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Q40 Chairman: Will the MRC be addressing
those problems?
Professor Blakemore: Yes to both
of them. We have already talked about animal experimentation.
It is an area where the MRC has been very active and will increasingly
be so. I would remind the Committee about the Coalition for Medical
Progressan increasingly influential organisation which
was initiated by the Medical Research Council. But, in the area
of clinical research, the MRC is centrally involved in very exciting
and promising discussions about a radical reorganisation. In the
context of two recent reports, one by the Academy of Medical Sciences
and the other by the Biotechnology Innovation and Growth Team
for the DTI, the Department of Health has set up a working party
chaired by Sir John Paterson which is trying to tackle the whole
question of how to strengthen and move clinical research ahead
in this country. The MRC, I am delighted to say, is centrally
involved in those discussions and I think and hope will be centrally
involved in how they are implemented.
Q41 Dr Turner: There is an obvious scope
for overlap at the basic end of your search with that covered
by the broader remit of the BBSRC. In fact, they claim to be getting
grant applications which would previously have gone to youor
perhaps they just come to them with your thumbprints on them.
Are you satisfied with the clarity of boundaries between the kind
of work that you will fund and the kind of work which you would
expect the BBSRC to fund?
Professor Blakemore: Each of the
research councils has a statement of its specific areas of interests.
One of the reasons for that is to define for applicants to which
council they should send their applications for support. But,
you know, science is not actually sharply divided and ring-fenced
into particular territories, so it is not surprising to find that
there are applications that hang around the boundaries of interest
of BBSRC and MRC. Indeed, one can argue that some of the most
interesting developments in science occur at the boundaries of
responsibility of the different research councils. So I do not
find it surprising that applications sometimes turn up at MRC
that might be better handled by BBSRC and vice-versa. What you
said, though, implied a different problem and one that I acknowledge;
that is, that academics are canny people. They have seen the problems
that the MRC have been going through in the last couple of years
and they have slightly re-engineered their research interests,
or at least their applications, to make them appeal more to BBSRC.
Well, you know, staff in grant funding agencies are also canny
and they can sometimes spot when that is just a veneer and that
really the work belongs more appropriately in a different council.
We do have mechanismsand, from what I know of them so far,
I think they usually work quite wellfor defining to which
council an application should be directed and for trying to expedite
the transition of the application as quickly as reasonably is
possible to the other funding agency.
Q42 Chairman: May I ask a specific question:
EMBO, for example, do MRC and BBSRC both fund EMBO?
Professor Blakemore: Only MRC,
I believe. I will let you know in writing if I am wrong, but I
believe it is MRC alone.
Q43 Chairman: There is a problem there
with funding, is there?
Professor Blakemore: Yes, we have
just been asked for a significant increase in our subscription
to EMBO to fund their fellowship scheme. If you are asking my
opinion of that, it is not yet fully formed. EMBO is a wonderful
organisation, very well run. This country benefits from it considerably.
It is a model, actually, for the organisation of science at a
European level. However, the reason that we are being asked for
more money is so that EMBO can sustain its award rate for fellowships
when the accession countries join the European Union, but the
predicted award rate even if new money does not arrive is still
higher than the MRC's present award rate for its own domestic
fellowships. It is a real dilemma for the MRC: Do we agree to
give money to a good organisation so as to maintain a higher award
rate than we ourselves are able to sustain?
Q44 Chairman: This is another case for
more resource.
Professor Blakemore: But of course.
Q45 Dr Turner: Do you think there is
any case for merging the BBSRC and MRC, since you do have so much
work in common?
Professor Blakemore: I think there
are two sides to that question, both of which lead to the same
conclusion, and the answer is no. One is one of administrative
size: they are both big organisations, they are both complex organisations,
they both have complicated responsibilities outside the mainstream
of their funding. Both BBSRC and MRC are so large that they need
their own administrative structure. The other is that the MRC's
responsibilities vis-a"-vis clinical research and
health and illness are really quite distinctly different from
those of BBSRC. Yes, there is borderline territory where we have
common interest. One indication of this is the fact that people
in BBSRC research institutes occasionally send grant applications
to the MRCand, actually, occasionally get them fundedand
we are discussing with Julia Goodfellow the possibility that workers
in MRC research institutes might be able to apply to BBSRC. That
implies that there is a borderline which is fuzzy. But the MRC's
responsibility for clinical research, for translation from basic
science into applications that are relevant to the treatment and
prevention of disease, I think defines very sharply the distinctive
territory of the MRC.
Q46 Dr Turner: Are you happy with the
current success rate of applications to the MRC of about 25%?
Do you think this is high enough? Does this reflect the shortage
of funds?
Professor Blakemore: The short
answer is no. But I am not dissatisfied simply because the percentage
is not high enough; I am dissatisfied because we are not able
even to fund all the applications that we rate as being internationally
world class and internationally competitive. The percentage of
applications that we can fund depends, obviously, on the number
of grants we are able to award and the number of applications
that are submitted. There are factors that determine that ratio
different from the absolute standard of the grants that are funded.
At the moment, you will be glad to know, the MRC is funding a
higher percentage of its alpha-A applications than a year ago
but it is still not 100%. I will remain deeply dissatisfied as
long as the MRC is not able to fund all of the world class applications
that it receives. That is a very sad commentary. It would mean
that we are effectively exercising market forces on a resource
that has been built up through 20 or 30 years of investment simply
by not providing the funds that are needed to sustain it.
Q47 Dr Turner: Would that form part of
your submission to the Government at the next spending review?
Do you have any handle on the sort of increase in MRC funding
that will be needed especially taking into account the increasing
cost of biological research? It is running far ahead of inflation.
Are you prepared to give a ball park figure?
Professor Blakemore: If you want
a ball park figure, certainly, yes. To be able to fund all the
international level research applications that we receive and
the best of the nationally competitive applications, and to play
our part in the new effort to strengthen clinical research, we
would need at least to double our budget. Given the fact that
it would still take us only to a quarter of the level of funding
per head of the population of the United States, I do not think
that is an unreasonable expectation. I would ask the Government
whether it believes it is right that it should be funding medical
research at one-eighth of the level that the US Government thinks
is appropriate.
