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Resorts, campgrounds still welcoming summer reservations
Minnesota's many great resorts and campgrounds just completed a busy Fourth of July week and the Minnesota Resort and Campground Association wants to make sure that people know there are still plenty of openings for the remainder of the summer and into fall. An informal survey of MRCA members shows that many destinations still have vacancies for even peak times and they encourage your calls and reservations.
MRCA President Tom Kavanaugh (Kavanaugh's Sylvan Lake Resort, Brainerd) says that the industry is changing. "While we appreciate advance reservations made several months ahead, the fact is that we're seeing a lot of short range planning today. That means many resorts and campgrounds often have openings until the last minute so don't assume that you're too late to get in at your preferred tourism destination."
While the state has seen storm damage around Duluth and more recently in areas around Grand Rapids and Bemidji, almost all tourism businesses in the state are operating at full capacity and are eager to welcome visitors. Some North Shore resorts in particular have been unfairly affected by Duluth flooding. "Some properties saw numerous cancellations from all the negative news coverage," said MRCA Executive Vice President Dan McElroy, "but they're an hour or more away from the affected area."
Kavanaugh noted that it's a fantastic summer to visit a Minnesota resort or campground. "We've had wonderful temperatures, the foliage is green and lush and the lakes are warm. We'd love to have people calling us for reservations, even at the last minute, and I'm sure any resort or campground would welcome last minute inquiries!"
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Tunisia's Islamists appear more willing to live in harmony with others than the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi, the leader of the Tunisian Ennahda movement, has accepted a constitutional text making Islam the official religion of Tunisia. However, he refrained from insisting that Islamic law be an essential source of legislation. This is only the beginning. Who knows what lies in store, or if the Constitution will outlive the current parliament?
In contrast, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood appears more extreme than its Tunisian counterpart, whose moderation stems from western influence as well as the size and structure of the country.
Tunisia's Islamists experienced intellectual suppression, but cases of reported torture were rare. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, however, was terribly suppressed both intellectually and physically. During the time of both the monarchy and republic, the Egyptian authorities tortured the Brothers, a group not so peaceful in their own right. In fact, they rose against those authorities, resorting to bombings and assassinations. A serious struggle ensued between the two parties.
Hassan al-Banna, the leader and founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, was assassinated during the monarchy after his group was accused of assassinating a number of eminent personalities. During the era of the "revolution," Salah Nasr, head of the intelligence agency, set traps for his comrades as they battled the same revolutionary authorities they helped bring to power.
The Islamists were on good terms with General Muhammad Naguib, a transitory figure in revolutionary Egypt. They were also on good terms with Sadat, who wanted to use them against the left and the Nasserites. However, when he reconciled with Israel and shifted Egypt's position in the Arab world, a few among them turned against him and assassinated him. This served as a lesson to his successor, former President Hosni Mubarak, whose security apparati handled the Islamists with extreme caution.
According to those who investigate the underlying developments in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood is currently blinded by a "lust for revenge." They should have followed the example of their prophet, who told his opponents on the day of the conquest of Mecca: "Go, you are free."
However, the contrasting stance they have displayed has cost them the support of some of the Egyptians who helped vote them into Parliament. It is interesting that Al-Azhar and Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church have decided to withdraw from the constitutional committee, as they claim that the parliamentary majority is temporary and therefore has no right to draft the constitution, which will be permanent. This argument is being made in opposition to the Brotherhood.
The importance of national and civil traditions in Egypt should not be undermined. Field Marshal Tantawi stated that the issue of social rights had been settled in favor of different national groups like the Copts. These kinds of statements express the view of a broad movement in the Egyptian arena, as well as the position of the Egyptian military — it is famous for the historical stance that it has taken on the issue of the rights of the various components of Egyptian society.
By and large, the Brotherhood's record across the Arab world does not differ much from that of the Brotherhood in Egypt. It is known that at one point in time, Saudi Arabia gave them some freedom and the writings of Sayyid Qutb were being printed and distributed there. However there was a misunderstanding between them and Riyadh, which became apparent at the time by Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, current crown prince and minister of the interior, and a number of representatives from the Brotherhood were sent to a neighboring Gulf country. It turned out that the country's founder, King Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud, did well to ignore Hassan al-Banna's demands for a Muslim Brotherhood office in Saudi Arabia.
The situation is similar in most Gulf countries. In fact, the Brotherhood and other Islamists can use religion to correct this, and such Islamic sources as the Qur'an and the Sunnah can be of great help. Although Islam has five pillars which do not include the state, and the Qur'an does not mention it either, it is a practical necessity.
When the Prophet migrated to Medina and established the Charter of Medina, he made a distinction between "the religious community," which consisted of the believers of Islam, and "the political community," which consisted of the Judaic and pagan elements. The Prophet, peace be upon him, never abolished the distinction between the "religious community" and "the political community." If the Jews have breached this contract, this is their problem.
The previous discussion refers to domestic politics in an Islamic state. On the external political level, a look at the will of the first caliph, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), illuminates the picture: He asked his soldiers not to cut any green plants and to leave the monks alone.
The Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah honor him) was lying in wait for those competing with him over his famous ideology, and when he heard the cry of Kharijites that "the verdict is only that of Allah," he said: "The sentence is right but what you think it means is wrong. It is true that the verdict lies but with Allah, but these people say that the function of governance is only for Allah. The fact is there is no escape for men from rulers, good or bad. The faithful persons perform good acts in his rule while the unfaithful enjoys worldly benefits in it. During the rule, Allah would carry everything to the end. Through the ruler tax is collected, the enemy is fought, roadways are protected and the right of the weak is taken from the strong till the virtuous enjoys peace and is protected from the oppression of the wicked ("Nahj al-Balagha," tafsir of Sheikh Mohamed Abdou 1-4, Dar al-Balagha , Beirut, p. 145).
This text highlights the importance of the state from the Islamic perspective, whether it be virtuous or wicked.
Those who are working to erase and dismantle it through religious slogans are riddled with fallacy, as proved by Imam Ali.
Where there's a will there's a way. He who wants to establish an Islamic state has plenty of sources to determine its jurisprudence. However, the issue is whether to follow moderation or extremism.
Those who support harmonization between secularism and Islam in Turkey should take a look at modern Turkish history and observe the painstaking efforts made by the secular Turks to "secularize" the society and confront its Islamist roots. Compatibility between secularism and Islam did not emerge in one fell swoop.
In conclusion, if Islamists want to rule, they should concert their efforts to achieve such harmony. According to their historical experience, they lack the necessary requirements to do this. In fact, the terms of B'yaa (Islamic tradition of allegiance) have been disrespected and insitution of Shura (Islamic consultation) was not established normally. The emphasis of the two principles of B'yaa and Shura should be revived — in addition to the political principles that we have been discussing in this article — so that a political Islamic theory of power can be devised.
