text: Pursuant to congressional request, GAO reviewed the technical and schedule risks associated with the Department of Defense's (DOD) National Missile Defense (NMD) program. GAO noted that: (1) DOD faces significant challenges in the NMD program because of high schedule and technical risks; (2) schedule risk is high because the schedule requires a large number of activities to be completed in a relatively short amount of time; (3) the sequential nature of key developmental activities--such as not being able to proceed in earnest until a prime NMD contractor is selected in the spring of 1998--magnifies time pressures; (4) furthermore, developing and deploying an NMD system in the 6 years allotted under the program will be a significant challenge for DOD given its past history with other weapon systems; (5) for example, NMD's aquisition schedule is about one-half as long as that of the only other U.S.-based ballistic missile defense system; (6) DOD acknowledges the high schedule risk; (7) technical risks are high because the compressed development schedule only allows limited testing; (8) the NMD acquisition strategy calls for conducting: (a) one system test prior to the initial system deployment decision--a test that would not include all system elements or involve stressing conditions such as threats employing sophisticated countermeasures or multiple warheads; and (b) one test of the integrated ground-based interceptor before production of the interceptor's booster element must begin; and (9) if subsequent tests reveal problems, costly redesign or modification of already produced hardware may be required. --------------------------- Indexing Terms ----------------------------- REPORTNUM: NSIAD-98-28 TITLE: National Missile Defense: Schedule and Technical Risks Represent Significant Development Challenges DATE: 12/12/97 SUBJECT: Ballistic missiles Testing Air defense systems Concurrency Advanced weapons systems Defense contracts IDENTIFIER: DOD Quadrennial Defense Review BMDO 3 Plus 3 Program ****************************************************************** ** This file contains an ASCII representation of the text of a ** ** GAO report. 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For further details, please ** ** send an e-mail message to: ** ** ** ** <[email protected]> ** ** ** ** with the message 'info' in the body. ** ****************************************************************** Cover ================================================================ COVER Report to Congressional Requesters December 1997 NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE - SCHEDULE AND TECHNICAL RISKS REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES GAO/NSIAD-98-28 National Missile Defense Risks (707208) Abbreviations =============================================================== ABBREV BMDO - Ballistic Missile Defense Organization DOD - Department of Defense NMD - National Missile Defense QDR - Quadrennial Defense Review Letter =============================================================== LETTER B-275013 December 12, 1997 The Honorable Carl Levin Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Jeff Bingaman Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Committee on Armed Services United States Senate In response to your request, we are providing an initial assessment of the technical and schedule risks associated with the National Missile Defense (NMD) program. The Department of Defense (DOD) has indicated that it intends to ask for $2.3 billion more for this program but has not released final plans showing how it intends to use the additional funds. The information provided in this letter is necessarily limited to the NMD acquisition strategy formally defined and approved by DOD as of September 19, 1997. Although changes are expected when final plans are released, the information in this letter should be a useful point of reference from which to analyze those new plans. We will continue to obtain information on these risks and other issues you asked us to examine. BACKGROUND ------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :1 While the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) had been developing and maturing technologies for use in an NMD system for a number of years, in October 1996 it began developing a specific NMD system to provide protection against limited ballistic missile attacks targeted at the United States. Its mission is to detect, identify, engage, intercept, and destroy threatening ballistic missiles prior to their impact on any of the 50 states. The program focuses on the development of a system that could support a deployment readiness review in fiscal year 2000. The review would determine whether the initial system has been adequately demonstrated and if the existing threat justifies deployment of an initial capability by fiscal year 2003. This plan is commonly referred to as the "3+3" program. Figure 1 shows the program schedule, assuming a decision in fiscal year 2000 to deploy the system. Figure 1: NMD Program Schedule While DOD is still determining the specific design of the initial NMD system, its features will include (1) space-based and ground-based sensors to provide early warning of attacking missiles; (2) ground-based radars to identify and track the threatening warheads; (3) ground-based interceptors to collide with and destroy incoming warheads; and (4) a battle management, command, control, and communications system. The NMD system architecture would evolve over time through incorporation of advanced element technologies to defend against more sophisticated threats. For example, the Space and Missile Tracking System, a space-based sensor constellation of infrared tracking and discrimination satellites providing early-trajectory capabilities, will be added to the system at a later time. RESULTS IN BRIEF ------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :2 DOD faces significant challenges in the NMD program because of high schedule and technical risks. Schedule risk is high because the schedule requires a large number of activities to be completed in a relatively short amount of time. The sequential nature of key development activities--such as not being able to proceed in earnest until a prime NMD contractor is selected in the spring of 1998--magnifies time pressures. Furthermore, developing and deploying an NMD system in the 6 years allotted under the 3+3 program will be a significant challenge for DOD given its past history with other weapon systems. For example, NMD's acquisition schedule is about one-half as long as that of the only other U.S.-based ballistic missile defense system. DOD acknowledges the high schedule risk. Technical risks are high because the compressed development schedule only allows limited testing. The NMD acquisition strategy calls for conducting (1) one system test prior to the initial system deployment decision--a test that would not include all system elements or involve stressing conditions such as threats employing sophisticated countermeasures or multiple warheads--and (2) one test of the integrated ground-based interceptor before production of the interceptor's booster element must begin. If subsequent tests reveal problems, costly redesign or modification of already produced hardware may be required. COMPRESSED NMD SCHEDULE PRESENTS CHALLENGES ------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :3 Under the formally defined acquisition strategy, a large number of activities need to be completed in a relatively short time frame, and recent slips in program events have increased the program's schedule risk. DOD and BMDO officials have acknowledged the high schedule risk. According to testimony by the former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, the program's schedule will remain high risk despite planned funding increases recommended by the recent Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). DOD does not yet have a firm plan for how the additional funds will be used. Developing the NMD system will present DOD with significant challenges. The NMD schedule is shorter than most other major system acquisition programs. MANY ACTIVITIES MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED IN SHORT TIME FRAME ---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :3.1 Even though the NMD development program officially began in October 1996, many development activities cannot proceed in earnest until BMDO selects a firm to serve as the prime contractor for the system. This underlines the sequential nature of many planned development activities. BMDO does not expect to complete this selection process until the spring of 1998. Then, the final design process cannot begin until the selected prime contractor has time to examine and analyze the requirements and architectures. For example, one of the prime contractor's responsibilities will be to develop and procure one or more radars for the system. There are two radar candidates, and until the prime contractor has had time to examine them, analyze their performance in selected settings and architectures, and make a selection of one or more of the candidates, the radar procurement process cannot begin. Similarly, the acquisition of the booster for the ground-based interceptor cannot begin until the prime contractor has assessed the alternatives, which include developing a new booster, using an existing booster, or modifying an existing design to meet the NMD requirements. Furthermore, a number of activities are dependent on the final system design. For example, after the design is determined, sites will have to be selected. DOD will have to obtain land, build or modify facilities, and conduct environmental impact studies. According to a preliminary analysis by the NMD system engineering contractor,\1 the ability to (1) construct and install radars and interceptor communication sites in the 3-year deployment window; (2) obtain easements, land, and rights-of-way for sites; and (3) conduct environmental impact studies by 2003 will present a significant challenge. -------------------- \1 The system engineering contractor is responsible for helping the NMD project office generate, verify, and validate requirements while the prime contractor will be responsible for designing, developing, integrating, and testing the NMD system. RECENT DELAYS HAVE INCREASED SCHEDULE RISK ---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :3.2 Recent delays have increased schedule risk. Since the 3+3 program was approved, BMDO has experienced a 7-month delay in establishing the joint program office to manage the acquisition and a 6-month delay in awarding concept definition contracts leading to the selection of a prime contractor. Also, a sensor flight-test failure resulted in a 6-month testing delay.