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Michael Kuz: The Abandoned Alliance ... What Might Come of the U.S. Eschewing its Eastern European AlliesRoundup: Media's Take
Michael Kuz is an instructor at the political-science department of Louisiana State University. He was named Bernard Marcus Fellow by the Institute for Humane Studies in 2011–12 and is an active member of the Philadelphia Society.
Adding insult to injury has become a trademark of President's Obama policies regarding Poland and other Central and Eastern European (CEE) states. After several political jabs and diplomatic mishaps, including referring to Nazi concentration camps as "Polish death camps," he has created considerable tension in relations between the U.S. and the region. Of course, the administration's lack of commitment to strengthening ties with CEE in the short run is a far greater problem for CEE than for the U.S. Still, Obama's policies regarding Russia and the CEE states seem to consist in eschewing some old, faithful allies without acquiring new ones. In the long run, the decline of American influence in the region and the failure of the Russian "reset" will undermine the U.S.'s strategic foreign-policy goals.
"What on earth happened to Sikorski, why has he become so pro-German and pro-EU all of a sudden?" I was recently asked by a renowned British journalist and writer known for his skepticism toward the European Union and his support for the Anglosphere. "He thinks that Barack Obama may be reelected" was my immediate answer.
Indeed, until last year, Radek Sikorski, Poland's minister of foreign affairs and Prime Minister Donald Tusk's most trusted adviser on international matters, was known to be one of the most Atlantic-oriented politicians in Europe. He was educated at Oxford; he wrote for National Review; he was a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; and he is happily married to Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize–winning American writer. Formerly the Polish minister of defense, Sikorski has supported the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan and Poland's participation in both operations.
This commitment to alliance with the U.S. was neither well understood nor welcomed in Western Europe (especially in Paris and Berlin), and it was not fully backed by the Polish public...
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Popular British heavyweight David Price returned to the win column with a first round stoppage of late replacement Istvan Ruzsinszky, who was unable to overcome huge height and reach disparities to land anything of consequence.
The brief encounter took place in Stuttgart.
Price (16-2, 14 knockouts) kept the Hungarian journeyman on the end of multiple left jabs from the start and when he drilled home a solid one two combination Ruzsinszky froze, giving the former Olympic bronze medalist enough time to repeat the dose and score a heavy knockdown.
The 25 year old rose gamely but his equilibrium faltered, forcing the referee's intervention.
"I enjoyed fighting tonight but I didn't get much time," said Price, who weighed in at 248 pounds. "I can only fight what's in front of me and that's what you want to do to an opponent of that caliber. I'm looking forward to staying busy and climbing the rankings."
This was Price's first victory following two shattering losses to American veteran Tony Thompson last year.
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On April 26th, 2014, local and federal agencies will once again partner together to sponsor the Prescription Drug Round Up event for Washoe County. Local law enforcement agencies; the Washoe County Sheriff's Office, Reno Police Department, and Sparks Police Department, collaborate with the DEA, Join Together Northern Nevada, and many other community partners to offer this event to all residents of Washoe County. Our area has held semi-annual Prescription Drug Round Ups since October of 2009. To date, the Round Ups in Washoe County have collected over 1 million prescription pills. More than 130,000 of those pills were in categories that are commonly diverted and abused, such as painkillers and depressants.
Prescription drug abuse has been declared an epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control. Nevada has one of the highest rates in the country of prescription drug overdose deaths – between 2009 and 2011, there were 2,082 prescription drug overdose deaths in Nevada, with 110 of those occurring in Washoe County. A key concern is the fact that prescription medications are so readily available, especially to teens, who are able to access the drugs in unlocked medicine cabinets.
Medications, including household prescription and over the counter pills and liquids, can be dropped off at the Round Up event with no questions asked. Prescription waste or expired/surplus medications from commercial pharmaceutical companies and medical offices are not accepted. Citizens are asked to bring medications in their original containers if possible, and may mark out the patient's name if they wish. In addition, volunteers from Northern Nevada HOPES will be collecting residential sharps and providing information to the community about proper syringe disposal.
Round Up Locations April 26th 10:00am – 2:00pm:
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- Smith's - 750 S. Meadows Blvd
- Scolari's - 8165 S. Virginia St.
- Save Mart - 4995 Kietzke Ln
- Walgreens - 10370 N. McCarran Blvd
- Save Mart - 565 E. Prater Way
- Save Mart - 9750 Pyramid Lakes
Citizens are also encouraged to join in the fight against prescription drug abuse and overdose by responsibly handling their medications in the future. Medications should be kept in a secure, locked location so that they cannot be accessed by anyone other than the patient they are prescribed to. Sharing or selling prescription medications are not only extremely dangerous, but illegal. By reducing the available supply of prescription drugs for abuse, we can save lives in our community.
For those not able to make it to the Round-Up event, permanent prescription drug drop boxes are available at local police departments. Law enforcement would like to remind the community that these drop boxes only accept pills; they do not accept liquids or needles. For information about how to dispose of needles, please contact Northern Nevada HOPES at 786-4673.
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- Reno Police Department – 455 E. 2nd Street, Reno
- Sparks Police Department – 1701 East Prater Way, Sparks
Additional information on the proper disposal of unused or unwanted prescription drugs can be located at www.jtnn.org. If you have any questions regarding the Round-Up event or the drop boxes, you are encouraged to call Reserve Lt. Teresa Aquila at (775) 240-2308.
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From: Chad Smith ------------------------------------------------------ So, did anyone take notes? Are there any Google doc files or dropbox links to share? *- Chad W. Smith*
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=============================================================== From: Tim Youngblood ------------------------------------------------------ Video was taken. Perhaps that is an option.
=============================================================== From: Dan Lyke ------------------------------------------------------ On Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:51:17 -0400 Tim Youngblood wrote: Yeah, I'm guessing you can extract video or at least an audio track from Philip Luckey (said Dan, from several thousand miles away...). Dan
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=============================================================== From: Michael Scholten ------------------------------------------------------ I asked about the video and whether or it was going to be available. He (sadly I'm terrible with names) said he was going to do done minor editing and the give us a link. Not sure how long though... On another note, great meeting everyone! -Michael
=============================================================== From: Mike Harrison ------------------------------------------------------ Some notes were written on the walls, in marker and pencil by short and tall. Ideas were presented, mostly meeting space, no welding, or flames, just in case. Pillip Luckey filmed and recorded, but sometimes a few words are ordered. Some open storage was suggested, a place to share and learn was tested. No idea took major hold, Nor was tossed out in the cold. Some assets; Bandwidth and digital space make some interest in the space. The meme to create content, not just consume soon pervaded the entire room. Mike wrote on the wall: Creative Commons licensing for all. They seek a convergence of many groups, artists and geeks to explore some roots. As public neutral common space, it offered possibilities to embrace. Access,. maybe 24/7 to the place. Al last we broke into a banter, roving groups all a chatter. Adjourning to the Pickel Barrel, we drank and feasted, as if feral. With ideas burbling in our heads, we all went home to sleep in beds. -----------------------------------
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=============================================================== From: Michael Scholten ------------------------------------------------------ Ideas burbling in your heads and beer gurgling in your stomachs? -Michael
=============================================================== From: Chad Smith ------------------------------------------------------ Clever and insightful, Sakes alive On Slashdot surely I'd give Plus Five Thank you for the minutes rhyme I sure that must have taken time My meter sucks and my rhymes are overused This isn't a poem as much as it is abuse So I will stop trying to reply in kind And just say thanks for the report. Did ever notice that nothing really rhymes with "poem"? Odd, huh? *- Chad W. Smith*
=============================================================== From: Tim Youngblood ------------------------------------------------------ Loam? def. A specific type of soil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loam
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CALAIS Janice (Chandler) Morse, 79, of Calais, Vt., passed away at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vt., on Feb. 19, 2013, with her sons and her husband of 61 years at her bedside. She fought a long and courageous battle with Sjogrens syndrome.
