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This is the tentative itinerary I have drafted for two and a half days in Barcelona, unfortunately, I can't add an extra day or two to my stay in the city and to make matter worse the first full day of sightseeing I have is a Sunday. Is this the best use of my limited time in the city?
Day 1, Saturday.
Arrive BCN airport at 2.15 pm, take Airport bus to hotel (either at Plaza Espana or Plaza Catulunya). Visit stores on the Rambla and the Boqueria market.
Day 2, Sunday.
Am, visit Picasco Museum - closes in the afternooon.
Visit Sargarda Familiar.
lunch (or have a quick bite before visiting Sargarda Familiar)
Visit Casa Batllo (inside visit, not sure how long to allow for this, the venue closes at 8 pm)
Day 3, Monday
Am, visit Parc Guell
visit La Pedrera
visit Palau Guell.
Last minute shopping at El Cortes Ingeles, time permitting.
I plan on reserving tickets in advance so I need to know if the above is feasible so I may make the nescessary reservations.
Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Barcelona in two and a half days, doable?
This is the tentative itinerary I have drafted for two and a half days in Barcelona, unfortunately, I can't add an extra day or two to my stay in the city and to make matter worse the first full day of sightseeing I have is a Sunday. Is this the best use of my limited time in the city?
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I think you have more time than you think. You should look at the map, check the opening hours, and group attractions by locations. The Sagrada Família is the tough one even if you bought advance ticket from Servicaixa if you care to go up an elevator.
Picasso Museum: According to http://www.bcn.cat/museupicasso/en/museum/times.html , the opening hours are 10-20. Where did you get "closes in the afternoon" info? You can get in without waiting in line with Articket, http://www.articketbcn.org/en/; however you are visiting only two of the 7 covered museums so it would be time saver but not money saver. Also AM time is the busiest, and so is Sunday if it is the free Sunday (1st Sun of Month.) You don't want to use Sat PM for visiting sites? Many sites are open late.
Palau Güell is closed on Monday. Look at their web site http://www.palauguell.cat/index_en.html
La Pedrera and Casa Batllò are only 500m from each other. Any reason why you don't plan to visit them one after another?
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in limited time you have.
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Hi RJ,
>Visit Sargarda Familiar.<
I don't think that you are allowed in without special permission from the government.
You might find http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/sf-eng/?lang=0 a good substitute.
Enjoy your visit.
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There aren't any great stores along the Rambla, but you might want to stroll it anyway, just because that's something you must do in Barcelona. I didn't like the Picasso Museum that much, if you are pressed for time, I'd drop that. Unless you are a total Picasso buff, of course. I think I've seen enough Picasso in all the museums of the world to last me until the end of time, and I didn't think this museum had that great a collection. In any case, tehre are many things I'd much rather do with my time in Barcelona, that's for sure. Do something unique, like the national Catalonian art museum or the history museum, that's what I'd say.
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I don't know of any non-food stores on Las Ramblas (south of Placa Catalunya) worth visiting.
What do you want to shop for? With such limited time, I would probably advise to forget shopping altogether unless there are food items on your list. In this case, you can go to basement of Corte Ingles (prepare to spend at least one hour ogling) or visit the smaller shops in Born where you can find good prices on popular tourist-take-home items like saffron, pimenton, canned seafood, etc etc. Ask if you want more details. If you want to buy jamon, the markets are a good, convenient bet. Do some research before so you can decide among the myriad incarnations of jamon Iberico.
I agree with Christina and, unless you are a rabid aficionado of his work, would probably skip the Picasso Museum in favor of a walk through the Barrio Gotico and Born. Certainly at least view the exterior of the Palau de Musica and peek into (at least) Sta Maria del Mar.
Boqueria is a must, of course, if you are interested in food. Mercado Sta Caterina is smaller and would also be worth a peek.
Casa Batllo needs a minimum of 90 minutes and you should by all means get the audio tour. I would go first thing in the morning to avoid lines. Visit La Pedrera just after, or reverse the order. Or leave the latter for next time.
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I also agree about the Picasso museum not being that impressive. After several trips to Barcelona I visited it earlier this year and I wasnt impressed. I rather recommend you do a guided tour of the Palau de la Musica Catalana, its gorgeous.
Also, if you have time vist the Barcelona Cathedral in the Barri Gotic.
