V, § 562(a),Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2026; amended Pub. L. 106–200, title I, § 127(c),May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 106–264, title I, § 111(b),Aug. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 752.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (n)(2)(B), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.
The Comprehensive Anti/Apartheid Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (n)(4), probably means the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, which is Pub. L. 99–440, Oct. 2, 1986, 100 Stat. 1086, as amended, and was classified principally to chapter 60 (§ 5001 et seq.) of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–149, § 4(a)(1), (2),Nov. 23, 1993, 107 Stat. 1504, 1505. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2293,Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 496, as added Pub. L. 93–559, § 53,Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1818; amended Pub. L. 94–161, title III, § 314,Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 866, related to economic assistance, etc., to Portugal and Portuguese colonies in Africa gaining independence, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–83, title XII, § 1211(a)(4),Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 279, effective Oct. 1, 1985.
2000—Subsec. (h)(3). Pub. L. 106–200, § 127(c)(1)(B), added par. (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4).
Subsec. (h)(4). Pub. L. 106–200, § 127(c)(1)(A), (2), redesignated par. (3) as (4) and substituted "paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)" for "paragraphs (1) and (2)" in first sentence.
Subsec. (i)(2). Pub. L. 106–264inserted at end "In addition, providing training and training facilities, in sub-Saharan Africa, for doctors and other health care providers, notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries."
Delegation of Functions
For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.
Agricultural and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Pub. L. 105–385, § 2,Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3460, provided that:
"(a) Findings.—Congress finds the following:
"(1) The economic, security, and humanitarian interests of the United States and the nations of sub-Saharan Africa would be enhanced by sustainable, broad-based agricultural and rural development in each of the African nations.
"(2) According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the number of undernourished people in Africa has more than doubled, from approximately 100,000,000 in the late 1960s to 215,000,000 in 1998, and is projected to increase to 265,000,000 by the year 2010. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the term 'under nutrition' means inadequate consumption of nutrients, often adversely affecting children's physical and mental development, undermining their future as productive and creative members of their communities.
"(3) Currently, agricultural production in Africa employs about two-thirds of the workforce but produces less than one-fourth of the gross domestic product in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Bank Group.
"(4) African women produce up to 80 percent of the total food supply in Africa according to the International Food Policy Research Institute.
"(5) An effective way to improve conditions of the poor is to increase the productivity of the agricultural sector. Productivity increases can be fostered by increasing research and education in agriculture and rural development.
"(6) In November 1996, the World Food Summit set a goal of reducing hunger worldwide by 50 percent by the year 2015 and encouraged national governments to develop domestic food plans and to support international aid efforts.
"(7) Although the World Bank Group recently has launched a major initiative to support agricultural and rural development, only 10 percent, or $1,200,000,000, of its total lending to sub-Saharan Africa for fiscal years 1993 to 1997 was devoted to agriculture.
"(8)(A) United States food processing and agricultural sectors benefit greatly from the liberalization of global trade and increased exports.
"(B) Africa represents a growing market for United States food and agricultural products. Africa's food imports are projected to rise from less than 8,000,000 metric tons in 1990 to more than 25,000,000 metric tons by the [sic] 2020.
"(9)(A) Increased private sector investment in African countries and expanded trade between the United States and Africa can greatly help African countries achieve food self-sufficiency and graduate from dependency on international assistance.
"(B) Development assistance, technical assistance, and training can facilitate and encourage commercial development in Africa, such as improving rural roads, agricultural research and extension, and providing access to credit and other resources.
"(10)(A) Several United States private voluntary organizations have demonstrated success in empowering Africans through direct business ownership and helping African agricultural producers more efficiently and directly market their products.
"(B) Rural business associations, owned and controlled by farmer shareholders, also greatly help agricultural producers to increase their household incomes.
"(b) Declaration of Policy.—It is the policy of the United States, consistent with title XII of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [probably means title XII of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. 2220a et seq.], to support governments of sub-Saharan African countries, United States and African nongovernmental organizations, universities, businesses, and international agencies, to help ensure the availability of basic nutrition and economic opportunities for individuals in sub-Saharan Africa, through sustainable agriculture and rural development."