Born in Montpelier, Vt., on Dec. 10, 1933, she was the daughter of Clarence and Mary (Sicely) Chandler. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1951. She was an accomplished seamstress and freelance bookkeeper. She was loved by her family and many dear friends for her good nature, generosity and fond company.
She enjoyed traveling with her nieces, Lucille, Janice, Sue, Hope and Prudence. Many of her days were shared with lifetime friend Eva Morse. In addition to her husband, Stanley Morse, she is survived by two sons, Brent Morse, of Barre, Vt., and Darryl Morse, of Calais, Vt.; three grandchildren, Angela Morse, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., Erica Morse, of Burlington, Vt., and Jack Morse, of Wellesley, Mass.; as well as three generations of nieces and nephews.
Her siblings, Gordon Chandler, Eunice Carpenter and Mildred Chandler, predeceased her.
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Editor's Note: Please note that events may have changed since this story was written.
The empty space left by the death of a young person seems somehow larger—perhaps because we sense not only the absence of who he was, but also of who he could have become. This emptiness can engulf an entire community, even a nation, when the death is unjust.
On Feb. 26, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American high school student, was fatally shot on his way home from the convenience store. He carried a package of Skittles and an iced tea. He had no weapons. His killer, George Zimmerman (a neighborhood watch member more than 100 pounds heavier than Trayvon and armed with a semi-automatic pistol) still has not been arrested because he claims he shot Trayvon in self-defense.
Evidence of misconduct has clouded the case: an officer told a witness her story was incorrect. Police did not test Zimmerman for drugs or alcohol when they arrived on the scene. Tapes of a 911 operator telling Zimmerman not to pursue Trayvon were withheld from the public.
We must ask ourselves—Why would police take the word of a man holding a pistol over the body of a boy? Why would a witness' story be changed? Why is 13-year-old Austin, an African-American neighbor, afraid he will be stereotyped by neighborhood watch members and police just as Martin was?
Some of these questions will be answered by investigators. Other questions—the deeper, more disturbing ones that ask about equality and intolerance—must be answered within our classrooms and our courtrooms. These dark questions have grown from our living rooms and our televisions. Their very existence attests that we, as a nation, are failing our Trayvon Martins.
A recent study by the Office for Civil Rights shows that the percentage of young black men suspended from school (as Martin was) is far greater than that of their peers. Another study, by The Sentencing Project, examines vastly disproportionate rates of incarceration for African-American men. We should be asking ourselves why these disparities exist.
Trayvon Martin was not a victim of Zimmerman alone. He was a victim of the lopsided school system that suspended him. He was a victim of a police force that assumes first that young black men are guilty. He was a victim of legislation, like Florida's Stand Your Ground law, that gives citizens the unfettered right to kill if they feel threatened in any way.
Tomorrow, look around your classroom. Do you have any Trayvon Martins? As an educator, you have the power to stave off the emptiness of Trayvon's death. Talk to your students about racism. Question legislation that endorses vigilantism. Speak up against police inaction. Champion your students' rights.
Nothing will fully fill the void Zimmerman created in the lives of Trayvon's family, friends and teachers. But Trayvon's empty desk can become a symbol of awareness and change—a sign to our society that the current state of affairs is not acceptable.
Pettway is associate editor for Teaching Tolerance.
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Give me a major break. This
Before the end of the school
Before the end of the school day yesterday, I told my 6th grade son that we would be going to a rally for Trayvon Martin at a nearby park after school. Apparently my son mentioned it to his teacher.He told me that his teacher (my colleague; I teach at the same school) told him that there would probably be fights breaking out at the event. (My son, by the way, is the only African American male in his class for gifted children. The lack of representation of black children in programs for the gifted is a whole other issue....) My 7th grade nephew (also African American)walks about a mile each day from his school to my school when he gets out. Last week he told me that a woman locked her car door as he walked by on his way to my school. He didn't understand why she felt the need to do so. I, though, knew that "it" was happening. At the age of 12, my nephew was now being perceived as a potential threat to society. He, too, though, was afraid to go to the rally. Why? Because a (white) teacher perpetuated the racially-misguided (a polite way of saying "racist") fear that if a group of people of color congregate in large numbers, than there is sure to be a riot or fights breaking out in due time. I had to remind my boys that if Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King--and all the people before and after them of all shades of color--hadn't stood up for justice, our nation would be further behind than we already are. Similarly, I reminded them that women had to stand up and fight for equal rights and justice, too. All of these people had doubts and fears. However, as it is written on the concentration camp memorial wall at Dachau, if I don't stand up and speak, who will be left to stand up for me? We must tear down the walls of fear of those who look different from ourselves, break down the stereotypes, and stand up together for justice and equality for all. We can't wait for someone else to do it either. We have to do it ourselves, and we must teach and empower our children to do the same. By the way, the rally was peaceful and inspiring, and my children (including another classmate of my son who accompanied us--after first receiving parental permission) were very glad that we attended. Sometimes fears can be overcome, simply by exposing one to that which s/he fears....
I'm having a hard time NOT
I'm having a hard time NOT seeing race as at least part of the reason for this teen's killing. This is NOT a color-blind world though many people would like to be in denial and say it is. The police held this boy's body for 3 days without contacting parents (he had a cell phone on him); they let the killer go without drug testing (though the corpse was tested); WITH his gun; and he has not been arrested to this day. The 911 call WAS held from the parents until they sued to obtain it: On the 911 call we hear this young man called "probably on drugs"; "these a__holes always get away"; suspiciously up to something; and F___g goon or coon (take your pick, neither is a neutral term of endearment). There is every reason to think race played some part in this man's biases. It doesn't matter if he's a white Hispanic or how many Black children he mentored. He can still stereotype someone and he obviously did, then killed them. He brought a gun, as many cowards do; to make them feel more powerful. If you accost someone; they fight back and you lose the fight; then you use a gun and they only have skittles... I think you're a coward, and possibly a murderer.
I do not think that most
I do not think that most people in the world understands the way African Americans are still being treated today. There is still racism and unfairness. I have two adult sons and I recall one day when my son said to me during a conversation, "Mom, you just don't know." I asked that he explain and he told me some of the things that he was challenged with in school. No, my sons were not students with behavioral issues. Of course, as a parent, one would believe that educators and individuals in certain positions would have the best interest of those being served. Later, as I have been a part of the education system and worked previously in a high school, I was disappointed with the way our youth are treated, especially black students. I can truly admit, that my son's words resonate because of what I have experienced as an adult working in the educational system. Parents beware, get involved and more than anything communicate.
i am a student and i
i am a student and i understand fully what your son is going through. i face these challenges everyday.
Time will tell how this all
Time will tell how this all plays out. Sometimes we are all to quick to judge. Today I would say we all hurting Boys , girls and all others of society when we jump because of the color. I believe it is time to remember Martin Luther Kings message. We cannot hate each other. It is sad to say that schools fail all our children today when they are poorly funded and the teachers way to overworked. It is time for all of us to stand up and say we all are human with no one having the right to to look down on anyone because they are different. All involved should be just as fast to jump up with concern no matter if the person is White, Black, Hispanic or any other culture. Taking faith and disipline out of our laws and schools have changed the way our children view life today. I again ask all of us to stop the color talk and address that all of us are important with equal rights. Lets ALL step up for others of all races when a we see an injustice. This hate must stop. Thanks for letting me and others have a voice.
