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Air University Review, March-April 1967
First Lieutenant John B. Kotch
Most significant among recent articles to appear in the Air University
Review on the subject of NATO nuclear arrangements is the timely and
enlightening examination, "Nuclear Forces and the Future of NATO," by Brigadier
General E. Vandevanter, Jr., USAF (Ret), in the July-August 1964 issue. At that
time the American-sponsored multilateral nuclear force (MLF) was uppermost in
the minds of most policy-makers on both sides of the
In these circumstances, while a pressing need exists to formulate new policy alternatives, constraints similar to those imposed on the MLF are likely to impinge upon future policy initiatives and thus narrow the area of choice. These constraints would include, most importantly, the continuing requirement for unity of command and control and for the nonproliferation of strategic operational hardware among NATO members. The purpose of this article is to explore possible avenues of accommodation between the alliance's chief protagonists in the light of existing policy constraints, by engaging in a renewed airing of the potentially divisive domain of shared strategic decision-making when viewed from a NATO perspective. In approaching this subject I share the conviction of most serious scholars of NATO affairs that only an accurate, balanced, and objective assessment of existing politico-military conditions can insure that potential areas of common agreement are fully, forcefully, and fruitfully explored.
Broadly speaking, shared strategic decision-making encompasses decision-making relative to the deployment of strategic weapon systems, development of targeting and attack plans, and finally some form of viable mechanism for the execution of such plans (to include go/no-go type of decisions). That we are at present very far from such a state of affairs within the Atlantic alliance need not deter us from a consideration of the possible benefits to be derived from future movement in this direction. Viewed in this context, the burden of this article is, in effect, to make a case for the feasibility and desirability of replacing the current European sense of under-participation in strategic planning and decision-making with a sense of positive and meaningful contribution. It should be clear that, unless we can demonstrate convincingly to our NATO allies a continued determination to move forward in exploring new ways and means of achieving a more equitable distribution of strategic decision-making responsibilities, we run the increased risk of further weakening the entire integrated NATO command structure. Substantively, it is argued that shared strategic planning on a multinational basis within the framework of the Special Committee of NATO Defense Ministers, together with close coordination of strategic operational forces among those NATO members now possessing them (the British and French in addition to the U.S.), offers at present the best available method for expanding and deepening allied participation in strategic decision-making.2
Finally, in our inquiry we must consider the nature of the existing military
hardware underlying the political and strategic dimensions of nuclear
deterrence. Today the mainstay of Western strategic nuclear deterrence,3
approximately 96 percent of the Free World's total megatonnage,4 is
provided by the
the multilateral nuclear force
The MLF provides us with the most useful point of departure in our review in depth of NATO nuclear arrangements. Briefly, the MLF scheme for a nuclear-armed, mixed-manned and collectively owned surface fleet was conceived by a number of policy planners, most notably by Robert Bowie,5 as a means of preserving U.S. operational control over nuclear weapon systems while simultaneously enabling European NATO allies to participate meaningfully in the management of a Western nuclear deterrent assigned to NATO.6 It subsequently received the support and encouragement of the Kennedy Administration, principally because it seemed to point the way toward a reasonable solution to a problem of monumental complexity. Among other advantages, MLF presented the French with an alternate to an independent deterrent of their own, allowed for the eventual deployment of British nuclear submarines under the aegis of NATO,7 granted the West Germans a larger voice in alliance nuclear policy-making, and, by preserving ultimate U.S. operational control in the form of a Presidential veto, furthered the twin objectives of nonproliferation and single unified command and control.
It was recognized by the preceding as well as the present Administration
that MLF, while representing a worthwhile political gamble, a point of
departure, was in no sense a final solution. In sum, multinational control
could never convince the French of meaningful multinational management, and
joint financing could not persuade the British that their sagging economy could
afford the additional burden of cost stemming from the project. As for the
Germans, their strong enthusiasm and early endorsement only served to make the
product less "saleable" in the eyes of several of the smaller NATO members, in
particular the
In retrospect, MLF was probably doomed from the outset, but like many other attempts at resolving the complex political problems of the nuclear age, it had to be tried. It is probably fair to say that MLF's greatest shortcoming was the attempt to accommodate too many conflicting requirements within a delicate and fragile framework; and in raising more questions than it could effectively resolve, it stretched the fabric of alliance beyond a realistic level of expectation. In any case, it is to the credit of the Johnson Administration that what began as a worthwhile political gamble did not end up a binding commitment to an ill-fated diplomatic enterprise.
European attitudes
The desire of our European NATO allies to play a larger role in strategic
decision-making stems less from any real fear of inadequacy of the American
deterrent or resolute determination to employ it 8 than from a sense
of underparticipation in the strategic decision-making process. Following the
development of ICBM's by the Soviet Union in the late 1950's, some Europeans
feared that the
Of more immediate concern, however, is the European sense of underparticipation in the strategic decision-making process, a mood cogently captured by former British Defence Minister Duncan Sandys:
Apart from differences of view about the
organizational structure of NATO, there is a feeling among certain of the
member governments that the
Similarly, from the American dialogue over future NATO nuclear arrangements
has come the admonition from Robert Bowie that the United States could
doubtless be more alert to allied sensibilities than it has been sometimes in
the past.11 MLF, if it accomplished nothing else, confirmed the
reality of European underparticipation in nuclear policy-making and legitimized
the search for a new strategic balance within the NATO framework. However,
before passing on to a discussion of future alternatives to MLF, let us briefly
Over the past 10 to 15 years,
It is not here suggested that nonproliferation be totally discarded as a worthy goal of policy. However, its continued applicability to an allied power that has already achieved nuclear power status must be seriously questioned.12 In doing so, one should recognize that nonproliferation is at the bedrock of the present Franco-American impasse. In my view, changed conditions in the form of a French force de frappe argue persuasively for a more consistent policy with respect to both the British and the French national nuclear deterrents.13 The long-term deleterious effect of present policy on Franco-American relations has already been considerable, and nonadjustment to this new reality would appear to put into question the entire concept of Atlantic security arrangements with France as an active participant.