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Palau Guell is at the bottom of Ramblas
The shops on and around Ramnlas sell mostly cheap touristy goods.
Better to visit SF and Park Guell together.
Catalunya is more central than Espanya.
Picasso museum is o.k. but not a must-
Palau is i
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Thanks for all the helpful replies. I was worried the itinerary was not feasible. With a few adjustments I think I can manage.
I will omit the Picasso museum based on the feedback I have received.
Day 1, Saturday.
Arrive BCN airport at 2.15 pm, take Airport bus to hotel (either at Plaza Espana or Plaza Catulunya). Visit stores on the Rambla and the Boqueria market.
Day 2, Sunday.
Am, visit Park Guell.
PM, visit Sagrada Familia.
time permitting visit Casa Batllo or La Pedrera (I know they are close to each other but I doubt I can accomodate both before they close).
Am, visit La Pedrera and Casa Batllo if not done the previous day.
late lunch
Stroll around Bari Gothic or visit the Palau de la Musica Catalana or Hospital de Sant Pau (this is subject to weather, obviously don't want to stroll around Bari Gothic in the rain).
Last minute shopping at El Cortes Ingeles, time permitting - I would like to buy a souvenir of Barcelona and maybe a few gifts for friends back home.
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Check custom regulations before you buy ham. It was confiscated by Canadian custom officials. We were held up and missed our connecting flights. I would not spend any time at El Cortes Ingles. It is just a big, busy department store and I didn't see anything different there.
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Check custom regulations before you buy ham. It was confiscated by Canadian custom officials. We were held up and missed our connecting flights. I would not spend any time at El Cortes Ingles. It is just a big, busy department store and I didn't see anything different there.
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La Boqueria is overpriced and overhyped. It's a food market and the quality of the goods is average at best. Same for La Rambla shops. Has anything you've read actually recommended shopping on La Rambla?
Casa Batllo has a very expensive entrance fee and its inside isn't quite on par with the roof of La Pedrera.
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I am glad BigRuss and others said what I would have said about La Boqueria and La Rambla. Both are something one can walk through while going from one place to another, such as from your hotel to Palau Guell, all the while not falling prey to pickpockets. I would not set aside a prime time slot just to visit La Rambla or La Boqueria.
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I wouldn't equal La Boquería and Las Ramblas. I abhor Las Ramblas, the only reason I cross it is because La Boquería market is there. I have never bought any food item or eaten at La Boquería, so can't comment about the quality of the items sold there. However, the variety of meats, fish, produce, etc. is a feast to at least look at. To go in and peek doesn't take long .
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This isn't a matter of equating the two: La Boqueria receives a lot of hype. Its produce is middling, the sweets are below that level, and the savories are available elsewhere for less. It's a testament to the art of visual layout that La Boqueria has the reputation it does.
You want a nice market in Spain with good food, Mercado San Miguel in Madrid. Not going to Madrid? La Boqueria isn't a substitute.
La Rambla is a loud mess that, in the words of our cabbie from the airport, "has pickpocket and tourist, but no Spanish."
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We "did" Barcelona in 2 days with the tourist bus (There are two companies.) You don't waste any time looking for transportation and hop on and off at any place you want. The sites in Barcelona are spread out over the city. We managed to see a lot and in depth!
Then we spent the last day at Montserrat - not to be missed! It's easy to get there by train.
We fell in love with Barcelona and it is on our must-return list.
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"La Rambla is a loud mess that, in the words of our cabbie from the airport, "has pickpocket and tourist, but no Spanish."
Sorry, he was wrong,it's the Spanish that are doing the pickpocketing !
Trip report from my trip coming soon.
But to follow this thread:
La Boqueria, is a huge indoor market, heaving with everyone mainly having a look. The Ramblas Entrance is chaotic,people cutting accross the entrance and going in and out. It comes to a grinding halt.
Only one shop woth going into on Ramblas. That is a very small and interesting music shop towards the top. (name ...i forgot)
Sagrada Familia:
They still haven't finished it !!
Cranes everywhere, building materials everywhere and millions of tourists queuing in a nice neat line for about half a mile. We stayed on the open top bus. For 2 reasons:
1. Didn't want to waste the day standing around the Sagrada Familia when I got a great view from the bus.
2. The queue to get back on the bus was almost as long as the queue to get into the Sagrada Familia. I saw it. It was interesting to see, but in my humble opinion far better things to use the valuable time up with.