The struggle for power is a feature of old historical experiences which should not be repeated.


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The Tampa Bay Lightning need a new coach to guide 51-goal gunner Steve Stamkos.
The Columbus Blue Jackets want a coach who can lead goalie Steve Mason and Co. back into the playoffs.
Every spring, NHL coaching positions come up for grabs and every following fall, Dale Hunter is back in London with his OHL Knights.
Hunter has always kept open the possibility of returning to the big leagues if everything fit. Right now, it's never been better.
Hunter turns 50 in July.
He doesn't have a son on the Knights anymore.
Trusted friend Jacques Beaulieu returned this year after building one of the Canadian Hockey League's best -- the Quebec league's Saint John Sea Dogs.
And the Knights just lost a crushing Game 7 to a Kitchener team expected to be better next season than it was this year.
"I think if Dale really wanted to go, he could've left after he won the Memorial Cup (in 2005)," said outgoing Knights captain Justin Taylor. "It's a short drive from home (Oil Springs). I don't know (what he'll do), but I think he always gets a kick out of seeing the young talent develop. There can be some pressure on OHL coaches at times, but in the NHL, it gets pretty ridiculous."
Taylor pointed to the players brought in this year as proof the Knights won't fall too hard next season.
"Dane Fox, Seth Griffith, Scott Harrington and Aaron Dartch, who practised with us, it was nice to see the talent coming up," Taylor said, "and with Daniel Erlich and Michael MacDonald coming back, you have no doubt the team's going to be strong again.
"I'm glad I got this chance. I got so much exposure playing here and I've even become a mini-celebrity in my family. Everyone wants to talk hockey with me."
After Monday's game, Kitchener head coach Steve Spott doled out a lot of hugs, including a bone-cruncher on old friend Nazem Kadri, the future Toronto Maple Leaf.
That isn't Hunter's way.
Taylor, as team leader, was the last to have his exit interview with the coaching staff Tuesday (GM Mark Hunter is in Belarus to scout the world under-18 championship).
"Dale's not (a hugger)," Taylor said, "but it was very special. I've been on this team for four years. He told me he'd do everything he possibly can to help me going forward."
The captain dismissed talk the 49-win Knights were drastic overachievers and the playoff ouster knocked them down to earth this season.
"When you don't win the OHL final, it's not a success," he said.
"I thought we earned (our record) and obviously, we wanted to play Windsor again (in the Western Conference final), but Kitchener had a good team," Taylor said.
"We didn't want to play (a high-scoring 75-goal series). It definitely wasn't on the table."
For the second playoff in a row, London's goaltending struggled. Michael Hutchinson and Michael Houser's save percentages weren't even close to .900.
"I think we all know it could've been better," Beaulieu said, "but Kitchener is good offensively and when you fall behind a couple of goals, you have to open up to try to come back. You always want to see the best four teams in the conference finals, but . . . we weren't able to get it done."
As of Tuesday, no Knights were set to join a pro team for a playoff push. For Kadri, both the Leafs and their American Hockey League Marlies were done early.
"I didn't pack up my stuff," Taylor said. "I have nowhere to go (yet)."
At least he played in part of his final junior game, before a slew foot ejection. Leigh Salters didn't get that chance. He missed Monday's game due to a head injury suffered in Game 6 on a thunderous collision with Kitchener star Jeff Skinner.
"It was tough watching Game 7. I was just hoping we'd have a few more to play," Salters said.
He declared himself ready to go but club physician Dieter Bruckschwaiger said no dice.
"I felt pretty good but I didn't get the clearance," Salters said. "There's not much you can do. I think the London Knights are the best junior hockey club in the world.
"I was struggling in Guelph, not playing much at times, and to come here and the way I was treated by the Hunters in my year-and-a-half and the guys in the room . . . it was special."
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For Ian Boots and Stewart Scott travelling more than 200 miles in the blistering heat to give a generous donation to Drusillas Park in Alfriston was all part of the day job.
Ian and Stewart who work for property management company, Home from Home Property Management Ltd, in Ipswich, Suffolk, made the 250 mile round trip in temperatures peaking at 30 degrees on Friday (July 18) to give some spare bamboo to the red pandas at the Alfriston zoo.
They hired a van and travelled three and a half hours in the blazing heat to ensure the delivery was fresh.
The donation was recycled from one of Home from Home's development sites in Ipswich due to a garden redesign. Ian said: "It seemed a shame for it to go to waste and so I contacted the zoo to see if they would like it."
Ian had attempted to contact zoos closer to home but couldn't find anyone to take it.
He said: "I couldn't even give it away for free, it was very hard work.
"I would rather see it go to good use and so we decided to make the journey.
"We didn't want the bamboo to go to waste and were keen to find a way it could be recycled or used. Knowing there was a shortage of bamboo for the red pandas [at Drusillas Park] we organised our grounds team to harvest it at 8am so it was nice and fresh. Even our director helped out.
"It has been very hot travelling down but it will be worth it."
Drusillas Park manager Sue Woodgate said: "We are so grateful for the donation of the bamboo and the effort it has taken to get it to us all the way from Ipswich."
Click on our video by Express photographer Peter Cripps to see footage of the delivery.
For the full story pick up the Hailsham edition of the Sussex Express on Friday (July 25).


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Darren Ferguson branded Tyrone Barnett's Peterborough debut as the best he has ever seen after he grabbed a late equaliser at Rovers.
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Darren Ferguson branded Tyrone Barnett's Peterborough debut as the best he has ever seen after the record signing grabbed a late equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Doncaster.
Barnett joined Posh on loan until the end of the season from Crawley this week and will complete a permanent move to London Road for a club-record fee of £1.1million in the summer.
And the big striker, who was working as a delivery driver just two years ago, showed why Ferguson pushed the boat out to sign him as his bullet header in the second minute of stoppage time kept Rovers rooted to the bottom of the Championship.
Giles Barnes' first goal since January 2009 looked to have given Rovers three precious points until Barnett came off the bench and nodded home a cross from centre-back Ryan Bennett, making his last appearance for Ferguson's side before joining Norwich.
Ferguson was not at all happy with his side's first-half display at the Keepmoat Stadium but was buoyed by Barnett's impressive debut after coming on early in the second half.
"We kept going and going and we just thought it was one of the days, but Benno (Ryan Bennett) has popped up and to be fair it was a good cross and Tyrone is there and I thought it was as a good a debut as I've seen," said Ferguson.