If we can agree that the objective of translatingcurrent European underparticipation in the strategic decision-making process into a more meaningful contribution is an urgent and necessary one, our inquiry is reduced to a search for ways and means of achieving this goal. In seeking a less ambitious but more productive gambit than MLF, U.S. policy should be influenced by careful attention to the following considerations: British willingness to place important elements of her strategic force under an Atlantic Nuclear Force (ANF)14 provided the U.S. and France make a similar commitment; the existence of the French force de frappe as a potentially significant and useful contribution to future alliance sharing schemes15 (here the present Anglo-American special relationship in nuclear affairs, including the close coordination between SAC and the RAF, could serve as a model); and a strong desire on the part of West Germany for a larger voice in strategic decision-making.
Strictly speaking, there are at present two principal directions of policy
flow which might be envisaged with respect to a more equitable distribution of
nuclear responsibilities within the NATO framework. One would be to work toward
the establishment of a multilateral force within the existing NATO framework,
similar to MLF but less subject to an ultimate American veto. It would of
necessity involve strategic operational hardware and could, for example, take
the form of the British-backed Atlantic Nuclear Force or that of a future
European regional deterrent.16 The other avenue would be to pursue,
as the major thrust of American policy, some form of nuclear accommodation or
adjustment within the planning sector and simultaneously promote the greatest
possible coordination among the three existing national nuclear deterrents
(U.S., British, French). Here, those NATO powers with a vital interest in
nuclear policy-making (generally conceded to be the
In my view, it would at present be a mistake to push boldly ahead on the heels of MLF's scuttling with the kind of broad and sweeping plans which an ANF successor would require. It would, moreover, be counterproductive inasmuch as the result would almost surely be a series of long, drawn-out negotiations over the nuclear control issue which could only serve to further alienate the French and thereby exacerbate existing alliance tensions.
Similarly, a European Community deterrent, as some students of NATO affairs
have urged, would represent a highly probabilistic venture. Prospects for the
requisite European political integration appear extremely dim, especially in
the wake of the obvious disharmony evinced at recent Common Market parleys.
Furthermore, De Gaulle, who prefers to speak for Europe rather than about
Europe, is unlikely to offer to merge the French and British deterrents or
In the main, our principal objective in future NATO nuclear arrangements
must be to preserve a strategic posture of graduated deterrence permitting
measured and flexible response to potential aggression. The instrumentality
designed to achieve such an objective can only be a unified nuclear deterrent,
which means, in essence, continued reliance upon existing strategic operational
hardware (SAC) as the mainstay of our deterrent force. Further, because a
complementary objective of
General de Gaulle's recent public statements on the future extent of French
participation in NATO's integrated defense structure represent a disappointing
step backward in "rethinking" NATO nuclear arrangements, particularly in
finding ways and means of effecting close coordination between the French force
de frappe and the
. . . we cannot deny that in a world that is terrified at the prospect of nuclear war the ability to use nuclear weapons in however small a way is a most potent threat vis-á-vis even the most powerful of nations. It must at least ensure that very serious notice is taken of the holder's rights and wishes.19
Thus the real value of the French deterrent may turn on its ability to persuade American policy-makers to broaden the base of strategic decision-making.20
This fact has serious implications for future
At the same time, two central questions with respect to ultimate Gaullist
intentions must be taken into account in planning and pursuing a flexible and
productive NATO nuclear policy. First, if we were to make substantive
concessions to De Gaulle on the issue of nuclear control, would the French
leader, in return, forego a diplomacy which, while paying lip service to the
need for an Atlantic alliance (though without a NATO military apparatus),
continues to be conducted without regard for the purposes of the alliance?21
Second, if De Gaulle is really prepared to remove himself from the
shelter of Atlantic security arrangements as presently constituted in NATO (and
we must assume from past actions. That this is well within the realm of
possibility), what would such a move mean in terms of future
Some have maintained that in his relations with the U.S. De Gaulle's primary
objective has always been and remains not nuclear assistance for its own sake
but policy coordination that would enhance French and European influence
throughout the world.22 For this school of thought the 1958 De
Gaulle memorandum to the British and American leadership indicated a
willingness to reorganize NATO to deal with political and strategic problems on
a worldwide basis and to set in motion machinery that would permit shared
strategic decision-making. The self-appointed alliance "Big Three" (U.S., U.K.,
and France) would have, in effect, consolidated NATO planning and policy-making
functions, thus eliminating the need for SHAPE; and for this reason the De
Gaulle proposal was deemed unacceptable. The essence of the 1958 memorandum was
the acceptance in principle of future American hegemony with
respect to strategic operational hardware provided that the suitable
consultative machinery could be set in motion. In truth, with the French force
de frappe a reality, the General has less reason to fear arbitrary American
action in the nuclear domain; given the emergence of a favorable political
climate, now very much lacking, the kind of intimate allied coordination he
envisaged becomes a more distinct possibility. In practice, however, De Gaulle
continues to regard SHAPE as the creature of the Pentagon and responsive solely
to American initiative. This fact is clearly reflected in the following actions
· Withdrew its
Mediterranean and
· Assigned
only a small part of its Air Force to the integrated air defense of
· Assigned
only a small part of its land forces to NATO
· Established
an isolated position within the alliance on strategy
· Did not
allow non-French nuclear weapons on French territory
· Did not
participate in the studies for a multilateral force (MLF)
· Was the only
country not to accept the 1962
· Refused to
sign the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
· Did not
participate (although it is a member) in the 18-nation Disarmament Conference
In the light of the preceding considerations, the argument that De Gaulle
could probably be placated by substantive American concessions in the area of
nuclear policymaking is far from convincing. The dilemma is that such
concessions represent the only basis on which De Gaulle would allow
The unsolved problem of European security in the twentieth century has been
German security, now temporarily accommodated within the present NATO
framework. From a Gaullist perspective, this is most likely NATO's greatest
utility and certainly a strong reason not to wreck entirely NATO's military
structure. At the same time, the great danger from the
On balance, therefore, the risks with respect to future NATO nuclear arrangements are too great to allow for a policy of drift. Inasmuch as these arrangements will largely hinge on the future state of Franco-American relations, we must, as a minimum, keep open the Franco-American dialogue in nuclear affairs. As we do so, the vital thing, as Robert Bowie suggests, "is to see that our actions do not enhance, but erode the leverage of De Gaulle. We must fully recognize the reality of the European feelings which he seeks to exploit and the effect of our attitude on his ability to do so."25 A policy that does not succeed in this sense can only be counterproductive.