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Taking the bus past the Sagrada Familia is a bit of a waste. We only stayed outside and viewed the structure by walking around (two small children meant no collective patience to go inside or brave the lines to do so) but just walking around it and snapping a ton of pics was interesting. Dunno how much of the detail you'd get from the bus.
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"Dunno how much of the detail you'd get from the bus"
Hi Russ,
Open top bus stops for about 15 mins whilst the millions pile on and off. It then moves off very slowly as it is stuck in traffic + clear day = Plenty of detail.
I got 2 tons of pics and it was very interesting too.
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In such a short time I would skip the museums and concentrate on what Barcelona is known for-its architecture. I think Sagrada Famillia is the best. You can buy a ticket at any Caixa Bank ATM. Arrive at 15 minutes before opening. We did this in October and were second in line. Museums take a lot of time. By the way, I really enjoyed the Picasso Museum-especially his Los Meninas series. I liked it better than the Paris Picasso Museum. I am an art history graduate so museums are a high priority for me, but in such a short time there is much in Barcelona that is unique and of more importance, especially if the weather is good.
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One of the highlights of our trip to Barcelona was visiting the interior of La Sagrada Familia where you can observe this work in progress. Don't skip it.
We also enjoyed the Picasso and Miro museums.
Museo Picasso displays a lot from his earlier years which we found very interesting.
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I'm just not that big a Picasso fan. I like him okay, but not enough to plan so many trips to his many museums, and his works are also seen in regular museums. I think I've been to at least 3-4 Picasso museums.
IN any case, I took the Bus Turistico and there wasn't any line at all to get on it at the Sagrada Familia stop. There was a huge line to get into that church, but none at the bus stop. This was mid-day end of Sept.
Now I do disagree that seeing the outside is enough. In fact, that was one of my favorite visits in Barcelona, the interior of that church. Wow, I've never seen anything like it. I visited the Pedrera, also, but not the other apt building nearby. I do think Barcelona is great for architecture, I agree with that, but I really liked the Catalonian art museum, much more than the Picasso.
There are lots of Spanish people on La Rambla, of course there are. Lots of them go there for a holiday, also, and to sightsee. Cabbies aren't always right. Besides, if you are a tourist, you are going to be with some non-Spanish people in lots of places in Barcelona. At the museums, all tourist sites, the dept stores, everywhere. I didn't find La rambla to be "a mess." Why say that? It's just an outdoor promenade with street vendors, no more messy than tons of other famous streets that people walk up and down.
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Viv Nicholson
Vivian Nicholson (3 April 1936 – 11 April 2015) was a British woman who became famous when she told the media she would "spend, spend, spend" after her husband Keith won £152,319 (equivalent to £3,167,827.29 adjusted for inflation) on the football pools in 1961.[1][2] Nicholson became the subject of tabloid news stories for many years due to her and Keith's subsequent rapid spending of their fortune and her later chaotic life.
|Viv Nicholson
|Vivian Asprey
3 April 1936
Castleford, Yorkshire, England, UK
|11 April 2015
(aged 79)
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK
|Matthew Johnson (1952–1954)
Keith Nicholson (1954–1965)
Brian Wright (1972–1976)
Graham Ellison (1979)
Gary Shaw (1985–1990)
Early lifeEdit
Nicholson was born Vivian Asprey on 3 April 1936 in Castleford near Leeds. Her father was a coal miner, but suffered from epilepsy, and so was often unable to work. Her mother was asthmatic. As the oldest child, she was expected to help with taking care of her younger brothers and sisters and scavenge for coal. Growing up in extreme poverty, she was not allowed to take up a scholarship she had won to art school.[3] Having left school at age 14, she took work at the local liquorice factory making pontefract cakes.[3]
She became pregnant at age 16 and married Matthew Johnson, but left him to marry her neighbour, Keith Nicholson, two years later. By 1961 she had four children.[3]
Keith won the pools on 30 September 1961. Nicholson and her husband's constant and lavish spending sprees (involving purchases of expensive and lavish sports cars, fur coats, clothing, home appliances, jewellery, vacation trips around Great Britain and abroad, etc.) over the next few years quickly depleted their fortune.[4] By her own admission, she found it hard to cope with the psychological effects of the money Keith had won. Having no concept at how to manage and save money, Viv Nicholson admitted to becoming so consumed by spending money that she related to it at one point like an addiction to narcotics.[citation needed] Due to her out-of-control spending, she came to feel distanced from the people she had lived among, who in turn could no longer relate to her, and developed an ever greater longing for a much more affluent lifestyle.
