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Let's face it. Everyone thought SOX was routine. Assess risks, define controls, test controls. Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
Then the PCAOB dropped Staff Alert 11 on the industry.
In the wake of Staff Alert 11, companies have been challenged to go back to the drawing board and continually assess risks within their environment and understand whether or not controls are truly designed and operating at a level that would mitigate a material misstatement.
To accomplish this requires a shift in culture and focus and this is a change with which Armanino can help.
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What many people call iron gates are really made of steel. The term "wrought iron" comes from early days of metalworking when iron was forged and hammered, or "wrought" into functional pieces. Today's gates are made of steel, yet the term "wrought iron gates" continues. Iron gates add a note of formality and permanence to the property they protect. Normal exposure to the elements and everyday wear cause these gate materials to deteriorate. You can make repairs with a certain amount of skill with a welder and tools to make the iron gate look like new again
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Things you need
- Welder
- Welding helmet
- Welding gloves
- Carpenter's level
- Cutting torch
- Replacement pickets
- Replacement hinges
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- Sandpaper
- Primer
- Paint to match
- Brushes, if required
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Examine the iron gate closely to see where wear has occurred. Common places are at hinges, where the gate connects to the wall or other structure, or at the pickets where rust may have eaten away at the metal. There may even be damage from a vehicle hitting the gate
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Remove rusted or damaged sections. This may require using a cutting torch to cut away the damaged iron pickets that must be replaced or cutting the hinges off the gate. You may be able to reweld the picket to the cross section.
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Remove broken hinges and replace them. Unfasten hinges from the side structure and replace them with new hinges.
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Re-weld the new hinges to the iron gate. Level the gate with a carpenter's level, adjusting the screws and bending the metal in or out, as needed.
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Cut out damaged pickets with the cutting torch. Cut replacement pickets to the correct length and weld them into position.
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File down the new welds if they are rough or do not match existing welds.
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Straighten bent pickets in position on the gate with dead-blow hammer, which is a type of heavy mallet with a weight inside. This gives you extra power for bending the material.
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Rub lightly with sandpaper so that the new metal with accept the new paint.
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Paint primer on the repaired areas.
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Re-paint the new surfaces to blend into the old finish.
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- Either a stick or MIG welder works well for gate repair.
- Make sure side posts are set in concrete to prevent sagging, advises Hobbyfarms.com.
- If the original surface has brushed on paint, brush on paint to blend the old finish. If the original surface has been spray-painted, then use spray paint to match it.
- You can get replacement iron gate pickets at ornamental steel supply warehouses either locally or online, such as at King Architectural Metals or Texas Metal Industries.
- Make sure no flammable materials are in the area when welding.
- Wear proper welding helmet and gloves to protect eyes and skin.
- Take time to carefully sand down rough surfaces to prevent injury to hands when operating iron gates.
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From body shots that teeter on the verge of pornography to yet another hairpin bend, the clichés of most car advertising don't come cheap: £678m was spent in 2004, according to Nielsen Media Research. Like a sunroof or tinted windows, a cute narrative is an optional extra: a couple arguing over directions, a dorky dad making a prat of himself, or a loveable brat being mischievous.
But, in typical Skoda fashion, the latest ad for the Fabia vRS features the frankly bizarre sight of an animated trouser-press chasing a mugger through the streets of Los Angeles. The tagline is: "Practical and exciting. Don't see that very often." A second ad, which breaks at the end of March, advertises the Octavia 4x4. An overweight gymnast performs some impressive acrobatics and the observation follows: "Big and agile. Don't see that very often."
What's unusual about these adverts is that there isn't a hint of irony. Where's the tongue-in-cheek, self-mocking defensiveness that we've come to associate with Skoda in such lines as "It's a Skoda. Honest", "It might earn you more respect than you think" and "It's a Skoda. Which, for some, is still a problem"?
Since Volkswagen took over Skoda in 1991, there have been huge improvements to the cars. But at the turn of the millennium, Skoda still faced an image problem. It didn't appear to make any difference that the Fabia was named car of the year by What Car? in 2000.
Unfortunately, Skoda's past was coming back to haunt it. In the 1970s, it had been associated with poor-quality Czech imports in the UK, and even by the 1990s research by Millward Brown showed that 60 per cent of consumers still wouldn't consider buying one. So Skoda's advertising agency, Fallon, confronted the prejudice.
Three self-deprecating TV ads based at a car plant showed a security guard, a supervisor and a visitor unable to equate Skoda with style. Post-campaign research by Millward Brown showed that 79 per cent of consumers believed that Skodas were better than they used to be and Skoda sales soared from 29,255 in 2000 to 36,053 in 2001. Skoda started to enjoy perpetuating the joke rather than the being the butt of it: a direct marketing campaign sent a Skoda badge through the post and invited potential customers to "live with it" for a while. But after hitting a high in 2002, the brand suffered slight sales dips in 2003 and 2004, albeit by just a few hundred units.
In 2004, a total of 35,029 Skodas were sold, giving the brand a 1.4 per cent market share. Skoda responded with an advertising campaign suggesting that Skoda drivers were free-thinkers who relished striking out against convention. Showing people mimicking each other, the ad commented: "Funny how we all copy each other sometimes. Who says we have to?"
The latest ads shift the focus again. Mary Newcombe, the head of marketing at Skoda UK, says: "What we've heard from our customers and retailers is: 'We understand you make good cars, so stop putting yourself down.' "
Laurence Green, a partner at Fallon and a planner on the Skoda account for five years, says: "Fabia and Octavia are hero products. You could drive the Fabia to work on Monday, pick up your granny from church and then have a slightly more exhilarating ride, hence it's practical and exciting. And the Octavia is a big car with fantastic handling: you know you're not driving a boxy old Volvo Estate - it's both big and agile."
Green thinks there's a new danger facing the brand. "Now that The Sun no longer talks about Skoda steering wheels falling off, the new peril is that the cars will become invisible. That's why we fixed on cars that are heroes rather than doing hollow brand advertising."
