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The Other Side of the Night: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic was LostAfter every disaster, someone has something to hide . . .A few minutes before midnight on April 14, 1912, the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New York, struck an iceberg. Less than three hours later she lay at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. While the world has remained fascinated by the tragedy, the most amazing drama of those fateful hours was not played out aboard the doomed liner. It took place on the decks of two other ships, one fifty-eight miles distant from the sinking Titanic, the other barely ten miles away. The masters of the steamships Carpathia and Californian, Captain Arthur Rostron and Captain Stanley Lord, were informed within minutes of each other that their vessels had picked up the distress signals of a sinking ship. Their actions in the hours and days that followed would become the stuff of legend, as one would choose to take his ship into dangerous waters to answer the call for help, while the other would decide that the hazard to... |
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Here we go with a fresh year and a fresh start. Lets start simply again. I have not been really faithful with my daily movement. I do manage to get an hour about 3 days a week, but it is really important to get at least 30 minues a day. Our first goal will be to get 30 minutes of additional movement each day. We can find an exercise program to watch, walk around the block, jump rope, treadmill, ... anything that will get us moving. We can even divide it into three 10 minute periods, just so we get it done every day. Move it to lose it!
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I'm with you, Beverly! Move it to lose it!!!! I can do about 10 minutes of basketball (drizzling today though) at a time so that'll work. Will need to do something else today....maybe do the mile DVD thing....... (no more cookies....no more cookies....no more cookies!) |
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wooohoooo.....no weight gain from Dec 25th to Jan 1st! I'm having trouble getting the full 30 min movement in during the day, but today will be better!!!! Mainly cause I plan to be walking around Home Depot to pick up shelving supplies for DH to put up in the closet so I don't have to unload all the tubs of fabric to get to the bottom one! He suggested it after the louvered door came off the track while I was stuffing it all back in. Ah, yes, life is good. *smile* |
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Hi, all im new to the forums, and am quite new to the world of programming.
I have good knowledge of web design/3d art, but have decided to expand my knowledge to the world of programming.
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Having just completed a fully functional news script with php, and creating a tic tac toe game in VB, i am looking for my next challenge.
I would like to have someone give me a challenge using either of the above languages.
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Ok, a project I would find interesting to take on, if I had the time for it:
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How about improving on one of your existing projects.
Is your tic-tac-toe game for one or two players?
If it's for two-player then you could try making some AI for it, so you can play against the computer. Try making different difficulty levels, with the hardest level being unbeatable.
And you could also add a feature for network-play.
Another thing you could do is find an application or game you know and you think you could make, and make a clone (VB snake maybe?).
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We had to make a game for software last year ... Towers of Hanoi. I made mine in OpenGL , but most people used VB for it.
You might want to have a go at it!
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July 8 (Bloomberg) -- Lone Star Funds agreed to cut the price of Korea Exchange Bank to 4.4 trillion won ($4.2 billion) and extended the sale deadline as South Korean regulators delay approving Hana Financial Group Inc.'s takeover.
Hana will pay 6 percent less than the initial price of 4.7 trillion won, for a 51 percent stake in KEB, and set Nov. 30 as the new completion date, according to a regulatory filing today. The previous terms allowed Hana or the Dallas-based fund to scrap the deal if was incomplete by May 24 this year.
Lone Star is using record dividend payments to recoup its investment in the Seoul-based bank and agreed to cut the sale price further if it gets more payouts before the deal closes. Hana Chairman Kim Seung Yu aims to narrow the gap in assets and market value with bigger rivals KB Financial Group Inc. and Woori Finance Holdings Co. with the purchase, which is on hold until a court case involving Lone Star is resolved.
"Extending the contract isn't enough to convince investors that Hana and Lone Star can complete the deal," said Lim Jeong Seok, head of equities at Seoul-based KDB Asset Management Co., which oversees the equivalent of $11 billion in assets. "The uncertainty won't end until the regulators give their go- ahead."
Under today's agreement, Hana will pay Lone Star 13,390 won for each KEB share, down from 14,250 won, according to the filing. Hana rose 0.3 percent to 38,800 won at the close of Seoul trading. The stock has lost 10 percent this year.
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While the price will go down if Lone Star receives further dividends, it will go up by 100 won per share for each month the deal is delayed beyond September, to account for general gains in asset values, the statement said.
The Seoul High Court began a retrial of Lone Star and its former local chief Paul Yoo and KEB on June 16 on stock manipulation charges after the Supreme Court in March overturned a 2008 acquittal.
The Financial Services Commission will not approve the transaction while legal proceeding questioning Lone Star's legitimacy as the owner of the Korea Exchange Bank remain, vice chairman Shin Je Yoon said on May 12.
KEB on July 1 said it would pay 973.8 billion won in interim dividends, 497 billion of which will go to Lone Star, helping it recoup all of its $2 billion investment.
Lone Star bought Korea Exchange Bank in 2003 and has been trying to sell it for almost five years.
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Its holding in the Korean lender came into question following a probe that began in 2006 into allegations it paid artificially low prices for the stake. Korea's top court last year cleared the fund on that case.
Lone Star had to scrap an attempt to sell its stake to HSBC Holdings Plc in 2008 amid regulator's delay in ruling on the eligibility. Kookmin Bank, now part of KB Financial, walked away from talks to buy control of Korea Exchange Bank in November 2006.
Hana and KEB's combined assets at the end of March totaled 313 trillion won, trailing Woori's 346 trillion won, KB Financial's 345 trillion won and Shinhan Financial Group Co.'s 323 trillion won, according to filings by the companies.
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In 2012, she won Jörg Colberg's Conscientious Portfolio Competition and ASMP image12. Also she received Honorable Mention in Fine Art at the International Photography Awards and was a Rising Artist Award finalist at the Seoul Museum of Art(SeMA).