After her husband Keith died in a car accident on 30 October 1965,[5] Viv Nicholson's fortune rapidly dwindled to nothing: banks and tax creditors deemed her bankrupt and declared that all the money, and everything she had acquired with it, belonged not to her but to Keith's estate.[citation needed]
In 1968, Nicholson won a three-year legal battle to gain £34,000 from her husband's estate,[6] but rapidly lost it all through more uncontrolled spending, as well as taxes, legal fees, unpaid bills, and bad investments.
In 1970, she relocated to Malta, but on the following year, after she was arrested for assaulting a policeman, the Maltese authorities deported her back to Britain amid a storm of tabloid publicity.[5] She also remarried, but the marriage did not last. Her new husband, Brian Wright, later died in a car crash just like Keith. She entered a mental home to escape from her next husband, a man named Graham Ellison, who abused her during the four days they lived together; the marriage lasted only thirteen weeks. Her fifth and last husband, Gary Shaw, died of a drug overdose.[3]
Her main problem was her alcoholism, which became serious during her wealthy years, but which continued for many years after she lost all her money. She said later in the 1990s in a radio interview:
I was falling down stairs, screaming at people, throwing bottles. It was dreadful. It cost me money I had not got. I might struggle to meet household bills, but when it came to booze I always found the money. Eventually, my weight was down to four stone and I could hardly walk. I had a serious fall and instead of taking it as a warning, I simply drank more to mask the pain. I was a total mess. It was horrible and, most of the time, I didn't know what day it was. I got to like the whisky too much and I needed a bottle of wine to get me to sleep. Then I would get up at 2:00am and drink another one.[5]
She eventually became sober when her eldest daughter found her unconscious, and took her to hospital, at which time she nearly died from alcohol poisoning.[5]
She made many attempts to regain both her public profile and her lost wealth, such as recording a single (entitled "Spend Spend Spend", written by her brother) and appearing in a strip club singing "Big Spender". None of these efforts proved successful. After opening a short-lived boutique, she ended up penniless and, by 1976, claimed that she could not even afford to bury her fourth husband (they had broken up three years earlier)[citation needed] when he died.
In 1976, after joining the Jehovah's Witnesses,[7] Nicholson co-wrote an autobiography with Stephen Smith, entitled Spend, Spend, Spend which was dramatised for the BBC's Play for Today series by Jack Rosenthal. Spend, Spend, Spend (1977) was directed by John Goldschmidt (who won a BAFTA award for the filmed play) and stars Susan Littler and John Duttine.[8]
Nicholson died at Pinderfields hospital, Wakefield, aged 79, on 11 April 2015, after having had a stroke and was suffering from dementia.[4]
In cultureEdit
A photograph of Nicholson was used on the sleeve of The Smiths' single "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now". Previously Morrissey had borrowed a line from Nicholson's autobiography for the song "Still Ill" ("Under the iron bridge we kissed, and although I ended up with sore lips..."). Another picture of Nicholson taken at Castleford pit was used on the German release of "Barbarism Begins At Home" and on the programme for the Meat Is Murder tour. A photo of Nicholson painting at an easel was used for the cover of a 1987 re-release of "The Headmaster Ritual". However, having become a Jehovah's Witness in 1979,[9] she objected to her image being used for the single's cover due to the use of an expletive in the song's lyrics ("Spineless bastards all...").[10]
A successful musical based on Nicholson's life – Spend Spend Spend – debuted in 1998 and subsequently ran on the West End.[11]
- ^ Pendlebury, Richard (22 April 2007). "Spent, spent, spent - pools winner now living on £87 a week". Mail Online. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Bulent Yusuf "What Happened Next?" The Observer, 6 July 2003
- ^ a b c d Viv Nicholson, pools winner - obituary
- ^ a b "'Spend, spend, spend' Pools winner Viv Nicholson dies". BBC News. BBC. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d Richard Pendlebury "Spent, spent, spent - pools winner now living on £87 a week", Daily Mail, 22 April 2007
- ^ Sheena Hastings "Spend spend spend Viv Nicholson: Older and wiser now", Yorkshire Post, 22 August 2008.