The new ads aim to persuade people considering a Skoda into buying one. Or, as Newcombe puts it: "We're selling excellent value cars and we want to give customers positive reasons to buy."
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Oil from the devastating Gulf of Mexico spill could reach thousands of miles of Atlantic coastline and ocean within months, a study showed Thursday.
Computer simulations produced by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) suggested that ocean currents could send oil surging beyond the Gulf of Mexico and along the United States' eastern seaboard.
"I've had a lot of people ask me, 'Will the oil reach Florida?'" NCAR scientist Synte Peacock said in a statement.
"Actually, our best knowledge says the scope of this environmental disaster is likely to reach far beyond Florida, with impacts that have yet to be understood."
At least 20 million gallons of oil are believed to have spewed into the Gulf of Mexico since an April 20 explosion tore through a BP-leased rig just off the Louisiana coast, making it the worst spill in US history.
The NCAR simulations suggested once oil entered the Gulf of Mexico's "Loop Current" - part of the Gulf Stream which sweeps around the Florida panhandle - it would be only weeks before it reached Florida's Atlantic shores.
From there, the current could take oil as far north as Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, before turning east, the simulations showed.
It was not know whether the oil would be a thin surface layer or whether it would be below the surface.
The NCAR, a Colorado-based facility supported by the National Science Foundation that works with university scientists, emphasized however that the simulations were not a forecast because it was impossible to accurately predict the exact location of the oil in several weeks or months time.
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The Healthy Start Coalition of Flagler & Volusia Counties, Inc. is seeking to hire a qualified Staff Assistant.
The Staff Assistant is an integral member of the Executive Management team that performs a variety of moderately complex to complex administrative support duties. The primary purpose of this position is to provide administrative and project support to the Executive/Human Resource Manager and the Executive Director. The ability to multi-task while assuring completion of workload in a timely manner is key to success in this position, as is the ability to exercise sound judgment in selecting and applying established procedures correctly, and determining when to refer problems to the supervisor. Strong customer service skills are also important in this position.
Please reference the job description for more details. Resume and completed employment application may be emailed to email@example.com by no later than Friday, April 21.
The Healthy Start Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties, Inc., is an equal opportunity and drug-free workplace and prohibits discrimination in all programming and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran's status, or other legally protected status. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation, you should contact the office of our ADA Coordinator who is physically located at 109 Executive Circle in Daytona Beach, Florida 32114. You may also provide your ADA interests via phone (386) 252-4277 or fax (386) 252-4270.


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War Over Words: Interpreting Mr. Duterte
Posted by cmfr | Posted in In Medias Res, Melinda Quintos de Jesus | Posted on 04-10-2016
By Melinda Quintos de Jesus
THE BROUHAHA over President Rodrigo Duterte's reference to Hitler's Holocaust is not the first in his relatively brief career as a national politician. Perhaps, we can say that his career stands out for number of times his loose tongue has caused furious controversy.
We do not need to review every single one in detail as the incidents are recent enough for most of us to recall. But I note two because these were followed by frantic efforts to put his words in a better light.
Sometime in September, he reacted quickly with obscenity to a US State Department official saying that human rights would probably be taken up in the planned bilateral talks in Laos. The latest is one so unfortunate as to make us all weep. In defense of his resolute war against drugs, Duterte let slip what he saw as the likeness of his resolute war against "drug addicts" to Hitler's genocide of Jews and others he determined as undesirable.
The president made the horrible comparison all on his own. It was not a response to an irritating question in provoked by an ongoing exchange. It was clearly easy enough to understand.
The press, national and international, reported the remarks. Predictably, international groups and governments reacted, mostly with outright hostility and condemnation.
His spokesperson and the foreign secretary scrambled to interpret the president's words. They said, his words were taken out of context; that he was responding to a previous comparison made by the outgoing President Aquino who saw parallels between the rise of Hitler to power and Duterte's quick ascendancy in a surprise campaign, warning about the demagoguery that precedes a dictatorship. Aquino made no mention of the Jewish holocaust.
The media dutifully reported these explanations lengthily. The Philippine Star quoting two officials, recorded Secretary Yasay and Secretary Abella as they put forth their take on the president's words. The first said, Duterte did not say he was going to kill as many as those killed by Hitler, and the second said, Duterte made the comparison because he would go as far as killing as many as Hitler killed, as necessary to save the Philippines.
Over the weekend, veteran journalist Manny Mogato and Karen Lema of Reuters were on the receiving end of death threats and insults from Duterte's rabid supporters on social media for failing to accurately report what the president meant.
This is not the first time that the president's remarks have caused the nation so much embarrassment. But this is not the fault of the press. The only fault I would note is how journalists bother to report the attempts of the president's men to explain what was said, when clearly they are as much in the dark about what he really means.
It is time the president's team stopped passing off the blame on the media. They all have to realize that the president causes this problem and their efforts do not help but make things even worse as they get caught in a tangle of speculation and lies.
For his reference to Hitler, Duterte has apologized. That apology means he knows he should not have spoken as he did.
Every job presents a learning curve to the newbie. The President needs to learn that loose talk is problematic when it comes from the chief executive and head of state. His customary language is a problem as he is used to using obscenities, and slips quickly to "trash talk." It does not help that he talks in circles and his points follows no logical sequence.
It is the president who must learn to change. Mr. Duterte, long-time mayor of Davao City and a single term representative in Congress has become the President of the Philippines. He cannot suggest that the public adjust to his style and not take seriously his every utterance.
Words have currency, they have value in the national conversation that is reported as news in the media. Sometimes, words are all we have to reflect the inner workings of policy. Thus, even the most experienced politicians around the world carefully work out their statements when speaking in public. No rambling, no having fun, no relishing of the rapt attention given to a leader that can lead one to pander to them as an entertainer, a clown.
Mr. Duterte took some time for him to decide that he would seek this high post and this control is a cost of presidential honor and privilege. It is a small one to pay for the power the position provides him.