Pub. L. 105–385, title I, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3462, as amended by Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(39),May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1271; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7511(c)(39),June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2032, provided that:"SEC. 101. AFRICA FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE.
"(a) Additional Requirements in Carrying Out the Initiative.—In providing development assistance under the Africa Food Security Initiative, or any comparable or successor program, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development—
"(1) shall emphasize programs and projects that improve the food security of infants, young children, school-age children, women and food-insecure households, or that improve the agricultural productivity, incomes, and marketing of the rural poor in Africa;
"(2) shall solicit and take into consideration the views and needs of intended beneficiaries and program participants during the selection, planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of projects;
"(3) shall favor countries that are implementing reforms of their trade and investment laws and regulations in order to enhance free market development in the food processing and agricultural sectors; and
"(4) shall ensure that programs are designed and conducted in cooperation with African and United States organizations and institutions, such as private and voluntary organizations, cooperatives, land-grant and other appropriate universities, and local producer-owned cooperative marketing and buying associations, that have expertise in addressing the needs of the poor, small-scale farmers, entrepreneurs, and rural workers, including women.
"(b) Sense of the Congress.—It is the sense of the Congress that, if there is an increase in funding for sub-Saharan programs, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development should proportionately increase resources to the Africa Food Security Initiative, or any comparable or successor program, for fiscal year 2000 and subsequent fiscal years in order to meet the needs of the countries participating in such Initiative."SEC. 102. MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE.
"(a) Bilateral Assistance.—In providing microenterprise assistance for sub-Saharan Africa, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall, to the extent practicable, use credit and microcredit assistance to improve the capacity and efficiency of agriculture production in sub-Saharan Africa of small-scale farmers and small rural entrepreneurs. In providing assistance, the Administrator should use the applied research and technical assistance capabilities of United States land-grant universities.
"(b) Multilateral Assistance.—
"(1) In general.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall continue to work with other countries, international organizations (including multilateral development institutions), and entities assisting microenterprises and shall develop a comprehensive and coordinated strategy for providing microenterprise assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.
"(2) Additional requirement.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator should encourage the World Bank Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest to coordinate the strategy described in such paragraph."SEC. 103. SUPPORT FOR PRODUCER-OWNED COOPERATIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS.
"(a) Purposes.—The purposes of this section are—
"(1) to support producer-owned cooperative purchasing and marketing associations in sub-Saharan Africa;
"(2) to strengthen the capacity of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to participate in national and international private markets and to promote rural development in sub-Saharan Africa;
"(3) to encourage the efforts of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to increase their productivity and income through improved access to farm supplies, seasonal credit, technical expertise; and
"(4) to support small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa as they grow beyond microenterprises.
"(b) Support for Producer-Owned Cooperative Marketing Associations.—
"(1) Activities.—
"(A) In general.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is authorized to utilize relevant foreign assistance programs and initiatives for sub-Saharan Africa to support private producer-owned cooperative marketing associations in sub-Saharan Africa, including rural business associations that are owned and controlled by farmer shareholders.
"(B) Additional requirements.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Administrator—
"(i) shall take into account small-scale farmers, small rural entrepreneurs, and rural workers and communities; and
"(ii) shall take into account the local-level perspectives of the rural and urban poor through close consultation with these groups, consistent with section 496(e)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293 (e)(1)).
"(2) Other activities.—In addition to carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator is encouraged—
"(A) to cooperate with governments of foreign countries, including governments of political subdivisions of such countries, their agricultural research universities, and particularly with United States nongovernmental organizations and United States land-grant universities, that have demonstrated expertise in the development and promotion of successful private producer-owned cooperative marketing associations; and
"(B) to facilitate partnerships between United States and African cooperatives and private businesses to enhance the capacity and technical and marketing expertise of business associations in sub-Saharan Africa."SEC. 104. AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION.
"(a) Purpose.—The purpose of this section is to encourage the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to work with United States businesses and other United States entities to invest in rural sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in ways that will develop the capacities of small-scale farmers and small rural entrepreneurs, including women, in sub-Saharan Africa.