"He came on and caused them all sorts of problems. We don't have to change the way we play, the philosophy I'll never change, but I don't want him to change. We're going to have to adjust to him and not the other way around.
"He's only trained for two days with us but he definitely gives us a different outlet. I thought he was really, really good when he came on."
Ferguson felt his side were just about worthy of a point after Rovers had the better of the first half.
He added: "You have to get these hard earned points and any sort of points at the moment. It was hard earned as I thought it would be. I think maybe deserved for the last 30 minutes.
"I was disappointed with the first half, I thought we were going to see it through (until half-time), but unfortunately Barnes has scored late on in the first half. But second half we were far better. The players know themselves I won't accept that first half."
Rovers are now without a win in seven games in all competitions and six points behind Bristol City, who are just above the relegation zone, with two games in hand.
Dean Saunders' struggling side suffered a heartbreaking defeat at Leeds last weekend after conceding a late goal and there was yet more frustration today for the Welshman, who bemoaned his side's luck but also criticised their inability to see out the game.
The former Wrexham boss said: "It happens in football doesn't it, but obviously the whole dressing room is gutted. I thought we played really well first half, I think they had one shot. We're missing chances every week and we had chances to make it 2-0 and we didn't take them.
"Luck is just not with us at the minute, even with their goal David Button has touched it onto the post and it's gone along the line and into the other side of the net."


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Kodanda, B and Ashish, Verma (2011) Estimation of Origin-Destination Air Traffic Flows from Air Transport Movement Data: An Application to Indian Domestic Airport Network System. In: 2011 World Conference of Air Transport Research Society (ATRS 2011), June 29-July 2, 2011, School of Aviation, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia.
Kodanda, B (2010) Sustainability of feeder and short-haul air transportation systems in India: Emerging issues and future perspectives. In: 12th Triennial World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR 2010), 11-15 Jul 2010, Lisbon, Portugal.
Kodanda, B (2009) Setting a Strategic Direction for Karnataka to become Centre for Civil Aircraft Development: A Review of Historical Perspective, Present Expertise and Some Thoughts for Future. In: 23rd National Convention of Aerospace Engineers (Theme: Infrastucture development for the growth of Civil Aviation and Aerospace Technology in India) , 26-27 November, 2009, Institution of Engineers (India), Karnata State Centre, Bangalore.
Kodanda, B and Pant, RS (2007) Analysis and optimization of airline networks for short haul air transportation. In: 11th World Conference of Air Transport Research Society (ATRS 2007), 21-23 Jun 2007, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Kodanda, B (2007) Making short haul air trips in India seamless and attractive: Integration of alternative transport technologies to improve airport connectivity. In: 11th Triennial World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTR 2007), 24-28 Jun 2007, Berkeley, USA.
Kodanda, B and Pant, RS (2006) EVALUATION OF AIR NETWORK FOR SHORT HAUL TRAVEL: A CASE STUDY BASED ON A HEURISTIC APPROACH. In: 2006 World Conference of Air Transport Research Society, May 26-28, 2006, Nagoya, Japan.
Kodanda, B and Rajkumar, S Pant (2004) Emerging issues and current trends in short haul air transportation. In: 2004 World Conference of Air Transport Research Society, July 1st - 3rd, 2004, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Kodanda, B and Selvaraj, R (2003) Advances in Aircraft Engines since 1903. In: 100 Years since First Powered Flight (International Seminar) and Avances in Aerospace Sciences (Technical Seminar) & AeSI-55th AGM, December 2003, Bangalore.
Journal Article
Kodanda, B (2009) An Approach for Quick Method of Estimating Passenger and Aircraft Demand for Feeder Air Services in India. Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technology, 61 (4). pp. 504-518. ISSN 0972-950X
Kodanda, B (2008) Feeder and Short haul air transport systems: Current issues related to infrastructure development for sustainability of Civil Aviation growth in India. Aerospace Engineering Journal, 89 . pp. 15-28. ISSN 0257-3423
Kodanda, B and Pai, BR (2003) HISTORY OF POWERED FLIGHT. Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technology, 55 (4). pp. 289-302. ISSN 0972-950X
Proj.Doc/Technical Report
Kodanda, B (2007) An Analysis and Quick Method of Estimating Passenger and Aircraft Demand for Feeder Airline Services in India. Project Report. CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore.
Kodanda, B (2007) An Optimization Approach for Network Structure Design Problems in Short Haul Air Transportation. Project Report. CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore.
Satish, Chandra and Kodanda, B and Sridhar, BC (2003) Air traffic stratification in India: Pointers for fleet rationalisation and yield management. Technical Report. CSIR-NAL, Bangalore.
Kodanda, B and Pai, BR (2003) History of Powered Flight. Project Report. CSIR-NAL, Bangalore.


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Following her highly successful album, The Lost Get Found, Britt Nicole is set to release her third studio album, TBD, March 27th. First single, "All This Time", is Britt's salvation story in song form and already making a splash at radio. Britt says of the single, "It is the story of how I met Jesus, and a reminder that whatever we face in life, we don't have to face it alone because Jesus promised to never leave us or forsake us."
The pop-rock artist burst onto the Christian music scene with her debut release Say It four years ago. The finely crafted pop collection produced 3 Top 10 radio singles, including "Set The World On Fire". Her breakthrough sophomore release, The Lost Get Found, debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums Charts and produced another 3 Top 10 radio singles ("The Lost Get Found", "Walk On The Water" and "Hanging On").
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The Ramona Library is offering a free Chess Club for kids and teens ages 10 to 17 from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at 1275 Main St. The club teaches students the basics of chess, plus tactics and strategy. Players also participate in two annual chess tournaments. Research has shown that chess is directly correlated with academic achievement. Vista Library offers the same club at 5 p.m. Thursdays at 700 Eucalyptus Ave. Call 760-788-5270 for Ramona Library and 760-643-5100 for Vista Library.
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The first few seconds of R.E.M.'s Around the Sun nearly retrace the opening to rock's archetypal power ballad, Aerosmith's "Dream On." As the song, "Leaving New York," continues, R.E.M. sound remarkably like multiplatinum-era early-Nineties R.E.M.— the band that knew how to combine diffuse lyrics and sonics with hooks and primal rock grooves better than anyone else.
On Around the Sun, that intrinsically R.E.M.-y vibe makes a tentative, muted comeback. Unlike 1998's Up, on which the band crafted beautiful but belabored studio experimentation, and unlike 2001's Reveal, where they relaxed but didn't deliver many memorable melodies, R.E.M. here resemble their classic selves. On its way back home, the band takes the road less traveled. "The Outsiders" coolly floats on a syncopated drum beat that comes to a premature stop, then starts again for Q-Tip to resolutely rap a noble third verse. "Make It All Okay" puts piano to the fore of a strikingly direct post-breakup song. "Jesus loves me fine/And your words fall flat this time," Michael Stipe argues, rejecting a lover's offer to revive a relationship. On the title-track closer, the threesome builds to a humble climax, then fades away on a dreamy coda.
