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Can someone explain to me the difference between Anarchists and Libertarians by the way?
Mark in Minnesota wrote: This isn't actually what most participants in the Tea Party want in practice--most of them seem to very much dig coercive politics as long as they're marketed properly--but they've been trained to cheer for it anyway.
Dr Sagacious wrote: I think what's the saddest part is that this is not surprising. Then you hear the schmuck in the crowd yell "YEAH!" after Wolf Blitzer's question.
And then Ron Paul, "Well... nooo... erm."
Captiv8 wrote: I think we've known for a while now that the answer to the questions "Am I my brother's keeper?" is "Not if it costs me money, and probably not even if it's free."
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An Interview with Lord Malloch-Brown
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Lord Malloch-Brown is a British politician in the traditional style. He started at a good school, got a first in History at Cambridge, and then worked for a year with the United Nations. In his words: "it was the kind of education that had a legacy of colonialism, an international legacy, but that taught one about the world"
His career since has been anything but traditional. He is currently chairman of FTI Consulting and has previously held some of the most powerful diplomatic positions in the world. After a spell as political correspondent for The Economist, he entered the UN, first at the High Commissioner for Refugees under Kofi Annan, before taking a key position in an international political consultancy that successfully advised the opposition to General Augusto Pinochet in Chile, the opposition to Marcos in the Philippines, and a swathe more in Eastern Europe.
When he was finished helping to topple dictators, Malloch-Brown became Vice-President for External Affairs at the World Bank, then head of the United Nations Development Programme. In 2006 he became Deputy Secretary General of the UN itself, again under Annan, where he earned the disdain of Washington's political elite, and even that of President Bush.
The genesis of Malloch-Brown's interest in global politics comes very strongly from his family life. "My father was exiled from South Africa, and had a real passion for politics; it was very much the atmosphere of our household.
"But it was also a globalist's household, one internalized the idea that national level policy just didn't do it any more, and that the big questions of my adult life were going to be global questions bigger than a Britain which was in post colonial decline."
Malloch-Brown wanted to find a stage that mattered, a world stage, where Britain could be an important player. "If that were true then, the questions young people entering the political world now will face are even more global," he opines.
I ask him what he thinks of the famous argument of Cambridge economist Ha Joon Chang – that the importance of global information exchange technology is overstated, and that the laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858 was more important than the internet. Malloch-Brown laughs. "There have been great bursts of globalisation over the centuries, and many of them have been tied to communications revolutions, however in the past those movements have always been followed by setbacks in global integration," he replies.
On the eve of the first world war, he says, the global economy was quite integrated, until it was thrown asunder by war. "The difference is this time the internet does mean the volume of information crossing borders is on a scale never before seen and this has been accompanied by a growing share of global GDP coming from international trade. We've passed a critical tipping point where, unlike these early dry runs of globalisation, it can't be undone. This is the real thing."
"A really global world is here, it's not going to be reversed, the issue is: what is our political reaction to it – is it to embrace and manage it, or to resist it?"
He maintains that globalisation will be the paradigm of the coming decades. "I think it's only just starting. If the 20th century was about class, the 21st will be about globalisation."
One example of this 'paradigm' he gives is the need for a change in the internal culture of Transnational Corporations (TNCs). "Gone is the idea that every market is to all intents and purposes like the next. The role of national market traits, and personality, is going to rank much much higher.
"Successful TNCs are not only going to have to understand economics, which is now their only concern, they're going to have to have political DNA, because there's no doubt that the volume of regulation in states is going to grow."
What assessment does he make of how states are currently managing the realities of global trade? "Firstly, the very concept is under attack. It's identified as a banking elite at one end and low-cost exploited labour force at the other. Unfortunately there's some truth to that."
When Malloch-Brown speaks about the so-called 'anti-globalisation' movement, it's not with the opprobrious tone you might except. The critics of NAFTA, he concedes, made strong, prophetic points. "I think NAFTA was an extension of that early World Bank liberal view of comparative advantage and no tariffs and it led to a very uneven development in places like Mexico and to problems that are still being dealt with. So mine is not an uncritical pitch for globalisation, that's why it's a pitch for managed, governed, politically led globalisation rather than just a hidden hand of markets globalisation."
His answer to these issues, as a "sentimental globalist", is the establishment of effective, democratically accountable global institutions, and that means radically changing the institutions that currently exist.
"The European Union is crap," Malloch-Brown says, "Europe isn't going to go away, but the Brussels institutions may. I think there's a significant enough convergence in Europe, culturally, that the concept will stick around, but I do think there needs to be another go at finding the right governance institutions and arrangements for it. And it may have to come in a kind of big bang next time, rather than the gradual attempts to merge into union that we've seen. Certainly the EU way has not worked."
The United Nations, for which he worked for many years, Malloch-Brown unsurprisingly sees differently. But his experience inside it has strengthened his conviction that "the UN desperately needs strengthening."
The main task? Effective leadership at the top. There are just two Secretary Generals Malloch-Brown cites as good examples of UN leadership. The first is the second Secretary General, the Swedish diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld. "In the 1960s, Hammarskjöld presented the UN as the ally of decolonization, and of the new independence in Africa and elsewhere.
"This was challenged by countries that did not want to accept the end of empire, and Hammarskjöld died under still suspicious circumstances."
I ask him who he believes killed the late Secretary General. "It may have been the CIA, but to be honest, if I were to put money on it, I think British Northern Rhodesian farming colonial interests were more likely to have been the culprits, with a wink and a nod from the British government."
The second Secretary General he admires is Kofi Annan, who Malloch-Brown "was lucky enough to work for". Annan wasn't assassinated, but he did face what Malloch-Brown calls "a massive political onslaught", not least from Washington, which he himself attempted to defend Annan from. Kofi, he says, "was a fabulous man, who was gentle but firm, and just a very, very, visionary figure."
Malloch-Brown believes that a UN fashioned more as Kofi Annan would have liked it, and with key structural changes such as the end of the veto, would have been able to respond to a situation such as that in Syria far more effectively. But then he would say that, he admits to me that Kofi is a personal friend, and that the two retain regular contact. [Annan's reputation has not weathered his appointment monitor the Syria crisis well.]
What would Kofi have done differently, if he still held the powers of the Secretary General? "I think he'd have done a better job of negotiating and making the different sides understand each other's points of view, and would've tried to find a way around this. Annan was a hugely skilled diplomat in that sense."
"The bottom line is so long as the UN is led by someone who is more Secretary than General, and make no mistake the hegemonic states prefer that, there's little hope for any kind of effective global policy, let alone the peaceful resolution of violent international conflicts. That must change."
