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Woodside Petroleum Chief Executive Peter Coleman is at the heart of a seismic shift in global energy markets.
Australia—for years an outlier in the international trade of oil and natural gas centered on the Middle East—is catching up fast. More than $175 billion in new projects are in construction, which could lead Australia to overtake Qatar as the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas before the end of the decade. Woodside's $14.9 billion Pluto terminal, which shipped its first LNG cargo to Japan this month, is due to be followed by larger and costlier export facilities backed by industry heavyweights including Chevron , ExxonMobi l and Royal Dutch Shell .
But this investment boom isn't without risks. Australia's rush to feed Asian powerhouses like China and India with vital commodities is driving up the value of its currency. Mr. Coleman, 52 years old, who joined $25.2 billion-valued Woodside last year from Exxon, cites an industry report that pegs wages in Australia's oil and gas sector at double the global average.
Still, investors are queuing up. This month, Woodside sold a minority stake in another proposed Australian gas-export project called Browse to a consortium of Japan's Mitsubishi and Mitsui for $2 billion.
Mr. Coleman met with David Winning in Adelaide, Australia, to discuss the challenges of developing Pluto, how shale gas can transform the LNG industry and Japan's intensifying interest in natural gas as it seeks to cover a sharp drop in nuclear power. The following interview has been edited:
WSJ: How challenging was it to build the Pluto project just seven years after gas was first discovered?
- Education: Bachelor of Engineering from Monash University, 1983, and a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University.
- Career: Mr. Coleman began his career at Esso Australia. He later became vice president of ExxonMobil, with responsibility for leading development and project work in Asia-Pacific. He has been managing director and chief executive of Woodside since May 2011.
- Extracurricular: He is a Western Australia Football Commissioner and sits on the board of the University of Western Australia Business School.
Mr. Coleman: It was really a tremendous challenge in many respects. At the time, Woodside was a company about half the size that it currently is today, so the investment decision to move Pluto forward was a very, very big one for us. Likewise, it was the first major LNG project on the west coast of Australia for a long period of time so we had to go through all that learning phase again.
Cost pressures have been very significant. We saw it very early on in the Pluto project, even around contracting. The size of the contracts was such that the contractors at that point in time weren't willing to take on lump-sum contracts. We had to take the risk on that.
WSJ: How will the Pluto LNG project contribute to Woodside this year?
Mr. Coleman: It will increase our production quite significantly—in fact, we'll go through a step change of almost 40% in our production on an equity basis. It also frees up a lot of cash for us. We've been cash-negative in our business for a number of years—that's fairly typical of companies going through that large expansion phase that we've been through. So we're actually looking forward to enjoying some of the rewards of that discipline that we've had.
WSJ: Pluto will ship LNG to Japanese customers. Have you seen a noticeable change in Japan's interest in securing LNG supply and equity in projects after last year's earthquake?
Mr. Coleman: We've seen a transition in the view from Japan. Early on, of course, there was uncertainty from customers on what the long-term LNG demand outlook will be in Japan. In particular, what mix nuclear would have. What we've seen lately is a firming up of that view with Japan becoming more aggressive in the marketplace.
WSJ: Following this month's deal with Mitsubishi and Mitsui, is Woodside considering selling more equity in its proposed Browse project?
Mr. Coleman: We are quite happy with our equity level is at the moment. That was an important transaction for us. Firstly, what it does is help us set the value of Browse. Equally it brings in a strategic partner—one that we're used to working with and that understands Australian LNG very, very well.
We went through a process where we identified a number of potential strategic partners and then went and individually approached them to seek their expression of interest in Browse. I must say that I was very pleased with the process and we ended up with a very competitive situation. A situation, really, where the demand for equity was greater than the equity that I was willing to release.
WSJ: Were you surprised that Japan was the highest bidder, given how aggressive China and India are in accessing LNG projects?
Mr. Coleman: No, I wasn't surprised at all. We put a proposal to all of the strategic partners that took it beyond just simply an equity stake and cash for equity. We took it then to longer-term relationships and partnering. We were looking for access to an LNG market, we were also looking for additional opportunities and financing. The deal that we have on the table with Mitsubishi and Mitsui includes all of those.
WSJ: Other resources executives warn new taxes, including a carbon levy, are making Australia a less attractive place to invest. Do you agree?
Mr. Coleman: It's something we are very mindful of. We look at the entire suite of taxes—both from state taxes through to federal taxes—and they do add up over time. So we have to be very mindful that we don't continue to increment ourselves into a situation where our tax base is not competitive.
The carbon tax won't make a material impact on our business in the short term. But, of course, the key here is it's another tax that's taking funds out of the business that could be put into growing the business.
WSJ: The Australian government says shale gas could double the country's gas resource, up from an estimated 390 trillion cubic feet now. Does the potential excite you?
Mr. Coleman: My only caution is that all shales are not the same. The shales that we see in Australia are slightly different to those in the U.S. Equally the U.S. has been successful around a business model that is really based around the surplus facilities and support. We don't have that same sort of infrastructure in Australia—either in the service sector or with our distributions and being able to get it to market. These are long-term plays and I don't expect we'll see the step change in production that we've seen in the U.S. any time soon in Australia. But equally the quality of the resources is something we need to take a long, hard look at.
WSJ: How has the U.S. shale-gas boom changed the dynamics of the Asia-Pacific LNG industry?
Mr. Coleman: What the U.S. shale-gas boom does is bring a different supply point into the marketplace for us. We're used to dealing with competition. Some of my messages around Australia's remaining a premium supplier really reflect that there is other competition coming, whether from the U.S. or elsewhere. It's changing the dynamics and causing people to pause and ask questions.
I think the U.S. has the capacity to export LNG. The jury is out at the moment on what that would be and what the long-term nature of that capacity will be. We'll have to watch this space pretty closely over a period of time.
WSJ: Royal Dutch Shell sold 10% of its interest in Woodside late in 2010, but still owns nearly a quarter of the company's stock. How much of a distraction is it having a reluctant major shareholder?
Mr. Coleman: It's not a distraction for me—it's more a distraction for others. We've worked hard on our relationship with Shell to make sure that we're seen as a good partner. Shell is not only a major shareholder of Woodside, they are also a major partner of ours in a number of joint ventures in Australia. So we have a mutual obligation to develop the best partnership we possibly can.
WSJ: How do you think Shell will manage the sell-down of its equity?
Mr. Coleman: It's not clear to us actually how they will do it. What we have asked Shell and spoken to them about on a number of occasions is to let us help them have an orderly sell-down if they choose that. Of course, Shell is a very sophisticated investor and they have their own means of doing that. They've heard us but of course they will make their own choices.
Education: Bachelor of Engineering from Monash University, 1983, and a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University.
Career: Mr. Coleman began his career at Esso Australia. He later became vice president of ExxonMobil, with responsibility for leading development and project work in Asia-Pacific. He has been managing director and chief executive of Woodside since May 2011.
Extracurricular: He is a Western Australia Football Commissioner and sits on the board of the University of Western Australia Business School.


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Brooklyn: The Bridge to a fresh start for the Islanders
I'm told that, technically, Brooklyn's still on the Island.