Around the Sun is full of what are ultimately anti-power ballads, the kind that question rather than bluster, favoring maybe over might. It's another slow, meandering CD from a trio that refuses to fake a full recovery in the wake of drummer Bill Berry's departure in 1997. It would be too easy for R.E.M. to ride Coldplay's coattails on a rock-anthem remedy. They'd rather struggle on their own terms.


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WHAT CHEER — David Martin Holland, 83, of Washington, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in the McCreedy Home in Washington.
Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Holland-Coble Funeral Chapel in What Cheer. A visitation/luncheon will be held immediately following the service at Thomas Hall in What Cheer. Burial will be at a later date at the White oak Cemetery near Thornburg. Memorial contributions may be directed to the David Holland memorial fund.


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The development of sound military doctrine is as much to do with challenging received wisdom as it is with codifying established practice. Those in command, at whatever level, have to rely on their judgement and apply as much of what they have learnt as appropriate, departing from the established route when the circumstances demand it.
The NZDF positively encourages judicious and innovative departure from doctrine when it is a considered departure from established doctrine by educated practitioners. New military doctrine is inherently flexible, allowing commanders to seize the initiative and adopt unorthodox or imaginative courses of action as the opportunities arise.
Doctrine also embraces the organisational culture of the NZDF. In the NZDF, the culture is undergoing a paradigm shift from three discrete single Services to a jointly focused Defence Force; "three Services, one Force". The operational focus in the NZDF is towards integrated joint operations with synchronised joint effects. This cultural change realises the collective strength of a joint approach, whilst retaining the strength of the diversity of the three Services.
The information within this publication is protected by copyright and the intellectual property rights for this publication belong exclusively to the Crown / New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). No material or information contained in this publication should be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form outside NZDF establishments, except as authorised in writing by both the sponsor and the NZDF where appropriate.
The information may be released by the NZDF to a recipient Defence Force for defence purposes only. It may be disclosed only within the recipient Defence Force, except as otherwise authorised by the NZDF.
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Two Grand Rapids attorneys have been appointed chairs of the newly launched Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender/Alternative Family Committee of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Richard Roane of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP and Connie Thacker of Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey PLC ...Read More »
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Constitutional Law – Ban on race-conscious university admissions unconstitutional
Michigan's ban on affirmative action in university admissions is unconstitutional under the "political process" doctrine as articulated in Hunter v. Erickson, 393 U.S. 385 (1969), and Washington v. Seattle Sch. Dist. No. 1, 458 U.S. 457 (1982), the 6th Circuit ...Read More »
FTCA – Discretionary-function exception bars personal injury claim
The federal district court correctly ruled that it lacked jurisdiction under the Federal Tort Claims Act to hear plaintiff police officer's claim that she was injured while participating in a federal research experiment involving the planned detonation of explosives in ...Read More »
Forfeiture – Court properly ordered interlocutory sale of yacht
The federal district court correctly ordered the interlocutory sale of the claimants' yacht under Rule G(7)(b)(i) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions, the 6th Circuit has declared. Baniel LCC owns the yacht in ...Read More »
Twinkies not going away just yet
We can all breathe a sigh of relief, Twinkies are not dead yet, thanks to the magic of bankruptcy court. Bankruptcy judge Judge Robert Drain asked the union and company Monday to go into mediation, according to an Associated Press ...Read More »
Emergency manager law is in limbo
Michigan legislators are trying to work toward a resolution in wake of defeat of the emergency manager bill, PA 4, on Nov. 6, but are treading lightly. The controversial law allowed governor-appointed emergency managers to suspend collective bargaining agreements, impose ...Read More »
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While 95 percent of law firms now have a website, not all are getting the biggest bang for their Internet dollars. If you have a site that no one visits, "it's just a pretty brochure online," said Stephen Fairley, the ...Read More »
Reciprocal Discipline – Hearing panel's 'no discipline' order upheld
"This reciprocal discipline matter was commenced pursuant to former MCR 9. 104(B) after respondent was reprimanded in another jurisdiction. "The hearing panel held that, while due process had been afforded to respondent in the original proceeding, imposition of the lowest ...Read More »
Notice Of Disbarment
Case Nos. 11-27-AI; 11-55-JC Notice Issued: November 14, 2012 Karen K. Plants, P 43616, Ferndale, Michigan, by the Attorney Discipline Board, increasing discipline from a two year suspension to disbarment. 1. Disbarred 2. Effective March 2, 2011 Respondent pleaded guilty ...Read More »
Notice Of Interim Suspension
Case No. 12-63-JC Notice Issued: November 13, 2012 James C. Scarletta, P 68858, Royal Oak, Michigan, by Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #79. 1. Interim Suspension 2. Effective November 8, 2012 On November 1, 2012, the parties filed a ...Read More »


text: Chris Adams, who sits next to me at work, got tickets to the rugby final on Saturday (lucky boy) - sound like it was even better than my wembley experience. He took some pictures of the stadium and then used Windows Live Photo Gallery to automagically stitch the 6 constituent photos together. Check out this stunning result. Click on it to open full res.


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I headed down to San Diego County earlier this summer to do a talk at Growcology. Bianca Heyming, who runs Growcology along with her husband Nick, told me some advice her dad passed on to her about how to figure out one's path in life. It's the best wisdom I've ever heard on the subject. Her dad told her, "Look at what books are on your bookshelf and do that." I really wish someone had told me this years ago–I could have skipped music grad school (music has never occupied much space on my book shelf). Instead I could have jumped ahead to what I'm doing now.
Unsurprisingly, most of the books on my bookshelf, now and in the past, are how-to tomes relating to the subjects on this blog: gardening, poultry health, beekeeping, food preservation, baking, cooking and self-reliance. There's another broad category : books relating to symbolism, Carl Jung, Rudolf Steiner and media theory. The rest are oddball topics: electronic circuits, 70s land art and fencing tactics. Together these topics make me the crazy person that I am. In short, I'm non-linear weirdo with a DIY streak and an interest in topics that have fallen to the bottom of a hole as deep as the as-is bins at LA's vast St. Vincent de Paul thrift store.
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I have the opportunity to "deploy" with my job to Kabul, Afghanistan for 9 months to work on one of the military bases. I will be working as a civilian and won't have to leave the base unless I want to. The work will be 7 days a week with 1/2 days on Friday so I'll be making big time overtime and should bring in about 3 times my yearly pay in 9 months.