Responsible journalists and gate-keepers of news must hold to our position and responsibility to report what the president says and the words he uses. When he makes a joke, it will be reported as a joke. And presidents who are always joking in public do so at their peril. The position requires gravitas.
Checking reports on his speeches since his campaign, he had always wanted his drug policy to be taken seriously. And indeed, so many of the killings he only talked about in the past have already come to pass.
And so we document his speech, because what he says indicate the state of his mind, the path of government moving forward. It is a way of assessing what lies ahead for us as a nation given his political leadership.


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As well as the policy and advocacy work LGNZ undertakes, there are also many events taking part throughout the year. The highlight is our annual conference, held this year in Auckland on July 23. We were also pleased to hold the inaugural LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards during the conference.
On average, every year LGNZ hosts 14 zone meetings, 11 sector meetings, six National Council meetings, 53 KnowHow workshops (in a non-election year), one stakeholder function, one AGM and one annual conference.
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At a conference in London last year, one investor said that if we think fintech has been big, "just wait" for insurtech.
That comment appears to have been validated by news Metromile has just landed nearly $200m in Series D funding for its auto insurance payments platform.
The San Francisco-based company has picked up $191.5m in backing from Adyen and Facebook investor Index Ventures, First Round Capital, CPIC, SV Angel, Intact Financial and New Enterprise Associates.
Angels in the shape of Metromile founder and chairman David Friedberg, plus Mark Cuban also took part. Another notable investor is Tokyo's Mitsui Group. The firm reportedly raised the money over the past few years, but didn't make the news public until right now.
Metromile's pitch is insurance that you pay by the mile. The idea is to challenge the idea you need to pay a block sum of money for insurance regardless of how much you actually drive.
The firm is using funding to fund growth, drive expansion around the US and also to acquire an insurance carrier.
The company has bought firm called Mosaic Insurance in a deal that means it can underwrite its own policies, thus managing the claims process from start to finish. For now the firm can only underwrite in a limited number of states.
Related reading
Currencycloud secures a $25m investment from Google
The funding round totalled $61m, and will used to finance the company's global expansion plans.
Wirex, Paytm are latest digital payments companies to complete funding rounds
Monzo also revealed its latest funding round last week.
Monzo raises £19.5m in Series B funding round: More crowdfunding happening next week
A further £2.5m is expected to be raised from crowdfunding on Tuesday.
Funding Circle raises $100 million
Funding Circle has perhaps started 2017 in a better way than most. The London-based lending platform that connects small businesses with investors has raised $100m (£82m) in equity investment.


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BEIJING, July 16-- Shanghai has taken another step
forward in the battle against Chinglish street signs.
The city has enacted new guidelines to provide
consistent renderings of Chinese into English on public thoroughfares, officials
reported on Saturday.
The new rules are the work of a panel of English
scholars and other language authorities. The principles are the last word on
translating the names of the city's thousands of roads, lanes and avenues.
The guidelines, for instance, require that the word
"road" rather than its pinyin equivalent "lu" to be used in a street's English
Adjectives indicating compass points such as East
Nanjing Road and West Nanjing Road should be translated into English and put
ahead of the road name. Numbers are to follow, as in East Zhongshan Road No. 1.
Roads named after Chinese places must be spelled out
in pinyin, such as "Middle Xizang Road," rather than "Middle Tibet Road." But
English spelling will be kept for roads named after foreign places or
personages. For instance, "Newton" will replace the pinyin "Niudun" for the name
of a road in Zhangjiang High-Tech Park.
City officials will start to correct the non-standard
names on road signs and maps this month. A new English version of the city map
is scheduled to be published in 2009.
"We are trying to make the city's English signs clear
and standardized so they won't confuse foreigners, especially the large groups
of visitors expected for the World Expo in 2010," said Pan Wenguo, professor of
East China Normal University and one of the panel's core members.
He said the group was also working on translation
guidelines for tourist spots, major public facilities and all Metro stations.
Sloppy English translation of public signs is a
prevalent phenomenon that confuses, and often amuses, foreign visitors, scholars
said at a sign translation symposium at Shanghai's Tongji University over the
For instance, an emergency exit was translated as "No
entry on peacetime." And "Mind your head" became "take care of your head."
Foreigners said the most urgent need for translation improvement was in
restaurant menus.
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Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union enjoys seeing Members come through branch doors, but also values the commitment of reaching beyond the branches and giving back to communities. Giving back includes helping local schools, adopting parks, supporting local events and partnering with local organizations and causes.
Shred Day traffic should enter Lakeshore Park off Northshore Drive and follow signs to the shred location. Below is a list of items accepted and not accepted at Shred Day. If your shredding material contains any items listed on the Not Accepted List, the entire box or bag will not be accepted.
NEW LIMITS: Due to the limited amount of space available for shredding per truck, each vehicle will be limited to FOUR bankers boxes (12x10x15") or FOUR tall kitchen trash bags (13-gallon or smaller). Shredding is offered on a first come, first serve basis. When shred trucks are filled to capacity, shredding will no longer be available.
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Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union partners with GreenPath Debt Solutions to provide resources for Members from debt calculators to personal debt management specialists who will create customized debt management plans for individual Members. Many of these resources are provided in various areas such as checking accounts, savings accounts, and personal loans. Webinar Wednesdays provide free information and financial guidance for credit union Members.


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Southern Michigan Orienteering Club's Results
Very lucky with the weather today, and we had 52 starts. Red course ventured into some brambles, the rest of the crowd mostly stayed away from the green.
Ali Crocker won Red, with Chris Svoboda from Chicago in the second place.
Elena Yudovina fought it out with Lew Kidder on Green, beating him by just eight seconds.
Ali and Andrew Metz dominated Orange course, and Cole & John Team won on Yellow.
Thanks to all the volunteers, Elena & Elena & Michael at the registration, and Alex, Jess, Alan, Ali, Tom, and Rick for the control pickup.