We must either be prepared to coordinate operational and strategic planning
activities at the highest levels with the French or run the risk of forcing De
Gaulle or a successor government into some form of accommodation with the
Soviets from which could spring a future European regional security arrangement
without U.S. participation. The heart of the matter, therefore, is to bring the
French—and necessarily to a lesser extent the Germans—into the same special
relationship we have entered into with the British in the domain of nuclear
policy-making. (Inasmuch as
In the discharge of NATO requirements and responsibilities in the nuclear domain on a more equitable basis, the following recommendations constitute a fundamental and necessary point of departure. While they will not resolve the problem of control or effectively grapple with the question of "who will pull the trigger" and "who will guard the safety catch," which in the final analysis is dependent upon progress in the more limited sphere of planning and coordination, they do perform a valuable service by preserving the alliance as a "medium for consultation, negotiation, and reconciliation."26 In seeking to put the alliance back on the road toward building a viable Atlantic partnership, they may be looked upon as a first step toward the partial solution of a continuing dilemma.
the planning sector
(1) The Special Committee, presently an ad hoc Defense Ministers group, should be organized into a permanent body with an extended mandate to consider questions relating to nuclear sharing within the alliance.
(2) In the past, combined training programs carried out in conjunction with allied air forces have been highly effective in providing NATO forces with skilled and competent pilots. Such programs should now be broadened to include NATO strategic planning officers, thus forming a pool of qualified NATO officers available for assignment to SACEUR's newly established Deputy for Nuclear Affairs.
(3) Selected Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (JSTPS) officers with experience in strategic planning should be made available to SACEUR's Deputy for Nuclear Affairs for tours of two to three years. Such officers, drawn primarily from field-grade ranks, would be designated by the Director of JSTPS and approved by SACEUR or their delegated representatives.
(4) Implementation of the above could be accomplished within the framework
of suitably modified security procedures, which would allow for the free
exchange of nuclear planning and targeting information among the "Big Three"
NATO nuclear powers together with West Germany. This would in no way constitute
proliferation inasmuch as each possesses the requisite information relating to
nuclear weapons development and
the operational sector
(1) Close coordination between the French force de frappe and the U.S. Strategic Air Command should constitute the major thrust of American policy in the operational sector.
(2) As a first step toward improving the political climate, the feasibility of instituting a "hot line" between the SAC and French command posts should be carefully examined. This communication link would serve a useful purpose in coordinating routine operational exercises and as a means of effecting secure communications during periods of heightened international tension.
The preceding recommendations should be undertaken through "quiet diplomacy,"
away from the glare of publicity and concomitant national prestige.
Considerable progress in NATO nuclear sharing has already been made on the
tactical level, with General Lemnitzer, in his dual capacity as NATO and U.S.
European Commander (CINCEUR), acting as the administrator of
Our efforts should now be directed toward achieving this same objective on the level of strategic decision-making. While there is no magic formula, convenient technical device, or other panacea to cure NATO's most serious ailment, the overall picture is not entirely gloomy, and there is room for measured optimism. Most important in this pursuit, our course of action must make a positive contribution to the twin goals of closer participation in strategic decision-making on the part of our NATO allies and simultaneous discouragement of further proliferation within the alliance.
In the planning sector, the Nuclear Planning Working Group of the Special Committee represents a promising vehicle for more broadly based allied participation in strategic planning than has hitherto been possible. 28 Although the French continue to boycott this group, substantive concessions in the form of meaningful nuclear sharing arrangements (as outlined at the beginning of this section) would be a strong inducement to alter present policy. Furthermore, and of equal importance, by offering the moderate and less nationalistic public in French political life a choice rather than an echo in nuclear policy-making, and by communicating this offer persuasively, we can draw upon a potentially important source of political support redeemable in the post De Gaulle era.
While fuller participation in shared strategic planning is one of the principal tasks to which the Special Committee is addressing itself,29 no provisions appear likely in the near term for combined control over existing strategic operational hardware within the committee framework. In the long term, however, we can attempt to reach that distant goal by broadening and building upon an enlarged multinational effort in the planning sector30 and by according our NATO allies increased participation in the conception and formulation of strategic planning requirements.
The contribution of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command to overall Western deterrence has been both significant and salutary and should serve as a useful model in exploring ways and means of increasing French participation in the operational sector. The French, for their part, have already indicated a willingness to embark upon joint targeting between their force de frappe and SAC as a prelude to more intimate forms of coordination.31 This would represent an important first step inasmuch as experience culled from years of war planning has highlighted the importance of joint targeting to overall strategic planning. In point of fact, the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff at SAC headquarters was created in 1960 to fulfill this very requirement with respect to U.S. Air Force and Navy strategic strike forces. 32
The Germans could probably be counted on to support
In conclusion, however, we should not harbor illusions with respect to
the underlying reality of the "NATO nuclear dilemma," as some have called it.34
In the absence of a political or defense community in the North Atlantic
area which would exercise ultimate authority over nuclear weapon systems, the
nation-state members of the alliance continue to regard the NATO system
instrumentally and accord priority to individual national security,
requirements. MLF was an attempt to resolve this dilemma; however, because MLF
bypassed the critical issue of nuclear control and dealt exclusively with
mixed-manning and ownership, it could never be brought safely home to port.