Dr Turner: I would have sympathy, professor,
for that.
Q48 Mr McWalter: If I may ask a question
I have asked other research councils. The spirit of openness that
you have been showing today, not just in what you have said but
in the way that you have said it, I heartily commend. But one
of the issues is how you prosecute that argument about the costs
of not funding these issues. I specifically would like to ask
whether you would be preparedokay, with the consent and
support and so on of failed applicants of the kind at international
level and the best national research enterprises that you are
having to turn downto publicise those projects, so that
people can see what they are missing if they do not get an appropriate
level of funding. Would you be prepared, in the interests of openness,
to do that?
Professor Blakemore: That is a
radical idea and I am ashamed at myself for not thinking of it.
I think that is splendid. Of course it would require the compliance
of unsuccessful applicants to disclose their lack of successbut
I can work on that.
Q49 Mr McWalter: That is a different
answer from the one I have had before.
Professor Blakemore: I am interestedand,
indeed, would hope to talk to members of the Committee privately
about thisabout the appropriate way to take forward this
argument if, as I sense, the Committee agrees with the thrust
of what I am saying, that science, particularly perhaps medical
science, simply deserves more of the public purse. I need your
advice. You are the parliamentarians, I am the scientist; I need
your advice about how to pursue the argument.
Q50 Mr McWalter: It is silly to deprive
ourselves of a good argument.
Professor Blakemore: Yes. I often
think that scientists are too reticent in pursuing their own arguments.
Q51 Dr Turner: There has been quite a
lot of criticism of Cooperative Group Grants. If you were to scrap
them, what other mechanism would you put in place to foster collaborative
Professor Blakemore: You say "if".
The review of the Cooperative Group Grant schemewhich by
the way the MRC put in place shortly after the scheme was introducedhas
just reported. I am sure you will all be eager to read the 262
pages of the pdf download file which is on the MRC website now,
but if you want the executive summary I can give it to you. It
is that the Cooperative Group Grant scheme is generally unpopularand
that is reflected in my impressions from the roadshow eventslargely
because it has, as it were, protected the project grant scheme
from the academic community. That led, to some extent anyway,
particularly among the later applications that were received,
to what appeared to be synthesised collaborations"marriages
of convenience" was I think the phrase that you used, and
I do not think that is badorganised, simply to get access
or attempt to get access to additional funds. We are actively
consideringand I have to say this with some caution because
of course everything is subject to the approval of Councilways
of moving on from the Cooperative Group Grant scheme while supporting
the principle of supporting collaboration, of course, but in a
much simplified form. If I could be specific, we are thinking
of introducing a very flexible form of grant scheme which essentially
will allow people to apply for small grants as well as large grants,
and to allow them to couple to their basic research grant (if
they can make the argument separately for it) a supplementary
grant to cover the cost of cooperation and collaboration. And
that cooperation and collaboration could be with any other grant
holder; there does not have to be the complicated requirement
for two MRC grants and 18 months still to run and so on that the
Coop scheme had. It is just a simple scheme giving people money
to collaborate.
Q52 Chairman: As for moving to work with
other research councils, there is no attempt to move to Swindon,
I guess, from your palatial headquarters in Park House.
Professor Blakemore: I go to Swindon,
and in some respects it appears a lot more palatial than Park
Crescent. If you are asking me to defend the presence of MRC at
Park Crescent, I would certainly do that robustly.
Q53 Chairman: I was interested if there
were any plans to mix with the staff in other research councils
more directly over tea and coffee.
Professor Blakemore: Chairman,
we do that already. We have this new organisation, RCUK, which
I think in many respects is working well to define new ways in
which the research councils can work together more effectively.
From a scientific perspectivewhich in some ways is the
one that concerns me most, that has he highest priority in my
plans for MRCRCUK offers wonderful opportunities to identify
areas of growth across the boundaries of research councils and
to make those the basis of proposals for the comprehensive spending
reviews. One of the proposals we are pursuing at the moment, for
instance, is one with the ESRC, a project called Changing Ourselves
which is about lifestyle and health, a very important area of
social concern at the moment with the interest in obesity and
so on. Another proposal is for a collaboration with BBSRC on infectious
diseases. We are even talking to the Arts and Humanities Research
Board about areas where we might put forward proposals for joint-funding
Q54 Dr Harris: In terms of Mill Hillwhich
is a subject, I know, close to your heart and something you were
keen to take on when you arrivedthere has been or there
is an ongoing review. Could you say a word about when that is
due and how that is going?
Professor Blakemore: Yes. You
are referring to the Task Force, the new process that was established
after the Council set aside the recommendation of the Forward
Investment Strategy sub-committee that NIMR should be downsized
and moved to Cambridge.
Q55 Dr Harris: Downsized?
Professor Blakemore: The proposal
was that it should be reduced in size and moved to Cambridge,
but that was set aside. The Task Force is more fully representative.
It includes representatives from Mill Hill and has mechanisms
for engaging a consultative process with Mill Hill staff. It has
a wide range of expert members, several of them proposed by NIMR
itself, and it is conducting its work very openly and transparently.
We have had only one meeting of that group so far, but we have
a very tight timetable to deliver, and we want to produce a preliminary
report by the early spring of next year and we have set a deadline
of July for a final report with recommendations to the Council.
Q56 Dr Harris: Do you think it would
be a fair criticismand you may not have heard this, so
I just ask openlythat the task-force membership is not
sufficiently representative of those from Mill Hill compared to
those people from other sites who might benefit from a transfer.
Secondlythis is another rumour that had been heard some
months ago from people at Mill Hill, who were grateful to hear
about the stay of executionthat the task force is not considering
all the options. Is it really an open mind exercise, so there
is nothing which has been ruled out?
Professor Blakemore: I can assure
you that my mind is completely open. Of course I cannot speak
for the minds of everyone on the committeethis is a philosophical
problem of other minds.
Q57 Dr Harris: That should become clear
from the terms of reference.
Professor Blakemore: Yes.
Q58 Dr Harris: Perhaps you could reassure
me about the terms of reference.