A big move for a team with a strong history in the NHL as it was announced today that the New York Islanders will begin the 2015 season at Barclays Center in Brooklyn,NY.
Leaving Nassau Coliseum, the new home of the franchise will seat around 14,500 fans maximum per game. This is a downsize in available fan seating, but looking at it honestly, the Islanders haven't exactly been selling out the over 18,000 capacity area on the Island.
Its no surprise that revenues have been a highly discussed issue for the league this season. A move to Brooklyn, like a move from Atlanta to Winnipeg creates potential in a new market.
Sharing an arena with the Nets, who will be using the newly constructed arena for a few seasons prior to its hockey debut, will create competition for the hockey team but also could be a way of introducing the sport to a conglomerate of potential new fans.
Letting go off the old arena and location will be hard for fans. This is a concept fresh in the mind of Pittsburghers, but luckily an across the street move to a decked out new arena isn't as far as this move. While only about 45 minutes according to Google directions, city traffic could make this area quite a travel distance for native Islanders.
There's also the history to consider. Originally opening in 1972, The Islanders won four Stanley Cups in the Coliseum. However, despite this establishment, its been quite a while since the team was even a serious contender for the Eastern Conference finals.
Their last playoff excursion was cut short in 2007 after a loss in the conference quarterfinals to the Buffalo Sabres. The team has only made the playoffs six times since 1992.
The move to Brooklyn, although still a few years away, could represent a new start for this team. One that could be beneficial in game play success and coupled hopefully with increased league revenue.
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- 2.75 pound(s) skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1.50 tablespoon(s) canola oil
- 3 clove(s) garlic
- 2 tablespoon(s) minced fresh ginger
- 1 onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 2 tablespoon(s) Madras curry powder
- 1/2 cup(s) low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch dice
- 1 head(s) (small) cauliflower, cut into 1 1/2-inch florets
- 1 can(s) (15-ounce) unsweetened coconut milk
- 3/4 cup(s) frozen baby peas
- 1/3 cup(s) coarsely chopped cilantro
- Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, then season the chicken with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the chicken in batches and cook over moderately high heat until golden on both sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a slow cooker.
- Add the garlic, ginger, and onion to the skillet and cook over moderate heat until fragrant and softened slightly, about 1 minute. Add the curry powder and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the chicken broth and cook for about 1 minute, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Scrape the contents of the skillet into the slow cooker. Stir in the potatoes and cauliflower and season with salt and pepper. Cook on high for about 3 hours, until the chicken is white throughout and the vegetables are tender.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken and the vegetables to a serving bowl and keep warm. Pour the juices into a small saucepan. Boil the juices over moderately high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes. Whisk in the coconut milk. Bring to a simmer and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the peas and cook until warmed through, about 30 seconds. Pour the curry sauce and peas over the chicken, sprinkle with the cilantro and serve.
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Reinel and his cohorts, David (drums) and J.T. (bass) Burley, have been scaling the ladder to sonic bliss since early 1987, disregarding almost everything except their music. "We'd like to make a living at this," Reinel says. "But we're not looking for stardom. We're looking for respect, more than anything else, from the musical community. It's a cliche, I know, but music is the important thing. We don't hype ourselves a lot, except maybe for the name we chose. We just worry about what we're going to play."
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That's half the fun of the Iguanas - pretending you know where they get some of this stuff they deliver so forcefully. "We admit we steal ideas," Reinel notes. "Just like everybody steals ideas. Except we admit it."
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I've been listening to these and other tunes from the Wild, Wild, Wild on CD through Koss headphones, and I can tell you the whole thing sounds great. Note that, God bless 'em, the Iguanas and their label, Naked Language, a subsidiary of Ichiban Records, also issued Wild in cassette and vinyl - yes, vinyl - configurations. "The label wanted to do it that way, too," Burley says. "They went with vinyl for European distribution, but you can get it here. Greg is a big vinyl nut, he doesn't want to let go of the vintage vinyl stuff. I like the size and the art, it shows you off so much better, but for sound quality you can't beat the CD, it's so much cleaner."
The format is significant in that sonic perfection is every musician's dream; some get close, some don't even bother trying. Give these guys their Grammy, or whatever it is one uses to measure a recording's sound quality, and while you're at it, give something, like credit, to Bob Greenlee.
Greenlee has already achieved admiration and respect for his work as a producer, mostly in the blues realm. The Iguanas, who are based in Melbourne, Florida, were prepared to release Wild on their own. They decided to record it at Greenlee's King Snake studio, and during a phone chat, Reinel says he and Greenlee hit it off. "He said, `I'm going to put you in here, and we're going to shop it.' He let us be ourselves, offered good criticism without trying to change us. That was important. And he's in our own back yard, which is nice, too." It worked out so well - both on the personal level and in the recorded results - that the Screamers and Greenlee decided to cut a second album together, one which, Reinel says, "is louder. It goes all the way to eleven."


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Britain should replace the pound with Bitcoin, according to a free-market think tank report that believes the cryptocurrency is here to stay.
A demand for alternative currencies will usher in a "tidal wave" of private forms of money that will see Bitcoin and other mediums of exchange co-exist with a privatised pound, predicted the Institute of Economic Affairs' new report.
The published paper, 'New Private Monies: A Bit-Part Player?' calls on the Government to give all private money a level playing field, claiming it has stifled their competition with sterling.
Director general of the institute, Mark Littlewood, said: "If government were to embrace private monies rather than suppress them, there would be profound implications for individual freedom.
"Bitcoin has proved widely successful as an alternative form of exchange and as way of restoring financial freedom. It is just the beginning, however. Fierce demand for private money will drive innovation, creating a tidal wave of new and superior forms of exchange."
The report's author, Durham University's professor of finance, Kevin Dowd, said the financial world is growing frustrated with state-backed currencies due to a perceived weakened ability to act as a store of value, growing financial restrictions and "oppressive" taxes.
He contrasts this with Bitcoin's low transaction costs, which has seen it hailed as a model for payment transfers among fintech firms, as well as its self-regulation based on code algorithms, rather than being controlled by any central bank.
"Let's suppose that Bitcoin became a very prominent currency," Dowd told the Guardian. "[To ensure a level playing field], the government itself would accept Bitcoin in tax payments. So, in effect, the Government should not be favouring its own currency, or any particular currency, through any of its unique powers. Nor have regulations against them."
Currently prominent British Bitcoin users are pushing for regulation, however.
HMRC scrapped VAT on the currency in March, considering it a barrier to international competition, and members of the UK Digital Currency Association (UKDCA) have claimed it is only a matter of time now before it becomes regulated in Britain.
UKDCA director Tom Robinson said: "It's a very progressive view. The decision really puts pressure on the FCA because if it's money, then they should be regulating it.
"The last barrier is financial regulation. The only issue is the FCA still refuses to say anything about it."
Bitcoin's value is also highly volatile, and the value of the cryptocurrency plummeted after exchange Mt. Gox lost 650,000 bitcoins back in February, allegedly stolen by hackers.
