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Africa has the right to make its own mistakes
Industrial policy used to be a four-letter word at the World Bank, observed Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel economics laureate, in a recent conference on industrial policy in Africa that I attended. He should know. He used be the chief economist of the World Bank, albeit a very unorthodox one.
The statement itself, if a little exaggerated, was nothing extraordinary, as the World Bank's extreme aversion to industrial policy had been well known. What was extraordinary, however, was where the statement was made — a conference that was partly sponsored by the World Bank. So, the conference was a bit like a Vatican theological colloquium trying to positively re-evaluate Protestantism.
Extraordinary it may sound, the conference is only one of many signs that signify the recent shifts in the debate on development policy, especially in relation to Africa.
In the 1980s, in their desperate attempts to survive the third-world debt crisis of 1982, most African countries became heavily indebted to the World Bank and its sister organisation, the International Monetary Fund.
Their loans came with a lot of strings attached. The borrower countries were made to cut government spending, privatise their state-owned enterprises, deregulate their financial markets, and liberalise international trade and foreign investment.
The reasoning behind these policies — often called the Washington consensus policies — was that big and intrusive governments were the main causes of poor economic performances of the African countries. Once you lift the 'dead hand' of the state, it was expected, private sector entrepreneurs would burst out and revive their economies.
Highly embarrassing
The expectation was, to put it mildly, unmet. In most African countries, there was no private sector that could rush in to fill the vacuum left behind by the shrinking state. Even in countries where the private sector was reasonably developed, it could not thrive in an environment of vastly heightened import competition and collapsing public investments in infrastructure, education and skills.
As a result, between 1980 and 2000, per capita income in sub-Saharan Africa fell by 9 per cent. This was a highly embarrassing record for the advocates of the Washington consensus, as the interventionist policies — whose mistakes their policies were supposed to be correcting — had raised it by 37 per cent in the preceding two decades.
Fortunately, economic growth has come back to Africa in the new century, making the 2000s the region's fastest-growing decade ever.
However, this has not come about because the Washington policies suddenly started working, as admitted by even some of the World Bank staff at the conference. It has been mainly driven by the primary commodity price boom, fuelled by the rapid growth in resource-hungry China (with the end of civil war in some countries lending a helping hand).
Washington orthodoxy
Moreover, the growth recovery does not mean that the African countries are out of the woods. Even after a decade of unprecedented expansion, per capita income in the region today is barely 10 per cent higher than in 1980, given the economic devastation wreaked by the Washington consensus policies in the 1980s and the 1990s.
More important, there is a serious question about the sustainability of recent growth on the continent. Leaving things to the market, following the Washington orthodoxy, few African countries have been able to convert their recent resource bonanza into a more sustainable industrial base.
Worryingly, over the past decade many African countries have increased, rather than reduced, their reliance on primary commodities, whose notoriously large price fluctuations make sustained growth difficult.
Hence the growing interest among the African countries in industrial development through more active industrial policy — similar to what we saw in the east Asian 'miracle' economies, like Japan and Korea, between the 1950s and the 1980s.
This interest is even further encouraged by the fact that the main source of Africa's recent economic recovery itself — the Chinese economic boom — has been generated by such policy.
Moreover, there is an increasing recognition that, contrary to the prevailing myth, most western countries, including Britain and the United States, aggressively used industrial policy in the earlier stages of their developments.
Safety in numbers
There are also changes in global politics that encourage the abandonment of the Washington orthodoxy. For many African countries, China is now a major — and often the biggest — trading partner and aid donor. This means that deviation from the Washington consensus policies is less costly in terms of aid flows and trade preferences.
Moreover, in the past several years, many other developing countries — especially the Latin American ones — have also moved away from the Washington orthodoxy, providing a certain degree of 'safety in numbers' for countries that want to defy the orthodoxy.
Last but not least, the bankruptcy of free-market policies in the core capitalist countries revealed by the 2008 global financial crisis is making it more difficult for local free-market economists to defend the Washington orthodoxy.
So, everything points to a more active use of industrial policy in the African countries over the coming years. No doubt some of them will make mistakes and mess things up in the process, but, to judge by past records, most countries will be better off in the long run with a more activist development strategy than with the bankrupt Washington orthodoxy.
And what if some of them get it wrong? The right to make mistakes — the right to be wrong — is the true sign of autonomy, which most African countries have been denied for far too long.
Ha-Joon Chang teaches economics at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism


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Demographic composition and projections of car use in Austria
Understanding the factors driving demand for transportation in industrialised countries is important in addressing a range of environmental issues. Previous work has identified demographic factors as important influences on demand, in addition to economic factors. While some studies applied a detailed demographic composition to analyse past developments of transportation demand, or estimated parameters based on models that include demographic variables, projections for the future have never accounted for future compositional changes in the population. In this paper, we combine cross-sectional analysis of car use in Austria with detailed household projections to explore the sensitivity of projections of car use to the specific type of demographic disaggregation employed. We find that particular demographic characteristics of households can have important effects on aggregate demand through the combined effect of differences in demand across different types of households, and changes in the future composition of the population by household type. For example, the highest projected car use--an increase of about 20 per cent between 1996 and 2046--is obtained if we apply the value of car use per household to the projected numbers of households. However, if we apply a composition that differentiates households by size, age and sex of the household head, car use is projected to increase by less than 3 per cent during the same time period. These findings suggest that the inclusion of demographic factors in transportation demand modelling should extend beyond their use in historical decompositions and as controls in model parameter estimation to explicit consideration of future demographic changes.
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Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast Monday evening knocking out power to 7 million homes and businesses and forcing the cancellation of over 13,000 flights. The powerful storm's tidal surge brought devastating damage to the New Jersey coastline, New York City and Long Island.
The huge and dangerous hurricane forced the closure of U.S. stock markets on Monday and Tuesday as the storm swamped lower Manhattan's financial district. Monday's shutdown was the stock market's first weather-related closure in 27 years. The storm's tidal surge caused the worst damage to the New York subway system in its 108-year history, according to a Metropolitan Transit Authority spokesman.
With sustained 80 mph winds, the storm has caused the death of at least 39 people. In addition, blizzard conditions dumped 1 to 2 feet of snow on some parts of West Virginia.
Hurricane Sandy is expected to be the worst weather event to hit New York City since at least 1938, when the Long Island Express, one of the strongest hurricanes in history blew through, according to Reuters.
Equity index markets will close Tuesday morning at 8:15 a.m. CT for both the trading floor and CME Globex in coordination with the announced closure of the U.S. equity markets because of Hurricane Sandy.
CME Group's interest rate futures and options on futures including Treasury, Eurodollar and Fed Funds will reopen at 5:00 p.m. CT Monday and resume normal trading hours, including remaining open Oct. 30. The re-opening for interest rate markets applies to both trading floor and CME Globex venues.
In addition, as a result of New York City's continued mandatory evacuation of Zone A, which includes CME Group's NYMEX World Headquarters and New York trading floor, the New York floor will be closed on Tuesday, Oct. 30. All New York floor-traded products will be available on ClearPort as well as CME Globex during their regular market hours. All other CME Group futures and options on futures markets will remain open.
The dangerous system has closed rail and container ports in New York and New Jersey and stranded countless travelers. A 63-mile portion of New Jersey's Garden State Parkway also was closed.
Weather experts remain vigilant in their warnings to the public. "This is the most catastrophic event that we have faced and been able to plan for in any of our lifetimes," according to Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy.