"(b) Sense of the Congress.—It is the sense of the Congress that—
"(1) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation should exercise its authority under law to undertake an initiative to support private agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, including issuing loans, guaranties, and insurance, to support rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly to support intermediary organizations that—
"(A) directly serve the needs of small-scale farmers, small rural entrepreneurs, and rural producer-owned cooperative purchasing and marketing associations;
"(B) have a clear track-record of support for sound business management practices; and
"(C) have demonstrated experience with participatory development methods; and
"(2) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation should utilize existing equity funds, loan and insurance funds, to the extent feasible and in accordance with existing contractual obligations, to support agriculture and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa."SEC. 105. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.
"(a) Development of Plan.—The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and appropriate Department of Agriculture agencies, especially the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall develop a comprehensive plan to coordinate and build on the research and extension activities of United States land-grant universities, international agricultural research centers, and national agricultural research and extension centers in sub-Saharan Africa.
"(b) Additional Requirements.—Such plan shall seek to ensure that—
"(1) research and extension activities will respond to the needs of small-scale farmers while developing the potential and skills of researchers, extension agents, farmers, and agribusiness persons in sub-Saharan Africa;
"(2) sustainable agricultural methods of farming will be considered together with new technologies in increasing agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa; and
"(3) research and extension efforts will focus on sustainable agricultural practices and will be adapted to widely varying climates within sub-Saharan Africa."
Reports to Congress
Pub. L. 101–513, title V, § 562(c),Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2030, provided that: "As part of the annual Congressional Presentation materials for economic assistance, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall include a description of the progress made during the previous fiscal year in carrying out chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [this part] in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa which represent differing economic situations and levels of progress. The description shall include—
"(1) the nature and extent of consultation to ensure local perspectives, as described in subsections (e)(1) and (f) ofsection 496 [22 U.S.C. 2293 (e)(1), (f)];
"(2) the degree of involvement of local people in the implementation of projects having a local focus;
"(3) the extent to which there has been expansion of the participation and integration of African women in each of the critical sectors specified in section 496(i);
"(4) program assistance provided, including the amounts obligated, the criteria used for assisting reforms, and the provisions made pursuant to section 496(h)(2)(B) to protect vulnerable groups from possible negative consequences of the reforms; and
"(5) a description of the assistance for the critical sector priorities specified in section 496(i), by sector, including the amounts obligated."
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Patterning a shotgun is a very important element in finding out how the shot charge is being affected by the load and choke. Shotguns are usually used for moving targets.
To pattern a shotgun, you will need to go to the range bringing with you your shotgun, shotgun shells and some pieces of paper at least 40-inches square. When you pattern your shotgun, be sure the ammunition you use has the appropriate size and type of shot or projectile. Using different ammunition will affect the outcome of the pattern. To assist in centering the pattern as much as possible on the paper you may wish to draw a black 2-inch dot in the center of the paper. Place the paper against an appropriate backstop at the maximum distance you expect to take your game; be sure to measure this distance accurately. If your pattern is found to be effective at the max distance, it becomes increasingly more effective the closer to the gun at which you shoot your game.
Step up to the distance line, aim at the black dot and fire. Then walk downrange and draw a 30-inch circle around the densest registration of the pellets on your paper. You can use a 15-inch string tied to a pencil or felt tip pen to make an accurate 30-inch circle. Hold one end of the string against the center of the densest registration or pellet holes and with your other hand swing the pencil or pen in a full circle. If you find your pattern is substantially off the paper due to aim error or flinching, you must reshoot the pattern.
To accurately evaluate your patterns, you must fire a minimum of three patterns of each load, shot size and choke at each distance of interest. This means one shot each at each of the three sheets of paper for a total of three shots to be averaged; never fire more than one shot at each sheet of paper. After firing your patterns mark through and count each pellet hole found inside or touching the 30-inch circle you have drawn on each of your three sheets of paper. Then average the three pellet counts.


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'Darwin Would Put God Out of Business'
If you have faith in God as the Creator, you can't embrace Darwinism too, despite what some scientists claim.
Life would be less stressful if we didn't have to make so many tough choices. For example, you love eating pizza, but you also value keeping your arteries unblocked. You must choose--though lots of us refuse to do so, the result being arteriosclerosis.
