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Here are some recent pieces for The New York Times. The first was a review of Michael McGriff's Home Burial. A book of bleak but beautiful poetry. I'm really enjoying these emotionally driven assignments. While I still enjoy the challenge of coming up with clever conceptual solutions I must say my true passion lies in focusing more on creating a mood and atmosphere to tell the story. Here I am again using whatever methods feel right to me at the time. I incorporated some cut paper for this one which is a first for me. The approved sketch is below the final art. Thanks to Nicholas Blechman for the wonderful assignment. The inspiration for the image came from a poem that was referenced in the review:
And there we were, locked in the
someone yelling and throwing
against the door,
my friend's blood fanned out behind him
into points of red tar
Next was for an OpEd on the privatization of immigration and border control. With private companies running border patrol accountability gets murky and those in custody suffer. The story specifically referenced someone who died due to abuse while in custody. Here I drew the black background shape with a 1″ roller typically used for block printing. Using rollers for texture is nothing new in my work, but I've never used one to draw shapes and lines. It gave me the organic line quality I was looking for, but still maintained a graphic quality that I wasn't getting with a brush. I was really happy with the result and you'll be seeing me using the roller to draw shapes more in the future for sure. Thanks to Matt Dorfman for the project. Here is the story: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/02/opinion/when-it-comes-to-immigration-privatization-can-kill.html?_r=1


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Cape Town - Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has warned that greed is a serious threat to attempts to make progress in protecting the environment."Our desire to consume everything of value, to extract every precious stone, every drop of oil and every creature from the sea knows no bounds," said Tutu.He was speaking at the celebration to mark 50 years in conservation for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and said that companies threaten future generations with a rush for short-term profit that has created an "environmental disaster"."This quest for profit subverts our present and our future. There are too many people who are getting better and better at exploiting the environmental heritage which belongs to us all. We are not heading for an environmental disaster - we have already created one."Tutu, who won a Nobel prize for peace, lamented the inequalities of modern society, with an increasing population that results in environmental damage.Population growth"We are meant to live in a world which we share, and we are meant to live as members of one family. And yet whenever we look around, isn't it devastating to see the inequities and levels of poverty? "Our population is increasing, environmental degradation is increasing. How do we resolve these inequities when all we are told is growth, growth, growth?" said Tutu.Some commentators have suggested that curbing human population growth is the best way to avert climate change, arguing that competition for resources puts more strain on the environment, but Tutu said that the earth could sustain people, but not greed."There is enough for everyone - but not enough for our greed," he said. "There's enough for us all to live a full life - so why do we want to destroy the only home we have?"The WWF was founded in 1961 and in 1986 changed its focus from wildlife to wider issues of the environment and has been a persistent campaigner for more informed, sustainable environmental practices.Recently, the organisation suggested that South Africans were not paying the true cost of water and the country should aim for 100% renewable energy within a few decades."When WWF was founded there were no ministers of the environment and no environmental treaties. Today such ministries are found in governments worldwide, and treaties are increasingly used to govern and protect the environment," said WWF International President Yolanda Kakabdse.The organisation has the support of the Swiss government."The protection and sustainable use of natural resources is one of the most pressing issues today. Thanks to WWF we have learnt we have to take a holistic approach to the environment," said Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey.- Follow Duncan on Twitter
"There is enough for everyone - but not enough for our greed," he said. "There's enough for us all to live a full life - so why do we want to destroy the only home we have?"
Because Tutu , you have idiots like your comrade Mugabe , and Malema in training that cannot wait to further destroy and rape the earth without giving anything back, but go ahead and blame it on the greedy West again nitwit..
So chris, ur putting the blame of the entire 3rd world's vast amount of resources but poverty stricken people to a dictator and an uneducated political tool ??? If a company like wallmart has a higher gdp than south africa and within a so called succesful country like the U.S. where at the same time has an increase in unemployment.... it begs the question on tutu's remarks, are WE greedy? Don't point fingers mate when u can't see the bigger picture.
The thing that threatens the environment most is over-population. Blaming greed is the easy option for do-gooders. Blame the real reason, too many babies!
If it is your "culture" to have lots of babies do not drive a big, black 4X4, because that is not your culture!
How many times is this old fart going to retire from public life? Geez!
The world is overpopulated. Period. Does Tutu want the world to look like Kolkata? Or some local squatter slum? Poverty must be fought on ALL FRONTS, not only the politically easy ones.
If China did not have it's "one child" policy it would be swamped with BILLIONS of people by now. It is not swamped and it is the worlds fastest growing economies. Tutu, your politically easy theories will not work.
I agree!! Since the land owners rights to minerals are being taken away from them there is no protection in this regard as the lawfull owners do not have a leg to stand on when government issues permits to explore and mine land. This whole process should be re-visited and changed to provide the lawfull owners of land more rights to protect their land and especially the environment.
OVER POPULATION! OVER POPULATION! How many times must one say this?! You cannot stop poverty if poverty is breeding out of control. Tutu, you have lost the plot, your brain isn't working as it should.
The West isn't evil, it is what actually gave you South Africa. If not for the "Evil" West, nothing would have changed. However, the truth about the reasons for Apartheid are becoming more apparent with every passing day. A small minority of hard working Whites who pay for everything, cannot be expected to subject themselves to a Majority who despise them and want to kill them and a system of governance so unfair to them that they are literally Economic Slaves!
STOP YOUR BREEDING WAR and start taking care of your own. Whites are not to blame any longer, it is you and yours that need to take a very hard look at themselves!
Nowhere did he mention race or blame anyone....? key word ladies and gentlemen, WE. But somehow there are some who feel the need to feel responsible or that he's pointing fingers.... why? insecurities maybe? guilt? lol seriously grow up, next time YOU (not ur domestic worker) takes the trash out... look carefully at the resources going to waste.

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Trouble in Rachel's family is spelled with a capital C - for Charles.
From the outside, Rachel looks like the perfect daughter in the perfect family. She's a straight-A student, a gifted musician, and a good friend. But her older brother, Charles, seems determined to ruin everything. Rachel feels as if it's all falling apart. Her best friends, Stephanie and Alison, find Charles funny. They urge Rachel to lighten up and enjoy the end of 7th grade. Easy for them to say. Not so easy for Rachel. Not even when Jeremy Dragon, the coolest boy in 9th grade, notices her. Is it possible that perfection isn't the key to an exciting life?
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Choptank Transport was selected as one of The Washington Post's Top Workplaces.
Determined solely on employee feeback, the Top Workplaces are selected using a survey by WorkplaceDynamics LLP, a research firm on organizational health and employee engagment. WorkplaceDynamics conducts regional programs recognizing companies, partnering with 40 publishers across the U.S.
"We've always been fortunate to have an extremely dedicated group of employees with a strong work ethic," Geoff Turner, president and chief executive officer of Choptank, said in a news release. "A large part of Choptank's success can be attributed to the staff's can-do spirit and interdepartmental team work.
"Being a recipient of The Top Workplaces award tells prospective talent that Choptank has a lot to offer."