This interview was conducted on February 7th 2012.
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The six winners will have a fun job for six months and be paid 105-thousand dollars. 18 finalists, 3 for each job, will be flown to Australia for interviews and the final selection. Americans topped the list of applicants, followed by Britons, Italians and French. The six winners will be announced in June.


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Fast ForWord® was found to have positive effects on alphabetics, no discernible effects on reading fluency, and mixed effects on comprehension for beginning readers.
Fast ForWord® is a computer-based reading program intended to help students develop and strengthen the cognitive skills necessary for successful reading and learning. The program, which is designed to be used 30–100 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 4–16 weeks, includes three series. The Fast ForWord® Language series and the Fast ForWord® Literacy series aim to build cognitive skills such as memory, attention, processing, and sequencing. They also strive to build language and reading skills, including listening accuracy, phonological awareness, and knowledge of language structures. The Fast ForWord® to Reading series (also known as the Fast ForWord® Reading series) aims to increase processing efficiency and further improve reading skills such as sound–letter associations, phonological awareness, word recognition, knowledge of English language conventions, vocabulary, and comprehension. The program is designed to adapt the nature and difficulty of the content based on individual student's responses.
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) identified nine studies of Fast ForWord® that both fall within the scope of the Beginning Reading topic area and meet WWC evidence standards. Seven studies meet standards without reservations and two studies meet WWC evidence standards with reservations, and together, they included 1,390 students from several areas of the United States and Western Australia.
The WWC considers the extent of evidence for Fast ForWord® on the reading skills of beginning readers to be medium to large for two outcome domains—alphabetics and comprehension—and small for one outcome domain—reading fluency. There were no studies that meet standards in the general reading domain, so we do not report on the effectiveness of Fast ForWord® for that domain in this intervention report.


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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is accepting applications for a Hendersonville-area license plate agency. The current agency operates under a contract that will expire in July.
The policy of the division is to open applications to operate a license plate agency whenever a contract expires or ends. The current agency, located at 145 Four Seasons Mall, will continue to operate during the application process and its contractor may reapply to operate the business.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – The Highlanders beat their opponent Friday night as if they had a hot date following.
In a game that lasted less than 2 hours from start to finish – thanks in large part to a running clock the entire second half – Incline built a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and exploded for 28 points in the second on its way to a 42-0 win over visiting Silver Stage.
"We needed to get back to our winning ways," said first-year Incline head coach Scott Conn, whose Highlanders (4-1) suffered their first loss of the season at Yerington (6-0) last week. "I thought we came out fired up the second the whistle was blown. We took initiative and put pressure on Silver Stage from the get-go, on both sides of the ball."
Led by senior playmakers Brendon Steinmeyer and Sean Herrera, the Highlanders scored touchdowns on five of their six possessions of the first half, with Steinmeyer and Herrera notching two apiece.
Incline was just as sharp defensively, pinning Silver Stage (1-2) deep in its own territory all night. The Nighthawks never advanced the ball past the Incline 47-yard line, while the Highlanders held them to 7 yards of total offense in the game – 4 yards rushing and 3 passing.
"This Silver Stage team is actually a larger team up front than Yerington, and I thought our linemen did an outstanding job against their size," Conn said.
The Highlanders wasted little time setting the tone. On the third play of the game, sophomore Jack Clouthier stepped in front of an ill-advised pass by the Nighthawks and returned it 35 yards to the house. Steinmeyer kicked through one of his four PATs of the game for a 7-0 lead less than a minute and a half in.
After recovering a Silver Stage fumble and stalling on the ensuing drive – forcing the only Incline punt of the half – the hosts found the end zone on five consecutive possessions.
On the first play of their next drive, junior quarterback and linebacker Christian Biscotti rolled to his right and delivered a perfectly placed ball on the run to Steinmeyer, who hauled it in at about the 8-yard line and strode into the end zone uncontested.
Herrera then capped an eight-play, 58-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run early in the second quarter, which extended the lead to 20-0 after a failed PAT.
About a minute later, after Terry Mitchell fumbled the kickoff return back to Incline, Herrera took the handoff at midfield and burst into the secondary en route to a 50-yard touchdown sprint.
"I just went through the line, cut back and the line finished it up for me with great blocks," Herrera said of the play.
Biscotti hooked up with his big sophomore tight end, Ben Snyder, for the 2-point conversion, and Incline led 28-0 with more than 10 minutes still remaining before half.
Behind a couple of positive runs by Joey Kellogg, who led the Nighthawks with 24 rushing yards, Silver Stage then moved the ball to the Incline 47-yard line before turning it over on downs.
Six plays later, Clouthier, in at QB, hit Snyder in the end zone with a soft touch for a 6-yard touchdown. Steinmeyer's extra point pushed the score to 34-0.
Incline wasn't quite done. After forcing a three-and-out, the Highlanders marched 48 yards in three plays, using runs of 23 and 18 yards by Herrera and Steinmeyer before Steinmeyer ran around the right side of the line and into the end zone untouched from 7 yards out. With the extra point, Incline extended its lead to the final margin with 25 seconds left in the half.
"We played amazing," said Herrera, who led all rushers with 114 yards on seven carries. "The offensive line really stepped up. The whole team did great."
With the running clock, the second half breezed by as Conn took advantage of the opportunity to get his reserves some valuable playing time.
"It's always nice when you get a chance to get all the guys in a game," he said. "We were fortunate enough to put up enough points in the first half to allow all the guys to show us what they got. And I was extremely pleased with how they did."
Conn complimented the play of Jared Skowronski and Kenny Savelieff, who filled in admirably in the absence of Ben Reber and Sam Reber on the offensive line, as well as center Joe Sunseri, who played with the flu.
"I'm extremely proud of our offensive line," Conn said, crediting the unit for the big offensive day.
And of course, the coach was thrilled with his team's defensive gem, led by the hard-hitting, ball-stripping play of Biscotti and Steinmeyer, among others. "They were itching for a shutout," he said.


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There's a board on the wall of the pool deck at the Breckenridge Recreation Center. It's white and it's filled with names and numbers.
Some names have the number 200 next to them. That stands for 200 miles swam - a feat typically achieved by adults, many of whom are super athletes and triathletes who train at the rec center.
Now, one name stands out on the board.
Nine-year-old Joey Hodge swam his 3,600th length of the 50-yard pool Tuesday night to complete his 50-mile quest.