Professor Blakemore: Let me describe
the constitution of the task force. Apart from myself it consists
of two representatives from NIMR; two representatives from the
Council who were not members of the original FIS sub-committee;
a vice-chancellor of a medical school; five or six[1]
experts from outside this country, four[2]
of whom, I believeand I will check on the figureswere
suggested by NIMR itselfwe gave them the opportunity to
suggest names. That sounds reasonably balanced to me. As for the
openness of the remit, it is totally open. What we have on the
table is a range of options extending, and we have all agreed
on this, from keeping NIMR at the Mill Hill site with new investment
and an increase in sizeone of the spectrum of possibilitiesthrough
to complete closure of Mill Hill and the deployment of the resources
elsewhere, and we are trying to identify where within that thought
space the optimum solution lies.
Q59 Dr Harris: I am keen not to pre-judge
the issue so I want to reflect a little on the past. Do you think
the reaction, which was very hostile from both the people there
and the people who were presumably lobbied and knew the Institute,
was simply because it was felt by those people to be a bad idea,
or from what you can tell looking back do you think the process
was flawed? In other words, is it inevitable that whenever a change
is made there would be this sort of hostility to it or were there
special factors here about the process which could be avoided
in the future by you and indeed other research councils?
Professor Blakemore: I am sure
the strength of the reaction was predicated on both of those things:
on the nature of the recommendations that were made, which were
a shock to people at Mill Hill, but also on the way it was done,
apparently without adequate consultation, which was their perception.
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Alabama in the Civil War
United States U.S. Civil War Alabama Alabama Military Alabama in the Civil War
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Alabama Military Units
- 3 Sources and Resources
- 4 References
Alabama seceded from the United States January 11, 1861. Though Alabama did not have any major battles within its borders, it did contribute about 120,000 white men to the Confederate armed forces. Most served with others from their local areas. Unknown numbers of slaves were pressed into service to build or repair roads, railroads, and defenses, while others took care of the cooking and cleaning for the armies. About 10,000 slaves escaped and joined the Union forces as well as about 2700 white men who remained loyal to the Union.[1]
For more information about Alabama in the Civil War, see the Wikipedia article, Alabama in the American Civil War.
Alabama Military Units
Many units were numbered, however, many were named instead. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and other units.
The information in the lists of Alabama Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. That web site also can be searched by the name of a soldier.
Sources and Resources
Alabama soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies. Indexes and compiled military service records for both armies are available on microfilm.
General Information
- Jones, Ken. The Civil War in Alabama. [Internet site]. N.p., 1997. 19 November 1999. [cited 17 March 2000]. Available at www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/alabama.html. This site lists a yearly account of people, events, and battles in the Civil War and includes links to other web sites about these events.
- Alabama Department of Archives and History Civil War Service Databasemay be searched alphabetically amd lists the name, branch, regiment, company unit and unit name.
Service Records
The Federal service records for Alabama soldiers ($) (Footnote.com) are now available online.
- United States. Adjutant General's Office. Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0263. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1958. (Family History Library film 880848.) This gives each soldier's name, his rank, and the unit in which he served.
For microfilms of the actual compiled service records indexed by the source above see:
- United States. Record and Pension Office. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0276. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1959. (Family History Library films 1276611–20.) The records are arranged alphabetically.
Pension Records
- Civil War Pension Index Cards
An Index to Pension Applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier's name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars, of that time period, may be included.
Pension records for Union veterans are available at the National Archives. For an index see:
- United States. Veteran's Administration. General Index to Pension Files, 1861–1934. National Archives Microfilm Publications, T0288. Washington, D.C.: Veterans Administration Publications Service, 1953. (Family History Library films beginning with 540757–1300.)
Service Records
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History. Confederate Service Record, 1861–1865. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986–1987. (On 67 Family History Library films beginning with 1462785.) These index cards provide name, rank, company, regiment, promotions, enlistment date and place, re-enlistments, engagements, wounds and hospital records, date of capture or discharge, prison records, if a substitute was furnished, remarks, and the source of the information. They also may contain death date, soldier's pension number, physical description, age, widow's name, her pension number, her county of residence, and sometimes letters to relatives.
- United States. Adjutant General's Office. Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0374. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library films 821949–97.) This index is also available online at the Alabama Department of History and Archives This is an index to the compiled service records listed below.
- United States. Record and Pension Office. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0311. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1961–1962. (Family History Library films 880330–837.) For the index, see the source above. These films include muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, hospital records, and Union prison registers. The records are arranged by unit, then alphabetically.
Pension Records
- Alabama Pension Commission (Alabama). Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880–1930s. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. (On 276 Family History Library films beginning with 1502476.) The soldiers' or sailors' applications are in alphabetical order and contain: name, rank, company, regiment, date and place wounded, post office address, occupation, taxable property, affidavits of witnesses, a schedule of property (number of acres), and a list of personal property (items and value).
After 23 September 1919, a more detailed form called for the soldier's exact age; how long he had lived in the state; when he had married; names, ages, and occupations of living children; and where the veteran was last registered to vote.
A veteran's widow who applied for a pension after 1914 used a reclassification form that asked for her exact birth date. Beginning in 1920, the pension applications contain more information such as the widow's name, post office, number on pension roll, with whom she was living, where and when she was born (month, day, year), the name of her father, his address, and when and where he died. She also had to give the name of her husband, when he moved to Alabama, when he enlisted, a list of his property and yearly income, and when and where they married. She also had to state whether she was living with the veteran, divorced, or widowed. If applicable she provided information about when and where he died or if he lived in another state.
In 1907, 1921, and 1927, the state prepared lists of Confederate veteran pensioners. Additional Confederate pension records are:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History. Administrators of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library film 1653243 item 2.) These claims were filed by family members after the death of their husband or son during the war. The claims were usually filed six months to one year after the death of the soldier. The claims are at the National Archives.
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History. Applications for Relief by Maimed Confederate Soldiers. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library films 1653552–53.) These records mention the soldier's company and regiment, date and place when wounded, and often the soldier's occupation.
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History. Parents of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. Family History Library film 1653242. These records contain an alphabetical listing with name, service, rank, company, county, father's or mother's name, and date the claim was filed.
