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If we're going to stop new dirty coal projects getting funded, we need to work both in Australia and internationally. Market Forces is in Europe where, over the next couple of weeks, several banks that are key to new coal export projects in Australia are having their annual general meetings.
We'll keep this page updated as our work rolls out to call on Deutsche Bank, Societe Generale and HSBC to avoid investments in projects that risk the reef and drive global warming. Help us out by following the actions on the page and sending the same message to the banks!
Monday 26th May, 17.00
HSBC, Deutsche Bank and Credit Agricole have all taken positions against the financing of the Abbot Point coal port. But where are the Aussie banks? It's time for them to lead. Take action to make them step up and defend the Reef: www.marketforces.org.au/abbotpoint
Help spread the word about this campaign by either retweeting the message below or sharing the graphic beneath it on Facebook:
Europe's banks won't fund Abbot Pt #coal expansion in #greatbarrierreef. Now for the Aussies http://t.co/UrvAJ4bQSO pic.twitter.com/aytAKDo4OT
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 26, 2014
Tuesday 21st October, 17.06
Monday 20th October, 18.09
.@Westpac won't give up funding #FossilFuels, so #Canberra gives up $WBC! #DivestmentDay http://t.co/38PDujA8xf pic.twitter.com/p2ZsPR8Yij
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 20, 2014
Monday 20th October, 17.34
The big banks chose #FossilFuels, so #Geraldton chose another bank! #DivestmentDay http://t.co/38PDujA8xf pic.twitter.com/WVNoMTo7Lb
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 20, 2014
Sunday 19th October, 21.17
Mike from Brisbane is selling his shares in the fossil fuel-funding big banks! Another way you can divest from fossil fuels. Here's what he said:
"I want to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and trust that I did not profit from the destruction of their environment and their future."
Nice one Mike.
Hey Big banks who fund #FossilFuels, I'm in ur share registry, selling you down. #DivestmentDay
cc @market_forces pic.twitter.com/ghuDV96aGF
— Mike Fitzsimon (@MikeFitzAU) October 19, 2014
Sunday 19th October, 20.00
15+ locations around Australia, hundreds of customers leaving their banks, and MILLIONS of dollars being divested from fossil fuels. Now that's what we call a successful Divestment Day!
Keep in mind that Canberra's Divestment Day event is still coming (it's tomorrow), but we just wanted to take this opportunity to give a big THANK YOU to everyone for their participation and support. We really couldn't do this without you!
The big banks thought they could get away with funding dirty #FossilFuels… #DivestmentDay http://t.co/38PDujA8xf pic.twitter.com/5I0HpTdTEL
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 19, 2014
Sunday 19th October, 16.47
A photo from Team Geelong who joined us at the Melbourne event. Thanks for making the journey.
Sunday 19th October, 13.31
"Climate change activists will aim to give the big banks a 0m bloody nose on Saturday, in the latest round of what has been an increasingly bitter campaign to force the divestment of companies with fossil fuel interests.
A "national day of divestment" will see more than 1,000 bank customers switch their accounts away from the "big four" banks: ANZ, Westpac, Commonwealth Bank and NAB…" Read more
"Environmental advocacy groups Market Forces and 350.org will coordinate a "day of fossil fuel divestment action" tomorrow, with events to be held in capital and regional cities across the nation.
In the latest push in the ongoing divestment campaign, which has moved onto the national stage in Australia this week…" Read more
"FIFTEEN Coffs Coast locals will publicly cut up their credit cards today as a statement against their banks' investment in the fossil fuel industry.
Participants will also shut down their accounts with Australia's big four banks, opting to switch to banks that do not lend to coal, gas and oil projects…" Read more
"The decision by the Australian National University to end its investment in fossil fuels is a bellwether moment for Australia. It's democracy up against crony capitalism, science up against ideology and renewable energy against the old polluting industries…" Read more
"A movement calling for the big four banks to stop supporting fossil fuel projects gains strength from the hysterical reaction of politicians, according to an environmental activist behind the Canberra face of the campaign.
About 40 Canberrans gathered in Garema Place on Monday to close their accounts with the big four banks to protest their continued financing of coal and gas projects, joining hundreds of people across Australia…" Read more
BZE Radio lineup for this Monday 5pm 855am #DivestmentDay #fossilfree @market_forces @carolinelec @350Australia pic.twitter.com/oGxhhiCYi5
— BeyondZeroEmissions (@beyondzeronews) October 19, 2014
Sunday 19th October, 11.51
#CoffsHarbour punches away #fossilfuel pollution in the air by switching banks. #DivestmentDay http://t.co/38PDujA8xf pic.twitter.com/1X7E2EM6AK
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 19, 2014
Sunday 19th October, 10.43
Channel Ten coverage of Divestment Day.
Fantastic coverage of #DivestmentDay from Channel Ten News! http://t.co/bDYPqlC1Qz #auspol
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 19, 2014
Saturday 18th October, 21.08
What an awesome day! A huge thank you to everyone who participated. We're so happy to see so many people all around Australia happily closing their accounts with their fossil fuel-funding banks. There's still a lot more content to come, so keep checking this page over the next couple of days, but for tonight we're signing off!
– The team at Market Forces (Julien, Govind, Jarren and Samuel)
Just a quick #DivestmentDay selfish from the @market_forces HQ after a great day! pic.twitter.com/ryXQVjWuI1
— Julien Vincent (@julesallover) October 18, 2014
Saturday 18th October, 16.54
Australian singer/songwriter MISSY HIGGINS sends a Divestment Day message and follow-up to the supportive picture she posted recently: http://on.fb.me/1yLWpbO
"…that's where I want my money to go. Towards the future of a healthy planet. Towards an actual future for our kids. I support the [fossil fuel] divestment movement because the most powerful way I can see to make a difference is with my own dollar. That's a choice no-one can take away from any of us: how we spend our own money." – Missy Higgins, Singer/Songwriter
I'm so heart-warmed & excited by all the supportive comments on my FB page today under the post I wrote on fossil fuel divestments!
— Missy Higgins (@missyhiggins) October 18, 2014
.@MissyHiggins "…the most powerful way I can see to make a difference is with my own dollar" http://t.co/38PDujA8xf pic.twitter.com/PWhxxfDcri
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 18, 2014
Saturday 18th October, 16.18
#FossilFuels are bad for your #health. That's why doctors divested in #Adelaide #DivestmentDay http://t.co/38PDujA8xf pic.twitter.com/3riZJcfHZO
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 19, 2014
Saturday 18th October, 15.18
Divest it like it's hot! (Which it is, & getting hotter, due to #GlobalWarming) #DivestmentDay http://t.co/38PDujA8xf pic.twitter.com/AslMVhvaQo
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 19, 2014
Saturday 18th October, 14.48
Jo from Sale in Victoria divests from ANZ!
Saturday 18th October, 14.17
Leanne and her family in SPRINGWOOD, NSW, point out to Westpac that they're not okay with them funding fossil fuels.