In 2011, she received a Seoul Photo Festival Portfolio Award from the Seoul Museum of Art(SeMA) and shown her work at SeMA. Also her work was selected in En Foco's The Changing World exhibition.
Her photographs have been shown at several venues in New York City including COOHAUS Art, hpgrp gallery, John Jay Art Gallery, Greenwich House, ASMP Gallery and Photoville in Brooklyn. Elsewhere in the United States she has participated in exhibitions at The Center for Fine Art Photography, Griffin Museum of Photography, MASS MoCA and Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography. She has also exhibited internationally at the Seoul Museum of Art(SeMA), Gallery LUX, Gallery COMMA, Sejong Art Center, UNESCO Gallery in Seoul.
Among others, her work has been published in, OSMOS, Monthly Photo, Photo Art, Photo DOT, PHOTO+, Visual Arts Journal, W, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, ELLE Girl, ELLE Décor, GQ, Grazia, Cosmopolitan and Arena. Online features include Huffington Post, Lenscratch, LensCulture, Conscientious, aCurator, Le Journal De La Photographie, iGNANT, The Morning News, Medium, Rinse, Foto Visura Magazine and Hey, Hot Shot!.
Solo Exhibition
2010 <In-between Double> Korea Photography Project, Virtual Gallery
2010 <In-between Double> Gallery Comma, Seoul, Korea
2010 <In-between Double> Gallery LUX, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibition
2015 <En Foco's the New Works Exhibition> The Bronx Documentary Center, NY, USA
2014 <The Center Forward 2014> The Center for Fine Art Photography, CO, USA
2014 <20th Annual Juried Exhibition> Griffin Museum of Photography, MA, USA
2014 <88th Annual International Competition> Semi-finalists exhibition, The Print Center, PA, USA
2014 <AHL Foundation: Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography> Coohaus Art, NY, USA
2013 <Lotus Photography - Summer Photography Show> hpgrp gallery, NY, USA
2013 <The Family: A Juried Exhibition> at Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography by Aline Smithson, MI, USA
2012 <image12> ASMP(American Society of Media Photographers) Winner's Exhibition, NY, USA
2012 <Nighttime Projection: FotoVisura's Women in Photography> Photoville, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2011 <Seoul Photo Festival 2011> Portfolio Award, Seoul Museum of Art : Gyeonghuigung Annex, Seoul, Korea
2011 <A Decade of Photography in the Aftermath of 9/11> Greenwich House, NY, USA
2011 <The Changing World> an En Foco exhibition, John Jay Art Gallery, NY, USA
2011 <An Exchange with Sol Lewitt> MASS MoCA, USA
2009 <Surface Tension> SVA Gallery, NY, USA
2007 <Graduation Exhibition> FIT Gallery, NY, USA
2001 <Japanese and Korean joined exhibition> Sejong Art Center, Seoul, Korea/Tokyo, Japan
2001 <Photo Exhibition 20th> H.Y Focus, Hanyang University, Semi Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1997 <Photo Exhibition 17th> H.Y Focus, Hanyang University, UNESCO Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1996 <Photo Exhibition16th> H.Y Focus, Hanyang University, UNESCO Gallery, Seoul, Korea
014 <En Foco's New Works #18 Photography Fellowship Awards> NY, USA
2014 <iGavel Auction> Daniel Cooney Fine Art, NY
2014 <DCCP (Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography): New Directions
2014 <Lenscratch Korea Week> curated by Hye-Ryoung Min
2014 <The Visura Lodge Artist Residency> Fotovisura, VM, USA
2014 <The Print Center: 88th Annual International Competition> Semi-finalists, PA, USA
2013 <DCCP (Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography: The Family> Honorable Mention by Aline Smithson
2012 <Conscientious Portfolio Competition 2012 Winner> by Jörg Colberg
2012 <2012 IPA (International Photography Award) Competition: Fine Art> Honorable Mention, USA
2012 <ASMP NY(American Society of Media Photographers): Image 12> Third Prize Winner, USA
2012 <SeMA (Seoul Museum of Art): Rising Artist Award> Finalist, Seoul, Korea
2011 <Seoul Museum of Art: Seoul Photo Festival 2011> Portfolio Award, Seoul, Korea
2011 <Portrait Project> Collaborated with Spanish Cultural Center, 'CFCE Antigua', Guatemala
2010 <Photographer of the Year 2010> Harper's Bazaar Korea Award, Korea
2010 Young Photographer Alliance: Benefit Auction, NY, US
2009 <Hey, Hot Shot! Competition Contender>
2009 ENACT Charity Fundraiser: Silent Auction NY, US
2009 <Innovation in Digital Photography Award> SVA MPS Digital Photography, NY, US
2007 <Commencement Award Winners> Photography Department, FIT, NY, US
2008-2009 School of Visual Arts_Master of Professional Studies in Digital Photography, NY, US
2005-2007 Fashion Institute of Technology_AAS Degree of Photography, NY, US
1996-2001 Hanyang University _ Bachelor of German Language and Literature
Advertising and Public Relation (Minor Degree), Gyenggido, Korea
2010 <The Girl's Room From Dreaming Cities> JoongAng Books Korea, Collaboration on Photos, Korea
2010 <The Kuho Art Book: Behind the Scenes from Seoul to New York> Harper's Bazaar Korea, Korea
2010 <Princess La Brava> Wisdom House Korea, Collaboration on Photos, Korea
2008 <BumSuk's Idea> Prunsoop Korea, Collaboration on NY Fashion Week Photos, Korea
VOGUE, W, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, ELLE, ELLE Girl, ELLE Décor, Grazia, Cosmopolitan, Arena, J Look, S Flash, Avenuel, Cindy the Perky, Segye news paper, and more. (Korean edition magazines and news paper)
Samsung Galaxy Note II, Amore Pacific, hexa by kuho, General Idea, Kieh's Korea, Coach Korea, Christian Dior, OnStyle, Olive Show, and more.
