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The urge for people to record what was going on around them was as strong as their urge to survive. The instinct to transmit and tell the world what was happening, to show us what was taking place, was compelling...
The Japan quake and tsunami were two of the most devastating natural forces to hit humanity in modern times, spreading fear and terror across Japan and beyond. In most cases, in and around the affected areas in Japan's northeast, they hit with deadly power that left people with little time to maneuver. Individuals had to scramble for their lives as buildings shook around them, as masonry fell and cracks appeared in the streets, as waves started sweeping up from the coast, taking cars, ships and houses with them, flooding everything in their path.
Yet the urge for people to record what was going on around them was as strong as their urge to survive. The instinct to transmit and tell the world what was happening, to show us what was taking place, was compelling. Much of the footage we have seen over the media and web, which has given us such a unique and insightful perspective into this catastrophe, was shot by amateurs, much of it in the heat of the moment and in total risk of these impromptu shooters' lives.
Many of these quixotic camera operators are now consensually deemed crazy and stupid. But the term is too simplistic and not accurate enough to describe the phenomenon at hand. The need to record and transmit the catastrophe was widespread, too prevalent for such narrow, stereotypical explanations, and indicative of something more than craziness or stupidity, explainable in a number of different ways. For example, it may have pointed out the aspiring filmmakers among the general population, rising to the opportunity of filming something unique. Or perhaps it revealed the stunt devils out there, those individuals un-phased by danger or threat. Or maybe it revealed the reporters among us. The possibilities are many and so are the explanations.
Here's another possible explanation. Perhaps the widespread and daredevil footage gathered is indicative of a new, rising and widely spreading attribute of human nature: the Panopticon – the urge to see and record everything.
The term is controversial. The Panopticon has not had positive connotations over the years, not in the way it has been portrayed so far. It has historically been associated with dictatorial rule and observation from above, from echelons of power and government, open or clandestine, for the sole purpose of supreme control of prisoner populations and, subsequently, general populations. It is a phenomenon associated with notions of totalitarian social rule, and is derided by many.
In more practical terms, the Panopticon is a tool on which modern society seems to be relying more and more lately, with CCTV cameras placed everywhere, for the purpose of maintaining stability and order, plus for the function of keeping records, archives etc. It's at best a controversial vault of information that never sleeps, with a permanently-attached sinister edge to it.
But the Panopticon seems to be able of looking both ways, capable of total vision in the positive sense of the word. It has just shown its flip side in Japan, in magnificent fashion, from bottom up, from individual outward, scores and scores of average people recording everything around them, transmitting the information outward, creating a giant matrix of data for others to see and utilize – in this case the quake and tsunami. From every nook and cranny of the disaster there seems to exist footage shot by freelance eyes on the field and ground, taking in images and sounds as the world around them disintegrated.
Recording for posterity and widespread transmission seems to be a phenomenon, an urge now deeply rooted in human nature, geared to manifest in great numbers if need be. It depends on the gravity of the event taking place and the uniqueness of its effect. The more serious the event the more attention it draws upon itself and the more interest it generates. The more cameras it attracts. One may wonder of course what on earth are quake and tsunami victims doing recording a disaster as it happens around them instead of focusing all their energy and efforts on running for shelter and planning their next few moves to protect themselves and their family. Why on earth is a person engrossed in an activity geared to provide the rest of humanity information about what is happening to him or her? Why bother with something that may be useless if that person doesn't survive in the first place?
Perhaps recording is now part of the human process, what we are made for, what we do among other things. Perhaps it's part of our nature. The more capacity we have to record, the more we act it out, like moving eyes, portable cameras, individual studios in the making. We are acting out our developing potential to record, compelled to realize our newfound capacities.
It's a philosophical leap beyond the scope of the tragedy and disaster of the Japan catastrophe. But it is still relevant. And necessary. It takes our focus away from the death and mayhem for a moment so that we may start focusing on the numerous fascinating corollaries stemming from this catastrophe and what they have to offer and teach us. Our urge to record seems a good starting point.
Some scoff and disregard this urge. Others just call it obsession, craziness. But the terms are too simplistic and are missing the point. There seems to be a real and tangible correlation between the rise of equipment and the rise in usage of that equipment. If all you have is a hammer then all you see is a nail – and if all you have is a smart phone with a video camera, then all you see is promptly recorded for posterity. In effect we are what we wield, manifesting our apparatus's potential.
Never has this been clearer than now, on such a collective scale. The phenomenon is far from a whim or a fluke. It's real and observable, with plenty of data out there to gather and investigate. It will probably take time to be thoroughly studied and explored, and even more so to be fully qualified and understood, but its basic outline has made a trace appearance on the human map.
Science ought to follow this trace and investigate it. So should philosophy and methodology. For if we can understand and fathom how widely we are affected by our apparatus, we may begin to explore where we are headed and what the possibilities of future human development are by scrutinizing the matrix of technology around us and determining where it determines us to go. The all-seeing eye has finally given us insight on how to do so. It has given us data. That is all we need. For now.


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Kim Kardashian may call LA home, but she's been spending a whole lot of time in the City of Lights these days thanks to her boyfriend – and baby daddy – Kanye West. West is currently recording new music in Paris and Kim's been commuting back and forth to see him.
She's been in Paris so much lately and looking so content to be there, there's even been recent speculation she may eventually decide to have her baby there this summer. To find out, we went straight to a friend of the mama-to-be, who told us all about her birth plan.
"No. If it all goes as planned, it won't happen in Paris," the friend tells Wetpaint. "She plans to deliver in Los Angeles at Cedars Sinai, the same hospital where Kourtney delivered Mason and Penelope."
Safe to assume, Kim will have a Beyonce-like, tricked out birthing suite, right? "It will be a private room," the friend confirms. "And obviously, a lot of security around."
And despite the fact she's the world's biggest reality star, she's still insisting the birth won't be filmed for TV. "She really does want to keep it a private, family matter," the friend adds."
Fair enough, but this is Kim Kardashian, who's never met a camera she didn't like. We'll believe the 'keeping it private' thing when we see it. Or for that matter, when we don't!


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I have a 20 yrs old who wants to pursuit his dream career and decided to go to Art academy of university the tuition is so high . I need some sujestion for loan or grant
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NicoleD | Former Moderator | 10/13/2010 - 4:44 am
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finaiddude | Performer | 10/12/2010 - 9:37 pm
Yep, everyone is right on track with this one. What they didn't mention is that there is a particular order to things... Fill out your FAFSA first. You want to get it in as early as you possibly can. That helps you get the report on Pell Grant eligibility and (perhaps) FSEOG aid as well, depending on your situation. After that, they consider other programs. But your best bet is to get your app in VERY early.
jefftabor | Window Shopper | 9/30/2010 - 12:20 pm
The first step is to fill out the FAFSA, which is the application you must submit for any federal aid. At the end of the application you will get an EFC number which will tell the school what they can offer you. There are: Direct Student Loans Perkins Loans Pell Grants FSEOG Grants ACG Grants Private Student Loans Once your school processes your FAFSA, you will be sent an award letter with what you are eligible foro.