Saturday 18th October, 13.58
All eyes are on #Brisbane as they say "No More #FossilFuels" & cut up a GIANT $ANZ $CBA $NAB $WBC BANK CARD! #auspol pic.twitter.com/JVwSkxFT9M
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 18, 2014
.@9NewsAUS joins us in #Brisbane to cover Chris Grogan divesting 0,000 from @ANZ_AU. $ANZ #DivestmentDay pic.twitter.com/GcZxDlucOB
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 18, 2014
#divestmentday CBA says fossil fuels so I say bye bye!! @CommBank pic.twitter.com/v0e1VQIynP
— Jessica (@kawaii_bilby) October 18, 2014
#Brisbane feels good to be getting their money out of dirty #FossilFuels! #DivestmentDay http://t.co/38PDujA8xf pic.twitter.com/kqXOEQFaMZ
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 18, 2014
Saturday 18th October, 13.55
R U ready for #DivestmentDay today, 11am and #Perth Cultural Centre @market_forces @350Australia pic.twitter.com/zulolFzohx
— Jaime Yallup Farrant (@itisup2usnow) October 18, 2014
The crowd is building for #divestmentday in #perth pic.twitter.com/zKfYF3Pyuz
— Jaime Yallup Farrant (@itisup2usnow) October 18, 2014
Cutting up the card for #DivestmentDay @350 pic.twitter.com/gCql2vhHdn
— Caroline (@cazzbaby85) October 18, 2014
Divest for the pacific! #climatewarriors #standupforthepacific #DivestmentDay pic.twitter.com/YX1lIVuJwq
— Lex Scott (@lexy_scott) October 18, 2014
Ross & Jenny saw us in #perth for #divestmentday & couldn't help but join in. @market_forces @350Australia pic.twitter.com/SQSlapnu9s
— Jaime Yallup Farrant (@itisup2usnow) October 18, 2014
No more #fossilfools'
Love from Concerned Citizens #Perth
#DivestmentDay @350Australia @market_forces pic.twitter.com/Q4U2T3AsnC
— Jaime Yallup Farrant (@itisup2usnow) October 18, 2014
Which bank?
Well not @CommBank for these customers.
U choose #fossilfools we'll choose another bank #DivestmentDay pic.twitter.com/cPxULpfIEl
— Jaime Yallup Farrant (@itisup2usnow) October 18, 2014
Saturday 18th October, 13.55
Iris from TOWNSVILLE closed her NAB mortgage and bank account as part of Divestment Day. Way to go!
Saturday 18th October, 13.51
Ceremonial card cutting at Melbourne #DivestmentDay pic.twitter.com/0UvWujvbSA
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 18, 2014
Preparing for Melbourne #Divestmentday pic.twitter.com/OTvjHhw0PJ
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 17, 2014
Great to see @RodeRageAu at #DivestmentDay in Melbourne pic.twitter.com/0QoHFH1VPA
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 18, 2014
Being #carbonintolerant I'm going with the #fossilfree @bendigobank. Goodbye @ANZ_AU. #DivestmentDay pic.twitter.com/IHP5q4EWUQ
— Peter Hormann (@PeterAHormann) October 18, 2014
Thank you to http://t.co/EzsC4yJ8hp and Market Forces for an amazing day! #350org #marketforces #DivestmentDay pic.twitter.com/VVTUHjJzWT
— Grace D (@graciedavs) October 18, 2014
Saturday 18th October, 13.26
MARGARET RIVER gets in on the Divestment Day action!
#MargaretRiver joins in on the #DivestmentDay action! Say no to #FossilFuels!
http://t.co/38PDujA8xf #auspol pic.twitter.com/100CDT2VeP
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 18, 2014
Saturday 18th October, 08.57
DARWIN sending off letters to let their banks know they left because they fund fossil fuels.
#Darwin sending off letters to let their banks know they left because they fund #FossilFuels. http://t.co/QQAeVxnfLv pic.twitter.com/K85Yh9N3cv
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 17, 2014
Friday 17th October, 20.40
Residents of the sunny SUNSHINE COAST couldn't be happier to be closing their bank accounts.
Friday 17th October, 19.17
Marie had this to say: "I divested at my local branch on the GOLD COAST today. Goodbye ANZ, I've been with you 20 years but until you stop supporting fossil fuels, my money will be elsewhere!"
Friday 17th October, 18.23
David from ROCKHAMPTON is pretty happy to be cutting up his Commonwealth Bank card. It's nice realising that your money isn't being used to fund fossil fuels anymore!
Friday 17th October, 17.48
Woot! Go Doctors for the Environment!
Healthy planet, healthy people! Doctors at #Divestmentday @DocsEnvAus pic.twitter.com/Gp6pa7OYby
— Parul Garg (@pgarg008) October 18, 2014
You can bank on doctors and medical students to make a stand on #Divestmentday. #coal pic.twitter.com/PoM1P6NyaF
— DrsForTheEnvironment (@DocsEnvAus) October 17, 2014
Friday 17th October, 17.18
BALLINA gives CommBank a big thumbs down for investing in fossil fuels!
#Ballina gives @CommBank a big thumbs down for investing in #FossilFuels! More: http://t.co/38PDujA8xf $CBA #ausbiz pic.twitter.com/zOyURXuaHF
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 17, 2014
Friday 17th October, 16.57
LISMORE divests from fossil fuels!
Lauren from #Lismore tells @Westpac: "don't want to be with a bank that invests money into #CSG & #FossilFuels." $WBC pic.twitter.com/KjILa17OQM
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 17, 2014
Friday 17th October, 16.06
HOBART divests from fossil fuels!
On #DivestmentDay we took our $$ from CommBank and invested with @bendigobank instead. Smiles all round! pic.twitter.com/PQ73tv2IMp
— SustainableLivingTas (@sustainabletas) October 19, 2014
Friday 17th October, 09.08
Great way to start Divestment Day, with our "Banks on Notice" campaign now accounting for over 0 million in savings! That's from the customers who have told their bank that unless loans to fossil fuel projects stop, they'll take their business elsewhere.
Woo! Customers worth 0 MILLION have warned their bank to stop funding #FossilFuels: http://t.co/VBA8fU0VKb #auspol pic.twitter.com/PTldnZa47m
— Market Forces (@market_forces) October 16, 2014
Friday 23rd May, 21.55
Another bank stakes a stand on the Abbot Point coal export expansion! We just asked HSBC whether they would be prepared to match the commitments made by Deutsche Bank and others to not finance the expansion.
No less than the the Group Chief executive of HSBC said that given UNESCO's concerns about the expansion of Abbot Point, the bank would be "extraordinarily unlikely to go anywhere near it".
That's two banks in two days that have made statements distancing themselves from Abbot Point!
Friday 23rd May, 20.37
Another day, another AGM, another #coal protest. This time it's @HSBC_Press shareholders getting the message… pic.twitter.com/T6gXfKdOdX
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 23, 2014
Woohoo! HSBC "extraordinarily unlikely" to go anywhere the Abbot Point #coal port, given UNESCO concerns over the #greatbarrierreef
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 23, 2014
Friday 23rd May, 17.05
Deutsche Bank RESULT!
Deutsche Bank made an important commitment at their annual general meeting that could help us keep many more banks from financing the expansion of coal exports in Australia. Deutsche Bank's Chairman agreed that the bank would not consider any request to finance the expansion of the Abbot Point coal export port, given the concerns of UNESCO over the proposed expansion's impacts on the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
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@DeutscheBank rules out funding Abbot Pt #coal port expansion, due to UNESCO's concerns. More: http://t.co/KdVO8Zf4sm pic.twitter.com/2t2B6xoXOs
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 23, 2014
Thursday 22nd May, 19.16
Deutsche Bank's AGM
@Deutschebank AGM begins with activists calling on DB to not fund more #greatbarrierreef #coal http://t.co/TydLaXgknj pic.twitter.com/Dw2aYEseDn
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 22, 2014
Tony Brown from the Whitsundays preparing to call on @DeutscheBank to not finance expansion of Abbot Pt #coal port pic.twitter.com/W4Pwoq0IOf
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 22, 2014
1,000 emails sent to @DeutscheBank in 10 hrs, calling on them to not fund the Abbot Pt #coal port expansion! At the AGM, waiting a response.
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 22, 2014
@DeutscheBank : no consensus between UNESCO and Aus govt over Abbot Point #coal port = they won't fund its expansion!