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Press Release: Human Rights Defenders Under Siege in Ethiopia – The Northwestern University School of Law
Soon to be Implemented, Ethiopia's Civil Society Law is the Most Restrictive of its Kind in Sub-Saharan Africa; Law Draws Inspiration from Similarly Repressive Laws in Zimbabwe, Russia and Singapore
Chicago, Ill. – The Northwestern University School of Law's Center for International Human Rights, in a report released today and available at http://www.law.northwestern.edu/humanrights/, has found that Ethiopia's new Civil Society Law violates Ethiopia's human rights obligations by effectively silencing independent civil society organizations, particularly human rights defenders and advocates of democratic governance that provide critical services to Ethiopia's most vulnerable citizens.
The report, entitled Sounding the Horn: Ethiopia's Civil Society Law Threatens Human Rights Defenders, concludes that the new CSO law violates Ethiopia's human rights obligations as well as the Ethiopian Constitution and thus should be rescinded immediately. Upon implementation of the new law in January 2010, all foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will be prohibited from engaging in activities pertaining to human rights, women's rights, children's rights, disability rights, citizenship rights, conflict resolution or democratic governance. Even local NGOs that receive more than ten percent of their funding from foreign sources are considered "foreign" under this law. The report finds that: "Since the vast majority of domestic human rights NGOs in Ethiopia receive the bulk of their funds from foreign sources, the new CSO law will force them to either close their doors or drastically alter the scope of their work."
The Ethiopian government has long been hostile to human rights defenders. For decades the government has harassed civil society organizations and their leaders. In fact, the director of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers' Association (EWLA) recently fled the country after the government retaliated against the EWLA for its description of the government's human rights record.
Unless the Ethiopian government repeals the CSO law, it will be implemented one year after its enactment, on January 6, 2010. The report calls upon the Ethiopian government to rescind the law as soon as possible.
The Center for International Human Rights is part of the Northwestern University School of Law's Bluhm Legal Clinic. The Center provides a comprehensive range of classroom courses on the norms and mechanisms of international human rights law, international criminal law, and international humanitarian law, provides valuable clinical experiences for students interested in the protection of human rights on a global scale, and engages in research and other projects regarding emerging human right norms and related issues.
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My Search Profile
Your Easyroommate profile is a great way to advertise yourself as a roommate or sharer.
A complete and detailed description is really important as it represents you and what you are looking for. Roommates with no profile description or profile picture are less likely to find their room with us.
To create your profile, enter a city or a neighbourhood and click on "Search", fill in the short registration form and click "Create profile".
To edit your profile, edit your personal introduction, change city, edit available date, go to My Ads and click on Edit.
The description box should be used to represent who you are, and what you are looking for in further detail.
Use this section to describe your ideal flatshare and any personal preferences.
Be sure that there is no "@" symbol in the Ad description box.
Please also refrain from using any non-text symbols in your profile.
There is no character limit but a few sentences should suffice; members can always send you a message if they have specific questions.
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Trolley Tours
The Trolley is in town on three Saturdays during our 2016 Season: Nov 19, Dec 3 and 10
Trolley tours depart from the Dickens Welcome Center at 745 Steubenville Avenue every hour on the hour from 10am-3pm.
As you wind
through the streets of Cambridge, a costumed guide will share the
history of the area beginning with the time pioneers of the Guernsey
Isle in the English Channel settled here.
Discover the amazing story of Dickens Victorian Village and the 186 characters that the community built.
"He was checked in his transports by the churches ringing out the lustiest peals he had ever heard. Clash, clang, hammer; ding, dong, bell. Bell, dong, ding; hammer, clang, clash. Oh, glorious, glorious.
Running to the window, he opened it, and put out his head. No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold; cold, piping for the blood to dance to; Golden sunlight; Heavenly sky; sweet fresh air, merry bells. Oh, glorious. Glorious
-- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
During your trolley ride, you may stay aboard and enjoy the scenery, or get out and experience any of the eight unique stops along the way:
• Dickens Welcome Center and Curiosity Shop
• Peddler's Village
• National Museum of Cambridge Glass*
• Kennedy's Bakery
• Historic Guernsey County Courthouse
• Guernsey County Historical Museum*
$10 per person. Tickets available at the Welcome Center beginning Nov. 1 or on the Events page of this website.


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In his book Crack Capitalism, John Holloway argues that spending time reading a book in a park can be a small 'crack' in the edifice of capitalist alienated labour time. In that spirit, and in the hope of continuing sunshine, we present our new titles for April – perfect subversive reading for parks, gardens and beaches.
Noam Chomsky, Power and Terror: Conflict, Hegemony, and the Rule of Force
Arguing that the US is responsible for much of the terror that it claims to be fighting, Chomsky elegantly explains US actions abroad and their deadly consequences. Including talks, question and answer sessions and previously unpublished essays, this collection offers the perfect introduction to Chomsky for those unfamiliar with his work, as well as a handy reference guide for seasoned activists.
Power and Terror
Conflict, Hegemony, and the Rule of Force
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky analyses US foreign policy in the Middle East in the 10 years since 9/11. Includes 3 previously unpublished essays.
"Judged in terms of the power, range, novelty, and influence of his thought, Noam Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive." – The New York Times
"On the one hand we have the established media, the respectable community of foreign affairs analysts, the government – on the other, Noam Chomsky." – The Nation
Greg Philo and Mike Berry, More Bad News from Israel
Building on rigorous research by the world-renowned Glasgow University Media Group, More Bad News From Israel examines media coverage of the current conflict in the Middle East and the impact it has on public opinion. They illustrate major differences in the way Israelis and Palestinians are represented, including how casualties are shown and the presentation of the motives and rationales of both sides.
More Bad News From Israel
Greg Philo and Mike Berry
Large-scale examination of media coverage of the current conflict in the Middle East and the impact it has on public opinion.
"This superb study … is extensive in scope, and scrupulously fair. It will be a landmark." – Edward S. Herman, co-author (with Noam Chomsky) of Manufacturing Consent
"[The book] covers a lot of ground in a clear and readable manner and is particularly good at airing different views about the Arab-Israeli conflict." – Professor Avi Shlaim, St Antony's College, University of Oxford
David Randall, The Universal Journalist – Fourth Edition
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Detroit Celebrates the Rebirth of Historic Spaces
Over the past few years, Detroiters have witnessed a transformation of spaces across the Motor City. Stores, schools and even entire skyscrapers that once stood empty have been converted from vacant spaces into symbols of Detroit's revitalization.