There is a lot of monetary benefits but also some big negatives. Only 1 R&R so I'll only be able to see my wife and baby (8 months) and the rest of my family once in 9 months but there is plenty of technology so we'll be able to communicate daily. Safety, rockets and mortars are a very real threat.
Mainly those two, I don't really care about the long hours and the potential to be debt free in less than a year and cash in the bank makes it seem worth it. Obviously, no surf but I'd be working out daily out of boredom and have $ to travel afterwards. It would be hardest on my wife as a psuedo-single mom.
Any thoughts? Especially if you've been over there before.
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I had 2 friends that went to Iraq to work as contractors, yes you can make alot of money but I think alot of it depends on what skills you have, especially any special skills. They did pay off their car loans and alot of other stuff though, there is a threat of danger too, they said not to leave the base ever and you will be much safer. They were with the company that is based out of Texas, so they fly you to Tx first to get your physical I believe then you go home and pack I think then fly overseas. Its 7 days a week 10-12 hours a day, its hot and sandy. But they only did this for a year but less than 2 years so it must not be too special...guess it depends on your work ethnic.
Jun 4, 2012, 08:24 PM #3
My thought...never been there, but have had family/friends who have...here are some questions that I talked about with them. They're really worth sitting down and thinking about...
Is the 8mo your first kid? If so, the first year is full of firsts that may be hard to miss while over there. Does your wife have a lot of support in your area (family, etc.)? How strong is your marriage? How much debt do you have? What is your life insurance policy look like? What is your communication plan? How will the money meet your long-term goals (travel money would be lower on the list for me...)?
However, the bottom line....I really I think it boils down to what is your wife thinks...in these types of situations, you can never go wrong with a family first type of perspective imho because she will be the one most likely dealing with the hardship of you being away (as you stated). You know her best...you think she'll be able to manage?
If your wife is a fan and believes she can manage...I'd say go for it (may be worth it fiscally). But if it were me...I don't think my wifey would even consider it regardless of the monetary advantages
Jun 4, 2012, 08:27 PM #4
I don't want to give you my opinions because I think your situation requires none, other than yours and your family's. However, I will say two things: three times your yearly pay in 9 months essentially frees you for 21 months, and more importantly that true love knows no distance (your family and the ocean).
I spent a month in S. Africa this past January, and though my lover was spending the month in India and my family was home in New York, it was the most refreshing, wonderful month of my life. I got lonely and love sick on more than one occasion, but opened my eyes and realized the wonderful people I was surrounded with and the beautiful landscape I was fortunate enough to be treading upon. I'm positive you'll have similar feelings if you decide to "deploy".
You have my respect with whatever decision you make, despite the fact that I'm not a pro-military person (assuming you're in some division of the armed forces).
Best of luck and stay safe!
Jun 4, 2012, 08:31 PM #5
However, I should elaborate because I feel as if my post implies that you should go.
It's hard for us-- virtually impossible, in fact-- to assess the amount of debt in your family, how strong your marriage/fidelity is to each other, etc.
Personally, unless I couldn't make it withOUT the trip, I would not go. I'd rather spend the months in the vicinity of the woman (and child if I was a father) I love.
By the way, my trip to Africa was for school, not work.
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Know what you are getting into. It is a tough environment & 9 months is a long time. Its like the movie Groundhog Day. You work 7 days a week- There is no such time as being off. Off time is in your hooch. If you are single its fine. Its rough if you have a family, especially a young family. Knowing that, the money is very good. Know why you are there- to support the military. Never advertise how much you make to soldiers- they dont make all that much & they risk their lives. All of them have lost friends there. Helps if you know rank & know a little military courtesy. Take your train up serious- it is no joke being there// Good Luck
You could try to get a shorter term, if I'm correct my friends were out for 3-4 months and came back for a month in between. But some companies can have different policies. I'd say go for it, if you don't like it you can leave prematurely which may hinder your pay and whatnot. Try different things, learn different skills and you will become more knowledgeable at the end than before.
i agree with the others...9 months is crazy long especially with a baby at home. I would consider the shorter term if it's an option. unless you have crazy debt, i would look for something here. you will never be able to bring back your childs first couple of months and the epic days you will miss will just bring you epic heartache.
Jun 4, 2012, 10:24 PM #9
Make sure your wife is on board. I've never been to Afg. but I've been deployed for close to a year "other places" w/o my family. My 1st girl was 3. I missed a lot. Whatever decision you make, make sure that you never second guess it as being the wrong one and listen to your gut instincts. Good luck (although I graduted from USC and a Gamecock at heart
In addition to the advice you are getting from some people who have deployed, also check the tax rules. I am not current but I had friends in the past who worked overseas as a civilian some years ago (there are big differences between military and civ with respect to taxes)
Back then if you were out of the country for something like 12 consecutive months without re-entering the states, the $ was not taxed as US income. If the rules are the same now you may end up taking a HUGE tax hit since the period of performance is < 12 months, since it sounds like the $ is the motivator make sure you know the numbers.
Tax laws change more often than the East Coast surf forecast so check it out.


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I have those 5 plants in my backyard and wonder if they are weeds. What are they? Are they edible?
SOLVED: Are these weeds?
#3 looks like strawberries. Some of the others look familiar but I don't know for sure what they are.
Without blooms it is mostly guessing at an ID, but I think #4 is a fleabane, perhaps Erigeron annuus.
Not sure about #1 (but it does look "weedy")
#2 and #4 are different Erigeron species (common name "fleabane")
#3 is false strawberry (Potentilla indica)
#5 may be Lactuca sp (wild lettuce, bitter-tasting)
I don't think any of them are toxic but they're not what I would consider edible either.
Thank you for helping me to identify some of the plants. I guess I should get rid of all of them, except maybe for the false strawberry, which I assume, will give an edible fruit similar to strawberry.
No it will not, as long as i know.
This may be called false strawberry in common English, but in Romanian it's called "weed"... :)
I think it refers to the look and the fact that it multiplies by stolons like strawberries do, and in no time you find it growing miles away from the mother-plant. And they have deep roots, hard to get rid of.
And not... to the fruit.
Keeping it, is entirely up to you... but be warned!
Agreed about the wild strawberry. Very invasive here and not used as an edible. But it has its supporters.
Thanks fixpix and Cville-Gardener for letting me know that it is best to get rid of it. I definitely will.
I have another question. When I grow vegetables, the leaves often get holes. It seems, it is infected with a disease or being eaten. How do I prevent that? I don't want to spray with chemicals.
