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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Vance Worley managed to become a fan favorite in Philadelphia despite pitching on a staff that included Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels. Now with the Minnesota Twins, the 25-year-old Californian will have a chance to stand out again. In fact, he could end up being the team's opening day starter. "It means a lot. It means they trust me to come over from another organization, one," Worley said. "But two, to take the ball on Game 1 -- that's big. That means you mean something to the organization." It's still a hypothetical for now. The Twins made wholesale changes to their starting rotation, which was a mess last year aside from left-hander Scott Diamond. Worley was acquired in December when Minnesota sent outfielder Ben Revere to the Phillies, and he could be the Twins' top starter if Diamond isn't healthy by the opener. After a couple starts in 2010, Worley won 11 of his first 12 decisions the following season for Philadelphia. The right-hander's glasses, mohawk and nickname "Vanimal" were all part of his charm. He finished that year 11-3 with a 3.01 ERA and was third in the Rookie of the Year vote. He went 6-9 with a 4.20 ERA last year, and when the Phillies wanted to acquire a center fielder, they figured they had enough depth behind Halladay, Lee and Hamels that they could deal Worley. "Don't get me wrong, I think Vance Worley a couple years ago had a huge rookie year, then last year I think he showed he can pitch," Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel said. The Twins were happy to take him. Diamond went 12-9 with a 3.54 ERA last season, but he had surgery in December to remove a bone spur and chips from his pitching elbow. Minnesota seemingly left no stone unturned while looking for rotation candidates. The Twins signed Kevin Correia and Mike Pelfrey -- and even brought in Rich Harden on a minor league deal after the right-hander missed all of last season following shoulder surgery. There was little risk in giving those pitchers a chance, but Minnesota parted ways with a speedy young outfielder to acquire Worley and pitching prospect Trevor May. The Twins also traded center fielder Denard Span to Washington for minor league pitcher Alex Meyer. The pitching makeover is still in progress during spring training. With the season opener against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers less than six weeks away, the Twins have a lot of decisions still to make. And Worley has a lot of work to do. He reported back Tuesday from a live batting practice session. "I was telling everybody what was coming, so they were all hacking," Worley said. "Everything came out fine. Everything did what I wanted it to. I was in or around the zone like I wanted, so I felt like I got something accomplished." Since Worley pitched in the National League, Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire hasn't had much of a chance to watch him up close. "Seen video of him, and that's about it. I think we might have seen him in spring training a little bit, but not very much," Gardenhire said. "We know that he wants the ball, he's going to go at them, he can punch a few guys out here and there. He's pitched in a pretty tough ballpark in Philadelphia, so I think he knows how to work his way around that stuff. We'll see." Worley has also had a chance to learn from some of the best. With Halladay, Lee and Hamels anchoring the Phillies' staff, he couldn't help but take in a bit of wisdom. "Go after guys. That's the biggest thing -- pitch with a purpose," Worley said. "Know what you're going to throw and feel confident that you're going to throw it for a strike or locate it where you want it. Make them hit you."
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
Yogi Surprise December: Giving and Receiving
I opened up my December Yogi Surprise box to discover this quote:
Love is a gift you receive by giving selflessly without ownership, attachment, or expectation. The more you give, the more you get.
What a great reminder at this time of year! Whether you're shopping for loving gifts to give your friends and family, or you're finding other ways to celebrate without spending any money, I hope you'll consider how important it is to give and receive LOVE.
Love is what fuels us.
If we can infuse every relationship with more love at this time of year, we'll all make the world a better place.
Here are my three favorite items from the December box:
Crown Chakra Tea from Buddha Teas. This blend of lavender, nutmeg and rose is incredible! So calming. And the tea has also been infused with the essence of amethyst! I'm definitely going to be buying more of this and trying some of their other chakra teas as well.
Sweet orange and cinnamon scrub from Real Beauty for a Cause. This stuff is heavenly. It's made with all natural ingredients and high-quality essential oils, and the small batches are created by women working to gain economic independence and break the cycle of poverty. This would make a perfect stocking stuffer!
