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The National Translator Association (NTA) has petitioned the FCC to amend the FM translator rules to permit an FM translator displaced from its current operating channel by a new or modified full-power FM station to immediately apply to move to any available FM channel. Currently, displaced translators must wait for the next FM translator application filing window to file the application.
FM translator stations, which generally operate at much lower power than full-power FM stations, are licensed by the FCC as secondary to full-power FM stations. When a new full-power FM station commences broadcasting or an existing full-power FM station modifies its coverage, existing FM translators causing interference to the new or modified full-power stations must immediately cease broadcasting and are displaced from their current operating channels. FM translators receiving interference from new or modified full-power FM stations are similarly displaced as their signals can no longer be heard.
Under the existing FM translator rules, a displaced FM translator may immediately apply to move only to adjacent channels, none of which may be available. Before the displaced FM translator can move to a non-adjacent available channel, it must cease broadcasting and wait several years for the FCC to open an FM translator modification application filing window and then process and grant the numerous applications filed during the window. Commercial translator applicants may have to go to auction to secure a replacement frequency. Meanwhile, the public loses the broadcast service being provided by the FM translator.
The NTA last fall asked the FCC to change its rules to help existing FM translators in this situation. In particular, the NTA proposed that existing FM translators forced to cease operating because they are causing or receiving interference should be permitted to immediately apply to move to any available FM channel. The NTA's proposal would afford the same opportunity for permittees of authorized but unbuilt FM translators precluded from commencing operations because they are expected to cause or receive interference. The NTA also asked that applicants for new FM translators expected to cause or receive interference be permitted to immediately amend their applications to propose available non-adjacent FM channels. In June, the FCC requested comments regarding the NTA's request. Comments filed in response supported the NTA.
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The 1-Minute LEGO Bridge Maker
This amazing LEGO vehicle by Peer Kreuger, called the Stilzkin EXT3 Bridge Launcher, is able to deploy its own bridges to cross small chasms.
The bridge itself has no servos and takes about a minute to be deployed. Once it's in place, the vehicle can step aside to let other vehicles cross, cross the bridge itself and then retract the bridge. You have to check it out in action in the following video:
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Burkina Faso and Mali, Agacher Strip War, 1985
By Tom Cooper
Jul 31, 2004, 11:19
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Every war is actually a catastrophe, but some African conflicts are especially miserable, causing immense suffering and destruction to the civilian population that is already living in most austere and often primitive circumstances. Most of African conflicts appear to be endless: they are fought for decades, and are usually only interrupted by complete exhaustion of both sides, or annihilation of one of involved parties. Seen from this standpoint, the two wars between Burkina Faso and Mali were no characteristic African wars – even if they stemmed (like so many other conflicts in Africa) from the imposition of arbitrary boundaries determined by former local powers, which took no account of tribal territories. Both were fought for only a few days, saw no widespread aggression against civilian population, and eventually ended with help of mediation of neighbouring states, as well as the International Court of Justice, in Den Haag.
The former Upper Volta became independent from France on 5 August 1960. It was renamed Burkina Faso by the local statesman Thomas Sankara, on 4 August 1984. The new name is combination of Mossi and Dyula, two major languages in the country, and means "The Land of Upright People". Sankara also introduced a new flag, and composed a new national anthem.
Burkina Faso is landlocked country, with Capital in Ouagadougou, situated in the heart of West Africa, limited in the east by Niger, in the north and north-west by the republic of Mali, in the south by Ghana, in the south-west by Cote d'Ivoire, and in the south-east by Benin and Togo. Most of its territory is flat and deserted, with the highest peak – Ténakourou – being only 749m high. The two main topographic domains are a large peneplain, covering some three quarters of the country, and a sandy massif in the south. Most of water resources are of seasonal character, even if the country is fed with no less but three big international basins: the Volta (consisting of Volta Noire, Volta Blanche and Volta Rouge), the Comoé, and Niger basin. The road network is very poor: as of the late 1980s there were only 12.506km of roads, of which only 726 were tarred.
The population of Burkina Faso according to census in 1991 is 9.190.000 (in 1985 it was 7.964.705) and consists of some 60 ethnic groups, predominated by the Mossi, Fulani and Bobo-Dioula. Some 40% of Burkinabes follow indigenous beliefs, up to 50% of population are Moslems, and some 10% (Roman Catholic) Christians. The main economic activity is livestock raising and farming. The country used to be divided in 30 and since 1996 in 45 provinces, each under the leadership of one Haut Commissaire (high ranking political and administrative official).
Burkina was structured and organised well before the French occupation, which lasted from 1896 and 1960. The Mossi royal dynasty became famous for having the longest tradition of all in West Africa, dating back over 500 years, into the 14th Century, when the first Mossi state was built up by people migrating from the north of modern-day Ghana. A supreme chief, the "Mogho-Naba" – i.e. the Mossi king – ruled the Mossi Empire of Ouagadougou. The Mossis developed a strong administrative system and a tradition of divine kingship, which prevented them from incorporation into any of Sudanic empires. By the 19th Century the Mossi states were weakened and in 1896 the French set up a protectorate over the Kingdom of Ouagadougou. In 1904 the area became part of the colony of Haut-Sénégal-Niger. Named "Upper Volta" by the French (because of being located upstream of the big river Volta), the country was divided between Mali, Niger and Cote d'Ivoire in 1932, and not to recover its autonomy until 1947. Following the reforms of the French Union in 1957, Upper Volta became a self-governing republic in 1958.