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 22, 2014
Go Tony Brown! Defending the #greatbarrierreef from dangerous #coal port expansions at the @deutschebank AGM pic.twitter.com/AKkOKCG1Mt
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 22, 2014
Thursday 22nd May, 09.06
URGENT! We have less than a day until the Deutsche Bank AGM and we need your help to pressure them to rule out financing the expansion of the Abbot Point coal port.
Click here to take action – send the bank an email calling on them to use the AGM to declare that they will not finance this dirty coal export expansion.
And help spread the word by sharing the materials below on Twitter and Facebook.
Act! #fightforthereef by calling on @DeutscheBank to declare they wont fund Abbot Pt #coal expansion at today's AGM http://t.co/TydLaXgknj
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 21, 2014
Thursday 22nd May, 04.58
Check out this great video of the action where Market Forces joined local Basque Coast action group Bizi! and Friends of the Earth France to occupy Société Générale's offices over the bank's decision to support GVK's Alpha Coal project.
Thursday 22nd May, 00.48
Tony Brown, a tourism operator from the Whitsundays fronts a media conference to explain why he will be attending the Deutsche Bank AGM tomorrow. The proposed expansion of Abbot Point poses severe threats to the Great Barrier Reef and industries like tourism that depend on the Reef remaining healthy. Tony will call on Deutsche Bank to declare that it will not finance the expansion of the Abbot Point coal export terminal.
Wednesday 21st May, 18.01
Société Générale has failed to withdraw from the Alpha Coal project
@SocieteGenerale has failed to withdraw from the Alpha #Coal project. More: http://t.co/KdVO8Zf4sm pic.twitter.com/Ivp6gx271R
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 21, 2014
Wednesday 21st May, 09.25
Full page Financial Times ad calls on Deutsche Bank to not fund Abbot Point's expansion!
On our way to the Société Générale annual general meeting (AGM) earlier today in Paris we picked up a copy of the Financial Times and what did we see on page 5? A full page ad calling on Deutsche Bank to declare they won't fund the expansion of the Abbot Point coal export terminal! Société Générale might not have been very helpful at their shareholder meeting (see below), but Deutsche Bank is next and this is one example of the serious pressure being ramped up on the bank. You can help keep that pressure up ahead of Deutsche Bank's AGM by signing the petition being run by WWF Germany and Campact, calling on them to clearly state they will not fund the expansion of Abbot Point.
Click here to go to their petition page (it's in German) and help it reach 200,000 signatories by the AGM!
Wednesday 21st May, 08.54
Environment and Reef protection nowhere to be seen at Société Générale AGM
Well, that was an astonishing afternoon. We went along to the Société Générale annual general meeting today with Tony Brown, a tourism operator from the Whitsundays in the Great Barrier Reef whose livelihood and industry is at risk from coal port expansions such as Abbot Point. Société Générale has a mandate to advise GVK over their Alpha Coal project, which includes the construction of Terminal 3 at Abbot Point. To build it and the other major coal terminal – Adani's T0 – would require the dredging and dumping of 3 million cubic metres of seabed from the World Heritage Site.
We barely got in to the AGM after they tried to stop Market Forces' Lead Campaigner Julien Vincent from entering, even though his name was on the door. And after Tony Brown travelled halfway around the world to explain the impacts of Abbot Point on his industry and the Reef, the board were unmoved, using their membership of the Equator Principles to justify being involved in the project.
It's not good enough. Société Générale needs to know that helping to equip a project for receiving debt finance is unacceptable. If you haven't signed the petition yet to call on Société Générale to withdraw from the Alpha Coal Project, please get on board now. This campaign has a long way to run yet.
Saturday 17th May, 04.52
Société Générale offices occupied as activists call for withdrawal from Alpha Coal mega mine
Market Forces joined Amis de la Terre (Friends of the Earth France) and local action group Bizi! in Basque country in the south of France today to occupy the offices of Société Générale, the bank that is attempting to secure investors for GVK's Alpha Coal mega mine in Queensland.
At about 11.30 am local time, twenty activists (including three "kangaroos") went into the bank and begun a public meeting where customers were informed of the destructive impacts that the 30 million tonne per year Alpha Coal mine and the associated industrialization of the Great Barrier Reef would have on Australia's environment and the global climate. Julien from Market Forces and Lucie from Amis de la Terre explained the raft of environmental impacts that the project would cause, from dewatering of the land around the proposed mine to the dredging and dumping of 3 million cubic metres of seabed floor from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, and of course the 1.8 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide that would be released if the Alpha Coal project goes ahead.
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The bank was forced to stay open during its scheduled lunch break and, as the afternoon rolled on, more activists arrived to occupy the bank, refusing to leave the bank until it left Alpha Coal. In the end, it took the arrival of over a dozen police officers to forcibly remove the activists.
The local campaign on Société Générale over their role in supporting Alpha Coal (which we explain in an earlier post below) is continuing to build, and the next action will be the dumping of 1.8 tonnes of coal (one billionth of the weight of carbon dioxide that would be generated over the life of the Alpha coal mine) in front of their offices on the day of the bank's annual general meeting. Bizi! have given Société Générale until the AGM on the 20th of May to withdraw from the mega-mine or the coal will be dumped in front of their offices.
You can help make this happen: Bizi are crowdfunding to pay for the coal dump and you can donate using the English language version of their page here.
You can also sign the petition to call on Société Générale to abandon Alpha Coal here.
Friday 16th May, 18.05
Last night locals from Bayonne, a French town on the Basque coast, gathered to learn about how Société Générale was playing a key role in supporting GVK's Alpha Coal project. Local group Bizi! and Amis de la Terre (Friends of the Earth France) announced plans to dump 1.8 tonnes of coal (one billionth of the amount of carbon dioxide that would be generated over the life of Alpha Coal) in front of the bank's regional office if it doesn't withdraw their support for Alpha Coal by the 20th of May – the date of the bank's Annual General Meeting in Paris. They're crowdfunding to get support for their action – an English version of the website is here.
Bizi! have already been actively campaigning to get Société Générale out of Alpha coal. Three "kangaroos" went to meet with the Director of the regional office yesterday and made it on to the TV news as a result.
Now they're developing a divestment campaign to shift locals out of Société Générale into alternative banks that won't fund coal projects.
It's incredible to see – on the other side of the planet – an energetic, vibrant campaign to challenge the investment in a proposed coal project in Queensland. I'm so grateful to the work Bizi! and Amis de la Terra are doing to help protect the climate, and Australia's environment from so far away. You can help their work by signing their petition with 350.org calling on Société Générale to pull out of the Alpha coal project.
Thursday 15th May, 16.00
Petition to Deutsche Bank gets over 100,000 signatures in 24 hours!
Have you added your name to the petition calling on Deutsche Bank to declare they won't fund new Abbot Point coal terminals? It got over 100,000 signatures in its first 24 hours but we need to build it as high as we can before the bank's Annual General Meeting on the 22nd of May. It's to the CEOs of the bank and as the page is in German, here's a translation of the petition text you'll be signing:
Dear Mr. Fitschen,
Dear Mr. Jain,
The planned expansion of Australian coal port Abbot Point and other industrial projects along the coast threaten the fragile ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef. The projects will industrialize of this unique stretch of coastline, putting the World Heritage site in danger
Investing in coal projects that are hostile to the climate is neither responsible nor sustainable. Your own analysts also question the economics of coal investments.
Deutsche Bank has already supported the existing Abbot Point terminal through bonds. So far you have ruled out publicly that you will support and fund the extension of the port.
Therefore, I urge you : do not engage further in the financing of coal port and the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef ! Make social and environmental aspects to equal investment criteria!
Yours sincerely,
Thursday 15th May, 08.43
Is a commitment in sight from Deutsche Bank that they won't fund more Reef destruction?