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Eagle Claw Trolling Spin Sinkers
Eagle Claw Trolling Spin Sinkers are banana-shaped sinkers with a five bead string swivel on one end and a barrel swivel on the other end. Eagle Claw Spin Sinke
Bullet Weights Trolling Sinkers
The Bullet Weights Trolling Sinkers will take baitrigs down deep into the feeding zone of big gamefish. These weights are made of lead, are cigar shaped, and ar
Bullet Weights Slip Sinkers
The Bullet Weights Slip Sinkers have a concaved base that fits a worm's nose tightly. These sinkers are made of lead and are weedless. The 1/16 oz. weights come
Bullet Weights Round Drop Shot Sinkers
The Bullet Weights Round Drop Shot Sinkers will keep the bait off the bottom, right in the feeding zone. These weights are made of lead. Please note that due to
Bullet Weights Pyramid Sinkers
The Bullet Weights Pyramid Sinkers work great for all kinds of fishing applications especially surf fishing. These weights are pyramid shaped and will not roll
$2.65 - $4.05
Bullet Weights Finesse Drop Shot Sinkers
The Bullet Weights Finesse Drop Shot Sinkers are designed for finesse style fishing and will slip on the line without having to tie a knot to hold it into place
Bullet Weights Egg Shot Sinkers
The Bullet Weights Egg Shots are weedless split shot sinkers that are egg shaped. These weights are made of lead. The size 10 and 9 weights come 60 per pack, th
Bullet Weights Disc Sinkers
The Bullet Weights Disc Sinkers will not roll on the ocean floor which keeps the rig where it needs to be. These weights are made of lead and are approved for s
$2.75 - $5.25
Bullet Weights Bottom Bouncers
The Bullet Weights Bottom Bouncers are a favorite of walleye anglers because they keep the bait off of the bottom of the water and keep them where the fish can
Bullet Weights Walleye Sinkers
The Bullet Weights Walleye Sinkers are a great choice when bottom trolling for walleye. These weights are often used to drag live bait along the bottom of the w
Strike King Tour Grade Tungsten Worm Weights
The Strike King Tour Grade Tungsten Worm Weights feature a unique weight forward / boat-tail shape that allows them to penetrate and fall through cover better than standard bullet shaped weights.
$6.95 - $7.95
Strike King Tour Grade Tungsten Drop Shot Weights
The Strike King Tour Grade Tungsten Drop Shot Weights are designed to enhance the drop shotting experience. The high density of the tungsten improves feel while the smaller size decreases drag.
$6.95 - $7.95
Eagle Claw No Roll Lead Sinkers
The Eagle Claw No Roll Lead Sinkers are a teardrop shape and are flat on two sides. These sinkers work well when fishing in stronger currents.
$3.45 - $3.95
Eagle Claw Lead Egg Sinkers
The Eagle Claw Lead Egg Sinkers are oblong in shape which makes them glide through weeds and over rocks without getting hung up. The Eagle Claw Lead Egg Sinkers are ideal for larger slip rigs.
$3.45 - $3.95
Off Shore Tackle Replacement Guppy Weights
Off Shore Tackle Replacement Guppy Weights are great for snap and in line applications when trolling. These Offshore Tackle Guppy Weights can be rigged using sn
$3.65 - $4.75
Water Gremlin "Green Gremlin" Round Tin Split Shot
Water Gremlin "Green Gremlin" Round Tin Split Shot are made from tin and will not cause lead poisoning in waterfowl. Water Gremlin "Green Gremlin" Round Tin Split Shot do not have the "ears" on them that often get hung up when drifting along the stream bottom. Water Gremlin "Green Gremlin" Round Tin Split Shot can pinched closed to securely hold them in place on the line. They can be removed with a little help from pliers or forceps. These environmentally friendly tin split shot weight less than lead shot.
Lindy Soft Stops
Lindy Soft Stops are designed to be used as weight stops as well as bobber stops. The Lindy Soft Stops work especially well for rigs such as Lindy rigs, Carolin
Loon Brass Head Soft Weight
The Loon Brass Head Soft Weight is a Tungsten-based sinket alternative to toxic lead-based products. With a brass color, the Brass Head Soft Weight is perfect for making your own bead head nymphs right on-stream. It is both biodegradable and reusable. The Loon Brass Head Soft Weight can be used as temporary bead head for nymphs.
Loon Deep Soft Weight
The Loon Deep Soft Weight is a charcoal-colored nontoxic, Tungsten-based product that is biodegradable and reusable, making it an environmentally friendly alternative to split shot and other lead based weight. The Deep Soft weight and depth are easily adjustable, to make sure that a nymph always finds the bottom. The Loon Deep Soft Weight can be used as a temporary bead head for nymphs.
Eagle Claw Practice Casting Plug
The Eagle Claw Practice Casting Plug is great for children to practice their casting skills in the backyard. It is also great for practicing with baitcasting reels to develop proper techniques. The Eagle Claw Practice Casting Plug is constructed of rubber and weighs 3/8 ounce. Each package contains two practice casting plugs.
Blackbird Shot Refill Bags
Blackbird Shot Refill Bags are great light split shots for fly and center pin fishing. These Shot Refill Bags come in a bag with the approriate quantity for refilling the BlackBird Shot Dispenser. We carry Blackbird Shot Refill Bags in four sizes: BB-1 - weighs 0.35 grams, BB-2 - weighs 0.27 grams, BB-3 - weighs 0.15 grams, BB-4 - weighs 0.13 grams. Blackbird Shot Refill Bags are made in Canada by Redwing Tackle, and is preferred by steelhead anglers!
Thill Double Cut Soft Shot Selectors
Thill Double Cut Soft Shot Selectors are popular with many steelhead and salmon anglers, along with flyfishers. These non-lead, non-toxic shot are easy to pinch
$7.25 - $10.25
Lindy No-Snagg Slip Sinkers
The Lindy No-Snagg Slip Sinkers features a unique banana shape that was designed by legendary angler Ron Lindner. This design allows the sinker to glide over heavy cover and gives the angler a better feel of the bottom type and structure without twisting, tumbling, getting tangled or otherwise affecting the action of the bait. The extensive field-testing done by Lindy in areas deemed "unfishable" yielded 95% snag-free results. The innovative design of the No-Snagg Slip Sinkers allows anglers to fish rocks, stump fields and other snag hazard areas like never before.
Off Shore Tackle OR20 Pro Weight System
The Off Shore Tackle OR20 Pro Weight System is used off of flat lines and side planer boards. This weight system is 99.9% lead free. The Off Shore Tackle OR20 Pro Weight System contains all the components necessary to be used as in-line weights or snap weights. The Guppy Weights feature a fish shaped design with tail to reduce line twist and ensure true tracking. The Off Shore Tackle OR20 Pro Weight System comes in a small plastic tackle box for easy convenient storage.
Wright & McGill Qwik Drop Shot Dispensers
The Wright & McGill Qwik Drop Shot Dispenser is the easiest and most efficient way to store and dispense a single piece of shot. The Qwik Drop Shot Dispenser features a compact, environmentally friendly design pre-filled with high quality tin split shot. The Wright & McGill Qwik Drop Shot Dispenser is available in two sizes that store and dispense two-different sizes of tin shot ranging in size from 2.5 to 5.5 mm in diameter. One contains 2.5 and 3.5 mm sizes and the other contains 4.5 and 5.5 mm sizes.