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Cosplayer PhD Cosplay > Costume of Zefiris (Scrapped Princess)
- Most Recent Photo
- 05-11-2013
- Series
- Scrapped Princess
- Character
- Zefiris
- Year Completed:
- 2013
- Construction Difficulty:
- Costume worn at:
- Anime Central 2010
- Youmacon 2012
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
AUGH, giant shoulder pads! The top of this costume lives on my sewing dummy because I have nowhere else to store it and am not sure how I would do so even if I did have the space!
Costume is mostly made from fabric that I found on the clearance pile. I used a basic pants and shirt pattern for the dark purple undergarments and then made up the rest. The shoulder pads are two layers of craft foam encased in fabric. I made the gold tips from sculpey and the tassels out of embroidery floss because I couldn't find any pre-made tassels in the right color.
The boots were Uggs or something similar, which means they're lined in fur and very warm! Not really a summer cosplay, this...
- Personal Thoughts:
- This is my favorite anime and I wanted to cosplay Zefiris for a looong time before I finally did.
Wig Details
- Wig Brand
- Unknown
- Wig Name
- Long Basic w/ Bangs
- Styling Notes
- Poofed the bangs up with a combination of styling gel and Got2B. I also sewed blue embroidery floss along the hairline so the edge of the wig wouldn't show.
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Spring in Guessgate Wood near Steyning in West Sussex, England, with the bluebells in full bloom, and carpeting the woodland floor. The sun playing with light and shade to make a fascinating mix of blue and green tones.
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kasianowak (11207) 2014-06-03 2:07
Hi Brian
Lovely combination of colours with very suitable title! :) Love the contrast and play of light and shadows.
Have a nice day
snunney (113609) 2014-06-03 3:34
Hello Brian,
You are very lucky you know with all these lovely bluebells so close to home:-) Another lovely capture. I particularly like the dappled light falling under the trees. Beautiful colours and superb sharpness.
sabermonajati (11477) 2014-06-03 5:52
fascinating combine from beauty you captured.
Nicou (159900) 2014-06-03 7:40
merveilleuse image quel tapis de fleurs quelle vue et compo sueprbe ce vilet comme un vrai tapis dorient et la base des tronc c'est merveilleux.
Merci et belle soirée
SnapRJW (31629) 2014-06-03 8:30
One of my favourite colour combinations and one of my favourite scenes Brian. Richly saturated and with the lovely dappled sunlight this is a dream for me.
Warm regards
rychem (49193) 2014-06-03 8:40
This color combination is intriguing, unusual carpet of blue bells, excellent photo, very well captured
regards Ryszard
dekanski (6331) 2014-06-03 10:41
Hi Brian,
Brilliant colors, great light, but the composition is not consistent with them!
jjcordier (79297) 2014-06-03 23:42
on ne se lasse pas d'admirer la beauté de ce tapis de fleurs de sous-bois.
GiovanniG (3730) 2014-06-04 19:10
Brian here is another great capture. Well done as usual.
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A group of prominent new faculty members with expertise in coastal and marine issues will join UConn's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the Avery Point campus over the next two years. The new professors will be part of the departments of marine sciences, economics, and mathematics, and will expand UConn's strengths in cross-disciplinary studies of coastal ecosystems.
The new additions to Avery Point were made possible by a multi-year hiring initiative launched in 2012 to expand UConn's faculty in strategic research and teaching areas.
"The stellar new hires in marine sciences and marine studies at Avery Point are a prime example of interdisciplinary research and teaching in CLAS," says Jeremy Teitelbaum, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. "These new faculty expand our already thriving programs that focus on Connecticut's coastal ecosystems."
Marine Sciences expands
Ann Bucklin, professor and head of the marine sciences department, proposed a multi-stage cluster hire initiative to recruit researchers who study the effects of climate and weather on the coastal ocean.
"The goal is not to compete with large institutions doing general oceanic research, but instead position ourselves within a small, elite class of institutions with marine programs that can conduct research that is pertinent to the needs of our state and coastal regions," says Bucklin.
Bucklin's initiative – labeled Climate and Human Alteration of Coastal Ecosystems (CHACE) – recruited four new faculty members to the Department of Marine Sciences. The new faculty all focus on how human actions alter coastal ecosystems in Connecticut and beyond.
David Lund joins the Department of Marine Sciences this fall as an associate professor. Coming from the University of Michigan, his research focuses on the ocean's role in climate change on centennial to millennial timescales.
Lund says he was attracted to UConn's marine sciences program because of its faculty's "broad range of expertise."
"The state-of-the-art Marine Sciences Building and the recent hiring of several new faculty demonstrate that the University has a strong commitment to oceanographic research," he says.
Kelly Lombardo joins the department this fall as an assistant professor. She was previously a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. Her primary research interests include modeling and observational analysis of coastal storm processes and regional climate change of coastal weather phenomena.
Lombardo recognizes that she will be in a unique position "to actively contribute to the development and expansion of the atmospheric science component of the marine sciences department." She looks forward to collaborating with renowned scientists, establishing a weather lab to enhance interest in meteorology, and developing rigorous academic courses on atmospheric science fundamentals.
Two other professors will join the department in fall 2014 from Stony Brook University. Assistant professor Hannes Baumann is interested in how organisms adapt to the consequences of climate change and eutrophication of coastal waters. And assistant research professor Zofia Baumann studies the environmental and public health consequences of contamination in marine systems, including sources of contaminants and their pathways within marine food webs.
Bucklin says the new CHACE faculty form a critical mass that will allow the department to take the lead on multi-institution proposals for national investments from agencies such as the National Science Foundation.
"We have frequently collaborated on multi-institutional initiatives, but our department has not been large enough to lead these proposals," says Bucklin. "Our goal is to continue to grow our department."
An integrated campus
Two additional faculty members, one each in economics and mathematics, were also hired this year. The professors were recruited through a hiring plan developed by the director of the Avery Point campus, Michael Alfultis, and will arrive on campus this fall.
Alfultis's proposal complements the CHACE initiative by seeking new faculty in the social sciences and humanities whose research interests pertain to marine and maritime studies.
"We are one of the few schools with a location right on the water that specializes in science, humanities, and social science studies of the ocean," Alfultis explains. "It's important to build on this by adding faculty in areas that complement the expertise and research interests of the marine sciences faculty, thus increasing opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations centered on the coastal environment."
We are one of the few schools with a location right on the water that specializes in science, humanities, and social science studies of the ocean.
Michele Baggio joins the Department of Economics as an assistant professor. Previously a researcher and lecturer at the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich, Switzerland, his background is in the fields of environmental and resource economics, ecological economics, and applied microeconomics, with a specific focus on aquatic ecosystems. He has previously studied the American lobster population of the Long Island Sound.
Jeffery Connors joins the Department of Mathematics as an assistant professor, coming to UConn from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. He is interested in numerical methods with applications to problems in fluid dynamics and climate science.
Alfultis says he's confident that the new faculty at Avery Point will contribute to what he calls "cross-disciplinary solutions for sustainable coastal environments and economics."
"Oceanography is an interdisciplinary science that requires input from all of the traditional disciplines to address issues of pressing concern to society, including coastal pollution, sea-level rise, and global climate change," agrees Lund. "I'm looking forward to working with the various faculty at Avery Point."