Upon its independence, Upper Volta remained an associated state of the European Community (now the European Union); nevertheless, together with Mali, Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries on the world, and heavily dependent on international aid of all sorts.
Mali was the core area of the great empires of the western Sudan: Ghana, Mali and Songhai, with centres of trade, learning and culture in such cities as Timbuktu, Djenné and Gao. The Empire of Mali originated in the 11th Century, but reached its peak in the early 14th Century, under Mansa Musa, who expanded it until it reached from the Atlantic coast to east of Gao. In the medieval age the University of Timbuktu had over 20.000 students and a huge library, a better part of which survived until today. The Empire declined rapidly until its place was taken by the Songhai Empire of Gao, ruled by Sunni Ali kings, in the 15th Century. In turn, this empire was destroyed by a Moroccan invasion, in 1591. In the 17th and 18th Century several small states developed along the Niger basin: all fell during the mid-19th Century holy war waged by the Moslem leader Umar Tal, whose theocratic empire extended from Timbuktu to Niger and Senegal. Umar Tal's son was defeated by the French, in 1893, and the area subsequently came under the French rule, becoming a part of the colony of Haut-Sénégal-Niger in 1904, and a part of French Sudan in 1920.
In 1958 the French Sudan voted to join the new French Community, and was proclaimed the Sudanese Republic on 24 November 1958, joining with Senegal to form the Federation of Mali. This became independent of France on 22 September 1960, with capital in Bamako. Only a few months later Senegal separated from the union and the Sudanese Republic was then renamed Mali.
The country is limited by Algeria in the north and north-east, Niger in the east, Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire in the south, Guinea in the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania in the west, and divided into eight regions.
No less but 65% of the land area is desert or semidesert, with savannas in the south but also some rolling plains covered by sand in the north, as well as few mountain peaks over 1.000m high (Hombori Tondo is the highest point, at 1.155m above the sea level). The population of the Republic of Mali counts 10.675.586 according to an estimate from 2000, and also includes a large number of different ethnic groups, the largest of which is Mande (consisting of Bambara, Malinke, and Soninke, which build over 50% of the total population), Peul, Voltaics, Songhai, Tuaregs and Moors. Over 90% of the population is Moslem; official languages are French and Bambara.
Economic activity is largely confined to the riverine area, irrigated by the Niger. Up to 10% of the population is nomadic and some 80% living from farming – especially cotton – and fishing: even most of the industrial activity is concentrating on processing farm commodities. Despite increasing gold mining (Mali is expected to become a major Sub-Saharan gold exporter), the country is still heavily dependent on foreign aid and vulnerable to fluctuations in world prices for cotton.
Considering the size of the country, the road network in Mali is actually poorer than even that in Burkina Faso: out of some 15.100km of roads, only 1.827km are paved. However, Mali has some 729km of railway (with narrow gauge), linked to Senegal's rail system.
Map showing the border between the Republic of Mali and Burkina Faso. Note the concentration of Malian airfields in the north: except for that in Timbuktu, two others were much closer to the Burkinabe border, enabling FARMA fighters to react swiftlier, and carry heavier payloads. (Map by Tom Cooper, based on Encarta 2003 software)
The First War
Burkina Faso and Mali have had a long-standing dispute regarding the territory of Agacher Strip, a border region about 160 by 30 kilometres in size. The Agacher Strip is a territory in north-eastern Burkina Faso, where considerable amounts of mangan, gas, titanium, and uranium are suspected. Both sides hoped that the exploitation of these natural resources would help improve their desperate economic situation: especially the government of the Republic of Mali attempted to change the border to own advantage.
In the early 1970s the military of the Republic of Mali consisted of the Army, with 3.500 members, and a small service for river control, with some 50 members. The Army also operated a small flying service, created with French support already in 1961. This originally flew only a single surplus Armée de l'Air Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard and two Douglas C-47s, until in 1962 contacts with the USSR were established. The Soviets started delivering aircraft – including four Antonov An-2 biplanes and two Mi-4 helicopters – almost immediately, and with these the Escuadrille de Transport was established, based at Bamako. In the mid-1960s the first five MiG-17s or Lim-5s were supplied either from the USSR or Czechoslovakia, respectively. These were originally flown and maintained by Soviet personnel, until several Malian officers and technicians were trained. The Republic of Mali thus had at least a limited air combat and –transport capability already in 1974.
Given that the head of state, Colonel Moussa Traoré, had sufficient problems with his growing unpopularity and opposition at home, a conflict with Burkina was – even if expensive in economic terms – in his interest, then it came at the time there was strong pressure upon Traoré to honour his pledge to release all political prisoners and restore constitutional government.