Sometimes the choice is between beliefs. When it comes to Darwinian evolution and the challenge it presents to belief in God, a lot of thoughtful men and women seem intent on not facing up to a tough but necessary choice, between Darwin and God.
Thus, over on The New York Times bestseller list is The Language of God, a book by evangelical Christian and genome scientist Francis Collins. He cheers for Darwin, both in his book and in an interview with Beliefnet, while recounting sticky-sweet memories of how he accepted Jesus on a nature hike.
Meanwhile, here at Beliefnet, Rabbi Natan Slifkin, author of "The Challenge of Creation: Judaism's Encounter with Science," singles me out for criticism. Slifkin finds "profoundly problematic" what I have written about Darwinism -- namely that it would render Judaism's claims about God null and void.
The key point is whether, across hundreds of millions of years, the development of life was guided or not. On one side of this chasm between worldviews are Darwinists, whose belief system asserts that life, through a material mechanism, in effect designed itself. On the other side are theories like intelligent design (ID) which argue that no such purely material mechanism could write the software in the cell, called DNA.
ID supporters find positive evidence of a designer's hand at work in life's history. The Discovery Institute, where I'm a senior fellow, has compiled a list of more than 600 Darwin-doubting doctoral scientists representing institutions like Stanford, Yale, and MIT. The bibliography of Darwin-doubting works in peer-reviewed and peer-edited scientific publications continues to grow.
To put it starkly, Darwinism would put God out of business. God's authority to command our behavior is based on His having created us. By this, I don't mean that He formed the first person from clay less than six thousand years ago, but that His guidance was necessary to produce the chief glory of the world, life. If the process that produced existence and then life was not guided, then God is not our creator.
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Suppose there is a knot $K\subset M$,$M$ is a closed 3-manifold. What's the relation between $\chi(\pi_{1}(M-K))$ and $\chi(\pi_{1}(M))$?
($\chi(G)$ means the $\text{SL}_{2}(C)$ representation of $G$ modulo conjugation)
$\chi(\pi_{1}(M))$ is a subset of $\chi(\pi_{1}(M-K))$. Is it the subvariety defined by the equation: $Tr(\rho(m))=2$? ($m$ is the meridian).
It's not obvious because even if $[\rho]\in\chi (\pi_{1}(M-K) )$ satisfy $Tr(\rho(m))=2$, $\rho(m)$ may not be Id, so $\rho$ may not extend to $\pi_{1}(M)$.


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OS_USER Idents
OS_USER is an ident type which allows the user currently logged in to the operating system to connect to a Mimer SQL database without providing a username or password.
If an OS_USER ident is defined with a password in Mimer SQL, the ident may connect to Mimer SQL in the same way as any other user ident (i.e. by providing a user name and password). An OS_USER ident is subject to the same access restrictions as any other USER ident.
PROGRAM Idents
PROGRAM idents may not initiate a connection to a Mimer SQL database, but may be entered from within an application program or interactive environment by using the ENTER statement.
A connection to the database should have been established before the ENTER statement is used. The ident using the ENTER statement must hold EXECUTE privilege on the PROGRAM ident.
Entering a PROGRAM ident is analogous to logging on as a USER ident, in that the PROGRAM ident gains access to the system and any privileges the ident holds become applicable.
PROGRAM idents are generally associated with specific functions within the system, not with physical individuals. For an example showing the use of a PROGRAM ident, see the Mimer SQL User's Manual, PROGRAM Idents - ENTER and LEAVE.
GROUP Idents
GROUP idents are collective identities for groups of USER or PROGRAM idents.
Any privileges granted to or revoked from a GROUP ident automatically apply to all members of the group.
Any ident can be a member of as many groups as required, and one group can include any number of members.
GROUP idents provide a facility for organizing the privilege structure in the database system. For examples showing the use of a GROUP ident, see the Mimer SQL User's Manual.
Idents - Access and Authority
USER, OS_USER and PROGRAM idents are authorized users of the system.
Every USER and PROGRAM ident has a unique ident name and a private password which must be correctly supplied to the CONNECT or ENTER statement in application programs.