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Matthew McConaughey's characters have frequently shared traits with his public persona—the easygoing surfer who drawls, "All right, all right, all right." The actor knows that people might not realize how hard he works. "There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, 'Oh, you're playing yourself,' " he says. "I guess it's kind of a compliment. Or people say, 'Oh, man, you just roll out of bed and do that.' The work is to make it look effortless. That's the hard part."
He is not above playing into people's perceptions of him. During filming of "Magic Mike," McConaughey's Dallas gives each of his strippers a theatrical introduction, and the actor hit on the idea of playing the drums for some of his announcements. At first, it didn't occur to him that this might cause audience members to remember his 1999 arrest on noise complaint, in which he was found in his house playing bongo drums naked.
"Funny how that was my most public session, even though I was all alone," McConaughey says. "But my thought was that Dallas had to give these guys entrances and exits; I have to be this host with sounds and lights and music. It was never 'Oh, that would be funny for me to do that in a movie.' What I said was 'That is what Dallas would do.' Five steps later, I thought, 'Oh, guess what? Because of that incident, it makes this even funnier.' " And yes, McConaughey is playing his own drums in the film—he owns 32 sets.
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A System Monitoring Dashboard
Listing 1. smtp.pl tests outgoing mail through the SMTP server.
#!/usr/bin/perl -w # # Title : smtp.pl # Author : firstname.lastname@example.com # Files : smtp.pl # Pupose : Send email through SMTP server # Called from monitor_smtp.sh # # Submit as use Net::SMTP; my $rcpt = $ARGV[2] || 'mygroup@somewhere'; my $sender = $ARGV[1] || 'root@host01'; my $host = $ARGV[0]; #Start Script my $smtp =Net::SMTP->new($host, Debug => 1); my $input="test msg for server $host"; $smtp->mail("$sender"); $smtp->to("$rcpt"); $smtp->data(); $smtp->datasend("To: $rcpt\n") ; $smtp->datasend("From: $sender\n") ; $smtp->datasend("Subject: $host test\n") ; $smtp->datasend("$input"); $smtp->dataend(); $smtp->quit;
Do I Have That Perl Module Installed?
An easy way to check whether you have any Perl module installed is by issuing this from the command line:
$ perl -e "use Net::SMTP";
If nothing prints, you have that module installed. If you're missing the module, you get an error that looks like this:
$perl -e "use Net::OTHER"; Can't locate Net/OTHER.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.3/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.3 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at -e line 1. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at -e line 1.
This error indicates a lack of the module in question.
Finally, we come to our stats script, monitor_stats.pl. This script logs in to each host and runs the commands:
df -k swapon -s top -n 1 | head -n 20 hostname uptime
It then displays the results in a browser (Figure 2) and saves the result in a log, again sorted by date on the filesystem. It serves as a simple dashboard to give quick stats on each server.
The benefit of this monitoring design is threefold:
We have a history of CPU, disk and swap usage, and we easily can pinpoint where problems may have occurred.
Tedious typing to extract this information for each server is reduced. This comes in handy before leaving work to resolve potential problems before getting paged at night.
Management quickly can see how well we're doing.
We are using the insecure rsh protocol in this script to show you how to get this set up quickly, but we recommend that you use SSH with properly distributed keys to gain security.
With the use of this new system monitoring dashboard, my team's productivity has increased and and its confidence in monitoring has soared, because we no longer are wasting time chasing down false positives. A history of system performance has been a real time saver in diagnosing problems. Finally, easy installation allows users with basic skills to conquer a complex system administration problem in one business day.
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John Ouellette is a system administrator with nine years of experience in Microsoft Windows NT and UNIX. He believes the command line is king and loves chicken parmigiana. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Also checking the page ...
We have also scripts for monitoring a web server. Additionally to know that the web service is up and running we were interested in knowing that the page haven't had changes, so we did this:
- Precalculated and stored de md5 from the page we want to check
- Every few minutes (crontab line), get the page and calculate the md5 for the page we get and compare it with the precalculated. If they are different, there is a problem.
The calculus is an onliner:
fetch -q -o - http://www.thepage.tocheck | md5
Also, to avoid the problem of installing some modulus in Perl to send email, we use this:
sub send_mail {
# Send email messages using the sendmail process
# parameters:
# $from_address, addres to use in From field
# $subject, Subject for the message
# $body, Message body
# $to_address, address(es) destination for the message
my ( $from_address, $subject, $body, $to_address) = @_;
open(SENDMAIL, "|/usr/lib/sendmail -t") or warn "Cannont open sendmail: $!\n";
print SENDMAIL <<MESSAGE;
To: $to_address
From: $from_address
Subject: $subject
close SENDMAIL;
So, not having the module is not a problem for sending emails :)
How would you include you sendmail script in the web_monitor.sh ?
script errors
I get a ": bad interpreter" error when running monitor_web.sh after having configured web servers, email addy and correcting the path to wget. Please advise.
line endings
I had to fix the line endings of the script after downloading it to Windows XP and moving the tgz file to my Debian box. Try
tr -s "\r" "\n" < monitor_web.sh > b && mv b monitor_web.sh;
You'll have to re-enable the executable bit.
bash or ksh ?
is the first line pointing to bash or ksh?
make sure its bash if using linux as most distros don't have ksh by default.
permissions ok?
have you set perms to 755 on the script?
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New Medjugorje Diocese?
BY Edward Pentin
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The new Vatican commission being set up to investigate the reported apparitions at Medjugorje is allegedly considering the creation of a new diocese to include the Bosnian town.
According to Andrea Tornielli, Vatican correspondent for the Italian daily Il Giornale, the proposal for a new diocese, combining the territories of three existing sees, was advanced last year. He said Bishop Ratko Peric, who heads the existing Mostar diocese where Mejugorje is located, strongly opposed the idea.
Yesterday, I asked the Vatican spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, about the report. He was unaware of the speculation but stressed that the commission was only just getting started and so it was "baseless" to believe that such a proposal would be included in the commission's findings. He advised waiting until it had made its final decisions, although the date of its completion isn't known.
The creation of a new diocese would be a very major development for Medjugorje. Proponents say it would allow for more effective oversight of pilgrimages and devotions at the Marian shrine.
Bishop Peric has actively discouraged pilgrimages, so the proposal appears to be clearly at odds with his concerns, according to Catholic World News. It adds that the local bishop is undoubtedly hoping that the commission will confirm his message of skepticism about the alleged Marian apparitions.
According to Catholic News Agency, Tornielli wrote that the decision to create the new diocese, with a possible see in Makrska, was "nearly made last September, but was put off in part by Bishop Peric's opposition." The new diocese would be created from territory currently falling within the dioceses of Dubrovnik, Mostar and Spalato.
Tornielli also gave the names of other members on the commission which is headed by Cardinal Camillo Ruini. From the Vatican, they are expected to include Cardinal Julián Herranz, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, and Archbishop Angelo Amato, the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
Il Giornale's correspondent believes the commission will work slowly and its results will not be a statement on the "supernatural nature" of the events, but rather a clearer picture of the "suspended" judgment by Yugoslav bishops after investigations on the matter 20 years ago.
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Back to the balcony - pan-democrats reprise their Legco protest
At midnight 10 years ago, the Legislative Council balcony hosted an emotional protest by democrats vowing to make a comeback to the legislature and calling for universal suffrage.
Last night they returned to the scene, their desire for full democracy yet to be realised.
But the spirits of the pan-democrats' have not been dampened. From the first-floor balcony of the Legco building, where their chants of democracy echoed with the sound of rain and wind, they called on the people of Hong Kong to join today's pro-democracy march.
They counted down the 10 seconds to midnight, then unfurled two banners. One read 'We Want Democracy' in English; the other, in Chinese, said: 'July 1 March for Democracy'.
Recalling that night a decade ago when they were thrown out the legislature, veteran democrat Martin Lee Chu-ming declared: 'We said to the people of Hong Kong: we shall return. And return we did.
'Yet democracy is not any nearer to the goal stipulated in the Basic Law. In fact, it seems more remote than 10 years ago.'
He called on the central government to trust the people of Hong Kong to elect the chief executive and all members of the legislature.
Appealing to the public to join the march today, Mr Lee said: 'Let us walk for democracy. It may rain, but rain cannot stop our aspirations for democracy.'
Unionist legislator Lee Cheuk-yan said: 'Today President Hu Jintao said we have to advance democracy. I hope he will honour his words.'
Pictures of the democrats' balcony protest became some of the defining images of the handover. Along with more than 3,000 protesters, Mr Lee - then chairman of the Democratic Party - led a group of ousted democrats and their allies to protest against the inauguration of the provisional legislature and reaffirmed their fight for democracy and the preservation of freedoms in their 'July 1 Declaration'.
Elected in the 1995 Legco elections, the lawmakers had their terms terminated on July 1 amid souring Sino-British relations over political reforms initiated by the last governor, Chris Patten. But the democrats went on to secure a sweeping victory in the 1998 Legco election.
Among the 23 legislators who joined the protest were some new faces, including Civic Party legislators.
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Ecosystem services such as clean water from forests are free, but now their value is being recognized. Entrepreneurs are developing markets for these services and providing incentives for conservation.
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Markets for ecosystem services such as water filtration, erosion control, and pollination benefit the providers and enhance environmental assets.
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Going Green Above and Beyond
Recycling for Condos and Apartments (Eight units or more)
Now, every resident in Miami Beach can recycle. If you live in an apartment or condo with more than eight units, your contracted building waste hauler is required by City Code to provide a recycling service to your building by April 1, 2009.*
Recycling reduces the total amount of solid waste that any building generates and can save you money, too. Miami Beach City Code requires that each waste hauler identify savings in solid waste disposal costs of recycling and pass it on to your building.
Contracting for Recycling Services
Negotiation of actual contract terms for recycling services is between your building owner and the contracted waste hauler. The recycling offered to buildings must be in a manner that is a specific fit for each building, since not all buildings have the same space or access available. When a waste hauler submits a recycling proposal to a building, it will need to specify the cost, the nature of the service to be provided, and most importantly, the cost savings.
Building owners do not have to accept their waste hauler's offer to perform recycling and can find other licensed providers for the service. Once an offer has been made to a building, the contracted waste hauler's obligation under the City Code is fulfilled.
However, if the offer is not accepted by a building (by the owner or the association), the City must be notified by the waste hauler that recycling services are not being provided to the building.
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In the event that a recycling offer is deemed unfair, building owners can file a written appeal to the Miami Beach City Manager's Office within 30 days of receiving the recycling service offer by stating the basis for the appeal. A ruling is made by the City Manager after a hearing process.
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As an added recycling option to you, single-stream recycling services is now available during WasteFull Weekends at the North Beach location. Single-stream recycling allows all recyclable materials to be placed in one container (no more separating bottles, cans and newspapers). WasteFull Weekend recycling (including electronics) is available on the first weekend of every month at the 75 Street and Dickens Avenue dumpster location. WasteFull Weekends also accepts bulk trash at its two dumpster locations: 6 Street and Meridian Avenue (South Beach) and 75 Street and Dickens Avenue (North Beach).
For more information on recycling, contact your individual waste hauler or the Miami Beach Public Works Department, Sanitation Division, 305.673.7616, or Miami-Dade County Division of Solid Waste at 3-1-1.
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Our children would live in a much safer world if all kids and parents had the opportunity to receive Kidpower instruction at schools and other community locations. The only limit is funding!
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普遍的な戦闘システムGOLDEN'S Bushido Dojo Schools
Name: Master Eric S. Golden, retired
Residence: USA
Specialty: Combatives; Military/Law Enforcement
Martial Arts: 1974 - Present
Black Belts and Additional Training: Tang Soo Do, Juijitsu, Judo, Hapkido, Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, Archery, Ninjutsu, Muay Thai, Arnise, ZIkaran
Titles: 768 Championship, 83 Gold Medals Martial Arts, 6 World Title Championships, Kickboxing Middleweight Champion, Heavyweight
Experience: 36 years in the martial arts, 19 years instructing/ Disabled Veteran
Mastership: 9th Dan Black Belt Master
Military: U.S. Army 11-B, 95-B, Range Instructor Fort Dix, NJ. Attached to 2nd / 58th, 50th MECH, 42nd ID, 1ST / 114TH, 10 79th Garrison Support Unit MP
Experience: Desert Storm ERA , Humanitarian Service for Kosovo Refugees, Combat Survival Tactics Instructor for the US Deploying forces to Iraq-Afghanistan/trainer to S.W.A.T Law Enforcement, FBI, and CIA teams – Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan
Inducted: Black Belt Hall of Fame's (15 times), European Hall of Fame Valencia, Spain, and IAMA Instructor of the Year, World Karate Union Hall of Fame, Historical Society of China, Institute of Certified Martial Arts, London IHOF, MAU Samurai Award, 25 State Governors & Senators
Member: International Federation of Ju Jitsuans, American Kun Gek Do Association, IAMA, Chinese Historical Society
Judge: NJ State Athletic Commission Judge, for Kickboxing & Mixed Martial Arts- Many TV championship fights and Paid Preview events.
Currently retired from: Owner of Extreme International Power, Inc. (1993). Head Master Instructor for EIP, Inc. Elite Tactics – Combat & Street Team. Mastery in Weapons, Ground Combat, Stand Up, Grappling, Fighting, Firearms