"He has been on the swim club at the (rec center) for a few years," his father Gregg Hodge, said. "He noticed (the white board) ... and decided he wanted to get on the 'swim board.'"
Coach Larken Petardi offered to help, but first, she explained how big a commitment and effort it is to swim so far. Joey insisted - and added that he wanted to do it while he was still nine years old - and the quest began.
"According to the staff at the rec center, no other child at the age of 9 has ever swam 50 miles in Summit County," Hodge said. "Joey would be the first."
It didn't come without sacrifice, Joey's father said.
"There were many days when Joey's friends were playing baseball out in the street and Joey did not want to go swim another mile. But he did. The determination that Joey showed as a 9 year old was commendable. He wanted to achieve the goal that he set for himself. He was self-motivated to make that happen," Gregg Hodge said.
Several parents noticed that Joey was swimming to reach 50 miles. It also inspired three of the current swimmers on the swim team to attempt the feat.
"Joey has been a great inspiration for our swim team and for our program," Petardi said. "Samantha Hessel, PK Vincze and Mike Thebeau have all started their 'card' and are on the road to swimming 50 miles themselves. They watched Joey accomplish this goal and it encouraged them to set their own goals. It has been fun to watch the kids believe that they can do something they never thought they could do."
For Joey, who's itching with excitement, "It's great that other kids are trying to swim 50 miles. I know they can do it. I am now going to set my next goal to swim 100 miles. All the lifeguards at the rec center have been super. They have all helped me. They are now all my friends. I love the Breckenridge rec center."
Hodge is just happy for his son, and excited he's become a leader on the swim team, which has been in turn an asset to Joey.
"I hope that all the parents and children in the county look to the rec center to not only teach them how to swim but also to allow them to set their personal goals and then help them achieve those goals," he said.


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In the twilight of this console generation, games can either go one of two ways: Developers can change up the formula or they can stick with what works. By this time, studios have mastered the ins and outs of a system and squeezed every pixel and polygon they can get out of it. It's up to them to decide what they can do with the tools.
With "God of War: Ascension," Sony's Santa Monica Studio attempts to do both. The team didn't have to make a fourth entry to the series, the first three and the intermittent chapters on the PlayStation Portable were enough to satisfy the biggest of Kratos fan. There's nowhere left to go with the legendary Spartan.
But Santa Monica Studio went ahead anyway and the end product is a mixed bag with a campaign that played it safe and a multiplayer mode that took a huge risk.
When it comes to the single-player experience, "Ascension" is a mess. It harkens back to the franchise's origins with the first two games in the series. As Kratos escapes his bonds from the Furies, he embarks on a grand adventure to learn the truth behind his imprisonment and acquire his freedom. That leads him to two major areas -- the Temple of Delphi and the Statue of Apollo.
Players will encounter the requisite puzzles and combat. But unfortunately, "Ascension" doesn't have the polish of its predecessors. Some sections seem random and have no relations to the locale. Other moments require strict timing so that if Kratos is speeding along and he moves faster than expected, he will miss a jump and die. These sort of flaws, along with some bugs and difficult combat sequences, will frustrate players.
What makes it worse is a fighting system that falls short of its potential. Creative director Todd Papy revamped the combat by giving Kratos the ability to pick up weapons on the field and add elemental strength to his Blades of Chaos, but they don't provide enough depth to the fighting system. Although you can imbue Kratos' weapon with fire, water, electricity or soul power, players can't mix the elements or influence the environment with them. It could have provided strategy to the fight instead of new ways to button mash.
The story doesn't help either with its flashbacks and flashforwards. It's hard to know where in the story players are. And the timeline doesn't always seem to matter when players are awestruck by the environments. What "Ascension" does well is give players that sense of scale. Santa Monica Studio still knows how to make players feel small compared to the size of the landscape, and they know how to pull off the cinematic quicktime scene.
But for all the team's know-how, this fourth chapter feels unremarkable, a paint-by-numbers adventure without the fun and wonder of the previous versions. It seems that more of the developers' efforts focused on the multiplayer which is the novel part of "Ascension" and the most successful.
The online mode is a first for the series and one of the few hack and slash games that gets the combat right. Santa Monica Studio elegantly translates the combat from the campaign into the multiplayer environment. Here, players are rewarded for reading their rivals' next moves so that they can block, parry or counter.
On top of that, there's a progression system that rewards longtime players, but at the same time, it's still all about skill. A newcomer can take down a veteran if they have enough quick-twitch reaction to fend off attacks and counter. As for how it plays, competing against other people reminds me a lot of "Powerstone" only it's more advanced. There are random power-ups, opportunities to tag team an opponent and dynamic environments. It's also a lot of fun.
This is where "Ascension" makes the most strides. Unfortunately, it's brought down by a lackluster single-player campaign.
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The Coastal Cordillera (Cordillera de la Costa) is the third largest mountain system in Venezuela, extending c. 720 km in an east-west direction along the northern (Caribbean) coast (Map 37). The easternmost extension lies in the Paria Peninsula opposite the island of Trinidad (and the system extends into Trinidad); the western end is in the State of Yaracuy where the depression of Yaracuy forms a natural separation from the south-westerly adjacent Andes mountains (and the Sierra de Aroa can also be considered coastal). The northern limit of the Coastal Cordillera is formed by the coastline of the Caribbean Sea, and to the south it is bordered by the extensive plains of the Llanos.
The Coastal Cordillera is articulated into two transversal sections, a larger western and a smaller eastern one. The western section in turn consists of two parallel east-west mountain chains: a northern Serranía del Litoral from the River Yaracuy, and a southerly adjacent and lower Serranía del Interior extending to the depression of Unare (c. 10°N, 65°W). Between them are the densely populated valleys of Caracas and Tuy, and the Valencia Lake Depression.
Several mountains north of Caracas in the coastal chain have received the most botanical attention: El Avila (2200 m), La Silla de Caracas (2650 m) and Pico Naiguatá (2765 m) which is the highest peak of the entire Coastal Cordillera. Other botanically important mountains of the Serranía del Litoral are Pico Codazzi (c. 2200 m) near Colonia Tovar 60 km west of Caracas, and the mountains of Rancho Grande (the highest is Pico La Mesa, c. 2400 m) to the north of the city Maracay in Aragua State (120 km west of Caracas). The most important mountains of the Serranía del Interior are Guatopo (c. 1800 m) (30 km south-east of Caracas), and the Morros de San Juan (over 1700 m) (near the town San Juan in Guárico State). The eastern section comprises the large massif of Turimiquire (c. 2590 m) located to the east of the depression of Unare, followed farther east by the cerros Humo (c. 1350 m) and Patao on the Península de Paria, and continues in the island of Trinidad under the name Northern Range.