Broderick Tower, where I formerly lived, once held the title of the nation's third-tallest abandoned building. Driving by the structure at night nowadays, you're greeted by the warm glow of 34-stories of apartment lights where once stood years of darkness.
Bob Kraemer, of the Kraemer Design Group, calls it "adaptive reuse." Empty buildings with huge potential, paired with what he refers to as an "absolutely booming" housing industry in downtown Detroit, have created the perfect storm for his architectural design and historic preservation firm.
"Detroit has many beautiful historic downtown buildings that investors are converting into contemporary urban housing, hospitality and retail outlets," said Kraemer, who serves as KDG principal.
The most recent feather in his team's cap was the renovation of the historic David Whitney building in Grand Circus Park. Just down the block, they're also working with Dan Gilbert's Bedrock Real Estate to ready the landmark Wright Kay Building for high-end fashion designer John Varvatos.
This kind of revival has Detroit making national headlines. Just recently, the New York Times reported that the Galapagos Art Space is dodging Brooklyn for a new home in the Motor City.
These are just a few examples of recent rebirths of spaces in The D. In fact, the Downtown Detroit Partnership estimates that $6 billion has been invested in Detroit real estate development projects in greater downtown since 2006.
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After a long three week battle and lots of pro-abortion grand standing, the Texas House passed legislation late Tuesday night banning abortions after five months while requiring abortion clinics meet basic medical standards. More from Life News:
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Sept. 7, 1948. C, wl HANSELL 2,448,713
RADIO LISTENING BUOY Filed Dec. 72,y 1944 ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 7, 1948 2.448.713 RADIO LISTENING BUOY Clarence W. Hansell, Port JeiIers-on, N. Y., as-
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poration of Delaware col'- Appueauon December z, 1944, serial No. 553,321 claims. (O1. 177-386) This application refers to means for listening, at a remote point, to sound waves and the like, arising in an area to be investigated.
In a particular application the means of the invention makes it possible to listen, at a remote point, to sound waves and similar disturbances arising in an area wherein direct listening and listening in other manners, except for my means, would be impossible.
Such means is obviously of wide use throughout the radio and allied fields, and is of particular interest in war, being useful, as will appear more in detail hereinafter, both in taking defensive and offensive action against the enemy.
One might say then, a general and broad object of my invention is listening in on noise-waves or similar waves initiated in an area to be investigated and doing this from a remote point.
To attain the general object outlined above, I provide sound or similar wave energy sending means which may be placed in any desired area (safe or unsafe), and the signals observed at a remote point to give the observer infomation as to what is taking place in the said area. More specically, in accordance with my invention small battery operated phase orv frequency modulated ultra high frequency radio transmitters are provided in the form of a small portable package which may be placed in the area to be investigated in order to relay sounds arising in said area automatically to a distance where they may be heard and the information gained there- Aby used by observers.
A few typical examples of use for my invention will now be given.
In dealing with hostile submarines which are submerged and not visible from the surface the most eiective means to detect their 4presence and to then deal with them is to listen to the sound which they make in the water. The sound listening apparatus is usually located below water on the hull of a ship, and in listening through this apparatus for a submarine one of the outstanding diiliculties is that the observers own ship or vessel makes so much noise under way, and sometimes even at rest, that the listening range is quite limited. At rest the listening range is greatly extended, and therefore the vessel must stop to listen. The submarine may then also be at rest to evade detection and the vessel Y in search thereof is obliged to stand by and try to "wait out the submarine. This, of course, is very dangerous because the submarine may be located in a position at which it may take offensive action against the vessel in search thereof.
`To overcome this diillculty my small sound relaying radio buoys may be dropped in suspected areas from surface vessels or planes. The radio buoys then automatically relay sounds arising in this area to receivers at a distance. By employing several buoys `,iudiciously located in the area or even scattered at random in the area, a fairly good aural picture of what is taking place therein may be obtained by observing the relative strengths of modulation of the various buoys and spotting their positions.
For such use I propose that the bearings of the radio buoys be obtained by radio direction unding, and by visual observation and range finding. TO facilitate visual observation at night I propose to include a small electric light in the upper part of each buoy, this light to be turned on automatically when the radio transmitter is turned on. Thus a plane or surface vessel in contact with the radio buoys may locate a concealed submarine with considerable accuracy and follow its movements without exposing itself to attack in doing so. Once the submarine is located appropriate action may be taken, such as the dropping of depth charges. Furthermore, the radio buoys, either iloating or anchored, may be employed to keep watch over this area or any other area for a considerable time to prevent escape of the submarine by playing possum. In other words, the radio buoys can "wait out the submarine.
In guarding harbors, convoys, vessels in distress, coast lines threatened withinvasion, etc., radio buoys may be dropped around areas needing protection and the approach of submarines or surface vessels will be heard and their directions of approach, location, etc., automatically relayed to listening stations. The radio buoys will, it is believed, be extremely useful for emergency protection, for guarding convoys, etc., because they may be dropped into the water ahead of and around the convoy where they will maintain a continuous watch for movement of invisible submarines. After the convoy has passed, the radio buoys may be retrieved by the convoying Warships, such as destroyers, and again placed ahead of and around ythe convoy. Once a submarine is heard it may be quickly and quite accurately located by dropping as many additional buoys as may be needed to Obtain any required accuracy.
Similar small radio sound relaying transmitters may be planted around troop concentrations, supply depots, dropped in the path of enemy troops, etc., to give warning and to relay useful information. They may also be used in intelligence vwork. to overl-near enemy agents conf versatlons, etc. While it isbelleved that thev nature'ofi my f invention be clearto those skilled in the art y from thefabotfe description thereof, ',I have shown in the drawings an embodiment thereof.y 1 f l.Inthedrawinaa f Fig. 1 illustrates ay radio ybuoyr comprising a. v closure member which providesy buoyancy for lt-y f self, and a radio transmitter including sending. f means, power sources, a microphone, andv operat-v ingmeansther'efor f ff@ i; ya-Flg. 2 illustrates schematically a transmitter arrangement suitable yfor. inclusion within the closure member of the radio buoy of Figi 1.