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History. Widows of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library film 1653242 item 2, surnames A–S; film 1653243 surnames T–Z.) The cards list the widow's name; the soldier's name; his rank, company, and regiment; the place and date the claim was filed (1862–1864); and the source of information.
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History. Miscellaneous Family Relationships of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library film 1653243 item 3.) This gives the name of the soldier; his rank, company, and unit number of Alabama infantry; the county in Alabama; the date the claim was filed; the name of the relative; and the degree of family relationship.
Presidential Pardons of Former Confederates, 1863–1868
From 1863 to 1868, former Confederates could apply for pardon from the federal government. The voting rights and citizenship of former Confederates were restored when they applied for pardon and signed an Amnesty Oath. In August 1865, stations were appointed in each county in Alabama where men and a few women could sign the Amnesty Oath. The oaths list only the names of the persons who signed and are often found in county records. On 6 June 1868, general amnesty became universal. The 1865–1867 records are available on microfilms:
- United States. Adjutant General's Office. Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"). National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1003. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1976. (Family History Library films 1578739–50 for Alabama.) Film 1578739 has a name index. These handwritten applications from 1865 to 1867 contain names of persons applying for pardon, the county of residence, date of application, a list of property owned and its value, and often their age and occupation. Sometimes the applications include their state of birth and whether they were married ( spouse's name not given). A few African-Americans in Alabama took this loyalty oath. The Alabama pardon applications are in alphabetical order.
Some of these records have been published and are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- MILITARY RECORDS
Histories of Alabama Military Units
An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is:
- A Guide to the Microfiche Edition of Civil War Unit Histories: Regimental Histories and Personal Narratives. Part 1, Confederate States of America and Border States. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1992. (Family History Library book 973 M2cwu pt. 1.) Alabama units are listed on pages 15–19. The library has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items. This may include correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. This guide includes an author index and a major engagements index.
Brief histories of Confederate units can be found in:
- Brewer, Willis. Alabama: Her History, Resources, War Record, and Public Men from 1540 to 1872. Civil War Unit Histories; Alabama: 5–12. Montgomery, Alabama: Barrett & Brown, 1872. (Family History Library book 976.1 H2b; film 934818 item 3.) This book provides the county the captain is from for most regiments.
- Confederate Military History: A Library of Confederate States History, in Seventeen Volumes, Written by Distinguished Men of the South, and Edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia. Extended ed. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing, 1987–1988. (Family History Library book 975 M2e 1978.) Volume eight contains information on the Alabama units. This is a reprint of the 1899 volume published by the Confederate Publishing Company, with additional material.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Ten Volumes. New York, New York: Facts of File, 1992–1995. (Family History Library book 975 M2ss.) Volume one has information on Alabama units.
Southern Claims Commission
If a Union sympathizer in Alabama claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied per county, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents of all kinds in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Alabama counties during the Civil War see the Southern Claims Commission.
- ↑ Wikipedia.com, Alabama in the American Civil War, (accessed 19 March 2011).


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Broken Window Theory is outcome of 'Broken Window', the title of a 1982 article by criminologist James Q. Wilson and George Kelling. Broken Windows Theory argues that a broken window left unrepaired will make a building look uncared for or abandoned and soon attract vandals to break all the other windows.
Many jurisdictions in North America have adopted practices based on this Broken Window Theory perspective. Broken Window Theory is directed towards the prevention of crime and this will be accomplished by steps like keeping buildings in good repair, maintaining clean streets and parks and responding effectively to petty street crime. New York crime and drug decline is one of the best example of a successful implementation of Broken Window Theory.
Broken window theory suggests promoting walking-the-beat form of policing on the basis that indicators of neighbourhood disrepair such as a broken window foster criminality.
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The Broken Window Theory has inspired police departments in New York and other major cities to crack down on the small stuff in order to keep out the big stuff. It works: keeping on top of broken windows, graffiti, and other small infractions has reduced the serious crime level. - Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas - Don't Live with Broken Windows.
The Broken Window Theory has been implemented in many cities around the world, with some success. Broken Window Theory states that signs of disorder, like graffiti, dirty streets, broken windows induce more disorder. Not only more graffitti and other petty crimes, but also more serious crimes like murder, robbery, etc.
Kellings broken windows theory was put to practice by the Boston Police in the 1980s and then by Rudi Guiliani after he was elected as the Mayor of NY City. The crime rate declined sharply, as police came hard on graffiti and other small unsocial behavior in the neighbourhood. Broken window theory may be right. Graffiti on the wall could prompt people to violate social behavior. And appearance that a neighbourhood lacks social control (a broken window) can lead to crime.
Reconsidering the 'Broken Windows' Theory -
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A Crack in the Broken Window Theory - By
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The Broken Window Theory
So has the death of broken window theory been
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broken window theory may tell us that physical signs of disorder do not predict
neighbourhood crime; but what they do predict is more physical disorder. And on what
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environment? Where broken windows are not being repaired and other maintenance is not
being carried out, residents (yes, that includes schoolchildren) are being subjected to
disrespect on the part of the services established and funded to maintain order.
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Clayton Sawler of the CK Gators gets the advantage over a Middleton opponent on a lineout during their VHSRL semifinal May 27 in Cambridge. Trailing 12-7 at halftime, the Gators erupted for 28 second-half points to score a 35-19 victory. CK moves on to play for the D-1 boys' regional banner Thursday at King's-Edgehill.
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The Central Kings boys' rugby team will play for their school's first-ever D-1 boys' regional rugby banner Thursday at King's-Edgehill following a come-from-behind 35-19 win over Middleton Tuesday, May 27 in Cambridge.
The Gators, second-place finishers in the VHSRL regular season with an 8-2 record, trailed third-place Middleton 12-7 at halftime, but erupted for 28 second half points to seal the victory.
Sam Jennings had the first and last CK tries before leaving the game due to injury late in the second half. The Gators lost another of their top players, Ben Best, to a first-half injury.
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Schroeder said he was looking forward to the opportunity of playing for the regional banner. "I played here four years, and I never had this opportunity," he said. "Hopefully we can make the best of it."
In the other Tier 1 boys' semifinal Tuesday, King's-Edgehill kept its hopes of an undefeated season alive with a 40-0 win over Avon View in Windsor.