JimD | Former Moderator | 9/28/2010 - 4:53 am
To apply for Federal Financial Aid you will need to submit a FAFSA form. Your school's financial aid office would have the best resources for you. Remember that they want you to come to their college and will help you figure out how to pay for it. JimD
trailblazer | Performer | 9/27/2010 - 8:12 pm
It is great that you are pursuing your dream career and then afterwards you will be off to make a resume. The institution should have the best information on where you can get a grant or loan from and should be able to guide you through the whole process. You can also contact government sources and research on the internet. The tuition is very high so another option is to go to a state college and double major: one major is in your dream field and the other major serves as a safety net to pay the bills so you don't become a starving artist. This is probably the best option because your costs will be a lot lower and your career resumes and choices will be more flexible.
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By James Greene
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2009 Holy Cross Men's Soccer Yearbook
There is a new voice at the helm of the Holy Cross men's soccer program. Ted Priestly enters his first year as head coach following 12 seasons at UMass-Lowell, where he accumulated an overall record of 131-76-28. He posted a winning record in each of the last 10 years, and led the River Hawks to the NCAA Tournament four times, including a pair of appearances in the national quarterfinals. Priestly inherits a program that has qualified for the Patriot League Tournament in each of the last two years, and advanced to the conference championship last season.
"Holy Cross is an exciting place to be right now," Priestly said. "Our guys are hungry and expect to win every game. That is a testament to their character and to the tradition of Holy Cross soccer. The players have embraced the new philosophy, and we are all aiming for the same goals."
While the voice at the helm is new, the team boasts experience, returning 22 letterwinners and seven starters from last year's squad. Five seniors graduated, and Priestly will look for leadership from the team's core. Goaltender Thomas Booth, forward Kyle Miller, and defender Peter Siclari are this season's tri-captains who look to lead the team to the Patriot League championship and the NCAA Tournament.
"Their job is to score goals and create chances," Priestly said of what he expects of his attackers. "We also want them to defend from the front. We will have a balanced approach. We need to work hard to keep the ball, be creative and attack, but we also need to be focused when defending."
Miller will be looked upon to continue providing offense for the Crusaders. The junior tri-captain and 2007 Patriot League Rookie of the Year started all 19 contests last season and led the team with nine goals and 18 points. Three of his tallies were game-winners, and he was named Patriot League Player of the Week twice. He has 16 career goals and 34 points in two years at Holy Cross. "He had a positive spring," Priestly said. "He's a classic target player who can score with either foot. He is outstanding in the air and eager tomprove."
Tony Rosales enters his sophomore season after making 16 appearances and three starts in 2008. Incoming freshman Shane Regan, who is skilled at both attacker and in the midfield, will compete for playing time as well.
Andreas Andrews provided leadership, stability and scoring from the midfield last season. His departure opens the door for others to compete for minutes. Junior Jon Werth made 17 starts last season and finished tied for second on the team in scoring with seven points. Two others who look to return to prominent roles in the midfield are junior Philippe Candido, who started 17 games last season, and sophomore Jordan Michael, who earned 18 starts in 2008. They will be joined by an experienced crew that includes seniors Ryan O'Hanlon (11 games played) and Franco Bacigalupo (13 games played), junior Matt Beckley (16 games played, five starts last season) and sophomore and Joey Curran (14 games played). Freshman Pat McCann and Steven Stefanak, along with Regan, could also see minutes in the midfield.
There's also the chance players will move around in their positions this season. "We will run whatever formation maximizes our strengths," Priestly said.
With the graduation of Jerry Dickinson, the 2008 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and the 2009 Crusader of the Year, along Kregory Hefner and Alejandro Melean, there will be an open competition in camp. "That was an outstanding defensive block," Priestly said of the four graduated Crusaders. "Now there is an opportunity for new people to step into the position."
Among those players who figure to compete for a starting position is sophomore Joe Whittaker, whom Priestly called the most improved player of the spring. "Joe is such a tremendous ball-winner, he was a natural fit in the heart of our defense," he said.
Priestly also saw improvement in Tom Wilhelm, who looks to move from the midfield to a starting spot on defense. He saw action in 19 games last season, starting 16 of them, and tallied his first career goal. Junior Tom Van Grinsven, who started all 19 games in 2008, should also play a prominent role. The competition for minutes and starts figures to be fierce, with seniors Siclari and Peter Whooley, juniors Paul Tearson, Henry Hulick and James Imbriani, and sophomores Ryan Hall and Vincent Garofalo all looking to jockey for position during preseason camp. Incoming freshman Tom Stroh and Stefanak could also earn playing time.
The competition is something Priestly likes. "We want at least two guys competing for each spot," he said. He also is not fazed by the youth on the back line or anywhere on the team. "The best 11 will play, regardless of age or where they come from," he said.
Booth will provide the last line of defense for Holy Cross, as he enjoyed a breakout season last year. He started all 19 games for the Crusaders, compiling a 9-5-5 record, making a career-high 76 saves and allowing only 16 goals, second best in school history. He finished the year ranked 33rd in the nation in goals-against average (0.79) and save percentage (.826), and also notched a career-best seven shutouts. He was named second team All-Patriot League.
"He played well this spring and loves to work and train," Priestly said of Booth. "Goalkeeper is a leadership position, and we are fortunate that in addition to technical and tactical ability, each of our goalkeepers shows leadership in the way that they play the game."
Senior David LeBar looks to push Booth for minutes this season, while freshmen Evan Polanik and Jonah Poster will also have the opportunity to earn playing time.
Following two exhibition matches, Holy Cross opens the regular season on the road against Providence (Sept. 5) before its home opener with Bryant (Sept. 8). The Crusaders hit the road for two contests at Central Connecticut (Sept. 12) and Northeastern (Sept. 15) before coming home for a game against Sacred Heart (Sept. 19). After a road trip to Boston University (Sept. 23), Holy Cross returns home to open its Patriot League schedule against Lafayette (Sept. 26). The Crusaders wrap up the month by playing host to Albany (Sept. 29).
Holy Cross begins October by entertaining Colgate (Oct. 3), then visits Harvard (Oct. 7) and Bucknell (Oct. 10) before returning home to face Lehigh (Oct. 17) and Boston College (Oct. 21). A road game at Navy is next (Oct. 25), followed by American at home (Oct. 31) and the regular season finale at Army (Nov. 7).
The Patriot League Tournament is set for Nov. 13 and 15 on the campus of the regular season champion. The top four teams in the regular season standings qualify for the tournament.
Priestly likes the schedule and invites the challenges it will bring. "It reveals our expectations of the program," he said. "We expect to be in a position to compete for the Patriot League title every year."