Trayvon's death is beyond a
Trayvon's death is beyond a tragedy. But don't blame his death on his suspension. Blame it on a power tripping man who is sadly protected by a bad law. Is the stand your ground law anti-black. No! It's simply a bad law that was abused. Don't try to persuade me to think about this racially.
Tolerance would say that we
Tolerance would say that we need to look at the people and the situation without putting race into it automatically. I think it is a tragedy that the promise of this young man has ended too soon.
I am not quick to assume it was a racially motivated incident. I believe that Trayvon was frightened and that Mr. Zimmerman was frightened and they reacted poorly to each other and this is how it ended. It is the lesson we all try to teach our young children- use your words. What if they had spoken to each other? "Hey I haven't seen you around these parts are you new to the area?" and Trayvon would have said "Naw just walking through coming from the store - want a skittle?" This is tolerance.
I hate to hear people try to defame Trayvon- he's been suspended from school, but I also hate to see them defame Mr.Zimmerman also. I don't think he set out to kill a teenager that night.
I would not jump to the conclusion that just because Trayvon happened to be black that it was a racially motivated killing. I really think it may have been an instance where the gun law is the problem-- without the gun this would have been resolved differently. Unfortuntely the gun made Mr. Zimmerman more bold- he should have gone home and let the police do their job.
I think avoidance would say
I think avoidance would say that we shouldn't consider race as a factor, not tolerance. It's not being "put into" the situation, as you describe; it's there, and it's up to us to acknowledge and talk about patterns of violence and oppression and teach young people about it, as unfortunate a reality as it is.
In reply to Tracee "Tolerance
In reply to Tracee "Tolerance would say that...", I agree that this situation is possibly ignorance and fear driven. I absolutely agree that Zimmerman was behaving boldly because of his gun and should have listened to the 911 dispatcher and NOT pursued Trayvon. Instead, he may have possibly chosen to play Marshall Matt Dillon and unfortunately became a deadly Barney Fife.I wonder how Zimmerman feels now? I guess we don't really know what was in the heart of either of the 2. We can hope that true justice will be served (whatever that may be) and lessons will be learned.
Sadly, as known so far,
Sadly, as known so far, George Zimmerman's actions and the subsequent officials actions make this incident seem characteristic of a lynching. I am ashamed that this happened! I was listening to an elementary mujsic assembly where everyone was singing Woodie Guthrie's song, "This Land is my land, this land is your land" and I felt like crying and calling out Trayvon's name. I hope justice prevails.
We need to question why
We need to question why anyone would sanction a "wannabe' carrying a weapon. We also need to support anti-bias education in all law enforcement training programs. I don't mean just anti-profiling but in-depth understanding of each individual's personal, unrecognized biases.of course the training would not help neighborhood watch because they should not be playing cops in the first place. It might however address the errors that seem to crop up in this investigation by hopefully professionals law enforcement.
I've been reading the various
I've been reading the various comments posted on this site and I'm not sure if all the information has been presented by the media. for another perspective: http://www.examiner.com/charleston-conservative-in-charleston-sc/zimmerman-was-on-the-ground-being-punched-when-he-shot-trayvon-martin
The reason why some folks carry weapons (not necessarily George Zimmerman) is for self defense. I'm not familiar with the neighborhood where the shooting took place but it seems, from what I read, that it was a high crime area. I think common sense dictates that you become aware of your surroundings.
The crime was a hate crime,
The crime was a hate crime, and the police handled this in a totally bigoted manner. And what about the death of Shaima Alwadi in San Diego, CA -- a Muslim mother of 5 who was beaten to death, probably targeted by her choice to wear a hijab (headcovering). Are people who "keep plain" going to be targeted because of the clothing they wear? Bring on the hoodies and the hijabs.
Every single person in North America came here as an immigrant. When are people going to wake up and realize that? On one side of my family, I had 8 ancestors on the Mayflower, and when they got here, THEY didn't speak the local language! (And they would not have survived if the existing residents hadn't helped them.) On the other side of my family, my great grandparents came through Ellis Island from Switzerland, and THEY didn't speak the local language either.
Where is tolerance in our society? Where is justice? Why are people being victims of violence because of their race, religion, gender or gender orientation, disability or the clothing they are or are not wearing? What's wrong with US? (pun intended)
Has Any One Seen
Has Any One Seen Justice-
Where is she?
If any time we need her, we need her Now!
Noticing often how Justice is rarely found
They say I got the right to remain silent
All other rights, they easily take back…
Senseless acts!
Trayvon was on his way home with a drink and a snack.
Where is Justice Oh! Where is she?
Sick mind of a man kills and still allowed to roam free
Sad but so true …this runs deep into our history
American History when black men and women were Strange Fruit on trees
Where is Justice? Oh! Where could she be!
Racism rears its ugly head at a Black youth…
With a drink, some skittles, wearing a hoodie
Damn! I just described me
Is my life in danger…and if so…why should that be?
The facts are …Justice ain't around
And the law helps hide her from me
Her ass suppose to be blind… but she see who she want to see
This is a travesty!
Because of the color of my skin, style of my hair, clothes that I wear
What trickery makes you stop, look, and stare…
As if my very existence is your personal cross to bear
All the while I continue to look for Justice in the Land of the Brave
Home of the Free!
Hey if you see Justice….tell her…she needs to Find ME!
written by Mark W. Carter
dedicated to:the Martin Family
I hear your frustration - not
I hear your frustration - not knowing your age. I will encourage you to SUCCEED.
The best revenge is a life well lived. Do not succumb to others telling you that you are less based on the color of your skin or the place you live in. Make your school, your home and your community a refuge from hate.
Hi Mark, I trust you will
Hi Mark, I trust you will sent this piece to the Martin family, they will appreciate it.
I'd also like to share it, but will wait for your response.
Great job, I know it came
Great job, I know it came from your heart.
A beautiful, powerful
A beautiful, powerful response and homage, Mark. May I please share it?
The first thing we must NOT
The first thing we must NOT do is rush to judgement. We are still in a country where you are innocent until proven guilty. I do not know all the facts of the case and am waiting to here them. What we don't need is leaders in education writing inflamatory pieces. Does disparity, in life, exist? Absolutely and we should be, as those molding young minds, the first line to say that that disparity should NOT exist and lift up our voices. But again, we do not know all the facts and quoting a study done on suspensions, again without knowing why Treyvon was suspended, does not teach anyone to dig for information and verifiable facts. It does teach that we need to write a slanted article exonerating Treyvon because he was a victim every step of the way and every action taken was beyond his control. It also teaches that the police are not arbitrators of justice, but only those of us with a dry erase board. We should stand for justice. We should instill it in our students. We should exemplify it in our classrooms. AND we should guide students to critical thinking and searching for ALL sides of a story. Knowledge, REAL knowledge is power and our students deserve nothing less.
Thank you for your voice of
Thank you for your voice of reason.
This event was a terrible tragedy that is undeniable. A family has lost a loved one, which cannot be trivialized. We have only seen the biased, agenda driven Media's story. To make assumptions based on Media's slanted agenda which serves only one purpose, to sell news, is dangerous.
What screams for attention to me is the danger of vigilante justice. Why was a Neighborhood Watch member armed and ready to kill? From what we've been told there is no excuse for what Zimmerman did, it is heinous and deplorable. Just like any other mother, I want a child murderer to receive swift condemnation. What we must be careful of is using his same self-serving judgment to condemn him. We deserve that he be granted the same justice all U.S. citizens are guaranteed. That's the equality we fight for, right? We must look beyond our emotions to search for the truth.