When we started preparing this campaign over a month ago, we and a host of other environment groups wrote to Deutsche Bank, calling on them to not fund any more coal export terminals at Abbot Point. You can see the letter here. We recently got a response back from Deutsche Bank, in which they said they had just introduced a number of new guidelines on sustainability, and specifically said:
One of the specific guidelines recently adopted addresses activities in the close proximity to World Heritage Sites. Notably, it precludes transactions within or in close proximity to World Heritage Site unless there is a prior consensus between the relevant Government and UNESCO that such operations will not adversely affect the Outstanding Universal Value of the Site.
This is very important, as the World Heritage Committee is considering putting the Great Barrier Reef on the World Heritage "in Danger" list, and are especially concerned about the impacts of new coal ports proposed at Abbot Point. Here's some of what they had to say in their draft decision on the status of the Reef, which will be finalised in June:
Notes with concern the recent approvals for coastal developments in the absence of a completed Strategic Assessment and resulting Long-Term Plan for Sustainable Development, and regrets the State Party's approval for dumping 3 million cubic metres of dredge material inside the property prior to having undertaken a comprehensive assessment of alternative and potentially less impacting development and disposal options, and also requests the State Party to ensure that the option selected does not impact OUV, and is the least damaging option available;
It's clear that the coal ports at Abbot Point would be negatively impacting the Outstanding Universal Value of the Great Barrier Reef – now it's time to make that stick!
WWF Germany and Campact are running a petition calling on Deutsche Bank to commit to not funding new coal ports at Abbot Point. Please help by signing it!
Wednesday 14th May, 15.16
Meet the banks
We're particularly interested in working on two banks who have direct connections to the owners of proposed major coal projects in Australia:
Société Générale
Deutsche Bank
We're also going to be attending the annual general meeting of HSBC. who despite being members of the Equator Principles, having been finding LNG plants on Curtis Island that have contributed to the World Heritage status of the Great Barrier Reef being in jeopardy. We're going to call on them to avoid repeating these destructive decisions by committing to not funding more coal exports in the Reef.
Sunday 4th May, 17.02
We've been loving looking through all of the beautiful photos of smiling faces taken during Divestment Day. Thank you again to everyone who participated! You've sent a strong message to the banks that we won't stand for funding dirty fossil fuels.
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We're loving all the beautiful photos of smiling faces taken during #Divestment Day! http://t.co/KkhApA1QvW pic.twitter.com/B8hztb67z2
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 4, 2014
We're currently putting the finishing touches on the Divestment Day video, so keep an eye out for it when it's launched this evening.
Saturday 3rd May, 19.50
What a day! Activities all over Australia, hundreds of customers leaving their bank, and millions of dollars taken away from the big fossil fuel-funding banks.
A huge thank you to everyone who joined in the biggest divestment action in Australia's history (so far…)!
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Wow! #Divestment Day resulted in $millions taken away from big #FossilFuel funding banks. More http://t.co/lbNt4TfuDC pic.twitter.com/ZenLJJxFLy
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 3, 2014
Saturday 3rd May, 19.44
Participants of Murwillumbah's Divestment Day activity weren't swayed by the heavy rain!
Saturday 3rd May, 16.21
Doctors and families lead the way in Perth today as another fifty folks turned out to divest over their bank's fossil fuel investments! That good going, especially after about a dozen Westpac customers had already divested yesterday. Great work all!!!
Saturday 3rd May, 15.27
Check it out – Melbourne's Divestment Day activity made The Age today. Great story and photo set!
Great story in @theage about the Melbourne #divestment day activity! http://t.co/X2nTVrE75b … #fossilfuels #coal #australiansforcoal
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 3, 2014
Saturday 3rd May, 13.45
What a turnout in Melbourne today! Over 120 people gathered in Bourke Street on a chilly morning. Then, after the obligatory group photo, went and tole their bank that as they chose fossil fuels, they're taking their money elsewhere!
Saturday 3rd May, 13.43
#divestment Day Protest #MELBOURNE #PHOTOS KEN IRWIN @theage @350 @market_forces http://t.co/akMod9yLa8 via @theage pic.twitter.com/6BrBYseTvK
— Danie Sprague (@sundaypix) May 3, 2014
Saturday 3rd May, 11.14
Doctors for the Environment join in on Divestment Day because fossil fuels are a threat to human health too.
Doctors and medical students are calling climate change a 'public health emergency' and urging divestment from fossil fuels nationally
Source: http://dea.org.au/news/article/media-release-doctors-join-national-day-of-divestment-action-saturday-3-may
Media release: Doctors join 'National Day of Divestment Action' http://t.co/Z4JR4zkyXD @MedObserver @croakeyblog @6_minutes @australiandr
— DrsForTheEnvironment (@DocsEnvAus) May 3, 2014
Today, we're putting our money where our logic is @DocsEnvAus @350 #divestment pic.twitter.com/gUoARWJEw0
— Grace FitzGerald (@glfitzgerald) May 2, 2014
You know it. #coalharmshealth #gofossilfree #divestment #climatechange pic.twitter.com/zXw0KrqoeH
— Helen Styles (@Helsenheimer) May 3, 2014
Saturday 3rd May, 11.11
96 year old Commonwealth Bank customer closed her account today over their fossil fuel funding.
96yr old Nancy has been w @CommBank for 70 yrs. She's closing her acc today #gofossilfree #divestment @350Australia pic.twitter.com/fIyyNUUjAs
— Helen Styles (@Helsenheimer) May 2, 2014
Saturday 3rd May, 11.07
Smiles all round. It's nice to know your money isn't contributing to environmental destruction or climate change isn't it?
Divesting from banks that fund the fossil fuel industry #divestment #fossilfuels #DEA pic.twitter.com/SWFrQnLL6K
— Katherine Mackinnon (@Katherinnon) May 3, 2014
Saturday 3rd May, 11.03
People in Brisbane are excited to be cutting up their bank cards!
And now for the card cutting! #goodbyebig4 #divestment #gofossilfree pic.twitter.com/8Yegj7x0oG
— Helen Styles (@Helsenheimer) May 3, 2014
Saturday 3rd May, 10.32
Meg doesn't seem to be at all sad to leave Westpac and their fossil fuel funding ways.
Westpac chose fossil fuels so I chose another bank. Sorry, not sorry #climate #divestment @market_forces @Westpac pic.twitter.com/REYLDW0WW1
— Meg T-Rex (@megthomrich) May 3, 2014
Saturday 3rd May, 10.23
Brisbane participants had a pretty nice banner made up for the day!
Brisbane peeps says NO to banks investing in fossil fuel & #divest – 1000s mking the move today! @market_forces pic.twitter.com/4i29eXtvUU
— 350Australia (@350Australia) May 2, 2014
Sydney health professionals join in too.
Sydney doctors #DIVEST from their banks saying NO to fossil fuel investments! @market_forces pic.twitter.com/t2xUHjyAfk
— 350Australia (@350Australia) May 3, 2014
Saturday 3rd May, 10.11
Senator Larissa Waters has joined in on Divestment Day by moving her mortgage from ANZ to a bank that doesn't fund coal, CSG, or the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef. Nice one Senator Waters!
Saturday 3rd May, 09.15
Counteract on their way to today's divesment activity in Melbourne.
Rad day for #climate action in Oz. Heading into @market_forces @350Australia #divestment day while doctors block coal mine #leardblockade
— CounterAct (@CounterActOz) May 2, 2014
Here's a photo of what they're talking about. This morning doctors have joined the Leard Blockade to join the fight to stop the Maules Creek Coal Mine.