- ^ [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/apr/14/viv-nicholson Viv Nicholson obituary, The Guardian, 14 April 2015
- ^ "Spend Spend Spend (15 Mar. 1977)", imdb.com; accessed 12 April 2015.
- ^ Yusuf, Bulent (6 July 2003). "What happened next?". theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Barton, Laura (13 April 2015). "This charming woman: why Morrissey and the Smiths loved Viv Nicholson". theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Jonathon Green "She had it all - and spent it", The Guardian, 9 October 1999.


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text: Date: 16 Apr 2003 19:08:17 -0400 From: Colin Walters <email@example.com> Package: laptop-net Severity: serious I just installed "laptop-net", becuase it looked similar to something I'd like to work on. The first thing it asked me was whether I wanted to "manage" its configuration file with Debconf, and it defaulted to "yes"! This behavior needs to stop, now. It is a violation of Policy, section 11.7.3, which states that local changes must be preserved during a package upgrade. Debconf is NOT a license to overwrite user's configurations! I agree. A simple look at the list of bugs for laptop-net should make it clear that the configuration management has some real problems. The root of the problem is that the config files are badly designed -- or rather, not designed at all. This is just programming by example gone bad. I have planned to fix this for some time, but it needs a few days of concentrated effort, and until recently that wasn't possible. First of all, these questions CANNOT default to yes. Agreed. I propose a different solution to this problem, which conforms much more with policy, while still allowing debconf to be used as much as possible. [...] I'd rather fix this properly; what you suggest is a workaround. What I consider a proper fix is to redefine the configuration files so that they can be parsed. I have learned, the hard way, that using shell scripts for configuration files is a bad idea. Now, all I need is enough time... Chris


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Saturday, 3 July 2010
Happy Wee Mousey
She was coloured with Promarkers before being cut out and layered onto blue pearlised cardstock cut with Nestabilities. This was then popped, with silicon glue for added dimension, onto a card decorated with papers from DCWV Glitter Stack which was one of the half price purchases I bought online last week in a closing down sale at WhoopsaDaisy. I'm unable to post a link as sadly it doesn't exist any more - I hope it wasn't another casualty of the recession.
I also bought some black Stickles which I have tested out on the pebbles but I may need to be more generous next time for the proper effect.
I'll be submitting this card to the following challenges.
Crafter's Companion 2 - Sketch
Simon Says - Check It Out
Craftalicious 3 - Cute
Totally Papercrafts 23 - One For The Girlies
A Pocketful of Posies - One For The Girls
A Spoonful of Sugar 110 - Animal Crackers
Going to go and plant up the window boxes while the rain holds off but before I do just want to let you see the flowers that have bloomed on the Yucca in the garden. Aren't they amazing?!
Wishing you all enjoy a wonderful weekend, wherever you are and whatever you are doing.
12 comments:
- Ann said...
oh such a sweet card Max. Love it. Oh my goodness on the Yucca plant - huge!!!
Have a great weekend.
Ann xxx
- 3 July 2010 at 13:26
- Lilacanglia said...
fantastic card,
I do love them little mice,
what gorgeous flowers on your yucca's
Have a great weekend,
- 3 July 2010 at 13:46
- Aquarius said...
She is a happy little mouse and those yuccas are amazing - they obviously like the hot weather we have been having this year.
- 3 July 2010 at 14:03
- Anne said...
Gorgeous card Max love the colour combo Fab yucca's would you call them a plant or a tree for the size of them
Anne xx
- 3 July 2010 at 14:15
- Sue said...
Hi Max
gorgeous card, lovely image, pretty papers & design,thank you for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week, hope to see you next week, sue,x
- 3 July 2010 at 21:38
- Tasha said...
Lovely card Max, the image is so cute. Cant believe the size of those Yuccas ?!??!
Thanks for joining us over at Craftalicious
- 4 July 2010 at 00:48
- Meikoningin said...
What a super-happy card ! Love the happiness it sends into the world :)
- 5 July 2010 at 12:49
- debby4000 said...
Adorable sweet card.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamps Challenge.