Burkina Faso had little military capability and hardly any options to fight back. Although slightly more sizeable than the Malian military, its armed forces were poorly equipped and not in condition to fight a war. In regards of air power: the original Escadrille de Haute-Volta (EHV) was organised with French assistance already in 1964, as a transport and liaison service that operated three C-47s and MH.1521M Broussards. These were later reinforced through addition of two Aérospatiale SA.316B Alouette III helicopters and a pair of Nord 262 transports. By 1974 the EHV operated two units, both based at Ouagadougou IAP:
- Escadron de Transport, flying Nord 262s registered MAJ and MAK
- Escadron d'Helicopteres, flying SA.316Bs with unknown registrations
Like the whole country, the military of Burkina Faso was suffering considerably from governmental instability during the 1970s and 1980s, based on a one-party system and military interventions. Since 1960 there have been five coups in Burkina, and political power has passed back and forth between civilian and military governments. In 1970 Lamizana became president for four years, eventually ruling the country as dictator until 1978. Following a five-year drought, in the early 1970, famine spread in Upper Volta and five other West African countries, resulting in economic dislocation.
The first "war" began on 25 November, 1974, and was actually characterised by lack of military operations or any significant fighting. In fact, merely a few border skirmishes with exchange of fire from hand-held weapons and small-calibre artillery were registered on 25 November, as well as on 14, 16, and 18 December. After both sides suffered some casualties – including a Malian MiG-17, which crashed for unknown reasons sometimes in late November, killing the pilot – they eventually agreed to a ceasefire, negotiated by several neighbouring states.
After additional – even if sporadic – border clashes continued occurring in 1975 as well, there was a break of diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and Mali. Nevertheless, from 1977 Burkina Faso and the Republic of Mali were engaged in negotiations with mediation of several West African states, grouped within the so-called "Accord de non-agression et d'assistance en matičre de defense" (Non-Aggression and Defense Aid Agreement – ANAD)
Mali acquired five MiG-17F or Lim-5s and at least a single MiG-15UTI from the USSR already in the mid-1960s, years before the Force Aérienne de la République du Mali was established. In fact, one of these planes was lost during the first war between Burkina Faso and Mali, in November 1974. Bamako/Sénou IAP remained their main base throughout the whole service, although reports indicate that during the war with Burkina Faso the whole Esadrille de Chasse was forward deployed to different other airfields, closer to the border. This was a tactical necessity, then otherwise the FARMA MiGs could not participate in the war, due to their short tactical range when armed. Given the hardpoint mounted under the wing, the aircraft here should be a Polish-built Lim-5. Note that the roundel applied on the fin has its colours in order different than that of the official insignia: the FARMA roundel should actually be in green, yellow and red. The reason for application of a roundel like this remain unknown - but could easily be trivial. (All artworks by Tom Cooper)
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In 1978 President Lamizana of Burkina Faso was forced to re-introduce parliamentary government, but two years later he was ousted in a bloodless military coup. In 1983 Captain Thomas Sankara came to power in another coup. He established a reforming government, headed by the National Revolutionary Council.
Meanwhile, in Mali, an internal power struggle in 1978 led to an attempted coup, in the aftermath of which several former members of the junta were tried and sentenced, while political unrest and repression spread. President Traoré was returned to office in 1979, and re-elected in 1985.
By the mid-1980s, the militaries of both countries were actually the only government organisations that still properly functioned. In fact, air transport capabilities were of ultimate importance because of the weak road links and insecure river connections.
Both the Burkinabes and Malians reacted to their experiences from 1974 by reinforcing their flying services: Burkina Faso developed the Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso (FABF) into an independent branch shortly after the conflict in 1974. In the late 1970s its Escadron d'Helicopteres was reinforced by acquisition of two Aérospatiale SA.356Ns, deployed for transport, utility and SAR roles. Even more important, since Sankara's friendship with Libya, in 1984, the FABF attempted to acquire MiG-21s. These were to enter service with to-be Escuadron de Chasse, based at Ouagadougou. These plans, however, were never realized. Although eight Libyan MiG-21bis and two MiG-21UMs were stationed in the country, in 1985, they were never handed over as there was no Burkinabe personnel to maintain and fly them. Instead, Burkina acquired a single MiG-17F from an unknown sources: two pilots were qualified to fly this aircraft, but they have got only the most basic flying training in the USSR, and no serious combat training at all.
The other significant development was the addition of two Mil Mi-4 helicopters, which entered service with the Escuadron d'Helicopteres and were used together with AS.356s, and a single Mi-8, used for VIP-transport.
Overall, the FABF therefore remained a small service, with insufficient number of qualified pilots and technicians, dependable on foreign support for operations, and without a developed doctrine. Pilots flew barely 30 hours a year on average, spares supply was always a problem, and many of the available weapons were of questionable quality already on delivery. Nevertheless, the proud and stoic Burkinabes, used to harsh living conditions, were to prove willing to fight.
One of the first Soviet-built types in service with FABF was Mil Mi-4 helicopter. At least two, but more likely four were acquired sometimes in the early 1980s. Why Burkina Faso has got Mi-4s and not Mi-8s remains unclear, but most likely these helicopters were donated by some third party - instead of being sold. The FABF operated this helicopter until the late 1980s: it was last seen in derelict condition in a corner of the Ouagadougou IAP, in the mid-1990s.