The geology of the Coastal Cordillera consists mainly of Tertiary schists and gneisses, underlain in some parts by granites; limestones are also present in several areas, especially in the Serranía del Interior, where the Morros de San Juan offer a characteristic landscape feature. The Coastal Cordillera was formed by strong tectonic movements during the Tertiary (60 million years ago) and is considerably older than the Andes (which uplifted 30 million years ago).
Soils are generally acidic and predominantly entisols and ultisols. Nutrient levels are generally low; in some soils under forest cover high concentrations of aluminium have been found (Zinck 1986).
The general climate of the Coastal Cordillera is strongly influenced by the north-eastern trade winds, especially during the dry season from December to April, whereas during the rainy season the Intertropical Convergence Zone reaches its northern limit in the area, accompanied by predominantly southern winds with high moisture. The local climate is very diverse, ranging from arid macrothermic conditions (average annual temperature over 24°C) near the coast to perhumid mesothermic conditions on the upper slopes (average annual temperature 20°-10°C). Above about 800 m on the windward and 1000 m on the leeward slopes, frequent mist occurs, extending usually 1000-1200 m upwards. Seasonality is strong in the lower regions, where the dry season is marked, but at higher elevations seasonality tends to become less pronounced.
A wide variety of vegetation types covers the entire Coastal Cordillera, showing a characteristic altitudinal zonation throughout the range. Predominant is the forest formation, which ranges from deciduous low forests to evergreen luxuriant and very tall upper montane forests, also known as cloud forests. Scrub is present in the arid coastal areas and on the uppermost peaks of higher mountains. Savannas and related herbaceous formations occur on lower slopes, mainly toward the interior valleys and plains.
The following altitudinal sequence of vegetation types represents the most common situation in both the central and eastern Coastal Cordillera, although variations are noticeable in various areas, due to local climatic, topographic and edaphic conditions.
This typical transect upwards from sea-level is in the central Coastal Cordillera (Schäfer 1952; Beebe and Crane 1947):
1. Mangrove forest
2. Coastal xerophytic thorn scrub
3. Semi-deciduous lower montane forest
4. Evergreen montane forest
5. Evergreen montane cloud forest
6. Upper montane elfin forest and scrub (subpáramo)
Phytogeographically, the flora of the Coastal Cordillera shows strong relationships to the Mesoamerican and Caribbean floristic regions, and to a lesser degree, to the northern Andean flora. Botanical collecting has been active in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Venezuela since Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland visited in 1799-1800 to the mountains around Cumaná, Caracas and Valencia, with cumulative emphasis on the Avila and Silla mountains above Caracas, the Rancho Grande area near Maracay (Aragua State) and on Cerro Turimiquire. However, the cordillera as a whole is still far from being adequately explored botanically, especially in the middle and upper montane regions. The rich cloud forests on the Avila mountain and in Rancho Grande are only better known because of their easy access.
For the entire region only one modern Flora exists, covering not more than 5% of the entire range: the Avila, Silla and Naiguatá mountains above Caracas (Steyermark and Huber 1978). There is a 1984 checklist of species from Rancho Grande (Henri Pittier National Park) (Badillo, Rojas and Huber 1984).
According to Steyermark (1981, pers. comm.), probably no fewer than 5000 species of higher plants occur in the Coastal Cordillera; the Flora del Avila includes 1892 species of vascular plants. Undoubtedly, the various cloud forests of the Coastal Cordillera harbour the most species and endemics. In a 0.25-ha plot in the cloud forests of Rancho Grande, the 150 trees >10 cm dbh represented more than 60 different species; in a second plot only 1000 m from the former, a similar number of species was found, but more than 80% of the species were different from those in the first plot (Huber 1986). Even short visits reveal an overwhelming floristic diversity in the many different cloud-forest types existing along the entire 720 km of the Coastal Cordillera. Recent accounts of a few large families in the Flora de Venezuela (e.g. Pteridophyta, Piperaceae, Melastomataceae, Rubiaceae), confirm that a significantly large number of species belong to this ecoregion of the northern neotropics.
The flora of the Venezuelan Coastal Cordillera probably contains some 10% endemic taxa (Steyermark 1981, pers. comm.). Endemism, like floristic richness, is mainly concentrated in the montane cloud and rain forests, being practically absent from the dry flora of the lower montane belts. No attempts to more precisely quantify the degree of endemism of this ecoregion have been made, mainly because the floristic knowledge of the area is so incomplete.
Useful plants
Surely many species of the Coastal Cordillera were used by the indigenous population prior to European colonization; however, most of this knowledge has been lost. A limited number of herbs (native and introduced) are used in popular medicine, e.g. "cariaquito morado" (Lantana trifolia) (Rodríguez 1983). The red bark of the quinine tree (Cinchona henleana) was used as an antimalarial remedy. Many trees of the dry and semi-deciduous forests, such as certain Meliaceae (Cedrela, Trichilia), Anacardiaceae (Spondias mombin), Lauraceae and many Leguminosae were used over centuries for construction, furniture, etc. As a result of this long-time selective logging, many of the dry forests have been degraded to low forests or scrub, with much less species diversity.
The outstanding botanical richness of the vegetation of the Coastal Cordillera constitutes one of the most valuable biological and genetic resources of Venezuela. Since a consistent programme of pharmaceutical and biochemical screening of many promising plant taxa has not yet been undertaken, it is impossible to estimate the real genetic and medicinal potential of this resource.
Social and environmental values
Most of the steep mountain slopes are exposed to heavy soil erosion after elimination of the forest cover. The natural forests are not only an important protection of watersheds including many sources of drinking water, but also protect soils from further erosion.
Due to the high population density in the entire Coastal Range, demand for recreation areas and mountain tourism is very pronounced. A recreation and tourist industry is rapidly growing, benefiting greatly either directly or indirectly from the numerous natural landscapes and sceneries of the Coastal Cordillera already protected by National Parks and Natural Monuments.
Birds of restricted range in the Coastal Cordillera primarily inhabit the evergreen montane and cloud forests and elfin forest. The large western section of the range, the Cordillera de la Costa Central, forms an Endemic Bird Area (EBA B04) which has 18 restricted-range bird species (five confined to these mountains). The smaller eastern section forms the Cordillera de Caripe and Paria Peninsula EBA (B03), which is home to 14 restricted-range species, five found nowhere else. These five species are considered threatened, making this EBA one of the highest priorities for neotropical bird conservation.