Thus we may expect that future nuclear control arrangements in NATO will
continue to be one of the most intractable problems facing
In the present, continuing security restrictions with respect to the flow of
atomic information among NATO allies do represent a final significant barrier
to be surmounted in achieving meaningful and productive nuclear sharing within
the alliance. In the long run, however, the political will to do so, rather
than technical limitations, is likely to prove the more important and the most
important determinant of real progress. The question then becomes whether or
not it is in the national interest to pursue a policy of nuclear sharing. In
this article I have sought to establish that the long-term security of the
Hq Strategic Air Command
Author's Note: The first draft of this article preceded by several months the French withdrawal from NATO's integrated military command. This unanticipated and highly regrettable action has, in my view, made the arguments contained herein more rather than less valid.
1. See especially Max Frankel, "MLF: An Obituary," New York Times, 22
December 1965, in which the author asserts that the idea of a mixed-manned
fleet has died quietly after five years of debate. Also, Jack Raymond, "Pentagon
2. The terms "strategic decision-making" and "nuclear policy-making" are used interchangeably throughout this article.
3. Strategic deterrence must be distinguished from the tactical deterrence
function which falls within the purview of
4. The contribution of the British Bomber Command and the French force de frappe represents 3 percent and 1 percent respectively.—François Duchene, Beyond Alliance, L'Institut Atlantique, Boulogne-sur-Seine, p. 25.
5. Robert R. Bowie, a former Assistant Secretary of State, is currently
Director of Harvard's
6. Ultimately, the MLF was to include a fleet of 25 surface ships bearing 200 Polaris missiles at a cost of $5 billion. It was to be jointly manned by multinational crews.
7. Polaris-type submarines built with the aid of
8. Initial fear of
9. For example, President Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" discourse.
10. NATO News Letter, NATO Information Service,
11. Robert R. Bowie, Shaping the Future—Foreign Policy in an Age of Transition (New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1964), p. 51.
12. See especially David Robison, "Learning to Live with Nuclear Spread," Air Force and Space Digest, August 1966, pp. 56-65, in which the author makes a convincing case for the inevitability of nuclear spread and for a policy which allows us to adapt to this eventuality by learning to live in a multipolar, multinuclear world.
13. General de Gaulle's recent obiter dictum regarding future French participation in NATO's integrated command structure will greatly handicap efforts to rethink NATO nuclear-sharing arrangements.
14. Part of the conditions agreed to at
15. Timothy W. Stanley in his recent book, NATO in Transition: The Future
of the Atlantic Alliance (New York and London: Praeger, 1965), notes that "soon
there will be the French force de frappe, which though proudly
proclaimed as an independent force, will serve at least one member of the
16. Professor Philip Mosely of Columbia University has imaginatively outlined the requirements of a European regional deterrent in the 1970's which, he believes, would provide the most constructive solution to the problem of NATO's current imbalance in nuclear responsibilities.—Karl H. Cerney and Henry W. Briefs (eds.), NATO in Quest of Cohesion (New York: Praeger, 1965), pp. 257-70.
17. In a statement before the House Armed Services Committee on 18 February
1965 Secretary McNamara urged that "any strategic nuclear force in
18. Soviet bombers or medium-range missiles could wipe out most of the current Mirage IV fleet, and the few remaining would have little chance of penetrating fully alerted Soviet defenses.
20. Raymond Aron has suggested that influence and autonomy in the area of
nuclear control do not necessarily go together. Thus
22. Cerney and Briefs, p. 451.
23. The Atlantic
24. Such a possibility was very much in the minds of political observers of
the De Gaulle visit to the
26. This concept of NATO's primary function is General Vandevanter's (pp. 4-5).
27. Such "permissive action links" are currently installed on allied weapon
systems, including aircraft and tactical missiles, in the following NATO
28. Its present membership includes the
29. The two other tasks of the Special Committee are communications and data exchange. Working groups have been established in these areas.
30. Recommendations 2 and 3 would figure importantly in this connection.
31. Cerney and Briefs, p. 450.
32. In 1963, representation on the JSTPS was extended to include a NATO contingent headed by a general officer (currently Brigadier General Richard Kight, USAF). However, it is important to note that this group does not enjoy access to the full scope of strategic planning and targeting; only to those targets failing under SACEUR's command area.
33. Here the Germans entertain great expectations with respect to the Special Committee.
34. Henry Kissinger, The Troubled Partnership (New York: Macmillan, 1964), pp. 117-25.
35. The 1958 amendment to the Atomic Energy (McMahon) Act permits the
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Her 2010 album Teenage Dream was smattered with winks and nudges, along with notes about self-confidence and, of course, love lost and found. Now she's divorced from Russell Brand, frolicking with John Mayer, and proclaiming to be a whole new pop star. Except despite the burning of her blue wig, and comments about the inspiration of Eckhart Tolle, Prism covers fairly similar territory to Teenage Dream, although with slightly more blunt lyrics, and a new-found love of 90s house.
This is no bad thing of course - Perry has made an art form of frothy, anthemic, girly pop, and when she's at her best, it's hard to ignore the allure of the musical confection she produces with an army of Swedish hitmakers.
Roar, her first single, and the opening track, is the perfect example.
It may be full of cliches of self-empowerment - a woman leaving her nice, polite girl facade behind, and embracing her tiger within - but it's hard not to get caught up in the righteous vibe.
From there, she dives right into some cheeky lovin'. There's a little lighthearted mysticism (hence the Eckhart Tolle comments presumably) on Legendary Lovers with auras, lotus blooms, and third eyes dotted through its Bollywood-ish Eastern pop influences. And they might all sound innocuous enough on their own, but the way she coos "say my name like a scripture, my heart beating like a drum", there's no mistaking her intent.