On the other side, the Force Aérienne de la République du Mali (FARMA), established on 6 February 1976, was meanwhile a – proportionally – well-developed service. Already in the same year the FARMA was officially established, it received a total of 12 MiG-21bis SAU and MiG-21UM fighters. These entered service with the newly-established Escadrille de Chasse, which also operated the remaining four MiG-17F/Lim-5s and a sole MiG-15UTI reported to have remained operational well into the 1980s. In 1983 the FARMA organized an Escadrille de Pilotage, or Flying School, which was equipped with at least six Yakovlev Yak-18s and six Aero L-29 jet trainers.
Thus, by 1985 the FARMA was boasting a strength of 900 officers and enlisted ranks, and consisted of three units, all of which were based at Bamako/Senou IAP:
- Escadrille de Chasse, with ten MiG-21bis SAU and MiG-21UMs
- Escadrille de Transport, with two Antonov An-24s and two An-26s (all delivered in 1976)
- Escadrille de Pilotage: Yak-11, Yak-18A, and L-29s
It is possible that the FARMA also had four Mil Mi-8 helicopters at the time, perhaps operated by a separate Escadrille d'Helicopteres, but this remains unconfirmed.
In addition to more MiG-21s and better transport aircraft, the FARMA could reach back to a better support infrastructure. By 1985 its pilots flew MiG-21s – even if not more often than 40 hours annually – since almost ten years, and were at least fairly proficient. Due to close cooperation between Mali and several Arab states the FARMA was relatively well-equipped with spares and weapons. Besides, it could reach back on no less but 22 unpaved strips around the country, but also six airfields with runways longer than 2.500m – including Bamako/Senou, Gao, Mopti, Timbuktu, Sikasso and Ségou.
While the sole Burkinabe MiG-17 were delivered together with only a few ground based radars, and the FABF thus had no serious radar net needed to support them, the FARMA was applying the Soviet fighter doctrine, based on the ground control radar. The ground radar assistance was necessary in order to achieve interception of any aircraft by MiG-17s and MiG-21s, the pilots of which had to follow the instruction of the ground radar controller. The consequence of this doctrine was that, in case of failure of the ground radar, the fighters had to stay on the ground. Of course, under the hot climatic conditions in Mali, the Soviet radars suffered considerably, and they would often enough fail. However, in general, they proved quite useful – especially because of the relatively flat terrain. Another advantage on FARMA's side was the fact that it had several airfields developed along a line of between 100 and 150km from the border to Burkina Faso, while the FABF had only two airfields at disposal, in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, both of which were over 200km away from the most important parts of the mutual border. This meant that the reaction time of the sole FABF MiG-17 was longer and it could carry less weapons.
In addition to interceptors the FARMA had two batteries of SA-3/S-125 Pechora-1 SAMs. These heavy systems were not mobile, and any movement of their installations would be extremely problematic considering the Malian poor road network. Burkina Faso is not known to have been equipped with any kind of SAMs at the time. In fact, the presence of FARMA SA-3s precluded Burkinabe MiG-21s from even attempting to fly anywhere deeper over the Republic of Mali. While the Malian overall doctrine envisaged expecting the first strike to be delivered by a foreign aggressor, and the FARMA only then to react with air defence - perhaps also some interdiction strikes - the Malians were thus in a better position to wage an air war than Burkinabes.
One of at least five FARMA MiG-21bis SAUs as seen by several USAF officers that visited Gao AB, in 1991. At the time these planes were apparently already stored, but still in very good condition. Their fate ever since remains unknown. FARMA MiG-21s are known to have flown at least some 20 combat sorties during the short war with Burkina, in December 1985, but it remains unknown how effective they proved. In the late 1980s the Republic of Mali established close ties to the USA, and a number of FARMA pilots and officers have since visited US military schools.
Agacher War
Significantly, like the "war" in 1974, the next armed conflict between Burkina Faso and Mali, the so-called "Agacher War", also came at the time both countries were hit hard by a long period – almost seven years – of draught, just like the one in 1974. The draught came to an end during October 1985, but when the rain began to fall it washed-out most of the roads and caused the outbreak of a cholera epidemic, adding to the misery and rendering the distribution of food ever more difficult. In the middle of this catastrophe, the government organised a general population census. During the census some Fula camps in Mali were visited – by mistake – by Burkinabe census agents. Mali protested against this violation of Malian sovereignty and immediately prepared a military response. The situation escalated and by the 20 December the Malian military was gearing up for a war, deploying a number of trucked patrols along the border, and increasing the preparedness of the air force. The FARMA MiG-21s and helicopters were observed several times high over the border with Burkina Faso, obviously flying reconnaissance missions.
Finally, on 25 December 1985, the Malian military launched several local ground attacks against Burkinabe border posts and police stations. The Burkinabe military was by the time in the process of mobilisation and Army units were rushed into the Agacher strip. In response to several Burkinabe counterattacks, and using the airfields in Gao, Mopti and Ségou to stretch their critically short tactical range, the FARMA MiG-21s flew some strikes against selected targets, in turn cuasing the FABF to scramble its MiG-17. Due to poor control of the airspace, however, no engagements occurred.
Already on 26 December the first ceasefire was negotiated by Libya, but did not last the day. After several successful Burkinabe counterattacks, the war culminated in a strike by FARMA MiGs against the marketplace in Ouahigouya, in which a number of civilians was killed. Considering the fact that this city is at least 80km south of the border to Mali, as well as over 300km from the nearest FARMA airfield in Mopti, it is obvious that the MiG-21s must have participated in this attack, as well as that they operated on the verge of their combat endurance. The strike came as a complete surprise for Burkina Faso, and demonstrated the actual combat ability of the FARMA at the time. According to contemporary Burkinabe press releases, this was when most of their losses during this war occurred.