\2 According to the former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, these slips have increased the schedule risk. -------------------- \2 This test was rescheduled and flown in June 1997, and according to BMDO, the test was successful. SCHEDULE RISK WILL REMAIN HIGH DESPITE FUNDING INCREASES ---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :3.3 DOD officials have acknowledged the high risk involved in the schedule. In order to help maintain the fiscal year 2003 deployment option, the Department's recent QDR recommended significant increases in program funding through fiscal year 2000. The QDR was commissioned to provide a comprehensive examination of the defense strategy, force structure, force modernization plans, infrastructure, budget plan, and other elements of the defense program and policies. It considered three alternatives for dealing with the future of the NMD program. Two of the alternatives would have slipped the earliest possible schedule for system deployment to a date later than fiscal year 2003. The alternative selected in the QDR is predicated on adding an estimated $2.3 billion to the program in fiscal year 1998 through fiscal year 2003, while retaining the potential deployment of the system in fiscal year 2003. However, according to the former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, the additional funding will not reduce the high schedule risk inherent in the program. DOD does not yet have a firm plan for how the additional funds will be used. ACQUISITION SCHEDULE IS SHORTER THAN MOST OTHER MAJOR SYSTEMS ---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :3.4 The acquisition schedule is about one-half as long as the Safeguard's--the only other U.S.-based ballistic missile defense system.\3 The NMD schedule is also shorter than schedules projected for acquisition of most other U.S. missile defense programs. For example, the Theater High Altitude Area Defense program is currently projected to require 13 years to reach its first unit-equipped milestone. The Patriot PAC-3 system is projected to take 5 years from the beginning of engineering and manufacturing development to reach the first unit-equipped date, even though it is only a modification to an existing air defense system. The NMD acquisition schedule is also shorter than the average time projected to acquire and field 59 other major weapon systems that we examined.\4 These are the programs for which DOD had Selected Acquisition Reports in December 1996. These systems are projected to take an average of just under 10 years from the beginning of their development until they reach an initial operating capability date. The estimated fielding times for the 59 programs ranged from 5 years to 19 years. (See app. I.) -------------------- \3 Development of Safeguard system components began in 1963 and the system's single site at Grand Forks, North Dakota, achieved full operational capability in 1975. The program was terminated in 1976. \4 We reviewed all of the December 31, 1996, Selected Acquisition Reports for systems that contained both (1) an acquisition milestone I date (approval to begin developing a new system) or a milestone II date (approval to begin engineering and manufacturing development) and (2) an initial operating capability date. We measured the time estimated from either milestones I or II to the initial operating capability date for the 59 programs that met that criteria. The mean time between these milestones was 9.9 years. The median was 9.1 years. LIMITED TESTING PLANNED BEFORE POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT DECISION IN FISCAL YEAR 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :4 Because of the compressed development schedule, only a limited amount of flight test data will be available for the system deployment decision in fiscal year 2000. By that time, BMDO will have conducted only one system-level flight test, and that test may not include all system elements or involve stressing conditions such as targets that employ sophisticated countermeasures or multiple warheads. As a result, not all technical issues, such as discrimination,\5 will be resolved by the time of the deployment review. Also, the current schedule will permit only a single test of the integrated ground-based interceptor before production of the interceptor's booster element\6 must begin. If subsequent tests reveal problems, costly redesign or modification of already produced hardware may be required. -------------------- \5 Discrimination is the system's ability to distinguish between warheads and other, nonthreatening objects such as decoys and debris that may be present and detected by radars and other sensors. \6 The ground-based interceptor will consist of a booster and an exo-atmospheric kill vehicle. The booster is to propel the kill vehicle to a point in space near the attacking warhead. The kill vehicle is to locate, identify, and collide with the attacking warhead. FEW FLIGHT TESTS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT DECISION ---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :4.1 The current development schedule provides for only three flight intercept tests prior to the fiscal year 2000 deployment decision. Only one of these will be an integrated system test, and that test will not be comprehensive because it will not include all system elements. If the test fails, the deployment review would be left with only ground test data and partial-system flight data when considering the deployment option. This presents a high performance and schedule risk to the program. According to BMDO, the lack of back-up test hardware is a primary contributor to program risk. For example, this lack of a back-up target caused the 6-month delay in rescheduling the sensor flight test after the January 1997 test failure. Additionally, the single integrated system test planned prior to the fiscal year 2000 deployment review will not assess the NMD system's capabilities against stressing threats such as those that use sophisticated countermeasures or multiple warheads. The test is to be conducted against a single target with only simple countermeasures such as decoys. No test against multiple warheads is planned. The integrated system test, as currently planned, will not include all elements of the planned system. For example, the current plan is to use a payload launch vehicle rather than the actual ground-based interceptor booster because, according to NMD program officials, it will probably not be available in time for the test. A lack of flight test data on the booster before the deployment review could impact the credibility of the interceptor's performance evaluation as well as the overall system assessment. According to the NMD program's system engineering contractor, there is a high risk that the evaluation of the NMD capability will be incomplete or not representative of the true system capability. DOD acknowledged the testing limitations and they were highlighted in the program's own risk assessment. SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WILL NOT BE RESOLVED IN TESTS ---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :4.2 There are a number of technical concerns that will not be resolved by the time of the potential fiscal year 2000 deployment decision. For example, DOD still has not shown that the type of interceptors planned for the system--hit-to-kill interceptors--can provide a reliable defense under stressing conditions. To date, there have been very few tests of hit-to-kill interceptors and even fewer successful intercepts. Of the 20 intercept attempts since the early 1980s, only 6, or about 30 percent, have been successful. While these intercepts provide proof of the principle of hit-to-kill intercept, they do not demonstrate that the concept can be employed reliably or under stressing conditions. Also, according to the system engineering contractor, the test program will not test system-level discrimination capabilities sufficiently to ensure that requirements can be met. The accurate discrimination of incoming threat objects from nonthreatening objects such as decoys and debris that may be present is vital to the system's ability to successfully defend the United States from an