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Barletta Statement Regarding Veto Override Effort
WASHINGTON – Congressman Lou Barletta, PA-11, today issued a statement regarding the attempt in the House of Representatives to override President Obama's veto of legislation that would have repealed key elements of Obamacare and shifted Planned Parenthood funding to other health clinics that do not provide abortions. Both the House and Senate had passed H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, however the president vetoed the measure on January 8, 2016. The House override vote failed by a count of 241-to-186, as 285 votes were needed to override.
Barletta's statement is as follows:
"I am disappointed that we were unable to gather the votes needed to override the president's veto. President Obama must be the only person in America who doesn't realize that his health care law is an utter failure. Millions of Americans have lost their health insurance policies, have been pushed away from their family doctors, or have seen their premiums rise dramatically. The rising cost of insurance has killed jobs, discouraged employers from hiring, and caused full-time workers to be scaled back to part-time. All of this has occurred despite the president's repeated pledges that the opposite would happen. From top to bottom, Obamacare is a disaster."


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A: Yes, but you have to sell the shares to realize the loss. If the stock is worth, say, $12 when you sell it and you own 1,000 shares, your loss is $3,000 (1,000 shares times $3). That happens to be the annual amount of losses you can use to offset highly taxed ordinary income. So, if you have no other gains or losses this year, your $3,000 loss can provide the maximum tax benefit for 2005.
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"You've got to perform in a role hundreds of times. In keeping it fresh one can become a large, madly humming, demented refrigerator."
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"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!"
""Why you become silent at the end of day to the things which play vital role in your life. Things matter you most in life, is apart at one side unconsciously or consciously.""
"But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat. 'We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.'
'How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
'You must be," said the Cat. 'or you wouldn't have come here."
"We don't call a man mad who believes that he eats God, but we do the one who says he is Jesus Christ"