The plants of the Coastal Cordillera in northern Venezuela have probably been altered most by the human impacts during the last five centuries, following European colonization and subsequent heavy occupation of the region. Although Amerindian groups had lived there for many more centuries, their impact on the vegetation is not known but probably was not as intense.
Deforestation for shifting cultivation was responsible for most of the destruction of the original forest on the lower and middle mountain slopes. Today more extensive deforestation is mainly caused by urban and industrial expansions, but these usually do not affect the upper mountain slopes. Deforestation is also caused by construction of more and more tourist and recreation resorts in the vicinity of the larger cities, also involving intensive road building into previously inaccessible areas. Another cause of deforestation is the establishment of large agricultural farms, mainly for fruits and vegetables.
A major threat to the remaining forests is frequent fires lit during the dry season in the already deforested and mostly savanna-covered, surrounding lower areas. Although fires usually do not penetrate into the cloud forests proper, in some places the adjacent montane evergreen forests are being severely reduced.
For centuries, the lower montane forests of the Coastal Cordillera were used for cocoa plantations, whereas the cooler cloud forests were preferably used for coffee plantations. Today this is very restricted, and in many cases forests originally modified for plantations through selective logging, planting of shade trees and clearing of the understorey are slowly recovering their original structure, although not yet their original floristic composition.
Governmental protection of ecosystems in the Coastal Cordillera has acquired significant dimensions: there are 11 National Parks and five Natural Monuments, protecting large parts of the remaining natural vegetation (García 1989). Henri Pittier National Park in Aragua State is the oldest park in Venezuela (since 1937). El Avila NP (declared in 1958) is one of the most extensive wilderness areas in the region and serves as the most important recreation area for the capital Caracas.
National Parks protecting mainly mountain ecosystems in the Coastal Cordillera are: Yurubí (237 km²), Henri Pittier (Rancho Grande) (1078 km²), San Esteban (435 km²), El Avila (852 km²), Macarao (150 km²), Guatopo (1225 km²), El Guácharo (627 km²) and Península de Paria (375 km²). National Parks protecting mainly coastal areas of the Coastal Cordillera are: Morrocoy (321 km²), Laguna de Tacarigua (391 km²) and Mochima (949 km²) (Gabaldón 1992).
Map 37. Coastal Cordillera, Venezuela (CPD Site SA1)
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Badillo, V.M., Rojas, C.E.B. de and Huber, O. (1984). Lista preliminar de especies de antófitas del Parque Nacional 'Henri Pittier', Estado Aragua. Ernstia 26: 1-58.
Beebe, W. and Crane, J. (1947). Ecology of Rancho Grande, a subtropical cloud forest in northern Venezuela. Zoologica 32(5): 43-60.
Gabaldón, M. (1992). Parques nacionales de Venezuela. Parques Nacionales y Conservación Ambiental No. 1. Fundación Banco Consolidado, Caracas. 116 pp.
García, R. (1989). Los parques nacionales de Venezuela. Encuentros 6: 15-20.
Huber, O. (1986). Las selvas nubladas de Rancho Grande: observaciones sobre su fisionomía, estructura y fenología. In Huber, O. (ed.), La selva nublada de Rancho Grande, Parque Nacional 'Henri Pittier'. Fondo Editorial Acta Científica Venezolana, Caracas. Pp. 131-170.
Rodríguez-M., P. (1983). Plantas de la medicina popular venezolana de venta en herbolarios. Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales, Caracas. 267 pp.
Schäfer, E. (1952). Ökologischer Querschnitt durch den 'Parque Nacional de Aragua'. Journal für Ornithologie 93(3/4): 313-352.
Steyermark, J.A. and Huber, O. (1978). Flora del Avila. Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias Naturales, Caracas. 971 pp.
Vareschi, V. (1986). Cinco breves ensayos ecológicos acerca de la selva virgen de Rancho Grande. In Huber, O. (ed.), La selva nublada de Rancho Grande, Parque Nacional 'Henri Pittier'. Fondo Editorial Acta Científica Venezolana, Caracas. Pp. 171-187.
Zinck, A. (1986). Los suelos. In Huber, O. (ed.), La selva nublada de Rancho Grande, Parque Nacional 'Henri Pittier'. Fondo Editorial Acta Científica Venezolana, Caracas. Pp. 31-66.
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Huber (Research Associate, Apartado 80405, Caracas 1080-A, Venezuela).
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It was the summer between my junior and senior year of high school, and my friend Channing and I were trapped in our boarding school's summer session. We were taking AP Psychology so it would be one less thing to worry about in the Fall. Incidentally, Channing passed, and I did not
I was just really getting into Phish. I had a handful of tapes which I listened to over and over. I loved the frantic energy, the thumping bass lines, and Trey's ripping guitar. I heard that Phish was playing Trax, so I went out and picked up two tickets, about $12 each I think. I miss those days! I got permission for both of us to leave campus for the night, and one of the summer school teachers agreed to chaperon us. Thank you Adam! Where are you now?
We drove into Charlottesville and went directly into Trax. Trax is a typical club, two rooms, one with a stage and dance floor, the other room housed the bar and a few pool tables. We talked to Paul as he was setting things up, and saw a few tapers patching into the soundboard. We ran into another friend of ours, and the three of us went right up front to the stage. The stage itself was maybe two feet off the ground, and everyone's equipment was packed really close.
I went crazy when the lights went down and Phish came on stage. Fishman looked like he was wearing a jock strap, but it could have been a pair of tighty-whiteys, and nothing else. It was so cool being about a foot away from them, being able to watch them as they played. They opened with "Glide", a song I did not know, but was a lot of fun. "Oh Kee Pa" flowed into "Suzy Greenberg", and Trey went nuts. "Suzy" used to be such a rocking number. We fell right into the deep hole of "Foam", and it was good. I liked "My Friend", but it was another new-to-me song. "Uncle Pen" was funny and tight. Mike looked really goofy with his rolled up jeans and puffy high tops. "Split Open" was fantastic, and one of the songs I had hoped to hear. The crowd was dancing and moving, jumping up and down. The band was feeding off our energy and put it back into the music. "The Horse" into "Silent in the Morning" was beautiful; I love Page's playing and singing in this song. They rocked into "Chalk Dust," kept things moving right into "Lizards," and closed the first set with "Antelope." Everyone in the room was jumping up and down as Trey sang "Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul."
The crowd was so energized that everyone kept moving around during the break. My friends and I were drenched with sweat but loving every minute. We found some water, and then went back up front for the next set.