#4 looks like the fleabane I have, Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus). It is native to both the U.S. and Canada. I like their tiny white/pink flowers. Here is more info on it: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55590/
Don't know if this would be something you would want to try but I was told that Rotenone still a chemical is a lesser of 2 evils it kills the buts by deoxydizing the insect and in turn killing it that way but it isn't as toxic as most insect killers for vegetables.
We were told this when we were on vacation up north in our state when the DNR was doing a fish count they use this in the water to kill the fish so that they could count them seems silly I know but that is what we were told. They said it deoxydizes the water and kills the fish and in turn you can use the powder on your veggie plants to kill the insects without using chemicals like seven or like chemicals. But still you would wash your vegetables of course.
Thanks but I don't want to use chemical.
You might be interested in this but do take note of the caution:
This is very interesting. I will see if I can get the food-grade diatomaceous earth and use the wet method. Thank you for the advice.
I've used it dry and it does work. I hope it works for you.
Can I get the food-grade diatomaceous earth at Home Depot, Lowe's or a garden center?
Lowe's and Home Depot both, I think. At least they used to carry it.
Thank you. Unfortunately, neither carry it in Canada. I may have to look for it elsewhere.
I have found the DE at feed stores here.
Do you mean pet food stores?
mmm no. feed stores like for farm animals, etc. we have them all over. I bet you could also find DE some place like Tractor Supply. do you have those there?
I think picture #1 is Showy Goldenrod.
I will have to look for the feed stores for farm animals. Thanks a lot for all your help. I really appreciate that.
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Mortgage rates finally catch up to bonds: Effects on builder stocks
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Lower rates let first-time homebuyers move out of an apartment and into a house. This means higher consumption and benefits for home improvement retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's. Consumption accounts for ~70% of the U.S. economy.
Mortgage rates finally catch up with risk-free rates
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped 17 basis points to close at 4.07%. The ten-year yield fell six basis points. To-be-announced securities (or TBAs) moved higher.
Recently, mortgage rates have been increasing even though the bond market has been flat. The issue may be that originators are beginning to extend credit to borrowers that they would have turned down last year. Over the past year, the only loans that were getting done were conforming loans and high-quality jumbos.
Many originators are now beginning to originate stated income loans—not to be confused with liar loans of the subprime days. These loans will have a higher interest rate than a generic Fannie Mae 30-year loan. That could explain why mortgage rates increased. If this is the case, this could be the impact builders were waiting for. Tight credit has been a problem for builders for a long time.
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Homebuilders—like Lennar (LEN), Toll Brothers (TOL), PulteGroup (PHM), and D.R. Horton (DHI)—have been reporting decent earnings. However, it appears that traffic is increasing in the previously dormant East Coast and Midwestern markets. The West Coast probably moved too quickly.
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I have taken my English exam today. I think I managed quite well
It started with some vocabulary excersices, in the second sentence we had to fill in a word. It had something to do with people's charactes and attitude. I couldn't come up with the word out of course book but I was able to come up with a synonym.
Is high-foreheaded the same is cocky ?
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Coach Alfred Riedl: Draw against Vietnam "acceptable"
Indonesia national team head coach Alfred Riedl said the 2-2 draw against Vietnam is an acceptable result, considering that the Golden Stars is a "strong" opponent at the moment.
Vietnam scored two goals in the first 15 minutes at the Maguwoharjo Stadium, but the Golden Stars' sloppy defense quickly surrendered the lead in the first-half.
"We didn't start strongly enough and conceded two early goals, but from then on we took the game to them and kept them on their feet constantly", the Austrian coach told local newspapers.
"Generally we are satisfied with the result because Vietnam is such a strong team", Riedl said.
Meanwhile, Vietnam national coach Nguyen Huu Thang though Indonesia did a good job to come back from two goals down against his team.
"I think both teams play really well today. Indonesia deserves compliments, because they did a good job to come back against us. Very well done", the former Song Lam Nghe An manager said.
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Album Rating: 2.5The album is not terrible just nothing new. That being said, this is a relatively unknown Argentinian project that could bloom into something more substantial with time. I'm always for the support of unheard of artists and for only $1 it isn't too much to pay to download any of his albums.
Anyway, comments and criticism welcome.
Album Rating: 2.5Hep Kat, I'm sorry. Not sure I understand exactly what you mean?
ignore hep he is in a perpetual midlife crisis
nice to see that this got a review, and i agree with that closing paragraph. i enjoyed his 'internet
lust' project a lot more than this, it has flare and a bit more individuality whereas this sounds very
if you're looking for some intriguing vaporwave from this year then i recommend you bend your mind
around the latest Nmesh project, as it is piff :~) keep up the writing
Album Rating: 2.5Phlegm, haha okay. Noted.
Same here. Internet Lust had a bit more umph to it. Haha that's a great genre name though by the way.
Sounds good. I'll take a look at Nmesh. Thanks for the words of encouragement as well.
lol @phlegm
i have something from this guy downloaded but i never actually listened to it. guess i wont now.
Album Rating: 2.5Hyperion1001, well like Phlegm and I said. His other album Internet Lust is decent and worth checking out if you're into this style of music.
wow i'm surprised people dislike the record, i've never listened but i really like pizza contigo by him
Digging: Baths - Romaplasm
Album Rating: 2.5It's not that the records bad... it's just that other records he's put out have been better. I guess though if you are a fan of his style you could find value in this, I just expected more after Internet Lust
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Dead body in Moldova, a $2M life insurance policy and a Swiss bank account
A Maple Grove, Minn. woman is accused of devising a plan to receive more than $2 million in life insurance money by claiming her husband died. Now, both the woman and her son are facing serious charges and the man believed to be dead appears to be very much alive.
The federal indictment reads like a screenplay: a dead body in Eastern Europe, a life insurance policy, a Swiss bank account -- and they might have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for a someone who tipped off the FBI and some family photos of a man who should have been dead.
The Vorotinov family lived in a home in a Maple Grove cul-de-sac for 21 years. Neighbors said the family once ran a car dealership, and was every bit the American success story, that is, until four months ago, when the bank suddenly foreclosed.
On Tuesday, the other shoe dropped with a federal indictment charging 48-year-old Irena Vorotinov and her 25-year-old son, Alkon Vorotinov, with insurance fraud.
Federal prosecutors said the plot was set in motion four years ago, when the husband and father, Igor, took out a $2 million insurance policy.
A year later, he left for a trip back home to a small village in Moldova, the former Soviet Republic in the poorest nation in Europe. That's where Igor, only 42-years old, suddenly, and mysteriously, had a heart attack, his body found near a road with his passport and wallet. Irena flew to Moldova to identify the body, but no pictures of the corpse were ever taken. The body was cremated.