The first time I saw this report on the news, it did include the 911 recording of the police telling this man not to pursue the person. Now the Media is trying to vilify the police with the lie that it was withheld.
Be very careful to not make final judgment based upon what the corrupt Media wants you to believe.
I agree that what "screams
I agree that what "screams for attention to me is the danger of vigilante justice." Or in this case, just vigilantes. Why is an armed, "wann-be superhero" carrying a weapon? What also screams for attention to me is wondering how far we have come from Emmett Till (and if we have at all)?
The one thing I question in the article however, is the line: "He was a victim of the lopsided school system that suspended him." My critical/questioning side says, "Do we know that the school system was lopsided?" It might well have been. There is no denying that many schools and the justice system have their biases. I don't question that for a minute. I also know, however, that like some of my students, sometimes students get suspended for good reasons. It happens. At the same time, there is no cause and effect between getting suspended and getting shot for what would seem to be no good reason. What happened to this young man was inexcusable, but unlike the article, I want to be careful about blaming the school. It seem that the person to blame is still at large--and is likely to remain that way until Florida and states like it get their house in order and get rid of ridiculous, "Stand your ground laws."
Respectfully submitted.
I agree...we are jumping to
I agree...we are jumping to actions of retaliation when we don't know all the circumstances. We are becomming what we are accusing his assilant to be, a group that "fires off" their mouths before finding out what the situation really is.
Who are you referring to when
Who are you referring to when you "we". I don't see any group jumping to actions of retaliation. I see groups asking for justice, looking for answers, seeking fairness. I can't blame Travyon's parents for speaking out. How many young black youth have been killed, assaulted, gone missing and no one takes notice. Now that there is a family who is speaking up for their son that's a problem. I hope that from now on every family that has in injustice done to a child will speak out and law enforcement will do their jobs unbiased.
It is true, one should never
It is true, one should never rush to judgement, however, the police contradicted witnesses. That is forbidden in police investigations!
The police violated a dozen policies in not drug and alcohol testing the shooter, it's only THE LAW.
Indeed, the investigation has been widely reported in all press outlets as horrifically flawed.
So, now we'll have to wait for the federal investigation to be completed, as the local police screwed up the investigation so badly that their investigation is useless.
What truly shocks me is the blame the victim action currently going on.
When I was in school, many decades ago, I was suspended a few times. If I were black, should I have been gunned down in the street when I was not committing any crime?
Honestly, the only lesson that community has given youngsters is this: If you're out alone and black, carry an illegal firearm, lest you be gunned down on the street and totally defenseless.
We must also NOT act as if
We must also NOT act as if this is "post racial" society and ignore the FACTs that Treyvon was armed with Skittles and an iced tea; and had not committed a crime when he was stereotyped by a biased eye, as one of them that "they always get away," and as suspicious while being Black. Thus, creating a dangerous incident that went somehow wrong and ended with the FACT that he is dead. Black young men need to know the truth of how they are (sometimes) viewed in this society. The truth may, sadly, take their innocence; but it also may save their lives. That is one side of the story no matter what else is found out.
I agree, We do need all the
I agree, We do need all the facts before jumping to conclusions. The one thing that keeps gnawing at me though is this: Would an arrest have been made if the shooter were a young black man and the victim were an unarmed white man?
I have to agree with you.
I have to agree with you. Being white I have been the recipient of reverse discriminatin in an predominately hispanic community. I think racism is everywhere but we need to continue educating our children about doing the right thing. Everyone is created equal and should be treated as such. It is hard to judge what went on without knowing all of the facts. It is unfortunate this young man had to lose his life, but I think society needs to take a step back and get the facts before jumping to conclusions.
Your point is well taken. We
Your point is well taken. We must not rush to judgement. My observation has not been a blind one however. I have been following several stories including listening to the original 911 calls where the gunned man was told several times not to do anything.
Having taught about the
Having taught about the tragedy of Emmit Till, this breaks my heart. It is far too easy in our society to have white males feel "threatened" by black males. There is a perverse history to this that clouds the facts. Numerous negative pictures will most likely be painted about Trayvon Martin, but the fact must remain that he was murdered. Teachers,educate your students. Fit such horrific events in with the Common Core Standards and remember the importance of civility and values.
Powerful message
Powerful message here...Travyon's death is indeed a sounding alarm that must be heeded--to prevent future tragedies and to permanently end the racism that incited his murder.
Thank you. I am a mother of
This death should be known by
This death should be known by everyone nationally as racism.
You should not be killed just by what color your skin is or if your hood is up.
Everyone should be viewed equally!
The Trayvon Martin case has
The Trayvon Martin case has been the topic of discussion in my Humanities classes for the past several days. Fresh off a unit on the American Civil Rights Movement, my sophomores have been drawing parallels between the death of Emmett Till and the Martin case. Many students have been so moved by Trayvon's story that they have drafted letters to legislators and officials in Florida demanding justice for the Martins.
GREAT! connection. I just
GREAT! connection. I just asked myself how can I incorporate Trayvon's story into my composition classes. For my expository writing class I intend to have my student's compose a persuasive essay convincing the Florida police that they have made a mistake and/or convincing America that Zimmerman is not guilty of a crime. They will also have the opportunity to write a proposal.
For my argument based research class I intend on having students research Trayvon's story and compose a problem solution paper. I also intend on hosting a debate within both classroom settings.
I am working on the same
I am working on the same thing with my 6th grade students. We've been following the story very closely. It's great to hear other educators getting their students involved in this discussion. Have you thought about having your students wear hoodies one day in support of this story? I've been reading and hearing about other schools that have so I think I'm going to propose it to my admin.
Be careful proposing a hoodie
Be careful proposing a hoodie day. I'm a teacher at a charter school with a fairly strict dress code who did the same on behalf of my 8th grade class. The superintendent disagreed, and I'm currently at home on a 2 day suspension.
Make that fired. But good
Brooke - My students are
Brooke - My students are organizing a plan of action to help/show support/gain attention for an individual or group whose rights have been violated (ties in with our Civil Rights Unit). Obviously the Martin case was at the top of our list, but a few students have expressed interest in looking into your case. Let us know if there is anything specific we can do. Otherwise, we'll be brainstorming for the next couple of weeks! Be strong.
Brooke, if it is in fact the
Brooke, if it is in fact the case that you were fired, I encourage you to seek the advice of a lawyer.
Brooke, what I am reading is
I am sorry this happen to
I am sorry this happen to you, however I applaud you for your courage and for standing up for justice and Tayvon. You deserve the teacher of the year award. Shame on your superintendent!
we wil be doing that in my
we wil be doing that in my school no matter what the superintendant says... we will be standing up for our rights.
SHAME..! SHAME..! SHAME...on
SHAME..! SHAME..! SHAME...on your Superintendent..! Raising social consciousness is a HUGE part of a teacher's job. EXCELLENT teachers are constantly and consistently teaching students within a school setting to be tolerant toward each other, and to be socially aware and socially responsible citizens. EXCELLENT teachers constantly and consistently students' prior knowledge and current experiences to scaffold what they already know with what they must master to be well-balanced and mature scholars and individuals. Hoodie Marches or Hoodie Days are today's "sit-ins", "marches" or "boycotts", all of which were planned, supported and orchestrated by students of not-so long ago. Shame on a Superintendent who hides behind a "fairly strict dress code" to avoid the reality of Trayvon Martin's unjustified death, and who chooses instead to operate in denial of this momentous teachable moment to have a conversation about the racism that is very real in this Country. Just another reason why I AM NOT in favor of Charter schools which are in my opinion models for intolerance and segregation in and of themselves. I am sorry that you have been suspended for two days...your students have probably learned a lesson that was not worth teaching, and one that they will probably never forget.