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The event was hosted on October 5, 6:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.: Media Launch / Opening Party at Nest (423 College Street)
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Boris Eifman is a prolific Russian choreographer, ballet master and art director of the Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg. After graduating from the department of choreography of the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Mr. Eifman worked as ballet master of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet. In 1977, he founded the Leningrad New Ballet (later named Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg), the only individually managed theater in Russia developing modern choreography. A recipient of the Golden Mask and Golden Soffit awards, Mr. Eifman has directed over 40 original performances.


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Birmingham School Cuts School Hours Over Funding Pressures
A school in Birmingham is thought to be the first in the UK to make lessons shorter because of funding cuts.
Police forces in the West Midlands have promised to monitor hate crime after reports of a rise in cases after the vote to leave the EU.
West Midlands Police Chief Constable Dave Thompson has promised "strength and friendship" for minority groups after the referendum result, and a zero tolerance stance on hate crime.
West Midlands Police told Heart: "National hate crime reporting portal True Vision registered an increase in allegations since Friday's 'Brexit' decision but that's not been mirrored across the West Midlands where levels of recorded hate crime have remained stable."
West Mercia Police also told Heart they haven't seen a rise in cases: "West Mercia Police has seen a small decrease in reports of racially aggravated crimes when comparing June 17-19 and June 24-26. The force would like to stress that, as with any hate crime, these offences will not be tolerated."
But Birmingham MP Jack Dromey says people have come to him after being victims of abuse in the last few days:
A Walsall Halal butcher was petrol bombed on Monday evening. West Midlands Polcie say it's too early to say if it's a hate crime but a Walsall Councillor issued a statement after the attack:
Councillor Sean Coughlan Leader of Walsall Council said: "Walsall has a long and proud history of harmony between communities and this has served us well and will continue to do so.
"Over the last few days however, I'm aware there has been a notable increase in tension and this is causing concern to us all.
"I call upon all political and religious community leaders and the residents of Walsall to use their influence to maintain our high values of understanding, unity and harmony that we all hold dear."
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson promised to monitor hate crime cases over the next few months:
West Midlands Chief Constable Dave Thompson said: "We will prioritise local engagement with those communities who feel vulnerable…we must offer strength and friendship for those feeling vulnerable and show intolerance to hateful behaviour in our communities.
"It is no surprise people are feeling insecure. This insecurity is, I think, amplified for some through race or religion or for others who have moved to the region from elsewhere in Europe.
"In some sense this is not as a result of direct actions by people in their communities; it is set in the context of a referendum that has had a forceful debate on immigration, our relationship with Europe and national identity.
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West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion said: "We are aware of national coverage of increased hate crime in some areas following the European Referendum last week. I am reassured that West Mercia Police are responding to our communities concerns and taking proactive steps to ensure all of our communities feel safe."
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Wayne Dale and his ex-partner Lisa Passey were found guilty after trial of the manslaughter by gross negligence of Kian Dale.
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Provision has been made for candidates who are prevented from attending the test on 26 July 2017, as a result of a genuine and unanticipated illness or other unexpected and unavoidable circumstances, to sit the test on one alternative date. This provision exists for cases of demonstrable difficulty; it is not available for a candidate who, for example, fails to register on time or is suffering from a cold or other minor illness on the test day.
In order to be considered for testing on the alternative date you must, where possible, apply through your online account at least one week before the 26 July 2017 test date, or no later than 3 working days after the test date; AND
*in the case of significant unanticipated illness, provide clear and detailed medical justification from a registered health professional to the UMAT Office. A medical certificate stating 'unspecified illness' or 'unfit for work/school' is NOT sufficient.
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Wind Eases, Aiding Major Arizona FirefightFirefighters in eastern Arizona took advantage of weather conditions on Friday to mitigate damage by the massive Wallow Fire which has mostly charred more than about 638 square miles by carrying out burnout operations to get rid of extra fuel surrounding a pair of towns with thousands of homes.
Arizona's Wallow Fire Claims First Injuries, Threatens 5,000 HomesFirefighters and crews worked to minimize the damage from massive Wallow Fire in eastern Arizona on Friday, as charred areas grew to more than 600 square miles and claimed its first injuries and homes destroyed, while endangering thousands more.
Will Arizona Wallow fire cause blackouts in Texas, New Mexico?The massive Wallow wildfires raging Arizona's eastern border forests expanded to 389,000 acres by Wednesday as strong winds carry toward New Mexico, now covering an area larger than the city of Phoenix. El Paso Electric warned that 90,000 people could go without power by Friday if their lines are damaged.