111mg. 1, lc ,is a mesaincelosure .membersuch erably of: plastic molded material, and which may l I l be readily removed toy assemble or recondition the equipment by f supplying new l batteries,v etai i v f The insulating plastlccap' Il!k may, if desired,y v'
l rbeibrightly colored to facilitate observation by the ruserand locationthereof. i Thefcolor of thecap mayj also be coded. each color to correspond to a y particular operating frequency range: tofacilitate coordinatingV rradio landv visual vbearing readings f and distances to the buoy. z This facilitates use of the same from planes as well kas surface vessels;
For use'` atnight, as previously stated', each buoy f v may be equippedwith an electric light I5, shown in the'driawingsfto facilitatek visual observation.' i yThese lights may shine through translucent color i v coded caps to facilitate identification.V
Of course, if the buoys are to be used in a position where one does not want the enemy to be able to locate the samereadily, a color similar to the surrounding area, or a. translucent material, is used for the plastic member I2. This cap member l2 in the embodiment illustrated, is sealed on to the member I0, and provides room for the transmitter antenna.
The other end of the metallic member I is also threaded onits outer periphery and a relatively heavy metallic point member I4 is threaded thereon. The member I4 has several purposes, one of which is to make the radio buoy float with the plastic member I 2 up and to retain in position a sound diaphragm I6, which is retained between the threaded members I4 and I D, being pressed between the end of the member I0 and a shoulder of the member I4. The closure member I4 with the diaphragm- I6 likewise seals the radio buoy to prevent entry of Water therein. The member I4 may also have openings therein to permit sound Waves traveling in the Water to reach the diaphragm IIS.` The heavy member I4 also affords protection for the diaphragm and apparatus when the unit is dropped from a plane or similarly used.
The main body of the member I0 includes the transmitter I8, the operating sources therefor, the microphone shown schematically at 22, and a switch 24 (Fig. 2) which is pressure operated to close the filament heating circuit for the tubes in the transmitter I8. When a light I5 is to be included and/or used in the equipment the same may be energized bythe supply source for the radio, the circuit of which is closed by switch ra. samen. u maybe mciudedvin the una circuit.
If the vtransmitter iin the buoy operates` onv a frequency near 300 megacycle's, then the; buoly f may be as short as ksay 30 inches, andzmay float withg12 to 18 inches of its lengthsubmerged. clin general, the buoys whichv arel to vbe' distributed f and by surface :vessels maybe longer,
heavier 'andioperatef on lower frequencies than i I the buoys to be dropped from airplanes.
- The transmitter per se may .takevarious forms,
and inv Fig.' ZIfhave shown by schematic diagram a preferredform of the electrical circuits ofthe buoy. This arrangement is disposed for ease of assembly and for eascof insertion in the member Il., The transmitter comprises anl antenna coupled by eapacitytothe anode cian amplifier vvtubevll. This ampllfler tube and the oscillator tube 3B get their anode vpotential yfrom a: source 34 located in the lower end of .the member ,Ill below the transmitter circuits. The amplifier tube '32 has itscon'trol grid coupled to :one end of ani f l i y oscillationl generating; circuit including tube 38.
'f'.[vhey tubev 18 hasvitsgrld and anode coupled to spacedv points on ther innermember' of ares-i-r onant line the length of which determines vthe f' i rfrequency of thev oscillations generated.: Oscillay tions are rgenerated in accordance with the prin; f ciples used intheHartleyoscillator. The resonant line hasy an inner member :3B to ywhich the gridr andv anode of tube 36 may be ad f vjustably coupled andan outer member 40 whichy maybe the vmetallic member I0 :or a vseparate 'member.' luclos'inyy the'eitubesandr circuits if de- L sired, in contact withthe member I0. f 'Thevline has ar closure member 42 iat one end, and a cloi sure member. at; the other end.; f :The outer,k I, member of the line-is considered ground as usual i v f in the radio circuit. IThe screen grids of both` tubes are supplied 'by 'potential through leads connected to the positive terminal of a source 44, the negative terminal of which is connected to the grounded member 40. The'laments of both tubes are connected at one 'side to the member 40, and at the other side to a terminal of the filament battery 46, the other terminal of which ls also connected to the member 40. Note that this last connection is by way of a switch 24, pressure operated by floating the radio buoy in water. The switch 24 is shown as being operated by the diaphragm I8 ofthe microphone. It may be operated by other pressure operated means, if preferable. The control grids of both tubes are coupled by a grid leak resistance 50 and a microphone coil 52 to ground or the tube filaments. When the diaphragm I'6 is operated by sound Waves travellng from the enemy submarine or other source, the value of the current through the grid circuit including resistance 50 is varied. This varies the bias on the tubes ln a manner to modulate the grid impedances, thereby in turn modulating the frequency of the oscillations generated. The oscillations generated in tube 36 and amplied in tube 32 are as a consequence frequency modulated in both tubes in accordance with any wave disturbances of suilicient strength toactuate dlaphragm IB.
The diaphragm I8 in Fig. 2 is shown as being integral with the member 40. When this arrangement ls used, other steps are taken to seal the lower end of the apparatus. For example, the diaphragm I8 then may have an extended periphery at I6' which is clamped between the members I Il and I4 of the buoy so that the diaphragm seals the lower end of the radio buoy, and
properly positions the radio apparatus in the member I0. It operates as a pressure switch to close the filament heating circuits and then serves as the moving element of the frequency or phase modulator.
The transmitter circuit per se includes several bypassing and coupling condensers not described. The use of thesecondensers is well known in th'e art. A choking inductance is included between the anode of. tube 36 and the source 34 to block high frequency currents.