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We now have our first Singapore Grey F10 M5 delivery! The car went to lucky M5POST member Aussie F10M. As with all our other new M5 owners so far, he's hardly able to contain his gushing, but that seems to be the trend with most everyone who experiences the 2012 BMW M5.
Aussie F10M has been kind enough to share his experience so far as well as some photos of his new baby, so please read on inside.
AC Schnitzer has revealed its ACS5 M5 Tuning Package ahead of its debut at the 2012 Geneva Motorshow next week. The ACS5 package features both cosmetic and performance enhancements.
The F10 M5′s already potent S63Tu motor receives a power increase (via ECU tune) to 620hp / 790Nm (582lb-ft) torque. The growl coming from the M5 is enhanced via the AC Schnitzer twin sports silencer with valve control, with its chrome tailpipes.
The M5 is lowered on AC Schnitzer suspension spring kit and wheel options are the Type VIII … CONTINUED
G-POWER officially announces the full details and specs on its F10 M5 Bi-Tronik III package for the 2012+ BMW M5. Here's the skinny on the M5 Bi-Tronik III:
640hp (+80hp over factory M5)
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Stainless steel sport rear muffler with "Deeptone" technology (4 x 100 mm tailpipes)… CONTINUED
It seems that the 2012 M5 (F10) increasingly needs to look to full out sports cars in order to find the appropriate competition. Multiple outlets have already compared it against the Nissan GT-R and now Autoweek pits the F10 M5 against the Jaguary XKR-S in a showdown of two cars which possess both gentlemanlike and hooligan traits.
We're happy to announce the launch of our newest site – M5POST, dedicated to the 2012+ BMW M5 (F10). We've also launched our official F10 M5 Photo Threads, which provide a look into every F10 M5 color (standard and individual, as well as the interiors).
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An alpine white F10 M5 has now been delivered to a site member – Singularity. Although the owner and car are now experiencing some wintry weather, we nonetheless get some nice insight and review of another new M5.
There's now been several deliveries in our M5 forums and more to come as we head towards the warmer weather of Spring and especially when US deliveries begin this Summer.
Site member and owner of a new Silverstone II M5 (F10) shares with us some photos of his new beast, along with some emotional words on his experience so far with the new M5. Read on to see what a Ferrari F430 owner thinks of BMW's newest F10 M5 model.
BMW tuner G-Power has announced on our facebook page. Their Stage 1 F10 M5 and F12/F13 M6 kit is good for pushing the V8 bi-turbo S63Tu engine to 640 hp / 575 lb-ft torque (780Nm) .
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Well respected automotive reviewer Chris Harris drives the F10 M5 and the Nissan GT-R. He admits that the two are not really rival cars, but what's important is that the two are both great cars he enjoyed immensely (just look at his reaction), and in which he appreciated every mile and every minute.
Site member clar, owner of both a frozen grey F10 M5 and E92 M3, has now completed run-in / break in on his new M5 and is able to give a proper performance review and comparison of his M5 versus M3.
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Aside from Sool and other eastern regions that don't consider themselves part of Somaliland, the rest of Somaliland is peaceful. The region has just concluded an election that, by all accounts, was free and fair, and peaceful transfer of power has taken place or will take place within few days.
This article is not about whether or not the secession from Somalia is good or bad for Somaliland. But it is only about the reasons behind Somaliland's failure to attain world recognition in the past, and what the future may hold in achieving that coveted goal.
Defining Secession:
Secession is a sinful word in international politics. Nearly all the major powers have sometime in their history fought against secession of some part of their country. It is a phenomenon or process that is hardly looked upon with favour by anyone. Therefore, for any country to support a secessionist region, two conditions, or at least one of them, must be at play in the conflict:
1—The country extending the recognition to the secessionist region must be an enemy of the country that is being seceded from.
2—The weakness or the disintegration resulting from the secession must benefit, politically or economically, the country extending the recognition to the secessionist region.
Now, keeping those two points in mind, let us raise the begging question, why has Somaliland failed to gain recognition in the past 19 years?
There are three main reasons for that failure, and they are:
1 — Misconception about democracy
1—Misconception about Democracy:
Somaliland leaders have apparently bought the notion that if they conduct free and fair elections, they would get into the good books of world powers, and that, in turn, would open the doors, and bolster the region's efforts to gain world recognition. Theoretically, this is a sensible assumption. However, in world politics, theoretical sensibilities are not translated into actual policies.
True, democratization, free elections and peaceful transference of power are all good for Somaliland and its people. No one can deny or dispute this. But does every country's democratization and free elections good for or benefit say America? Well, the US government doesn't think so.
If the Americans and the Europeans, for that matter, believed democratization of other countries served their interests best, they would have befriended democratic governments everywhere, and would have taken tough actions, including imposing economic sanctions, against dictatorships through out the world. But a quick glance of the Arab world reveals that all of America's and Europe's friends in the Arab world are all, without exception, dictators! The irony is that, Iran, the only country in the Middle East that is democratic, and peaceful transfer of power regularly takes place is the only country against which the Americans and the Europeans have been directing their most virulent hostility!
To give another example that is closer to home, consider this:
-In 2005, Ethiopia conducted a general election. Males Zenawi, the Tigrean dictator, rigged the election. And when the Ethiopian people protested against the injustice, Zenawi's forces literally massacred the protesters on the streets of Addis Ababa, reportedly killing about two-hundred (200) protesters in the process. Was Zenawi regime sanctioned by the west, or at least forced to pay a price for killing civilian protesters in that cruel and inhuman fashion? No. Despite the blood on his hands, the Tigrean dictator continued to receive the largest western aid in sub-saharan Africa!
-Again in 2010, Ethiopia conducted a second general election. European and other international observers all confirmed that the election was neither free nor fair. The Zenawi regime imprisoned the most popular opposition figure Bertukan Mideksa and literally stuffed the ballot boxes, and won almost 90% of the seats! Was Zenawi chastised by the western powers for making mockery of the democratic process? No. On the contrary, Zenawi's stature was hugely elevated so much so that he was invited to participate the G20 meetings that were held in Toronto just few days ago! This shows the west's lip service about supporting democracy is just that, lip service!
2—Searching recognition in all the wrong places:
Somaliland leaders have spent great deal of time and effort in searching recognition in various countries such as America, Canada, the European Union, the African Union, etc., etc. Granted these are powerful countries and powerful organizations, however, when it comes to Somaliland's recognition, none of those countries or these powerful organizations is essential, because none of them has the incentive of either being an enemy of the Somali Republic, or would particularly benefit from the disintegration resulting from the secession. Even Britain, a close ally and former colonial master consistently rejected the idea of extending recognition to Somaliland. And if Britain wouldn't do it, neither would the US, nor the E. U, China, Russia, India or any other power. Because Somaliland and its leaders are understandably so exhausted with this process after 19 long years, and are so thirsty for recognition, any positive pronouncement by any western official about Somaliland, its stability, and democratization is greeted with near euphoria, making it appear as though the priced goal is, at last, just around the corner. But time and again, hopes have been consistently dashed on that front.