Nigeria and Libya then worked out another ceasefire, to take effect on 29 December, under the auspices of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), but this failed too and the fighting continued as the Burkinabes attempted to recover some of the ground lost to Malians.
It was only the ANAD-sponsored truce that finally held: on 30 December 1985 the ANAD reached a common declaration made by Burkina Faso and Mali, containing the terms of ceasefire, but postponing the question of troop withdrawal.
The war thus lasted only five days. Nevertheless, the fighting was quite intense this time, and resulted in between 59 and 300 victims and a similar number of injured persons on both sides combined. Mali provided no official casualty figures, but Burkina Faso – where this conflict became known as the "Christmas War" – said it lost more than 40, including many civilians.
Burkina's only MiG-17F was no match for FARMA's small, but - at least for local circumstances - well-developed air force. This plane is shown as seen - while still in excellent condition - at Ouagadougou IAP, in the early 1990s, and again in 2001 - but this time in derelict condition. The plane wears national markings as introduced in 1984.
ANAD Mediation and the International Court of Justice
An ANAD summit in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, in mid-January 1986 saw a public reconciliation between Traorč and Sankara: the two agreed to withdraw their troops to pre-war positions. While supervising the ceasefire a Force Aérienne de la Cote d'Ivoire Aérospatiale SA.316B Alouette III crashed at Kouni, on 14 January.
In February 1986 ANAD supervised an exchange of POWs between the two countries. The dispute, however, remained unresolved: shortly after Burkina Faso and Mali re-established diplomatic relations and exchanged ambassadors, in June 1986, Malian Army purchased a small batch of T-55 tanks, causing the Burkinabe officials to accuse Mali of preparing a new conflict. In fact, the Burkinabes were not sitting idle either.
With Libyan financial support they were acquiring new weapons as well. Following the Libyan pattern, Burkina Faso purchased six second-hand Siai-Marchetti SF.260WP Warriors via Belgium. All six, comprising BF-8421 (c/n 049), BF-8424 (c/n 254), BF-8431 (c/n 116), BF-8451 (c/n 206), BF-8477 (c/n 134) and BF-8479 (c/n 136), had been former Philippine Air Force examples. The Warriors were not only used for pilot training, but also as light strikers, and a number of them was always used by the sole Eskadrille de Chasse (EdC). Four additional SF.260WPs were subsequently bought directly from Italy.
Nevertheless, such measures proved too much for both cash-starved countries. The whole matter between Burkina Faso and Mali was brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) already on 16 September 1983. Consequently, with ANAD mediation, both countries were now moved to find a final solution.
The SF.260WL saw a relatively short service in Burkina Faso. All six former Philippine Air Force examples purchased second-hand via Belgium, in 1986, were sold back to Belgium in the early 1990s - including the example depicted here, BF-8424/24. Only four newly-produced SF.260Ws remain in service until today, proving better value for money than even MiG-21s. (Artwork by Tom Cooper)
A new dispute was submitted to the ICJ, concerning the delimitation of the common frontier. Burkina Faso meanwhile had troops on Malian ground, but was demanding that their withdrawal could be ordered only by the ICJ. Mali clearly objected to the request: it started the war, but for the purpose of gaining ground from Burkina Faso, and now found itself in a situation of almost losing the war.
Basing its decision on the fact that both sides agreed there existed a definite frontier that was not modified since the moment of independence, few old maps printed in France, and having examined all other evidence in detail, the ICJ eventually decided to actually leave the border where it was, and make only few minor corrections. Due to the lack of ICJ's expertise, ANAD was left to control the withdrawal of the troops and inspect the geographical situation. Basing its decisions on reports from an ANAD commission, the ICJ then proceeded by drawing a series of straight lines in eight different sectors of the disputed area: the final delimitation line was then reproduced on a map annexed to the judgment. The ICJ split the 2.000 square kilometres of disputed territory almost equally, with Mali receiving the western portion – including some areas previously controlled by Burkina Faso, and Burkina Faso the east. This decision, called "very satisfying" by Traoré, was accepted by both parties in December 1986.
Sources & Bibliography
Overall, there is very little published reference to either the FABF or the FARMA, not to talk about the history of flying in either of the two countries. The few printed sources for this article available are:
- "Aerospace Encyclopedia of WORLD AIR FORCES", editor David Willis, Aerospace Publishing Ltd., 1999, (ISBN: 1-86184-045-4)
- "AIR WARS AND AIRCRAFT; A Detailed Record of Air Combat, 1945 to the Present", by Victor Flintham, Arms and Armour Press, 1989, (ISBN: 0-85368-779-X)
- "DOCTRINE FOR A SMALLER AIR FORCE: MALI AND THE QUESTION OF UNIQUE AIR DOCTRINE", A Research Paper Presented to the Research Department Air Command and Staff College, by Major Sory Ibrahim Kone, Mali Air Force, 1997 (AU/ACSC/97-0604I/97-03)
- "AFRICAN MiGs", by Tom Cooper, SHI Publications, 2004, (ISBN: 3-200-00088-0)
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One factual item in this piece comes by way of Nicholas Kristof, a Times columnist with far more time and access to research than a full-time grad student writing for a county weekly. The argument of this piece, however, is my own. Complaints should be addressed care of the Village News.