attack. Without discrimination, too many interceptors may be wasted on nonthreatening objects and attacking warheads could escape identification. To perform the discrimination task, data from a number of different types of sensors--both internal and external to the system--will have to be obtained, correlated, associated, or fused by the battle management, command, control, and communications system. According to the system engineering contractor, NMD system discrimination requirements will exceed previous experience and a number of concerns exist. These include concerns about the development and validation of algorithms for (1) optical and infrared sensor discrimination, (2) fusing data from sensors of different technologies, and (3) resolving any differences or ambiguities between radar and optical data. LIMITED NUMBER OF INTERCEPTOR TESTS REPRESENTS RISK ---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :4.3 The tentative schedule for the ground-based interceptor shows that full-scale production would need to start by January 2000 to achieve an initial operating capability by 2003. To meet this schedule, DOD would have to award the contract for interceptor production after only one flight test of the combined booster and its designated kill vehicle. If subsequent tests reveal problems, the design may have to be revised and costly, time-consuming changes made. AGENCY COMMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :5 In commenting on a draft of this report, DOD concurred that the NMD program faces significant challenges because of high schedule and technical risk. It also stated that the report is generally accurate, but provided some clarifying comments on the program's status, comparison of certain flight tests, and impact of testing and test hardware on risk. DOD's comments and our evaluation are presented in appendix II. DOD also provided technical comments, which we incorporated as appropriate. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :6 To assess the NMD program's schedule and technical risks, we reviewed available program plans, test plans, milestone schedules, requirements documents, and management reports. To determine the level of risk and major factors contributing to it, we analyzed the program's status, strategy for accomplishing the remaining development work and meeting fielding requirements, and approaches to demonstrating the system's capabilities and military suitability. We also discussed schedule and technical risks and plans for mitigating them with officials at the Ballistic Missile Defense Office, Washington, D.C.; the Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Alexandria, Virginia; and the Army NMD Project Office, Huntsville, Alabama. To provide a basis for comparison with the NMD program schedule, we obtained schedule data for 59 other major acquisition programs from DOD's Selected Acquisition Reports. We conducted our work from September 1996 through September 1997 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. ---------------------------------------------------------- Letter :6.1 As agreed with your office, unless you publicly announce its contents earliler, we plan no further distribution of this report until 30 days from its issue date. At that time, we will send copies of this report to other interested congressional committees, the Secretary of Defense, and the Directors of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and the Office of Management and Budget. Copies will also be made available to others upon request. If you or your staff have questions concerning this report, please contact me at (202) 512-4841. The major contributors to this report were Lee Edwards, Bobby Hall, and Tom Hopp. Allen Li Associate Director Defense Acquisitions Issues TIME REQUIRED TO DEVELOP AND FIELD MAJOR SYSTEMS =========================================================== Appendix I Initial Elapsed Begin operational time System development capability (years) --------------------------------------- -------------- ------------ --------- Program 1\a \b \a 7 Joint Direct Attack Munition for F/A- Oct. 1993 Sept. 1999 6 18 Brilliant Anti-Tank Feb. 1985 Nov. 1999 15 Army Tactical Missile System Block II May 1995\b Mar. 2004 9 Program 3\a \c \a 8 Longbow Apache-Airframe Modifications Aug. 1985 Oct. 1998 13 Sense and Destroy Armor Mar. 1988\b July 1999 11 Javelin May 1986 Oct. 1996 10 Comanche Program June 1988 July 2006 18 Program 4\a \c \a 8 Program 5\a \b \a 7 F-22 Oct. 1986 Nov. 2004 18 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Nov. 1978 Sept. 1991 13 Missile Navy EHF SATCOM Program Jan. 1982\b Apr. 1994 12 DDG-51 Guided Missile Destroyer June 1981 Feb. 1993 12 New SSN/New Attack Submarine Aug. 1994 Oct. 2005 11 High Speed Nuclear Attack Submarine Dec. 1983 May 1997 13 Trident II Missile Oct. 1977 Mar. 1990 12 Airborne Warning and Control System Dec. 1988\b Dec. 1999 11 Radar System Improvement Joint Stars Sept. 1985\b Sept. 1997 12 Minuteman III Guidance Replacement Aug. 1993 Jan. 2000 6 Program Minuteman III Propulsion Replacement June 1994\b Jan. 2002 8 Program Program 7 \a \b \a 11 Abrams Tank Upgrade Feb. 1985\b Feb. 1993 8 Army Tactical Missile System- Feb. 1986\b Aug. 1990 5 Antipersonnel/Antimateriel Warhead Longbow Hellfire Aug. 1985 July 1998 13 Cooperative Engagement Capability May 1995\b July 2000 5 Hawkeye (mission computer upgrade only) Sept. 1994\b June 1999 5 LHD1 Amphibious Assault Ship Oct. 1981 Nov. 1990 9 Program 8\a \c \a 11 MIDS-LVT Dec. 1993\b Apr. 2000 6 Multi-Mission Helicopter Upgrade (SH- July 1993\b Oct. 2002 9 60R) Tomahawk Improvement Program (RGM-109) Sept. 1994\b Aug. 2000 6 Marine Corps H-1 Upgrade Program Oct. 1996\b June 2005 9 Jet Flight Training System Sept. 1984 Apr. 1993 9 Strategic Sealift Aug. 1992 Jan. 1998 5 Coastal Minehunter Ship (MHC-51) June 1986 Sept. 1996 10 F/A-18E/F Naval Strike Fighter (Hornet) May 1992\b Sept. 2000 8 Joint Services Advanced Vertical Lift Dec. 1982 July 2001 19 Aircraft AOE6 Class Fast Combat Support Ship July 1982 June 1995 13 Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle Mar. 1995 June 2006 11 B-1B Mission Upgrade Program-Computer Apr. 1993 Dec. 2001 9 Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data May 1984 Jan. 1997 13 System Crusader Field Artillery System Nov. 1994 June 2006 12 Combat Service Support System Version 3 Dec. 1990 Oct. 1997 7 Forward Area Air Defense Command, July 1986\b Sept. 1994 8 Control, and Intelligence Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles May 1987 Jan. 1996 9 Airborne Laser Nov. 1996 Sept. 2006 10 Milstar Satellite June 1983 June 1997 14 Joint Service Imagery Processing System July 1986 Dec. 1994 8 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Upgrade Jan. 1994 Aug. 2000 7 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Feb. 1976 Dec. 1990 15 Radio System C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 1985\b Jan. 1995 10 Joint Primary Aircraft Training System Jan. 1993 Aug. 2001 9 Program 9\a \b \a 8 Program 10\a \b \a 11 All Source Analysis System Sept. 1993\b Dec. 1999 6 B-1 Conventional Mission Upgrade Apr. 1993 Dec. 1998 6 Program--Joint Direct Attack Munition National Airspace System--Air Traffic July 1992 Apr. 2000 8 Control ================================================================================ Average 9.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \a Initial operational capability dates for these systems are classified. To avoid classification, system name and milestone dates are not shown. \b Date reflects beginning of milestone II (approval to enter engineering and manufacturing development) because these systems began in that phase. \c Date reflects beginning of milestone I (approval to begin development of a new program) because these systems began in that phase. Source: DOD Selected Acquisition Reports, December 31, 1996. (See figure in printed edition.)Appendix II COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE =========================================================== Appendix I The following are GAO's comments on DOD's letter dated November 14, 1997. GAO COMMENTS --------------------------------------------------------- Appendix I:1 1. As requested, we focused on the program's schedule and technical risk. However, we revised the text to show that a lengthy period of technology development preceded the specific program's initiation in October 1996 and that successful testing has occurred. Even though DOD has built structural facilities for the prototype radar and is on track to meet established ground and flight tests, the program's schedule and technical risks remain high, as DOD itself acknowledges. 2. We do not state that the risk from limited flight testing was not known when the program was initiated or that officials did not know at that time that the flight tests would be constrained by range safety and other considerations. Even though known, the test limitations significantly increase the level of technical risk. We clarified the text to show that DOD acknowledges these limitations and that they were highlighted in the program's own risk assessment. 3. We agree that the testing programs are not directly comparable and revised the text to delete the comparison. The point we were making is that because of the constrained schedule, the amount of flight testing is less than would normally be expected. This point remains valid. 4. 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Some stocks to watch today, including United Continental and Prudential.