The sugary disco-house of Birthday takes it a step further, with Perry commanding you to "pop your confetti" before chanting "Let me get you in your birthday suit, it's time to bring out the big balloons". Of course it ends with a Marilyn Monroe-esque "happy birthday", and despite the silliness, and gleamingly polished nature of the beats, it seems likely to be another easy summer hit.
Walking on Air, however, leaves any subtlety behind, and simply lets rip with "Just when I think I can't take any more, we go deeper and harder than ever before, we go higher and higher, I feel like I'm already there" It's like a homage to the 90s British house scene, a retro-hit tailor-made for pump gym classes everywhere.
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Stars: 3.5/5
Verdict: At her best when it's all about the innuendo.
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Revisiting organisational change in the New Zeland compulsory education sector: A critical theory analysis of the imposition of managerial values and rationality
Tooley, Stuart (2004) Revisiting organisational change in the New Zeland compulsory education sector: A critical theory analysis of the imposition of managerial values and rationality. Society and Economy, 26(2-3), pp. 407-430.
Presenting the critical theory model of societal development and identifying societal steering media as an important element in it, the paper analyses the forces at play in the reform of the wider public sector, in an economic, political and ideological context, and details the key features of the New Zealand compulsory educational system, including the introduction and application of managerial values and rationality. Concluding the article focuses on the possible range of responses of key actors in the educational process to change.
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That is the theme for this year's International Museum Day, celebrated around the world on this day since 1977 to raise public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society. In 2013, some 35,000 museums hosted events in more than 143 countries. This year's theme serves as a reminder that museums are living institutions that help create bonds between visitors, generations and cultures around the world.
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Situated in the Waterfront's Clock Tower precinct, not far from Cape Grace, the Cape Town Diamond Museum, documents South Africa's significant contribution to the international diamond industry. Diamond mining in South Africa dates back to December 1866 when 15-year-old Erasmus Jacobs found a transparent rock on his father's farm, on the south bank of the Orange River, which turned out to be a sparkler.
Some of the world's largest and most valuable diamonds were discovered in South Africa during the 19th century. Replicas of famous iconic gems, including the Cullinan, the Hope and the Taylor Burton, can be admired at the museum for their size and brilliance. The museum is open seven days a week from 9am to 9pm. Entrance is free.
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1. Re: Oracle Ops Center blog?3sth3r_m May 9, 2012 3:42 PM (in response to CUAdmin)don't know about a blog, but there's a facebook page for ops center http://www.facebook.com/OracleOpsCenter
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THE father of a British child chess champion who fell to her death is due to face a court accused of raping her, it emerged last night.
Jessie Gilbert, 19, plunged from an eighth floor hotel room in the Czech Republic after downing vodka and beer with a friend.
Days later, it was revealed that Jessie's father, Ian Gilbert, 48, had been charged with seven counts of rape and two of indecent assault, relating to more than one victim.
According to Czech police Jessie, who became a chess champion at the age of 11, was on medication for depression and had been struggling to cope with her father's court case.
She is understood to have been interviewed by police and faced the prospect of giving evidence against her father if he denied the charges.
She was also troubled by her parents' separation. Mr Gilbert, who works for the Royal Bank of Scotland, and his doctor wife Angela had sold their #800,000 family house in Woldingham, Surrey, and moved into separate homes.
Czech police captain David Krkada said: "It is still not certain what happened. It could have been an accident. But there are several factors, which suggest she probably jumped.
"She was on medication for depression and we found prescription pills in her room. There was also a lot of trouble in her family."
Jessie was taking part in an international chess tournament in Pardubice, 65 miles east of Prague.
She was sharing a room at the Hotel Labe with her best friend and fellow chess player Amisha Parmar, 14.
The pair spent Thursday night drinking vodka, wine, liqueur and beer. Amisha went to the bathroom and when she returned Jessie was missing. But she did not worry as her friend had a history of sleepwalking.
But she was woken at 3am to be told Jessie had plunged to her death.
Amisha has since quit the tournament and gone home to Derbyshire.
Last night Surrey police confirmed Ian Gilbert was on bail and due to appear at Guildford Crown Court on August 21 charged with seven counts of rape and two of indecent assault.
Jessie beat adults to take the world amateur chess title when she was just 11 years old.
She was due to begin studying medicine at Oxford after taking a year out to play chess.
Her mother Angela said that she had lost a "much-loved" and "exceptionally talented daughter".


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What punishment do you suggest is put on the businessman for the illegal comming into the country, because that is in effect what your suggesting. Illegals are breaking the law weather they are working or not, and punishing an employer because he has an employee thats breaking the law makes no sense.
How do you punish the employer that has recieved proper paper work from an illegal, I guess the employer will now be responsible for policing all documents... That should be a gas especially when an employer starts digging into your background. How much power do you give the employer relative to looking into somebodys background.
If you allow them to look into your illegal residence status then is the employer going to be allowed to look into other areas of your life in which you may be conducting illegal activitys, and why not.
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Reel in the Big Game
After five months of broken bones and shattered dreams, only two NCAA football teams remain, the Florida Gators and the Oklahoma Sooners. No one said winning was easy: with the math and the numbers and the statistics factored into choosing the final two BCS Championship Game contenders, getting there is downright hopeless for most teams. But Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and Floridas Urban Meyer have made an art of it. Cinema Paradiso, Fort Lauderdales premier art house movie theater, is honoring these masters of the gridiron and cheering on Florida by airing the championship game on its 30-by-40-foot screen. This aint no barroom affair. The combination of stadium seating, a full bar, beers from around the world, coffee and tea, a concessions stand, and a je ne sais quoi that you wont find at your neighborhood sports bar separates Cinema Paradiso from the predictable game-time destinations.
Find Paradiso at 503 SE 6th St. in Fort Lauderdale. Pre-game coverage starts at 7 p.m. Entry is free and the bar will feature game-themed drink specials. For more information, visit fliff.com or call 954-760-9898.