3—Ethiopia's self-interest:
If there is any country in the world that would start granting recognition to Somaliland this is it! Ethiopia has both of the two incentives necessary for supporting the secession of Somaliland: it is the historic enemy of the Somali Republic, and it would hugely benefit from the disintegration resulting from Somaliland's secession from Somalia.
The interesting thing however is that, even though Ethiopia has both of the incentives necessary for supporting Somaliland's secession, and would hugely benefit from Somalia's disintegration, it has been refusing to extend the recognition to Somaliland. And the question is why?
Ethiopia has been refusing to recognize Somaliland for two clear cut reasons:
1—Granting recognition to Somaliland would cost Ethiopia a huge price from two fronts:
Now if Ethiopia grants recognition to Somaliland, all of Ethiopia's pretensions will fall apart! The Tigrean regime will lose credibility, and will be widely condemned as regional trouble maker. In addition, the Ethiopian regime will automatically lose the Somalia File and all of its benefits and insights, and will be cut out of Somali affairs once and for all! Instead of the dominant regional pacifier that it was once seen, the Zenawi regime will deservedly become an isolated regional pariah.
B—Ethiopia is a diverse multi-religion, and multi-ethnic country. And aside from the Tigreans and the Amharas, none of the Ethiopia's other ethnic nationalities ever consented to become part of Ethiopia, but, one and all, were forced to be one by the barrel of a gun! That is why ethnic insurgency had been with Ethiopia for centuries. Now, if Ethiopia extends recognition to Somaliland, that action may make Ethiopia end up shooting herself in the foot, and dig her own grave. How so? Well, if Ethiopia, as her recognition of Somaliland would clearly indicate, is seen as openly engineering the dismemberment of Somalia, a Muslim country and a member of the Arab League, Muslim and Arab countries would have every incentive to start hitting Ethiopia where it hurts, and give political, moral and financial support to the liberation movements such as the ONLF, the Oromo Liberation Front and others that are fighting to secede from Ethiopia. Add to this, Ethiopia today is a mere shell of its old self. Having lost Eritrea and all of its territories and ports, Ethiopia is weak, land-locked, and very vulnerable. Thus, making a wrong move, will put Ethiopia's very existence at peril! As you can see, supporting the secession of Somaliland poses a grave danger to both Ethiopia's international standing and to its very existence.
2—One of the most critical factors responsible for Ethiopia's refusal to recognize Somaliland is that Ethiopia will gain NOTHING NEW, but trouble from recognizing Somaliland. That is, recognizing Somaliland will not add ONE single advantage to Ethiopia's national interests, but, as I pointed out earlier, the recognition will make Ethiopia incur huge and devastating costs. And knowing they will get nothing positive whatsoever from recognizing Somaliland, whenever Somaliland leaders bring up the issue of recognition, Ethiopian officials have been simply saying, "Tinnish Qoy" or just wait a little longer, and Somaliland has been waiting for 19 years, and the waiting continues!
The reason why there isn't any new advantage for Ethiopia from extending recognition to Somaliland is that Ethiopia already gets ALL the benefits possible to be gained from Somaliland's secession from Somalia: Dismemberment of Somalia, the greatest strategic advantage for Ethiopia, is already a fact on the ground. A huge economic advantage, and access to the sea, and unparalleled influence over Somaliland and all other Somali regions is also a fact on the ground. That means Ethiopia today has, and has had, in the past 19 years all of the benefits possible to be gained from the dismemberment of the Somali nation WITHOUT any cost or repercussion on Ethiopia or its national interests!!
That means, the current status quo, where Somaliland remains in political wilderness, is the state where Ethiopia's national interests are best served! The country gets all the benefits vis-à-vis Somalia and Somaliland without incurring any costs!
This situation came about because Somaliland leaders have rushed into declaring the secession from Somalia, and by doing that, they surrendered their biggest card before the game started, and thus by default realized all of Ethiopia's interests toward Somalia and Somaliland all at once: dismemberment of the Somalia, access to sea, unparalleled influence on all Somali regions. These are the three critical factors that would have induced Ethiopia to grant recognition to Somaliland, but the declaration of the secession brought all three strategic benefits to Ethiopia without any cost or commitment. That is why Ethiopia does not see any reason why it should recognize Somaliland and incur devastating effect on its national interests for benefits she already has! Thus, so long Somaliland pursues the secession agenda, in the same way it had been doing in the past 19 years, the chance of Ethiopia granting recognition are nil. Ethiopia wants to keep the status quo of Somaliland as is, because the dismemberment of Somalia is today blamed on Somalis, Somalilanders included. But the moment Ethiopia extends recognition to Somaliland it knows all blame of Somali dismemberment will be transferred and pinned on Ethiopia's neck. That is why 'Tinnish Qoy' is Ethiopia's preferable phrase with Somaliland.
Is there a way that Somaliland can force Ethiopia to extend recognition? Yes, there is one and only one way. But it is away that Somalilanders aren't interested at the moment, but in the end, they may have no other choice but to try it.
Anyhow, the one sure way that Somaliland can force Ethiopia to extend full recognition to Somaliland is to abandon the secession altogether, and reconcile with Southern Somalia! But this cannot be done with tricks and manoeuvres. It has to be genuine reconciliation. If Somaliland leaders make statements or even issue veiled threats of wanting to rejoin with Somalia in order to induce Ethiopia, the Abyssinians will call it a bluff and will not budge. But the moment Somaliland gives up on secession and starts genuine reconciliation with the south, a full Ethiopian Ambassador with all his credentials will arrive Hargeisa even before any southern delegation makes to the north!
This means the farther Somalilanders run away from southern Somalia, the farther Ethiopian recognition runs away from them! The closer they get to southern Somalia, the closer Ethiopia's recognition for the secession. This is Somaliland's Catch22!
In conclusion, if Somaliland leaders are serious about the secession, which I have no doubt they are, it is imperative for them to focus all of their energy and lobbying efforts on Ethiopia, and try to induce her to extend the recognition to their region. But if they fail to convince Ethiopia, the only country that has the incentive and interest for this cause, they should stop treading on the road to nowhere, because, frankly, the whole endeavour is futile. The sooner they realize that, the better for all involved.
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To lose one's virginity, particularly applying if you're a chick.
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Commonly used term to reffer to breaking the wall of a womens vagina. (virginity)
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The act of receiving a bath tub hand job.
For his thirtieth birthday, all Josh wanted was a cherry poppins.
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V. grinding all of the tobacco out of a cigar/cigarette by using a tool and shoving it up the cigar/cigarette making the tobacco become loose and having it fall out. Then having the cigar/cigarette just how it is without the tobacco making it accessable to load with bud/marijuana/ganja/ etc.