In print:
PhotoDot, <Yeonsoo>, August 2014
Monthly Photo(Wolgan Sajin), <Channel 247>, January 2014
OSMOS Issue 02, <Channel 247>, October 2013
Harper's Bazaar Korea, Women on the Other Side of the World <FACES>, August 2013
Harper's Bazaar Korea, Market Places <Guatemala>, July 2013
SajinYesul Photo Magazine, Exhibition Review <The Changing World> Korea, May 2011
Korean Monthly Magazine, Interview by Windy Lee, NY, March 2011
Wolgan Sajin Photo Magazine, Interview, <In-between Double> Korea, December 2010
SajinYesul Photo Magazine <Visiting Guatemala by Korean Photographer Hye-Ryoung Min/ Visiting Korea by Guatemalan Photographer Jaime Permuth, translation by Hye-Ryoung Min> Korea, November 2010
Jlook Magazine, Exhibition Review <In-between Double> Korea, July 2010
SajinYesul Photo Magazine, Interview/Exhibition Review, <In-between Double> Korea, July 2010
Harper's Bazaar Korea, Exhibition Preview <In-between Double> Korea, July. 2010
ELLE Korea, Exhibition Preview <In-between Double> /Feature <Coney Island> Korea, July 2010
PHOTO+ Magazine, Exhibition Preview <In-between Double> Korea, June 2010
Wolgan Sajin Photo Magazine, Exhibition Preview <In-between Double> Korea, June 2010
Wolgan Yongsang Photo Magazine, Exhibition Preview <In-between Double> Korea, June 2010
Maps Magazine Korea, Interview by InYoung Park, Korea, Feburary 2010
Visual Arts Journal, Exhibition Review <Surface Tension: In-between Double> NY, fall 2009
Medium <Channel 247>, June 2014
Lenscratch <Personal Landscape> by Aline Smithson, June 2014
New Direction at Detroit Center For Contemporary Photography, June 2014
LensCulture < Personal Landscape> May 2014
Feature Shoot <Yesonsoo>, April 2014
Rinse <Yeonsoo>, April 2014
Foto Visura Magazine, Photo of the Day <Yeonsoo>, February 2014
The Morning News <In-between Double>, September 2013
Huffington Post <Yeonsoo>, August 2013
iGNANT <Yeonsoo>, August 2013
Lenscratch <Yeonsoo> by Aline Smithson, July 2013
Conscientious Extended Interview by Jörg Colberg <Channel 247>, January 2013
Conscientious CPC Winners by Jörg Colberg, January 2013
Featured in SVA News: 2012 Conscientious Portfolio Competition, 2012
Le Journal De La Photographie: <Nighttime Projection: FotoVisura's Women in Photography at Photoville> <In-between Double>, 2012
Lenscratch <Channel 247/ In-between Double> by Aline Smithson, April 2012
aCurator <Channel 247> by Julie Graham, April, 2012
Foto Visura Magazine, Photo of the Day <FACES>, December 2011
Foto Visura Magazine, Interview with Hye-Ryoung Min by Lauren Scheiderman, June 2010
Leica Club blog, <In-between Double> Exhibition, June 2010
PhotoBada blog, <In-between Double> Exhibition, June 2010
Mu-um Magazine <In-between Double> Exhibition, June 2010
PHOS: Photo Space Magazine <In-between Double> Exhibition, June 2010
The Union Press <In-between Double> Exhibition, June 2010
Panchromatism, Interview with Hye-Ryoung Min by Cheryl Spelts, April 2010
Foto Visura Magazine, Spotlight, Hye-Ryoung Min by Adriana Teresa, December 2009
Amy Stein Photography blog, <Surface Tension> Exhibition, October 2009
Photographs Do Not Bend blog, <Surface Tension> Exhibition by Sherrie Cuttler, October 2009
Hey, Hot Shot! blog, Hey, Hot Shot! Contender: Hye-Ryoung Min by Kara Canal, July 2009


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I am interested in this as well. Anybody?
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Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus..81/4 in. (21cm)..Similiar to the Cedar waxwing (yellow tip on tail), but larger and grayer, with no yellow on their belly. Wings with strong white, or white and yellow markings, warmer brown to face..Note: deep rusty undertail coverts (white in cedar waxwings). The bohemian waxwing got its name not only for the red waxy tips on mature feathers, but also for its bohemian behavior. They often travel in large normadic flocks…Shape in-flight very starling-like.
Voice Zreee, rougher than the thin note of the cedar waxwing…
Habitat: In summer, boreal forests, muskeg; In winter widespread in search of berries, especially in towns where plantings fruiting trees can attract them.