"Sloth" opened things up; another new song for me, but it was amazing. I had never heard "Divided Sky" before that night, and I was blown away. The balance between the composed sections and the section where Trey just lets loose has kept me coming back to shows ever since. I swear during the quiet part, you can hear Channing screaming on the recordings! This song is just amazing. "Esther" was beautiful, and is it me, or is this song really sad? It's about a young girl who gets taken advantage by a scary older man, ostracized from her church and town, and ultimately dies. This is just tragic. Trey and Page did a great job carrying that emotion into their playing.
"My Sweet One" is a great tune, helps the band wind down but also pumps the crowd up. "Stash" followed, and this is another of those life-changing songs. It was incredible to watch the band's expressions as they went from one change to the other. Each of them was really concentrating, listening to each other. This song is high energy for everyone, crowd and band alike. "McGrupp," another first for me, was majestic. I have really come to like this song as I hear it on tapes. "All Things Reconsidered" was great a way to unwind before the delightful "Hood" which followed. I still get chills on my neck and arms during the quite part after Mr. Minor is thanked. I can not say enough about "Hood". "Gogli" was a great closer, really rocking and nicely played.
Someone had given me a copy of the March Binghamton show, so we were all familiar with the signals. To my delight, when Phish came out for the encore, they played several of the signals. Trey was teasing "Possum," and he played the Simpson's signal. They all looked thrilled at the immediate response, and someone, Page I think, tried the "all fall down" signal. As I went down to the ground, several people around me jumped back to see if I was okay. Laughing, I got back to my feet, to see Fishman come around from the drum kit with his vacuum. I had heard about this, but this was my first experience with a vacuum solo. What fun! These guys are crazy! After a minute or two of some weird sounding notes from Fishman, Trey started back into "Possum." Fishman waved to us and went behind the kit to start playing. "Possum" was intense, and almost all I could handle. The place exploded as they left the stage, and we all stumbled out into the cool Virginia night.
About 3:00 in the morning, we arrived back at our school.. die hard phans! I know there is a tendency to gush about your first show, and I am following the norm. From other shows I have heard from that tour, Phish was really keeping the level of intensity up and the setlists were fairly dynamic. But for me, this show will always hold a special place in my heart. My younger sister was in Vermont visiting a friend, and I made her promise to go see Phish and Santana play. She went and had a great time, but that is another story.


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As it's been explained before, one benefit of being on SFR is use of the private jet.
futuristxen wrote: You just have Dolan stand next to the ride not letting anyone under a certain height in, and you fund the whole music thing with daring rail based thrills, and some sort of vegan cotton candy.
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@mildm8nnered @tbrizitsky Thanks for your replies. :)
As the homepage and download seems to be unavailable for many months now, here are two alternatives:
Space-In-Time and maybe du2rrd (perl unix)
@norz yes. One may aoso mention Filelight/Baobab.
We have already created a <i>slightly</i> similar app, DaisyDisk. Not freeware, but has its own strenghts :)
Nice app, I bought it. But the map representation of Disk Inventory X is beter.
I love baseline. It is fast and very useful.
As it seems the developer is listening to this thread: What about archiving items to a custom location (e.g. move item to archive -> burn it to disk). This would be a killer option.
@ tbrizitsky:
You're talking about Steffen Gerlach's scanner?
Looks interesting, but definitely lacks graphical representation mode. Scanner for Windows is a great tool to compare.
Baseline is not freeware!
The introductory price is $10 until the end of November. Probably more after that date.
Hi Norz,
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- It was a fun and festive day with a serious message as citizens and leaders came out to support the annual MLK parade. This year's theme hit close to home.
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"This is just one step. It's just January, but we are going to continue to spread this message throughout the year. Any event that's community-oriented, we want to be a part of it," Roundtree said.
One parade visitor says seeing the sheriff in the parade sends a message to the community.
"It reduces the crime rate. The younger folks were dying faster and he's stopping that. We need to stop that," said the parade visitor.
Roundtree says he's honored to be the first black sheriff of Richmond County, but his participation in the parade means a lot more than race.
"This is my hometown. I grew up here. Being able to serve my community at this level that means a lot to me," he said.
The sheriff says he is happy with Saturday's turnout but wants the community at large to know that the MLK celebration is not just for one group of people.
"For so long people have been engraved that there are certain holidays for certain ethnic groups, and it's never been that way. It's about celebrating the city, celebrating life, celebrating certain freedoms that a lot of people have fought for," Roundtree said.
That's one thing 7-year-old Sanaa Harris agrees with.
"I like to celebrate fun activities because I get to learn stuff about the world," she said.
Roundtree says all he wants is for everyone to work together.
"I think we can tear down those walls and come together. That's the message I'm going to send. Any opportunity I can get out in the community and share that message to bring people together, that's what I'm going to do," Roundtree said.
Roundtree wasn't the only attraction at the parade. Schools, bands and groups from all over Augusta helped to entertain people. The best float award was given to the Delta Sorority and the most creative group award went to Spice of New York.


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The success of process analytical technology (PAT), a recent initiative by FDA, depends to a large extent on efficient control of manufacturing processes to achieve predefined quality of the final product. In this paper, the authors review the various analytical methods that can enable use of PAT. A critical evaluation of suitability of each analytical method as a PAT tool in terms of sampling (in-line, at-line, or on-line), sample preparation, duration of analysis, and its industrial application is performed.
Successful implementation of PAT requires the appropriate selection of a process analyzer. The selection of technique depends on the application and molecule, as well as the capability of the analytical method under consideration. In the biotechnology industry, drug products are manufactured using a series of unit operations. These products have to meet high expectations with respect to product quality, as documented in the pharmacopoeias and other regulatory documents. This is important to ensure the safety and efficacy of the manufactured drug substance and drug product. These requirements may be with respect to identity, content, quality, purity profile, moisture content, particle size, polymorphic form, and other such characteristics of the product. Traditional manufacturing involves the use of extensive analytical testing, most of which is retrospective as the data from analysis is received after the product lot has already advanced to the next process step. This approach results in a waste of manufacturing plant time, product rejects, scraps, and reprocessing (4). In contrast, PAT relies on enhanced process understanding to create controls that can result in continuous verification of product quality through all stages of manufacturing, reducing the chances of product loss.Process analyzers play a key role in successful implementation of PAT and hence, are the focus of this paper. The analyzers may be used for monitoring of the critical quality attributes (CQAs) of the product, performance attributes of the process, and key characteristics of the various raw and in-process materials used in the process.