An OS_USER may access the database without explicitly providing a username or password on condition that the username for the user currently logged in to the operating system correspond to the definition of an OS_USER in the Mimer SQL database.
When Mimer SQL is installed, the user ident SYSADM, used for database administration, is automatically created. The password for SYSADM is defined when the system is installed, see SDBGEN - Generating the System Databanks.
All idents in the system belong to a group which is specified by using the keyword PUBLIC in Mimer SQL statements. Privileges granted to PUBLIC are global to the system.
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Also, (sorry for double post) I would like various region types to the continent/ country, like marshes, riverlands, hilly and mountainous regions, etc. Again thank you
Hello everyone! I have recently begun writing a short story set in a medieval/ fantasy world and I would love it and appreciate it if someone could make me a map for it.
The only things I require is if somewhere in the north there is a mountainous region with forests and rivers immediately south of it (preferably like rivers starting in the mountains and flowing through some forest areas underneath)
I would like something clean and simple, with a hand drawn vibe to it similar to the map for ord of the rings or martin's Westeros from a game of thrones. I also want it a bit longer height wise than length. If this can be done by one of the many amazing cartographers here I would absolutely love it! I unfortunately have no money so if anyone is willing to make me one I will definately credit them whereever i post the map in conjuction with my short story. Though i want it to look hand drawn and parchmenty/ olding it does not have to actually be hand drawn if you prefer like photoshop or something.
Also if the map could be hi res or large or something thatd be cool too! So thank you whosoever can make me one
Also, (sorry for double post) I would like various region types to the continent/ country, like marshes, riverlands, hilly and mountainous regions, etc. Again thank you
Have you thought about going through the finished maps section and looking for something you might like, then you can ask the mapper if you can use it for your book
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Thanks but id rather someone make one for me.
Feel free to peruse this: Attachment 39418
It magically contains the unique areas you've mentioned, plus a few more. Some rights reserved .
Did you make that? for my request specifically? thats a damn good map
Yes, of course I made that.
I admit I was teasing you a bit with it. You made such an un-specific request that I just had to side with Tilt on this one, most map-making requests are a bit more worked out than "some map" for an ill defined "short story" with no note of mood, style, content, etc.
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I clearly stated the style of map i wanted... Nor do i care for mood. I gave a style and left the rest up to the designer. I myself am a graphics designer and half my requests are for meto exersize my own creative juices... Which i do well enough. But thanks anyway ascension said he would take it up.
Any update yet, Brandon?
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in November and the jobless rate fell to a five-year low of 7.0 percent, heightening expectations the Federal Reserve will soon start ratcheting back its bond-buying stimulus.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 203,000 new jobs last month, the Labor Department said on Friday.
The unemployment rate dropped three tenths of a percentage point to its lowest level since November 2008 as some federal employees who were counted as jobless in October returned to work after a 16-day partial shutdown of the government.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast payrolls rising only 180,000 last month and the unemployment rate falling to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent.
Job gains for September and October were revised to show 8,000 more jobs created than previously reported, lending more strength to the report. Other details were also upbeat, with employment gains across the board, average hourly earnings rising and the workweek lengthening.
In addition, the jobless rate fell even as the participation rate – the share of working-age Americans who either have a job or are looking for one – bounced back from a 35-1/2-year low touched in October.
"The U.S. labor market is still far from healed, but it certainly is moving in the right direction," said Eric Stein, co-director of the Global Income Group at Eaton Vance Investment Managers in Boston.
U.S. stocks bounced higher at the open, the dollar rose against the euro and the yen, and U.S. benchmark Treasury yields hit a three-month high as traders increased bets the Fed could reduce its bond purchases as early as its next meeting on December 17-18.
The central bank has been buying $85 billion in Treasury and mortgage-backed bonds each month to hold long-term borrowing costs down in a bid to spur a stronger economic recovery.
Despite the jobs data, many economists said the central bank was still likely to hold off reducing its purchases until January or March to ensure the economy was on solid ground.
"This number puts a December taper on the table, but it isn't a certainty," said Stein.
Economic data so far for the fourth quarter have been mixed, with labor market and consumer spending indicators firming. However, the housing market and business spending have slowed.