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Throughout the four-hour Comedy A through Z lesson, protégés learn how to create and write for a performance persona, carving out an approach that is both unique to their strengths and resilient when dealing with humorless crowds of scarecrows. As Brad covers such basic essentials as stage presence, making a proper entrance, and calming a sweating microphone, he will also dish out tips for building a career in comedy and landing roles. In 2011, two of Brad's students made their debuts on The Tonight Show.

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Naomi Campbell Slams Witchcraft Rumors
Calling Rush & Molloy directly at New York Daily News, Naomi Campbell hoped to clear up any rumors that she might be involved in Brazil's African-based religion, Candomblé. According to Campbell, the talk of witchcraft started because she attended an event that was being held for a Candomblé priest, Tuca Franchini. From Rush & Molloy:
"I'm Church of England, Protestant. I was christened that," Campbell told us. "I went to a party for a guy whose birthday it was [Candomblé priest Tuca Franchini].
I don't discriminate against what religion people have. That's what he does, but it doesn't mean I have to be involved in it."
Additionally, Franchini has called me to dissipate any possible rumors that he's a follower of the Naomi Campbell School of Violent Acts. Just kidding! But I wish someone would start calling me to clear up rumors. I mean, I've been on the news now. I'm ready for it.
Naomi denying Brazil sect's appeal [New York Daily News]


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Make Your Own Cabinet Pulls for $2 Each
After living in her rented San Francisco for a few years, Remodelista editor Alexa felt it was time to change the cabinet hardware in her kitchen. Her dilemma? Twenty-four cabinets, combined with a love for expensive leather pulls priced at $20 each. The good news is that she figured out a way to make her own desired cabinet pulls. It's simple and requires only the materials below.
Above: Alexa's finished pulls, which are easy to make.
Here's What You Need:
• Vegetable-tanned Leather Hide, $20 on Etsy (a single hide yields 30 cabinet pulls), or a faux leather alternative.
• Matte Behr Interior Paint in white; $11.23 at Home Depot.
• Nuts and Carriage Bolts; $5.44 for a pack of 20 at Home Depot.
• General Tool 818 Scratch Awl; $6.60 at Amazon.
• Paint Brushes; $1.15 each at Home Depot.
Above: To make each pull, simply paint the leather or faux leather surface, cut the pieces in your desired size (keep in mind each piece will be looped in half), create a hole for the screw with a stitching awl and add your nut and bolt. To see full step-by-step instructions, watch Alexa's video tutorial.
Above: The source of Alexa's obsession: leather cabinet pulls from Dutch interior design firm Nu Interieur Ontwerp.
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Suriya to Play a Negative Role in Suriya 24 - NTv
Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 11:07 AM
Indian film actor Suriya requires no introduction as his commendable acting has always been loved by his fans. Now the actor is coming with negative role in his upcoming movie 24. Actresses Samantha and Nithya Menen have been portraying the lead female lead roles opposite Suriya. Suriya will be seen in three roles and one of that roles will be a negative role.


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NEW YORK (Sep. 20)
Two important members of the German Parliament at Bonn, Martin Hirsch and Dr. Alois Zimmer, were honored yesterday at a luncheon at the Hotel Delmonico by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. Mr. Hirsch is chairman of the Indemnification Committee of the Bundestag, the lower house of the German Parliament. Dr. Zimmer is a leading member of the CDU, the dominant party in the present government.
Jacob Blaustein, senior vice-president of the organization, who presided, laid stress on the pressing need to enact basic amendments and improvements to the German Indemnification Law, which the Claims Conference had urged upon the German Government. Early enactment of the amendments was essential, Mr. Blaustein said, so as to repair injustices which had arisen in the course of administering the Law and the nearly three million claims filed under it, and to grant redress to groups of Nazi victims to whom compensation had been denied for reasons lying beyond their control.
Mr. Hirsch and Dr. Zimmer, who have been visiting the United States as members of a German parliamentary study group, expressed their readiness to support every effort to speed up legislative action and to correct legislative injustices to Nazi victims. Both men emphasized that first-hand meetings held by them with Nazi victims in the United States and with Claims Conference spokesmen had impressed them deeply with the strong moral and human factors involved.


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So Patrick George's article yesterday listing the worst selling cars and trying to justify why people should buy them got me thinking about looking for the best aspects of bad cars, and how you can make something terrible sound appealing. Today I was killing time by searching Autotrader for wagons under $5,000, just to see what was floating around, and I came across this Daewoo Nubira wagon for the low low price of $2,250. The best that the poor bastard who had to write the summary for this car could do was to say that it was "practical." He listed some generic features and then just said ". . . and more!" as if you should know about all the awesome things that come on a Nubira Wagon.
What would you say about this wagon to make it seem somewhat appealing? Give me your most creative redeeming features. I'm sure some of you work in advertising/marketing and can come up with something amazing.
What other terrible cars are out there? What do you say about them to make them appealing?