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'To be certain of what you're doing you need transparency'
Last week Livin' Cool interviewed Bruno Pieters – a graduate from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and previous art director for Hugo by Hugo Boss. Clearly Bruno is already well established in the industry, January 30th 2012 was the launch of Bruno's newest venture – Honest by.
Honest by takes a concept that has previously been termed 'ecofashion' further than before. It is a label that has 100% transparency (not regarding the fabric – although that could work) all the details of the production process are displayed for the customer to see. All details can be seen on www.honestby.com on the product pages, without pushing them on the customer. The 100% transparency is a service provided to the customer, so that consequences of purchases are realised. Pieters does not term Honest by 'ecofashion' – he sees the concept of Honest by to be the normal way of working with fashion.
The original idea was to only be stocked online, but Honest by is now stocked in Brussels and there are plans for a showroom in Paris next fashion week. For growth to be realised, Bruno knows that more stockists are needed – so the creative platform provided for the collaborations can stay in place. More collaborations also bring growth – there will be a shoe collection in August.
Honest by presents a new collaboration every three months, it does not follow typical seasons. The second collection is with Calla Haynes (Bruno created the first collection). Each collaboration does not go live all at once, the idea is that new pieces are constantly going up on the website – there is always something new to look at. Calla Haynes' collection has her first menswear pieces – certainly a coup for Honest by.
Bruno says that every day of the Honest by process is exciting and different – it has given him a reason other than ambition to work. This reason makes the long hours irrelevant and the enthusiasm contagious.


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The fact that I have very few, or perhaps no, readers (Josh? Are you there?) means that I get more spam than I do actual human-generated comments. I don't get a lot of spam, mind you (even the robots don't find me interesting, I guess), but it's enough to be annoying. Hence, I have turned off comments. If someone should find themselves both reading and wanting to comment on this blog, that someone should email me at noahpoah at what I hope would be the obvious domain name that would follow noahpoah here if you were to go about sending me such an email, given what site you are reading this on, definitely an interested human being and not a robot-overlord-to-be. I will try to remember to post a little bit about this at the end of each new post as the traffic here inevitably grows.
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Recipes >
Chocolate Mint Dipped Biscotti and Minty Mocha Latte
- 2 & 1/2 (full size) Dark Chocolate Mint Candy Bars (5 pieces total)
- 4 low-fat biscotti
- 4 cups strong brewed French roast coffee, hot
- 1/3 cup 2% milk, steamed and frothed
When craving specialty coffee, try making a Minty Mocha Latte at home, complete with chocolate dipped biscotti.
Why Try? Relax with a touch of sophistication as you enjoy a smooth latte and biscotti. It may surprise you how much even a little will revive your soul!
Foodie Byte: It's easy to do this with biscotti you pick up at the bakery or in the cookie aisle at your supermarket. If you are really ready to impress, homemade biscotti is fun to make and is great to keep on hand for drop-in visitors.
- Freeze the 1/2 full size Dark Chocolate Mint Candy Bar for 2 hours. Place frozen bar in food processor and pulse until chopped into small pieces.
- Melt 2 full size Dark Chocolate Mint Candy Bars (4 pieces total) in double broiler; stir until smooth.
- Spread 1/4 mixture on top of each biscotti and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon chopped bar. Allow chocolate to set before serving.
- Pour 1 cup hot coffee into latte cup. Top each with 1 1/2 tablespoons steamed and frothed milk; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon chopped bar. Stir and enjoy.
Nutritional Information
Calories 168, Carbohydrates 29g, Cholesterol 1mg, Fat 5g, Fat Calories 45, Fiber 2g, Protein 3g, Saturated Fat 2g, Sodium 79mg. Daily Values: Calcium 21.96mg 2%, Phos 16.84mg 2%, Zinc 0.09mg 1%, Panto 0.07mg 1%, Biotin 0.37mcg 123%, Iodine 4.39mcg 3%, Magnesium 2.01mg 1%, Iron 0.59mg 3%, Vitamin B6 1%, Vitamin C 0%, Vitamin B12 2%, Vitamin D 2%, Vit E-a-Toco 0%, Vitamin A 1%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


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TNAL45 wrote: Well done sir. I vote this best bitch slap in DHC history.
go get the bird wrote:Every time you post, Jesus lets a pitbull live.
hoyboy wrote:You cant put out high dollar decoys and expect people not to take em. Alot of people cant afford to set out 8 dozen top quality decoys and the people that can know people will steal them.
hoyboy wrote: Another thing is i wonder if matt's decoys were stole becuase of what they were or someone taking them becuase they were his
teamoutlaw wrote:We got some different tactics for this season though.
hoyboy wrote:Your right kydrake...getting your decoys and ithems out of your blind taken use to not b an issue but now it is
And the other comment what i was saying was i think someone may have taken the decoys also just becuase they dont like you.
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hoyboy wrote:my group was drawed 12th. and the dude that was drawed 11th that was in front of us i didnt recognize. I heared him say they didnt have a floating blind or a boat and wanted a spot they could walk to and build a blind. I know the boys that had 8 last year and it wasnt anyone from their group
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Succeed Amongst Stark Stars
Short Story by: abyskaria
Status: Finished
Genre: Non-Fiction
A designer was crafted amongst the least of this presence to be understood. If it means to tie up with the fate of uncertainity as the stark dome would design out of testing scenarios, I would say let us get over with timely changes.
The fate of Uncertainty along the curves of times away from the extremes in a natural background, there is a picture of natures perseverance. Seasons will change and guided by those requisite in the ample space of history. In the mass of easy learning there lived a massive force and it called itself as uncertainty. And the easiest way for this easy learning is analysing your past strategies. As a child making packages a time frame from an drama to another and occupied by the vast streams narrowing across mindsets. Where do you fit those stars in this dome? Life to exist even more on the word called uncertainity it measured the behavioral module. Instined to the fate of what has fallen to the ground and discovered by an Indian the possibilities of a vicious circle in the zero of walkover its boundaries to limit our thoughts to this figure. Waxing out the ever lived history humans have drawn conclusion over the mastery to be discovered and to be explored all the way over evolution. Possitivity brings back life for the unique number system scattered out of unique patterns edited in this box. They are scattered and unique patterns form the business of life encircled for changes why history is for.