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God Stands Behind You
Two great miracles have already occurred in our life. One God gave us a Savior. Two he adopted us into his family. Amos 7:10-17 shows us that God Stands Behind You. July 26, 2009.
Pick up the paper or click on-line, and the front page has a disgusting article about some old guy who has molested children. Flip to the metro section, and rare is the day when someone didn't get shot. The community paper lists the location of thefts, and you begin to wonder if it's safe to put a package in your trunk when you park at the mall because someone might see you do it and come up behind you to steal it. You're standing in line at Burger King, and the guy in front of you makes a lewd comment to the girl taking his order. You're thinking, "First of all, that's harassment, and secondly, what if that were my daughter?" Then wickedness swirls in closer as the men and women in the work stations around you use language that isn't even fit for the bathroom and as lying and cheating seem as natural as sneezing. Then Satan pokes his bony finger right into the corner of your brain and tries to get you to justify illicit behavior as though God doesn't care if you're shacking up or getting hammered on Friday during happy hour.
How can we step outside our doors and live with confidence? An incident from the career of the prophet Amos supplies the answer, recorded in the first lesson today, from Amos seven, God Stands Behind You.
Your Station
I'm not sure any of us would volunteer to trade places with Amos. He had a tough assignment. Picture a civil war going on. Imagine that you are on one side, and the other side is completely heathen and godless. Then God appears and tells you to go to the rich, snooty, high and mighty, big dollar, ritzy capital of the bad guys to confront the king and proclaim, "God considers you and all your people to be a bunch of ruthless, rotten rodents, and you better get your act together, or he's going to blast you to hell!" That was Amos' job. He lived several decades after a civil war had split the nation of Israel in two, north versus south. God told him to leave his little farm town of Tekoa down south in Judah, travel to the big capital city of the north, march into the palace of the king, and tell him, "God considers you and all your people to be rotten, and he will destroy you unless you repent and return to him." Making matters worse, there was a sharp‑tongued opponent named Amaziah. He had a very important position. He was the priest at Bethel, the worship site of the northern kingdom. Amaziah got up every morning, looked in the mirror, and nearly threw his shoulder out of joint patting himself on the back. He was proud of himself and his station in life.
But then one day, along came this Amos with a message completely counter to his own. "Who is this Amos guy?" Amaziah asked, "His resume is blank. He has had no formal training. He has no letters behind his name." But what was particularly galling for Amaziah was that Amos not only contradicted him, but he looked terrible. "Just take a look at this goof!" "Hey, Amos! You tracked mud and sheep dip on the king's new Oriental rug. Your hair's not combed, your coat has holes in it, and you smell like a barn." Amaziah looked down his pointy nose at Amos and despised him for his lowly station in life.
What did Amos do? Was he embarrassed and ashamed? Did he tiptoe back to Tekoa with his head hung low and his tail between his legs? No! He was not ashamed of his station in life. God had given him the gifts and skills to take care of flocks and to farm the land, and he used those gifts and skills to the best of his ability. He had nothing to be ashamed of. He replied to Amaziah with the truth, "I was neither a prophet nor a prophet's son, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore fig trees." He was not sinfully proud. Rather, he was content with his station in life because God stood behind him.
Would you agree that there's a lot of discontent in this world? Would you admit that perhaps you could learn to be a little more content with your station in life, especially when you see the office gossip queen get promoted and your neighbor hit the jackpot? Then learn from Amos that what was true for him is also true for you. God stands behind you. He is the one who has given you your station in life. Is it wrong to try to get ahead in life? Is it wrong to seek a promotion or retrain for a job with a better benefit package? Of course not! But remember! If you are at the low end of the totem pole, if you have decided to cut back your work schedule to devote more time to your infant or toddler, if you had to take a step back or a step down in this economy and feel like a broken brick at the bottom of the corporate pyramid, you have nothing to be ashamed of, as long as you are using the gifts and skills which God has given you to the best of your ability. Join with Amos to grow in contentment as God stands behind you in your station in life. Then you will be able to confess with the apostle, "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation" (Philippians 4:12).
Your Status
The king of the northern kingdom surely didn't want people going to Jerusalem, the center of worship in the southern kingdom. So he had set up a worship center at Bethel twelve miles north of Jerusalem and appointed his own priests. Whoever served as a priest at Bethel had likely risen through the ranks and called the shots when it came to worship in the northern kingdom. So Amaziah not only had a very important position serving at Bethel. He also had status in the eyes of the king. That's why he felt he had a right to take Amos to task. Amaziah said to Amos, "Don't prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king's sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom."
We might expect Amos to back down, not just ashamed of his lowly station in life but out of sheer fear. Amaziah had the authority of the king of the northern kingdom to back him up. But Amos didn't shrivel or shake in fear because he had a higher authority standing behind him. Look at his courage. "I was neither a prophet nor a prophet's son ... but the LORD took me from tending the flock and said to me, Go!'" Amos replied to Amaziah, "My station in life may be low, but my status is high. You get your authority from a king, but I have been called by God!" Amos had the status of a prophet not because he had sought out the job, not because his resume was printed on slick stationery but because God had given him that status. He had courage to carry out his task because God was standing behind him.
Where do we get the courage to live our lives as Christians when there's an army of demons trying to detain us, a host of allurements to lead us astray, and the ball and chain of our own in‑born corrupt character pulling us into gutters where God doesn't want us to go? We get the courage from the status God has given us. At our baptism he gave us the status of being royal priests even if we don't feel like it or look like it. He gave his promise to stand behind us. We can say, "No!" to temptation. We can say, "Yes!' to godly living. We can stand our ground in an evil and hostile world. Join with Amos to grow in courage as God stands behind you in your status as his priest and prophet. Then you will be able to confess with the apostle, "I can do everything through him who gives me strength" (Philippians 4:13).
Your Statements
One day, as Amaziah was going about his duties preparing for a sermon on the virtues of calf‑worship, he looked out the window and what did he see? A scruffy‑looking shepherd coming up the road toward the calf‑worship temple at Bethel. Amaziah expected this lowly shepherd to beg for a hand‑out and thought, "What a rude interruption!" But when Amos opened his mouth, he didn't do any begging. Instead, out came statements that really set Amaziah back on his ear. He poked right into the heart of the problem, the sinful hearts of Jeroboam the king, Amaziah the priest, and all those who followed them, and he delivered God's message of doom. "Well, I never!" thought Amaziah. He had his servants bring the chariot around and sent his most trusted messenger off to the king, "Amos is raising a conspiracy against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words. For this is what Amos is saying: 'Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their native land.'" Then he turned to Amos and shouted, "Get out you seer! Go back to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there." Amaziah couldn't stand Amos' statements about doom and gloom.
But what was Amos supposed to say? If the king of the northern kingdom became sick to death in his heart over his sinful life and leadership, God would have told Amos to proclaim mercy and compassion. But that's not what the king and his priest Amaziah needed first. They needed the factual statements unloaded by Amos. He had been called by God to speak the truth and only the truth. Anything else would have been sludge in the water. So Amos didn't make things up or flounder around for words. He spoke with clarity because God was standing behind his statements.
When I have asked people for reasons why they find it difficult to witness for Christ, I have heard some folks say that they find themselves at a loss for words. They're not sure what to say. My usual response is that you do know what to say. Maybe you just haven't organized it. When we get right down to it, in spite of all the denials, excuses, and criticisms from others, in spite of all the challenges from our society, witnessing for Christ is as easy as counting to two. There really are only two clear statements I need, only two clear statements you need, only two clear statements anyone needs. "I am a sinner, but I have a Savior." So join with Amos to grow in clarity as God stands behind your statements. Then you'll be able to confess with the apostles, "We cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard" (Acts 4:20).
Two great miracles have already occurred in our life. One – God gave us a Savior. Two – he adopted us into his family. That means that even when it seems the odds are against us, we are always in the majority with the Savior at our side. Go and live your life with contentment, courage, and clarity because God stands behind your station, status, and statements. Amen.
Preached at Grace Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI (www.gracedowntown.org) on July 26, 2009