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Year of inscription on the World Heritage List
Galápagos Islands: 1978
Galápagos Islands: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Previous Committee Decisions:
See page http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/475
Illustrative material:
See page http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/475
Year(s) of inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Threats for which the property was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger
Corrective measures identified
International Assistance
Requests Approved: 0
Total Amount Approved: 567,850USD
2001 | Emergency assistance request for Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) | 50,000 USD |
1998 | Ecological Monitoring in the Galapagos Archipelago - Establishing a Quarantine System for Monitoring Introduction and Spread of Alien Species | 92,500 USD |
1998 | Urgent development of ecological monitoring through a critical period for the Galapagos Archipelago | 20,000 USD |
1996 | Architectural design for the interpretation centre on Isabela Island, Galapagos National Park | 0 USD |
1996 | Preparation of Interpretation Materials for the Interpretation Centres of Isabela and Santa Cruz Islands, Galapagos National Park | 0 USD |
1994 | Fire figthing equipment for Galapagos | 50,000 USD |
1992 | Revision of the management plan for Galapagos Islands | 29,000 USD |
1992 | One fellowship for an officer from the Galapagos National Park to attend a course on "Agroforestry: sustainable land-use for the Humid Tropics", organized by the University of Peace, Costa Rica, ... | 3,100 USD |
1992 | Support to 3 resource persons and organization of a training course for staff and tour guides of Galapagos National Park | 15,000 USD |
1992 | Financial contribution to a training course organized by the Smithsonian Institution in Galapagos National Park (Quito/Galapagos, Ecuador, 10-28 July 1992) | 20,000 USD |
1990 | Training in Costa Rica of one specialist from the Galapagos National Park Service on conservation and management of reptiles, December 1990 | 2,000 USD |
1990 | Study to investigate the impacts of tourism on Galapagos National Park and to make recommendations for improving its management | 14,000 USD |
1989 | Purchase of 2 motor-boats and spare parts, as well as repair and maintenance costs, for Galapagos National Park | 59,500 USD |
1989 | Financial contribution to the Charles Darwin Foundation for the preparation of a long-term management plan for Galapagos National Park | 20,000 USD |
1989 | One study grant enabling the superintendent of Galapagos National Park to participate in the 2nd International Seminar on Coastal Parks and Protected Areas (USA and Mexico, 14 May-03 June 1989) | 4,000 USD |
1988 | Purchase of 4 boats for strengthening the protection of Galapagos Islands | 54,000 USD |
1988 | Consultancy services for reviewing and preparing a training plan for the personnel Galapagos National Park | 4,250 USD |
1987 | 1.5 month consultancy mission to follow-up the zoning plan for marine reserves in Galapagos National Park | 2,500 USD |
1987 | Contribution to consultancy mission for the development of a zoning plan for Galapagos National Park | 2,000 USD |
1987 | Provision of 2 experts for 3.5 months to advise on the management of the marine reserve of Galapagos with a view to nomination on the World Heritage List. | 15,000 USD |
1986 | Financial support to the environmental education and interpretation programme in Galapagos National Park | 20,000 USD |
1985 | Contribution to the training of an environmental education specialist from the Galapagos Islands in the United-Kingdom | 2,500 USD |
1985 | 4-month training in management of protected areas (course organized by CATIE, Costa Rica) for 2 specialists from Galapagos (7 January-07 April 1985) | 6,000 USD |
1985 | Contribution to purchase of equipment for Galapagos National Park following the fire in March/April 1985 | 10,500 USD |
1982 | Financial contribution to a training course organised by the Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos | 10,000 USD |
1979 | Purchase of equipment to eliminate invasive species in Galapagos | 50,000 USD |
1979 | Training seminar in the Galapagos | 12,000 USD |
UNESCO Extra-budgetary Funds
Total amount provided to the property: USD 3,5 millions
Previous monitoring missions
UNESCO/IUCN/Chairperson mission 1-11 June 1996; UNESCO mission June 2003; UNESCO informal visit 14-21 April 2005; UNESCO/IUCN mission 28 February – 10 March 2006
Factors affecting the property identified in previous reports
a) Delay in the full implementation of the Special Law and lack of enforcement;
b) Inadequate quarantine measures;
c) Illegal fishing;
d) Instability of Park Director's Position.
Current conservation issues
The State Party of Ecuador has submitted a report on 15 February 2006, noting progress achieved in the conservation and management of the islands. Key highlights are:
a) The Minister of the Environment, with support from the UNDP and the InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB), developed a transparent process for the selection of the Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS) director. A new director was selected in April 2006.
b) A new Galapagos National Park (GNP) management plan was adopted in April 2005. The plan promotes: "a shared vision for the archipelago and its management to maintain it as an ecological, socio-economic and environmentally sustainable system".
c) Implementation of the management plan for the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) (approved in 1999 after a full participatory process) is well advanced. The Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS) is also assessing the effectiveness of its management, control and patrolling activities within the 133,000 km2 GMR. Patrolling is to be reinforced as part of an agreement to be signed with the Navy.
d) The government prohibited long-line fishing in the GMR in May 2005. It also banned the export of shark fins at the national level in an effort to stem the illegal shark fishery in Galapagos. In parallel to these measures, the government has committed national funds, along with those of IADB, Conservation International and other donors, to support alternative economic options for the area's fishers, including the development of fish catch processing and storing, in an effort to add value to the resource and to influence the tourism market, which imports fish from the continent.
e) Funding from IADB and GEF/UNDP has supported the establishment of the basic infrastructure for an Inspection and Quarantine System (SESA-SICGAL) for Galapagos in Quito and Guayaquil on the continent.
f) Italian Cooperation is supporting a capacity building project for the Galapagos National Institute (INGALA), responsible for planning and controlling key development activities in the islands, including migratory controls.
g) The Ministry of the Environment, with support of a Donors Roundtable, launched the Galapagos 2020 Initiative aiming to build a shared vision for Galapagos among key stakeholders involved in the conservation and management of the islands.
The State Party report, summarized above, provided background information for the UNESCO/IUCN Reactive Monitoring Mission to Galapagos.
Through a series of 33 meetings, the mission team had discussions with all key stakeholders in the islands, representing national and local authorities and institutions, elected officials, NGOs, other representatives of civil society and the private sector. Though progress has been achieved on several issues raised by the World Heritage Committee it was also very clear that there is fundamental shift taking place in Galapagos. This shift, further discussed below, is having important and negative impacts on conservation concerns, in particular:
a) Accelerated loss of ecological isolation.