A desirable feature of the circuits is that the pressure on the flexible diaphragm can produce no steady state frequency shifts but can only produce dynamic frequency modulations. The arrangement automatically emphasizes the higher frequencies to make the unit tend to produce the equivalent of wide band phase modulation when the sounds are strong.
This is accomplished by using a microphone ci the type in which the sound wave vibrations move a coil in an intense field of a permanent magnet. Alternatively a carbon type microphone, supplied with current from the filament battery may be coupled to the radio transmitter through a transformer with insulated primary and secondary windings. In this latter case the entire microphone unit may be supported on the diaphragm i6 so that it will ride up and down with it. Then by coupling one side of the microphone rigidly and th'e other elastically to the diaphragm the mass of the elastically mounted part will serve to give increasing response with increasing frequency of the sound. l
In receiving sound relayed by the buoys it may be expected that the strength of received currents often will vary over quite a large range due to -Water wave action. For this reason limiting and fast atomatic carrier volume control will usually be employed at the receiver. With a properly operated receiver the output of sound will be independent of received signal strength over a very large range.
The degree of frequency swing will provide a direct measure of the strength of sound at each. buoy, which provides a means to make a close approximation to the relative distances from buoys to the source of sound. Three buoys are therefore theoretically su'icient to locate a submarine with considerable accuracy.
It is believed that radio buoys can be made sufficiently rugged to withstand shooting to considerable distances from catapults or guns. This would be a considerable aid to surface vessels searching for submarines, or seeking to escape them. It would` also be an aid in obtaining information from enemy areas on the ground.
What is claimed is:
1. In signalling apparatus, a buoyant container adapted to be free iloated in fluid during operation, a portion of said container being resilient and capable of movement under pressure, wave energy generating apparatus and transmitting apparatus coupled thereto, said generating apparatus and transmitting apparatus being located within said container, said apparatus including a circuit having at least one contact to be closed, a contact closing member linked to said resilient portion of said container and positioned to close said contact when the container is placed in fluid which applies pressure to said resilient portion and a' pressure responsive modulator including said resilient portion connected to aforesaid apparatus formodulating the generated wave energy.
2. In signalling apparatus, a buoyant container adapted to be free floated in fluid during operation, a portion of said container being capable of movement under pressure, a radio transmitter in said container, said transmitter including tubes having cathodes and a heating circuit therefor, at least one contact in said heating circuit to be closed to put said transmitter in operation, a link between said contact and said portion of said container and positioned to close said contact when the container is placed in iluid and pressure is applied to said portion and a pressure responsive modulator connected to s aid radio transmitter for modulating the generated wave energy.
3. In signalling apparatus, a buoyant container adapted to be floated in fluid during operation, a portion of said container being resilient and capable of movement under pressure, signalling circuits including wave modulating means in said container, a switch in one of said circuits which when closed puts said signalling means in operation, an operating link between said switch and said resilient portion of said container to close said switch when the container is placed in .fluid and pressure appliedv to said resilient porlating the transmitting system in accordance with sound waves striking said diaphragm, a link coupling said diaphragm to said switch to close the same when said housing is oated in fluid, and radiating means in said housing forming part of said transmitting system,
5. In combination, a free oating buoyant yradiant energy transmitter housing comprising a body member enclosing an electromagnetic Wave generator and magnetic wave radiator, a diaphragm forming a wall of said container so that the same is exposed to sound waves when the container is iioated in uid, and a winding associated with said diaphragm and said wave generator for modulating the generated waves in' accordance with wave energy striking said dia-l phragm.
6.` In` apparatus of the nature described, a radiant energy transmitter including wave generating, wave modulating and wave radiating means, a power" supply for said transmitter in a circuit including a switch which when closed energizes the transmitter, and a housing for enclosing said transmitter comprisinga rigid metallic portion,
ter container comprising a metallic portion enl,
closing a wave -generator and a non-metallic portion enclosing a wave radiator, a diaphragm forming a wall of said container so that the same is exposed to sound waves, a protective member for said diaphragm, a winding having an electric field. when energized, which is cut by said diaphragm and a coupling between said rwinding and said wave generator for modulating the generated ,waves in accordance with wave energy striking said diaphragm.
8. In a signalling system, a housing including a non-metallic portion, a rigid metallic por tion and a resilient metallic portion, wave generating means in said housing, said generating means including a tube and a high frequency resonant circuit including said rigid metallic portion, a microphone for modulating said generator, said microphone including said resilient portion as a diaphragm, a protective member for said diaphragm, and radiating means located in said non-metallic portion and coupled to said wave generating means.
9. A radio listening buoy to be dropped in the water for picking up sound waves in the water and relaying them by radio to a distant station comprising a container tor a radio transmitter, protected and weighted at one end by a relatively heavy member, and closed at the other end by a sealed cover which contains a radiator and which'is transparent to radio waves, and a sound wave operated diaphragm in said constainer protected by said heavy member and arranged to modulate said radio transmitter.
10. A plurality of buoys as recited in claim 9, having covers of diierent colors each color being coordinated with a particular narrow range of radio frequencies for transmission.
11. A radio buoy according to claim 9, wherein a light is enclosed within the sealed cover to permit visual observation and location of the buoy at night.
12. In signalling apparatus a buoyant container adapted to be iioated in tluid during operation, said container comprising a rigid rnetallic section, a resilient metallic section and a non-metallic section, a heavy protective member for said resilient portion, there being openings in said protective member to permit sound Waves toreach said resilient portion, a transmitter including at least one electron discharge device enclosed in said metallic portion, means for generating oscillatory energy including said one device having its electrodes coupled in a resonant oscillation generating circuit, said resonant circuit including a conductor'witbln said container which with said metallic portion of said container forms a resonant line, a wave energy radiator coupled to said oscillation generator and enclosed within said non-metallic portion, modulating means associated with saidresilient portion and with said device for modulating the wave energy generated in accordance with sound waves reaching said resilient portion' through said openings in said protective portion, and a power supply source and circuit for said device including a switch closed by pressure on said resilient portion of said container when the same is floated.