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Ducks are everywhere. You look outside and they are in the pond across the street, floating down the river, or flying through the sky. It is a normal occurrence to see a duck in a setting such as this. However, one place you would not expect to see them is in your house. But just because we don't see them domesticated as often as Dogs, Cats, and Goldfish doesn't mean they don't make a great addition to the family!
Maintenance: Mess and Noise
Lets first address the most important factors that adults worry about when choosing a pet–will it be noisy?, will it poop everywhere, and overall, will it create a lot of work for me? Well the answer is NO, maybe, and NO. You may hear the occasional quacking during the day but in my experience, my duckling was completely silent at night and the quacking during the day was not loud enough to cause a disturbance. The next issue is the mess. As much as I wish I could tell you the duck is potty trained, it sadly is not. Just like most other animals, if you give it free rein over the house it will very likely lay some droppings. Although they are very minimal considering the size of the duckling, it is still a hassle. What I did was put the duck in a large box lined with newspaper. I would take him out and play with him at times but if I was busy, he would be in the box. He would do his business in there and I would simply change out the newspaper ever day or two. Overall, not a lot of work!
Here was my favorite part about having a duckling–taking it for walks. You know how ducklings always walk in a line behind the momma duck at the pond? Well guess what, when you have your own duckling, you are the momma duck. I actually had a couple of ducks so when I would walk around the block with them they would follow my steps in a line. It was quite a sight to see and got a lot of attention from the locals. Guys looking for ice breakers with the ladies, this may be a good pet choice for you.
The ducklings are also down for relaxing occasions too. They will nuzzle up in your arms on the couch and watch tv with you. There are very few occasions where the duck isn't great to have around! I owned my duckling when I was in college so I even brought him to class with me a couple times and hid him in my bag when the teacher walked by.
There are just a few things you will need before you are ready to take a duck home with you. First off, as mentioned earlier, you need a box and newspaper to keep it clean. You need a food bowl and a water bowl that are low enough to the ground so the duck can access it. A heat lamp can also be helpful as the ducks get cold easily at night with no momma duck to keep them warm.
Where to get your duck
As far as acquiring your duck, I don't expect you to go into the wild and steal a momma ducks newborns. You can buy ducks for very cheap at the local hardware store. I got mine at Thiesens. If you don't have a Thiesens in your area there is definitely an equivalent store that will offer them. They are seasonal however early summer is the best time to get them so don't wait too long! Any store that sells ducks will also have some sort of feed you can purchase as well. Feel free to feed them any other foods such as apples and carrots that they may like but it is always good to have a fall back to make sure they are eating and growing.
If you like the idea of a fun and unique pet to surprise your kids or maybe your girlfriend then a duckling is the right choice for you. They are cheaper and easier to take care of than almost any other pet. I don't know why people don't have ducks for pets more often!


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A former Japanese banker who helped Japan's Olympus Corp shift losses off its books decades ago appears to be a key figure behind its decision to award a massive advisory fee to a little-known US investment firm, Japanese broking sources who know the ex-banker said.
Akio Nakagawa, who worked for the New York-based firm that won the stunning $687 million fee, has had business dealings with the once-venerable camera-maker for three decades, said the sources who were familiar with his activities and career.
As part of his relationship with Olympus and other corporate clients, Nakagawa also provided a type of financial engineering designed to temporarily shift losses from their books in a way that was both lawful and popular in the early 1990s, they added.
Olympus , engulfed by scandal since its sacked CEO-turned-whistleblower revealed the fee last month, confirmed on Tuesday it had engaged in this practice in the 1990s to defer publicly reporting losses suffered on securities investments.
In a statement that followed Reuters' questions to the firm about its accounting practices and Nakagawa, Olympus also said several M&A deals struck a decade later, including one relating to the advisory fee, had been used to offset these long-standing losses.
The company said this fact came to light after an investigation into past M&A deals by a third-party panel which was named a week ago. Olympus called a news conference for 0330 GMT.
It has declined to answer questions about its ties to Nakagawa, saying it did not disclose information about individual business relationships. Nakagawa, who does not stand accused of any wrongdoing, could not be reached for comment and his whereabouts are unknown.