Eagle Claw Swiveling Trolling Sinkers
The Eagle Claw Swiveling Trolling Sinkers feature swivels in each end allowing them to be tied in-line with lures. Their streamlined shape lets them easily run through the water tracking true. The premium swivels prevent line twist. These weights are offered in small plastic re-closeable packs. Available in six sizes.
Eagle Claw Round Drop Shot Weight Assortment
The Eagle Claw Round Drop Shot Weight Assortment contains five of the popular drop shot rig sizes. The round design sinks baits at a controlled rate. The swivel line connector easily attaches to any monofilament or fluorocarbon line without the need of tying knots. This Eagle Claw Drop Shot Assortment contains 29 round drop shot weights in a plastic storage dispenser.
Eagle Claw Twist-On Line Sinkers
Eagle Claw Twist-On Line Sinkers allow you to easily and quickly place weights anywhere you want on the line. Eagle Claw Twist on line sinkers come in a matchbook pack of 24.
Northland Slick-Stick Bottom Bouncers
The Northland Slick-Stick Bottom Bouncers are the most versatile, sensitive and snag free bottom bouncer on the market. The sleek stick shaped design is made from extruded rolled SuperStainless Rod to provide minimum resistance and maximum sensitivity when trolled or dragged along the bottom. The Northland Slick-Stick Bottom Bouncers are designed to bounce along the bottom and glide over jagged rocks, logs, stumps and weed cover without getting snagged up. Available in six sizes.
$4.35 - $7.25
Water Gremlin Removable Split Shot Super Sinker Pak
The Water Gremlin Removable Split Shot Super Sinker Pak is the bulk sized packs of the standard Water Gremlin Removable Split Shot Packs. Water Gremlin makes the finest removable split shot. Made in the USA, these weights are of consistent quality with clean jaws which hold firmly. These are removable split shot which can be pinched closed or open. These weights come packaged in small plastic re-closeable packs. Available in eight sizes.
$8.95 - $10.25
Water Gremlin Lead Round Split Shot
Water Gremlin makes the finest split shot. Made in the USA, these weights are of consistent quality with clean jaws which hold firmly and do not cause damage to the line if used properly. The round split shot can be squeezed closed with your fingers and re-opened with a thumb nail. The round split shot get hung up less often on stream bottoms because they do not have the "ears" that the removable split shot do. Available in eight sizes. Come in a re-closeable plastic bag.
$1.45 - $1.65
Water Gremlin Snap-Loc Dipsey Swivel Sinker
Water Gremlin Snap-Loc Dipsey Swivel Sinker are the most useful sinker made for free line fishing. These sinkers can be used for trolling or bottom fishing with live bait . Made in the USA, these weights feature an amazing plastic eye that snaps on to line or swivels instantly. The plastic eye removes the need to tie your line and causes no twisting or line damage. These weights are offered in small plastic re-closeable packs. Available in seven sizes.
$1.45 - $1.65
Water Gremlin Bull-Shot Bullet Shaped Split Shot
Water Gremlin Bull-Shot Bullet Shaped Split Shot is the Gremlin's unique bullet shaped split shot. It's an easy, effective way to add a little weedless weight to your line. Bull-Shot works great for finesse fishing or split shotting. It's as easy to use as Water Gremlin's Split Shot and as weedless as any slip sinker. Water Gremlin Bull-Shot Bullet Shaped Split Shot is made from squeezable soft lead that has an S-curved jaw that grips the line without damage. Squeeze it on with your fingers and pry it open with a thumbnail. No tools or teeth needed. These weights are offered in small plastic re-closeable packs.
$1.45 - $1.65
Water Gremlin Pencil Lead
Water Gremlin Pencil Lead works great at keeping your lures and rigs out of the rocks and other debris. Simply cut the desired length of lead and attach it to your line with the provided rubber tubing. If the lead gets hung up it will pull free from your line and you will not loose your lure or rig.
$3.95 - $5.95
Storm Suspendot Systems
The Storm SuspenDot Systems allow you to adjust the buoyancy of your lure to match your fishing conditions. The flexible and easy to cut self-adhesive lead pieces will vary the action and weight to make any lure react just the way you want. The SuspenStrips measure 1" x 1/4" and contain 70 self-adhesive strips per package. The SuspenDots measure 3/8" in diameter and contain 80 self-adhesive dots per package.
Dinsmores Split Shot Multi-Shot Dispensers
Dinsmores Split Shot Multi-Shot Dispensers feature environmentally-friendly tin split shot that is popular with fly and spinning anglers around the world. This award winning product includes a green cushioned, egg-shaped design. Additional specifications for this split-shot are provided in the table below. These Multi-Shot Dispensers are great for the fishing vest or tackle box. Available in two 4 Shot, one 5 Shot and one 6 Shot dispensers.
$6.95 - $9.95
Dinsmores Split Shot Refill Packs
Dinsmores Split Shot Refill Packs feature environmentally-friendly tin split shot that is popular with fly and spinning anglers around the world. This award winning product includes a green cushioned, egg-shaped design. Additional specifications for this split-shot are provided in the table below. Size AAA is the largest and heaviest, and the size No.8 is the smallest and lightest. These Refill Packs are perfect for refilling Dimsmores single shot and multiple sized shot dispensers. Available in sizes AAA through No.8.
Sure Shot Lead Split Shot - 100g Packs
Sure Shot premium lead split shot is soft and easy to pinch on the line. It is perfectly round to reduce line twist. Once positioned, this shot holds tight on the line without damage. These weights are offered in small resealable plastic bag. Each individual bag weighs 100 grams.
XCalibur Tungsten Drop Shot Weights
XCalibur Tungsten Drop Shot Weights are some of the most advanced weights available today. These weights are 25% smaller than similar lead weights and are much more sensitive, making them more efficient fishing tools. Tungsten is also an environmentally safe alternative to lead, making it safe for use around water. XCalibur Tungsten Drop Shot Weights are simply the best weights available. Available in sizes 1/8 oz. through 1/2 oz.
Off Shore Tackle Tadpole Diving Weights
Off Shore Tackle Tadpole Diving Weights offer the trolling angler a simple and easy alternative to using traditional divers to get lures down. The design of the in-line Tadpole features a flat faced trolling weight with two coast lock snaps. When you set your lure out the face of the Tadpole points downward, and the coast lock stays at the top of the arm in the clipped position. When a fish strike, the coast lock slides down the arm into the tripped position, so you easily fight the fish. Available in two sizes.
$6.95 - $10.75
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An article by ECU Family Medicine faculty Kathryn M. Kolasa and Jonathon Firnhaber, "Does Diet Have a Connection with Asthma?" appeared in Nutrition Today, March/April 2012.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Student support staff present at national conference
Members of East Carolina University's student support staff presented at National Academic Advising Association Region 3 conference on April 12-14 in Charlotte.