Process analytical techniques used in the biotech industry
Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is one of the most commonly used analyzers for PAT applications. It is based on molecular overtone and combination vibrations. This analyzer typically utilizes a frequency range of 4000–12,500 cm-1 (800–2500 nm) to cover overtones and combinations of the lower energy fundamental molecular vibrations that include at least one X–H bond vibration. The functional groups involved in NIR (almost exclusively) are those involving the hydrogen atom: C-H, N-H, and O-H. A key advantage that NIR has is the possibility of direct measurement of the sample (6,7) either in situ, or after extraction of the sample from the process in a fast loop or bypass. The data from NIR measurements require multivariate analysis to extract the desired chemical information (8). NIR spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis (MVDA) has been successfully used for screening basal medium powders used in a mammalian cell culture in the biopharmaceutical industry (9) and also for at-line control and fault analysis of high cell-density fermentations (10). NIR probes also are used in crystallization processes to detect the particle size, shape, and the polymorphic form. This enables monitoring during routine production and determination of the crystallization endpoint (11).


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Tribe Opposes Knowles Dam CHAR-KOOSTA PUBLISHED BY CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES, FLATHEAD AGENCY, MONT. Vol. 4 — No. 2 February, 1960 Large fir trees cut in Unit 10. Rails are not trimmed, causing serious fire hazard and impeding movement of livestock. Story below discusses this problem further. 140,000 Bales of Christmas Trees Harvested in 1959 on Reservation By Joe Jackson, Forester The past Christmas tree season reveals an all time record of harvest. 140,000 bales of trees were recorded as purchased by permitted buyers. The tribal stumpage from these trees amounted to $73,000.00. The calculated estimated income to the tribal members who harvested trees during 1959 shows they received $238,000.00. Many other tribal members received income from these same trees by working in the yards processing the bales and orders. Under proper utilization, cultivation, and supervision there is no reason why this income can not continue and possibly expand. This year four tribal employees were hired to aid in Christmas tree supervision: they are, Shirley Tanner, Clerk; Ray Gardipe, Arlee District Policeman; Jack Garcia, Poison District Policeman; and Joe Parker, Hot Springs Policeman. Joe Jackson, Forester, was assigned I he Christmas tree job after Mr. Elmer Hcisel transferred to Hoopa, California. The heavy harvest of Christmas trees each year is compounding a serious prob-'(>n?- Small trees are becoming scarce which entices the cutter to cut above the 4 diameter limit. A tremendous number "f large trees were cut using a "swede" >aw. It might be wise to outlaw this t>pe of saw next season. One of the numerous complaints comes from stockmen. Untrimmed rails impedes the movement of livestock thereby lowering effective range utilization. This becomes more obvious when large trees are felled and left untrimmed. The accumulating slash caused by untrimmed rails poses a serious fire hazard. Slash will deteriorate rapidly if made to come in contact with the ground. But slash left in the air on the rails remains a fire hazard for years and increases the chance of crown fires. An examination of the past few years shows that Units 4, 5 and 7 have borne the brunt of cutting operations. A survey will be conducted in these areas to determine the feasibility of closing all or some parts of these units to further Christmas tree cutting. To offset this closure, the Mission range country will be explored and any good Christmas tree sites will be made accessible by building low cost truck trails. The impact of the three harvest on the forest resources of this tribe must be given consideration. The B. I. A. is responsible for safeguarding the tribal resources and in view of this will take steps this year to develop an acceptable program. The Forestry Branch will investigate the feasibility of contracting for Christmas trees during the 1960 sea- ST. IGNATIUS — Flathead Indians are opposed to Paradise and Knowles Dams or other structures tha may affect tribal resources. Walter McDonald, chairman of the Confederated Salish - Kootenai Tribal Council, said Thursday the council voted unanimously Nov. 30 to oppose any "downstream dam that may affect our resources and particularly the proposed dams at the Knowles or Paradise sites on the Clark Fork river." McDonald said the tribe is "emphatic in its opposition to anything which will endanger our valuable resources of land and waters guaranteed us by treaty with the United States government. We are not going to give up these resources just because somebody else wants them. We feel the same about our resources as the man who owns 80 acres of land in this reservoir area." Chairman McDonald pointed out the successful efforts of members of the Flathead tribe to "establish industrial operations dependent upon these resources. Included among these are Indian Livestock Association operations which require use of tribal grazing lands along the Flathead RiyeiC These winter grazing lands would be wiped out by waters rising behind Knowles or Paradise Dams with great damage to Indian ranchers. "The proposed federal projects would drown out forever two practical and desirable power sites Buffalo No. 2 and Buffalo No. 4, on the Flathead River. We want to develop these sites for the best long-range advantage of the Flathead Indians. "We are determined to protect all these resources and we refuse to be dissuaded from this stand. Our whole economy and the future of the Flathead tribe depends upon their preservation." son. Contracts place responsibility on the purchasers for proper harvesting techniques. As more plantations come into operation, this means less demand for wild trees. If this reservation is to stay in the Christmas tree
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Drought conditions in southern Minnesota have created extremely low water conditions in many shallow lakes and wetland basins that are popular for waterfowl hunting, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource (DNR).
Duck hunters in the southern region may find conditions much different than they have in recent years. Some seasonal basins are completely dry and other, more permanent basins are 1.5 feet or more below normal levels for this time of year.
"Duck numbers are very good right now and duck hunters can have great success during dry years such as this," said Ken Varland, southern region wildlife manager. "Dabbling ducks prefer shallow water and may stick around longer than usual."
Varland added, "Hunters simply need to take into account the drier conditions, do some scouting and not be surprised on opening morning if conditions on their favorite lake are significantly different from past year."
Periodic droughts are natural occurrences for wetlands. Some wetlands will also be dry this fall due to intentional drawdowns by the DNR.
Periods of low water encourage vegetation growth important for food and protective cover for waterfowl and other species of wildlife. They also induce winter kill and help eliminate certain rough fish such as carp, black bullheads and fathead minnows. High populations of these fish can contribute to poor water clarity.
"These wet and dry cycles are a natural part of wetland health," said Tom Carlson, Fergus Falls waterfowl habitat specialist. "They can, however, make access a challenge in the interim."
DNR expects that significant rainfall in the southern region between now and the regular season opener for waterfowl will be needed to measurably improve access in the basins listed above, as well as in many other areas. Hunters should plan accordingly and visit areas they wish to hunt prior to opening weekend.