13. In signalling apparatus a buoyant container adapted to be oated in iluid during operation, said container being somewhat cylindrical in shape and comprising a resilient metallic portion, a rigid metallic portion, and a non-metallic portion, a heavy protective member tor said resilient portion, there being openings in said pro tective member to permit sound -waves to reach said resilient member, a transmitter including at least one electron discharge device enclosed in said metallic portion, means for generating oscillatory energy including said one device with its electrodes coupled in a resonant oscillation generating circuit, a conductor which with said resonant circuit including a metallic portion forms a coaxial line, a metal shield member Joining the coaxial lines at adjacent ends and separating said rigid metallic portion from said nonmetallic portion, a Wave energy radiator coupled to said oscillation generator and enclosed within said non-metallic portion, modulating means actuated by movement or said resilient portion and associated with said device for modulating the wave energy generated in accordance with sound waves reaching said resilient portion through said openings in said protective portion, and a power supply source and circuit for said device including a switch closed by movement of said resilient portion of said container when the same is placed in fluid.
14. A radio transmitter structure to be dropped from aircraft in an area for investigating sound vibrations and the like arising therein comprising, a closure member, a radio wave generator and modulator in said container, said container being, protected and weighted at one end by a heavy body portion, and closed at the other end by a cover which contains an antenna, said cover being transparent to radio waves, a sound wave pick-up device in said container protected by said heavy body portion, and a coupling between said pick-up device and said radio wave generator.
15. A radio listening buoy to be dropped in the water for picking up sound waves in the water and relaying them by radio to a distant station comprising a container for a radio transmitter protected and weighted at one end by a relatively heavy member, and closed at the other end by a sealed cover which contains a radiator and which is transparent to radiated waves. said relatively heavy member being recessed, a sound wave operated diaphragm in said container adjacent said recess for protection by said heavy member for operation by sound waves passing through said recess to modulate said radio transmitter, said relatively heavy member being arranged to protect said diaphragm from mechanical damage which might result from said buoy being distributed for use.
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At 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10 local time (2:30 a.m. on January 11 Taipei time), President Tsai Ing-wen hosted a luncheon for representatives of the Taiwanese expatriate community in Nicaragua, whom she commended for the contributions they've made overseas over a period of many years.
The following is a translation of President Tsai's remarks:
I am very thankful to our many friends in the expatriate community for showing up to greet us when we arrived in Nicaragua yesterday afternoon. Every time I travel overseas and arrive somewhere, whether it be an airport or a hotel, I am always met by the enthusiasm of the expatriates there. I want to thank everyone. You've really gone the extra mile.
I've undertaken this visit to Nicaragua in order to attend the inauguration of President Ortega. Because this involves a series of state visits in Central America, I am unable to stay very long in any one country, so this luncheon is the only opportunity I have to meet with you all.
Taiwan and Nicaragua are both countries that must pursue development in the face of geopolitical, economic, and trade challenges. For many years, Taiwan and Nicaragua have maintained a firm friendship.
Over the past several decades, many Taiwanese people have come to Nicaragua and set down roots all over the country. Our diplomats on the front lines are doing everything they can each day to ensure Taiwan's survival and its international position.
The members of our technical mission, too, work hard in various fields of cooperation to promote substantive friendship between our two countries. Needless to say, there are also a lot of expatriates and people running Taiwanese firms in this country who are toiling away here, far from their native land.
Thanks in part to the hard work of our technical mission personnel, a Nicaraguan rice seed development center has risen to fame as Central America's leading brand for rice improvement. We have a lot of colleagues who have worked to develop improved cattle and cultivate breeding hogs. These efforts are all being made in order to build a strong foundation for friendship between Taiwan and Nicaragua.
I had the opportunity this morning to go to a duty free export processing zone and learn about the Taiwanese firms turning out textiles there. Expatriates and locally based Taiwanese companies have built a new world here in this land. They have created both job opportunities and business opportunities, and made many contributions to Nicaraguan economic development over the past few years.
Since the 2006 Free Trade Agreement Between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Republic of Nicaragua entered into force, there has been a more robust foundation for interaction between Taiwan and Nicaragua. Now, Taiwan has become Nicaragua's largest export market in Asia and eighth-largest in the world. These successes stand as evidence of the hard work that Taiwanese people are doing overseas.
I have always emphasized the need for steadfast diplomacy based on mutual assistance for mutual benefits. There must be true understanding and assistance between Taiwan and its diplomatic allies. At the same time, our two countries must both benefit.
And in addition to the work of governments, embassies, and technical missions, we also need strenuous effort from all of our expatriates and locally based Taiwanese companies. I want to take this opportunity to thank you all on behalf of our country for everything that you have done.
This is my first time in Nicaragua. It's a beautiful country with the prettiest lakes, the most magnificent volcanoes, and a most wonderful people.
This trip constitutes a state visit, but beyond that there is another point in coming here—I hope this trip will make the people of Taiwan more aware of our beautiful allied countries in Central America.
Our Tourism Bureau is already studying the possibility of joining hands with the embassies of our diplomatic allies to set up a "diplomatic allies zone" at the annual Taipei International Travel Fair. The hope is that, by providing travel information, we can encourage the people of Taiwan to travel to our Central American diplomatic allies to see first-hand the beautiful scenery and witness the friendship that exists between our countries.
Friends from many different fields are traveling with us as members of our delegation, including people from the business community, several legislators, and Yilan County Magistrate Lin Tsung-hsien (林聰賢). Please stand up for a second and say hello to everyone.
Without regard to political affiliation, we work as one in a shared effort to demonstrate the determination of the people of Taiwan to engage with the rest of the world. We all need to keep working together.
All our efforts are undertaken in order to make Taiwan better, and to establish even firmer diplomatic ties with Nicaragua. I want to wish Taiwan and Nicaragua success and prosperity. And for each of you here, may you enjoy good health, happy families, and success in your careers. The lunar new year is coming soon, so I'll also extend to you early season's greetings. Happy Chinese New Year!
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