I cannot believe this is 2012
I cannot believe this is 2012 and this disgusting and sad display of neglectful injustice is still going on. It makes me think that we have not moved far at all from the Jim Crow days. America needs to wake up and see that a young boy had his life snatched from him because of someone else's sick unfounded racist suspicion and it is okay with some!! SO SAD!!!
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|Some words of wisdom
|30 Sep 2013
I had an epiphany during my birthday last week, which led to writing these words of wisdom: In photography, you don't really take a moment to capture something but to capture something in that moment.
Thank you to all the people who granted my request and made Facebook/Instagram artworks with my quote on them. :) You all made my birthday.
CATEGORY: // Ideas
DISCUSSION: 2 Comments
|You and your brand spanking new DSLR
|23 Sep 2011
So you got yourself a new DSLR (I hope it's a Canon) and now you're thinking of posting lots of kick-ass shots to impress your Facebook friends.
If you're new to photography, prepare for a good amount of feelings of frustration to produce mind-blowing shots. Tip: Those shots don't come very often even to professionals so take it easy. You have to prepare for some pressure too since your friends are expecting A LOT from you. They think your expensive camera will turn them into gods and goddesses. Tip: Tell them you're not a miracle worker. By the way, I'm not trying to scare you, these feelings are normal.
Without further ado, here's a little guide from me to you:
1. Set your camera to full auto mode. You'll get a 99% chance that your shots will turn out good. Good- meaning well exposed (not too light and not too dark) and sharp focus.
2. When you're in a gathering, say a wedding, a birthday party or a simple Friday get together with friends- KEEP ON SHOOTING. Your friends will be aching to change their profile pictures through your generosity. So a good head shot or half-body picture would suffice. Also, take three consecutive shots each. At least in one of those three pictures you'll capture your friend with his/her eyes open.
3. Don't count before you shoot. Try to say the golden word: "smile" and click. Fast and easy. If you have to beg, crack a joke to make your subject smile, but do it while you're pointing the camera. Anticipate that 1 second laugh because you'll lose it if you still have to point, zoom, focus and click.
4. Learn to shoot while you're laughing. During discussions, debates, gossiping sessions- there will always be laughter in between. Teach your body to click the camera every time you laugh. Use your body as a trigger and shoot the laughing person in front of you. The pictures you'll get will not be as great as a Manila sunset shot but your friends will treasure that moment of laughter.
5. Shoot a lot. There is no shortcut. We, professionals, make at least 1000 clicks per wedding and that can go as high as 20,000. However, we only need 200-300 good shots per wedding. I have to add, however, a good shot should make you smile because you captured it.
6. Most friends aren't really after earth-shattering shots, they just want to see their faces on Facebook so that they may tag themselves.
Your DSLR is your best friend. There will come a time when you'll be able to capture a newsworthy shot and say this to yourself: "I'm glad I had my DSLR with me when it happened."
|911-1111 Love on Delivery
|11 Sep 2011
The idea behind this video is about 9/11. It's been ten years since the big tragedy in New York and my heart goes out to those who perished and whose lives were never the same again.
So I was thinking since today is 9/11/11, instead of dwelling on hate and thinking about fear, why don't we have fun and think about love? 911-1111 is the number of Pizza Hut delivery in the Philippines. Here's Gan & Mark. Let us show you how pizza can turn things around.
This was NOT based on a true story, but definitely made with true love. This was NOT sponsored by Pizza Hut, but the pizza surely made us happy. We don't advise picking up random pizza delivery guys. I'm NOT a videographer but this was very exciting and refreshing to do. :)
And I'm sorry if I made you hungry.
CATEGORY: // Ideas, // Prenup (Engagement), // Stories
DISCUSSION: 1 Comment
|LOVE Day: Love is all around
|15 Feb 2010
One of the main reasons why I'm into weddings is because I want to experience love on a daily basis. Call me romantic or anything but I'm sure you can't deny that we feel good every time we experience love.
Anyway, I don't have a wedding today so Erron and I decided to go around Manila and see what it is like outside on LOVE Day.
There were typical family and lovers on a date – enjoying each other.
There were entertainments – free entertainment at Luneta for lovers to enjoy. If you really enjoyed the music, you can either make a donation or avail of their massage services. Cool, right? :)
Around Luneta park, you'll see different stuff being sold. It was very interesting that selling has been very innovative and creative. Mr balloon man here has a very nice costume. The lady was offering talking roses.
Kids were around either playing or simply enjoying the sun while eating snacks.
My last stop was to visit some friends while they were working. Veluz, Nico and the whole team were at San Agustin. As usual, the gown was so beautiful.
Since I'm there already, it would be very hard for me to resist to do what I do best. :)
Beautiful day indeed! :)
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|High-key and Low-key: Louie & Larissa
|04 Feb 2010
Some of the shots I experimented with on my last wedding. Enjoy! :)
CATEGORY: // Ideas, // Others, // Weddings
DISCUSSION: 7 Comments
|Beauty & Story
|28 Jan 2010
In our 10 years of doing wedding photography as a profession, our couples loved how we tell their story. From our point of view, we continuously look for different perspectives.
Aside from the story, we also focus on beauty. That's what we love about weddings, the couple does everything to make everything beautiful which makes our job a lot easier. It's also not a secret that all brides have a magical beauty on their wedding day.
Lately, I've been blessed with beautiful brides.
We also tried several editing techniques and gadgets to improve the quality of our pictures. But the quality of an image can't rely so much on techniques and equipment but more on the ability to observe and notice.
We are very much into what is real. It's elegant in itself.
CATEGORY: // Ideas, // Others
DISCUSSION: Leave a comment
|Finding a Good Start for 2010
|04 Jan 2010
I want to do a top 20 or even top 100 images for 09 but I figured it's not a good time to do that because of so many weddings I'm covering this time.
Anyway, I started the year with a portrait of my family and this is my favorite.
If you want a good start, start with your family. :)
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DISCUSSION: 4 Comments
|Totally Rad Dirty Pictures
|27 Aug 2009
Applied Starla Fontaine
Applied a combination of Lola Lovespell and Cinnamon Windsor
Applied a combination of Sapphire Velvet and Roxie Glitterhips
For photographers: Totally Rad
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DISCUSSION: 4 Comments
|Hidden colors of Manila
|18 Aug 2009
I had an early city walk around Manila last Thursday and found some striking colors along the streets. You don't see the following colors but they are there if you try to notice them.
Now if you look around your place and you get frustrated because you didn't see as striking as the above, Photoshop can help you. All you need is a vision. :)
Pink chains? But they are nice to look at. :)
CATEGORY: // Ideas, // Others
DISCUSSION: 2 Comments
|How to become the (UN)official photographer
|27 Jul 2009
You may have purchased your first digital SLR and have been shooting almost everything in sight to learn everything about your camera. You may have even attended a photography class. You are now attending a friend or relative's wedding and you feel you want to prove that you can also do what the official photographer can do.
I'm here to give you some tips on how to become an effective (UN)official photographer.
First, I have to remind you that the couple has made a considerable investment on their photographer to capture everything according to their style and budget. Scrambling for position with the official photographer would be a bad idea. The couple also intended you to enjoy their wedding. So, just enjoy the wedding.
Tip no. 1 – Shoot the things or moments that the photographer is not shooting. We can't be in all places at all times, so you have many choices on what to shoot.