Olympus shares dived 29 percent after its announcement on Tuesday. The firm has now lost 70 percent of its market value following revelations of the $687 million fee, among several odd-looking deals. Shareholders have demanded to know why it paid such a vast sum to a small U.S. outfit few had heard of.
Olympus has declined to give a detailed explanation, pending the independent probe, but the sources say part of the answer lies in its long-standing relationship with Nakagawa.
"He was seen as a useful guy by his corporate clients," said a former executive at a major Japanese bank who says he met Nakagawa at the time he was engaged in so-called "portfolio reshuffling" on behalf of Japanese firms.
Companies used portfolio reshuffling in the early 1990s to avoid taking big paper losses on share portfolios which had crashed along with Japan's 1980s bubble economy.
The idea was to craft transactions that shifted the losses from a parent company to another holding firm or a fund, a temporary manoeuvre to keep the losses off the parent's books until, hopefully, share values recovered.
In the early years after the crash, the practice was widely known and legitimate, but share prices never fully recovered and regulators later cracked down on it, the broking sources said.
Nakagawa was head of equities for Wall Street bank PaineWebber in Japan in the early 1990s when the practice of shuffling losses around was at its peak, they added.
At that time, some Japanese firms were in denial about the collapse in stock values, wrongly believing they would bounce back in time for the transactions to be reversed.
And sometimes brokerages that had sold them the loss-making investments in the first place were willing to help their clients in this endeavour, taking on their clients' losses in the interests of keeping their business over the long term.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has never come close to regaining its 1989 peak and the market still trades at about a quarter of its value back then.
Worlds's largest M&A fee
Nakagawa worked at established investment banks until 1998 when he teamed up with Hajime Sagawa, an ex-colleague from his early days in the 1970s at Japan's Nomura Securities. He joined Sagawa's Axes America, according to a U.S. regulatory filing.
Sagawa, who has so far been the main focus of questions over the fee, lives in Florida and has also not been able to be reached for comment, although Sagawa's wife has told Reuters he is travelling and has done nothing wrong.
In 2006, Olympus hired Axes America to scout out acquisition targets and, two years later, agreed to pay Axes the world's largest M&A advisory fee, according to Thomson Reuters data, for its $2 billion purchase of UK medical equipment firm Gyrus.
The fee was equal to a third of the purchase price, eclipsing investment banking industry norms of 1-2 percent.
Axes negotiated to be paid the Gyrus fee in both cash and stock, and transferred the rights to the stock component to an affiliated firm, Cayman Islands-registered AXAM Investments, which in 2010 sold the stock back to Olympus for $620 million.
Sagawa also held himself out to be a director of AXAM, according to an internal Olympus document obtained by Reuters, though there is no evidence of Nakagawa being linked to AXAM.
The FBI and the Japan Securities Exchange Surveillance Commission are looking into this fee and other Olympus deals after ex-CEO Michael Woodford wrote to the authorities following his dismissal. He also alerted Britain's Serious Fraud Office.
After his dismissal on Oct. 14, Woodford said he had been fired for asking questions about the Gyrus fee.
Olympus says it sacked Woodford for his management style and misunderstanding of Japanese culture. It denies any wrongdoing but has so far declined to reveal the identities behind Axes. It says it doesn't know their whereabouts.
'Migratory bird'
Nakagawa already had business dealings with Olympus when he joined Drexel Burham Lambert in 1988, and he kept Olympus as a customer as he worked for a series of Western investment banks in the years that followed, the sources said.
"He was one of the first generation to make the shift from Nomura to the foreign houses. He was like the migratory bird of Western banks," said one Japanese securities industry source.
US brokerage regulator FINRA's records show that between 1977 and 1996 Nakagawa worked at Merrill Lynch, E.F. Hutton and Co Inc, Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc, Drexel Burnham Lambert and PaineWebber, before settling in 1998 at Axes America.
He was there until 2007, and also served for some years as the president of Axes Securities Japan, the records show.
Axes Securities Japan has since lost its securities dealing licence and is now listed as Axes Japan. Axes Japan did not return calls for comment.
Nakagawa and Sagawa both started their careers at Nomura Securities, Japan's top investment bank, and would later be colleagues at both Drexel Burnham Lambert and PaineWebber.