A life where the faith of uncertainity is not rhymes brings how we fought battles in mysifying deserts informative knowledge automated system existence is carved those wars was towards this. We need an appraisal to bring forth under one roof again when our backbone institutions are not allowed to work and their stemcells are cricified before a ladder to reunite the fate of uncertainty. A time for every season and a season for every session in the makers of this destiny and exist long before anyone has invented. This can cease to ruin the stars amongst stark dome. And we are the makers of this destiny and a policy of one imitation of its laws. Coloring its layout existence making a change seemingly manageable. This is another event of history as beginning for his story never ever remade in time.
We have designed the assurance of every infinite stars of the stardome to provide dreaming innovation of modern history and today we are making our dreams art of the innovator. It has to be sustained for the blessing of our future generation who learns from these kindle kindness. They look into our deeds and learn from the bags they carryout their dreaming chase on the offshore of their study tables. Someone took out a book and had written out his dreams of the future in words and without any chase of rewards can award. This word was translated into meaning why institutions stood for delivered the reasons for their existence and those prophesy was examined out of every meaning it was reasonable. I saw another kid reading one of the book "First Break All The Rules" and had found its meaning among leaders who have taken oath to lead the masses. Today when I examine the words the kid put into its meanings I am delighted that we have leaders who have accountably the best of the history. In the chase of power, position and money they have forgotten the health and social equality of nations growth and many are out of this dilema. There is another side of history and I will draft it out here.
Ever Almighty has blessed time with value to get out the best result at hand. Today we measure this income what is before us. But that has never been thought why it never have been history. At times of the best security reasons both the divided nations set apart its players to play in the drentching conditions to set standard for the nation. The workers of united nation persisted at adversery to meet challenges towards big dreams. At the extreme conditions mission a war was fought and who won made the extravegenza of attention that the economy would be diverted and real history is the war must have been fought and the reason is what is the measure for the unit of sustainence of all. Now we need a climate change of why this history has been so far. Mother Nature has been violent and the inflow of dew drops in the tip of lotus suites only a few. In the world ahead meaning has to be understood. We need some sense in pipelining peace making from the grassroot. We need as tax payers adhere and stimulate the national resources towards its operativeness. We still need our people to be the beneficiary and run the economy towards leverage of human practical knowledge. We still more have to transform this into reality and the fate is not the hands of our mirrors but when we empower others. Our spendings need to sharpen in infra spending and making the world out of its horizon from issues. To be having space of striking back we and our investments are believingly the fortunes pack of the future generation. We are divesting our means when we exist for ourself. Let us open up the belief of making it big beyond human endurance to do much about practice progressing forward and emerging out carrying it productively in all sectors appropriately and beneficially for all.
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Dai Young's men suffered last month without their Wales stars as they ended November with a shock 28-0 defeat to Glasgow last weekend.
But potential Lions' No8 Powell is back to face the 2006 finalists and re-ignite the Blues' season.
"We performed really well before the autumn break but we came back and were average," said Blues skipper Paul Tito.
"It was probably the kick up the backside we needed. There is no point in us winning our first two (Heineken Cup) games if we lose a home game. It will mean nothing if we don't front up. Hopefully the boys know how big this game is."
Powell will link up with previous Lions tourists Martyn Williams, Gethin Jenkins and Tom Shanklin following Wales' triumph over Australia last weekend. The 27-year-oldl exploded onto the Test scene with all-action displays against South Africa and the Wallabies and now Blues coach Young reckons Lions chief Ian McGeechan cannot ignore his claims for next summer's tour to South Africa.
Young said: "Andy's certainly in the running for the Lions - I've not seen a better performance from a number eight in the northern hemisphere this autumn.
"His ball carrying and evasive skills are as good as anybody in world rugby."
Cardiff Blues: B Blair; L Halfpenny, J Robinson, T Shanklin, G Thomas; N Robinson, J Spice; G Jenkins, G Williams, G Powell, D Jones, P Tito (capt), M Molitika, M Williams, A Powell
Replacements: F Filise, R Thomas, S Morgan, R Sowden-Taylor, D Allinson, C Sweeney, T James
Biarritz: B Thiery; T Ngwenya, P Bidabe, D Traille, I Bolakoro; J Peyrelongue, F Cibray; F Barcella, B Noirot, M Moala, J Thion (capt), T Hall, P Som, M DridiI, Harinordoquy
Replacements: B August, E Coetzee, C Damiani, W Lauret, R Cabannes, J Roidot, L Tranier


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Raw steel output continues to climb steadily in the United States. Mill utilization rates were up to almost 65 percent in the first week of November. However, the recent relighting of blast furnaces has not coincided with a similar upturn in consumption. Oversupply could become a problem in the first quarter next year.
Service centers report that their sales have slowed markedly due to a lack of end-user demand, a situation service centers expect to continue for the remainder of this year. Consequently, the restocking phase has come to an abrupt end. As Meps has anticipated last month, steelmakers have started to offer discounts in order to solicit business, despite a lack of any real import competition.
Mill order intake is also softening in Canada, in line with the usual seasonal slowdown. Customers' activity levels are still low and many expect to see relatively weak business conditions ahead. Buyers are cautious regarding their expectations for the start of next year.
Our transaction numbers are below those of October. Producers report that pricing is very competitive and they are anticipating the need to offer further concessions in order to fill their December rolling schedules. There have been some increases in import permit applications believed to be due to earlier domestic supply disruptions.