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Municipal transit agencies have tried to reduce the carbon footprint of their bus fleets using a range of options over the years, from biofuels and hydrogen to batteries and hybrid-electric diesel. Now a Chinese company and its U.S. partner say that ultracapacitors could offer the greenest and most economical way of powering inner-city buses.
There's just one catch: the best ultracapacitors can only store about 5 percent of the energy that lithium-ion batteries hold, limiting them to a couple of miles per charge. This makes them ineffective as an energy storage medium for passenger vehicles. But what ultracapacitors lack in range they make up in their ability to rapidly charge and discharge. So in vehicles that have to stop frequently and predictably as part of normal operation, energy storage based exclusively on ultracapacitors begins to make sense.
Sinautec Automobile Technologies, based in Arlington, VA, and its Chinese partner, Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Company, have spent the past three years demonstrating the approach with 17 forty-one seat municipal buses on the outskirts of Shanghai. On October 21, the two companies will offer a one-day demonstration at American University in Washington, DC, where an 11-seat minibus running on ultracapacitors will spend the day shuttling people around campus.
The trick is to turn some bus stops along the route into charge stations, says Dan Ye, executive director of Sinautec. Unlike a conventional trolley bus that has to continually touch an overhead power line, Sinautec's ultracapacitor buses take big sips of electricity every two or three miles at designated charging stations, which double as bus stops. When at these stations, a collector on the top of the bus rises a few feet and touches an overhead charging line. Within a couple of minutes, the ultracapacitor banks stored under the bus seats are fully charged.
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About 25 years ago, Shirley Alewine opened a consignment shop in Athens, an idea she plucked from similar shops she had seen in Florida.
But in her words, it fizzled. Today there are some successful consignment shops in the area, including Watkinsville.
''It's only in the last five years that people in Athens would even go to a consignment shop, but they were used all the time in Florida back then,''she said.
Now she has a new idea for the area. She hopes the time is right for a morning market that could draw scores of people to Watkinsville looking for antiques, collectibles, produce and other goods.
She plans to open the ''Thursday Morning Market'' on property she and her husband, Gene, purchased recently on Barnett Shoals Road at the corner of Industrial Boulevard.
''There is no morning market that I know of in the state of Georgia, except for one in the very northeast part of Georgia and I read about it in Southern Living magazine,'' she said one afternoon in her antique shop at 13 N. Main St. in Watkinsville.
Other markets of this type in South Carolina and Tennessee have been successful, she said.
This type of market is not a flea market, she said.
''A market can be antiques, collectibles. It can be a bake sale, plants, produce. I have approached the county to try to incorporate a farmer's market with this,'' she said.
She plans to open the market in April, starting off at once a month and working toward once a week.
Alewine would like to see the market benefit the town.
''Hopefully, it will grow to where it will turn into a big draw for downtown Watkinsville to generate some traffic for what could be a slow day,'' she said.
Also, a Thursday morning market would not compete with people who go to Saturday morning yard sales, she said.
Alewine has visited a market in Murphy, N.C., which has a good atmosphere for shopping.
''It's very easy to deal there,'' she said. ''Everyone is willing to deal. It's a buyer's market.''
Currently, she won't charge a fee for sellers at the market, but hopes to devise a method so it can support itself.
Alewine and her husband are owners of Precision Manufacturing in Athens, but they've turned it over to their son-in-law to manage. She's at that point in life, where she doesn't want anything to tie her down.
''I've chosen not to do anything more except for what's fun,'' she said.
The market, she said, ''can be fun if people will perceive it that way.''
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When I was a young kid (around 13) one of my very best friends was a twin. He and his brother were studying Chu Fen Do (The Way of Punishment) with Tony Blauer. I was studying a hybrid Kung Fu system now called Kudoki with Sifu Max Laredo.
The twins used to enjoy having me at their session as a "sparring" partner. Fact was, they were fairly small guys and I was a bit chubby and taller. They used to kick my ass. I trained on and off with Blauer for many years after that until other teenage interests kicked in (becoming a rock star, getting with girls and all that would hopefully come with it).
Ten years ago tomorrow I walked back into Blauer's studio. I had dropped close to 100 pounds, had been working out and had a hankering for the combatives again. I learned a lot... fast. Mostly how Blauer's system had evolved. How he had become a world-renowned expert in close quarter combatives. How he was training the best in military and law enforcement. How he truly was/is the Anthony Robbins of combatives. How fear is really an acronym - False Evidence Appearing Real. How those that talk can be persuaded to walk. How to turn a victim into a victor mindset. The cycle of behavior. The mindset of a real street fight versus practicing a sport. And much more.
Tony has become much more than my Coach. He is a friend. He is family. It amazes me that it has been ten years since we have rebooted our relationship. It amazes me how everyday, in every discussion, from the moment I wake to the moment I close my eyes, his coaching, his words, his insights, his wisdom permeates what makes me Mitch Joel.
People think that studying combatives is violent. I won't lie, it is a major part of it but beyond the obvious lays an internal grounding - a quiet of the Earth - which he has given me. A true gift. And on this 10th anniversary, I honor it. I honor Tony Blauer. I honor our friendship. I honor his family. I honor how much I grow as a person, each day, still because of his influence and materials. I may not have hit a bag or the mat in a while, but I still train 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
What does that have to do with marketing and communications? Everything. From first impressions to follow-through to getting the best results. It's all part of the process and the biggest lesson of all - Tony used to always tell me: "I'm not going to show you what I can do. I'm going to show you what you can do." If that's not what Twist Image is, at our core, I don't know what is.
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UN officials see tourism as an economic pillar
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SUMMIT COUNTY — Now that the World Tourism Organization has counted every last airline traveler, cruise passenger and backpacker, it's official — international tourist arrivals grew by 4 percent in 2012 to surpass 1 billion for the first time ever, according to the latest update of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
Emerging economies led the way, showing growth of 4.1 percent, compared to 3.6 percent growth among advanced economies, with Asia and the Pacific showing the strongest results. By region, Asia and the Pacific showed 7.1 percent growth. By sub-region, South-East Asia, North Africa (both at plus 9 percent) and Central and Eastern Europe (plus 8 percent) topped the rankings.
Tourism officials say they expect growth to continue in 2013 at a slightly slower pace between 3 and 4 percent, continuing the trend from the last quarter of 2012, when demand was stronger than expected.
"2012 saw continued economic volatility around the globe, particularly in the Eurozone. Yet international tourism managed to stay on course" said UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai. "The sector has shown its capacity to adjust to the changing market conditions and, although at a slightly more modest rate, is expected to continue expanding in 2013. Tourism is thus one of the pillars that should be supported by governments around the world as part of the solution to stimulating economic growth," he added.
UNWTO forecasts international tourist arrivals to increase by 3 percent to 4 percent in 2013, much in line with the long term forecast for 2030, with an average annual growth rate of 3.8 percent between 2010 and 2020. This outlook is confirmed by the UNWTO Confidence Index. Compiled among over 300 experts worldwide, the Index shows that prospects for 2013 are similar to the evaluation of last year (124 points for 2013 against 122 for 2012).
By region, prospects for 2013 are strongest for Asia and the Pacific (plus 5 percent to plus 6 percent), followed by Africa (plus 4 percent to plus 6 percent), the Americas (plus 3 percent to +4 percent), Europe (plus 2 percent to plus 3 percent) and the Middle East (0 to pkus 5 percent).
International tourist arrivals to Europe, the most visited region in the world, were up by 3 percent; a very positive result in view of the economic situation, and following a strong 2011 ( plus 6 percent). Total arrivals reached 535 million, 17 million more than in 2011. By sub-region, Central and Eastern Europe destinations ( plus 8 percent) experienced the best results, followed by Western Europe (plus 3 percent). Destinations in Southern Mediterranean Europe (plus 2 percent) consolidated their excellent performance of 2011 and returned in 2012 to their normal growth rates.
Asia and the Pacific (plus 7 percent) was up by 15 million arrivals in 2012, reaching a total 233 million international tourists. South-East Asia (plus 9 percent) was the best performing sub-region much due to the implementation of policies that foster intraregional cooperation and coordination in tourism. Growth was also strong in North-East Asia (plus 6 percent), as Japanese inbound and outbound tourism recovered, while it was comparatively weaker in South Asia (plus 4 percent) and in Oceania (plus 4 percent).
The Americas (plus 4 percent) saw an increase of 6 million arrivals, reaching 162 million in total. Leading the growth were destinations in Central America (plus 6 percent), while South America, up by 4 percent, showed some slowdown as compared to the double-digit growth of 2010 and 2011. The Caribbean (plus 4 percent), on the other hand, is performing above the previous two years, while North America (plus 3 percent) consolidated its 2011 growth.
Africa (plus 6 percent) recovered well from its setback in 2011 when arrivals declined by 1 percent due largely to the negative results of North Africa. Arrivals reached a new record (52 million) due to the rebound in North Africa (plus 9 percent as compared to a 9 percent decline in 2011) and to the continued growth of Sub-Saharan destinations (plus 5 percent). Results in the Middle East (minus 5 percent) improved after a 7 percent decline in 2011, yet the region recorded an estimated 3 million international tourist arrivals less in 2012 in spite of the clear recovery in Egypt.
Available data on international tourism receipts and expenditure for 2012 covering at least the first nine months of the year confirm the positive trend in arrivals.
Among the top ten tourist destinations, receipts were up significantly in Hong Kong (China) (plus 16 percent), the USA (plus 10 percent), the UK (plus 6 percent) and Germany (plus 5 percent). At the same time, a significant number of destinations around the world saw receipts from international tourism increase by 15 percent or more – Japan (plus 37 percent), India and South Africa (both plus 22 percent), Sweden and the Republic of Korea (both plus 19 percent), Thailand (plus 18 percent) and Poland (plus 16 percent).
Traditional markets
Although the highest growth rates in expenditure abroad among the ten top markets came from emerging economies — China (plus 42 percent) and Russia (plus 31 percent) – important traditional source markets, showed particularly good results. In Europe, and despite economic pressures, expenditure on international tourism by Germany held well at plus 3 percent, while the UK (plus 5 percent) returned to growth after two flat years. In the Americas, both the USA and Canada grew at 7 percent. On the other hand, France (minus 7 percent) and Italy (minus 2 percent) registered declines in travel expenditure.
Smaller markets with significant growth were Venezuela (plus 31 percent), Poland (plus 19 percent), Philippines (plus 7 percent), Malaysia (plus 15 percent), Saudi Arabia (plus 14 percent), Belgium (plus 13 percent), Norway and Argentina (both plus 12 percent), Switzerland and Indonesia (both plus 10 percent).
More details at the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
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Philosophy Has a Woman Problem
People say silly things if you tell them you're a philosopher. ("Tell me some of your sayings!") People say particularly dumb things if you tell them you're a lady philosopher. People don't say anything to you if you're a philosopher who also happens to be a woman of color, because they think you don't exist.