Banking industry sources who know both men believe Nakagawa would have been more directly involved in cultivating and managing Axes' relationship with Olympus due to his long-standing business relationship with the company.
The Japanese practice of portfolio reshuffling was gradually banned by securities regulators during the 1990s, but securities industry sources say brokers found new, legal ways to provide the same service and keep good relations with corporate clients.
No public records are available for PaineWebber's client deals during Nakagawa's time there, but a 1992 regulatory filing suggests Olympus may have shuffled assets in a pattern consistent with methods used to avoid losses, according to investment bank sources asked to comment on the filing.
The document submitted to the Japan Financial Services Authority by Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) cited Olympus as recipient of a "scheme to enable the repurchase or resale of assets and liabilities from investment trusts". The filing was made after the authority demanded CSFB disc securities regulators during the 1990s, but securities industry sources say brokers found new, legal ways to provide the same service and keep good relations with corporate clients.
No public records are available for PaineWebber's client deals during Nakagawa's time there, but a 1992 regulatory filing suggests Olympus may have shuffled assets in a pattern consistent with methods used to avoid losses, according to investment bank sources asked to comment on the filing.
The document submitted to the Japan Financial Services Authority by Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) cited Olympus as recipient of a "scheme to enable the repurchase or resale of assets and liabilities from investment trusts". The filing was made after the authority demanded CSFB disclose all of their client activity relating to postponement of losses.


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Wow. Last week went by so quickly! We had the two younger girls' choir concert Friday night, followed all-too-quickly by their choral festival early Saturday morning. That made for quite a tired family by Saturday afternoon, and Sunday--Mother's Day--was a blur of sleepiness, but it also made last week fly by. . .
They had normally scheduled practice Monday night. Gone all day Tuesday. Wednesday night we went grocery shopping(I am forever, forever, EVER writing something on the shopping list! We went again yesterday!). Thursday night they had an extra practice, and Friday was the concert. On WednesDAY last week I realized that we did not have SHOES or STOCKINGS(black!)for the concert, NOR did either of the girls have JEANS that fit for Saturday--so we had to go shopping. Strange how that happens before every concert, but I was really worried this time because our temperatures here are already hitting upper 80s, and I just knew we wouldn't be able to find black closed-toe-and-heel shoes AND jeans this time of year. . .
but God provided. Shoes for two girls--total of $20. Jeans for two girls--total of--WOW--$10.
Deep sigh of relief.
We made it. And the results were great. One day I will have a video to show you that actually has the SOUND we hear at the concert well-represented; but for now, this will have to be adequate. Hope you enjoy!
All three choirs Friday night for the Finale.
My four in Lafayette for the festival Saturday morning.
The Chorus TWENTY who went Saturday--about half of the actual Chorus. They still SOUNDED wonderful--I'll quit bragging now!
And now for the videos:
Possibly my favorite! J is at the top left, second from the end. The Redhead is on the right hand side--second row, end. It's hard to tell exactly where she is.
This one is sweet:
A patriotic tune:
One from the festival Saturday--a tough song I had to learn for Freshman voice in college--they are better than I was! ;-)


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DescriptionExperience the unique opportunity to view Dubai from the world's highest skyscraper! We will take you on the 125th floor of the 828-metre high building, a total of 163 floors! This spectacular skyscraper was designed to ensure you feel like you are on top of the world. At this height you will enjoy an unforgettable view of this beautiful city.
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Hello, and welcome to Callumart! This is my blog where I post art related stuff, which I do as a passion for creative hobby. Below are some pictures to show some of my art projects and model building collection.
(3D model from my 3D model making process)
(Slaughter priest from my Khorne Bloodbound Warband collection. The plastic kit is made by Games workshop)
(2D graphic pencil drawing based on the top half of the human anatomy).(Word Bearers Rhino tank. The plastic model kit was made by Games Workshop).(Digital art of Duke Cuirithir)(Hellpit Abomination, plastic kit made by Games Workshop).('Decaying', concept art for a small Path to Glory campagin: War for Ghyran trilogy story [not official]).(Digital art of Clan Skelnix banner)(Ceramic pot, in blue glaze).
If your new to this site, don't worry, I'll list below what I cover on this blog! If your a regular visitor, the list has some new sections that I'll be covering on this blog that might interest you!