Economists believe the Fed will probably not want to pull back on its stimulus before lawmakers on Capitol Hill strike a deal to fund the government. That could come as soon as next week, however. Congressional aides have said negotiators were down to the final details as they tried to close in on a deal.
A separate report from the Commerce Department showed consumer prices were steady in October, after having risen by 0.1 percent for three straight months. Over the past 12 months, prices rose 0.7 percent, the smallest gain since October 2009.
Excluding food and energy, prices were up just 0.1 percent for a fourth straight month. These so-called core prices were up only 1.1 percent from a year ago.
Both inflation measures remained well below the Fed's 2 percent target, and some economists said they provided another reason for the central bank to move cautiously in pulling back its stimulus.
"I don't think the Fed is in a big rush to do anything drastic in the absence of inflation," said Michael Marrale, a managing director at ITG in New York. "A few strong jobs numbers does not mean we are out of the woods."
Job gains in November were broad-based. Private-sector payrolls rose 196,000. But government employment also increased as hiring by state and local governments offset a decline in federal employment.
Manufacturing payrolls moved up 27,000, rising for a fourth straight month. Construction employment advanced 17,000, adding to October's gains even as the housing recovery has slowed.
Retail employment slowed, adding 22,300 last month compared to 45,800 in October. A late Thanksgiving holiday could have resulted in some of the seasonal hiring not being captured in November's report.
Leisure and hospitality, as well as professional and business services payrolls showed gains, but at a slower pace than in October.
The report also showed average hourly earnings rose by four cents last month, while the length of the workweek edged up to an average of 34.5 hours from 34.4 hours – both bullish signs for the economy.
U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on track to halt a five-session losing streak, in the wake of a stronger-than-expected payrolls report.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 203,000 new jobs last month and the jobless rate fell to a five-year low of 7.0 percent. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast payrolls rising 180,000 last month and the unemployment rate falling to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent.
After an eight-week run that saw the S&P 500 climb nearly seven percent, the benchmark index had dropped 1.2 percent over the past five sessions, its longest losing streak since late September, as encouraging economic data increased expectations the Fed may soon trim its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases.
Many market participants have expected the Fed to announce a cut in stimulus in March. The Fed has said it would slow its massive bond purchases when certain economic measures meet its targets, including a decline in the U.S. unemployment rate. The payrolls report Friday may help gird expectations the economy would be able to support a Fed wind-down of stimulus.
"I don't think the Fed is in a big rush to do anything drastic in the absence of inflation. A few strong jobs numbers do not mean we are out of the woods," said Michael Marrale, head of research, sales and trading at ITG in New York.
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Other data showed consumer spending increased 0.3 percent in October after rising 0.2 percent in September. Economists polled by Reuters had expected consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity, to gain 0.2 percent in October.
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's preliminary reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment jumped to 82.5 for December, up from a final reading of 75.1 in November. This was the highest reading for the index since July, and topped analyst forecasts for a reading of 76.
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Torpedo Run is a mission given to Huang Lee by Wade Heston in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Torpedo Run is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars where the player must destroy a Triad shipment belonging to Zhou Ming, as a favor for Wade Heston. The player is prompted to go to the LCPD dock port where the player will find a Destroyer boat, used by the police. The player is prompted to enter the Destroyer and sail in the general direction of Zhou Ming's Triad shipment and sink the boat. Zhou Ming's boat is being operated by one of his henchmen, who is armed with an SMG, as well as sea mines. Once the player has successfully destroyed the boat and the shipment, then the player is contacted by Wade Heston telling Huang that some cargo is being transported on land and that it must be destroyed. The player is then prompted to sail to the port and stop the land based shipment and destroy the van. Once this has been completed, the mission ends.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Get to the Police dock
- Take the police boat
- Find Zhou Ming's boat before it reaches the dock
- Sink the Zhouboat
- Head to the jetty
- Destroy the van and it's occupants
Mission Replay description
"Heston's FIB contract will give us their informant's name if we do some of his dirty work.
So, I chased down some contraband being brought in by Zhou's men.
If Zhou ever finds out I sank his boat I'm gonna be in deep shit."