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Four members of a Muslim sect in the Russian region of Tatarstan have been charged with cruelty against children for allegedly keeping them underground.
Police discovered 27 children and 38 adults living in catacomb-like cells in an eight-level underground bunker.
The sect's elderly leader, Faizrakhman Sattarov, had reportedly wanted to build his own Islamic caliphate beneath the ground.
Prosecutors said some of the children had lived there for more than a decade.
The sect was uncovered last week in a suburb of the city of Kazan during an investigation into recent attacks on Muslim clerics in Tatarstan, a mainly Muslim region on the River Volga.
Mr Sattarov, who had declared himself a Muslim prophet, has been charged with the crime of "arbitrariness", a broad crime that covers "actions contrary to the order presented by a law".
No immediate reaction to the charges was reported.
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Nineteen under-age children were removed by the Russian authorities, some of them placed in care, others in hospital, Russian government-owned newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.
Officials said the children, aged between one and 17 years, had never left the compound, gone to school or been treated by a doctor, and had rarely seen the light of day.
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The teachings of Sattarov, who declared himself a prophet, have been rejected by traditional Muslims"
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According to the Russian website Islam News, Mr Sattarov, 83, declared himself an Islamic prophet in the mid-1960s after interpreting sparks from a trolleybus cable as a divine light from God.
He and his followers began to shun the outside world in the early part of this century.
The sect, dubbed Faizrakhmanists after their founder, reportedly do not recognise Russian state laws or the authority of mainstream Muslim leaders in Tatarstan.
Only a few sect members were allowed to leave the community to work as traders at a local market, local media report.
The cramped cells descend on eight levels under a decrepit, three-storey brick house on a 700 sq m (7,530 sq ft) plot of land, the Associated Press reports.
The house was built illegally and will be demolished, local police were quoted as saying.
Teachings rejected
Muslim leaders in Tatarstan said Mr Sattarov's views contradicted their own.
"Islam postulates that there are no other prophets after Muhammad," Kazan-based theologian Rais Suleimanov told Russian news website gazeta.ru.
"The teachings of Sattarov, who declared himself a prophet, have been rejected by traditional Muslims."
Mr Sattarov is said by Rossiyskaya Gazeta to be bedridden and delirious.
The crime of arbitrariness is defined as "unauthorised commission of actions contrary to the order presented by a law or any other normative legal act" and is punishable by up to five years in prison.
On 19 July, Valiulla Yakupov, chief of the educational department of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Tatarstan, was shot and killed at his home.
The same day, Mufti Ildus Fayzov, the head of Tatarstan's Muslims, was wounded when his car blew up. At least four arrests were made.
There was no suggestion that Mr Sattarov or his followers were connected to the attacks.


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Sipdown, 169. Again, sending the rest of this one off in a swap!
So a while ago I had a weird time with some flavored green teas where they gave me an odd savory note. I discovered that it was my kettle that needed cleaning, but I think that was not the whole story. I think there is something about flavored senchas lately that are not sitting quite right with my taste buds. It's been a while since my incident (and I had a cup of bilochun earlier that was fine), so I know the savory note I'm getting from this one is inherant. Of course, it is a super super mild note compared to my last experience, but it's still there. I think I am starting to become not a fan of the base of most flavored senchas. Hmm. Anyway, the vanilla on this was light and creamy and pretty nice, it's just the tea base I don't find so awesome. I was never that excited by a green vanilla tea, though, so I am happy to send the rest of this one off to another home.


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Sean Woodcock has been named as the youngest mayor on record at Banbury Town Council.
The 28-year-old is the youngest person to hold the role since the town council started records in 1974.
He had his official inauguration ceremony at the Town Hall on Tuesday.
The social housing worker is thought to be one of the youngest people in the country to hold the position, along with Joe Harris who was first elected as the Mayor of Cirencester aged 20.
First elected as a councillor for Banbury Ruscote ward in 2012, Mr Woodcock is the leader of the opposition on Cherwell District Council.


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VERNON - The Vernon Public Art Gallery will soon reopen its doors after a month-long closure caused by flooding.
Executive director Dauna Kennedy-Grant says everyone at the gallery is looking forward to getting back to normal after a challenging winter.
"It's been very chaotic," Kennedy-Grant says of the sudden closure December 6. "It'll be nice to get going again... and get hammering away again on the new facility."
A broken water line on 31st Avenue was to blame for flood waters trickling into every room of the gallery, drenching insulation in the walls and damaging carpeting.
"It ended up being considerably more damage than it first appeared," Kennedy-Grant says. "We had no idea the extent of the damage until they started ripping into (the walls)."
She suspects the damages will cost around $10,000 to $20,000, though no firm estimate as been pegged.
As restoration crews work to put all the pieces of the gallery together again for a January 16 reopening, staff are also waiting for the furnace to be fixed. The building has been without proper heating for about three months, leaving employees and volunteers huddled around space heaters.
It's not an ideal scenario, or an ideal location. But that could all change if a referendum for a new art gallery is successful. Greater Vernon politicians haven't set a date for the referendum yet, though it's in the works.
During the gallery closure, staff managed to keep one operation going. Exhibits were cut short and programs cancelled, but the gift shop remained open at a temporary location: the proposed site of the new art gallery, two blocks away on the same road within a vacant building that once housed the Vernon Flower Shop.
"What I was really thrilled about is we are even more confident now that we picked the right location. We probably had triple the number of people coming through the door than we do here," Kennedy-Grant says.
She says big barriers to walk-in visitors at the current location are poor visibility and the fact that people have to cross the highway to get there.
"We had probably an equivalent amount of sales in a week and a half (at the temporary location) that we usually get here in the whole month of December," she says.
Kennedy-Grant is glad they were able to keep the gift shop open to support the artists selling their wares there.
Next Thursday's reception will mark the start of a new exhibit, and a new year for the gallery.
"This is a reception to celebrate together that we've made it through," Kennedy-Grant says.
The public is welcomed to the reception January 16 from 6-8 p.m.
To contact the reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston at email@example.com, call (250)309-5230 or tweet @charhelston.