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar- my blog post journey: This section covers my collection on different faction that I collect. Including Clan Skelnix, The Stagrot, Liver-bone court, The shattered outsiders and the Exiled Seekers.
- Art projects: This is where I create art based projects that are ranged mediums from 3D model making, 2D art and digital art.
- Subject of the week: This is where I post a subject that I want to discuss about, and express my opinion on. The subjects range from the art industry, table top miniatures, education and life.
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I hope you'll enjoy Callumart, and be inspired to do some creative art of your own! 😊


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OPP's ability to Investigate this Attack is Seriously Questioned
Victims of Assault Request RCMP to handle Investigation
Message from Powless and OPP Brass: "Live in fear because you have no Rights in Canada."
Dec 28 - Sachem: Fears police powers
Dec 27 - Star: Man fights court order barring him from Caledonia
Dec 26 - Spectator: Banned McHale no threat, say mayor, MPP
Dec 24 - CHCH6: Gary McHale's Bail Hearing
Dec 21 - Sachem: Apology
Dec 18 - Regional: Jackson's Comment regarding McHale & OPP
Dec 9 - Canadian Civil Liberties Association turns blind eye to Caledonia's agony
Dec 9 - Queen's Park speech by Merlyn Kinrade: "Are we a failed state?"
Dec 9 - McHale strikes back at OPP's "nice little package"
Dec 8 - Caledonia violence deliberately incited by depraved liar
Dec 8 - Caledonia resident to Fantino: "Oh please."
Dec 8 - Expositor: Fantino's fury selective
Dec 6 - OPP: OPP Lay Charges in Weekend Disturbance
Dec 5 - Only in Canada you say? Pity.
Dec 5 - Fantino gets smack-down from Record
Dec 5 - Brantford Expositor endorses violence against civil rights activist
Dec 4 - Expositor: Caledonia smoke shop to be removed
Dec 5 - Record: Police willingly ignore illicit cigarette sales
Dec 5 - Spectator: Haldimand council condemns smoke shop scuffle
Dec 5 - Spectator: Caledonia progress needed in a hurry
Dec 4 - CTV: Native-run smoke shop closes after weekend clash
Dec 4 - Expositor: One man charged over Caledonia clash
Dec 4 - Expositor: Take a hint, McHale
Dec 5 - I don't know about Lady Justice...
Dec 3 - OPP Brass, native thugs ensure violence in Caledonia
Dec 3 - Expositor: "The OPP allowed this to escalate without intervening"
Dec 2 - Spectator: Activist badly beaten in Caledonia attack
Dec 3 - Spectator: Violence erupts at Caledonia protest
Dec 3 - FreePress: Caledonia protester to sue OPP
Dec 3 - Sun: Charges expected after protest rally
Dec 3 - Two-tier justice continues in Caledonia
Dec 3 - FreePress: Protest in Caledonia turns ugly
Dec 2 - Spectator: Two injured in violent protest in Caledonia
Dec 20 -
VoC speech at 'Remember Us' March, Oct 08/07
Dec 20 - Hagersville resident: "Thought this was a free democracy"
Dec 20 - Lessons not learned from Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dec 18 - Native racist: "You and all like you don't belong here."
Dec 15 - Once upon a time on Six Nations…
Dec 14 - McHale cross-examines OPP as "Two Tier Justice" enters Canadian courtroom for first time!
Dec 13 - CTV News: Fantino walks away from VoC questions
Dec 12 - Kyle Hagan: arrested for 'Protesting While White'
Dec 12 - Information WANTED - Please Help
Dec 12 - D/Sgt John Murray: Is he just another lying OPP Officer?