Presenters and their topics were as follows:
- "The Hokey Pokey of College Parenting…When to Step In and When to Step Out," by Dr. Jayne Geissler, executive director of Retention Program and Undergraduate Studies; Steven Asby, academic advisor for undecided and freshmen nursing students; and Dinecia Gates, academic advisor in the School of Communication;
- "ECU Excels: First Semester Students Receive Victory Lap" by Jennifer Cabacar, coordinator for Undergraduate Student Services in the School of Communication; and Elizabeth Coghill, director of the Pirate Tutoring Center;
- "Selecting, Implementing, and Assessing an Effective Academic Early Alert and Connect System Integrating Academic Advisors" by Geissler, Coghill and Asby with John Trifilo, associate director of Academic Advising and Support Center (Starfish project manager);
- "The Advising Collaborative: Roadmap for Winning the Race" by Beth Fuller, academic advisor for undecided and freshmen nursing students; Jill Naar, academic advisor for the College of Human Ecology; Nancy Lilley, assistant director of Academic Advising for the College of Nursing; Heather Weigand, academic advisor for undecided and freshmen nursing students; and Dr. Lisa Rogerson, professor in the College of Education.
- "Academic Advising: Putting the 'Personal' Back in Interpersonal Communication," a poster presentation by Daniel Wiseman, academic advisor in the School of Communication and Anthrony Coutouzis, academic advisor in the College of Allied Health Sciences.
Alumnae to keynote Communication event
East Carolina University alumnae Jamie Lynn Sigler and Sarah Evans will keynote the CommCrew's Sixth Annual Spring Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. April 21 at the Greenville Museum of Art.
Sigler and Evans – 2001 graduates – are partners in J Public Relations, a bi-coastal public relations firm that develops innovative public relations campaigns for chic hotel properties, restaurants, nightclubs, spas and luxury lifestyle goods.
The event will also include presentation of the distinguished alumnus award for graduates with outstanding achievements.
"Each year, our banquet has grown more successful, thanks to inspirational, dynamic and highly successful guest speakers as well as lots of hard work by CommCrew members," said Dr. Linda Kean, director of the School of Communication. "In addition to alumni, we encourage communication and hospitality professionals from the community to attend. Every ticket purchased means more networking, scholarship and career development opportunities for our current students."
A noted expert in the travel and lifestyle industries, Evans has been featured on ABC, Forbes.com, Bridal Guide and more. She also has a travel blog, "The Glam Globetrotter," which highlights stylish travel. Sigler's clients are regularly featured in top media outlets, including: E! Entertainment Television, The New York Times, US Weekly, and "The Today Show."
Those who will attend the reception are invited to bring books for a book drive benefitting Operation Sunshine, Hope Lodge and community schools. Books for all age groups are needed.
CommCrew is an organization for friends and alumni of ECU's School of Communication. In addition to supporting activities and scholarships for School of Communication students, it also strives to involve alumni in current activities as well as to keep them informed about current school news and events.
Banquet tickets are $25 each. Call 252-328-4227 to pay by credit card. Or, make checks payable to ECU Foundation and mail to: Cyndee Mueller, School of Communication, Joyner East, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. 27858.
Holocaust Awareness Day set for April 17
The ECU Volunteer and Service-Learning Center is hosting the 9th annual Holocaust Awareness Day from 7 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. April 17 on the campus mall.
The event is held as part of national Days of Remembrance established by the U.S. Congress. Faculty, staff, student and community volunteers are needed to read the names of Holocaust victims. Luminaries will be lit to honor the victims.
For additional information, visit https://www.ecu.edu/cs-studentlife/volunteer/Holocaust-Awareness-Day.cfm.
ECU to host international conference on terrorism April 19-20
East Carolina University will host an international conference on the Moral Psychology of Terrorism, Implications for Security April 19 -20 at the Croatan Green Room on campus.
Keynote speakers include Dr. Rico Sneller of Leiden University in The Netherlands, speaking on "Dreams, Morality and Terrorism"; Dr. James Lewis, University of Tromso, Norway on "Social Encapsulation and the Legitimation of Violence"; Dr. Richard Feist of Saint Paul University, Canada on "The Indecisive Nature of Battle: Montesquieu and Counter-Insurgency"; Dr. Mahmoud Masaeli of Saint Paul University on "Confused Sense of Selfhood and Moral Psychology of Terror"; and Dr. Derek Maher of ECU on "Tibetan Terrorism? A Case Study in Name-Calling."
Additional speakers and session chairs from ECU include David Durant (Joyner Library), Dr. Carmine Scavo (Political Science), Dr. Calvin Mercer (Religious Studies), Dr. Robert Thompson (Political Science), Dr. Alethia Cook (Political Science) and Dr. Jalil Roshandel (Political Science)
The program is sponsored by the Department of Political Science Security Studies Program, the Office of International Affairs/International House and the Religious Studies Program at ECU, along with the World Affairs Council of Eastern North Carolina.
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When Fraud or Extortion Happens to Innkeepers and TripAdvisor is Used as the Weapon
Two times this week I have been contacted by innkeepers who were threatened or potentially threatened with fraudulent reviews to extort money or to inflict damage.
One innkeeper wrote to me the following:
I am having job performance issues with my college student – he perceives that the problem is me and not his job performance. He relayed to another staff member (how do they think I won't find out?) that his friends said he should go on TripAdvisor and pretend to write a review as a guest and make a comment that they liked everything about the inn, except how the owner treated her employees.
Another innkeeper told me that one of his guests stayed for a few nights and said she suffered several bed bug bites during her stay. To make a long story short, they had the inn inspected for evidence of bed bugs (and they do wrap their mattresses), and there was no evidence. The guest mentioned the possibility of writing a review on TripAdvisor about it, before she requested a full refund for her stay. The innkeeper naturally doesn't want to give in (and does not plan to).
We've known for a long time that people have been using TripAdvisor as a weapon in certain circumstances. The most common one I've heard about is when guests want to cancel towards the last minute, but they don't want to pay the agreed-upon cancellation fee. If the innkeeper holds true to the policy, the guests get upset and threaten a negative review on TripAdvisor if they don't get their deposit back. This is despicable and unscrupulous in my humble opinion, but it happens. Because the system does not verify the veracity of this guest (Did he actually make a reservation? Did he stay there? Who knows?), and because reviewers can remain anonymous, reviewers have the upper hand in these unfortunate situations – a true weakness in today's online review systems. When I've told stories like this to my contacts at TripAdvisor in the past, they seem genuine in their desire to fight fraud. After all, their system becomes less valuable as more fraud gets into the database of reviews. They have automated tools that can detect some of it, but the rest is left to human interpretation of the event as explained by the reviewer and rebutted by the innkeeper.
But what can one do if there is an imminent case of fraud and the innkeeper is aware of this? Report it. Use TripAdvisor's online communication tool for owners to let them know what is happening. That way, if the fraudulent review subsequently shows up, innkeepers have at least already alerted TripAdvisor. Hopefully, this alert will serve as evidence in the dispute, if a dispute arises.