Find an area wildlife office at www.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/index.html to get more information about local conditions.
The following is a breakdown of the southern region by county of key waterfowl areas that may be difficult to access.
Big Stone County
Steen Wildlife Management Area (WMA) – drawdown, completely dry.
Blue Earth County
Cottonwood Lake.
Gilfillan Lake on Gilfillan WMA.
Faribault County
Minnesota Lake, Rice Lake.
Freeborn County
Manchester Marsh WMA – lots of mud flat.
Upper and Lower Twin lakes - Ann and Leo Donahue WMA, Upper Twin WMA and Twin lakes. WPA – Upper Twin is mostly mud flat, Lower Twin as a little water, but not enough to float most boats for some distance out.
Bear Lake (and WMA) - public access is dry, but the lake still has some water.
Page 2 of 2 - Magaksica WMA – Mud Lake is mostly mud.
Carex WMA – dry.
Panicum Prairie – dry except the ditches.
Jackson County
Heron Lake – mudflats between vegetation, but water around most of the main lakes.
Lincoln County
Anderson Lake (Anderson Lake WMA), Rost WMA – in drawdown.
Lyon County
Welsand's Slough (Coon Creek WMA) – in drawdown.
Lac Qui Parle County
Hamlin WMA (Cory Lake), Haydenville WMA – in drawdown, dry.
Nicollet County
Fritsche Creek WMA.
Waseca County
Moonan Marsh WMA – dry.
Buffalo Lake - public access is dry, but the lake still has some water.
Teal Marsh WMA – mostly mud flat.
Waseca WMA.
Goose Lake – state access is mud, but the lake has water.
Yellow Medicine County
Curtis Lake – in drawdown.
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Today's tray of hot district morsels …
** If you haven't seen it yet on DISD's website, click here to check out the picture of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, DISD board president Adam Medrano and David G. Burnet Elementary School principal Shelly Vaughan.
** Our story today on DISD breaking ground this week for two of 14 new schools planned under the 2008 bond program.
** Click here to check out DISD's schedule for parent-teacher conferences that begin the week of March 8.
** The Houston ISD will extend the school year at a handful of struggling schools under a pilot program this fall. Dallas talked about this at one point, but appeared to back off after determining it would cost a lot more money to keep students in school longer.
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University of Minnesota Extension is offering two courses to help food service establishments meet the educational requirements for Certified Food Managers.
The initial certification course, called ServSafe, will be offered on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Technology Plus of Mankato, Inc. The class will run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the exam following at 4:30 p.m.
Participants must attend all day to be eligible to take the certification exam. This course includes information about safe food preparation, handling, sanitation and prevention of food-borne illnesses. Registration is required by Feb. 27 .
Certified Food Managers need four hours of continuing education credits within three years of becoming certified.
University of Minnesota Extension educators and University specialists developed the Serve It Up Safely renewal course that meets these criteria. The Serve It Up Safely course will also be held at Technology Plus of Mankato, Inc. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is due by Feb. 27.
Pre-registration is required. For a registration brochure or for more information call 507-337-2819 or contact Connie Schwartau at email@example.com.
The Food Manager Certification Course and Serve It Up Safely renewal course are also available on-line. To get more information about all of these classes contact Connie Schwartau email@example.com or 507-337-2819.
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Tokyo - On February 15, 2007, Manulife Life Insurance Company (President & CEO: Geoff Crickmay) will commence sales nationwide of an innovative investment-type annuity insurance product (Guaranteed Total Annuity Type), "Step Life" through the head office and branches of Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (President: & CEO: Katsunori Nakanishi).
This new investment-type annuity insurance, designed and developed to meet the needs of customers who desire to have peace of mind while accumulating and using funds, has a variety of innovative key features. These features include: 1) the customer's ability to choose an immediate annuity plan in which the customer may start receiving an annuity on the first anniversary immediately after one full year following the policy date; 2) a step up feature in which the total guaranteed value of annuity payments may step up every year; and, 3) a function to guarantee the minimum total annuity. In addition, the cooling-off system (to allow for application for policy cancellation) will be applicable to this new product.
The following are the key features of "Step Life":
By offering "Step Life," a cutting-edge product with innovative features, Manulife Japan aims to meet a wider range of customers' annuity needs.
1The annuity is invested and managed in a Special Account during the annuity payout period after annuitization.
2The amount to be used to calculate the death benefit, death lump sum benefit, or annuity. While the total guaranteed value of annuity payments is equal to the single premium amount during the initial phases of contract, it may vary depending on annuitization period, partial surrender during the specified management period, step-up, or addition of bonus.
3The accumulated amount of annuities paid during the annuity payout period.
About Manulife
Manulife Life Insurance Company ("Manulife Japan"), a member company of the Manulife Financial group, holds the highest level "AAA" credit rating from Standard & Poor's, one of the world's most reliable credit rating agencies (as of January, 2007).
Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$414 billion (US$355 billion) as at December 31, 2006.
Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '0945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com. Manulife Japan can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.co.jp.
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11.1 As I have already pointed out, Denying the Holocaust contains no reference to the bombing of Dresden. As explained in paragraph 4.4 above, the evidence is nevertheless admissible in support of the plea of justification. Before addressing the way in which the Defendants seek to place reliance on this topic, I shall summarise the events in question.
11.2 Early in 1945 Soviet forces were advancing on Germany from the East driving back not only the German military but also a large number of refugees. It was against that background that the Allies embarked on a policy of carrying out bombing raids upon German cities, amongst which the principal targets were Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden. Of these cities Dresden was at that time the least industrialised. It was an historic city in which were contained many of Germany's finest old buildings and cultural treasures. There were industries (including armament factories) there too but the city's main function was as an administrative, transportation and communication centre.
11.3 On two successive nights, 13 and 14 February 1945, British bombers carried out massive bombing raids on Dresden. The ostensible purpose of the raids was to disrupt military industrial production. However, the target of the raids was not the industrial sector but rather the historic centre of the city, consisting for the most part of timbered residential buildings. The consequences of the raids were on any view horrific. The effect on industrial capacity was modest and the disruption of transportation limited. But the damage in terms of loss of life and destruction of property was catastrophic: a very substantial number were killed, consisting almost exclusively of civilian residents and refugees, and some 15 square kilometres of the heart of the city were razed to the ground.
11.4 One of Irving's most widely read books is an account of these events, entitled Apocalypse 1945: The Destruction of Dresden, first published in 1963 under the title The Destruction of Dresden. He has also made frequent reference to the bombing of Dresden in his speeches (some of which are mentioned in section VIII above).
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