Dec 12 - McHale banned from Caledonia
Dec 12 - The Arrest of Kyle Hagan for being 'White'
The Realities of Citizens under Occupation and the Dangers of ignoring Civil Rights
Dec 10 - Mark Watson, Caledonia - The dangers of ignoring Civil Rights
Concerned Citizens of Caledonia at Queen's Park
Dec 4, 2007
Merlyn Kinrade Introduction
Doug Fleming views on Illegal Smoke Shops
Brian Hagan overview of the sittuation in Caledonia
Merlyn Kinrade speech on 'Peacekeeping'
Gary McHale on the Events on Dec. 1
Haldimand Council and Councilor Grice come out against the Residents of Caleodnia
Councilor Grice Statement
Haldimand Council Press Relese
Videos from Dec. 1, 2007
Dec 1 - Dawn Smith's Racist Beliefs
Dec 1 - Clyde Powless Confronts Merlyn
Dec. 1 - Clyde Powless Two Speeches
Dec 1 -Ist Assault on McHale and Assault against OPP officers - no charges laid
Dec 1 - McHale is Setup for Assault Claim
Dec 1 - Turtle Island News Video of Mr. Powless attacking Gary McHale
Dec 1 - CHCH News report of event
Dec 1 - Slow motion video of the attack on McHale
Dec 1 - Video of Clyde Powless confronting McHale
Dec 5 - CANACE Press Release: OPP allowed the violence to escalate
Dec 4 - Toby Barrett: Barrett asks who's in charge at Caledonia??
Dec 4 - Toby Barrett: Barrett demands public hearings on land disputes
Dec 4- Toby Barrett: NATIVE LAND DISPUTE
Dec 4 - Toby Barrett: We Request Land Dispute Hearings
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I am Associate Professor at IGOT - Universidade de Lisboa, where I teach Physical Geography and Remote Sensing. My research is developed within the Centro de Estudos Geográficos team on Climate Change and Environmental Systems (ZEPHYRUS) and I am also collaborator of the Centre of Northern Studies (University Laval, Quebec - Canada). My research focuses on changing permafrost and on the dynamics of Polar and mountain environments. I am especially interested on challenging frontier settings, both cold and warm and on the ways these environments are reacting to climate change. Since 2004, a part of my time is dedicated to the consolidation of the Portuguese Polar Program, which I coordinate. I have participated in 10 campaigns in the Antarctic Peninsula and 3 in the Arctic (Svalbard and Northern Quebec) and I am conducting research in mountains such as the serra da Estrela, the Middle and High Atlas (Morocco), the Fogo Volcano (Cape Verde) and the Patagonian Andes. Since September 2016 I am Science Coordinator at the Estrela Aspiring Geopark.
Gonçalo Vieira, PhD
Current activities
Estrela Aspiring Geopark
The serra da Estrela has been one my main research areas for over two decades and I am currently contributing to the preparation of its application to a UNESCO Global Geopark. I am Scientific Coordinator at the Associação Geopark Estrela and in this framework, I am very active in preparing the application together with the AGE team at Instituto Politécnico da Guarda. The application involves 9 municipalities, several regional organizations and counts with the full support of the CEG/IGOT - Universidade de Lisboa.
EU-PolarNet is a H2020 EC funded SCA that aims at coordinating Polar science and logistics in Europe. I am especially active in task 3.1 "Polar Platforms: Research ships, stations, aircraft and autonomous instrumentation" where I am co-chair with Yves Frenot (French Polar Institute). My contribution is on the implementation of a database of European Polar infrastructure and I will also coordinate deliverables on access to infrastructure.
Dynamics of the ice-free environments of the Western Antarctic Peninsula
I have been working since 2000 in the western Antarctic Peninsula, one of the regions on Earth with fastest warming. I am interested in identifying changes in the dynamics of the ice-free areas, especially induced by modifications in permafrost. I am maintaining a series of permafrost and active layer observatories across ci. 450 km from King George Island to Anvers Island. Currently we are evaluating possible impacts of changing permafrost on infrastructure, such as research stations and airfields.
This research is a long-term collaboration with Miguel Ramos and Miguel Angel de Pablo (University of Alcalá, Spain), Gabriel Goyanes (Instituto Antártico Argentino), Carlos Schaefer (Univ. Federal de Viçosa, Brazil) and James Bockheim (Univ. Wisconsin-Madison).
Changing vegetation and water colour of permafrost thaw lakes, Sub-Arctic Canada
Vegetation is changing rapidly in the fast warming Arctic and permafrost thaw lake areas are major players on the global biogeochemical cycle of carbon. Since 2015 I have been working in the tundra-taiga zone of northwest Quebec in order to produce high resolution orthophotos and digital surface models of key ecological monitoring areas. For this purpose I use UAV-base remote sensing in cooperation with João Canário (CQE/IST) and Warwick Vincent (CEN/ULaval).