TripAdvisor staff has told me that if someone threatens to write a fraudulent review or one that is supposed to extort money out of the innkeeper, that you should try to let them know of this threat. Use TripAdvisor's online system to report this in advance. Here is the URL for reporting fraud: http://www.tripadvisor.com/help/how_can_owners_alert_ta_to_potential_fraud
Follow the links until you get to the "Manage your listing" tab (upper right) on the Owner's Center page for your inn. Under that tab, there is a "Manage reviews" section, and under that section is a link for "Report problem with review." When you click on that link, you are asked to register as the owner. If you can log in with your TripAdvisor username and password, you should be able to get to an online form to let TripAdvisor know what's happening.
Be sure to explain all the details you have at your disposal to prepare for the unscrupulous reviewer. There is no guarantee that you will win your case, but no innkeeper should wilt or sit idly by when extortion or fraud is happening.


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I grew some strawberries a few years ago, and they made the best strawberry jelly! They had more flavor than the kind you buy at the store.
I do remember adding pectin to the mix. I had never worked with pectin before, and it was fascinating to observe the jelly form slowly out of a liquid mess!
I could have made jam out of them, but I planned on using the jelly in a recipe for strawberry peanut butter bars. The bars were like brownies, and the jelly was supposed to go on top of them and be a base for a final topping of chopped fresh strawberries. It would have been weird to have both jam and whole fresh fruit on top of the bars.


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Essential Keys To A Pre-Op Biomechanical Evaluation
Emphasizing the importance of proper biomechanical assessment as a foundation for successful surgical outcomes, this author discusses key measurements such as the resting calcaneal stance position and offers pertinent evaluation pearls that can make an impact in flatfoot and hallux valgus surgery.
I have spoken many times on the importance of separating the term "biomechanics" from the term "orthotic therapy." The reason that this thought pattern continues to exist in our profession is that in the traditional departmentalized school of podiatric medicine, surgery and biomechanics were two separate departments. The people who were devoted in trying to measure ranges of motion of joints went in the biomechanics, non-surgical department.
I hope that we will soon read about this archaic form of thinking the same way that we now read about "bloodletting" practices in historical medical books.
Biomechanics is a science. It is not a therapy. Biomechanics should be the basis on which we understand why tissue is experiencing stress and why deformities occur. In associating with those I consider to be great clinical biomechanists, I have been impressed with their surgical skills. It makes sense to argue that the more we know about the pathomechanics of any deformity, the more likely we are to do the right surgery to correct and try to prevent that deformity from recurring.
It is indeed disappointing to attend conferences where many are lecturing about doing surgery without giving any specifics of the indications for that surgery. I also continue to marvel at the number of surgeons who adopt a particular surgery to perform because the literature says that a majority of patients who have the surgery have a good or excellent result. One almost never sees in the literature any inquiry as to which patients have the best results and which have only fair or poor results.
It is true that there are many factors that play into this categorization of results. These issues include general health issues, adherence issues, operative technique issues, etc. However, researchers seldom report and correlate in-depth preoperative static and dynamic tests with the outcome of the procedure.
When one thinks about the ramifications of doing surgery, the surgeon must do everything possible to get the best results. Unlike a prosthetic or orthotic device that one can discard after a mistake, surgery cannot be discarded if an error in judgment leads to a less than desirable result. I predict that standards of care in the future will gradually shift and more biomechanical analysis will be expected as part of the preoperative evaluation for many musculoskeletal surgeries.
Biomechanical Considerations For Flatfoot And Abnormal Pronation
A full discussion of preoperative biomechanical indications for surgery is prohibitive in such a brief article as this so I will briefly address a couple of basic surgical categories.
The first one, flatfoot surgery, may seem to be the most obvious. While we continue to see that "pes planus" is still a code-able ICD-9 diagnosis, podiatric medicine has tried to change the idea that flat feet are a problem. Indeed, there are many flat-footed people who will function well for an entire lifetime and never need any treatment.1


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A Thanksgiving Meditation
Nov 19, 2008 by Howard Baker | 0 Comments
For if you go poking about the world, intent on keeping the candle of consciousness blazing, you must be ready to give thanks at all times. Discrimination is not allowed. The flame cannot gutter and fail when a cold wind whistles throughout the house.
Thanksgiving, thanksgiving. All must be thanksgiving.
It took thirty-eight thousand Levites to give thanks to God in David's day; every morning and every evening the shifts changed. Four thousand were needed just to carry the hacked carcasses of cattle, and another four thousand were needed to sing about it. The place reeked of blood, was soaked in blood. The priests stood around gnawing and chewing and giving thanks. They did not cross-stitch their gratitude on samplers to frame and hang on the wall. They wrote their thanks in blood on the doorposts every year.
Thanksgiving is not a task to be undertaken lightly. It is not for dilettantes or aesthetes. One does not dabble in praise for one's own amusement, nor train the intellect and develop perceptual skills to add to his repertoire. We're not talking about the world as a free course in art appreciation. No. Thanksgiving is not a result of perception; thanksgiving is the access to perception. -- From And the Trees Clap Their Hands by Virginia Stem Owens
May this Thanksgiving season find us all fully aware of our God's greatness and goodness...and find us spectacularly grateful.
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Pope John Paul II assassination attempt | |
The location of the shooting, marked by a stone tablet, in St. Peter's Square | |
Location | St. Peter's Square, Vatican City |
Date | 13 May 1981 |
Target | Pope John Paul II |
Attack type | Shooting |
Weapons | Browning Hi-Power |
Non-fatal injuries | 3 |
Perpetrator | Mehmet Ali Ağca (Grey Wolves) |
Pope John Paul II assassination attempt | |
The location of the shooting, marked by a stone tablet, in St. Peter's Square | |
Location | St. Peter's Square, Vatican City |
Date | 13 May 1981 |
Target | Pope John Paul II |
Attack type | Shooting |
Weapons | Browning Hi-Power |
Non-fatal injuries | 3 |
Perpetrator | Mehmet Ali Ağca (Grey Wolves) |
The first attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II took place on Wednesday, 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square at Vatican City. The Pope was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca while he was entering the square. The Pope was struck four times, and suffered severe blood loss. Ağca was apprehended immediately, and later sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court. The Pope later forgave Ağca for the assassination attempt.[1] He was pardoned by Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi at the Pope's request and was deported to Turkey in June 2000.
Beginning in August 1980 Ağca, under the alias of Vilperi, began criss-crossing the Mediterranean region, changing passports and identities, perhaps to hide his point of origin in Sofia, Bulgaria. He entered Rome on 10 May 1981, coming by train from Milan. According to Ağca's later testimony, he met with three accomplices in Rome, one a fellow Turk and two Bulgarians, with operation being commanded by Zilo Vassilev, the Bulgarian military attaché in Italy. He said that he was assigned this mission by Turkish mafioso Bekir Çelenk in Bulgaria.[2] According to Ağca, the plan was for him and the back-up gunman Oral Çelik to open fire on the pope in St. Peter's Square and escape to the Bulgarian embassy under the cover of the panic generated by a small explosion.