Back in the U.S., mother and son collected on the $2 million insurance policy, which they deposited in Swiss and Moldovian bank accounts. Fast forward to Nov. 2013, Alkon Vorotinov and his then-fiancee are returning from Moldova when they're stopped by customs in Detroit. Acting on a tip, federal agents search their computers and make a miraculous discovery: two photos of Alkon's father, Igor, very much alive, and time stamped two years after Igor's alleged death.
Fox 9 stopped by Alkon's apartment in Plymouth, and got his voice mail.
The real mystery remains: Where in the world is Igor, and perhaps more importantly, who was that dead man in Moldova? The true identity of the dead man is probably something that will be left up to the Moldovian authorities. As for Igor, the FBI has a tip he may be living in Ukraine.


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PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- More than 200 people were lined up at the Curve Lake community centre Thursday morning, waiting to get their portion of a $71-million settlement the federal government paid to three First Nations communities.
The feds approved the settlement with Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nations last month after the three communities ratified the agreement in March.
The claim, filed in 1988, compensates the bands for the flooding of about 12,000 acres of island lands in 1837, 1856 and 1880, during the building of the Trent-Severn Waterway, a 386-km canal route through central Ontario lakes and rivers that connects Lakes Huron and Ontario.
The leaders of the communities have been tight-lipped about the settlement and the process of doling out the money to the community.
Curve Lake Chief Phyllis Williams and Hiawatha Chief Sandra Moore have declined to comment on details of the settlement and could not be contacted yesterday.
QMI Agency was forced to leave the community under a police escort Thursday afternoon after trying to interview residents coming and going from the community centre.
Det. Staff Sgt. Faron Whiteye of the Anishinabek Police Service said Chief Williams and the Curve Lake First Nation council have prohibited reporters from the community during the next three days as it deals with a private event.
Residents have been told that half the $71-million settlement will be given directly to band members in the form of $10,000 cheques, said Patricia Sunday, 27, who waited for three hours to pick up her cheque. The rest was to be dispersed between the three band councils to go towards community infrastructure and services, she said.
In December 2011, Curve Lakes capital projects department noted the potential of a federal settlement as part of a $52.3-million wish-list of much-needed infrastructure funding.
The list included parkland development and a recreation centre ($13.6 million), a communal water supply and treatment system ($21.4 million), a long-term care seniors centre ($2.7 million), daycare service ($3.6 million), an elementary school ($1.9 million), a 115-unit subdivision ($5 million), a health centre ($2 million) and road repairs and upgrades ($825,460).


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Here's a simple stretch you don't even need to get up for: Put one ankle over the opposite knee and rotate it 10 times one way and 10 times another, then switch legs. "Putting your ankle over your knee will help to stretch your hips and help keep the blood circulating by rotating your ankles," says Yee. He also recommends doing a chair version of Cat-Cow. In your chair, sit on the forward edge with your hands on your knees in a neutral spine position. Inhale deeply and as you exhale, round your spine. On the next inhale, arch your back and lift your head. "This will help stretch your back and neck," says Yee, "and reenergize you for the rest of your workday."


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Nearing the climate cliff
Like all economic rationalists and most politicians, Larry Elliott takes an irrational and myopic view of the world, applauding endless population growth and consumption of non-renewable resources as indicators of "progress", while ignoring as consequent "externalities": disappearing biodiversity and the pollution of our beautiful planet (Meet the world's new boomers, 4 January).
Despite hot-aired conferences, conventional coal, oil and unconventional fuel exploration and harvesting proceed apace, forest carbon sinks are plundered, while atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, global temperature, melting ice caps, rising sea levels and extreme weather events pose increasing threats to our habitat.
In their preoccupation with avoiding falling off the so-called fiscal cliff, governments worldwide appear to ignore the much more dangerous and irreversible prospect of falling off the climate disruption cliff. We have the capacity but not yet the political will to convert from a carbon economy into what James Hanson of Nasa describes as a photon economy.
There are encouraging grassroots developments globally in favour of human rights, supported by former president of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson's inspiring book Everybody Matters. Even more important is the need to recognise human ethical responsibilities, not only towards members of our own species, but also towards the biosphere on which the whole of life depends.
Bryan Furnass
Canberra, Australia
• Your various writers and prophets all ignore the fact of global warming, which will be worsened by the booming growth. Now-growing economies have surged too late for fruition. Every estimate of temperature increase so far has been proven optimistic, and the latest, of 6C, will likely be too.
With presently less than a 1C rise we've lately seen deadly flooding across the world, widespread starvation from long drought, many dead in bush fires, and islands about to become mere reefs through sea‑level rise.
If by 2100 the Earth is 6C hotter than now, few living more than 30 degrees from the poles will survive. Economics will for them be just a memory.
But miners still dig coal, drill for oil and gas, and others make cement, and governments everywhere (except Ecuador) encourage them. We never learn, and will die wondering what went wrong.
Harold Taskis
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Liz Jensen, reviewing Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behaviour, agrees that Kingsolver's is a "masterly evocation of an age ... stumbling willfully blind towards the abyss" (23 November).
I was very happy to see this obvious truth stated in a little corner of the paper, but what of the rest of it? Leading on the cover, with a frightful picture of a gas flare, is a very long article rejoicing in the current and future exploitation of shale gas in the US. "Cheap" US energy, apparently! And lots of it? Yes, "enough to keep it supplied for the next 100 years if current consumption patterns were maintained".
What is cheap about utter environmental destruction? Will current consumption patterns be maintained? Of course not. Having reached astronomic levels in the US, they will go up even further to satisfy the absurd demands of constant growth. And what will the US do in 100 years' time, not a very long time after all? Start working on renewables at last or go into chaos because all sources of fossil fuels will have dried up by then and it will be too late?
All your articles about fossil-fuel discoveries and exploitation focus exclusively on the millions, billions and trillions that will be made. You'll continue to allow, in little corners, pious mentions of the road to hell we are on. I shall continue to look elsewhere for information I can trust.
Jocelyne Fortin
St André de Majencoules, France
• The Guardian New Year has begun with a celebration of mindless humanity's rush to destruction. In your 4 January lead story, the population explosion of a plague species is praised with "young populations give rise to rapid growth". The air of unreality is emphatic with the inclusion of Bangladesh as a hopeful "emerging country" because of remittances sent home by those who fled a failed nation.
The prominent back page piece by Deborah Orr follows with a dream of a "civilised kind of capitalism", suggesting that a new benign form is waiting in the wings and that the current heartless greed is just an aberration. The perceptive reader will ask where is the meat?
Capitalism is firmly based on inequality and uncontrolled growth, and nowhere are the rich "realising that they can't keep getting richer if the poor keep getting poorer". A newspaper should report facts and not regale its audience with dream propaganda supporting the unsupportable and protecting the interests of the 1%.