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- Gabriel , drinking Peet's since 2009 12/5/13
- Fullerton, CA
The Costa Rica was not my 1st choice to sample, but it is the most impressive. Maybe it's because I steer away from medium bodied coffees. This coffee is full, and bold enough for me. The smokiness really makes up for the slightly less fullness of Peet's very full selections. I will order again.
- Robert Gemerek , drinking Peet's since 2010 2/10/13
- Blasdell, NY
costa rica is my new favorite coffee.....its incredibly well balanced with a sort of tropical taste.....definitly something i could drink everyday and probably will.....i think its better then peets columbia. i wish they had this in stores.
- Anon 8/2/09
If you're searching for a coffee with a heavy body, and a deep robust flavor, search no further. Peet's Costa Rica blend of coffee is the coffee you've been searching for! I always have some stored in the fridge for that very special treat, or for when I'm entertaining those extra special guests.
- Bulent Erdem , drinking Peet's since 2008 5/4/08
- Istanbul, Turkey
I also tried Peet's Colombia (Huila region) and Guatemala San Sebastian (Antigua region) but to me the Costa Rica was the best of the Peet's American trio. It was also one of the BEST two coffees which were so distinctive and impressive to me that I have ever tasted in my life. The other best coffee was so bright in the acidity and had a unique volcanic smokiness in the flavor, it was roasted by another roaster as a special reserve coffee from Guatemala Antigua region. And this Peet's Costa Rica has a full body, bright acidity and a unique, exceptional, wonderful "cocoa" flavor which is never bitter but so sweet. Both the dry fragrance when the beans are ground and the wet aroma when the coffee is brewed and poured to the cup are so wonderful and intoxicant. I also tried other Costa Rican coffees from different roasters including single farm coffees which had high scores from "Cup of Excellence"
- David Bass 1/31/08
- Lubbock, TX
This coffee is absolutely wonderful. I can't give the fancy talk about subtle flavors and such, all I know is this is by far my favorite coffee. I have tried lots of blends and coffees from around the world, including Jamaican Blue Mountain and none compare to this. I just wish my local Peets sold this in whole bean.
- Jeannette Ward 2/21/06
- Saint Louis, MO
I have always been a coffee enthusiast. Many years ago I visited Costa Rica for a conference. As we ate at each restaurant I always ordered coffee and at each I would say, "Wow! This restaurant has great coffee." At some point it dawned on me that maybe it was the country rather than the restaurant. So I bought some beans and brought them home. I was sad when they were gone because other "Costa Rican coffee" I bought just didn't taste the same. Subsequently on another trip to California I discovered Peet's and their Costa Rican coffee and have been a regular customer ever since. Peet's Costa Rican is really Costa Rican and has the same great taste and fragrance that won my loyalty in that country many years ago.
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This is a coffee that surprises me every time I taste it. It is always wonderful, but sometimes smoke and spice are the predominant flavors, and other times it
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The Peet's coffee with plenty of bling! An intense sparkle permeates this wonderful Central American coffee. Customers develop a devout loyalty to this coffee and often ask for "a pound of MY Costa Rica." !Viva el caf
- Shea Roney 7/24/05
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- Emeryville, CA
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Coming from the mountains that surround the premier surf spots of Latin America, Costa Rica is a highly enjoyable coffee that gives you the spicy hints of cinnamon, smokiness from the jungle rich hillsides, and nice well balanced acidity reminiscent of bright sunny days. The full bodied feel to the palate gives you the depth of excellence that Costa Rica has not only in it
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Costa Rica is without a doubt my favorite single origin coffee available at Peet
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At first taste Costa Rica jumps towards your taste buds with citrus excitement that leaves you lingering for more. This Latin American coffee finishes with a subtle smokiness that reminds you of how flavorful this coffee can be.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
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Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
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Recorded: Thursday, April 18, 2002
Filmed before a live audience on April 18, 2002, renowned author Gore Vidal rejects the blind patriotism expected by government officials and the mainstream media, and investigates U.S. foreign policy throughout recent history, showing how it has contributed to the terrorist crisis. With his famous wit and insight, Vidal also demonstrates the ways in which the War on Terrorism is being used to curtail civil liberties and shred the Bill of Rights.