United Continental Holdings Inc.'s traffic data returned to decline in May on tightened capacity, although its estimate for a key measure of profitability jumped to its highest level since the merged company began reporting combined operating details.
Prudential Financial Inc. unveiled a share-repurchase program Tuesday worth roughly 5% of its current market value.
SunPower Corp. trimmed its full-year adjusted earnings outlook, as the U.S.-based solar-panel maker said changes to Italian solar policy this year has had a significant impact on the global market.
ABM Industries Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped 65%, with adjusted results above analysts' expectations, as the company reported broad revenue gains across all segments, led by engineering and parking services.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its rating on American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. Tuesday, saying a recovery in light-vehicle demand in North America and a lower cost structure have aided the auto supplier's credit measures.
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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. posted a 35% drop in fiscal third-quarter profit Tuesday as sales fell more than expected.
Lorillard Inc. named a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration analyst as its chief compliance officer and as an executive of product-related regulation, ahead of expected FDA comments about menthol-cigarette sales.
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Shuffle Master Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter earnings edged up 1% as the company's focus on leasing versus selling products helped its top line though weighed on margins.
Verint Systems Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed sharply amid fewer charges and improved sales and margins. The adjusted bottom line topped analysts' expectations, and the company said it expects revenue growth for the current year at the upper end of its April forecast.
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by Italo Calvino
Professor Uzzi-Tuzii
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Remember Lotaria, Ludmilla's obnoxious sister? Well, Calvino got his jab at grad students in with her, and now it's time to take a jab at the only people stuffier than grad students: their professors. Calvino's example? Uzzi-Tuzii.
The first impression you get of this guy is that he's a weird, eccentric man who hangs out in a dusty, cramped office that no one tends to visit. The office is filled with "crammed bookshelves on the walls, the illegible names and titles on the spines and title pages, like a bristling hedge without gaps" (5.73). We can't say we haven't seen that before. He's also all over the place when it comes to enthusiasm, often speaking in an "affirmative outburst that immediately fades" (5.80). Generally, this guy's brain seems kind of fried.
But even while he admits to working in "a dead department of a dead literature in a dead language" (5.84), Uzzi-Tuzii turns into a Doberman when someone trespasses on his turf. Think about that pointless debate he has with his colleague, Professor Galligani, about the nationality of a certain author. He might say that he's studying useless stuff, but does he really believe it?
By satirizing the professor, Calvino suggests that even though Uzzi-Tuzii might actually have a sincere love for reading, he is way too caught up in a bunch of details that have nothing to do with the true love of books. He's so involved in the nit-picky academic stuff that Uzzi-Tuzii even seems to disappear into his office, "growing thinner and thinner until he can slip into the interstices greedy for dust, perhaps overwhelmed by the erasing destiny that looms over the object of his studies" (7.10). Academia will do that to you, we guess.
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David Beckham's apparent generosity in giving his huge salary at PSG to a local children's charity has been attacked as a tax avoidance scam.
The 37-year-old was hailed as a "saint" for his refusal to pocket his £170,000-a-week wages, but apart from helping children the move means that he will avoid a whopping 75 per cent super tax that France recently brought in to hammer big earners.
The Daily Mail reports that Becks's decision to keep wife Victoria and his children based in London rather than Paris, and to sign only a five month contract - despite earlier reports that he had agreed an 18-month deal - also allow the superstar to claim that he is not resident in France for tax purposes. That means he avoids tax on worldwide income - including sponsorship deals estimated at around £20 million a year.
The new 75 per cent tax band, currently being brought in by recently-installed president Francois Hollande, is highly controversial in France as it has prompted a number of high-profile French stars - among them Gerard Depardieu - to leave the country.
Beckham will receive the French player's union minimum wage of just under £2,000 a week in order to comply with local legislation, out of which he will pay tax and national insurance contributions.
But the tax scheme that protects the majority of his earnings has drawn heavy criticism in France, with MP Gerald Darmanin saying that the new law is counter-productive: "I'd rather get 50 per cent of a lot than 75 per cent of nothing," he said. "He will be paid less than my parliamentary assistant!"
The law's creators claim that Beckham's presence at Paris St Germain will still bring huge benefits and wealth to the country: "Me, I see a symbol," argues socialist MP Jerome Guedj. "He will create wealth around PSG, image rights, jerseys sold by PSG. This is proof that the tax system in France does not leak."
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FAIRHAVEN — Mary Alexander, age 100, formerly of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation. She was the loving wife of the late Frank J. Alexander and the daughter of Filomena (Perry) and Antone Angelo.
Mary was born in Battle Mountain, Nevada but has been a resident of this area since she was 3 years of age. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a Bookkeeper for New Bedford Creamery. She was the former Secretary of the Bedford Towers Club and, in her leisure time, enjoyed sewing and needlepoint.
She leaves behind her 2 children: Ernest Arruda and his late wife, Vanda, of Wimauma, Fla, and Diane Arruda Bellefeuille and her husband, Richard, of Mattapoisett, as well as 2 granddaughters, 3 grandsons, 10 great grandchildren, 3 nieces and 1 nephew.
Mary was predeceased by 4 siblings: Isabel Teixeira, Antone, George and Ernest Angelo.
Her funeral will be Tuesday, April 15 at 8:00 A.M. at Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St. with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at St. Lawrence Martyr Church at 9:00 A.M. Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery. Visiting hours will take place in the funeral home on Monday evening from 6 — 8 P.M. Relatives and friends are welcomed to attend. Arrangements placed in the care of Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St. in New Bedford.
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On David Petraeus' affair: Sex isn't a security threat, and not even President Clinton resigned post-Lewinsky
Re: "FBI isn't the problem here — Lawmakers should direct anger at Petraeus, author," Tuesday Editorials.