Two of our lovely #changecourse graduates here to support #climate #divestment @350Australia @market_forces pic.twitter.com/cGezlTClXW
— CounterAct (@CounterActOz) May 2, 2014
Julien from @market_forces addresses 100 strong crowd in Melbourne for #divestment action pic.twitter.com/ZnNiP1BmP8
— CounterAct (@CounterActOz) May 2, 2014
What a great crowd here to #divest from #coal good work @350Australia @market_forces pic.twitter.com/2rvl0Q0qfr
— CounterAct (@CounterActOz) May 3, 2014
Friday 2nd May, 21.56
And that's it from us on this first half of Divestment Day! Thanks for following the feed and we're looking forward to being back tomorrow morning with updates as we move to the capital cities!
Friday 2nd May, 21.45
It would appear that today's Divestment Day events have inspired others to get involved! We're now at 4 million in savings held by customers who have put their bank "on notice" over investments to coal and gas, million more than this afternoon. If you're newly inspired to take action and are with one of the "big four" banks (ANZ, Commonwealth NAB or Westpac), click here to put them on notice and let them now that if they keep funding dirty coal and gas, you'll take your money elsewhere.
Friday 2nd May, 21.31
How awesome is this:
Applicants are wishing to refinance away from NAB given their involvement in the "Fracking" industry.
Perhaps NAB might want to consider its agricultural roots and put their customers, and those who depend on our farmland, over the frackers.
Friday 2nd May, 21.29
Byron Bay is next! Well done everyone!
Friday 2nd May, 21.02
And now it's Coffs Harbour's turn! Fourteen staunch locals and a bub making sure their money won't be used to find dirty coal and gas projects.
Friday 2nd May, 20.53
It was raining in Murwillumbah today. Not that it was going to stop these folks from turning out to divest from Commonwealth Bank, lenders of more than billion to fossil fuels since 2008.
Friday 2nd May, 19.55
Looks like the last location to get us photos today is Sale – check it out. Not just messages as to why they closed their banks accounts but a bunch of reasons why fossil fuel divestment is important as well!
Friday 2nd May, 19.02
They've spent days, weeks, months putting themselves on the line to defend Maules Creek from a new dirty coal mine. Now they're making sure their money won't be used to fund new fossil fuel projects like the one they're fighting. It's an honour to have the activists from Maules Creek involved in Divestment Day.
Friday 2nd May, 18.38
Photos of today's activities are coming through – here's a few from Canberra where dozens of customers divested from the major banks over fossil fuel investments, even helping each other out to cit the final tie with the banks.
Friday 2nd May, 17.55
Sydney Divestment Day activities on Friday 2 May. It looks like they're having a lot of fun!
Friday 2nd May, 16.28
Here's why Gill left St. George.
I took my money out of @StGeorgeBank to #keepfossilfuelsintheground to reduce #climateimpacts. Join #Divestment Day: http://t.co/r0GrPorrKs
— Gillian King (@GillKing01) May 2, 2014
Friday 2nd May, 16.12
Georgia isn't fooled by National Australia Bank's UBank.
Just closed my USAVER account ( as it is part of @NAB) as part of #divestment day. Thanks @market_forces for the awesome work you have done!
— Georgia (@ArtOrSnooze) May 2, 2014
Friday 2nd May, 15.43
Adelaide Divestment Day organisers are very busy painting a beautiful banner for their activity tomorrow. Nice work!
Friday 2nd May, 15.35
No remorse from Jaime about ditching Westpac!
@350Australia @market_forces
@Westpac we're not sad to leave. We're now banking with those doing the right thing pic.twitter.com/DGWCwsva6u
— Jaime Yallup Farrant (@itisup2usnow) May 2, 2014
Giant scissors!
Perhaps we didn't need such large scissors
Empowering! Fun! Effective! #divest
@market_forces @350Australia pic.twitter.com/bLktBc5fS6
— Jaime Yallup Farrant (@itisup2usnow) May 2, 2014
Tony's very first public action!
It was Tony's first ever public action
Lots of fun had by all
@350Australia @market_forces
http://t.co/BhECbnDFWS pic.twitter.com/IEbB4Uh18E
— Jaime Yallup Farrant (@itisup2usnow) May 2, 2014
Friday 2nd May, 15.25
Canberra resident, Adam, tweets about the Divestment Day action!
Join day of action tomorrow & switch to bank that doesnt invest in fossil fuels. These guys divested from NAB today pic.twitter.com/uOVIhB9JdI
— Adam Verwey (@AdamVerwey) May 2, 2014
On bank divestment day, which bank should you switch to? @market_forces lets you know which banks are fossil free http://t.co/8Wo7qsUPDU
— Adam Verwey (@AdamVerwey) May 2, 2014
Friday 2nd May, 15.15
Sydney photo, the colours of all the t-shirts looks great!
#DivestmentDay in Sydney @market_forces pic.twitter.com/3i1EVUcriW
— Ellen Leabeater (@EllenLeabeater) May 2, 2014
Friday 2nd May, 14.55
When one of our Divestment Day coordinators tried to contact his friend (and participant on the day) Anna, he didn't know why he couldn't get through to her phone. He only just discovered why – it turns out she'd moved to Indonesia! But that didn't stop her from participating in Divestment Day. She just sent through this photo.
This is me cutting up my Commonwealth Bank credit card in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, after switching to a bank that doesn't invest in fossil fuels – it feels great!
Friday 2nd May, 13.58
Here's some good news for everyone in Melbourne joining tomorrow's divestment day activity. We've got you covered!
Joining #divestment day Melb tomorrow but worried about the rain? This pile of umbrellas says its going to be great! pic.twitter.com/yB7L9QTxze
— Market Forces (@market_forces) May 2, 2014
Friday 2nd May, 13.54
Brisbane UQ students are out and about on their campus today promoting fossil fuel divestment. Great work guys!
Friday 2nd May, 13.15
Related fossil fuel divestment news:
Sustainable investment specialist Pax World has divested from fossil fuels in its 4.6 million Growth Fund, and suggested that more of its funds could follow similar strategies.
Source: http://www.environmental-finance.com/content/news/pax-fund-divests-from-fossils.html
Friday 2nd May, 12.45
Our "banks on notice" campaign has grown by another million in just a day! Now customers with over 2 million in savings are warning they'll divest if their bank keeps on lending to fossil fuels!
Friday 2nd May, 12.36
Sydney participant, Andrew Campbell, telling the Commonwealth Bank what he thinks of fossil fuels.
I'm switching to a fossil free bank today for National Day of #Divestment. Heading to Sydney action at World Square! http://t.co/7wCoa2Kopi
— Andrew Campbell (@andwcampbell) May 2, 2014
Just emailed Sustainability Manager at @CommBank to inform them that I'm switching banks as they invest heavily in fossil fuels. #divestment
— Andrew Campbell (@andwcampbell) May 2, 2014
Thrust of my #divestment email to @CommBank was that I'll be telling my friends & family (most are Commbank customers) about their practices
— Andrew Campbell (@andwcampbell) May 2, 2014
Friday 2nd May, 12.32
Australian Wild, getting into the Divestment Day spirit!
Use money as a force for good. #Divest from fossil funding banks today at noon! http://t.co/i85E4dIymL #nswbiz #leardblockade #lockthegate
— Australian Wild (@AustralianWild) May 1, 2014
Friday 2nd May, 11.51
Tweed Heads Divestment Day organisers were able to get some media to help promote their event. Great work guys!
Friday 2nd May, 11.20
Thanks for the shout out Lord Felft!
It's #divestment day today. Check it out and move away from the big for banks who support fossil fuel polluters.
— Lord felft (@felft) May 1, 2014
Friday 2nd May, 09.43
Glenn divests from a bank who is owned by NAB, who heavily funds fossil fuels!
I just closed my @UBank account (backed by @NAB) for their investment in fossil fuels. #Divestment @market_forces http://t.co/zweogI9UYo
— Glenn Todd (@glentodd) May 1, 2014


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A while ago I heard a bushy-tailed PR-type say "busy is the new happy" and, after unclenching my fists and breathing through the desire to headbutt him, I realised he might actually be on to something.