Man, i got that fat swisher. now i just gotta start Cherry Poppin it and get the blaze sesh goin
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when a male sticks his erection into the females vagina for the first time and she bleeds to like DEATH.
Dayum. When I fucked dat there bitch. I popped her cherry so fucking bad yo. There was blood everywhere. Like all on the walls and shit brah. Now they call me cherry poppin' daddy.
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Elizabethtown Citing the victim impact statements and those made by the defendant, Essex County Judge Richard Meyer was ready to throw out the plea agreement reached between Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague and John King, who pled guilty to strangling his wife, Meredith, on Sept. 25, 2011.
However, saying that it was in the best interest of the King children, Meyer reluctantly agreed to the plea agreement of a 10-year state prison incarceration, followed by a five-year supervised probation and an eight-year order of protection for Meredith.
John King pled guilty to the charge of First Degree strangulation, a Class C violent felony, Dec. 10, 2012, a charge which could have landed him in jail for up to 25 years.
During sentencing Feb. 21, Meredith King finally spoke about what happened to her on the morning of Sept. 25, 2011, saying, "despite the emotional trauma that it would have caused for me and my children, I can't help but feel that I did not have my day in court."
"I think about all of the evidence that the court, along with the unconvinced King family, were not able to see."
King said that her husband, knowing that she was ready to seek a divorce, attacked her, punching her in the face and then strangling her until she lost consciousness and control of her bodily functions.
"He looked me straight in the eyes as he strangled me," she said. "When I started to scream, he moved his thumbs over my vocal chords. No words can describe that feeling I had."
He then proceeded to kick and further attack her before dragging her to a corner of the room and left her as he took their daughter out of the house to her parents.
She said that along the way, John King saw her mother, passing the child off to her and telling her not to ask any questions or go to the home he shared with Meredith.
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A Morgan County Sheriff's Department investigation into people in possession of stolen property ended with the arrests of three people on felony charges on Saturday, including a foot chase with an armed ex-con who allegedly attempted to disarm a Brush police officer.
Fabian San Miguel grabbed Brush Police Corp. Chris Pelton's rifle after jumping out of a window at a Brush residence and trying to flee, Morgan County Sheriff Jim Crone said.
Unfortunately for San Miguel, Pelton is a SWAT officer who is also skilled in the mixed martial arts and an amateur fighter, Crone said.
Pelton quickly subdued San Miguel, who was taken by deputies to Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan for a medical clearance before being taken to jail, the sheriff added.
During the struggle a handgun and a quantity of suspected methamphetamine were dropped by San Miguel, Crone noted.
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Quick thinking saved crash victims' lives
At 7:21 p.m. Monday, John Leo Ianniccari of Alice and Frederick A. Sternberg of Corpus Christi took a 1978 Beech single-engine plane up to check on the engine they had been repairing, Department of Public Safety officials said.
DPS Sgt. Rudy Rosas said Ianniccari, 64, reported he was piloting the plane on a test run and about 60 feet in the air when the engine failed.
"He tried to make it back to the airport," Rosas said. "The plane took a nose dive but at the last minute he was able to level the plane ? he saved their lives because of that they didnt crash and burn."
Rosas said they landed in a cotton field near the Bishop Municipal Airport runway five miles east of U.S. Highway 77 on Farm-to-Market Road 3354.
Ianniccari suffered facial injures and Sternberg, 60, is believed to have a broken back and facial injuries. Both were taken to Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial, Rosas said.
Christus Spohn officials said both men were listed in fair condition at noon.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft is registered to Sternberg and the circumstances of the crash are still under investigation.
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The Rainbow Ladies Club met at Spiritual Connections Café on Jan. 24. Elizabeth Jordan gave the invocation, the blessing of the food and the inspirational reading.
Activities at this meeting included the election of officers: Joyce Burwell, chairperson; Gracie Scales, treasurer; and Jordan, secretary. The winners of the fundraiser raffle were also announced: Thomas Cash of Winston Salem (22" flat screen TV); Regina Burket (WiFi tablet); and Martha M. Whittley ($25 Visa gift certificate).
Members discussed the club's calendar of events for the remainder to the year. After the conclusion of the meeting, members were treated to lunch, served by Curtis and Sandra Durham, owners of the establishment.


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RSU Public Television to Present 'Healthcare and Future Generations'
A diverse panel will discuss the views of the Affordable Care Act at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, on Rogers State University Public Television. The program will be rebroadcast at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 27.
The hour-long program, "Healthcare and Future Generations," produced by RSU Public TV, will discuss the case for reform, the provisions of the Affordable Care Act and critique the new law.
Jeff Gentry, professor and head of RSU's Department of Communications, is the producer and host.
The program's panel includes Michael Todd, M.D., the director of the Alaska Bariatric Center in Anchorage and specialist in both hand surgery and weight-loss surgery; Sunshine Cowan, Ph.D, assistant professor at the University of Central Oklahoma and coordinator of the Community Health Program; and David Blatt, co-founder and director of the Oklahoma Policy Institute.
According to Gentry, the panel holds diverse views of the Affordable Care Act. "In our polarized culture, you never see these people in the same room together unless it's with a caustic host presiding over a verbal foot fight," Gentry said. "Although we will provide analysis and arguments, this show promises more light than heat."
"The U.S. is a prosperous country. Despite recent setbacks, we enjoy the largest economy in the world. But rich doesn't necessarily mean healthy. In life-expectancy, we rank only 23rd despite spending the most money on healthcare per-capita," Gentry said.
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Could this week's sale of the Point Piper mansion of the late Peter and Ruth Simon be just the first of many such trophy transactions this winter?
Prestige agents are no doubt hoping so.
The only comment Michael Pallier, of Sotheby's International, would make on the Point Piper sale was that four buyers were competing for the waterfront property, although other sources say the Simons' daughter, Marion Richmond, didn't quite get her $30 million.
13 Wolesley Road, Point Piper has sold for about $30 million, making it this year's highest sale price.
Andrew Denton and Jennifer Byrne managed to exceed their price hopes when their Double Bay home sold just prior to auction this week.
Listed in May for in excess of $3.8 million, there were three contracts issued on the free-standing home. James Keenan, of Ray White Double Bay, wasn't commenting, but a pre-auction offer would presumably have taken the result close to $4 million.
It looks like there'll be no agent commission on the sale of the former Elizabeth Bay penthouse of Hermes Australia boss Karin Upton Baker and her property developer husband Gary Baker.
13 Wolesley Road, Point Piper has sold for about $30 million, making it this year's highest sale price.
Word is that the buyer bought direct from mortgagee Perpetual Trustee Company, and only settlement will confirm rumours of a $5 million sale price.
This is the two-storey apartment that was listed by the couple in late 2010 for more than $8 million through McGrath Estate Agents.
It failed to sell at the time, and little wonder, given it was soon revealed that the four-bedroom apartment with a swimming pool didn't resemble its approved strata plan.