text: \nNFL Week 4\n \nLast Week: 5-11 (.313); This Season: 22-26 (.458)\n \nThursday, Sept. 27\n \n\n\n8:20 p.m. ET (NFLN)\n\nCleveland Browns (0-3) at Baltimore Ravens (2-1)John Harbaugh's team is 20-1 at home since late 2009. And you think Cleveland can come in and give the Ravens a challenge? I can't see it, especially with the Ravens getting better and better each week running the no-huddle, which helped them gain 503 yards against the Pats last Sunday night. And the Browns have never beaten Joe Flacco. Gene Steratore's the ref tonight, by the way, in the first game back for the real guys. Good sign, because he's very good at calming a raucous division rivalry, and nothing fazes him.\n\n\n\n26\n\n13\n\n\n \nSunday, Sept. 30\n \n\n\n1 p.m. ET (CBS)\n\nNew England Patriots (1-2) at Buffalo Bills (2-1)"We're 1-2, and we've got to do something about it," said Tom Brady. This is what I think he'll do: take matters into his own hands. As long as his offensive front -- obviously shaky at times in the first three games -- gives him time, I see big weeks for Brandon Lloyd and Wes Welker downfield and in intermediate areas Sunday in Orchard Park. By the way, like you, I was stunned to see Bills punter Brian Moorman get whacked this week in favor of rookie Shawn Powell by GM Buddy Nix. Then I looked at his net average: 32.7 yards.\n\n\n\n33\n\n23\n\n\n \n\n\n1 p.m. ET (FOX)\n\nSan Francisco 49ers">49ers (2-1) at New York Jets (2-1)Jim Harbaugh's team lost in Minnesota last week, but because of his sense of urgency the Niners have never had a two-game losing streak under his watch. The Jets will sorely miss Darrelle Revis, so there's that. And there's the fact that the Niners are the better team.\n\n\n\n49ers_50.png">23\n\n13\n\n\n \n\n\n1 p.m. ET (CBS)\n\nTennessee Titans (1-2) at Houston Texans (3-0)You can't stop Matt Schaub, even when you rip off a piece of his ear. Plays missed after the hit Joe Mays put on Schaub, which resulted in a one-game Mays suspension: one. His 106.2 passer rating inches up a few clicks this week with a masterful game at Reliant against the Titans.\n\n\n\n37\n\n16\n\n\n \n\n\n1 p.m. ET (CBS)\n\nSan Diego Chargers (2-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (1-2)A week ago, the sky was falling on the Chiefs. Now they're a win away from being tied for the AFC West lead at the quarter pole. Thanks, Jamaal Charles, for those 233 yards in New Orleans. Got 145 in you Sunday? You'd better, if the boot on Peyton Hills' foot Wednesday is any indication of his readiness for the Chargers.\n\n\n\n19\n\n16\n\n\n \n\n\n1 p.m. ET (FOX)\n\nCarolina Panthers (1-2) at Atlanta Falcons (3-0) I see where Cam Newton admits no wrongdoing, no weakness, in the wake of his meltdown a week ago. Can't anyone in Carolina teach him something about growing as a person and a player?\n\n\n\n27\n\n20\n\n\n \n\n\n1 p.m. ET (FOX)\n\nMinnesota Vikings (2-1) at Detroit Lions (1-2)I expect Matthew Stafford to play through his upper-leg injury. (Hip? Hammy? Quad? Who knows?) Things might be different if the Lions weren't 1-2 with the bye on the horizon next week. But suddenly this is bordering on a must game for the Lions, and if Stafford can walk and chew gum and protect himself at the same time, I see him playing.\n\n\n\n29\n\n20\n\n\n \n\n\n1 p.m. ET (FOX)\n\nSeattle Seahawks (2-1) at St. Louis Rams (1-2)This will be a field-position game, and I like the Seahawks' chances to play good field-position football. The running back, Marshawn Lynch, is second in the league in carries (24 efficient ones per game), and the punter, the underrated Jon Ryan, is second in the league with a 45.6 net punting average. I can't see Sam Bradford making three long drives against this defense.\n\n\n\n23\n\n16\n\n\n \n\n\n4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)\n\nCincinnati Bengals (2-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-2)The Bengals are 31st in the league against the run. They allowed 213 yards on the ground in Washington last week. Maurice Jones-Drew is on fire. Why pick the Bengals? In Mike Zimmer I trust. He'll figure a way to not allow Jones-Drew to win this game by himself.\n\n\n\n27\n\n23\n\n\n \n\n\n4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)\n\nOakland Raiders (1-2) at Denver Broncos (1-2)Toughest game to pick this week, because of how thin the Denver linebackers are with the injuries and suspension of Joy Mays for one week for the Matt Schaub hit. A month shy of his 37th birthday, Keith Brooking likely moves in to play middle linebacker, and he'll have to be stout to stop Darren McFadden from controlling this game. Ball control, Peyton Manning. Ball control.\n\n\n\n24\n\n20\n\n\n \n\n\n4:05 p.m. ET (CBS)\n\nMiami Dolphins (1-2) at Arizona Cardinals (3-0)"By no stretch of the imagination do I think we've arrived," said coach Ken Whisenhunt, whose Cards are 3-0 for the first time since student Ken Whisenhunt was in seventh grade in Augusta, Ga. (1974). Maybe not, but the Cards have a shot to be 7-0 in the next month. Next four: Dolphins, at Rams, Bills, at Vikes. \n\n\n\n27\n\n13\n\n\n \n\n\n4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)\n\nWashington Redskins (1-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-2)I'd like Washington a lot more if Brian Orakpo would be in the fold for this one instead of in sick bay. Josh Freeman's got to be better than he was last week in Dallas, and the fact that he should have more time this week than last will help him.\n\n\n\n27\n\n25\n\n\n \n\n\n4:25 p.m. ET (FOX)\n\nNew Orleans Saints (0-3) at Green Bay Packers (1-2)Just a recommendation for the commissioner of football, who likes to go to games in different cities during the season: Might be best to steer clear of this one. You're Public Enemy No. 1 by both fan bases.\n\n\n\n31\n\n17\n\n\n \n\n\n8:20 p.m. ET (NBC)\n\nNew York Giants (2-1) at Philadelphia Eagles (2-1)The Giants are hotter, to be sure, with 61 points in their last five quarters. And Mike Vick (first three games: nine turnovers) is under pressure to play better or start fearing for his job -- no matter how reassuring the words from Andy Reid are. Reid's a performance guy, and Vick's not doing the job in the first three weeks. This comes down to liking Eli Manning to make a few more plays in the fourth quarter than Vick, as simple as that sounds.\n\n\n\n24\n\n23\n\n\n \nMonday, Oct. 1\n \n\n\n8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)\n\nChicago Bears (2-1) at Dallas Cowboys (2-1)Not saying that one matchup is everything in any game. But DeMarcus Ware, the best outside linebacker in football, is matched against J'Marcus Webb, one of the worst left tackles in football. The Bears will help Webb a lot with extra blockers and chippers, but they aren't good enough on the line as a whole for that to not cripple them elsewhere on the line. I expect Matt Forte to play with that bad ankle of his, but no one will know how effective he'll be until Monday night.\n\n\n\n20\n\n13\n\n\n \n\n


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Kourtney Kardashian bumps it up in boots at a Barnes & Noble book store in Los Angeles on Monday (November 9). An expectant Kourtney was was joined by her sister Kim Kardashian.
Kim recently told Us that Kourtney is "having a hard time" accepting the extra weight of pregnancy.
Kourtney is going crazy. She feels so big right now. She's just ready to have the baby.
Kourtney, 30, and her boyfriend Scott Disick are expecting their first child next month.


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H&M dress & cardiganExcuse my messy room (and my tired appearance), I took those pics really quick when I came home from a housewarming party last night. It got a little late due to the clock change very early this morning.
Primark bag
Monki booties
So I finally got the occasion to wear my new LBD with lace details, but since it was a housewarming party I had to dress it down a bit. Think I succeeded? (I do ;))
I'll leave you with a picture of my friend's (the one who moved it) wall - can you believe she painted that all on her own?