Though I got the impression this dude was gleefully equating "busy" with "happy", it struck me I know a bunch of people who seem to have replaced happiness with being busy.
I reckon there's also a large proportion of Australia who view insane hours worked as a badge of honour and, to be constantly occupied, a virtue.
What's more, when many of these same people do take time out, their "leisure" is often just more distraction, whether that be via TV, sport, boozing or getting their hair done.
They are thus spared what's been described as "any true confrontation with themselves, their lives, and their society" because they've avoided the time and effort of reflection.
So what?
The last thing we need is more navel gazing?
A fair response, I guess, if you view contemplation as simply reading Deepak Chopra's latest, then staring into space with your mouth open.
Contemplation, though, extends far beyond Facebook-forwarding photos of porpoises subtitled with the Desiderata. It's examining your beliefs, what it means to be a good person and how to live a meaningful existence.
It's been a cornerstone of civilisation for thousands of years, with the likes of Aristotle even arguing that "workers" shouldn't be allowed citizenship in a democracy because they simply don't have the time to ponder life's important questions.
American philosopher Dr David Gordon, says that "Aristotle holds that, in order to be rational, we need leisure time. If I didn't, if I had to work in the mines 18 hours a day, I wouldn't be able ... to consider what is the best life to lead."
"Leisure time" in this context, though, is not fishing with three mates and a slab, nor is it simply chanting atop a mountain; it's the development of one's character and reason.
In his book Of Time, Work, and Leisure, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sebastian de Grazia writes that "a man of leisure, according to Plato and Aristotle, was a man who believed that cultivating the mind ... was the brightest of all activities".
This "cultivation" is not done for self-aggrandisement but driven by the notion we owe our community the best version of ourselves. In this regard, I'd argue most Australians do not even partake in "leisure" but recreation.
It also makes me wonder what type of society we've become when Aussies work some of the longest hours in the developed world, just so they can collapse in front of plasma TVs.
I know I look at people on public transport sometimes and marvel that our votes are worth exactly the same because some of them don't seem capable of simultaneously eating a pie and breathing, let alone informed consent.
All in all, this is good news if you're a rich industrialist, a banker, politician or any other member of our ruling elite because even when given the time to think, to examine our country's more difficult issues, the majority opt for watching The Voice.
Aristotle also noted that the perpetually warlike Spartans - who conquered the Greeks - collapsed as an empire as soon as they acquired peace because they didn't understand how leisure should be used to strengthen a society.
It's an observation you might also make about Australia as we use our peace and prosperity to entomb ourselves in work, then squander what free time we do have with amusement, diversion or idleness.
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Exotic dancer
Featuring: Lexi Windsor
Date: November 16th, 2015
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38F-cupper Lexi Windsor was an exotic dancer with milky nipples. She said her wildest experience was wearing a schoolgirl outfit to have sex on a Blackhawk helicopter. "I have a lingerie fetish," Lexi said. "I used to buy lingerie constantly, even before I became a dancer. "I really like receiving oral sex if the guy is very good at it. It's the best feeling in the world. I like masturbating, too. The nice thing about it is that it's quick and easy and there's less to clean up." Lexi was in and out of our studio quickly, never to be seen again, but she left us with photos and a video to jack to. A very generous contribution to the cause.


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Best Of :: Bars & Clubs
Time slows at the Pelican Nest. In this old oasis disguised as a warehouse, regulars tend to sit at the end of the bar where an upside-down skiff hovers above. Long ago they noticed that because the boat is upside down, all the gear, including two big burlap bags marked "Colombian," is in various stages of falling out. No need to duck, though. Its contents are defying gravity, thanks to the talented artist who put the darn thing together. You, too, will notice these things. At the moment, though, you might be distracted by other matters. The Budweiser and black and tan arrive quickly in front of you. The pool table, on an upstairs balcony overlooking the small dining area, beckons. Your stomach growls. ("The smoked fish dip gets a lot of compliments," notes bartender Sherry.) Your ears ring, courtesy of bands like Peach Black, whose CD includes "Loosing You" [sic], "Rosa Linda," and other rock originals taking Cutler Ridge by storm. After the music ends, some joker at the bar gets up, grabs the guitarist's Stratocaster, and sings his own rendition of "All Along the Watchtower" with impunity. When the hour has gotten late, and time speeds up again, there is a way outta there: west to the turnpike (exit 13) or east to South Dixie Highway.
South Beach may be slipping as a club hot spot, but it's not Opium's fault. The Asian-theme restaurant south of Fifth Street transmogrifies late at night into the raunchy, ostentatious epicenter of superficial glitz. Opium has emerged as the very best place for middle-age men to display their topless table-dancing (and often teenage) trophy chicks. Ergo the waitstaff at street-level Café Tabac, located directly below the joint, is inured to the unusual. "On Halloween," one waitress told us, "there was a woman who came down here in a completely transparent garbage bag, wearing no underwear and no bra. She pointed to a tear in her plastic bag and asked if we had a stapler." Suitably sutured, the reveler scurried upstairs, back into the still-breathing soul of South Beach.
Lola, light of my night, fire of my martinis. My gin, my elbow. How your bar resembles the beautiful hull of a little wooden ship. How we sail, suspended from the gunwales through the mists that come from the hidden swirls of the DJ-magicians. There is water, water, everywhere, but everyone prefers alcoholic beverages. O Captain! My Captain! We need another round! Exult O pool table and rack O balls! Where lies the land to which yon ship must go? One with no cover charges or attitude from velvet-rope power-trippers. (And these are not the only martinis that we may share, my Lola.)
It's almost a disservice to call Norman's steaks, sandwiches, salads, and appetizers "bar food." The term implies food for an empty stomach and churning head (or is it the other way around?), and Lord knows anything that'll soak up that last drink or two you shouldn't have had usually qualifies as good eats in the wee hours of the morning. Norman's offerings, on the other hand, are just plain delicious: caesar and caprese salads, mahi-mahi fingers (lightly battered and fried), tenderloin sandwiches, black Angus burgers, and chicken Philly cheese sandwiches, in addition to the usual bar fare. Feel like having an honest-to-goodness sit-down dinner? Try the filet mignon, porterhouse chops, or grilled fresh fish. And don't worry, you've got all night to work up an appetite -- the kitchen stays open until 2:00 a.m.
When the delicate beauties of fall and winter descend on South Beach like migrating swans, a lot of people want their attention. It can all get a little overwhelming. To relax they need a low-key atmosphere. The Monday-night party called the Beehive inside Penrod's cavernous beachside structure is just the place. After all, most working stiffs don't go out on Mondays, so the pretty pixies can cavort in relative abandon. The sand-in-your-sandals vibe also helps take the mood down a notch. It's a good night to kick back, have a beer, and forget the world is watching. So if you go, remember: Don't stare.
Banyan tree, very pretty. And the mixed drinks are sweet. But the fruit of the banyan? You definitely do not want to eat that. You, however, have come to this tree not to eat but to quench your thirst, breathe fresh air, and marvel at our beautiful little toxic river. Were it not for the neon stripes of the elevated Metrorail line and the colorful Bank of America tower aglow in the distance, you might think you were in Baton Rouge. Enjoy this quiet postindustrial oasis on the fringes of downtown Miami while it lasts, because just across the water lies one of the preferred sites for a new baseball stadium. Which means that one day you might hear a crowd roar in the distance and a conversation at the bar much like this:
"Ouch! This here banyan tree's droppin' its fruit."
"That weren't no banyan fruit. That was a baseball!"


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Kids these days...