- 6 July 2010 at 11:20
- Ria said...
Super card:) thanks for joining us at Totally Papercrafts Challenges.
hugs Ria
- 6 July 2010 at 20:42
- Christine said...
Your card is really cute. I love the mouse stamp and how you included the tiny little flowers. Thanks so much for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog.
xoxo, Christine
- 7 July 2010 at 04:05
- Crafteezee said...
Hi Max, really cute card, love that image and Wow, those Yucca's are enormous.
Thanks for joining us at Craftalicious.
Hugs Tracy x
- 7 July 2010 at 23:10
- Timi said...
Such a cute card, sweet image and beautiful colours. Thanks for joining us in Pocket full of Poises Challenge #1. Timixx
- 10 July 2010 at 11:35


text: This has only started to happen over the last few weeks. I find an icon in the notifications and on invesigating it says "SD card suddenly removed". It seems to happen randomly and is a bit of a PITA as the phone is in a silicon case which has to be removed before I can take the back of the phone and press the card back in. It's a Lexar 8gb card, which I put in the phone when I got it several months back. Anyone else getting this problem?


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Nuclear-powered spacecraft should be banned by the international community
PRO (4 assertions)
1) Project Prometheus was established in 2003 by NASA to develop nuclear-powered systems for long-duration space mission and is still going on. The Project Prometheus goal, a 100-kilowatt reactor, is a thousand times the energy output of a moderate-sized solar panel like the ones used on the Pathfinder mission for the Sojourner rover. It is the difference between a desk light and a stadium lighting system.
2) In 1962, NASA's chief of nuclear energy stated, The energy available in radioisotopes is many orders of magnitude larger than that available in batteries, and thus they constitute a concentrated energy source that may be used for space purposes. Radioisotope power is reliable. Reactors for nuclear power have the capability to generate more than 100 kilowatts of electricity, making them much more powerful than other forms of energy generation in space.
Reasoning/Evidence: When a nuclear spacecraft is launched, it sends out a signal which can easily disrupt other satellites' operation.
To minimize mass and cost, orbiting reactors are largely unshielded. They thus produce strong emissions of radiation that can make it difficult for astronomical satellites to detect signals from distant sources.
This phenomenon, which was kept secret by the U.S. government until 1988, has already significantly interfered with the work of orbiting gamma ray detection systems such as that on board the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Solar Maximum Mission. Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation of high frequency, so it is vitally important to have these types of detection systems. If these systems fail or even do not completely work, the lives of astronauts and also the success of the mission are at risk.
These interruptions of astronomical observations afflicted the Solar Maximum Mission spacecraft an average of eight times a day for much of 1987 and early 1988, when the nuclear spacecrafts were operating. Similar interference with the gamma-ray burst detector on board the Japanese Ginga satellite effectively blinded it during about a fifth of the same period. Emissions from the Soviet nuclear spacecraft daily disrupt the operation of scientific instruments flown by groups from nations including the United States, the Soviet Union, Japan and West Germany. This is sourced from the Scientific American.
Reasoning/Evidence: Even at the launch of a nuclear spacecraft itself, accidents are very likely to occur and harm human beings. A Soviet surveillance satellite (Kosmos 954) reentered the earth's atmosphere over the Northwest Territories in 1978, littering radioactive debris over thousands of square miles. Two have reentered accidentally. Decontamination cost the Canadian government approximately $10 million. Proposed U.S. nuclear-powered spacecraft would produce hundreds of times as much radioactivity.
Judge, you may think that having these spacecrafts accidently re-enter Earth is only a temporary thing; however, it is actually the opposite. The problem with radioactivity is that it spreads via wind, rain, etc. This means that the whole WORLD will be affected by this, not just the area where the spacecraft landed.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, plutonium enters the bloodstream via the lungs, then moves throughout the body and into the bones, liver, and other organs. It generally stays in those places for decades, subjecting surrounding organs and tissues to a continual bombardment of alpha radiation and greatly increasing the risk of cancer, especially lung cancer, liver cancer and bone sarcoma.
Reasoning/Evidence: Even those reactors that are launched or later boosted into a long-lived orbit present hazards because they can collide with orbital debris. A collision between a nuclear reactor and one of the thousands of sizable objects traveling at a relative velocity of 10 kilometers per second could yield an abundance of harmful radioactive fragments. Many of them would be driven into the lower orbits utilized by manned spacecraft and back into the earth's atmosphere within a few years.