Tip no. 2 – Wait and watch the photographer move and position. That alone is a learning experience. Shoot the photographer while at work. Most couples can't see how we work and it would be nice to document it.
Tip no. 3 – Shoot at a different angle. Different from usual eye-level shot.
We, photographers shoot at low level or we use a chair to get a high level shot.
Tip no. 4 – If the photographer is doing the pictorial with the couple, better not shoot there. But if you insist, concentrate more on in-between poses. Those are natural moments most couple would love to see.
Tip no. 5 – Use one fixed lens. A 50mm/1.8 is a very cheap lens and is very good. Your natural instinct is that you may feel you are limited a certain angle. Most photographers use zooms during weddings. No zooms have 1.8 aperture, so you have an advantage already. Work within the limitation of a fixed lens and you'll discover that it has no limitations after all. :)
For photo journalistic shots, fixed lens has its advantage. For moments that happen in split-second, we don't have the time to zoom and recompose. If we do that, we miss the moment already. Our eyes are trained already in different focal length which means if we feel a moment is about to happen, even if we are not looking at the viewfinder, we know already how to compose. Zooms gives us too many decisions to make, which are unnecessary for split-second moments.
Tip no. 6 – Shoot the people around you. Have fun with the camera with your friends. Do your own pictorial. We are mostly concentrated on the couple and we just do a few poses of other guests. All guests prepared a lot for the wedding and they would want as much pictures as possible. It would also be nice to put those on facebook! :)
Tip no. 7 – Shoot a lot of details. Shoot the flowers, decorations, everything you think the couple have spent on. We also shoot that but it would be a nice practice should you become the official photographer in the future.
Tip no. 8 – Invest a lot of time in selecting and post production. This is the hard part but even if you have the best camera and best lens, you still have to push a little to reveal the real impact of your photos.
Tip no. 9 – Print it. We are in the digital world and most pictures are left unprinted. Have them printed or at least a few favorite ones.
Tip no. 10 – Seek critique from friends. This is the only way to learn. Seeking critique from professional photographers is a good option. For weddings, it is more valuable to hear the opinion of friends and relatives.
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A judge has refused to reduce bail conditions for a Concord man accused of severely beating his girlfriend's 1-year-old daughter.
Scott Diberto, 25, was charged with assault and child endangerment Feb. 12.
The Concord Monitor reports that a judge denied his attorney's request Thursday to lower his bail from $500,000 to $5,000 after prosecutors described the baby's injuries.
Deputy County Attorney Catherine Ruffle called it a case of extreme abuse that left the 14-month-old blind and incapable of purposeful movement.
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ECLAC Study Looks at Energy-Climate Change Interface for Central America Through 2100
December 2011: A recently-released sectoral study by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on energy and climate change in Central America looks at the probable impact of climate change on the evolution of its energy sector during two periods, the present through 2020, and 2021-2100. The study concludes that the main cost of climate change on Central America's energy sector may be a decrease in hydropower production, the region's main indigenous energy source, due to the decline and increased variability of rainfall patterns.
The ECLAC study points out that assessing climate change impacts requires long time horizons, whereas most energy development scenarios for developing countries, including those of Central America, tend to look only 15 or 20 years into the future. This study looked at probable impacts based on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios and built long-term energy development scenarios for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama that include inputs from ECLAC's Economics of Climate Change in Central America (ECCCA) project, which calculated the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that would result and evaluated several mitigation strategies.
The study estimates that over 2010-2100, regional average per-capita energy consumption will either double, triple or quintuple under the three economic scenarios used, with Belize, Costa Rica and Panama likely to have per capita consumption rates 2-3 times higher than those of the other four countries. The study suggests increased dependence on external energy supplies, particularly from 2040 onward. It predicts that consumption of traditional biomass for household use will fall drastically, while increasing urbanization will increase dependence on electricity and petroleum derivatives, principally in passenger and cargo land transport. While the study suggests substantial expansion of the region's 22,000 megawatts (MW) hydropower potential in the early decades of the 21st century, this trend likely will taper off in the second half of the century as a result of precipitation changes, particularly in the five nations in the northern portion of the isthmus.
The report makes several recommendations, including greater emphasis, strengthening and institutionalization of energy efficiency and renewable energy development programs, with periodic evaluations and adjustments, and greater focus on transport and climate change options, such as policies to decrease transport demand and favor transport modes that consume less energy and are less contaminating. [ECLAC abstract (Spanish)] [Publication: Estudio sectorial regional sobre energía y cambio climático en Centroamérica (Spanish)]


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Get festive this Holiday season with the Child's Hat and Scarf Set. Dress it up or dress it down. Keep your little one warm this winter in this great crocheted set!
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Parsing & Formatting Date/Time in Python
Being in the era of instant updates & notifications one would at some point or the other would need to parse/format date & time, be it any language. Here, we'll see how we can parse & format date/time with Python.
Python is natively equipped with the functions to make our job easier, the function we would look at are strftime() & strptime(), both functions are available in the Python package time.
Parsing Date/Time
strptime(string[, format]) requires the date/time string as the first argument and the second argument (optional, it defaults to "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y") is the format string and returns a time_struct object. Go through the example code below for a demo.
Code: Python
Here's the output:
Now, you may work with the returned object and use the required data in it, like you may only need the year as I've used in the example.
Formatting Date/Time
strftime(format[, t]) outputs the data passed as time_struct object into the format specified, if t is not passed the current value that'd be returned by localtime() will be used. Again, a code example to play with & understand.
Code: Python
Here we have just touched the basics of date/time formatting, let the internet be your guide. Happy coding!!
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Retro has become in these days, and there are more and more bands creeping up that have harkened their sound back to a time that left well over 30 years ago. The last 2 years have seen an influx of bands reaching back to the '70s. Bands like Blues Pills, Vista Chino, Scorpion Child and Rival Sons have all emerged with killer throwback vibes that are impressive. There's been a few bands that have come forward a little bit to the '80s, and have had varying success with that. So along comes Unbreakable; a band produced by Scorpions' legend Herman Rarebell that seemingly listened to a lot of '80s metal along the way. While I will say they are interesting, there's just something not fully clicking with this band. It's hard to put my finger on it, but there's just something not quite there.
This is not to say that these guys aren't proficient. Vocalist Al Crespo has a good, clean voice that is somewhat of a mix of Little Angels' Toby Jepsen and Stryper's Michael Sweet. This guy can sing, but he's a bit sterile in his presentation. He's best served on songs like "In Your Heart"; a ballad where you really can hear his throwback style that would please any Dokken fan as his phrasing works the way songs like "Alone Again" did for Don Dokken another lifetime ago. Crespo is balanced out by capable players. Guitarists Martin Ries and Pascal Alles are competent, old school sounding players. They are solid, but they need to be turned up in the mix and given a more dominant role in the mix. They are a bit subdued, which really never lets songs like "Good Times" act as the anthems they should be. Drummer Alex Ries and bassist Luke Mittler lay down a simple and steady foundation on each song, although they are anything but noticeable throughout. The drumming is mixed well, but it's so basic here that both Lars Ulrich and I could play it without any real issues.
The weakness to this band is definitely in the songwriting, and specifically in the lyrics. This style has been dead for far too long, and really wasn't good when it was happening the first time. Unbreakable write lyrics that are very sing-song like and rhyme driven from line to line. Listening to songs like "Back To The Roots", you get overwhelmed by the repetitive nature of the chorus, and spend most of the time trying to figure out what word the next line will rhyme with instead of just enjoying the song. Then there's songs like "Crazy Cat Lady". Is a description of why that's just not a good idea really necessary? "Welcome to the game of life / I want to touch your inner light / I'm gonna make you feel alright" - this comes from the chorus of "Game Of Life". I know this because it's repeated several times throughout the song, and it's just cheesy bad writing.