A week before Election Day, the irrelevance of American politics came home with a vengeance. By hitting America's media center – Manhattan – SuperStorm Sandy declared, in terms impossible to ignore, the clear and present danger presented by our rapidly changing climate. An issue which never arose during the presidential campaign forcibly established its priority on the nation's agenda.
Of course, not everyone – not even everyone in the devastated areas of New Jersey and New York – will concede the "inconvenient truth" of what the scientific community has been telling us for decades. But then, there were people in Britain and America arguing that Hitler was "just another politician" as his armies captured Paris.
So long as this planet has humans living on it, we will always have our deniers and our cranks.
The rest of us have serious work to do.
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Peak energy is another such challenge. Despite the discovery of new deposits of oil and natural gas – and the deployment of radical and reckless technologies to extract petrochemicals from tar sands and deep rock – the rapid rise of demand in East and South Asia guarantees that demand will outstrip supply, resulting in rapidly rising prices for conventional forms of energy.
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Think about that because, like me, you're very likely in that "bottom" 90 percent.
The prosperous and growing middle class – which propelled America's rise to global power in the mid-20th century – is seriously at risk. If the rich and powerful maintain control of our political system – and continue using that control to change the rules to benefit themselves and their heirs – we're at real risk of losing the America we have known.
And then, of course, there's the rise of China as our global economic, political and military rival.
None of these trends – climate change, peak energy, the endangered middle class or the rivalry of China – was inevitable. Even now, none is absolutely irreversible. But the way forward will require us to re-examine many of the assumptions we grew up with – whether we grew up in the 1950s or the 1990s.
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Almost without exception, Americans identify with capitalism, broadly defined. But capitalism has not always meant what it means today. When Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations, he described capitalism in terms of "free markets" – which, by definition, meant a system in which many small enterprises competed for customers and dollars (or, for Smith, shillings, pounds and guineas).
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World War 2 makes sense. Futuristic sci-fi seems reasonable, too. Halo was a stretch, but they made it work. But trying to make a real-time strategy game about heavy metal is clearly madness, the sort of thing that even Ozzy Osbourne's addled grey matter wouldn't come up with.
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Other missions are little more than minigames. Escort tasks just involve driving behind the tour bus holding the fire button. Rounding up Metal Beasts is just driving in circles holding a button.
Dungeon crawling is wandering through a cave zapping spiders. True, you're zapping them by strumming your guitar to call down lightning bolts, but the novelty soon fades. It feels like it's come out alongside the latest Pixar movie, not something that has Lemmy from Motörhead as the healer.
Beyond the main story, the world is filled with side quests, but they're all variations on a handful of simple themes - the chief attraction is playing Spot The Album Cover Reference, and if you aren't intimately familiar with Judas Priest then it's just a bit dull.
This wouldn't matter if the story kept the laughs coming, but after the brilliant start things get steadily more functional and less entertaining.
It's not a bad game, just disappointing if you were expecting something as brilliant as Double Fine's last release, Psychonauts. Instead, this feels like a licensed game. A very inventive one, certainly, but one that shares the problem they all have: it feels like it started with the subject matter and cobbled an overly simplistic game around it, rather than nailing the game design first and adding the references afterwards.


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From 2 September, Rakie will be appearing in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as Siobhan. Based on Mark Haddon's award-winning novel, the production has been adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliott.
After a sell-out run at the National's Cottesloe Theatre in 2012, the production has transferred to the Apollo Theatre, where it is booking until October 2014. Tickets range from £12.50-£85, and are available from the box office on 02074523000, or www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Not to be missed!
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Sounds like novelty that will fade none too quickly.
"... the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value..." Thomas Paine Dec 23, 1776 The Crisis
Adversity is the first path to truth. Lord Byron
Yup! Hey, let's market a product to people who don't actually like said product. Dumb. That would be like packaging bacon in a wrapper decorated with images of lettuce and trying to sell it to vegans. Hello....
I'd give them a thumbs up for donating 5% of profits to women's charities, but they actually have to sell it to donate.


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Educational Opportunity Program Dedicates EOP Fund in Memoriam
The EOP Fund, a departmental fund for the Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program, will be renamed the Jaelah Yannis Jenkins EOP Fund, in honor of the late daughter of director Yanick Jenkins, during a ceremony at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, February 27, in the Campbell Student Union Fireside Lounge.
Jaelah passed away in 2007, at age 10, from a brain tumor. EOP staff members hope her memory will live on through the fund, which supports EOP staff and the 877 students they serve.
"Jaelah was a free spirit with a can-do attitude," Jenkins said. "She wanted to go to college one day."
"Jaelah was the type of person who was always willing to listen and be positive," added Erica Murphy, a junior-year social work major who is helping to plan the event as EOP's work-study student.
The EOP Fund provides support for students, activities, and other expenses. EOP has additional funds within the annual Faculty and Staff Appeal, but they are for specific needs, such as scholarships.