In boys' Tier 2, Annapolis West defeated Digby; the score of that game was not available.
King's-Edgehill will host Central Kings in the boys' Tier 1 regional final Thursday, May 29 at 4 p.m. Horton hosts Annapolis West in the Tier 2 final Thursday at 5 p.m.
In Tier 1 girls' semifinal action on Tuesday, Avon View, which has also not lost this season, blanked Central Kings 44-0 in the one versus four semifinal. King's-Edgehill edged Horton 14-10 in the other Tier 1 semifinal.
In Tier 2 girls', West Kings topped Avon View 'B' 22-12, and Middleton shut out NKEC 40-0.
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Jewel of the Seas - Eastern Caribbean
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
I thought the food was very good on the other ships, I thought the food on the Jewel was GREAT, Especially in the Windjammer Cafe We noticed a big difference, A lot better quality than previous cruises. The Food in the dining room was a step above the other cruises as well. I'm not one to complain much about food or service, for god sakes, you are on a vacation on a lifetime, where you get pampered like you are kings and queens, We just noticed that the food was a notch about the other ones. I talked to a chef one night and was telling him that we More thought the food was a notch above the Voyager class ships, he was telling me that on those ships that the food is a bit MORE mass produced with over 1000 more people on board.
If you are going on this ship, I would see if you can get Rossanna from Chile as your Waiter in the dining room, EXCELLENT !! Our Room Attendant was Patrick from India, He was great, he took very good care of us, Very Personable, Funny, Told us some great stories, Always had a smile on his face.
The entertainment was so-so, Karen the Cruise Director was ok, not the best we've seen before,not very visible unless you went to the shows. The two Stage shows with RCL Singers and Dancers were just ok, seen some of the same shows on other ships, like they just recycle the shows among ships. Had a magician, Comic (he was good), Former Olympic Gymnast, kinda odd for a show, and Marty Allen and his Wife Karen Kate Blackwell, wasn't going to go to this show, but glad we did, because it was funny, he did his drunk skit that he performed on the Ed Sullivan show the same night as the Beetles first appearance. And his Wife is a great singer.
The ports, San Juan, St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Nassau, we had done before except for Antigua, Be prepared to be asked if you want any "Charley" Or "Goncha" by many of the locals, Don't do it, After getting back on the ship, we noticed a Dog and Security person right after we got off the elevator on our deck, The dog just sat there, didn't think much about it, but he was just feet away from us, I assume if we had anything on us the dog would have busted us. As we found out later, 4 Cabins on our deck were escorted off the ship and taken away, Cruise Over !! So, if you are thinking about taking anything onboard, Don't.
On St. Maarten, if you want a nice beach to go to, I would go to Orient Beach, about a 20 minute Cab ride there, just off the ship you will see a taxi/shuttle station that will take to to different places, People form a line to go to a beach, We took a van of about 7-10 people at $6 each, he asked what time we wanted to go back, he said he would be back at a certain time and he was, another $6. each back, at the beach it cost us, $6.00 each for a chair each, Umbrella and a rum drink, so for $18 each, we got cab round trip, chair/umbrella/drink and was on the beach for 5 hours.
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Let me see if I understand you correctly. You're saying the MS-8 is a "drop-in" replacement for the OEM amp, buy your interface harness and I'm done? So your harness provides all connections, including power, to the amp? If it's that simple, I gotta ask the price of the harness.
I also have to ask since you appear to be a fan of staying with OEM speakers and just replacing the OEM amp, if you were to upgrade the OEM speakers, do you have any "drop-in" replacement speaker recommendations for the F25 X3?
Sorry for the late response, I don't frequent this forum often.
The F25 HiFi harness that I sell is this one:
The difference is that for the F25 a center speaker input is added to the harness (F25 OEM amp is 7 channel vs the E90 OEM amp 6-channel). I do not recommend using the OEM amp 12V power source to drive the MS-8, only using a direct to battery connection for 12V. The OEM amp ground could be used for the MS-8 and it is provided at the harness.
I do not have the F25 speaker measurements but I would assume that they are the standard 4" and 8" speakers, which in that case any 4" component set of less than 50mm deep would work. An 8" woofer of less than 65mm deep ("shallow" woofer) would also work (SWS-8, Jehnert XE200, Rainbow W200 X-Plain, for example). The SWS-8 is more a subwoofer than a midbass driver, the other two woofers are more of a midbass driver.
Any of these woofers will require a more powerful aftermarket amplifier than the internal MS-8 amps, though.
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Submitted by Brett Buck a Expert
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2009
Strengths: Very good accuracy, very good build quality, uses commonly available batteries.
Weaknesses: Very expensive, sometimes has excess flare/reflections that make the display hard to read
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I bought mine used about 20 years ago but it was mint. It works just about perfectly and there aren't really a lot of good alternatives if you need to determine contrast ranges/Zone system. And, unlike a lot of other meters, it uses a commonly-available silver oxide battery instead of a mercury cell (banned for absolutely no good reason - mercury is so bad someone ought to ban CFL lamps first).
The only issue I have ever had is that sometimes there is a lot of flare on the display that makes it hard to read, particularly in bright light.
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Duration Product Used: 21+ years
Price Paid: $400.00
Purchased At: camera shop
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Type of photography: Fine Art
Submitted by pendragon1957 a Expert
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2004
Strengths: Simple, compact reliable, accurate
Weaknesses: Has gotten very pricey to replace and doesn't have Zone scale. This was made under the old Asahi/Pentax name and Pentax will not service too much longer because of the Asahi name.
Bottom Line:
Simple to use, compact, reliable and extremely accurate. Have been using this same meter since I purchased it in NYC about 22 years ago and it has never failed me for Zone and color photography whether shooting 4x5 large format or medium format.
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Duration Product Used: 21+ years
Price Paid: $289.00
Purchased At: Pro Shop in NYC
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Submitted by Jason Dean a Intermediate from Texas
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2001
Strengths: Small (1 degree) metering field, Zone scale on meter, highly sensitive and precise.
Weaknesses: High price. Difficult to use with Color print film
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My meter was modified by Zone VI studios, so it cost me a little more than the standard meter. I wanted to pay the extra, because I do a great deal of Black and White work. I do occasional color work, but this meter is really not suited for that type of photography.