The unique ecosystems of Galapagos have developed over millions of years due to their biological isolation from continental landmasses. Humans have, purposefully or accidentally, introduced nearly 1,500 recorded terrestrial animals and plant species, mostly in the past 40 years, and despite recent efforts, this process is accelerating. Little is known about the marine introductions. 33 flights a week now ferry people and goods between the mainland and two airports in Galapagos. Old and unsanitary cargo ships from Guayaquil transport all goods, including fresh foods, from the continent to 3 main ports in the islands. Private aircraft and ships also arrive in the islands from other points in Latin America (100 arrivals in 2004-2005), each representing a new introduction risk. This increasing traffic is creating a conveyor belt on which new species are arriving and dispersing within Galapagos. A panel of experts predicted the arrival of the West Nile Virus before 2010, unless full inspection and quarantine measures are strictly applied.
b) Unsustainable fishing effort
Despite extensive efforts by the GNPS and the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) at establishing a managed fishery, the sea cucumber fishery is now effectively exhausted due to unsustainable and illegal harvests. The fishing community is now seeking alternative means of sustaining that income, and finding solutions is proving to be elusive. As a result, there continues to be a great pressure to fish illegally, either out of season, or for illegal species (mostly shark). According to estimated figures obtained from different sources by the mission team, it is not unreasonable to assume that up to 300,000 – 400,000 sharks were fished from Galapagos waters in 2005.
c) Limited institutional capacity and weak governance
Staff interviewed in the key institutions involved with conservation and management of the islands, GNPS, INGALA and SESA-SICGAL were dedicated and highly professional. However, a chronic lack of capacity due to limited resources, and very short tenures of leadership posts prevent these institutions from effectively fulfilling their mandates.
At the time of writing this report, a director for the GNPS had just been selected, following a lengthy, rigorous and transparent process. This is a positive development and expectations are high that the appointee will continue in her position after the national elections in October. GNPS staff numbers are inadequate to deal with management demands (e.g. marine reserve patrolling alone is 40% understaffed). The GNPS has been accumulating responsibilities under the Special Law for Galapagos and its regulations, yet at the same time it has been losing resources.
Though INGALA (eight directors since 1998) is legally mandated to act as the regional planning agency in Galapagos, it has not been able to move beyond focusing on its own capacity building and on producing consensual planning documents that remain to be implemented. It appears to have little ability to ensure that its plans be respected, pointing to a possible legislative gap. Individual municipal governments are taking unilateral development decisions that are negative in terms of conservation and sustainable development, with no apparent objections from INGALA. Though INGALA has begun a comprehensive process to identify illegal immigrants, the mission team was not made aware of any actions being planned to reverse their continuing arrival. As a result, immigration continues with impunity. Though INGALA has a Specialized Committee for Institutional Coordination, with the mandate to ensure that all institutions in Galapagos are working towards a common vision, this Committee has never met.
SESA-SICGAL (6 directors since 2001, when it was formally created), is mandated to prevent arrivals of alien species and to identify/eradicate new arrivals before they are established. It is a professional agency staffed with qualified and dedicated technicians. However, existing infrastructure and available human and financial resources are very limited and cannot begin to address the increasing demands associated with the rapidly growing volumes of people and cargo, nor with the projected opening of new points of access to the islands, which in itself is a grave cause for concern. Furthermore, the infrastructure existing in Guayaquil is not fully operational, making it difficult to inspect and control all vessels loading cargo at this port. These same vessels are very poorly suited and are themselves an important risk in terms of introducing alien species to Galapagos. Marine alien species are not being considered, and hulls of ships (both cargo and recreational vessels) are not being inspected. Though obliged to do so by law, aircraft do not fumigate passenger cabins nor cargo holds, the latter having been identified by scientists as the most likely entry route of West Nile Virus infected mosquitoes. There is no capacity to react to the discovery of newly introduced species before these have a chance to establish themselves and propagate.
Whilst all national institutions represented in the islands suffer from instability and lack of power, the local political structures governing the islands (municipal and provincial governments, local representatives to the national assembly) are stable and are taking the initiative in promoting new development projects which are often in flagrant contradiction to the Special Law for Galapagos. One municipality has declared itself as the "Sports Fishing Capital of the World", sponsoring sports fishing events on a regular basis, despite the current illegality of this activity. One municipality is building a new airport terminal, despite the fact that no commercial flights currently have the authorization to land there.
d) High immigration rate:
Despite the fact that specific regulations to control human migration to the islands have been passed under the Special Law for Galapagos, these are not enforced. As a result migration contributes substantially to population growth rates, currently estimated at up to 6.9%. The current population of Galapagos is about 27,000 people (18,000 in 1998), of which up to 5,000 may be illegal.
The high level of migration increases the demands for imported products (food and non-food) to the islands, which in turn increases the risk of introduction of invasive alien species.
e) Delay in the full application of the special law for Galapagos:
The Special Law for Galapagos, approved in 1998, provides the legal framework against which productive activities in Galapagos are to be regulated. It is founded on the need to maintain the ecological isolation of the islands and relies heavily on the precautionary principle (article 2, paragraph 2). While a number of general and specific regulations under the law have been adopted there is a serious gap associated with those regulations relating to tourism. This absence, combined with the promotion of illegal activities such as sport fishing and the increasing visitation of large boats, contribute to growing frustrations on behalf of many sectors, in particular the fishing sector, as they observe outsiders positioning themselves to dominate future tourism opportunities which they have been led to believe would be reserved for them. Educational reform for Galapagos is called for under the law – it would result in a curriculum with a strong Galapagos component, including environmental and conservation issues. This reform is considered critical by many in the effort to develop a local island culture that will respond positively to long-term conservation matters. This reform remains to be implemented.