Andrew Denon and Jennifer Byrne's home in Double Bay sold prior to auction this week.
Despite the sell-off of many of the couple's property interests, things can't be too rough. Baker is still regularly sighted doing the school drop-off in his Rolls Royce Phantom.
A caveat on the property shows a company transfer, of which the directors are property developer and philanthropist Phillip Wolanski, AM, and his son Remy.
Settlement on the Reserve Bank's long-held Kirribilli property Eversley reveals the buyer, at $5.2 million, to be Catherine Verschuer, wife of Westpac's managing director of foreign exchange and commodity Paul Verschuer.
Rumours abound: The luxurious former penthouse home of Karin Upton Baker and husband Gary in Elizabeth Bay has had a troubled history.
Following the couple's purchase of the converted duplex at its March auction through Kingsley Yates, of Ray White Lower North Shore, expect to see their nearby Victorian terrace on Peel Street hit the market soon.
Last May, the Verschuers bought the Cottage Point mansion of entrepreneur Drew Muirhead for $3.35 million.
That five-bedroom glamour pad with its own disco-windowed infinity pool featured on Grand Designs Australia in 2012.
In the bank: Catherine Verschuer, wife of Westpac senior manager Paul Verschuer, is the new owner of the Reserve Bank's property Eversley, in Kirribilli. Photo: Nic Walker
On the CBD foreshore, hotelier Margaret Maloney has sold her redundant penthouse in the Bennelong building, leaving her some $3.9 million richer.
Maloney's late husband Cyril Maloney bought into the building in 1999, paying $13.9 million for four apartments on level 11 to create one super spread, and adding this pad above in 2001 for $1,251,000.
Listed in March, it was sold by Sotheby's Michael Pallier and LJ Hooker Double Bay's Bill Malouf for close to its $4 million asking price.
Margaret Moloney has sold her penthouse in the Bennelong building, leaving her $3.9 million richer.
That just leaves Maloney's palatial spread below, which was listed earlier this year for $30 million and is set to be relaunched in coming months with revised price expectations.
Korn Ferry Australiasia managing director Katie Lahey and her husband, human resources head Robert Marriott, didn't have to wait long for a buyer for their Walsh Bay penthouse, pocketing $4.12 million.
The couple listed it with hopes of more than $3.6 million three weeks ago with McGrath's Richard Shalhoub, having bought it in 2003 for $2.77 million from interior designer Garth Barnett.
Katie Lahey and Robert Marriott's penthouse has sold at Walsh Bay for $4.12m.
The sale follows the couple's purchase of the sub-penthouse in the Stamford Residences for some $5.5 million, through CBRE's Ben Stewart.
Cranbrook School has taken $2.35 million on the sale of its four-bedroom former staff residence in Balfour Road.
The 1970s house last traded in 1993 for $610,000, and was listed last year with hopes of $2.5 million ahead of an October auction, but was passed in at $2,405,000.
The former staff residence of Crankbrook School in Balfour Rd.
It was sold by Richardson & Wrench's James Dunn and Jade Gould to local downsizers.
Guess which high-powered mining magnate from Western Australia has been seen coming and going from the Leslie Wilkinson-designed former home of the Dawson-Damer family in Bellevue Hill?
The Wing House, Byron Bay: sold for $5.9 million.
Wing House takes flight
In Byron Bay, the Peter Stutchbury-designed Wing House has sold for $5.9 million.
Deborah and Robert Wild, joint directors of Australian College of Massage, bought the 800-square-metre block perched above Wategos Beach in 2001 for $1.35 million, then commissioned the design that went on to win best property at the International Property Awards 2014. It was sold by Unique Estates' Nicolette van Wijngaarden, who set a record locally in March for an acreage at $7.9 million, when she sold the hinterland property of music entrepreneur Tom Misner, known as The Byronian at Coopers Shoot, to the Wilds.
2/3-5 Loftus Rd Darling Point - the last of the apartments from Scott Barlow's Bower development - is for sale for $6.5 million.
High end in The Bower
Sydney FC chairman Scott Barlow is selling the last of the apartments in his Darling Point development The Bower.
The whole-floor spread is on level two of the block and features a wraparound terrace overlooking the harbour, lift access and high-end finishes. Bill Malouf, of LJ Hooker Double Bay and Julian Hasemer, of 1st City Hasemer + Caldwell.Eyles, say $6.5 million will own it.
The Fairlie waterfront estate has sold to a local family for $5 million+.
This follows the sale of the penthouse for $8 million late last year to Western Australian Elizabeth Townsend, and the third floor pad sold in the softer market of 2012 for $5.7 million to Daly International chief Peter Daly and his wife Stephanie.
Mansion to be restored
In Longueville, the Fairlie waterfront estate has sold to a local family with - neighbours will appreciate this - plans to restore the grand Federation mansion and landscape the grounds.
Built in 1896 by surveyor and inventor Fairlie Harold Tronson, the 2600 square metre waterfront estate has been in the Ryan family since 1952 when it was bought by the late William Patrick Ryan, a senior surgeon at the Mater Hospital, and his late wife Thelma.
McGrath's Beth and Michael Ferguson say the result is confidential, but rumour has it at more than $5 million.


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MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota high school football coach has resigned after his arrest in a prostitution sting.
A spokeswoman for Hill-Murray High School says 54-year-old Mark Mauer resigned Tuesday as head coach and as a major-gifts officer for the Maplewood school. The spokeswoman tells the Star Tribune Mauer was not a teacher at the school.
Mauer was one of 19 men and four women arrested last week in a two-day undercover sting at a Fridley hotel. The men are cited with a misdemeanor of solicitation and the women with a misdemeanor of prostitution.
A message left on Mauer's home phone was not immediately returned Tuesday.
Mauer is a cousin of Minnesota Twins star Joe Mauer.
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James H. Hannon, 73, passed away in the comfort of his Waitsfield
home on Thursday, February 19, 2009. Born in Brighton, MA, on October
9, 1935, he was the son of the late James R. and Mary (Gaudet) Hannon.
On December 26, 1964, James married the former Barbara Bowler in
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Jim graduated from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry and went to work for Texaco as a chemist. He later was employed in sales, marketing and management by the PerkinElmer Corp. in Norwalk, CT, from which he retired.
A skier at Mad River Glen since 1957, Jim and his wife have maintained a vacation home in Waitsfield since 1969 and have been full-time residents here for the past four years. He also enjoyed playing golf.
Jim is survived by his wife of 44 years, Barbara Hannon of Waitsfield; a daughter, Denice Hannon Perera and her husband Sean of Holliston, MA; a son, James B. Hannon and his wife Nancy of Somers, NY; five grandchildren; a brother, Robert Hannon of Brimfield, MA; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family.
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NCCU's Proctor signs with Lions
Former N.C. Central defensive end Xavier Proctor has signed a contract with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, the team announced Thursday.
Proctor, who worked out with the Lions during the team's spring mini-camp in May, joined Detroit's 90-man roster for training camp on Thursday.