Unfortunately, most of the nuclear-powered spacecraft in orbit now are in those parts of space near the earth that are most densely populated with debris, meaning that the possibility of a collision is extremely great. A disabling collision with a space rock or a piece of space junk could send a spacecraft hurtling toward Earth at a speed of over 50,000 miles per hour.
Reasoning/Evidence: When these nuclear spacecrafts exit our atmosphere, they immediately have the potential to fail. When they DO fail, they have accidents that can have life-threatening effects to everyone on our earth.
About 10 nuclear-powered spacecraft have crashed worldwide, though Soviet secrecy makes specific numbers hard to get. "Space technology can and does fail," said Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. "When you mix plutonium into the equation, we think you're asking for trouble. It's not theoretical. It's real."
In 1996, Russia's Mars 96 spacecraft fell back into Earth's atmosphere and broke apart, scattering debris across the Pacific Ocean, Chile, and Bolivia. The plutonium was never recovered or decontaminated.
In addition, the nuclear reactor from Kosmos 1402, a Russian spy satellite, broke up over the Atlantic Ocean east of Brazil. None of the uranium was recovered from Earth's atmosphere.
In what is often described as the worst nuclear space accident, Russia's Kosmos 954 spy satellite crashed in an area of northwestern Canada. Most of the uranium-powered reactor is thought to have broken down into fine dust and spread into the atmosphere. This is sourced from the St. Petersburg Times.
CON (4 assertions)
1) Cassini, NASA's nuclear spacecraft exploring Saturn, carries 72 pounds of plutonium in the form of three radioactive batteries. If an accident happened, scientists say, plutonium contamination could lead to 200,000 to 900,000 deaths. This is sourced from the New York Times.
2) According to Michio Kaku, a physicist of theoretical physics at the City College of New York, a nuclear spacecraft has about a 1-in-20 chance of colliding with orbital debris.
International community: The International Council on Science (ICSU)
Nuclear-powered spacecraft: Vehicle, vessel, or machine designed to fly in outer space, using a form of energy produced by an atomic reaction using plutonium
List of Failed Nuclear Spacecraft Attempts:
- SNAP-10A (American nuclear-powered satellite): in November 1979 the SNAP-10A began shedding, eventually losing 50 pieces of traceable debris
- Launch failure, 25 April 1973. Launch failed and the reactor fell into the Pacific Ocean north of Japan. Radiation was detected by US air sampling airplanes.
- Kosmos 367 (04564 / 1970-079A), 3 October 1970, failed 110 hours after launch, moved to higher orbit.
- Kosmos 954. The satellite failed to boost into a nuclear-safe storage orbit as planned. Nuclear materials re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 24 January 1978 and left a trail of radioactive pollution over an estimated 124,000 square kilometres of Canada's Northwest Territories.
- Kosmos 1402. Failed to boost into storage orbit in late 1982. The reactor core was separated from the remainder of the spacecraft and was the last piece of the satellite to return to Earth, landing in the South Atlantic Ocean on 7 February 1983.
- Kosmos 1900. The primary system failed to eject the reactor core into storage orbit, but the backup managed to push it into an orbit 80 km (50 mi) below its intended altitude.
Evidence: In 1997, the Cassini probe was launched. Many people were worried about alleged dangerous effects if it failed to launch. However, it was successfully launched. Moreover, even if it was launched, the increase in radioactivity that would result from the destruction of Cassini would have been equivalent to a 15,000th of a normal lifetime absorption of radioactivity. There is more radioactivity in a tanning booth or dental X-ray than the destruction of this nuclear-powered spacecraft.
Policy analyst Steven Aftergood stated, "All RTGs have operated as designed, both in normal operations and accident conditions. RTGs were designed carefully with consideration for the accident environments that might be experienced during every phase of the launch. The design requirement is to protect public and worker health and safety during all phases of operations during launch and accident conditions."
Evidence: The 1997 Sojourner rover on Mars stopped functioning after a couple of days because its solar panels had become dust-coated and ineffective, not because of any equipment failure. A nuclear rover under development by NASA for launch in 2009 would be able to travel hundreds of miles and last for months to years on the Martian surface, and its sensors could have orders of magnitudes more power, leading to much more data gained.