Chinese market sentiment is healthy. Local values have rallied over the last four weeks, driven by speculators, rising input costs and government promises to continue to support economic expansion. Several mills have recently lifted their official ex-works prices as a sign of confidence in the changed market conditions. Nevertheless, the specter of oversupply still dominates the steel sector because the producers have failed to curb production.
The Japanese economy remains relatively weak, with few signs of any significant recovery in flat product demand, other than from auto and overseas steel sales. The mills are cautious regarding 2010. They believe that the current revival in their own country and elsewhere in Asia is largely due to governments' stimulus measures. The question is, "Will the trend continue when these initiatives are no longer in force?"
Inventories held by local mills and distributors, as the end September, decreased by 1.5 percent compared to August. Quayside stocks of imported flat products dropped by a similar amount in the same time frame, to reach the lowest volume ever recorded, as buyers spurned foreign material.
Better demand from the vehicle and home appliance manufacturers continues to propel a small improvement in the South Korean flat products sector. Stocks, at the end of September, had reached a record low for the year. Cheap imports, particularly from China, are damaging market values in Taiwan as domestic suppliers strive to maintain market share.
There are few positive signals in Poland. The supply constraints reported in October have eased. Although prices are unchanged at present, Meps reports downward pressure due to a deficit of any significant activity. As expected, the enhanced figures realized in the Czech/Slovak market last month were not sustainable. Final consumption remains low. Service centers are selling off stock very cheaply, thus incurring poor profit margins. Buyers report competitive offers from Russian mills.
West European producers are currently facing low order intake as the flurry of activity in early September has tailed off now that distributors have restocked to appropriate levels. In many countries, prices have been lowered a little to encourage purchasing. Negotiations will start soon for first quarter 2010 business but no official announcements have been made yet, regarding the mills' proposals. The threat of excess supply is still causing unease as the steelmakers expand production while demand from the key consuming sectors stays weak. As far as imports are concerned, more expensive Chinese offers are dampening interest from potential customers.
Downward Pressure Continues On Steel Prices In The Developing Nations
Challenges also remain for developing countries. Purchasing activity remains subdued in the Turkish market. Downward pressure has continued to be exerted on negotiated finished steel prices. Market participants are presently trying to maintain manageable inventory levels. In the flat product segment, the preference for short-term agreements between buyers and sellers persists. This situation is predicted to continue until the business environment normalizes.
Trading conditions in the UAE remain difficult. Sentiment amongst distributors is low. Nothing has transpired that suggests purchasing activity will turn the corner in either December or January. Foreign suppliers have modified their flat product and construction steel offers several times. Only small quantities of material have been ordered. CIS suppliers have struggled to sell material despite their lower quotations. At present, no one is prepared to carry unnecessary high stocks into the New Year.
Indian flat product steelmakers have downgraded their flat rolled material prices. Producers have linked these revisions to the downturn in global prices and an appreciation in the rupee. The actual reduction is not that significant because less generous discounts are being offered. Construction steel prices have been under pressure since July/August. The majority of the majors have rolled forward their October values. Producers have been hesitant to lower their quotations owing to the cost of scrap and semi-finished products.
The business environment in South Africa remains arduous. ArcelorMittal South Africa has lowered some of its domestic offers for November. The mill has stated it reduced the figures in its local quotations according to international price trends and the Rand/Dollar exchange rate. Local buyers are not convinced. The benchmarking favored by the steelmaker does not echo market conditions. These are the first downward revisions since the producer started to raise its prices in July. Highveld has continued to follow AMSA's pricing direction, albeit at a final price which is around 1 to 2 percent lower than its competitor.
Sentiment in the Brazilian market remains mixed. The spotlight has once again fallen on the pricing policies of internal steelmakers. Distributors have raised their domestic offers after their purchasing discounts were moderated. The price rise has drawn criticism from users. Producers have also started to contact their flat product customers over a possible December price rise.
Higher raw material costs and a stronger Real are being held responsible. Rising scrap and billet values have raised concerns that long product quotations may edge higher.
A few segments of the Mexican steel market are starting to show positive signs. Negotiated prices have been under less pressure in November. In general, end-users remain content with purchasing small lots of material. This trend will more than likely continue in December and January.
Russian steelmakers surprised the market with their conservative November offers. Observers had predicted more substantial cuts. Export quotations have been adjusted to reflect the general health of global markets. Last month's coking coal shortage has been blamed on the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro-electric power station accident. Russian coal companies raised their deliveries to local power plants to prevent power shortages.
In the Ukraine, effective construction steel values have started to exhibit signs of weakness. Pressure is being exerted by price competition amongst distributors and producers, as well as the onset of weaker seasonal demand. Domestic flat product offers are more or less untouched. The Ministry of Economy has started to examine the pricing strategies of the local steelmakers. Attention is being paid to the disparity between domestic and export prices. In recent months, local quotations have started to edge higher while global prices have fallen.


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A co-founder of the liberal environmental advocacy group Greenpeace separated the hyperbole from the climate change issue that has become its hallmark to get at the facts — and they don't support the Al Gores of the world.
Patrick Moore, who holds a PhD in ecology, told Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday that he left Greenpeace after 15 years when the group began taking up positions on issues unsupported by scientific fact.
He referred to man-made climate change theory as "a kind of nasty combination of extreme political ideology and a religious cult all rolled into one" — a perfect storm.
"It is a powerful convergence of interests among a very large number of elites, including politicians who want to make it seem as though they are saving the world, environmentalists who want to raise money and get control over very large issues like our entire energy policy, media for sensationalism, universities and professors for grants – you can't hardly get a science grant these days without saying it has something to do with climate change," he said.
As a result, funds are being misspent and poorly allocated.
"There are millions of children dying every day from preventable vitamin deficiencies and diseases and we're spending hundreds of billions of dollars on a problem that may not exist."
He emphasized that climate models, popularly used to make predictions, are notoriously unreliable. "You could learn more about the future by throwing a bunch of bones on the ground."
Watch the exchange via Fox News.
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