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LONDON — The British government, faced with the need to make drastic cuts in government expenditure, has nevertheless decided to ring-fence the overseas aid budget and has pledged to continue to work toward the U.N. target of providing aid equivalent to 0.7 percent of GDP.
All the British political parties endorse this aim, but there are many critical voices. At a time of enforced austerity, why should overseas aid be exempted from cuts? Shouldn't the old adage "charity begins at home" apply?
There are plenty of valid counterarguments. Countries receiving British aid have much smaller GDP per capita than Britain and suffer from widespread poverty. A common sense of humanity should induce us to give aid to the poorest countries.
There is also a significant national interest in maintaining overseas development assistance (ODA). Many of the poorest countries are unstable and provide a breeding ground for international terrorism.
We also have a broad interest in improving the economies of developing countries. Economic development in due course should lead to greater opportunities for international trade, thus contributing to world prosperity.
No right-minded person can object to aid being given to countries suffering from natural disasters such as the disastrous floods in Pakistan and the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Government assistance has been supplemented by various nongovernmental aid agencies. Some such as UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders and the International Red Cross are international, but many other voluntary bodies in Britain are actively involved in disaster relief. These include Save The Children Fund and Oxfam.
In Britain, the Disasters Emergency Committee runs a small organization to coordinate fundraising activities following appeals for donations. Sadly, there are signs of "donor fatigue." Despite TV pictures of devastation caused by the floods, the threat from diseases such as cholera, and the urgent need for clean drinking water and emergency supplies of food, the public response has been disappointing compared with that in the aftermath of the Haiti quake and the Southeast Asian tsunami.
One reason for the disappointing public response has almost certainly been the published accounts of bickering between nongovernmental organizations about which organization should do what. Allegations have also been made about inefficiency and waste by aid organizations. Some of these reports may be exaggerated, but they cannot be entirely discounted.
Aid organizations need to do more to pare down their administrative costs and show that money donated does lead to real improvements on the ground.
It has also been alleged that critical comments about Pakistan made by David Cameron, the British prime minister, during his recent visit to India might have added to British perceptions that elements in the Pakistani Intelligence Service support the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Cameron's remarks were described by the Labour opposition as "fog-horn diplomacy," and Cameron was criticized for usurping the role of the foreign secretary. Coming from the Labour Party — where Prime Minister Tony Blair and, to a lesser extent Gordon Brown, regularly upstaged their foreign secretaries — such criticism is ironic. While frankness is desirable, prime ministers do need to think carefully about the timing and phrasing of their public comments.
The aims and methods of development assistance raise many difficult issues. Should the protection of human rights and the development of democratic institutions be the prime aim of ODA? If so, should we refuse to help regimes accused of abusing human rights? Common sense suggests that we be pragmatic, but once we compromise our principles, we are on a dangerously slippery slope.
When there is famine, food aid may have to be given, but it is surely better to give assistance toward the development of sustainable agriculture. There is a danger that food aid becomes primarily a way of dumping farm surpluses.
Perhaps the most difficult problem in administering ODA is how to prevent it from being siphoned off by crooked local or international contractors and corrupt local politicians and officials.
There are too many stories of aid money ending up in anonymous Swiss bank accounts and funding luxurious lifestyles for local politicians whose fellow countrymen suffer impoverished lives in sordid and steamy slums. The most blatant example of this is Robert Mugabe, who remains president of Zimbabwe and enjoys all the luxuries while his people starve and are beaten by thugs.
China has recently become a major aid donor to African countries. In principle this is welcome, but too much Chinese aid has been used to prop up evil regimes such as those in the Sudan and Zimbabwe. Chinese aid often seems to be a cover for exploiting the natural resources of African countries.
ODA should be maintained and expanded, if possible, although the figure of 0.7 percent of GDP seems arbitrary. Was it just plucked out of the air, or is there a method to its choice?
The government alleges that there are bureaucratic inefficiencies and wasteful quangos in other government departments. There are likely similar examples of waste and inefficiency in the Overseas Development Ministry.
Has the current Japanese government recently thought through and reviewed its overseas aid budget and administration? ODA is an important element in Japan's international profile and deserves the attention of senior ministers.
Hugh Cortazzi, a former British career diplomat, served as ambassador to Japan from 1980 to 1984.


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Inmarsat, which last year rolled out its Swift64 airborne satellite Internet service, is seeing its voice and data mix changing as it expands its high-speed data capabilities. And the global mobile satellite communications provider reported there is "significant and continuing demand" for its services arising from global security concerns.
The company is pleased with the response to its launch of Swift64, which provides secure, reliable data communications at speeds up to 64 kbps, allowing quick and easy access to e-mail, the Web and company networks. At the same time, the cockpit crew can interface with ground-based information systems and, eventually, ATC services.
While the performance of Swift64 is based on the communications capabilities of Inmarsat's current Inmarsat 3 satellites, the growing demand for mobile broadband services is prompting the company to develop a fourth-generation constellation that is currently scheduled for operation next year.
Paul Griffith, v-p of portfolio development and marketing for Inmarsat, said the company's revenues last year were $463 million, up 5 percent from the previous year. The company estimates that data services accounted for 55 percent of revenues by the end of the fourth quarter of last year, compared with 45 percent for voice services.
Speaking at the 2003 Inmarsat Aeronautical Conference near Wash- ington, D.C., last month, Griffith said that among the company's objectives for this year are double-digit revenue growth, increasing income from data services while protecting its core voice revenues, and consolidating services it launched last year.
Simon Tudge, Inmarsat's marketing manager for aeronautical business, told the gathering that while air transport represents an "interesting market," business aviation– despite being hit by the worldwide economy–holds "strong, latent demand for these services." Swift64 is focused on business aviation and medium-term air-transport markets, he said.
Acceptance of Swift64 will be event and public-relations driven, said Tudge, linked back to Inmarsat's partners providing value-added services. He added that the company has had "great success" in raising awareness of the new broadband service. The avionics units needed for Swift64 will work through the high-gain antennas already installed on large numbers of airliners and corporate aircraft to support Aero-H services.
Inmarsat said that based on experience with its earlier aeronautical services, it expects Swift64 to be retrofitted on existing aircraft and increasingly specified by operators buying new aircraft or installed as standard by the OEMs.
Tudge said type approval has been granted for new Swift64 avionics and new antenna systems, and the company will continue to support its partners' marketing and technical initiatives. Inmarsat also wants to increase the use of its satellites for air traffic services, he added.
One of the company's biggest areas of growth is government markets, due to the global political climate and the wider range of applications through Swift64. The Australians are using Swift64 in their Australian Coastwatch, while the U.S. Navy is already the largest single user of Inmarsat. And Major Gen. Robert Dickson (Ret.), deputy for military space for the U.S. Air Force, told conference attendees that all branches of the U.S. armed forces used Inmarsat during the recent war in Iraq.
Todd McDonnell, CEO of TC Communications, said his Inmarsat-based Eye in the Sky system allows multimedia data to be transmitted live from a moving aircraft. The company claims to be the leading developer and supplier of satellite-based wireless data solutions in the Southeast Asia region.
Using both 64-kbps channels to make a full 128-kbps circuit–good enough for live video surveillance– the system dials directly back into the standard ISDN network or other Inmarsat systems in use by the government. It includes a full-duplex speech circuit to direct information gathered by observers aboard the aircraft.
McDonnell told the conference that TC's Eye in the Sky allows one aircraft to carry out more tasks and provides immediate feedback to operational leaders on those tasks in one sortie. Swift64 satellite airtime consumed by the system can be provided at a lower cost than the additional flying hour required when TC's system is not used, he said.
Eye in the Sky can take data inputs from most surveillance aircraft sensors to deliver live video, captured MPEG video, captured JPEG images, radar images, FLIR imagery and full-duplex voice between the aircraft and the ground.
Australian Coastwatch, a division of the Australian Customs Service, uses 16 aircraft fitted with various sensors to patrol almost 16,010 miles of coastline and nearly three million square miles of land. The TC system recently provided pivotal situational awareness in one of the nation's largest and riskiest drug raids and has been used for other functions such as firefighting.
Dickson said that Inmarsat aided in the late-March attack on Saddam Hussein's bunker in Baghdad.