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Duration Product Used: 2-5 years
Price Paid: $800.00
Purchased At: Calumet
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Submitted by Vish Vishvanath a Professional from London, UK
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2000
Strengths: Build quality, accuracy. Does exactly what it says on the tin.
Weaknesses: None
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Since moving up have done lots on Yorkshire Gritstone, some on limestone but there's lots of places I want to try out.
I'm happy leading at severe/hard severe. Have been known to lead a VS or two and have been dragged up a few E1s.
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By Patrick B. McGuigan | Oklahoma Watchdog
OKLAHOMA CITY — Advocates of school choice for the Sooner State chilled out Wednesday with ice cream and cordial conversation about the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship program benefitting special needs children in Oklahoma.
A gathering at a "think tank" advancing education reforms, the event coincided with the 101st birthday of the late Milton Friedman, perhaps the leading advocate of parental choice in education among 20th century economists and a major influence on President Ronald Reagan and other U.S. leaders.
Attendees at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs included children, and families benefitting from the Henry Scholarships, a program named for the infant daughter of Brad and Kim Henry, the state's first family from 2003 to 2011.
Lindsey died years ago at 7 months, stricken by a rare neuromuscular disease. As governor, in 2010, Gov. Brad Henry signed legislation creating the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship Program to benefit children with special needs. They now may attend any public or private school that meets their needs and basic educational benchmarks.
Gov. Brad Henry, a Democrat, attended the reception, as did state Rep. Jason Nelson, R-Oklahoma City, author of the historic legislation. After years of opposition, in the end the Henry Scholarships passed with strong bipartisan support.
At the center of much attention at the gathering were children who have accessed the scholarship program, including Chloe, a special needs child, there with her parents and members of their family.
Brandon Dutcher, OCPA policy vice president, said, "Milton Friedman famously said there's no such thing as a free lunch, but he never said anything about free ice cream. OCPA was delighted to host an ice-cream social for the families benefiting from the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship program and the many policymakers and supporters who helped make the program a reality."
OCPA has sponsored annual events remembering and honoring Friedman over the past years. Friedman was well-known for his book and television series, "Free to Choose." He made economics, "the dismal science," accessible to millions of people, in part through quips such as this: "Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it." And, "Governments never learn. Only people learn."
He was acclaimed both by conservatives and libertarians, who applauded his emphasis on personal freedom.
After the Oklahoma event remembering Friedman, Dutcher said, "Friedman understood that just because the government provides goods and services doesn't mean the government has to produce all of them. There are now more than a quarter-million American children now utilizing voucher and tax-credit programs. And though we still have a long way to go, the momentum is clearly on the side of those who embrace Friedman's vision of educational freedom."
School Choice Coalition Chairman Bill Price described his delight at the progress made for school choice in the past decade in Oklahoma.
When asked whether school choice would have progressed as far as has without the work of Friedman and his wife, Rose, Price reflected, "That is a great question. Probably, yes, because school choice is so compelling and so widespread that many in our country would have eventually noticed we weren't following the lead of other nations in this area. However, without his powerful influence, I think progress in America would have come much later than it did."
The Henry Scholarships have been the subject of litigation, including a case in which the Union and Jenks public school districts sued parents accessing the program for their children. The state Supreme Court tossed out the suit against the parents of special-needs children, but debate over the program's legality have continued.
Price said, "The victory in the court case was incredibly important. My hunch is that it delays any problems we might have for at least a couple of years. This has advanced so much in recent years. Now more than half the states have precedents or laws supporting choice in education.
"This is not about religion, it's about giving people a choice of where to go to school, and competition within and among schools, and competitiveness for our country."
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Disclaimer: there is nothing fancy/clever in this email, as it is just
a quick recap of a method of using a customized captive portal page. I
performed these steps using Linux, but I guess any other operating
system applies (the certification generation part may differ, though).
As more people are willing to offer (un)authenticated access to their
private internet connection through 802.11x, the "Captive Portal"
functionalities of m0n0wall provide an interesting solution.
Here is a way to display a elaborated webpage (instead of the default
page) to the users who want to connect to the network Since we do not
want to rely on a 3rd party server to host the webpage elements
(because that would force us to allow unauthenticated computers to
access a resource on the network), we will use Paul Taylor's excellent
"element manager" which enables m0n0wall to store any element directly
in the configuration file. I used the images available at
http://inf.imelda.be/downloads/m0n0wall/ since they forbid multiple
simultaneous accesses with the same username/password ("Disabled
Concurrent Logins" option). We also want to prevent username/password
theft (which could lead to a malicious network access), so the
connection between the client browser and the m0n0wall host needs to
be encrypted.
1/ Setup the webpage. A typical webpage relies on many elements:
- the HTML file itself
- images
- flash/java elements (eww)
- javascript files
- CSS files
Be careful to link the external elements with a local relative path
(eg: src="img.png", not src="/assets/img.png"), although I haven't
tried the latter solution.
You can use "big" images if you want (after all, since it's local you
have enough bandwidth), but keep in mind that the images will be
stored encoded in the config file, and loaded in RAM, so you should'nt
use too big images. While javascript and CSS code can be embedded in
the HTML file itself, it is generally considered a good practice to
use separate files.
1.a/ As m0n0wall can only host one file for the Captive Portal
authentication page (you cannot use many pages, or a small website
with forms and contact pages), you need to use a bit of CSS +
javascript to show and hide parts of the page. For example if you need
the user to agree to the "acceptable use policy", you may want to hide
it by default (because it is huge and would render ugly), but the user
should be able to access it easily. You may as well want to remember
the username with a bit of cookies+javascript to enhance the "user
experience" (whatever that means). Be aware that no forms (other than
the login form) can be used on the page without relying on an external
server to process the form data.
I designed a static example page of which I can send you an archive if
you wish. Some screenshots of the webpage will be available here (in
a few hours):
2/ List all the external elements needed by the webpage (images, CSS
and so on). Do not forget the images loaded by the CSS code.