PITRIFF RATING - 55/100 - The weird thing is that for all the criticisms, I think this could be an enjoyable band with some tweaks and an outside songwriter. That said though, KNOCKOUT is just lacking in a lot of places. After a few listens, there's not anything on this that sucks, but there's really not much memorable either.


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Stormwater issues: The case for rain gardens | Mike Kaill
This document was written to speak to two concerns:
— Do rain gardens work? How do we know that an investment like this will pay off?
— What is the goal of a monitoring program? What are the reference points to show what the data means? Do we know that the data is appropriate? What do we do with the data?
I hope the following will answer both concerns. For the second concern, I will provide a case history to show the value of monitoring data, and how it can be applied to solve a real-world problem.
If not for monitoring, we would not know the reasons for the pollution of the aquarium and Friday Harbor. With additional monitoring, we will probably find problems at Eastsound and Fisherman's Bay, and we can begin to deal with them. If we value the health of the near-shore marine communities, including rearing salmon, this is important.
Caveats— Rain gardens are a tool to control stormwater pollution such as that encountered at Spring Street Landing. They are effective for many surface water problems. However, each situation should be evaluated on its own merits.
— The program described here has goals related to health of the near-shore marine community. Other sampling programs may have a human health orientation, and thus measure other parameters, such as coliform bacteria, etc. So two "sampling programs" in the same area may be measuring different parameters, and show cause for concern on the basis of either or both of those orientations.
— How the project got started: In early spring of 2007, there was a major die-off of marine animals in the Spring Streert Aquarium. A water quality problem was suspected.
— How surfactants were identified as the problem: Sampling started with a field titration kit, then a photo spectrometer (both EPA-approved from LaMotte Chemical Co.). Of the parameters measured by the field kit, (including copper, phenolic, etc.) only surfactant ("detergent") was significant. Of samples taken throughout Friday Harbor, only storm water from the Spring Street outfall had significant surfactants.
— Early progress working with Town of Friday Harbor and Department of Ecology: Major problems were discovered in the Spring Street drainage. Plumbing was misconnected; mop buckets were dumped into the street, washing with water containing strong detergents were poured into the gutters, and more. All discovered instances were corrected and water quality greatly improved.
— Current status: There is still surfactant coming into Friday Harbor from the storm drain. Many animals can now survive that could not in 2007. But currently, no animal can survive in contact with the silt and gravel on the aquarium floor.
After some citizen complaints regarding Spring Street, I checked the surfactant level of gutter water as well as a suspension of silt from the street surface. High surfactant levels were found, described below.
A proposal is on the table for a series of rain gardens on Spring Street that will, I contend, take out virtually all of the surfactant pollution. In addition, as other problems arise, as they have in other places, we will have suitable treatment capability already in place.
Characteristics of surfactants, and implications on managing surfactant-based pollution
— Effect of silt: Surfactant (surface-acting-agent) locks onto surfaces. After this exposure there is little or no "free" surfactant. Except where large plumes of suds are floating on the harbor, there is a direct positive relationship between silt and surfactant.
— Silt/surfactant settles: In the aquarium, the bottom is toxic (sampling suggests the same for Friday Harbor) a few days after cleaning. Bottom-living creatures do not survive.
— Removing silt will solve most of the surfactant pollution problem: Since rain gardens block particulate pollution, they will be effective for the Spring Street problems.
Monitoring and significance of the monitoring data
— Reference marker: A study of charity car washes and effects on local streams ran laboratory bio-toxicity tests on rainbow trout; 1.5 ppm surfactant was lethal (LC50 96 hours).
— Sampling: At the Spring Street outfall, as high as 3.0 ppm, commonly 1.0 ppm to 2.0 ppm during rain.
— Sampling: Aquarium silt, (diluted ~40X to allow the test to function), 1.0 to 4.0 ppm.
— Sampling: Silt scraped from the surface of Spring Street (also diluted), 4.0 ppm.
Relevance of this Friday Harbor program to other water applications.
— "Stormwater pollution damages salmon habitat. It is the No. 1 water pollution problem in the urban areas of our state.": The Department of Ecology produces an eight-page Environmental Education Guide that explains the problem, and describes Seattle's Street Edge Alternatives Project. Rain gardens retro-fitted to a problem area removed pollutants and 98 percent of run-off.
— Surfactants at harmful levels have been found wherever sampled (with one exception) throughout San Juan County's streams and lakes.
— EPA's informational article Bioretention (Rain Gardens) states: "... rain gardens are commonly located in parking lot islands or within small pockets of residential land uses. Surface runoff is directed into shallow, landscaped depressions ... designed to incorporate many of the pollutant removal systems that operate in forested ecosystems. ... ideally suited to many ultra-urban areas ..." It cites pollutant removal of: copper, 43-97 percent; lead, 70-95 percent; zinc, 64-94 percent; phosphorus, 65-87 percent; ammonium, 92 percent.
Efficacy of rain gardens for treating surfactant and related (i.e. phenolics) pollution
How does a rain garden work?
— Rain gardens provide on-site treatment of polluted surface run-off (i.e., clean up the water at the source).
— Soil is placed in a pit with access to surface water (i.e. drainage from surrounding areas is directed to the pit).
— The soil is covered with compost to create a rich micro fauna.
— Special hardy and effective plants are installed.
— Connection with the stormwater drainage system is provided for overflow during surge, and for passage of treated water.
NB: In the case of Spring Street, the substrate is impermeable rock. The soil and compost will still do its job. Filtering of silt will still take place, but water soaking into permeable soil will not happen, since the substrate is rock. Processed storm water will return to the stormwater system, with storm surges dampened, and some water reduction from transpiration.
Examples of successful rain garden installations
— Seattle: A virtual tour is available to "see" the Seattle SEA (Street Edge Alternative) Project.
In this project, a corrected street with serious stormwater problems, 98 percent of stormwater is absorbed, and pollutants captured and metabolized.
— State Fairgrounds at Monroe: Throughout the fairgrounds, there are demonstration rain gardens, serving to process run-off from parking lots, roofs, streets. All are functioning well.
— Port Townsend: Many of the grassy strips next to sidewalks in Port Townsend are really rain gardens. A notch in the curbing allows water to flow off the street, where it sinks into the soil/compost/vegetation.
— Mike Kaill has a PhD in vertebrate zoology from Cornell University. He is a retired research supervisor for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and manages the Spring Street Aquarium at Spring Street Landing.
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Bayern beats Stuttgart to stretch Bundesliga lead
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BERLIN — Mario Mandzukic scored a goal and set up another for Bayern Munich to beat Stuttgart 2-0 and stretch its lead in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
The Croatia striker took advantage of a mistake from Christian Molinaro to put Bayern ahead in the 50th minute, intercepting the defender's back pass before rounding the goalkeeper.
The visitors put the game beyond doubt in the 72nd when Mandzukic crossed for Thomas Mueller to finish off a counterattack in the 72nd. Mueller earlier had a goal ruled out for offside.
It got worse for Stuttgart with 10 minutes to go when Martin Harnik earned his second yellow card for a foul on Franck Ribery.
Harnik came closest to scoring for the home side in the 35th, when his header struck the post and Manuel Neuer gratefully gathered the rebound.
Bayern's 15th win from 19 games leaves it 11 points clear of Bayer Leverkusen, which was held to a 0-0 draw at Freiburg on Saturday. Defending champion Borussia Dortmund is third, a point further back.