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Israel has a responsibility to protect its citizens, and that includes doing what it can to stop the Palestinian militants of Hamas from firing rockets into Israel from their havens in Gaza. Hamas, having already broken a six-month truce with Israel, opted not to continue it, forcing Israel's hand. But five days into the offensive, it is time for Israel to show some restraint. The death toll from the fighting should cause both sides to pull back while they can. The United Nations and the Arab states need to push quickly for a cease-fire. Having the body count mount will only embolden hard-liners on both sides and push the Middle East peace process further off-track.
More than 370 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched an air assault Saturday against Hamas government and military targets. Israel said it was targeting command facilities in an effort to curb Hamas' ability to fire into southern Israel. Still, at least 64 deaths in Gaza were civilians, according to the United Nations. Four Israelis have been killed in reprisal attacks by Hamas. The security and humanitarian crisis is deteriorating on both sides. In Gaza, civilians are without food and shelter, the hospitals are overflowing and Hamas gunmen are executing suspected Israeli collaborators. The Islamic group has fired more than 250 rockets and mortars since Saturday, and the shells cover a larger range and are deadlier than ever. Up to one-tenth of Israel's 7-million people are vulnerable to rocket attack.
Israeli officials hinted late Tuesday they might allow a 48-hour truce to create a diplomatic opening for a cease-fire. That would help if Arab leaders, who are meeting today in emergency session in Cairo, make clear to Hamas that they will not support its attacks on Israel. The Arab world needs to prod the radical group toward the negotiating table.
For Israel, a cease-fire is an opportunity to reopen its crossings into Gaza and allow in medicine, food and other needed supplies. The world community needs to see a true separation between Israel punishing Hamas and it punishing the Palestinian people. Ramping up the military offensive against Hamas, which won Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006, would only harden anti-Israeli prejudice. Israel needs public opinion to create the diplomatic pressure to close Hamas' weapons supply. It is more likely to get it if the world sees Hamas as the side that broke the truce and not the victims of disproportionate force.
The most troubling aspect of the fighting is that it compounds rather than addresses the core conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians. It gives Hamas another chance to show itself as the only Arab weapon against the Israelis and Israeli leaders the chance to flex their muscles after a humiliating war against Hezbollah fighters in 2006. That the crisis is not over settlements or the status of Jerusalem gives some dimension to the barriers outstanding to a Mideast peace. First among them is a neighbor who believes terrorizing civilians is in any way acceptable.


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An athletic, appealing performer who decided at the age of nine that she wanted to be an actress, Kristy Swanson had racked up some 30 TV commercial credits by the age of 15. In 1986, she made her feature debut in the John Hughes-produced "Pretty in Pink" and also appeared in Hughes' "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" before essaying her first lead as the girl next door brought back to life a la Frankenstein in Wes Craven's "Deadly Friend." After landing a key role in the film version of V C Andrews' classic horror novel "Flowers in the Attic" (1987), Swanson segued to TV, playing the recurring part of Jody Campbell on "Knots Landing" (CBS) during the 1987-88 season, followed by turns as Lynn Ellingsworth in two 1989 installments of "B.L. Stryker" (aired under the umbrella of "The ABC Mystery Movie"). She had her first shot at series stardom portraying student nurse Rebecca Halliday in the short-lived Aaron Spelling-produced "Nightingales" (NBC, 1989). When small screen stardom eluded her, Swanson once again returned to features as the female lead of "Mannequin 2: On the Move" (1991), but the choice to play a medieval peasant trapped in the body of a mannequin proved embarrassing. Her career received a big boost, albeit delayed, as the Valley Girl title character of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992). Despite her engaging, exuberant performance and quirky turns from the likes of Paul Reubens (a.k.a. Pee-wee Herman), future Oscar-winner Hilary Swank and Rutger Hauer, the film failed to perform at the box office. But fans discovered its young star when the picture became a hot video rental, helping to spawn the highly successful TV series version. She put her athleticism to good use as a calm, cool tennis star in "The Program" (1993) and starred as a millionaire's daughter taken hostage by an innocent man (Charlie Sheen) on the run in "The Chase" (1994), though director John Singleton showed her to better effect in that year's "Higher Learning," as a naive college freshman coming to terms with her burgeoning homosexuality. Swanson also snagged the female lead of Diana Palmer to Billy Zane's "The Phantom" (1996), in the tepid adventure thriller based on the popular comic strip but was outshone by villainess Catherine Zeta-Jones.


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Roberta Pavlov is treasurer and marketing director for Rockwall Summer Musicals. The group, founded i tn 2011, produces plays and theater workshops each summer. This year's productions were 1776 and The King and I.
Q: What are some of the expectations in Rockwall for the arts in 2014?
A: Our growth has tripled since our inception in 2011, so we're looking forward to further increasing our audiences in this fertile environment hungry for the arts. Additionally, we are thrilled to be active participants in the Rockwall County Alliance for the Arts, a consortium of Rockwall area arts groups working together for the advancement of culture in our community. This group has continued to prosper in its promotion of marketing, fundraising, awareness and cooperation among our seven prominent performing and visual arts groups. With their added impetus, the picture for the Rockwall arts community is promising.
Q: What challenges will the arts community face in the coming year?
A: With all the wonderful attractions we have here, especially our lake location, it is a shame that we don't have a community-wide performing arts/civic/cultural center like so many other premium communities in Texas, so there's always a shortage of local performance/rehearsal space.
Fortunately, Rockwall Summer Musicals was able to solidify a partnership with the school district to lease its theater space, but it comes with a set of drawbacks, mainly scheduling and restrictions. Obviously, the arts always face a fundraising challenge as public money tends to go towards hard academics and athletics ahead of aesthetics. But art patrons passionately understand the importance of the arts in education and enrichment and have traditionally stepped up to fill in the fundraising gap. That has been our experience as well.
Q: What programs are in the works for 2014?
A: Although we won't be announcing our show selections until early next year, our performance dates have already been booked. Our two summer musicals will play June 26-29 and August 14-17 at the Rockwall High School Performing Arts Center at Utley. And this year we will be expanding our internship accord with Texas A&M University-Commerce theater department, offering graduate student awardees credits for high-level technical positions within our production teams. Additionally, we are cementing relationships with national theater providers and companies to further expand our abilities to bring world-class elements to our productions.
Q: Are there any major fundraisers or events you would like the public to know about in the coming year?
A: Our first exclusive fundraiser, which we hope to own annually, is our New Year's Eve "Puttin' On the Ritz" gala, an event filled with lavish entertainment, food and special surprises, along with our first official season announcement. We will also be having a season ticket kickoff in the spring but those details will be forthcoming.