3/ Modify the webpage so the "element manager" will detect any
external files needed. To do so, if an external element is *not*
loaded through an  tag, add a comment somewhere in
the HTML file. For example if the CSS loads an image called "bg.png",
add this in the  section of the HTML file.


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Masskara 2008 soon to hit the streets of Bacolod City
Visayas July 10, 2008
In just a little less than three months time, the streets of Bacolod City will once again be decked with all the buntings and banners. Loud music and colorful costumes are de rigeur. And everyone is expected to be in a party mode.
The Philippines' most colorful festival will be taking centerstage as hundreds of dancers in colourful and heavily decorated costumes and smiling masks dance to the loud music during the annual Maskara Festival 2008.
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WEST HAVEN — Second-place finishes by Brandon's Dave Snow and Vergennes' Steve Miller provided the local highlights in Saturday action at Devil's Bowl Speedway.
WEST HAVEN — A Manchester Center racecar driver died at the Devil's Bowl Speedway on Sunday, apparently from what Vermont State Police are calling "a medical event" during a race.
According to a VSP press release, a car being driven by Ronald. W. Casey, 61, was on the ninth lap of a 35-lap event when it drove straight through a turn and straight into a wall, head on, at about 9:15 p.m. Casey was pronounced dead at the Rutland Regional Medical Center shortly after midnight.
ADDISON COUNTY — Seven local high school baseball players earned postseason honors from either the Marble Valley League B Division or the Metro Conference.
Otter Valley senior Tyler Allen led the way with an MVL first-team nod, while two Otters earned MVL honorable mention, sophomore Daniel Allen and freshman Reilly Shannon.
Four athletes earned honorable mention from the Metro Conference: Middlebury senior Patrick Messenger, Mount Abraham juniors Adam Whitcomb and George Bailey, and Vergennes junior Hunter O'Connor.
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MIDDLEBURY – Eight members of the Division I finalist Middlebury Union High School girls' lacrosse team earned postseason recognition from the D-I coaches. Three players, senior midfielders Emma Best, Claire Armstrong and Emma Donahue, were named first-team D-I all-stars.
Two more athletes, junior midfielder Riley Fenster and sophomore midfielder Satchel McLaughlin, earned second-team D-I honors.
Three more Tigers, all sophomores, received honorable mention: attacker Andi Boe, midfielder Isabel Rosenberg, and defender Jesse Hounchell.
ADDISON COUNTY – Sixteen members of the Middlebury, Mount Abraham and Vergennes union high school boys' lacrosse teams earned postseason honors.
From Division I, three MUHS seniors were named Metro Division second-team all-stars: attacker Jack Hounchell, long-stick midfielder Jerry Niemo, and midfielder Ali Abdul-Sater.
In D-III, six Eagles, five Commodores, and two Otters were named all-state players.
MIDDLEBURY — The trio of Bernie Andrews, Russ Leng and Rick Wheeler prevailed in Thursday afternoon men's golf action at Ralph Myhre Golf Course on June 30.
Finishing second was the threesome of Bert Phinney, Jim Hadeka and Deem Schoenfeld, with the trio of Ron Kowalski, Don Dayton and Mike Adams taking third.
Kowalski was the day's low gross winner, while Schoenfeld posted the best low net score.
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police responded to a report of a possible human bone found along a stretch of the Middlebury River off Three Mile Bridge Road on June 27. Police said the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner inspected the bone and determined it was not of human origin.
In other action last week, Middlebury police:
• Assisted Middlebury Regional EMS with a possible overdose patient in the North Pleasant Street area on July 4.
• Returned a 10-year-old daughter to her family after she had run away to Otter View Park on July 3.
BRISTOL — Among other incidents in the month of May, Bristol police assisted a district resident who reported bank fraud. According to a Bristol resident, several thousand dollars had been transferred from a bank account without permission. People's United Bank instigated an on-going criminal investigation.
In other action, Bristol police:
ADDISON COUNTY — On July 5, Vermont State Police cited a Starksboro woman for reckless endangerment and unlawful mischief following a dispute that day off Atkins Road in Lincoln, during which she allegedly discharged a firearm into a vehicle.
Katelyn Russell, 27, is scheduled to answer to the charges on Aug. 1 in Addison County Superior Court, according to police.
VERGENNES — According to two city teenage girls, a naked man confronted them while they were walking on School Street at about 1 a.m. on July 1.
The two girls told Vergennes police the man asked them if they liked what they saw and then moved his hips suggestively.
The teens found an on-duty Vergennes officer and reported the incident, but the officer could not find the man.
In other incidents between June 27 and July 3, Vergennes police:
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Wardall's parties promote parenting products
You've heard of candle parties, Pampered Chef parties -- even passion parties -- and now, five local women are available to throw UBB parties.
UBB stands for "Unique Baby Boutique," a company started in 2002 by a mother of six who wanted to make non-mainstream products for babies and families easily available.
UBB products support natural childbirth, breastfeeding, environmental responsibility, respect for instinctive wisdom and Attachment Parenting, a style of parenting developed by Dr. William Sears that's gaining mainstream respect and popularity.
"We sell things that promote AP (Attachment Parenting) like slings so that bonding can be further enhanced through 'babywearing;' a co-sleeper so bonding can occur through bed-sharing; and many breastfeeding products," says UBB consultant Nicole Wardall, 26, who has a one-year-old daughter.
Other UBB products include wooden toys, natural and organic baby care products, books, videos, vitamins, cloth diapers, beauty care products for moms, jewelry, keepsakes and more.
"Wooden toys, for example, ask a child to use their imagination and creative thinking instead of letting the batteries do it for them. They are timeless toys that last a long time," says Wardall, who lives in Port Washington and will earn her Master's in Clinical Psychology from Cardinal Stritch this May. "Most of our products are not found in stores like Target and Wal-Mart."
As one of five UBB consultants in the state, Wardall gives home party presentations, helps hostess catalog parties, works individually with those who prefer a personal shopping experience, creates fundraisers and educates others about the UBB opportunity.
Wardall says she's slowly building her business, but that some Wisconsinites are quick to back off when they hear terms like "natural birth" and "Attachment Parenting." Although both are becoming more common and are routinely written about in large-run magazines like "Parenting," some still lump these concepts under the category of "hippie" or "new age."