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The United Nations Environment Programme notes that the world remains on an unsustainable track despite hundreds of internationally agreed goals and objectives. An ambitious set of sustainability targets can be met, but only with renewed commitment and rapid scaling-up of successful policies.
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The world continues to speed down an unsustainable path despite over 500 internationally agreed goals and objectives to support the sustainable management of the environment and improve human wellbeing, according to a new and wide-ranging assessment coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Malice (マリス, Marisu) was a kunoichi and the main antagonist that appeared in Naruto Shippūden 3D: The New Era.
Malice was the most skilled kunoichi of the Rinha clan when her clan was around. During the years of the shinobi wars, shinobi from other countries began targeting her clan for their medical ninjutsu. Her husband got involved and ended up getting killed in battle. After the last war ended, a deadly plague began spreading and her son, Yūto, was taken by the Five Kage to produce an anti-body to eliminate the plague. They succeeded, but at the cost of Yūto's life. She became the village head of a small village until she disappeared.
Malice had medium black hair, light yellow-orange eyes, and two silver hairpins tied on the back of her hair. Her bangs covered her right eye. She wore a black kimono with a white sash, black fingerless gloves, a white jacket with a higher collar with blue rose-print texture, black leg warmers, grey shinobi sandals and a black forehead protector around her neck.
Malice had proven to be a very cunning and capable kunoichi. She was able to study her opposition to deduce and easily breakdown their personalities and abilities. She is able to use her clan's medical techniques and forbidden techniques with little effort. Malice also has an immense chakra reserve, be able to preserve herself for many years. In terms of ninjutsu prowess, she was well versed with fūinjutsu. She is able to conjure up a crystal barrier cage, capable of trapping anything inside, in suspended animation. Although, with enough chakra, they are able to escape; just another testament to her immense chakra levels. In the area of medical ninjutsu, she was able to revitalise herself with a huge increase of stamina and chakra. Little is known about her actual fighting capabilities, but she proved very proficient in the use of the puppet technique. She was able to fight perfectly well with the puppet copies of the five Kage, skillfully mimicking their individual skills and fighting styles. She was even capable of controlling the puppets without the use of chakra threads.
In a ploy to revive her son, and get revenge on the five Kage, Malice has an unknown technique that allows her to perfectly revive the dead, given enough chakra. Presumably equivalent to the five Kage's chakra.
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Malice was said to be the greatest kunoichi of her clan, so it can be assumed that she's mastered her clan's special ability. With it, Malice is able to forcefully absorb chakra from anyone and create perfect copies of them. She can absorb their chakra through two mediums: directly from their bodies, whether close or from considerable distances. The other possible medium, is through her puppets. When defeated, the puppets simply return to their original puppet form.
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Malice kidnapped the current Five Kage and sealed them in a crystal as well as taking some of their chakra. Using their chakra, Malice turned her puppets into exact copies of the Kage. Naruto began noticing Tsunade's strange behaviour and learned that "Tsunade" is really a puppet. Naruto travelled to each of the Five Great Shinobi Countries and taking out the fake Kage. When Naruto defeated the fake Gaara and Mei Terumī and was about to return to Konoha, he encountered her and she introduced herself and explained to Naruto about peace. As Naruto defeated Malice, she became a puppet and Naruto realised that the fake Kage were not only puppets.
After defeating the fake A, she appeared once again before Naruto and told him to find her at her old mansion to free the Kage. Naruto found and defeated her. Due to her chakra became weak, the Kage were released from the crystal they were sealed in. Ōnoki knew Malice after they were freed. She fled beneath the mansion with Naruto giving the chase. Naruto caught up and Malice revealed her plans to revive her son with the Kage's chakra. Malice succeeded, however, Yūto turned into a giant monstrous puppet, which according to Naruto, was the result of how Malice revived him. Yūto returned to normal after Naruto defeated him in a battle. She asked for Yūto's forgiveness to which he accepted. She expressed her desire for peace and entrusted her hopes on Naruto to change the world. As the mansion began collapsing, she remained to stay, hoping to join with Yūto in the afterlife.


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