On 13 May, they sat in the square, writing postcards waiting for the Pope to arrive. When the Pope passed through an adoring and excited crowd of supporters, Ağca fired four shots at 17:17[3] with a 9mm Browning Hi-Power semi-automatic pistol, and critically wounded him. He fled the scene as the crowd was in shock and disposed of the pistol by throwing it under a truck, but was grabbed by Vatican security chief Camillo Cibin,[4] a nun, and several spectators who prevented him from either firing more shots or escaping and was arrested. Four bullets hit John Paul II, two of them lodging in his lower intestine, the others hitting his left index finger and right arm; the Pope was immediately rushed to the hospital while the authorities combed the site for evidence. Two bystanders were also hit by stray assassin's bullets; Ann Odre, of Buffalo, New York, was struck in the chest while Rose Hill, of Jamaica, was slightly wounded in the arm. Çelik panicked and fled without setting off his bomb or opening fire.
Ağca was sentenced, in July 1981, to life imprisonment in Italy for the assassination attempt, but was pardoned by president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in June 2000 at the Pope's request. He was then extradited to Turkey, where he was imprisoned for the 1979 murder of left-wing journalist Abdi İpekçi and two bank raids carried out in the 1970s. Despite a plea for early release in November 2004, a Turkish court announced that he would not be eligible for release until 2010. Nonetheless he was released on parole on 12 January 2006.[5] However, on 20 January 2006, the Turkish Supreme Court ruled that his time served in Italy could not be deducted from his Turkish sentence and he was returned to jail.[6] Ağca was released from prison on 18 January 2010, after almost 29 years behind bars.[7]
Following the shooting, Pope John Paul II asked people to "pray for my brother [Ağca] ... whom I have sincerely forgiven."[8] In 1983, he and Ağca met and spoke privately at the prison where Ağca was being held. Ağca reportedly kissed the Pope's ring at the conclusion of their visit. The Pope was also in touch with Ağca's family over the years, meeting his mother in 1987 and his brother a decade later.
Although Ağca was quoted as saying that "to me [the Pope] was the incarnation of all that is capitalism", and attempted to murder him, Ağca developed a friendship with the pontiff. In early February 2005, during the Pope's illness, Ağca sent a letter to the Pope wishing him well.
Several theories exist concerning Mehmet Ali Ağca's assassination attempt. One, strongly advocated since the early 1980s by Michael Ledeen among others, is that the assassination attempt had originated from Moscow and that the KGB had instructed the Bulgarian and East German secret services to carry out the mission.[9] The Bulgarian Secret Service was allegedly instructed by the KGB to assassinate the Pope because of his support of Poland's Solidarity movement, seeing it as one of the most significant threats to Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe.
Ağca himself has given multiple conflicting statements on the assassination at different times. Attorney Antonio Marini stated: "Ağca has manipulated all of us, telling hundreds of lies, continually changing versions, forcing us to open tens of different investigations".[10] Originally Ağca claimed to be a member of the Marxist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), but they denied any ties to him.[11]
Some people, notably Edward S. Herman, co-author with Frank Brodhead of The Rise and Fall of the Bulgarian Connection (1986), and Michael Parenti, felt Ağca's story was dubious, noting that Ağca made no claims of Bulgarian involvement until he had been isolated in solitary confinement and visited by Italian Military Intelligence (SISMI) agents. On 25 September 1991, former CIA analyst Melvin A. Goodman (now Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy) revealed that his colleagues, following hierarchical orders, had falsified their analysis in order to support the accusation. He declared to the US Senate intelligence committee that "the CIA hadn't any proof" concerning this alleged "Bulgarian connection".[12][13] Neither the Severino Santiapichi court, nor the investigation by judge Franco Ionta, found evidence that that SISMI planted Ağca's story. A French lawyer, Christian Roulette, who authored books blaming Western intelligence agencies for the assassination attempt, testified in court that documentary evidence he referred to actually did not exist.[14][15][16][17]
The Bulgarian secret services have always protested their alleged involvement and argued that Ağca's story was an anti-Communist plant placed by the Grey Wolves, the Italian secret service, and the CIA – all three of whom had co-operated in NATO's secret Gladio network.[citation needed] Gladio was at the time involved in Italy's strategy of tension, also followed in Turkey by Counter-Guerrilla, the Turkish branch of Gladio[citation needed]. The Pope's assassination would hereafter have taken place in this frame[citation needed]. Edward Herman has argued that Michael Ledeen, who was involved in the Iran-Contra Affair and had alleged ties to the Italian P2 masonic lodge also linked to Gladio, was employed by the CIA to propagate the Bulgarian theory.[18] Indeed, Le Monde diplomatique alleged that Abdullah Çatlı, a leader of the Grey Wolves, had organized the assassination attempt "in exchange for the sum of 3 million German Marks" for the Grey Wolves.[19] In Rome, Catli declared to the judge in 1985 "that he had been contacted by the BND, the German intelligence agency, which would have promised him a nice sum of money if he implicated the Russian and Bulgarian services in the assassination attempt against the Pope". According to colonel Alparslan Türkes, the founder of the Grey Wolves, "Catli has cooperated in the frame of a secret service working for the good of the state".[20][13]
Then KGB Director Yuri Andropov, was convinced that Pope John Paul II's election was the product of an Anglo-German conspiracy orchestrated by Zbigniew Brzezinski to undermine Soviet hegemony in largely Catholic Poland and ultimately to precipitate the collapse of the entire Soviet Union. The Pope's announcement of a pilgrimage to Warsaw fueled Andropov's apprehension, with Andropov issuing a secret memorandum to Soviet schoolteachers:[21]
The Pope is our enemy. . . . Due to his uncommon skills and great sense of humor he is dangerous, because he charms everyone, especially journalists. Besides, he goes for cheap gestures in his relations with the crowd, for instance, [he] puts on a highlander's hat, shakes all hands, kisses children, etc. . . . It is modeled on American presidential campaigns. . . . Because of the activities of the Church in Poland our activities designed to atheize the youth not only cannot diminish but must intensely develop. . . . In this respect all means are allowed and we cannot afford sentiments.[21]
Ali Ağca had made several trips to Sofia, Bulgaria. He also claimed to have had contacts with a Bulgarian agent in Rome whose cover was the Bulgarian national airline office. Soon after the shooting, Sergei Antonov, a Bulgarian working in Rome for Balkan Air, was arrested based on Ağca's testimony and accused of being the Bulgarian agent who masterminded the plot. In 1986, after a three-year trial, he was found not guilty. According to the CIA's chief of staff in Turkey, Paul Henze, Ağca later stated that in Sofia, he was once approached by the Bulgarian Secret Service and Turkish mafiosi, who offered him three million German marks to assassinate the Pope.[22]
American journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave claimed that the Bulgarians chose Ağca to supply themselves with plausible deniability; choosing a member of the Grey Wolves that had allegedly been involved with the local KGB in drug smuggling routes through Bulgaria to Western Europe would distance themselves because of the implausibility of the link.[23]
According to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, documents recovered from former East German intelligence services confirm the 1981 assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II was ordered by the Soviet KGB and assigned to Bulgarian and East German agents with the Stasi to coordinate the operation and cover up the traces afterwards. However, Markus Wolf, former Stasi spy-master, has denied any links, and claimed the files had already been sent in 1995.[24]