Let me get this straight. The CIA can unlawfully support military coups to secretly topple foreign governments, carry out involuntary medical experiments, assassinate individuals in foreign countries with impunity and even spy on American citizens within the borders of the United States, all with no legal or moral consequences.
Yet if its director commits adultery in a totally private, civil love affair, he must resign his position, with David Petreaus himself agreeing out of his own misguided self-righteousness that he should go? I suspect that the French are having a good belly laugh over this.
I would highly recommend that Petreaus and his wife both sit down together and read Dr. Darrel Ray's book Sex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality. Then they could come to grips with the understanding that monogamy really doesn't exist in reality and is at total odds with the most basic instincts of human sexual nature.
Unlike what this editorial said, I think the FBI went on a witch hunt. But ultimately this whole episode has much more to do with outdated religious values and ideas about love and sex superimposed on American culture by Christianity, than anything else.
John Williamson, Plano
Not even Bill resigned
So the head of the CIA, a former decorated military general, has to "resign in disgrace" due to marital infidelity.
Why, exactly, is it that the former Commander in Chief, President Clinton, didn't have to resign in disgrace after not only having a very public marital infidelity his office in the White House, the one he finger-pointedly denied happened at all?
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In the afternoon, leave Montserrat to visit one of the most famous wine producers of the Penedes region, to visit a winery. Visit their vast wine cellars, sample the product and see why this sparkling wine has acquired international fame.
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Montserrat and Cava Trail Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona
- Professional guide
- Wine tasting
- Transport by air-conditioned coach
- Small group tour
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Montserrat cable car (approx. 8 euros)
- Montserrat Museum entrance fee
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for child aged 4 and under
- There will be time off the bus at your leisure, so please bring suitable clothing, footwear, and sun protection. Remember that temperatures at high altitudes will be much lower than in the city, so although it may be warm in Barcelona, please remember that it will be much cooler in the mountains.
- On certain weekends and during July and August it will not be possible to hear the boys choir sing.
Besides these cultural possibilities, the paths of the Montserrat parkland lead you around a number of different walks, each offering a different perspective on the stunning views over the surrounding landscape, and many of which are peppered with small chapels and hermitages. There are routes to suit all tastes and energy levels, from fairly strenuous treks to gentle strolls around the park area, all of which allow you to marvel at the views and to enjoy the unspoiled beauty of this protected natural park. Another option is to take one of the two rack railways, or the cable car, offering different views of the area. Alternatively, the views can simply be savored from the cafe, which offers panoramic views of the valleys.
At 2.30pm, the tour will leave Montserrat, to drive down to Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, the Cava Capital, via Gelida, to visit some of the biggest underground wine cellars in Europe. Sant Sadurni d'Anoia is situated in the Penedes wine-growing region, which boasts one of the widest varieties of grape of any wine-growing region in the world. The region received a major boost in the late 19th-century when French vineyards succumbed to parasite, although Penedes itself was later struck by the same problem. Production has since recovered, and Cava is now a major rival to French champagne; in fact, the main difference between Cava and champagne is simply the region in which they are produced.
The tour will continue with a visit to one winery, where they will demonstrate exactly how the famous sparkling wine is produced, from the first pressing of the grapes to the second fermentation in the vast expanse of cellars. This will of course be accompanied by the chance to sample the product, to see exactly why it has acquired such international fame. From here, the tour returns to Barcelona, arriving at 7:00pm.
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In an effort to establish a good relationship with Ohio businesses, eight Chinese trade officials from Hubel Province were in Marietta. The visitors enjoyed local historic sites from the Marietta trolley in the morning, and toured Forma Scientific, Elkem Metals, the Washington County Career Center, and farms in the afternoon.
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Donn, Dean, and Drew Schafer, triplet sons of Mr. and Mrs. Don Schafer, left Marietta Memorial Hospital for their home at Longacres. In addition to the triplets, who were born Aug. 28, the Schafers have four other sons: David, 9; Dan, 7; and 3-year-old twins, James and John.
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BOSTON -- Chris Kelly and Milan Lucic both were on the ice for the Bruins on Friday night. Both sported a little extra in the way of facial decoration.
Lucic took a puck to the face at the end of the first period on Wednesday, though he returned soon enough to assist on a power-play goal early in the second period. He received nine stitches above a visibly swollen eye socket, but he said he was good to go.
Kelly took a stick to the face in the third period on Wednesday and received nine stitches of his own.
Toronto defenseman Mark Fraser was not so lucky. Fraser was hit in the forehead by a Lucic shot in the third period Wednesday, and he underwent surgery later than night to repair a broken bone in his skull. He was not on the ice Friday.
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Fans' best, worst and funniest Padres moments of all time
This week our nation turns its lonely eyes to ... baseball.
Just days after hundreds of readers voted Tony Gwynn the coolest person who ever went to San Diego State University, hundreds more of you joined "The Conversation" to pick the best, worst and funniest Padres moments of all time.
With baseball season beginning Monday, I asked on Twitter and Facebook for your best and worst Padres moments, and turned it into a poll.
Pitcher Clayton Kirby being pulled during a no-hitter in 1970? Reliever Trevor Hoffman blowing a save in Game Three of the World Series in 1998? The team drafting problem pitcher Matt Bush first overall in 2004? San Diego son and Milwaukee Brewer Tony Gwynn Jr. spoiling a playoff berth in 2007? Colorado Rockie Matt Holliday — gulp — missing home plate but being called safe to beat the Padres in the 2007 play-in game?
What is the worst Padres moment ever?
Preston Gomez pulls Clayton Kirby during 1970 no-hitter 15% (56)
Hoffman blows save, lets up HR in 1998 World Series Game 3 22% (81)
Padres draft problem pitcher Matt Bush first overall in 2004 21% (77)
Tony Gwynn Jr. triples off Hoffman to spoil 2007 playoff berth 16% (59)
Matt Holliday misses plate but called safe 2007 play-in game 25% (93)
366 total votes.
Those memories are bad, all right, but for some readers they weren't bad enough.
Joey Herring (@jherr55) and Ken Gartin (@RedTheTrucker) suggested write-in campaigns for their own most haunting moments.
Herring can't get over the grand slam the Yankees' Tino Martinez hit in Game One of the 1998 World Series after looking at a pitch that could have been called strike three. Gartin's low point remains the 10-game losing streak that led to the team's September collapse in 2010.
It almost goes without saying that choosing the best moments for our poll was easier than selecting the worst. The Padres, which have never had a player throw a no-hitter or hit for the cycle and have won just one World Series game, need a lot of great moments to even that score.
Moments like Steve Garvey's walk-off home run against the Chicago Cubs in Game Four of the 1984 National League Championship Series. Or the Padres' three-game sweep of the Dodgers to win the 1996 National League West title. Or the Padres' defeat of the Atlanta Braves to go to the World Series in 1998. Or Gwynn's 3,000th hit. Or Hoffman's then-Major League Baseball record 479th career save.
What is the best Padres moment ever?