Those regulations that have been passed (e.g. immigration, fishing) are not effectively implemented, and will likely not be until the capacity issue is dealt with.
f) Tourism
Tourism is by far the main economic driver for Galapagos, and as a result, either directly or indirectly, through economic multiplier effects, is the main driver for illegal migration.
The traditional live aboard cruise ship model of tourism in Galapagos has had relatively little direct impact on the site's state of conservation, though real threats exist, particularly in regards to unintentional shifting of insect, plant and even bird species from island to island. However, the mission team received several reports that cruise ships were a significant driver of illegal migration, through short term hiring practices for cheap labour from the continent.
There is increasing emphasis on locally based tourism, whereby more benefits from the more than 120,000 tourists who visit the islands (2005) would be captured by local residents. Though attractive in principle, such initiatives threaten to open up new economic sectors that, if poorly circumscribed by weak immigration and regional planning laws will, as is the case for cruise ship tourism, further drive the demand for cheap labour from the continent, and result in unsound growth patterns with no end in sight.
g) Economic development model
Galapagos is fundamentally changing from being an ecologically isolated national park supporting a small human population not participating in the globalized economy, to becoming a centre of international commercial interest attracting capital and migrants at an accelerating rate. Some of the evidence includes:
a) Population growth rate of up to 6.9% (half of which is driven by illegal immigration);
b) Up to 20% of residents are illegal migrants;
c) 500 passenger cruise ships now sailing in the islands (previous 90 passenger limit);
d) Large international cruise ship companies now operating subsidiaries in Galapagos
e) Construction boom in hotels ;
f) Internet sales for building lots in Galapagos directed at international markets[1];
g) Galapagos illegally declared "International Sports Fishing Capital of the World";
h) Internet sports fishing packages overtly offered for Galapagos.[2];
i) Tourist numbers growing by 12% per year;
j) 33 commercial flights per week ;
k) Construction of modern airport terminal in one town, even though no commercial flights currently authorized to fly there;
l) Speculation driving coastal property prices up;
m) Ease of access to global seafood markets resulting in the rapid commercial exhaustion of high value species, legal and illegal.
Galapagos is shifting into an economic development model that is fundamentally at odds with long term conservation and sustainable development interests. Various government subsidies encourage this model (cheap fuel, electricity, transport). As has been demonstrated in all island ecosystems, if human presence and activities cannot be successfully decoupled from the process of introduction of alien species, the end result is a massive loss of native and endemic biodiversity.
i) Vision for Galapagos
The World Heritage Committee, in its Decision 29 COM 7B.29, requested that UNESCO work with the State Party to develop a practical, consensus based long term vision for Galapagos. The State Party has initiated such a process, entitled "Vision 2020". Although commendable, it remains restricted in scope, as it is mostly rooted at senior ministry of environment levels, with some participation from the bi- and multilateral development community. Galapagos stakeholders have limited awareness of this important initiative and as a consequence, are not engaged with it. Until local stakeholders become fully engaged in the vision process, it will not enjoy support from Galapagos based stakeholders necessary to transform the vision into reality. There is also concern that, following projected national elections later in 2006, the momentum behind this initiative may be lost.
Decision Adopted: 30COM 7B.29
The World Heritage Committee
1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.29, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),
3. Regrets that the report submitted by the State Party was not provided in one of the working languages of the Convention (English or French);
4. Commends the State Party for having implemented a transparent process which led to the successful selection of a director for the Galapagos National Park Service, ending an extended period of instability;
5. Commends international donors and development agencies for their continued commitment and support for the State Party's efforts for conservation and management of the islands and in particular the State Party's recently launched initiative of establishing a Donors Roundtable and its Galapagos 2020 vision process, designed to coordinate activities and investments;
6. Also commends a number of partners and NGOs actively involved in the conservation and management of the islands for their continued support and in particular the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) for its long term and successful scientific support to Galapagos National Park;
7. Notes with great concern the variety of threats that the property faces as noted in the report of the 2006 World Heritage Centre/IUCN mission;
8. Requests the State Party to organize, in cooperation with IUCN and the World Heritage Centre, a multi-stakeholder meeting, no later than March 2007, to i) help advance the development of the Vision for Galapagos process and ii) to clearly define benchmarks and timeframes against which progress can be measured and to which commitment of relevant national authorities and ideally of international cooperation agencies is formally obtained. Results of this meeting are to be presented for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st session in 2007. These benchmarks and timeframes should address, as a minimum, the following issues to the satisfaction of the World Heritage Committee:
a) Increasing number of access points to Galapagos, both air and marine, further compounding the threat of introduced species.
b) Sub-optimal resource allocations for critical Galapagos conservation agencies, in particular, the Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS), the National Galapagos Institute (INGALA) and the Quarantine and Inspection System (SESA-SICGAL);
c) Processes for the selection of leading senior posts for INGALA and SESA-SICGAL remain to be strengthened;
d) On-going presence of a large number of illegal immigrants living in Galapagos;
e) Sports fishing activities operating in a regulatory vacuum;
f) Rapid and uncontrolled growth in tourist arrivals;
g) Non-application of aircraft inspection and fumigation regulations;
h) Non-application of quarantine measures and phytosanitary practices on cruise ships and cargo ships, as they sail between islands and from the continent to Galapagos;
i) Fishing over-capacity and insufficient alternative opportunities for fishermen;
j) Patterns of movements of people and goods between islands and between the continent and Galapagos, leading to increased opportunities for the dispersal of introduced species;
k) Continental departure points and Galapagos entry points understaffed and lacking necessary infrastructure to carry out effective inspection services;
l) Commercial shipping to Galapagos carried out by vessels very poorly designed to contain the risk of transporting alien species;
m) Absence of a comprehensive strategy for building the capacity of permanent Galapagos residents so that they may be better prepared for employment opportunities that have traditionally been filled by non-residents;
n) Educational reform, as called for by the Special Law for Galapagos in 1998, is not yet implemented; and
o) Sufficient capacity to detect and react to new introductions of alien species from the continent and between the islands of the archipelago.