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TEL AVIV (Mar. 4)
A national conference of kibbutzim affiliated with the Mapam Party occluded here last night with the adoption of a resolution calling for the collective settlement movement to continue its work in strengthening the Zionist organization and the Histadrut.
The resolution was adopted despite some demands for the left-wing Socialist movement to disassociate itself from the World Zionist Organization and the Histadrut because of the "rightist" policy of the Mapai. Other speakers called for intensification of the fight for Mapam principles from inside the Zionist movement and its organizations. A number of speakers denounced the governments new economic policy.
Other resolutions adopted at the parley called for strengthening of ties between the collective settlements and the Mapam movement, promotion of the collectivist ideology and the setting of educational goals. Eleven new settlements were admitted into membership in the United Kibbutz Council, which is dominated by the Mapam.


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Robert Rauschenberg at the Haggerty
Robert Rauschenberg, widely regarded as a revolutionary who helped pave the way between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art, died in May. An
exhibit at the Haggerty Museum pays tribute to the late artist by displaying
around 20 of his prints - a medium of which he was particularly enamored and
in which he helped revive newfound interest during his lifetime.
Almost any discussion of Rauschenberg's work hinges around his famous quote:
"Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. (I try to act
in the gap between the two)." This places the act of creation and the
significance of the creator at the center of any debate about his work . After all, this implies art, like life (and shit) just happens. And if art just transpires where does that leave the artist? Is he even necessary, or is he like an amputated limb that throbs with the memory of his former utility?
For me the most notable element of Rauschenberg's prints is the contradictory responses they make to this very question. Phantasmal images taken from newspapers, maps and other matter float beneath broad, haphazard washes of color. On the one hand they're deeply irreverent; an assemblage of appropriated parts gelled together as an informal and imperfect whole and labeled "art" because the artist says it's so. At the same time they're terribly earnest – the product of a frenetic and totally absorbing process as messy as the life they imitate. They suggest that art is the creative process itself and by extension the artist is less an author than the instigator of kind of a cosmic disturbance from which art inevitably and spontaneously materializes.
This combination of introspection and detachment, self-awareness and spontaneity is the most resounding quality of this exhibit. It offers a dual-edged portrayal of the artist as someone who is both actor and audience – both an instigator and an instrument of his craft. (Runs through October)


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Delta Spirit's Video for "From Now On" Premieres at Entertainment Weekly
The video for lead single "From Now On" off Delta Spirit's highly anticipated Into the Wide is now streaming at Entertainment Weekly (http://bit.ly/1opx6SH). Of the video, which was filmed on a ranch in Southeast Colorado, director Andrew Bruntel of Wes Anderson's The Director's Bureau explains "it's comprised of three simple, understated vignettes dealing with various relationship dynamics...if I could parse it down to one simple theme it would be vulnerability. Vulnerability in friendships, in our relationships with family and with the pets/animals that we allow into our lives."
The song itself is receiving critical acclaim-Consequence of Sound hails, "The track has a booming chorus, as frontman Matt Vasquez warmly sings, 'From now on, I'm gonna be a friend' over soaring, arena-ready guitars" while WXPN The Key furthers, "'From Now On' is catchy, likable, and gets you excited to hear the rest of the album."
Into the Wide, Delta Spirit's fourth record, was born in a windowless Brooklyn studio the band built and subsequently rebuilt after Hurricane Sandy. They spent more than a year writing together, resulting in a record Esquire says "may have yielded some of the most stunning songs of their career to date. Into the Wide brings about some of the hard, sinister truths explored on their earlier effort History from Below while channeling some of the invigoration Delta Spirit provided, and the urban landscape they sought out had a lot to do with that." When it came time to record, the band relocated to Maze Studios in Atlanta and teamed up with producer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Deerhunter), who helped breathe new life and brighter energy into the songs while still capturing the distinctive results of their writing space in New York.
To celebrate the release Delta Spirit will tour extensively throughout the fall including three headlining dates each in New York City and Los Angeles. See below for details.
Formed in 2005, Delta Spirit is Matt Vasquez (vocals, guitar), Will Mclaren (guitar), Jon Jameson (bass), Brandon Young (drums) and Kelly Winrich (multi-instrumentalist, vocals). The critically acclaimed band has had numerous television performances including "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "Conan," "Last Call with Carson Daly" and "Later with Jools Holland," as well as relentless touring and festival appearances worldwide including Coachella, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo among many others. Their 2012 self-titled release charted #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers and was praised by Rolling Stone for its "broader sonic palette." In 2013 the band had an original track titled "Running" featured on AMC's hit series "Walking Dead." Into the Wide is the band's fourth LP and first for Dualtone.
1. Push It
2. From Now On
3. Live On
4. Take Shelter
5. Hold My End Up
6. Into the Wide
7. Language of the Dead
8. For My Enemy
9. Patriarch
10. Interlude
11. War Machine
12. The Wreck
August 30 Lakewood, PA Campfire Outdoor Adventure and Music Festival
September 3 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
September 6 St. Louis, MO LouFest Music Festival
September 8 Little Rock, AR Juanita's
September 9 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory
September 10 Dallas, TX Granada*
September 11 Austin, TX Emo's*
September 12 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds*
September 13 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks*
September 15 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder*
September 16 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay*
September 17 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle*
September 19 Atlanta, GA Terminal West*
September 30 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
October 1 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
October 2 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
October 3 Washington, DC 9:30 Club†
October 4 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer†
October 7 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club†
October 9 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace†
October 10 Columbus, OH Newport†
October 11 Chicago, IL The Vic†
October 14 Milwaukee, WI Turner Ballroom‡
October 15 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre‡
October 16 Minneapolis, MN First Ave. ‡
October 17 Omaha, NE Waiting Room‡
October 18 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre‡
October 20 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge‡
October 23 Seattle, WA Neptune Theater‡
October 24 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom‡
October 25 San Francisco, CA Fillmore‡
October 28 Los Angeles, CA Satellite
October 29 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour‡
October 30 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
October 31 Santa Ana, CA Observatory‡
November 1 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern‡
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Almost 30 applicants for area superintendent in Pinellas County
Nearly 30 candidates have applied to be an area superintendent in the Pinellas County School District, with applications coming from within the school system and from as far away as Colombia.
District administrators, such as turnaround officer Charlene Einsel, have applied. So have several district principals, including Michael Vigue, principal of Boca Ciega High, Christen Tonry, principal of Palm Harbor University High, Bonnie Cangelosi, principal of Shore Acres Elementary and Felita Lott, principal of Bay Point Elementary.
One of the applicants, Steve Van Gorden, former principal of Zephyrhills High School, is well-known in Pasco County. He resigned last year amid sexual harassment complaints.
Also among the applicants is Wayne McKnight, a former assistant principal of Tarpon Springs High, who filed suit against Pinellas County Schools for alleged age discrimination. McKnight's contract wasn't renewed by Principal Clint Herbic about a year ago, provoking an outcry among students who told the School Board how beloved he was at the school. McKnight hasn't been able to find another position as an assistant principal since then and has been working as a behavior specialist.
Superintendent Mike Grego promoted William Corbett to deputy superintendent, which resulted in the opening for area superintendent. Interviews are going on now.
See the full list of applicants below, as provided by the school district:
Karen Aspen Principal, Forest Lakes Elementary, PCS
Alexander Bennett Principal, Columbus School, Medellin, Colombia
Harold Border Principal, Orange County School District
Ann Bradshaw Superintendent of Mashpee Schools, Mashpee, MA
Eugene Butler, Jr. Director, Middle Schools, Tucson, AZ
Bonnie Cangelosi Principal, Shore Acres
Sean Croft Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Starpoint Central School District, NY
Ramon Dawkins, Behavior Specialist, PCS
Charlene Einsel Turnaround Officer
Andrei Ghelman Turnaround Administrator, DemascusHigh, MD
Jane Golding Director of Instructional Support, Cape Elizabeth, ME
Nickolas Grasso Director, PE Athletics & Extra Curricular Activities, PCS
Mark Hart Coordinator of Educational Media & Online Programs, University of Florida, Gainesville FL
Cheryl Hodgson‐Toeller Intern Principal, Pompano Beach, FL
Wendy Kruger Director, Curriculum & Assessment, Center Grove Community School Corporation, Greenwood, IN
Felita Lott Principal, Bay Point Elementary
Wayne McKnight Assistant Principal, Tarpon Springs High
Mary Murray Principal, Palmetto RidgeHigh, Naples, FL
Robert Murray President, Center for Leadership & Achievement, Naples, FL
Kelvin Norton Assistant Superintendent, Jefferson County School Board, Monticello, FL
Robert Poth Principal, East Lake High
Angela Prince Founding Director, Academics & Operations, United Providence
Joseph Ray Principal, Galax, Virginia
Susan Taylor Principal, High Point Elementary
Christen Tonry Principal, Palm Harbor University High
Steve Van Gorden Former Principal, Pasco County School District
Michael Vigue Principal, Boca Ciega High
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Blotter, June 13, 2014
Assault on deputy alleged
Louis Albert Oeser, 49, was arrested early Thursday morning in the 3000 block of Robinwood Court on suspicion of felony menacing, second-degree assault on a peace officer, driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting arrest, among other charges, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office.
At about 12:40 a.m. Thursday, deputies were dispatched to a report that a man cut himself on a piece of glass and was possibly armed with a sword, according to an arrest affidavit.
The man, later identified as Oeser, is suspected of driving while intoxicated from his home to a friend's house after threatening a person at his home and pushing the person's car with his car. When deputies arrived at the friend's house, Oeser charged one of the deputies and kicked him in the shin and tried to throw a ladder at three deputies, according to the affidavit.
Oeser was arrested and booked into the Mesa County Jail.
According to Grand Junction Police Department:
■ Bobby Turley, 27, was arrested May 16 in the 700 block of Horizon Drive on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia and possession of a weapon by a previous offender. Barbra Canada, 25, was arrested on a warrant at the scene.