Steve Garvey's walk-off HR in 1984 NLCS 46% (240)
Padres sweep Dodgers to win 1996 NL West 15% (77)
Padres beat Braves to win 1998 NL pennant 24% (124)
Tony Gwynn's 3,000th hit 10% (54)
Trevor Hoffman's then-MLB-record 479th save 5% (26)
521 total votes.
You chose Garvey's home-run and Holliday's slide as the best and worst moments in Padres history, then turned to the team's funniest moments.
Our list (and videos) included the Padres getting no hit by a pitcher on LSD in 1970, owner Ray Kroc's 1974 Opening Day P.A. system rant, Roseanne Barr "singing" the national anthem in 1990, Rick Sutcliffe's drunken 2006 broadcast booth appearance and the San Diego Chicken circa anytime.
Your favorite? Kroc saying: "I've never seen such stupid ball playing in my life."
What is the funniest Padres moment ever?
Padres get no hit by a pictcher on acid in 1970 12% (38)
Owner Ray Kroc says "I've never seen such stupid ballplaying in my life" over the PA system on Opening Day in 1974 30% (97)
Roseanne Barr "sings" the National Anthem in 1990 11% (36)
Rick Sutcliffe drunk in the broadcast booth in 2006 25% (82)
Anytime the San Diego Chicken appears on the field 22% (70)
323 total votes.
As Kroc showed, perhaps the only thing more American than baseball is free speech about baseball.
Here's a sample of what you said about our poll on social media.
@ChickenFriars: "My personal fav is when Padres lost to NY in 98 fans stayed at Qualcomm to give pads a standing O despite the yanks celebrating."
@elEddieG: "Oh man! Bip Roberts dunking a beach ball over center field wall at the Murph didn't make any list!"
@CT2SD: "Funniest? Roseanne's more appropriate for worst list!"
@PeterHarris1963 "Our worst moments are so brutal though. #stillhurts"
From Facebook:
Jim Norr: "BEST??? No question, it was Steve Garvey's homer to right center to make tomorrow possible in the playoff series against Cubbies. So sweet. Still gets to me just remembering the moment."
Ben Verdugo: "I love Hoffman, but three out of the five choices on the worst moments are on him. ... No bueno. Great regular-season reliever though!"
David Crossley: "Holliday STILL hasn't touched the plate."


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It's NBA All-Star Weekend, which means everyone ever associated with the Association is flocking to New Orleans. Not least among them (except maybe in size) is legendary No. 1/2, Li'l Penny, who made quite the name for himself back in the '90s alongside his Orlando Magic sidekick. (Let's be real—Li'l Penny ran the show.) We got a chance to sit down with LP in the Crescent City to hear about his current wherabouts, what he thinks about the NBA, and why we don't get invited to his Super Bowl parties. Check it out.
So where have you been the past couple years? We don't see you anymore.
Well first, let me re-introduce myself. I'm Li'l Penny. LP for short. I'm the greatest of the great. I live larger than large. Back before you were born, me and my man Penny Hardaway were the hottest thing going. He handled business on the court and I was the brains of the operation.
What have I been doing with myself since then? What does someone like me do? That's easy. There's no one else like me. I've been taking some time for me, myself and me. I've got a condo on an aircraft carrier and some prime real estate in the South of France.
I've also got projects. I've made some plans. But I've got the hunger for basketball like a vampire needs blood. And I know it feels the same way about me!


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11 News spoke with Montrose Police Department Chief Tom Chinn about this weekend's tragic shooting that claimed the life of one officer and wounded two others.
Chinn says slain Sgt. David Kinterknecht spent a great deal of time at the police department as a child and that it was his life's dream to become a police officer or a firefighter. The chief says Kinterknecht was involved in the Cadet Program in the 1980s.
"We were happy to have him for the time we had him," Chinn told 11 News. "This is truly a loss to the department, his family and the community." Chinn says counselors, including a specialist from the Front Range, are helping Kinterknecht's co-workers cope with their loss.
Chinn also spoke about Officers Larry Witte and Rodney Ragsdale, the others wounded in Saturday's shooting, "They're all heroes. All police officers in a situation like this have to be heroes to even to do this type of work."
According to the City of Montrose Web site, Kinterknecht had a total of 19 years of service in law enforcement and was hired as a patrol officer for the MPD in December 1996. He was promoted to sergeant in November 2003. During his service with the MPD he received numerous awards and commendations, including a Life Saving Award in 1999 and a Medal of Meritorious Service in 2001. More importantly, he earned the respect and friendship of those who served alongside him.
The Montrose City Council and city staff say on the Web site they're extending their heartfelt condolences to the Kinterknecht family for their tremendous loss.
Funeral arrangements will be posted to the City of Montrose Web site as soon as they are announced. Chinn says that's likely to be sometime this week.
Witte and Ragsdale are both in fair condition and are expected to make a full recovery.
According to the City's Web site, Ragsdale has 18 years of law enforcement experience that include 15 years with the City of Northglenn where he was twice recognized as Field Training Officer of the year. He joined the MPD in August 2008. Witte was hired as a police recruit in May of 2007 and was promoted to officer in August 2007.
The City's Web site says, "Our thoughts and prayers are with each of these officers as they recover from their injuries. We also wish to express our heartfelt gratitude and deepest respect for those who risk their lives each day to serve and protect our community."


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by Marshal M. Rosenthal
Good news, everyone who likes Futurama — Season 7 on Blu-ray includes a special remix of the show's theme performed by its composer Christopher Tyng. He's scored the music for the show from day one (circa 3000), and what he knows about the music from Futurama, we don't. So we got Hypno Toad to make him tell.
Man Cave Daily
So how did you get involved in the music for the show?
Christopher Tyng
Right from the start, Matt [Groening] had a very clear idea of the vibe he was going for with Futurama–the visual aesthetic of the show was going to be a take on the 1950's and 1960's sensibility of what the future was supposed to be like. Matt and I felt that the music should have similar roots, and so we wanted to pay a nod to the "space-age bachelor pad" era–artists like Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Jean-Jaques Perry, Yma Sumac–and all of the sorts of "futuristic" stuff they were doing with orchestras and popular music back then. Synthesizers had just come into vogue around then too–so we knew we'd definitely have theremins, Mellotrons and other vintage funky keyboards galore.
There were also clearly going to be musical nods to the sounds of classic sci-fi and space adventure films and their scores. The other thing that was apparent from the beginning [and has been true ever since] was that the narrative premise of the show allowed for an almost endless diversity in story lines, which in turn has required an incredible diversity of musical styles and scores to support them. And then there's the whole a-thousand-years-in-the-future component; we've had to in some cases invent the sounds of instruments depicted in the show that don't actually exist!
Each episode can often be completely different musically–from the most intimate, to the most wacky, to the most epic space battle themes–that's something that has kept this show really fun to do as a composer.
Man Cave Daily
How do you "score" an episode?