9. Requests the State Party to invite a joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN mission to participate in the meeting noted in point 8 above;
10. Calls on donors and development agencies to focus on rapidly capitalizing a permanent financing mechanism supporting the excellent applied research and management work carried out by the GNPS and the CDF, with emphasis on the Global Environment Facility-United Nations Development Programme (GEF-UNDP) endowment fund, to a level of at least USD 15 million.


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Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to strengthen U.S. ties with Libya, promising assistance to diversify the oil-dominated economy as well as offering medical treatment in the United States for Libyans gravely wounded in the conflict.
During a 5 1/2-hour visit to Tripoli yesterday, Clinton warned against "revenge and score-settling" against supporters of former dictator Muammar Qaddafi and urged the governing National Transitional Council to include competing factions as it moves Libya toward democracy.
Libyans "deserve an economy that delivers jobs, dignity and opportunities to all, not just to the powerful and connected," Clinton said. While the country "is blessed with wealth and resources," it needs international expertise and technical assistance, she said.
Clinton said the U.S. is helping to find and secure missing weapons and will encourage development of industries beyond oil and provide veterans of the conflict with medical care and education.
At a town hall-style event, Clinton said the U.S. hopes Qaddafi "can be captured or killed soon" so that Libyans "don't have to fear him any longer."
Gunfire was heard as Clinton moved around the city.
"We recognize the bloody fighting continues," she said. "Qaddafi and those close to him are still at large. This is not the end of Libya's transition, it is the beginning."
Clinton is the most senior U.S. official to visit Libya since the revolt that dislodged Qaddafi after 42 years in power. At the airport, former rebel fighters crowded around her, flashing victory signs and posing for photos.
Qaddafi Holdouts
Clinton's visit, unannounced prior to her arrival, came four days after gun battles in the city between anti-Qaddafi fighters and his loyalists. It was the worst violence in the capital since the NTC took charge in late August.
An ongoing struggle for Qaddafi's hometown of Sirte, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Tripoli, has delayed preparations for a democratic transition and raised fears of prolonged resistance and disunity.
NTC officials "shared with me their plans for establishing an inclusive democracy," Clinton told reporters after meetings that included Chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil, Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril and Finance and Oil Minister Ali Tarhouni. "We agreed that the Libyan people deserve a nation governed by the rule of law, not the whims of man," she said.
Democracy Pledges
Libya's interim ruling council has proposed holding elections for a 200-member national congress eight months after the end of hostilities. The congress would draft a constitution, setting the stage for multiparty elections.
Clinton said it's a priority to merge the various former rebel forces into a unified military structure. The former rebels needed to build a "just Libya that turns to accountability and reconciliation, not revenge and score- settling in places like Sirte and Bani Walid," she said.
Clinton said the U.S. will give as much as $10 million in additional aid to help locate and disable weapons and munitions. The U.S. has warned that looted shoulder-fired, anti-aircraft missiles may be sought by terrorist groups. The U.S. estimates Qaddafi acquired some 20,000 of these weapons over the past 40 years.
A State Department weapons specialist and 14 contractors, many with military experience, are on the ground assisting Libyan teams. They have helped search 20 of 36 known weapons depots and disabled hundreds of missiles, said State Department officials, who were not authorized to speak publicly. The U.S. plans to increase the number of advisers from 14 to 50, the officials said.
Lockerbie Raised
U.S. officials said Clinton raised the issue of former Qaddafi intelligence officer Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi, who was convicted of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people in 1988. Scottish authorities allowed Al-Megrahi to return to Libya in 2009 on compassionate medical grounds.
Clinton said she also discussed the economy with leaders of the ruling council, who have told their U.S. counterparts they want to broaden Libya's economic base and eliminate the cronyism that characterized the oil industry under Qaddafi. The council has pledged to honor Qaddafi-era oil contracts.
Libya's economy was state-run under Qaddafi. Transitional leaders say privatizing state monopolies may boost economic diversity and growth, a U.S. official said.
Visiting the Wounded
At the Tripoli Medical Center, Clinton visited several young men who had lost a limb or are at risk of losing one from battlefield injuries sustained in recent days of fighting pro- Qaddafi holdouts. One doctor implored Clinton to assist in the cases of seriously wounded patients, including a medical student who was injured in fighting three days ago and who needs specialized treatment in an overseas hospital.
"Nobody is hearing us," the doctor told Clinton, who replied she would try to help. There are some 15,000 wounded, including 1,500 amputees, according to United Nations estimates.
Clinton announced a public-private U.S. initiative to provide parts and chemicals for Libyan medical equipment, transportation to U.S. hospitals for the most seriously wounded, and assistance in creating a computerized medical records system to track patient care, State Department officials said.
To date, the U.S. has provided more than $135 million in assistance to Libyan civilians and the rebel council, according to State Department figures.
Archaeological Work
The U.S. will be providing a $180,000 grant for Oberlin College in Ohio and archaeologists in Libya to document and assess important archaeological sites in eastern Libya, including the Greek ruins city of Cyrene founded in the 4th century BC, a UN world heritage site.
Clinton also announced plans for English-language instruction.
"Qaddafi prevented and discouraged, for about 25 years, the study of English," retired U.S. Ambassador Charles Cecil said yesterday in a telephone interview. "So there's a whole generation that doesn't know English."
English-language training will help Libya modernize and establish productive relationships with the U.S. and others, said Cecil, who served as U.S. charge d'affaires in Tripoli from 2006 to 2007.