The campus community and friends of EOP may donate to the newly named Jaelah Yannis Jenkins EOP Fund through the Faculty and Staff Appeal or are welcome to make an independent donation at any time. More than $1,500 is donated to the fund each year, and Jenkins hopes that amount will increase.
EOP staff members attribute the EOP Fund at least in part to the continued success of the program. Since the fund's inception in 2005, student retention rates have improved, and the number of students on academic probation has decreased.
"The EOP Fund improves the quality of our program," Jenkins said. "It means the difference between one student or four students being able to attend a conference." She said she hopes tomorrow's event will reintroduce the EOP Fund to the campus and that its renaming will provide a "reenergized renewal."
Tomorrow's ceremony will include inspirational poetry readings, a short DVD presentation, and a performance by the Buffalo State College Chamber Choir. Refreshments will be served. The Alumni Affairs Office will provide giveaways, and members of the Buffalo State cheerleading team will volunteer at the event in honor of Jaelah, who was also a cheerleader.
"Jaelah wanted to be a writer when she grew up and spent a lot of time at our office," Jenkins said. "All the EOP staff and students got to know her so well. We're one big family—in the sense of a larger community."
All are welcome to attend tomorrow's ceremony, but reservations are recommended; please call Mary Ann Osborne at 878-4225.


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I need to make a rainbow-pattern fabric - 15 yards? - to be used to construct stoles for priests - for Cursillo use.
I've never done fabric painting! Don't know where to begin! I want to do this one task - and then, not do it anymore. I'd like to make fairly narrow diagonal stripes - I think. I want the shades to blend together softly - nothing real bright. I've heard that you can even do this with water-based house paint! What a concept! Suggestions and directions,please! Thank you! Madam Butterfly |
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Michael Chabon's new novel depicts a frozen homeland where beat cops speak Yiddish, snack on blintzes, and chase Hasidic gangsters
In his Pulitzer-prize winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon moved seamlessly between history and fantasy, establishing himself as an author unafraid to mix themes and genres.
Now Chabon's at it again. His new detective novel, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, takes place in a parallel universe in which Sitka, Alaska, is—and Israel never was—the place of last refuge for Europe's Holocaust refugees. Yiddish thrives, but hope wanes, because after 60 years, control of the northern territory is about to revert back to its native inhabitants.
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I think whew says it all. A super nice group of gardening pals, lots of nice plants though I didn't think I wanted or needed much of anything until I rethought things, great food provided by our special 'chef' Alan and some wonderful brownies provided by our hostess.
Thanks to everyone for all that you contributed and/or taking plants off of my hands. I am so looking forward to the next time. A special thanks to Marcia and Dwight, our wonderful host and hostess...you're the best when it come to entertaining us gardeners. It is always a good time at your house. Sue...off to unpack and then head out again. Now where is that Sassy (Nancy)lady...hopefully she will check in here soon. She sure fit right in for a noob. Brenda, I sure got a kick out of your little guy. He was so cute and so sweet and it made my day that he gave me a hug. |
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oh yes, a wonderful day! add my thanks to Marcia and Dwight and to Alan...My Mom loved the salad too! and thanks to all for my plants...I got some nice things and was glad to share some of my extras good to see new folks at the swap- missed some of you- looking forward to a fall get together.. happy gardening! |
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I had a ball!!!! If was great to laugh that much, plant and cig swap...LOL I just sent an e-mail to Dreamspirit about her plants. I am already looking forward to a fall swap here. Sue, I have some seeds off of the lemon-ice columbine that Tina brought. I might have made a mistake on the daylilies that I said were Lexington Ave. Those who took them let me know what they bloom, in case they aren't the lavender. |
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I had a great time at the plant swap. Thanks to all for the plants. Need to get them in the ground tomorrow. Thanks Marcia for hosting the event. Nancy aka sassyflowerchild |
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Glad you joined Nancy. We will have another in the fall here at my house. Remember if you have any other plants that you don't know what they are just post a picture on the forum...name that plant and someone will tell you what it might be. Glad you were able to make it Saturday. Marcia |
Happy to report that everything I took home has been planted, with the exception of some of the iris and daylillies, which I will be distributing to friends and my mom. As I suspected would happen, I got "let go" from my job on Monday. So now I have more time to spend outside while I look for a new one. Silver lining, for sure! I will post some before/after photos later, when I get a better connection. It was great to see you all, and thank you so much for your generosity! Jen |
- Posted by marciagaye z5KY (My Page) on Tue, Jun 8, 10 at 17:13
Oh...Jen...I am sorry about your job, but at least it is a nice time to be without....not the dead of winter and a foot of snow. Marla Jo, "Dreamspirit" came by and picked up her plants plus all the leftovers. All my plants are in the ground.....YEAH !!!!! |
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got my plants in the ground too! boy, we ARE good, aren't we? glad to see sassyflowerchild is with us... Jen, sorry about your job- enjoy your time - something will work out... Marcia, glad Marla came and p/u the plants..and enjoyed the extras we left for her :)) Sue, put me on the Fall Pow-Wow list- there are always things that I need to devide, move, share a safe and fun summer to all! |
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Hey Sue, please add Vicci (ohiovalleygardener) to the fall pow-wow list...she has a post here you might check out... glad we got some rain- settle in our new plants... now, to pull some more baby maple trees :)) Linda |
The swap was so much fun and great company! Thank you everyone for the great plants, lots of special just-my-cup-od-tea things came home with me....although they are NOT in the ground yet. (Sheesh, y'all are fast!) I did get most of the garden weeded in prep for a little local Berea swap (that went well too, gave away a lot of extra divisions), so the flowers are looking great. This is the first time I've had a real, mature garden, at least a large section of it. My babies are all grown up! It's been a busy week and I forgot to get back here for post-swap banters. (again, slow) I will pass on the extra compliments to the chef! Marcia, I'll keep you posted on the daylily color and get a photo if it isn't the lavender one. Linda, I'm sorry I forgot to bring any large pots. It fell off my radar completely. I hope you have some alternatives for the tomato experiment. (Check at the WalMart bakery. They often have 2 & 5gal icing buckets that work really well & have a great handle on them.) Looking forward to the Fall Swap -- and those great dafs that I'm gonna buy from Sue's club! :) :) :) Big hugs to everyone, especially to Marcia and Dwight for being such fine hosts, as always! |
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update to Brenda- the yellow day lily I got from you is blooming! I love it! It is a pretty color, and not the same as the other yellows I have- thanks so much! Linda (by the airport) |
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Dressed my little princess in her new pink H&M dress and went to the backyard
for a quick mini photo shoot. She's my lovely niece and since we live some what far,
I make sure I take my Canon and shoot as many pictures as possible.