Earlier, Hamburger SV defeated Werder Bremen 3-2 in the Bundesliga's 98th northern derby to end a three-game losing streak in games against its old rival.
"I know how important this win is for the region," said Hamburg coach Thorsten Fink after the 178th meeting between the sides.
Bremen defender Assani Lukimya opened the scoring with a backward header in the ninth minute — his first Bundesliga goal — but Son Heung-min equalized with a superb individual effort in the 23rd, going past Theodor Gebre Selassie on the left before unleashing a fierce shot to the far corner.
"We've learned how to deal with setbacks," Fink said. "The first goal caught us off guard but we fought our way back into the game."
Hamburg emerged fired up after the break, with Dennis Aogo scoring from close range, though there was a hint of handball as he controlled Son's ball forward.
Aogo then crossed for Artjoms Rudnevs to make it 3-1 in the 52nd, two minutes before Greek defender Sokratis pulled one back, when Hamburg 'keeper Rene Adler let the ball slip under him.
Clemens Fritz received his second yellow card with 10 minutes remaining and Bremen striker Marco Arnautovic followed his captain off in injury time.
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Thursday, August 05, 2010
Sime Darby Financial Losses: A Ticking GLCs' Timebomb for BN
The Malaysian Insider reported that the government conglomerate will next month announce that potential full-year net loss could top RM2 billion — and go as high as RM2.5 billion. Most of the losses are down to ill-advised investments in the energy and utilities sector in Qatar as well as tardy business practices in the development of the Bakun dam in Sarawak.
The online news portal also mentioned that property division managing director Tunku Badlishah Tunku Annuar has been removed from some units within his division while other top officials are being put on notice after Sime Darby instructed former chief executive Datuk Seri Ahmad Zubir Murshid to take a leave of absence last May 13 in relation to the losses.
There are several issues which must not be taken lightly:
1) There were calls for the removal of the entire BODs led by Chairman Tun Musa Hitam whom most critics argued was responsible for the losses and poor investment decisions. However, it must be noted that the removal of the BODs is not a solution to the current problem. It is a non-issue that the directors are responsible for the poor results and ought to step down. The main is the direction of the conglomerate and all other GLCs. Eventually the government should shoulder some responsibility for not properly defining the scope and objectives of the GLCs. What is the main purpose of GLCs?
2) The investment evaluation process for GLCs should be more transparent and stringent because they are public trust companies. GLCs should have a clear risk barometer or level that they should not break.
3) The executive appointment process has been in the limelight for many years. Are we putting the best people to run these companies? Are the executives and directors subjected to same rigorous standards set by private practices? Is affirmative action involved in the selection process and is it contributing to the poor placement record? Political nominees and retired politicians should stay out of running the GLCs if the government wants to protect its investments.
4) Are GLCs performing at their optimal level and doing business within their scope of core competency? In the case of Sime Darby, it is obvious that the company had overstepped its boundaries by investing in projects beyond its capability and capacity. This is not the first time it had happened. Its foray in the banking industry was equally disastrous.
5) GLCs are being assigned to help catalyst the development of several regional economic corridors. Now, the government must relook at this possibility of not overloading these companies. Should GLCs be further burdened with public projects and at the same time expected to deliver profitability as public listed companies?
6) Does the use of GLCs to spearhead and help fund public projects exposes the flaws and weaknesses in the BN socio-economic policies? Why aren't we able to attract private investments and foreign direct investments to help spur the economy through our economic policies?
The catastrophic performance of Sime Darby should not be taken as an isolated case. It may just be a trigger for similar cases in GLCs. We do not know how well or poorly these companies are being managed unless something bad has happened.
It is inevitable for the government to admit the weaknesses in its GLCs strategy and socio-economic policies and find proper long-term remedies to address them. Otherwise, it will turn into an agitated spirit which will haunt the coalition for a long time to come.
If not carefully managed, Malaysia may already be on a path of financial crisis.
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I look at all these fiasco in GLCs in this way: If you think you can not compete successfully against your fellows citizen in your own country based on merit, and need to be protected by certain "rights", then I don't think you can manage well a huge conglomerate with oversea operations.
"The catastrophic performance of Sime Darby should be taken as an isolated case."
Did you mean to say, "The catastrophic performance of Sime Darby should NOT be taken as an isolated case."
The government does not pick managers on merit or ability. Its political affiliation and skin colour.
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Monkeys should not get involved in multi-million ringgit deals. They should stay in a zoo, eat bananas, just lay about and procreate.
This way, all those billions lost could be used to build luxury homes and given free to the likes of Abraham Ellie. Then there would be no need for UMNO Youth to make police reports and go berserk over Tony Pua's proposal.
FFB prices have been above RM400 for the past 2 years and yet Sime Darby can still lose money. I shudder to think of what is going to happen to the GLCs which depend on projects funded by petrodollars. With Blocks L amd M gone the petrodollars needed to keep these GLCs alive have already started to dwindle very rapidly. Greece is not as far off as many have chosen to believe and we have no EC to save us.
Lim Guan Eng should be arrested for bribery and corruption. This Cheap Minister thinks he can buy votes with his RM100 gift to senior citizens . This is political corruption or political bribe , isn't it ? To look at it from a different perpective , all senior citizens above 60 yrs old is entitled to this RM100 bribe , as to qualify for it you must register your name at only DAP service centers. Read more here http://justice4otk.blogspot.com/2010/08/guan-eng-arrest-me-if-rm100-payout-to.html
Aiyah Khoo,It is just a matter of time lah!Not only Sime Darby but all other GLCs will bleed. Not only you don't have the talents to compete internationally but domestically these GLCs also have to pull cables!!!
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"The government does not pick managers on merit or ability. Its political affiliation and skin colour."
Asia News Girl
Those PLC companies link with the ruling parties are dead.
Now those PLC companies link with the government or Khazanah are also gone.
Only can invest with Pendatangs own companies and hopefully the authorities have some sense (zen cheng ) or else the country going bankrupt will be sooner.
There is not much hope same as the US unemployment rate above 9.5% it is difficult to bring down . In Malaysia it can never go up again I mean the Growth.
All GLCs must be run by people with integrity, capability and honesty irrespective of what race they belong. But in Bolehland, control by those greedy , racialistic and corrupted Umnoputras, only half pass six, unethical, kampong mentality type of cronies are fit to run.
They dont care a damn even $$$$$$$billlions have been wasted or pocketed. After all, it is rakyat money. Who cares, when the country is bankrupt they blank on the non malays.
Where were the auditors when you need them? Surely these losses did not just happened overnight or are GLCs exempt from audits?
Any idea why this GLC fail so badly, in fact all the GLCs are about to go bankrupt ? Just like Bank Bumiputra as an example remember. Plus all the corruptions of the Umno/BN cronies soon very soon it will be the Malaysian government's turn. Why are the governments of Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan are able to turn their governments to have such massive reserves when these countries do not have what the corrupted Ketunan Melayu have to begin with ? One thing the Ketunan Melayu government have is their big dreams like the living beyond their means !
Also they are all managed by incompetent corrupted Umno appointed officers especially those who were appointed by shenanigan Mahathir.
Can cow horns, even after polishing, become elephant ivories ? Cow horns will always remain as cow horns no matter how hard shenanigan Mahathir tried or tries. He will never directly admit it but the truth is he has failed to turn cow horns into elephant ivories even though he tried so very hard to. He must have the illusion that he could be Allah but the sad truth is he is not even fit to lick his backside with his tongue !
He and his muslim cronies are bloody disgrace to the muslims and are setting extremely bad examples of what a true muslim is.


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