Does permafrost occur in North Africa?
The high mountain environments of Morocco are still poorly known in what concerns to climate and to periglacial activity. In a collaboration with Ali Faleh (Univ Sidi Mohammed Ben Adbellah, Fès) and Carla Mora (CEG/IGOT - ULisboa), in 2015, we have installed a number of air and ground surface temperature dataloggers in the Middle and High Atlas, with the objective to obtain a first characterization of the ground thermal regime and temperature lapse rates. In 2016 we expect to collect a full year of temperature data, which will allow for a first insight into the potential for permafrost occurrence in the High Atlas. Detailed geomorphological mapping is also being conducted.
Glacial and periglacial geomorphology of the serra da Estrela, Portugal
Pleistocene glacial and periglacial environments in the serra da Estrela (Portugal)
Since my PhD thesis research I kept linked to the serra da Estrela range in Central Portugal and especially to glacial and periglacial geomorphology. I am currently supervising Alexandre Nieuwendam, a PhD candidate working on the interpretation of the paleoenvironmental significance of cold slope processes, including permafrost in the Estrela. I have also some ongoing research on dating of glacial phenomena with some results on the way, as a collaboration with David Palacios (Univ. Complutense Madrid).
Large landslides in the Patagonian Andes
Rapidly retreating glaciers in the Parque Nacional de los Glaciares (Patagonia Argentina) induce intense paraglacial activity in the valleys, which include a number of very large landslides. Our main interest is on large landslides in lake margins and focus has been on the Brazo Upsalla of the Argentino Lake, where a very large landslide in 2013 has generated a tsunami that significantly damaged infrastructure in the lake margin. We visited the area in 2015 and conducted a preliminary UAV-based mapping of the landslide, having found that a new landslide is developing in the area, induced significant risk. Currently, I am collaborating with Gabriel Goyanes (IAA) and the Parque Nacional de los Glaciares in order to further study the landslide dynamics and to promote management measures for the area.
Mapping of the Fogo volcano caldera (Cape Verde Islands)
The Fogo Volcano in Cape Verde erupted in late 2014 having affected numerous infrastructure and human activities in the caldera. Within the FCT funded project FIRE, our team will map the main lava flows of the recent eruptions and will produce high resolution digital surface models of the caldera in order to improve modelling of lava flow paths in future eruptions.
ZEPHYRUS - Research Group on Climate Change and Environmental Systems
Centro de Estudos Geográficos - Universidade de Lisboa


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In today's busy world it can be very difficult to find the time to do the things you want to do. It's not unusual for us to hear a person say that they would love to learn to sail but just can't seem to find two consecutive weekends to get started. Search no more. This month we are offering a few classes that are normally offered over the course of four-sessions in a two-session (one weekend) format. Read More
Semester-long classes more popular than ever
There are more students taking semester-long classes at MBAC this semester than ever before. The addition of stand up paddling as a class and the increasing popularity of surfing seem to be the primary contributors to the growth of the program. The new offering of intermediate surfing, which allows beginning surfers the opportunity to return for a second semester of surfing, may be another contributor. Read More
Surf saga begins at MBAC
Lauren Wilson will be moving down under this fall to get work experience and to surf. The recent SDSU grad and MBAC surfing instructor is looking forward to spending our winter months (the southern hemisphere's summer) surfing the waves off the Australian coast. She has come a long way since taking her first class at MBAC where her goal was to confront her fear of the water. Read More
MBAC Instructor strives for record breaking feat
MBAC sailing instructor, Octavio Arteta, has a lofty goal. After reading a story about sailors competing in long distance solo sailing racing he was inspired by their ambition. He read that these races hosted sailors from all over the world, with one glaring exception; his home country of Peru. After some further research he set out on a record breaking feat; to become the first Peruvian to sail solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Read More
Thank you for voting MBAC #1
We would like to thank all of you who voted for us Best Water Activities in San Diego. Read More
There's still time to add semester-long classes
There is still time to add a watersports class that will run now through the first week of December. While many of the students in these classes will be taking the course for university credit, it can also be an opportunity for a semester-long class at a great price even if you are not interested in the unit. Many alumni, staff, and members of the community take the classes due to the value of low cost, longer term class. Read More