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Let us see, what this much-talked about film Panjaa holds out for the audience, and whether the expectations touched the desired levels.
Bhagawan (Jackie Shroff), a dreaded villain grooms a teenager Jai (Pawan Kalyan) as his Man Friday, after the boy is orphaned.
As he grows up, he sticks to his loyalty towards his master. Sabhapati (Paruchuri Venkateshwar Rao) and Guru (Tanikella Bharani) part of the gang, advices Bhagwan about the do`s and don`ts whenever required.
Things begin to turn ugly in the Kolkota underworld, with the entry of Munna (Seshu), son of Bhagwan. A ruthless womanizer and a drug addict, he starts heckling his dad`s gang and tries to take over the same.
Munna tries to woo Jahnavi (Anjali Lavania), Jai`s friend. Unable to do so Munna is out to kill her, but gets killed by Jai in a bloody fight. Jai gives up his profession with the mafia and leaves Kolkata, and moves to a remote village in AP, to stay with his girlfriend Sandhya (Sarah Jane Dais).
Bhagwan, unable to digest his son`s death by his Man Friday, unleashes his men and he himself enters the game to kill his trusted lieutenant Jai. What happens next, forms the crux of the movie jaded with stunts, twists and turns.
Sporting a stylish beard, Pawan Kalyan looks apt for the role of a mafia man. The director fails to give Pawan Kalyan a strong identity other than that of being a Man Friday for a Don. Pawan Kalyan fails to thrill the audience with his stylish stunts, which are seen more as deliberate attempts, without any natural feel. His dances are an excuse, while his `Papa Rayudu` song comes as a silver lining.
Heroine Sarah Jane Dias is quite attractive and considering the fact that this is her debut film in Telugu, she is good, while Anjali Lavania is wasted.
Jackie Shroff as a gangster is adequate. Tanikella Bharani and Paruchuri Venkateshwar Rao hams. Atul Kularni, who forms a breakaway mafia group, is wasted with an abrupt start and end of the role.
Sheshu Adavi who plays Munna is more of a nuisance than a twist to the story. Brahmanandam appears in the second half to play his part to tickle the ribs of the audiences, but his business flops and fades each time he enters the scene. Ali as Chotu is merely wasted.
Director Vishnu Vardhan, known for his stylish movies, picked up a stale subject for Pawan Kalyan. At the same time, the narration and screenplay suffered from glitches, bringing Panjaa nearer to Pawan Kalyan`s earlier film Balu. In Balu too Pawan Kalyan played the right hand to a dreaded goon only to turn against him for the sake of a girl.
One can see lack of seriousness in editing. Despite having two hot girls as heroines, the element of romance is missing.
Music of Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by PS Vinod are the saving graces. Dialogues by Abburi Ravi can be felt in certain scenes. Action by Shaam Kaushal is a letdown. Above all, the comedy department is utterly neglected.
Except for half an hour initially, the movie just rolls down like a Leviathan.
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Dubai International Airport currently ranks 27th in the world in terms of passenger traffic, but that ranking is set to change dramatically in the next few years, according to Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports.
With a growth rate that is 40% higher than the current world average, Dubai is expected to crack the top 10 in passenger traffic within the next five years.
The sheer scale of the projects that are underway in Dubai and Abu Dhabi is staggering.
Dubai International Airport is adding a third terminal and two new concourses at a cost of $4.5bn, enabling the airport to handle up to 70 million passengers annually.
Not to be outdone, Abu Dhabi International Airport is spending $6.8bn on expansions that will allow the airport to handle over 40 million passengers, as well as over 2.5 million tons of cargo per annum in the future.
However, the biggest kid on the block will be the $10bn Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport, which will eventually have two mega terminals, six runways and concourses, and a capacity to process more than 160 million passengers annually.
Speakers said the growth that is taking place in the region's airport sector can be credited not only to its booming economy, but also to its liberalized policies in terms of development.
'Over one dozen new runways are currently being built in the Gulf region,' said Rudy Vercelli, CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports Company. 'England has been struggling for the past 20 years to build just one.'
The sheer size of these new airports is no easy task for designers. 'One challenge is that you can buy planes a lot faster than you can build terminals,' Vercelli said.
Planners of Al Maktoum airport hope to make it as customer-centric as possible, which will be a huge challenge as up to 100 million people will be transiting through the airport each year, Griffiths said.
'Big airports tend to be airports where you have to walk an extremely long way to get to an airplane,' he noted, so designers have focused on how to minimise the walking distances between airplanes and within the terminals.
Great emphasis has also been placed on minimising delays in the new airport. The most important thing on passengers minds is how to get out of there as fast as possible, Griffiths said, so the airport intends to use 'ground breaking technology and innovation' to help speed customers on their way.
One change that will greatly help to minimise time spent in airports will be to eliminate the check in process. 'In what other industry, once you have paid for the goods you wanted to buy, do you then have to confirm that yes, you do want to use these goods that you paid a lot of money for?' he asked.
'So we want to eliminate the check in process and make that as much of that as part of the transaction when you buy your ticket in the first place. We also want to make sure all security customs and immigration are combined into a single, secure, and seamless activity.'
Another challenge will be finding qualified staff to fill all of the new positions that will be required by these airports. 'The industry is having a struggle to find people. Not many students come out of university with an 'airport degree', Vercelli said.
Griffiths believes one way that young staffers will become more qualified is through 'skills sharing'. This refers to the development that occurs when new staffers learn by working side-by-side seasoned professionals.
Officials from these new airports know how critical it is to ensure that their staff is well trained. No matter how well facilities and runways are designed, the employees of the airport often make the difference in terms of customer satisfaction.
They say the best thing that can happen when a new airport opens is for it to make as little news as possible. 'You are remembered for your failures, not for your success,' said Vercelli.
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