In March 2006, pending national elections, the controversial Mitrokhin Commission, set up by Silvio Berlusconi and headed by Forza Italia senator Paolo Guzzanti, supported once again the Bulgarian theory, which had been denounced by John Paul II during his travel to Bulgaria. Senator Guzzanti claimed that "leaders of the former Soviet Union were behind the assassination attempt", alleging that "the leadership of the Soviet Union took the initiative to eliminate Pope John Paul" because of his support for Solidarity, relaying "this decision to the military secret services" (and not the KGB).[25] The report's claims were based on recent computer analysis of photographs that purported to demonstrate Antonov's presence in St Peter's Square during the shooting and on information brought by the French anti-terrorist judge Jean-Louis Bruguière, a controversial figure whose last feat was to indict Rwandese president Paul Kagame, claiming he had deliberately provoked the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against his own ethnic group in order to take power.[26] According to Le Figaro, Bruguière, who is in close contacts as well with Moscow as with Washington, D.C., including intelligence agents, has been accused by many of his colleagues of "privileging the reason of state over law."[27]
Both Russia and Bulgaria condemned the report. "For Bulgaria, this case closed with the court decision in Rome in March 1986", Foreign Ministry spokesman Dimitar Tsanchev said, while also recalling the Pope's comments during his May 2002 visit to Bulgaria.[28] Senator Guzzanti said that the commission had decided to re-open the report's chapter on the assassination attempt in 2005, after the Pope wrote about it in his last book, Memory and Identity: Conversations Between Millenniums. The Pope wrote that he was convinced the shooting was not Ağca's initiative and that "someone else masterminded it and someone else commissioned it". The Mitrokhin Commission also claimed Romano Prodi, a former Prime Minister of Italy, was the "KGB's man in Italy". At the end of December 2006, Mario Scaramella, one of the main informer of senator Guzzanti, was arrested and charged, among other things, of defamation. Rome's prosecutor Pietro Salvitti, in charge of the investigations concerning Mario Scaramella, cited by La Repubblica, showed that Nicolò Pollari, head of SISMI, the Italian military intelligence agency and indicted in the Imam Rapito affair, as well as SISMI n°2, Marco Mancini, arrested in July 2006 for the same reason, were some of the informers, alongside Mario Scaramella, of senator Paolo Guzzanti. Beside targeting Romano Prodi and his staff, this "network", according to Pietro Salvitti's words, also aimed at defaming General Giuseppe Cucchi (current director of the CESIS), Milan's judges Armando Spataro, in charge of the Imam Rapito case, and Guido Salvini, as well as La Repubblica reporters Carlo Bonini and Giuseppe D'Avanzo, who discovered the Yellowcake forgery affair.[29] The investigation also showed a connection between Scaramella and the CIA, in particular through Filippo Marino, one of Scaramella's closest partners since the 1990s and co-founder of the ECPP, who lives today in the US. Marino has acknowledged in an interview an association with former and active CIA officers, including Robert Lady, former CIA station chief in Milan, indicted by prosecutor Armando Spataro for having coordinated the abduction of Abu Omar, the Imam Rapito affair[30]
In 2009, journalist and former army intelligence officer John Koehler published Spies in the Vatican: The Soviet Union's Cold War Against the Catholic Church.[31] Mining mostly East German and Polish secret police archives, Koehler says the attempt was "KGB-backed" and gives details.[32]
On 26 June 2000, Pope John Paul II released the "Third Secret of Fatima" in which he said that Ağca's assassination attempt was the fulfillment of this Secret. 13 May (the date of the assassination attempt) is the anniversary of the first apparition of the Virgin Mary to the three children of Fatima, something the Pope has always regarded as significant, attributing his survival on that day to her protection. Some doubt the Church's full disclosure of the contents of this Secret, believing that it actually predicted the Apocalypse. While in prison on remand, Ağca was widely reported to have developed an obsession with Fatima and during the trial claimed that he was the second coming of Jesus Christ and called on the Vatican to release the Third Secret.
On 31 March 2005, just two days prior to the Pope's death, Ağca gave an interview to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.[33] He claimed to be working on a book about the assassination attempt. La Repubblica quoted Ağca claiming at length that he had accomplices in the Vatican who helped him with the assassination attempt, saying "the devil is inside Vatican's wall". He also said:
Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican employee, disappeared at age 15 on 22 June 1983. Anonymous phone calls offered her release in exchange for the release of Ağca. Archbishop Paul Marcinkus was alleged to be part of the kidnapping, although no charges were ever laid.
A week after this interview, Associated Press reported Ağca denying having made such claims.[34]
In November 2010, Ağca publicly asserted that Cardinal Agostino Casaroli had been the man behind the assassination attempt on John Paul II in 1981.[35]
The plot from the Tom Clancy novel Red Rabbit is largely centralised around the attempt on the Pope's life which is ordered by the KGB and carried out by a Bulgarian assassin also responsible for the murder of Georgi Markov[citation needed]. This hypothesis is supported by the movie Karol: The Pope, The Man.
The A.J. Quinnell novel In the Name of the Father describes the aftermath of the plot to assassinate the Pope. Church leaders are shocked to discover that the attempt was orchestrated by the highest levels of the Kremlin.[36]
In the Frederick Forsyth novel The Fourth Protocol, the assassination attempt is directly referenced as a badly executed plot wherein Ağca initially acts alone, but is supported by the KGB once his intent is discovered.
The 1982 Tom Skerritt film Fighting Back featured footage of this event in its opening credits' depection of a television news story on violent crime since 1963 from the reporters' viewpoints.
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Hidden in the Vila Monte garden, the Kasbah Spa invites guests to a pampering experience in an atmosphere of floral scents, exotic massages and relaxing treatments for mind and body. The spa offers a true cocoon for the senses, with several massage rooms, an arab bath and a hammam. The luring fragrance of mint tea will be a permanent companion in this haven of peace and tranquility.
Vila Monte's restaurant, Orangerie, offers a cuisine based on algarvian products, from honey produced in the Monchique hills to the fish brought from the market of Olhao. We also use ingredients organically grown on the state, namely citrus frutits, figs, almonds and fresh herbs.
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I apologize about the title…I'm usually much more PG than that. Swear. I just found the fork thing too hard to resist. PLUS, seriously — it's about time! Am I right? The chiweenie should have been put to work weeks ago. Yet, I've been shackled to this keyboard aiming (and blowing right by) deadlines.
So, without any further ado, I give you the winner of the Khombu boot givaway ….(Congo-drum roll please) — Janelle Burns! Which is like freaky because I actually know Janelle. It's for this very reason that I always have backup witnesses other than the chiweenie.
I may have considered tossing the name out, however I had this reliable witness —->
And this character. Although, it's kinda hard to tell exactly what she witnessed because something shiny went by (probably a squirrel).
Oh, and there was this one. She has an honest-enough-looking face, but how well can you ever really know somebody?)