Christopher Tyng
We've scored the show a variety of ways throughout the years–we've used a full orchestra, which we record at the various movie studios' scoring stages; and other times it's just all me in my studio–writing, performing and recording everything. In both cases it starts with me sitting down with Matt and co-creator David Cohen to watch the show "dry"–without any music–and working out where the show needs themes and musical moments to support the action and the story.
Then I head back to my studio where all of the technology functions like a giant "player piano"–I can write and perform thematic ideas in sync with the picture, and the studio records it all–layer after layer. In the end, either what I produce there goes into the show directly, or is handed off to my orchestrator and copyists to prepare the music to be recorded with the orchestra or other additional musicians.
It really comes down to the musical needs of each episode [well, and sometimes the budget that FOX will give us!] Live orchestras are very expensive, and so are a pretty rare opportunity–especially on a TV show. What's been really incredible about having a full orchestra on Futurama for so many of the episodes was the ability to really refine and evolve the score week after week, month after month; that length of time working and growing the sound of the show with the same players–that's something even feature films don't often have.
Man Cave Daily
You did the whole theme yourself, right?
Christopher Tyng
The theme was really just all me in my studio. I performed everything–drums, synths, keyboards; I got a hold of a set of orchestral tubular bells and played them live for the main melody.
Whenever I create a finished track in that way, it usually happens pretty fast; I'll get into this sort of whirlwind flurry of inspiration where I'm just layering in ideas as they come to me, grabbing different instruments, recording, producing and mixing as I go. I'll listen back to something I did that way a few days later and will sometimes be surprised–how did I get THAT sound?? …I think the entire theme was recorded, produced and mixed in about half a day.
Man Cave Daily
And the remix?
Christopher Tyng
A lot of the remix actually came about back when we had the original premiere event for the show. We had only finished the first episode at that point, and I wanted to bring something for the DJ at the premiere to be able to spin during the party that would reinforce for the audience the musical identity that we had created for the show.
The actual TV version of the theme is pretty short–about 30 seconds–and so I wanted to have something a lot longer–and I thought there was a lot in the theme that could be developed and extended in interesting musical directions.
Matt is a big fan of remix artists in general, and was keen on having remixes of the theme as well. So I sampled a bunch of great cast lines from the show to drop in as vocal samples, recorded additional music material based around the theme, and then put my remixing hat on and went to work. That was all then recently reworked a bit and remastered. Matt and I have actually been trying to get FOX to release the remix for a long time, so it could be available to Futurama fans–and finally they agreed!
The Grow Music Project that Tyng is a part of supports new artists by helping them get the attention they deserve by producing and recording their most promising song entirely for free and with no strings attached. It's a way to "pay it forward," he says.
Marshal Rosenthal is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer specializing in technology, consumer electronics and pop culture. Visit his website.
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Members of the High Desert Opera have a crack at this one first. Tara Gatseos, a teacher at Mesa State and personal voice coach, Leah Lyon, the executive director for High Desert Opera and Tarasina Compagni, president of the board at High Desert Opera tried early Thursday morning to sing the crystal wine glass to pieces.
After doing a little research the ladies concluded to effectively break the glass they had to sing at the exact resonence of the glass. To find our what that was they flicked the glass to listen to the sound.
A straw placed in the glass would help indicate when the vocal pitch reached the glasses resonance by how it vibrated.
Unfortunately no-one was able to break the Glass. Laurie Leste, also with High Desert Opera and owner of Willow Pond Bed and Breakfast even gave it a try with the help of an amplifier. To no avail.
Grand Junctions' own Sweet Adeline's also tested the power of thier vocal cords. Also to no avail.
While nobody could break crystal wine glass that doesn't mean it can't be done. Discovery Channel's own Mythbusters tested the theory and found a singer who could reach the right note.
High Desert Oper will be performing soon, here is where you can catch them.
Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Sorcerer" a first on the Western Slope, July 18th @ The Robinson Theatre - Mesa State
2:00 Matinee & 7:30 Evening
July 19th @ The Montrose Pavilion
2:00 Matinee
Ticket information @ highdesertopera.org
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Humans long to connect to nature. We are hardwired to be a part of the whole of our habitat, to breathe in fresh air, to sit under the shade of a tree, to awake to birds, to gaze at a sunset, to wonder at stars. In our busy urban lives of cars and offices and computers, we forget this deeply ingrained part of us. When we do get out in nature, we take deep breathes, reboot, relax and reconnect with our simple humanity.
I think we are finally realizing how important this connection is. It is no wonder concepts such Nature Deficit Disorder, Nature Therapy, and Eco-Psychology have emerged. It is no wonder doctors are prescribing time in nature as medicine, those with illnesses are healed with the friendship of therapy horses and dogs, and schools are slowly adopting environmental education into their curriculums. This awakening gives me great hope.
However, modern media brings to us daily sad truths about the condition of our planet. Concepts like the sixth extinction, global warming, habitat fragmentation and fracking have become part of our general knowledge. The ivory crisis, the illegal wildlife trade, the invasive species epidemic and more are making headlines. This bombardment of bad news can give any of us a case of Eco-phobia, or a feeling of helplessness about our future. Some question whether caring or taking action will make a difference.
Yet, it is clear people care. On September 21st when 400,000 people marched through the streets of New York and thousands marched world-wide demanding attention be paid to global warming, it became clear that the citizens of the world care indeed, and that most people who care are ready to transform that feeling into action.
If I may quote Dr. Jane Goodall, "Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference." We agree.
Oakland Zoo celebrates these notions in us all by launching our new conservation concept, "Action for Wildlife". Through Action for Wildlife, we have a clear platform to illuminate the incredible species we share our planet with, communicate their conservation challenges and introduce our partner organizations that are conserving them. We also celebrate the zoo's own accomplishments using our spectrum of resources to fully support these efforts. Most of all, Action for Wildlife acknowledges you, our community. We aim to engage our visitors, members, students and greater family in joining us to take action for wildlife, and we hope to help inspire actions that make a bigger difference than you can imagine. We believe that our family of 750,000 can make a huge difference in the lives of wild animals.
Just by coming to the zoo, you have taken action for wildlife through Quarters for Conservation, where 25 cents of your entrance fee and a dollar of your membership cost goes to wildlife conservation. Our three new projects, Big Life, Centre ValBio and Ventana Wildlife Society are great examples of outstanding action for wildlife, and each of us can truly help. Big Life supports elephants in Kenya. You can take action for elephants by refusing to purchase ivory, choosing to avoid circuses that use elephants and supporting elephant conservation organizations. You can be inspired the Centre ValBio in Madagascar and conserve lemurs by avoiding the purchase of rosewood. You can help the California condor, like Ventana Wildlife Society, by refraining from hunting with lead bullets and picking up trash.
So join us, your zoo, as we embark on a journey that will bring us closer to who we are meant to be as humans. Let's appreciate wildlife, connect to wildlife and take action for wildlife together.