A 6-6, 277-pound native of Ellicott City, Md., Proctor made his professional football debut with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League on July 13 against the Iowa Barnstormers, then his second appearance with the Predators on July 27 against the New Orleans VooDoo.
During his senior season at NCCU in 2012, Proctor earned second-team All-MEAC recognition after recording 42 total tackles (21 solo), including 10.5 hits for a loss with 4.0 sacks, along with two pass breakups.
Duke's Payne, UNC pair to train with U-20 team
DURHAM — Duke incoming freshman Toni Payne and North Carolina's Summer Green and Amber Munerlyn will head to Carson, Calif., from Aug. 4-12 to train with the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center at StubHub Center.
Payne will miss the first six days of preseason practice with Duke, while the USA will face Japan on Aug. 8 and on Aug. 11.
Payne, who was the 2013 Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year, scored 47 goals and registered 35 assists this past season, leading Oak Mountain High School (22-4-2) to the Class 6A state championship game. Payne was the 2012 Birmingham News Player of the Year. She concluded her prep soccer career with 141 goals and 92 assists.
The USA is preparing for the eight-team CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament that will send the top three finishers to 2014 FIFA U-20 World Cup Women's World Cup in Canada. The qualifying competition will be held from Jan. 9-19 in the Cayman Islands.
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DURHAM — Duke men's soccer coach John Kerr recently announced the addition of Christopher Tweed-Kent to his staff as a volunteer assistant coach.
A 2012 Duke graduate with a degree in mechanical engineering, Tweed-Kent will help with all aspects of the program.
Playing primarily in the left midfield, Tweed-Kent started all but one game over the course of the 2010 and 2011 seasons. He registered a pair of goals and a team-best 11 assists in 2010. The 11 assists were tied for the most in the ACC and ranked seventh among Division I players.
Tweed-Kent turned in his best campaign as a senior, netting six goals and an ACC-leading 12 assists for 24 points. For his career, he played in 63 games with 60 starts and finished with nine goals and 27 assists for 45 points.
Equally as successful in the classroom, the tireless worker was a three-time All-ACC Academic Team selection and was voted to the Capital One Academic All-America first team in 2011.


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After many years as the ugly ducklings of the credit union industry, lower-income credit union members are poised to become a good deal more like swans in 2013.
The NCUA on Thursday said that two-thirds of the 1,003 credit unions offered the eligibility to become a low-income credit union have accepted.
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On the outskirts of the city center, but still within walking distance of numerous sights
Hotel Lindrum is located in Melbourne's City Centre, also the city's Central Business District. Though it is home to many offices and businesses, it is also the heart of the action in Melbourne. As the city's core, the City Centre is a great option for those looking to be within walking distance of all the major sites.
Melbourne may be Australia's second largest city (with four million residents), but it's the country's cultural capital. It's situated on Port Phillip Bay, and packed with Victorian buildings, museums, galleries, large parks, and gardens. The tree-lined streets and green spaces create a clean, eco-friendly vibe, which might be a reason why Melbourne has consistently been dubbed as one of the world's most livable cities.
The 59-room Hotel Lindrum is a modern boutique hotel located just a short walk from sights such as Federation Square and Melbourne Park. It lacks a fitness center and spa, but the features it does have are done well: The restaurant serves a nice breakfast buffet, and the cozy bar features a fireplace and a billiards table. Round-the-clock room service is also available, and Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel. Rooms feature sleek lines, dark wood accents, and high-style light fixtures and artwork that create a chic vibe. All bedding underwent a refresh and now features crisp white linens with earth-tone pillows for a light and airy vibe.
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Texas A&M students signed off this week on a fee increase to renovate the Memorial Student Center.
Starting next fall, Aggies will pay $60 more per semester to help fund the $122 million project.
Out of the 6,193 students who voted Wednesday and Thursday, 4,211 students or 68% voted in favor of the renovation project.
Students currently pay a $40 per semester student center fee. The approved increase would bump that to $100 per semester.
MSC officials say architects will proceed with the design phase of the project, with construction starting in late 2008.
The MSC was built in 1951 when the university's enrollment was about 6,000. The center has not been renovated since the 1970s.
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It runs from Boundary Road in the east to Eagleson Road in the west, between Highway 417, the CN Rail line, Limebank Road, Leitrim Road and Hunt Club Road in the north and the Rideau River, Belmeade Road and Marionville Road in the south.
Major sources of employment include the federal government, the service sector and retail trade. The 2006 census shows an average family income of $110,275 and an unemployment rate of 4.5 per cent. More than six per cent of the population is francophone.
The riding of Nepean-Carleton was created in the 1976 redistribution from the former Grenville-Carleton riding. It was renamed Nepean in 1986. In 1996, it was combined with part of Carleton-Gloucester and Lanark-Carleton and became Nepean-Carleton again. In 2004, the riding lines were redrawn to take in part of eastern Ottawa, up to Highway 417.


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Welcome to the Southwest Valley Writers Conference. We are thrilled about our schedule for this year's conference and hope you will be also.
This one-day event is designed to allow you to connect with industry professionals and other writers who have gathered to share their knowledge and love of writing. Each fall, writers (and would-be writers) of all genres come to the Valley of the Sun to hear speakers and participate in workshops in order to hone their current skills and learn some new ones.
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In past years, we have hosted notable authors, editors, and agents as speakers, including Jana Bommersbach, J. A. Jance, Peter Bowerman, Annette Rogers, and Laura DiSilverio.
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Las Brisas project halted
Company financing the project is going out of business
CORPUS CHRISTI - The Las Brisas power plant project came to an abrupt and perhaps permanent halt with the announcement that the company financing the project is going out of business.
CEO Dave Freysinger, of Houston-based Chase Power Development, LLC, on Wednesday afternoon confirmed plans to cease operations, effectively orphaning the $3 billion petroleum coke-fueled electricity project that has faced an uphill battle in its quest for the necessary regulatory approvals.
"Chase Power ... has opted to suspend efforts to further permit the facility and is seeking alternative investors as part of a plan of dissolution for the parent company," Freysinger said in a statement emailed to the Caller-Times.
Although financial conditions played a role in the decision, Freysinger said the project was the victim of an insurmountable regulatory framework erected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which has in recent years enacted stiffer carbon-based fuel permitting requirements while tightening standards on petroleum coke emissions.
"The (Las Brisas Energy Center) is a victim of EPA's concerted effort to stifle solid-fuel energy facilities in the U.S., including EPA's carbon-permitting requirements and EPA's New Source Performance Standards for new power plants," he said. "These costly rules exceeded the bounds of EPA authority, incur tremendous costs, and produce no real benefits related to climate change."
The company on Wednesday revealed its plans in an appeals court filing in which it requested another 60 days to submit an appeal of a 2012 decision that sent the power plant's air quality permit back to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for further review.