John Robinson
Wellington, New Zealand
Rape in India
During a visit to India in the immediate aftermath of that awful rape and murder, I saw no real mood for change in the status of women (Outrage grips India ..., 4 January). I did see Indian women almost always ride motorcycles side-saddle. By riding side-saddle an Indian women affirms her belief that it is her duty above all else, above safety, to protect her virtue. She was taught this by her mother and she teaches her daughters likewise.
Across India, the millions of women who daily ride side-saddle contrast starkly with the few who protest. So there is little prospect for change in the status of women this generation, and given the poor retention rates in Indian schools, little prospect for change in the next.
J Nicolson
Kenmore Hills, Queensland, Australia
• One way to compare an enervated decadent society with a vibrant and confident one might be to contrast the public reaction in the US to the shooting of 20 little children, which was prolix and world-weary, with the enraged and engaged public reaction in India to the horrific case of rape and murder in Delhi.
Samuel Reifler
Rhinebeck, New York, US
Feeding the continent
Mozambique's flirtation with cash crop production in the Beira Agricultural Growth Corridor is unlikely to lead the country into food sovereignty (Mozambique's 'growth corridor' hopes, 4 January). Smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for over 70% of food crop production and is absolutely vital in the struggle to feed the continent's growing population. There are many reasons why agricultural productivity in SSA is still low; they can be traced back to the slave trade and on through the HIV/Aids pandemic to explain the lack of human muscle power to produce crops. And then there was the era of colonisation, when cash crops were given priority to extract surplus from the agricultural sector. The impoverished nature of post-colonial SSA countries means that they are heavily dependent on foreign aid, which imposes values and makes independent research and policymaking difficult to achieve. Since independence, Africa has generally failed to feed its population and failed to stimulate industrial-sector growth. National food security should be the aim of every SSA country and this means investing in the smallholder farming sector. This not only makes independent agricultural research, education and extension a necessity, but also means that road and market infrastructure are priorities to get smallholders connected to markets in order to sell their increased production.
Agricultural research and development, free from foreign interests and biases, will produce suitable technologies that are not heavy users of scarce capital, but will fully exploit the relatively abundant land resources still available in SSA. These technologies are likely to include an expansion of more efficient irrigation, more effective input use (especially fertilisers), multi-cropping and conservation agriculture, among others. While it is the case that smallholder farm productivity is the key to food security in SSA, the region must learn from mistakes made in other parts of the world (especially China), where production has been increased at the expense of natural capital and the environment. Increasing production without caring for natural resources, or indeed the "social angle", would simply be another nail in the planet's coffin.
Brian Sims
Bedford, UK
Bear necessities
Despite himself, Rory Carroll was drawn by the call of the wild, succumbing to the atavistic machismo of the predator – a sort of communion with baying coon-hounds – during his "fun" hunt to tree bears in California (Will dog ban kill hunting? 4 January). His fellows of the hunt were hardly the slack-jawed yokels one might have expected but well-spoken yuppies, albeit with the usual rationalisations handy: culling the overpopulation, a quick and less painful death, the honesty of hunting (rather than shopping) for meat, nuisance critters encroaching on suburbia, etc. This is the same frontier (Davy Crockett) ethos promoted by a fellow carnivore, the ageing hard-rocker Ted Nugent, a keen bow-hunter and board member of the NRA.
Gentlemen, come join us in the 21st century. Stop killing animals for sport. Stop eating meat. Try rather some virtual reality: paintball for ye Nimrods and tatty teddy bears for the hounds to worry and disembowel. Grin and bear it.
R M Fransson
Denver, Colorado, US
• The California hunters of black bears with hounds described by Rory Carroll, appear to follow the same PR manual as the far-right Shooters party in Australia. They both claim the same unique understanding of nature and their quarry, the same ancestral duty to kill it and the same special role in its conservation, which they exercise through gun barrels.
The self-serving humbug is nearly identical.
Trophy hunting, unlike natural selection, first removes the largest and fittest of a species. Large mammals, with few exceptions, are everywhere severely depleted. The brawny leashed dog pictured in your story looks designed for combat, while the tracking telemetry and modern weaponry remove whatever element of contest our palaeolithic forebears might have claimed.
The unabashed selfishness extolled by Ayn Rand would describe these modern Nimrods better.
John Hayward
Weegena, Tasmania, Australia
Squatters not a problem
In Fiji, population 900,000, hundreds of families live in squatter settlements but these are rarely spoken of as slums. As Steven Rose stated, those living in settlements – some of which have been in existence here for nearly 40 years – often hold down jobs, have children or grandchildren in school or college or in jobs themselves, belong to religious assemblies and are generally integrated with the rest of society (The politics of finding a place to live, 14 December).
Ethnic relations are often better in settlements than in the outer islands and country areas from which the squatters come; there is often a sense of pride in what they have achieved and what their offspring may yet achieve.
Also, because two-thirds of the population in these lovely islands live below the poverty level, and social connectivity is acute, the sense of relative deprivation is nothing like what it is in many other countries. Indeed, despite some acute and growing economic disparities, social cohesion overall has possibly never been as good.
Lastly, because the Bainimarama government is cash-strapped but determined to raise the standard of living for the poor, it has been anxious to encourage greater self-reliance while also passing measures to help some of the poorest rural and urban households.
Squatters are not regarded as part of the housing problem so much as part of the solution. They are neither blamed nor seen as failures.
Christopher Griffin
Rakiraki, Fiji
How could Mayans know?
The story by Angelique Chrisafis on the French village of Bugarach entitled The last place on earth? seemed to ignore one of the first rules of journalism: tell your reader what you're talking about (30 November). While I was familiar with the world-ending-the-day-the-Mayan-calendar-ends trope, I had never heard of Bugarach or indeed any village anywhere that would be spared. Presumably, I was not alone.
Why would a Mayan prophecy mention a village in France, a place the Mayans had never heard of or even imagined? And if the Mayans hadn't specifically mentioned Bugarach, what led people to think Bugarach was the place? Neither of these questions was answered.
Akemi Wegmüller
Awaji, Japan
• Would you be so kind as to gently castigate your journalist for referring to the German economy as "stuttering" (14 December). I think the use of this metaphor is inappropriate, given that the impact on individuals of the disorder of stuttering is psychologically complex and bears little resemblance to the effects of country's faltering economy.
Ann Packman
Sydney, Australia
• The latest developments in the Andrew Mitchell cyclegate story are truly astonishing (4 January). I don't know what is more shocking – that a policeman should make an allegedly false written statement about the events in question or the possibility that a politician might actually have been telling the truth.
Alan Williams-Key
Madrid, Spain
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