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Focus on labour peace ignores underfunding
BC Premier Christy Clark interacts with École Elementaire K.B. Woodward Elementary School students in Surrey, British Columbia, Thursday January 24, 2013. Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister Don McRae propose a 10-year agreement with the province's public-school teachers. (CARMINE MARINELLI/ 24 HOURS)
Who wins this week? Columnists Laila Yuile and Kathryn Marshall battle over the issues of the day.
This week's topic:
Does Christy Clark's 10-year education plan address the real issues in education?
Politicians who use children in photo-ops always come across as incredibly insincere. And seeing Premier Christy Clark this week in a classroom full of children waxing concern over non-interrupted education? Well, it was too much for my stomach. Turn the channel.
The irony is not lost on anyone old enough to remember Clark was the education minister behind Bills 27 and 28. These legislative changes were drafted so poorly and were so inherently flawed that nearly a decade later the trickle-down impact is still hampering every child's ability to learn in the public school system.
Clark seems to think the only thing hampering education is labour strife with teachers. In her promotional video for the new 10-year education proposal, she states: "We owe this to our children. Their learning shouldn't be compromised by the inability of adults to reach agreements." And I agree — children shouldn't be held hostage by any agenda, whether labour-driven or politically motivated.
Read Kathryn Marshall's column.
However, when you look at Clark's prior record as education minister, most of the issues that children, teachers and parents are dealing with in B.C. are the direct result of years of chronic underfunding to both programs and facilities. Changes in funding models and designations during her tenure nearly 10 years ago resulted in targeted, drastic cuts to special-needs funding that left teachers, students and parents foundering in the system. And again, it's the children who suffer as a result.
I don't see anything in this proposed 10-year framework that deals with any of it.
There is nothing to deal with a special-needs child who requires assistance all day at school, but receives it for only four hours a day because that is what the guidelines allow. Yes, Christy, you did that. There is nothing to prevent one teacher from having four or five kids with what the system calls Individual Education Plans in the same classroom without assistance. That's what many teachers are fighting to change — class size and composition. Yes, Christy, you did that too. And despite what the politicians would have you believe, those things have a bigger impact on every child's ability to learn in a classroom setting than a labour disruption.
It's likely going to take a 10-year plan to restore the educational components and funding Clark stripped a decade ago. But this plan tells me she hasn't learned a thing since the last time she sat in government.
Laila Yuile is an independent writer, blogger and political commentator. You can read her blog at lailayuile.com.
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Arsenal snap up West Ham youngster
9:13am Thursday 3rd July 2014
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Arsenal have signed 16-year-old Ben Sheaf from West Ham after the midfielder turned down a contract offer from the Hammers.
Sheaf had been offered a new contract by West Ham but turned the offer down in favour of joining Arsenal.
An England Under-16 international was highly thought of by staff at West Ham.
Kent-born Sheaf took to Twitter to break the news of his move across the capital.
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"Regal Cinema's movie theater monopoly in Charlottesville has ended, and the new kid on the block is planning to serve up something sure to have local cinephiles salivating: a Downtown theater that offers upscale food and cocktails along with indie film fare.
William S. Banowsky, Jr., owner of Violet Crown Cinema in Austin, is partnering with Downtown Regal building owner Dorothy Batten to open the next in what Banowsky hopes will be a successful chain of arthouse-cum-bar-and-restaurant theaters across the country (another is in the works in Santa Fe)."
official reopening Friday Oct. 30th
Closed. Last shows were Thursday November 20, 2014
To Giles: It is an all digital theater now.
To Chuck1231: More like '95, '96
saw a few great movies this last past weekend at the Virginia Film Festival – from what I can tell, this is an all 'digital' theater now – only one theater had a problem with a DCP and a DVD screener was shown instead – (ick! and boy was it obvious in terms of resolution). Interestingly, since the new Regal is opening over at the Stonefield Mall – the movies here at the downtown location will all be foreign, indie releases. [Thumbs up!] This is great since the screens tend to be placed high on the walls of the auditoriums, and viewing subtitles unobstructed is non-problematic.


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Wikis > Dictionary of Islam > Iqrar
Acknowledgment, confession.
(1) A legal term used for the avowal of the right of another upon one's self in sales, contracts, and divorce. (2) A theological term used for a confession of the Muslim faith, or a confession of sin. (3) Iqrar-namah salasi, a deed of arbitration by a third party. (5) Iqrar 'amm, a public acknowledgment.
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LOS ANGELES, April 25 (UPI) -- The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) are headed for a showdown next week over the union's latest salvo in the war on runaway production -- global enforcement of a longstanding SAG rule barring union members from working in productions that are not covered by guild contracts.
Rule One, as it is known within the entertainment industry, has been enforced domestically since the earliest days of SAG. Union members face fines, suspension and expulsion for violations.
The union has been conducting a public relations campaign trumpeting its plan to enforce Global Rule One beginning May 1.
According to SAG -- which represents 98,000 actors -- overseas movie and TV production using union actors working without union agreements has resulted in a loss of $23 million to the guild's pension and health fund since 1996. The union projects another $35.8 million in lost pension and health fund revenues over the next five years without Global Rule One.
SAG's plan to enforce the rule outside the United States has touched off a testy exchange between the union and the AMPTP, with agents finding themselves in a familiar position -- in the middle.
AMPTP president Nick Counter sent a letter Tuesday to Karen Stuart, executive director of the Association of Talent Agents (ATA), arguing that the union's attempt to enforce the rule outside the United States "violates the AMPTP/SAG agreement and is unenforceable."
Counter repeated a demand he had made last week that the union "must cease and desist from implementing its plan." He also asked Stuart to see that ATA "not engage in any activity with the Screen Actors Guild ... that violates the AMPTP/SAG agreement."
SAG executive director Robert Pisano fired off a letter Wednesday to Counter challenging the AMPTP chief's contention.
"You are threatening legal action against the agents who represent our members if they assist in the enforcement of Global Rule One," Pisano said. "In essence, you are using the threat of litigation to persuade them to breach their fiduciary obligations to the actors they represent. I will not bother to recite the litany of legal and administrative remedies that are available to us and to our members for redress of such egregious conduct."
Pisano said Global Rule One is "completely consistent" with the AMPTP/SAG agreement, and accused the AMPTP of violating the collective bargaining agreement between actors and producers.
"We also believe that your attempted interference in the actor-agent contractual relationship is independently actionable," he said.
The union's public relations campaign on behalf of Global Rule One has featured ads in the entertainment trade papers listing hundreds of high-profile actors who have endorsed the rule -- including Richard Dreyfuss, Clint Eastwood, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Holly Hunter, Anjelica Huston, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Robbins, Martin Sheen, Kevin Spacey and Patrick Stewart.
Other "A-list" actors lending their support include Jason Alexander, Lorraine Bracco, Ellen Burstyn, Jamie Lee Curtis, James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, Ice-T, Tommy Lee Jones and Kathleen Turner.
Wendie Malick, one of the stars of the NBC comedy "Just Shoot Me," has worked extensively in Canada. She told Daily Variety the issue is fairness for actors with lower profiles than she and other well-known actors have.
"I'm treated well when I work, but without SAG contracts in place, actors can wind up being abused," she said.
The battle over Global Rule One comes at the same time that SAG and talent agents are looking for a solution to a contractual problem of their own.
Union members voted last week to reject a proposed replacement for the "master franchise agreement" that had regulated the professional relationship between actors and agents for more than 60 years. The vote left the actors and agents in uncharted territory -- still searching for a deal to replace the old master agreement, which expired earlier this year.
The ATA -- which represents approximately 140 Hollywood talent agencies -- issued a statement suggesting that the group needs more time to evaluate the situation.
"The ATA is reviewing the assertion set forth in Mr. Counter's letter," said the statement," and in the context of no longer having a franchise agreement, it adds another area of concern and uncertainty that we need to review with our Board and counsel. In any event, ATA's member agents will always act in the best interest of their clients."
The major incentive for producers to do so much work in Canada, Mexico, Australia and other foreign countries is to save money. Losing the services of first-string actors in movie and TV production outside the United States would fundamentally alter that business model.


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SZA Talks Being the Leading (and Only) Lady of TDE
TDE's sole songstress tells us what it is.
SZA, the young songstress who was signed to Top Dawg Entertainment less than a year ago, took the time to chat with Billboard about her new album Z (dropping April 8th), as well as her thoughts on the being the only woman signed to TDE. When asked about her adjustment to being the only girl on the team, she said:
"I'm like this random girl from a small town and I annunciate all my words and I wear dirty Chucks and my hair is never combed; I don't think they knew what to make of me," SZA says. "At first, I think they looked at me like an alien or something. 'Your music is weird, you're weird, but we like you.'"
Not quite a tough spot to be in, seeing as how she continues to release music that is a clear indicator of her drive and artistic vision, with much support from TDE.


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For nearly six decades, Dave Brubeck has been dazzling listeners worldwide. With his unique, inventive style, he has become a jazz immortal. What is less known is that for much of that time, Brubeck has also composed religious music like "The Commandments," which he recorded for the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music. In his religious scores, Brubeck achieves what he cannot achieve in jazz.
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