Father's day in Orange
Wearing a Vintage Casper blazer, ZARA top and pants, Aldo shoes, Nexus watch, vintage purse and F21 earrings.
Today was a great Father's Day. We celebrated today by going to the beautiful city of Malibu in CA.
The weather was great, sunny, high 80′s, and crispy warm air. We bought some food and headed to the
beach to enjoy the weather and celebrate my Father. Let me just take a few seconds to say a few words
about my Dad. Growing up I was never close to my dad to the point where I was comfortable enough to
let him in to my deepest secrets. I never went to him for advice or to have the kind of conversations I have
with him now. I was blesses with a great family but being a teen, I took having my Dad for granted.
Things changed when I joined the Army, my Dad gave my so much support and advice that no one gave me while I was alone and in a scary place. I carried a picture of him in my ACU (uniform)
pocket and when ever I felt like giving up because I was mentally and physically beat, I took the
picture out and looked at it, and as crazy and corny as this may sound, it gave me so much energy to move forward. I
have made my Dad so proud with all of my accomplishments that I never want to let him down. Which
only makes me work harder in anything I do in life. I can
go on forever and ever talking about my Daddy but I know this would turn in to a book eventually, so to
make this long story short, I thank God for giving me a great family and the best Dad in the WORLD.
Don't take your family for granted and think they will always be there. Tell them you love them and never
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Idfu (also known as Edfu) is located on the west bank of the Nile between Luxor and Aswan. The great draw is the Temple of Horus - the most well preserved temple in all of Egypt. This temple was built starting in 237 BC and took 180 years (and the reigns of six Ptolemies) to finish. It is the second largest temple in Egypt (after Karnak), but was mostly buried underneath sand until 1860. Due to the popularity of this temple, Idfu is a major tourist center as well as a common stop for feluccas.
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Seeing the large well preserved temple is very impressive . Its walls are covered in hieroglyphs and pictorial carvings.If you walk down a flight of stairs you find a nilometer with which they measured the height of the river and in ancient times determined the amount of taxes. Good tip? (0) Edfu is not so little city on the banks of the river Nile (like almost every city there :-)). Temple is very big and beautifull, and people drive you with the carriage to see it. The city is very dirty, and native peoples just want your money on eyery corner. Good tip? (0) Beautiful temple. Some rooms were burnt during siege. Amazing must see is drama written in hieroglyphs. There`s also barge that`s only one remaining in temples all over egypt. The barge was meant to carry souls to land of dead. Besides that temple is one of the most preserved ones. Good tip? (0) Recent Updates for Idfu
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Hi I read the following artivle http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11355/2 which has prompted me to reconsider my security setup, it is a home system but with open ssh ports and similar. My specific question is this - What method/cryptography is used to create the passwd hash under PAM ie. is it vunerable to rainbow type hash tables. -----snip---- ^^ article RainbowCrack Online will offer 11 tables covering six different hash algorithms, including LanMan, MD5, MySQL 323, and SHA-1 -----snip----- now that said it is quite possible that I have got the wrong end of the stick so to speak, ie. I know that PAM handles login etc but is it PAM that generates the hash of my chosen password? If so can I expand my question to ask what program and further what algorithm is used to do this task. This is for my system of course but I guess the principle can be applied to many systems. EDIT As I was writing this I checked man passwd which seems to have answered my question on the whole ---snip--- The UNIX System encryption method is based on the NBS DES algorithm and is very secure. ---snip--- I have left my earlier question [more or less answered] just for some confirmation, but the new point is - Does the "NBS DES algorithm" come under the "salt" method? and is it therefore immune to attacks of the hash table variety? regards stuart ps. I know the above is a little disjointed but I am stumbling in the dark a little here. -- "There are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary, those who don't" --Unknown -- email@example.com mailing list
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