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"Meow was surrendered to the Lynchburg Humane Society a few weeks ago. Her owner moved and could not take her along. Meow is now looking for a new place to call home. She is well socialized with people and other animals. This 7 year old beauty enjoys curling up next to you for a nap or sitting in the window to watch the world go by. Meow is declawed, so she will need an indoor only home. Meow is up to date on age appropriate vaccines, spayed and ready to go home today. If you are interested in meow or any other cat stop by the Lynchburg Humane Society. They are waiting to meet you."
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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: CROWN COURT, ADJOINING OFFICES AND GATE ARCH
List entry Number: 1196939
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Cumbria
District: Carlisle
District Type: District Authority
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Grade: I
Date first listed: 01-Jun-1949
Date of most recent amendment: 11-Apr-1994
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NY4055NW ENGLISH STREET 671-1/12/135 (West side) 01/06/49 Crown Court, adjoining offices and gate arch (Formerly Listed as: Assize Courts (or the Citadel))
Formerly known as: The Citadel. Crown Court and Court Offices on the site of the 1542 Citadel. 1810-17 (interior not completed until 1822) by Sir Robert Smirke. Red sandstone ashlar on chamfered plinth with string courses, machicolated cornice (in part) and battlemented parapets. Hipped lead roofs. Rounded tall tower is completely C19, on the site of the demolished western tower of the Citadel (of the same dimensions); clasping the NW side is a lower 2-storey office block of 6 bays, with mock gate projection into English Street; all in Gothic style and almost a mirror image of the Nisi Prius Court range opposite, with which it forms a pair. Tower has tall 2-light windows in rounded deeply-recessed chamfered arch, over small lancets. Office block has right double plank doors in pointed Gothic arch; similar off-centre doorway projects in a battlemented porch, now fitted with a casement window. Ground-floor stone mullioned windows in double chamfered surrounds. Larger 2-light Gothic windows above with central trefoil heads in pointed arches. Gate projection was formerly a passageway to the court; ends in 2 octagonal turrets flanking central arch under a cross vent; the side walls have been pierced by 2 pointed arches created in 1929 (formerly the pavement went around the turrets). INTERIOR of court retains its original galleried seating of panelled oak. The offices are internally divided on ground floor. Members' room has late C19 monogrammed carved oak fireplace with tiled and engraved slate fireback. Upper floor No.2 Courtroom has plain stone fireplace, pointed archways, dado panelling along one wall and rib-panelled plaster ceiling. In an outer corridor the removal of a false ceiling has revealed the earlier painting of the panelled ceiling. Marble statue of Major Aglionby by Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson, 1844, has been moved from the main entrance and temporarily boxed in to prevent damage during renovation work. Staircase has ribbed and traceried wooden ceiling with flat central skylight (void above). Grand Jury Room has dado oak panelling; pointed arches, one an alcove and rib-vaulted plaster ceiling. Some original panelled doors. For further details see J Hughes CWAAS, Trans.NS LXX, Perriam CWAAS, Trans.NS LXXVIII. (Cumb. & West. Antiquarian & Archaeological Soc., New Series: Hughes J: LXX: The building of the Courts, Carlisle 1807-22: 205-20; Cumb. & West. Antiquarian & Archaeological Soc., New Series: Perriam DR: LXXVIII: The dating of the County Goal: 129-140).
Listing NGR: NY4021255619
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'Transactions Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society' in Transactions Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, (), 129-140
'Transactions Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society' in Transactions Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, (), 205-20
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By Trevor Haylett in London
Arsenal FC manager Arsène Wenger said his team were forced to show a great deal of character to emerge on level terms from the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final with Chelsea FC, an outcome which leaves the Highbury side as favourites to go through having scored the crucial away goal.
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After Eidur Gudjohnsen had demonstrated superb anticipation and awareness to fire Chelsea ahead early in the second half, Arsenal were left rocking. The home team attacked with both passion and penetration in that spell and it so nearly saw them go further ahead as Frank Lampard and then Gudjohnsen had shots saved. Then Arsenal went and punctured Chelsea's soaring confidence with an equaliser at the other end through a rare Robert Pires header.
'Patience required'
"We needed to show a lot of patience for ten minutes," said Wenger. "The goal gave Chelsea a big lift and they had one or two other opportunities. It was a big blow to us and we needed to show our character to survive. We did well to show our patience also. We knew it was important to score and to come back to 1-1 is a good result for us.
'Good opportunity'
"Are we favourites to go through now? I don't worry about that, all that concerns me is that we will try to win the game at Highbury. We have a good opportunity to do it.
We do have the psychological edge now. You could see that when it got to 1-1 it was a big blow for Chelsea."
'End-to-end game'
However, Arsenal defender Sol Campbell cautioned against too much Arsenal confidence when he warned: "There is still a lot of football to be played in the tie. The game was end-to-end and from the neutral's point of view the 1-1 scoreline is a good result."
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Wenger said that Jens Lehmann "felt bad" about the goal which had Chelsea dreaming they could at last break Arsenal's long sequence of superiority over them, a run that now extends to 17 games. "The question is whether he should have come for the ball or not but we try to play a high line and to get him to take a high position as well. Sometimes that is the price you pay," added the Arsenal manager. "Having seen it again on television I think Gudjohnsen did very well in that situation."