Please join us on Action for Wildlife Day on Saturday, October 18th at Oakland Zoo. There will be fun, learning, interactive stations, face-painting, a selfie station inspiration for ways that YOU can take action for wildlife. In celebration of this day, two rare experiences will be offered: A tour of our state-of-the-art Veterinary Center and a real Baboon Experience!


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The evil Sheriff Of Nottingham is terrorising the local residents on the orders of the greedy Princess Kardashian.
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A surreal and funny family pantomime based on the famous legend.
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'There's a Risk of Falling Off a Cliff'
Bear Blog: Each day, we'll ask Davos participants for their projections on the world economy – how deep the recession will get, how long it will last and where growth eventually comes from.
Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University economics professor and former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, believes we're in for a nasty year.
"There's going to be a deep recession. And there's a risk of falling off a cliff. The [global] fiscal stimulus is an insurance policy which may not work. The real question is what governments are going to do about the mess in the financial system. What's been pledged so far [for stimulus] is insufficient. But it's going to be futile if it's not part of a larger strategy."
How long will the recession last? "If we're out of [it] by the end of 2009, that's a win. And I think the policy makers would happily take that deal at the moment. It could turn out to be better. But we're worried it could turn out to be worse. I think it's more likely than not that in 2010 we'll see a recovery. But it's not going to be a V-shaped recovery, because there are so many factors weighing on long-term growth. Lots of the problems weighing from the downturn will be playing themselves out for years."
What will get us out after we hit bottom? "One can imagine that US growth will be lower for an extended period. The financial sector, which was one of the most dynamic sectors of the U.S. economy, is never going to be the same. And the way this played out is not looking good for maintaining a vibrant free-market financial system. We'll have higher taxes to pay for a greater redistribution of income and greater social insurance and health care. But recessions end. We may not reach trend growth again for three years — but we'll be growing." — Joellen Perry


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The Design Center was originally created to provide service only to the UNL Teachers College, but in 1987, under Ken's leadership, it was expanded to serve the entire campus. It continues to provide exemplary service to faculty, staff and students. Ken is particularly well known for providing simple, step-by-step directions. For example, several years ago, when email first came into use, he developed index cards with instructions for its use. The first step was "sit down in front of the screen."
Pictured: front row: brother Larry Jensen, mother Millie Jensen, Kenneth Jensen
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½ cup walnuts
16 ounces very good white chocolate, finely chopped
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup medium-diced apricots
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Using a pencil, draw a 8 x 10 inch rectangle on a piece of parchment paper placed on a sheet pan. Turn the parchment paper over so the pencil mark doesn't get into the chocolate.
Place the walnuts in one layer on another sheet pan and bake for 8 minutes. Set aside to cool and then chop roughly into large pieces.
Place 3/4ths of the chocolate in a glass bowl and place it in the microwave on high power for 30 seconds. (Don't trust your microwave timer – time it with your watch.) Stir with a rubber spatula. Put it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds and stir again. Continue to heat and stir every 30 seconds until the chocolate is just melted. Immediately, add the remaining chocolate and allow it to sit at room temperature, stirring often, until it's completely smooth. (If you need to heat it a little more, place it in the microwave for another 15 seconds at a time.)
Pour the melted chocolate onto the parchment paper and spread it lightly into the drawn rectangle. Sprinkle the top evenly with the cooled walnut, the cranberries and apricots. Set aside for at least 2 hours until firm, or refrigerate for 20 minutes. Cut the bark in 16 pieces and serve at room temperature.


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Alpena County Parks Commission
Jeff Kowalski (Chair)
517 227 0961
Stan Mischley (Vice Chair)
Matt Gepford (Secretary)
Karie Bleau (Secretary)
Robert Adrian
Kurt Pratel
Cameron Habermehl
Don Wood
Darrell Spragg
Kim Ludlow
Alpena County Treasurer
Camping fee per night
Rustic lots no power or water $17.00
Regular lots power and/or water $22.00
Lakefront lots, power and/or water $28.00
Extended Rates
Monthly rustic lots no power or water: $500.00
Other Fees
Shower (non camper) $3.00
Pavilion rental $75.00 per day
Dumping station (non camper) $6.00
A frame at Beaver Lake $50.00
Dumping of refuse (non camper)$3.00 per bag
If you would like to submit any pictures of the Alpena County Parks, please email them to Jeff Kowalski along with the caption of the photo and date taken, Thank you!
Camping season is from May 15th to October 15th. Reservations are accepted with depositafter January 1st. Regular reservations must have one (1) nightpaid in advance. Holidayweekends require two (2)nights paid in advance. All deposits are non-refundable.
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The Alpena County Parks Commission meets the second Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Howard Male Conference Room in the Alpena County Courthouse Annex Building, 719 Chisholm Street, in Alpena.
CAMP DEFINITION: a single camp shall mean a single family or group occupying one site. A single family camp is interpreted as the immediate family consisting of one or two parents or guardians and their children. However, up to two additional persons may be considered as part of the family camp if all members of the party sleep within the maximum shelters allowed per camp site as defined below. A single group camp is a non-family group of people and shall not exceed four persons. If additional persons join the camp, it may change the nature of that camp from a single family camp and require additional camp sites to be established. Maximum camping shelters per site are defined as any equipment used to sleep in or upon.
A trailer/vehicle camp site is one tent trailer, travel trailer, self-propelled mobile camper, pick-up camper, plus one tent per site. Children may occupy two tents on the same site as their parents or guardians. Rustic tent-only camp sites can use as many tents as necessary to accommodate the single camp and within the physical limits of the site size. Camping parties may be required to limit the number of tents or purchase additional sites to prevent unnecessary equipment overcrowding.
The Alpena County Parks Commission is in charge of all county parks. The camping rates are set by the Parks Commission each year and are the same for all parks.
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10300 South Leer Road
Posen MI, 49776
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Long Lake Park
10002 Hinks Park Road
Alpena, MI 49707
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Beaver Lake Park
Managers ( Earl and Marcia Martin)
17354 Beaver Lake Park Road
Lachine,MI 49753
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Manning Hill Park
Manning Hill Park
Located 18 miles west of Alpena on M-32 between M-65 North and M-65 South this roadside park features a beautiful view, small pavilion, picnic tables, and rustic restrooms.
Alpena County Park Rules
The Alpena County Parks and Recreation Commission oversees all the County Parks including Beaver Lake, Long Lake and Sunken Lake Park. the camping rates are reviewed, regulated and adjusted as needed by the Parks and Recreation commission on an annual basis. Once the rates have been implemented, they will be the same for all parks.
Camping facilities available from May 15 until October 15th annually. Reservation are accepted after January 1st each year and a deposit of one night stay to be paid in advance. Holiday weekends require two night stay to be paid in advance. Seasonal reservations can be accepted anytime for the current or future camping season.
If cancellation of a reservation is necessary a $10.00 cancellation fee will be charged and the remaining deposit will be refunded. On Holiday weekends when a two night deposit is required a $20.00 cancellation fee will be charged and the remaining deposit will be refunded. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Approved by the Alpena County Parks and Recreation 1/14/16.
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