"I think a lot of parents practice AP without knowing it," says Wardall, who grew up on Milwaukee's South Side.
Wardall, along with another local UBB consultant, Monica Zamzow, recently organized a UBB fundraiser with Children's Hospital. Officially called "Donate 'Jack' to Children's Hospital of WI," the fundraiser runs until April 30 and offers people the opportunity to purchase two stuffed animals: Jack the Bear, filled with buckwheat and a blend of lavender and roses, and Lily the Bunny, filled with buckwheat and a blend of lavender, chamomile and orange.
"Every animal purchased will be donated to the children, along with a portion of the proceeds," says Wardall. "Both animals are used to promote sleep and rest and we thought these would be perfect for the patients at the hospital."
Unique Baby Boutique will soon be called UBB's Natural Family Boutique and a new catalog will be available with the latest products for the entire family.
"I saw this great opportunity to spread the word on a philosophy of parenting that I truly believe in and to bring these products into the mainstream," says Wardall. " At the same time, I can continue staying home to raise my daughter, which is the most important thing in the world to me."
For more information about UBB or the Children's Hospital fundraiser, contact Nicole Wardall at (414) 333-1757 or email@example.com.
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ANGRY shareholders will move for a court injunction and launch a counterbid if Lynas does not call off the contentious sale of a rich rare earths and metals deposit to a related party.
Bob Watson, the chairman of the online recruitment site Seek, has joined Mark Suhr, a Melbourne businessman and fellow Lynas shareholder, to fight the proposed $20.7 million sale of the rare earth miner's Crown polymetallic deposit to Forge Resources.
The executive chairman of Lynas, Nicholas Curtis, is a 15 per cent shareholder of Forge and stands to vest 24 million performance shares if the deal proceeds, boosting his stake in Forge to close to 40 per cent.
A 2007 Lynas investor presentation boasted of the Crown ore body's ''over $50 billion metal content'' and ''positive project value''. Lynas had continued to promote the deposit to investors until last year, before deciding the asset was ''non-core'' and would be sold.
Mr Suhr said the deal was not in the best interests of Lynas shareholders, and that the miner should hold on to the asset and develop it itself. He said he was concerned ordinary shareholders would mistakenly consider the Lynas deal to be trivial given it was worth little compared with its market capitalisation of more than $4 billion.
''We don't understand why this asset has been labelled non-core when it's a significant asset in itself,'' Mr Suhr told BusinessDay yesterday. ''Why do they need to sell it off at this point? What's the rush?''
Mr Curtis and an independent Lynas board member, Liam Forde, did not return BusinessDay's requests for comment yesterday.
Lynas has said its priority lies with creating a ''fully integrated source of rare earth from mine through to market'' and regards the Crown deposit as a non-core asset as it does ''not fit within Lynas's strategic vision or strategy'' given its lower rare earth content and higher rare metals content, including tantalum and niobium ore. Tantalum is used in circuit boards and niobium is used as an alloying agent to produce stronger and lighter steel.
An analyst at BBY, Mike Harrowell, said this made it ''arguably surplus to Lynas's main business'' and that Lynas retained first option on any rare earths produced in Crown. But he said shareholders also had a ''legitimate concern that there has not been a contested determination of the asset's price''.
Lynas stopped referring to the $50 billion ''in-ground'' value after the Australian Securities Exchange issued a directive to mining companies in December 2007 that ruled the reporting of such values ''to have little to no relationship to economic viability, value or potential returns to investors and may therefore be misleading''.
Mr Harrowell said: ''The $50 billion referred to is likely to be the revenue value of the ore in the ground at current prices, that is, before capital and extraction costs, metallurgical losses, and before allowing for discounting for the long period over which any cash flow would be generated.''


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May 6, 2012 - By Christina George, Staff WriterThis month thousands of students countywide will walk across a stage and be handed a high school diploma or college degree.
Central Wyoming College will kick off the graduation season with the annual pinning of nursing school graduates. The ceremony will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, at the Robert A. Peck Arts Center Theatre.
The college's commencement will be the following evening, May 11, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The graduation, which will also be at the arts center theater, will be broadcast live on the Riverton/Lander cable channel 5.
On Saturday, May 12, Wyoming Catholic College will hold its commencement at the Sinks Canyon Center in Lander, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The public is also invited to a noon luncheon following ceremony.
There will be three graduations on Friday, May 18, beginning with Wind River Tribal College's annual event at 1 p.m. The ceremony will be at the tech center at Wyoming Indian High School in Ethete.
Arapaho Charter High School will have its commencement at 2 p.m. at the old gymnasium at Arapahoe School.
Also on May 18, Pathfinder High School seniors will graduate at 6 p.m. at the school in Lander.
Lander, Shoshoni, Wyoming Indian and St. Stephen's Indian School will have their graduations on Sunday, May 20.
The ceremonies will begin at 2 p.m. at the respective schools with the exception of St. Stephen's, which will have its graduation at 6 p.m.
Fort Washakie Charter High School seniors will graduate on Saturday, May 26. The event will follow the eighth-grade promotion, which is at 1 p.m. at the school.
Dubois, Riverton and Wind River will have ceremonies on Sunday, May 27.
Riverton will begin at 1 p.m., Dubois at 1:30 p.m. and Wind River at 4 p.m.
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Dinner Last night was fabulous! We went to Tao. Tao of Page Six fame and the hot spot for all those young people. Our food was fantastic and the decor is awesome - a 50 foot Buddha among the diners for example. There were many young people out mingling - but us, the sedate white hairs just dined and watched. Polly and I recommend and it will be on our list to visit again. Alas, no photos of the Buddha survived. Above, this was our view on our after dinner walk. They will light the Christmas tree tonight and we will do our best to get a photo of it for you people (after the show). Our final stop was to the Rainbow Room to get a late night jolt of caffeine and this view of the Empire State Building. We are now off to some appointments and more window shopping. TaTa
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- ksoltys said...
Sounds like you gals are having a blast. Wish I were there, too! I love your latest fabric collection--terrific! Have fun shopping and taking in all the sites.
- December 3, 2008 at 9:31 AM
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