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GUARANTEED Hair Growth in Your Hands
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In this article we will show you how to obtain optimum hair growth and strength, without stretching your purse strings!
GUARANTEED Hair Growth in Your Hands
I am going to be speaking on a topic that is a top priority for many of us sistas when it comes to our hair care, and that is, hair growth. I mean, every black hair store you walk in, you will find guzillions of rows stacked with hair products that promise successful growth. Some even go as far as to say 'rapid' growth. Well, as appealing and promising as these commercial brands may appear, I haven't met any sista who has reported to me how their hair has grown long within a short space of time, as a result of using these products. There are two main reasons why this is the case:
1. The sulphates and other harsh abrasives found in the product, strips the hair of all its natural oils. So don't expect your hair to grow while it is starving of nutrients. Which leads to my next point: don't expect your hair to grow while it is dying of thirst too! Yes, grease does not moisturize, but coats and suffocates the hair from getting moisture.
The second reason why loading the hair with products that assure rapid growth, does not benefit, is because of the little things we do each day that stunt hair growth. What I am saying is, is that our hair can grow, and was designed to growth just as much as other hair types!
In this blog post, I want to share with you how the growth of your hair, is in your hands; and I mean literally in your hands. It doesn't take rocket science; it won't take a whole lot of money; but it requires your time, and tender loving care, in order for your hair to be the strength, and length that God designed it to be.
What NOT to do....
1. Tight Braids:
Black sistas hair is fragile, and needs to be handled with care. When we braid our hair tightly, it sure won't cause the hair to grow, but rather offset 'traction alopecia', which is the leading cause of hair loss among black women. When my daughter was a baby and through infancy, I used to tightly braid her hair, tightly put it in hair bands, and oh did I see the fruit of such hair styling: she suffered with hair loss around the front, sides and the back of her hair. I am so grateful that I found out while she was young, that that was not the way to go. Now, her hair is growing back, but it took some time.
2. Hair Extension Methods
Some methods include glue or heat. That is a no no!
3. Chemical Relaxers
I am sure you can relate that when you were supposed to be re-touching your new growth, some of the relaxer has overlapped onto the previously processed hair. Well, it's not supposed to. The re-touching method, is for NEW GROWTH ONLY. Your hair will get over-processed.
4. Heat
Hair irons, dryers and other heating utensils, cause breakage. If you find that when you are using these that you see smoke coming from them, then it's too hot for your hair. If you are going to use heat, then use the lowest possible tempertaure and put a protectant on your hair first. Castor oil, is a great natural protectant.
5. Frozen Hair
Any hair product that freezes the style into place; or that makes the hair hard, dry and crunchy, should be avoided.
6. Oiling the scalp
We were all brought up with our scalp being oiled regularly for generations, but it has been proven that greasing the scalp clogs the pores, thus suffocating the hair follicles, which end the end leads to hair loss. So when you oil your hair (notice I said 'oil' and not 'grease') be sure to apply it directly to the hair only, and NOT to the scalp.
7. Vigourous Drying with towel
When drying the hair with a towel, do not rub it vigorously with a towel, but rather pat dry.
8. Night Scarves
Using any other material to wrap your head, other than satin, will damage the hair. When you do tie it, don't always have the know in the same position each night. Rotate it.
9. "Leave me alone!!!!!!!"
I am sure that if our hair had a voice, it would often say to many of us: "Leave me alone!!!' In other words, don't always be touching, styling and handling your hair. This causes breakage. Our hair grows well when we give it a rest.
10. Combing Methods
I think we would do well to take heed to the cries of our kids when we are styling their hair..lol. Seriously, it is more than likely an indicator that we are being a tad bit rough with their hair. When combing our hair, sistas, gentle does it, and detangle using a wide tooth comb.
What TO do to guarantee optimum growth and strength.....
1. Drink LOTS of water. The reccomended intake is 8 to 10 glasses a day.
2. Diet and Nutrition is VERY important. As we feed the body with the required nutrients from plant based sources, you will be amazed at how it also feeds the hair!
3. Minimize heating as much as possible.
4. Natural products ONLY, i.e. Rosemary and Sage are renown for its growth promoting properties.
5. Handle with EXTREME care.
6. Simple hair styles. The less time we spend on our hair and the lsimpler the style, will decrease the trauma that the hair has to go through.
7. Cleansing regularly.
8. Scalp massages often, circulates the blood and stimulates the natura oils found in the scalp.
9. Protect your ends. Moisturize them daily, and try to keep them from rubbing against your collar.
Food for thought:
View your hair as a plant, that needs to be handled with tlc, and you will get splendid results!
'If you would train a pink, or rose, or lily, how would you do it? Ask the gardener by what process he makes every branch and leaf to flourish so beautifully, and to develop in symmetry and loveliness. He will tell you that it was by no rude touch, no violent effort; for this would only break the delicate stems. It was by little attentions, often repeated. He moistened the soil and protected the growing plants from the fierce blasts and from the scorching sun, and God caused them to flourish and to blossom into loveliness.' {Mrs. Ellen G. White}


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