With more and more schools becoming places where the kid spends morning to night, learning, eating, playing, napping and all kinds of activities they may have done with their parents before. And how it might affect family life.
This one's also a prime example of how a lot of my concepts are fueled by sheer lazyness. I could certainly have drawn a whole wagonload of kids involved in various activities mentioned in the text. But then I didn't.


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Rob Ford joked about his alcohol-induced memory lapses with comedian Jimmy Kimmel in a new episode of the Toronto mayor's YouTube talk show.
When Mr. Kimmel said he couldn't explain a previous decision because he was so drunk at the time, Mr. Ford choked back laughter and said: "I used that excuse one too many times myself."
Mr. Ford, who has made light of his alcohol use in previous episodes of his show, has been embroiled in controversy since he admitted last fall to smoking crack cocaine "probably in one of my drunken stupors."
Mr. Ford and his brother Councillor Doug Ford hosted Mr. Kimmel on their Ford Nation YouTube show six weeks after the mayor was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! During that appearance, Mr. Ford told the talk show host he didn't remember whom he was talking about in a video that emerged last fall that showed him excitedly issuing a string of profane threats.
Mr. Kimmel's appearance on the Fords' show, which was posted on YouTube on Sunday, also veered into risqué territory when the Fords invited the comedian to Toronto in November to celebrate his and Doug Ford's birthdays, which are a week apart.
When Doug Ford told Mr. Kimmel he would have to sleep at the mayor's house, he said: "I'm not just planning to sleep at Rob's place. Rob, I want to sleep with you and your wife."
The mayor laughed heartily as his brother said: "Well, we'd better not comment on that one."
During the segment, Mr. Kimmel appeared via Google+ displaying his Rob Ford bobblehead dolls and wearing a monochromatic black suit and shirt with a bright red tie and pocket square, the same style of outfit the mayor had worn on his show. "I admired the look and I've been dressing like this regularly now," he said.
Doug Ford asked Mr. Kimmel, who has taken a keen interest in the mayor's exploits, when he would "get your backside up here to save your job" and help the mayor get re-elected.
He responded that he wanted to throw "not even a fundraiser … a fun-raiser where we go and we just have fun in classic Rob Ford style."
Mayor Ford ended the 5 1/2 minute segment by thanking Mr. Kimmel, a stark contrast to his reaction after appearing on the comedian's show. At the time, Mr. Kimmel said Mr. Ford had been upset about being grilled.
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Carroll County Recreation and Parks
300 S. Center Street
Room 229
Westminster, MD 21157-5366
410-386-2103 - voice
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Youth Behind Bars Event Offers Research Data on Children in Prison
July 9, 2014 - Cooley Law School hosted Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency's (MCCD) Youth Behind Bars event on June 25 at Cooley's Grand Rapids campus. Over 60 community members attended the discussion led by Heather Garretson, Cooley professor; Michelle Weemhoff, associate director of MCCD; Lois DeMott, Soros Fellow, Family Participation Program; Kristen Staley, senior policy associate of MCCD and Dennis Schrantz, executive director of MCCD.
After the discussion, Cooley hosted a listening session to premiere the Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency's research results outlining data on children in Michigan prisons. Those in attendance were individuals either incarcerated as youth or had loved ones in jail and prison.
About Cooley Law School: Celebrating 40 years of excellence, the Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a private, nonprofit, independent law school accredited by the American Bar Association and the Higher Learning Commission. Cooley has provided its more than 18,000 graduates with the practical skills necessary for a seamless transition from academia to the real world. Cooley offers its Juris Doctor program, Joint Degree programs, and Master of Laws programs three times a year with enrollment in January, May and September. Cooley Law School has campuses across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, and in Tampa Bay, Florida.


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Yeah, I don't get why anyone would want the benefit from sleeping. One levels up fast enough in this game, and once one gets to level 20 or so, everything becomes too easy, I think
You don't need the uber levels and associated spells and perks.
So my characters are all sleep-deprived insomniacs.
BTW, are the stores provided by spouses any good? I've found the apparel store in Solitude to be excellent for enchanted jewelry, and once you complete one the Solitude thief reputation quest, the special merchant there always has the best weapons.


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Target: Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador
Goal: Protect and preserve indigenous people, species and ecosystems in Ecuador's rainforest
In November 2012, Ecuador announced it was selling exploration rights to 8 million acres of rainforest to the highest bidder in a large oil auction. The enormous biodiversity of Ecuador's forests, as well as the indigenous people living and depending on the land is under constant threat from the oil industry. Please sign this petition and demand that Ecuador protect its rainforests and the life forms that have developed and depend on traditional life in the Amazon.
With 13 blocks, or 8 million acres, of Ecuador's rainforest already up for auction, the government is considering adding another 5 million acres to sweeten the deal for investors. Oil companies are bidding for rich oil resources and Ecuador wants revenue and investments, but did anyone consider the indigenous nationalities living on the land?
According to the Confederation of Amazonian Indigenous Nationalities (CONFENIAE) the answer is no. Indigenous representatives have criticized the government's lack of consultation process, a right guaranteed by the Ecuadorian Constitution, international treaties and rulings by international courts. The Ecuadorian government did not include indigenous participation and was not in accordance with traditional decision-making practices, nor carried out in native languages.
Indigenous people are protesting the auction and impending oil production responsible for deforestation, degradation and environmental devastation. Accessing the remote oil and gas deposits mandate that roads be created by plowing down life sustaining trees. Oil extraction results in the release of toxic drilling byproducts polluting local rivers that are vital to the survival of indigenous peoples.
Predictable broken pipelines and persistent oil spillage will maintain the destruction of the land and its once vital resources. In short, the Ecuadorian government is allowing and encouraging its greatest resource to be raped for short-sighted revenue.
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Dear President Correa,
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Indigenous resistance has cost Ecuador in the past and will again if you do not stop selling indigenous land. Please stop the current auction and any future auctions in order to preserve the rainforest and the people who depend on it.
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Your decision to sell the rainforest for oil money without considering the indigenous people who are most invested in the land will have damaging results. Had government officials aptly considered the opinions of indigenous nations, perhaps an agreement could have been reached. Unfortunately, the government did not consider stakeholders and did not uphold the Ecuadorian Constitution that mandates indigenous consultation.
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A China-Charged Bull Market for IPOs in Hong KongBy and
After the collapse of Lehman Brothers a year ago, things were looking grim for American gambling tycoons Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson. The two had expanded into Macao, China's gambling hub, just as the Chinese economy was slowing and Beijing was tightening rules on travel to Macao in a bid to fight money laundering. That meant fewer Chinese were able to gamble at casinos owned by Wynn Resorts (WYNN) and Adelson's Las Vegas Sands (LVS).
How much brighter is the picture now? With the Chinese economy surging, Macao's gambling revenues jumped 17% in August year-on-year, according to brokerage CLSA. "Revenue growth should be explosive in the last four months of this year," says Aaron Fischer, a CLSA gaming analyst. "Companies have reduced costs so we will see a huge rebound in earnings."
Confident the bad times are over, both Wynn and Adelson hope to offer shares in their Macao operations. Wynn Resorts plans to sell a 25% stake in the operator of its Macao hotels and casinos, Reuters reported on Sept. 20. The initial public offering in Hong Kong is expected to start trading on Oct. 9, raising as much as $1.6 billion. Adelson, meanwhile, in July said that by yearend he'd like to raise some $4 billion from an IPO for the Macao operations of Las Vegas Sands, but no date has been announced.
What's true for Macao-based casinos is true for many other China-focused companies. After a long drought when Hong Kong's legions of bankers, lawyers, and accountants who specialize in IPOs had little to do, there's a surge of interest in listings. Metallurgical Corp. of China raised $2.3 billion last week, while Sinopharm Group, China's largest drug distributor, pulled in $1.2 billion. (Trading has not yet started for the two companies' stocks.) And Chinese real estate developer Glorious Property aims to get $1.5 billion when it begins trading in early October. "We're running as fast as we can," says Jason Cox, head of Asia-Pacific equity capital markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. "People are definitely in overdrive."