Ilan Levin, lead lawyer in the fight against the air permit, said the court filing cited "liquidation of assets" as the reason for seeking the extension.
The announcement electrified clean energy advocates and environmental groups that opposed the project from the start.
The petroleum coke-powered plant, opponents have said, would emit toxic chemicals and tiny particles that make it hard for some people to breathe and push Corpus Christi near federal clean air standards that, if violated, could make it hard for other industries to locate here.
Mayor Nelda Martinez, who early on became an outspoken opponent of the plant, said the risks to public health and air quality thresholds outweighed the benefits.
"This is great news and a great day for the Corpus Christi region," Martinez said. "Now we can better protect our people, their health and focus on the expansion of existing industry for future jobs."
Mike Carrell, Port of Corpus Christi Commission chairman, said Freysinger contacted him Wednesday about the decision to suspend the permitting process.
The port owns the 160-acre parcel of land located on the north side of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel upon which the company planned to build the plant.
"If they follow through and terminate the lease, the port will have the property back that can be marketed should someone come forward," Carrell said.
Las Brisas applied for its air permit in May 2008 and received approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in January 2011. It also has a pending greenhouse gas permit application under review by the EPA.
The air quality issue culminated in July, when Travis County District Court Judge Stephen Yelenosky ordered the TCEQ to take a more in-depth look at the permit, particularly where it addressed the way the company planned to handle, store and transport petroleum coke onto the site, and the commission's failure to review the plant according to the latest National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
Jim Klein, chairman of The Clean Economy Coalition that led the grass roots efforts in opposition to the plant, said the coalition will continue fighting projects that threaten public health.
"This is a victory for our community's human and environmental health," he said. "We will continue our efforts against the hazards of air and water pollution, whether from a pet-coke plant, from coal coming through the Port of Corpus Christi, or from other sources."
The company's statement received a strong rebuff from a former EPA official who heads the Sierra Club's national "Beyond Coal" campaign.
"The history of the Las Brisas plant tells another story," said Al Armendariz, once the EPA's top official in Texas.
Armendariz, who last year resigned from his White House-appointed post at the EPA after a video surfaced in which he compared environmental justice to crucifixion, said the plant received opposition at the state level, as well.
"Even administrative law judges issued negative rulings against the plant," Armendariz said. "None of that has anything to do with EPA or federal rules. They should not throw stones at the agency — but instead take a good, hard look at how they were trying to get their permits through."
Although the plant may see a resurgence — Freysinger left open the door for new investors — the project is now cloaked in a shroud of doubt that may extend to other coal-fired power projects, Armendariz said.
"It is time to leapfrog over fossil fuels and go to (renewable energy sources)," he said. "Texas already leads the nation in wind energy production. There's no reason we cannot double or triple that."
Levin, an associate director at the Austin-based Environmental Integrity Project, said that should the company rally investors to the cause, the promise of litigation and the costly process of patching together the air permit could mean Las Brisas may have played its final card.
"We hope that now, they will bow out," he said.


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By: Joseph Lynch, KOB Eyewitness News 4
Something we all love about New Mexico is its back roads. A day trip from Albuquerque, in the town of Mountainair, there's a registered historical landmark: The Shaffer Hotel.
The Shaffer is fighting the franchises and a tough economy because while its location is part of its charm, it might also be its biggest challenge.
The Tomahawk Service Station closed down in Mountainair a long time ago. But across the street, the Shaffer Hotel is still open, ninety years and 8 owners later. People come from all over the world. Thanks to shows like "Ghost Hunters", the hotel has a reputation according to Shaffer Hotel General Manager Edward Harting.
"It's supposedly haunted. We get a lot of the ghost hunter types in here and people that will want to stay in the hotel as long as they can stay in one of the haunted rooms- which I don't know which one's those are."
So how did a guy from Santa Barbara, California end up running this 90-year-old hotel in this remote town in New Mexico? Harting can thank a friendship that dates back to middle school. His lifelong friend is one of the owners.
"I got a call one day and I was in between consulting gigs down in Orange County. I said OK. And I've been here since the 1st of February and it's been interesting. It's very small, it's very remote. But it's quiet. It's beautiful. I like it here."
Seven previous owners of "Pop" Shaffer's hotel bought it and sold it for various reasons. So why does Harting and current ownership think they will succeed where others failed?
"I get a lot of activity from just people curious more than anything else. They just want to see the building. They want to see the architecture. They want to see this ceiling."
The current ownership is starting to do some marketing and advertising to keep competitive. If you want to know more about the Shaffer Hotel's history, click here.


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New Hillel House Enhances Jewish Life on Campus
Rabbi Kate Palley, director of Jewish life, enthusiastically opened the doors to the new Hillel House on Jan. 24. Located at 406 University Ave., the house serves as a communal space for the Susquehanna Jewish community and provides Palley with office space.
Hillel moved into the house over winter break. "We didn't really do anything with the space until this semester, which is why we wanted to have an open house the first weekend people were back on campus," Palley says.
The open house drew dozens of people from both Susquehanna and the larger community. "It was wonderful to see members of the SU community and beyond come to support and celebrate with Hillel," says Rachel Gilbert '11, president of Hillel.
In March, Palley led a Passover Seder for 200 participants, the first event of its kind and scale in the school's history. The meal attracted, students, faculty, administrators and the public.
Visitors to the open house came to explore the space and to hear who won the art contest associated with the celebration. The contest asked members of the Susquehanna and Selinsgrove communities to fashion a representation of creation on a specially sized canvas, using any medium.
Kelly Kuros '12 won the contest. "I suppose everyone thinks of sunrises as a metaphor for creation, so that was my idea from the beginning, but I knew I needed to make it interesting, which is why I painted it in a grid pattern, to add a little bit of modernity to the piece," Kuros explains.
"Every time I look at it I notice something different. That's one of the gifts of the piece," says Palley.
There were a total of nine entries, all of which now adorn the walls of the Hillel House. "They're all beautiful in different ways," says Palley. "They really make the space lively."
As Palley's first year at Susquehanna winds down, she is looking to future opportunities to expand Jewish life on campus. "My goals were to figure out how to make a uniquely Susquehanna Jewish culture. To take what is here and just give it energy and resources and make it more," she says.
The opening of the Hillel House has given Palley a good cornerstone on which to build her programming. "Having a house for us means having a home and having a place that has a kosher kitchen, so Jews, no matter how they practice, will feel comfortable eating here," Palley says.
But the Hillel House isn't just for Susquehanna's Jewish community. Palley says it's open to anyone who wishes to learn more about Jewish culture and religion. "Everyone is welcome all the time. Events that we have here are never exclusive to the Jewish community."
Contributing writers to the People & Places section are Heather Cobun '10, a communications and political science major from Eldersburg, Md.; Adam Hinshaw, a freelance writer from Lewisburg, Pa.; and Julie Nicolov, a freelance writer from Trevorton, Pa.


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