'09 Asian Issuances Could Raise $100 Billion While most of the excitement is in Hong Kong, other Asian markets are getting attention, too. Maxis Communications, the largest cellular operator in Malaysia, plans to offer 30% of the company for as much as $2 billion. Shanghai-based online game operator Shanda Interactive (SNDA) plans to spin off its subsidiary Shanda Games in an IPO on the Nasdaq. All told, some $30 billion to $35 billion will be raised in Hong Kong IPOs by yearend, largely by mainland Chinese companies, estimates Gokul Laroia, co-head of investment banking for Asia Pacific at Morgan Stanley (MS). Across Asia, there will be about $100 billion raised through new listings, rights offerings and follow-on deals this year, double last year's level, he reckons.
What explains the surge in dealmaking? Investors believe the recession in the U.S. is finally over. And they're upbeat about China's nearly $600 billion in stimulus spending and $1.2 trillion in bank lending, which have benefited infrastructure companies and consumer goods makers. Imports from Australia and Indonesia, traditional suppliers of raw materials for mainland factories, were up by 10%-plus in June, a sign that manufacturers expect a recovery in orders. And a survey by MasterCard Worldwide (MA) found 41% of Chinese urban households expect to increase spending in the next 12 months. That's about twice the number of a year ago, says Yu Wa Hedrick-Wong, economic adviser to MasterCard. "For China to maintain its high economic growth, it has to find demand from within," he says.
Still, executives looking to climb aboard the IPO train might need to move fast. China's leaders are giving some signs they're increasingly confident about the recovery and therefore more willing to end the expansionary policies that have fueled it. Jun Ma, economist with Deutsche Bank (DB) in Hong Kong, points to recent comments by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao about the risk of inflation. That statement "is an important indication…that inflation will become a key trigger for the government to exit from the expansionary monetary and fiscal policy," Ma wrote in a Sept. 18 report.
With economists such as Ma saying China's recovery may not have legs, the longevity of the IPO revival in Hong Kong could be in doubt. "People are getting overexcited because there's been such a dearth [of deals]," says Simon Aird, managing director in the capital markets department at Credit Suisse (CS), who points out that part of the current flurry is due to the backlog of delayed deals and that only the best companies are tapping the markets. Is the Hong Kong market back to its lofty 2007 days? "No," says Aird. "We're still flying economy class."


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However, the apex court dropped the CBI probe against Dimple Yadav, daughter-in-law of Mulayam and wife of Akhilesh Yadav, saying that she was not holding any public office and she was only a private person holding no position.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice HL Dattu also modified its Mar 1, 2007 order and ordered CBI to file the status report before the apex court and not to the government.
"We are modifying our order of Mar 1, 2007 to remove the error in it directing CBI to place the report before the government," the bench said, making it clear that the agency will have to place the probe report before the apex court. The bench said, "Since CBI is an independent body", there is no obligation for it to file the status report before the government.
The bench said it is also not contemplated in the Delhi Police Establishment Act under which CBI functions that the agency has to file its status report to the government.
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Poughkeepsie, NY - Siena's Bryan Neufeld has been selected as the MAAC Men's Lacrosse League Offensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row, while teammate Tom Morr earned Defensive Player of the Year honors to headline the 2012 All-MAAC Teams, as voted by the league's head coaches.
Additionally, VMI's Stephen Robarge was voted Face-Off Specialist of the Year for the second year in a row, Detroit's Jordan Houtby earned Long Stick Midfielder of the Year also for the second year in a row, and Tim Edwards from Canisius was named Rookie of the Year. Siena's John Svec was chosen as the Anaconda Sports Coach of the Year.
Neufeld, asenior from Virgil, Ontario, led the conference in both goals scored and assists with 37 each for a total of 74 points in the regular season. He broke the MAAC Lacrosse League's record for total career points earlier this season while play the University of Albany. Neufeld was named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week four times this season.
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Robarge, a senior from Lorton, Va., was named the Face-Off Specialist of the Year after winning .667 (209-314) of his face-offs on the season and went 669-1065 in his career. He also led the league with ground balls per game picking up a total of 127 on the season and netting 6 goals for the Keydets. Robarge was selected at the 44th pick in the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Denver Outlaws.
Houtby, a junior from St. Catharines, Ontario, earned the league's Long Stick Midfielder of the Year award for the second year in a row. He picked up a total of 64 ground balls this season for the Titans. Houtby was named the league's Defensive Player of the Week on March 12.
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My family lives in a very small apartment, 400 square feet for 4 people. It is a tight squeeze, but we love our little home. We have learned to get along, even when one of us is feeling grumpy, and we do most things together. We are not wealthy, obviously. We can't even call ourselves "financially stable" most months, but we do have plenty of creativity and we give the girls every extra second of time that we can.
In this, I feel that my children are rich beyond measure. Their bedroom walls are decorated with handmade photo and magazine collages, their pencils collected in glass Ball jars wrapped with bright colored ribbon, and many of their stuffed animals are hand-knitted. They wash their faces with knit washcloths in a rainbow of colors and they wear Grandma-made nightgowns to bed at night.
In the afternoons, after homework has been done, the girls occupy themselves with watering the garden, feeding and petting the kitties, and checking the fairy house to see if any treasures have been left. They read a lot of books, often sitting outside on the porch with kitties in their laps.
The girls are used to David sitting at his easel in the living room on his days off, drawing his latest beautiful picture. They are used to me, writing at the computer or sitting cross-legged on our bed/couch in the living room, knitting socks. From these positions, we can see the side yard through our large sliding glass doors, and the girls come in and out as they please, bringing us honeysuckle bouquets and found treasures.
When it rains and they can't play outside, they do each have a Nintendo DS, courtesy of their father, but they don't play these long before they get bored. They much prefer making pinch pots out of clay, stringing bead jewelry and weaving potholders & quilt squares on their loom.
These children learned long ago that Mom & David cannot afford to buy them every video game that their hearts' desire, but they also learned that if they want to paint, or knit, or draw, or build a fort out of cardboard boxes, we are more than happy to help. Some of our best memories as a family are snow sledding, fishing, and hiking through the woods down to our "secret pond".
I have learned not to feel even a little bit guilty for not being able to buy gadgets to entertain them. Unlike their friends from school, Lakin and Addah know how to identify different types of leaves, bugs and trees, and they are not afraid to climb trees and charge into the woods behind our house looking for sticks and rocks for their latest fort or playhouse. It fills me with pride that my kids point out the gorgeous sunsets and the way the light glints off the raindrop-soaked flowers just after a shower.
I feel we are richer, for being poorer, and even if we suddenly find ourselves rolling in money, we will continue on, just the way we are…. except maybe with the bills paid in a more timely manner.
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Dakine Ski Sleeve Single 190 cm Ski Bag
Your skis are a big investment and they take a beating on the mountain. With the Ski Sleeve, you can protect it from the dogpile of poles and boards in the roof box, the back of the car, or a truck bed.
- Full length zipper
- Removable shoulder strap
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
- Specs
- 600D Polyester
- 01600596 190cm
- 10 x 5 x 73" [ 25 x 13 x 190cm ]
- 1.5 lbs. [ .7 kg ]
Care Instructions
- If your Dakine luggage gets dirty, we recommend spot cleaning with mild soap (like Nikwax Tech Wash), cold water and a soft bristle brush. Never attempt to put your Dakine luggage in a washing machine. Always ensure your Dakine luggage is dry (inside and out) before storing.
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