Nuclear rocketry, or nuclear thermal propulsion, is a practical method that uses propellant, such as hydrogen, heated to extreme temperatures and ejected at high velocities as in a conventional rocket. Unlike a conventional rocket, the propellant's energy would come from direct or indirect nuclear energy, and thus be extremely more powerful. It would allow very fast changes in velocities, and would be able to make a trip to Mars in a few days at its most advanced form.
It also has use in rover missions and even in a unique concept called a hopper, which would be able to use Martian atmosphere to propel itself from site to site to conduct research. An advantage of this system lies in the fact that any gas will do for propulsion. This means that a craft on Mars could use the indigenous Martian atmosphere or water ice to refuel, extending its lifetime and reducing cost and increasing efficiency by orders of magnitudes.
Evidence: According to Dr. David W. Miller and John Keesee, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the most feasible power sources for missions are: batteries; fuel cells; nuclear power sources; and photovoltaic panels. However, batteries and fuel cells are only effective for about ten days. Only photovoltaic panels and nuclear power systems are currently capable of sustaining power throughout durations of months or even years.
However, nuclear power is still a better option than photovoltaic panels because nuclear power systems can sustain much higher power requirements, allowing for missions with power-intensive instruments (like the Curiosity mission, which uses a rock-drilling laser that uses in excess of one million watts) to be undertaken. Since nuclear power systems can sustain much higher power loads than solar systems, they are used on missions requiring at least one kilowatt of power for a duration of greater than one month.
The Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft launched in 1977 with Plutonium as their source of electricity. 34 years later they claim these two spacecraft have enough power to last them until at least 2020. That means they'll have had enough power to last them at least 42 years. It obviously offers enough power to literally send transmissions across the entire solar system. No other power system can match nuclear power systems' power generation over time capacity.
Evidence: A round trip to Mars could be accomplished in half the time with fusion power, which would lessen the crew's exposure to the hazards of weightlessness and cosmic radiation. A nuclear-propelled craft could conceivably be used repeatedly for round trips to the Moon and planets, cutting down the cost of operating such a long-term transit system. With many times the efficiency of chemical rockets, small fission reactors could travel further and faster, allowing humans to explore Mars and potentially travel to the outer reaches of the system.
As policy analyst Steven Aftergood reported in 1989: for all practical purposes, nuclear reactors are required when moderate to high levels of continuous power are required for an extended period.


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Wireless Horn Button
While working on the Sunbeam Tiger I decided to swap out the steering column. Then I realized that the racing
column from Sweet Mfg had no provisions to do a horn wire. No fault of theirs it's a racing column. To make
matters worse it uses a Quick Release adapter to the steering wheel.
Options are make a coiled cord assembly and disconnect harness, use the high beam flasher on the turn stalk to
trigger the horn, or think of something out of the box.
Well in my modification of the Turn Signal stalk for the Sweet column I had to cut off the high beam flasher part of
the switch. That would have been so easy to do, and just would have been connecting up one simple wire.
Enter the
idea I had, how about a wireless transmitter stuffed into the steering wheel?
The Good :
I can have a horn button in the right location and a quick disconnect steering wheel hub without any
The Bad : SEE CAUTION BELOW
, It will have a battery and related electronics, it requires a 1" steering spacer,
and I have to make it.
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Transmitter Mounting Fitted
The fiberglass board is easily cut with tin snips, and then a quick touch on the belt sander makes it a tight and perfect fit.
Wireless Transmitter Kit
So my idea was to open up a small key fob type of transmitter and make something of that, but given the power of the Internet I poked around and found exactly what I need on eBay. Their are plenty of import kits, the one I picked up was from this seller -
Wireless Remote Control Manufacture
The kit I picked up was
Momentary Transmitter Kit
and was under 10 bucks shipped from China, and it took about 5 days to get it. The receiver comes in a small plastic case (not shown) and has a small relay that seems capable of driving a pair of horns directly (max of 20amp). I would say still may be a good idea to use a Bosch style relay as the final horn relay. For more information on Horn Wiring check out the page on
Horn Wiring in the reference section.
Wireless Remote Kit
These are the parts from the wireless remote kit. The transmitter right next to the quarter and this is the part that will be mounted inside the steering wheel adapter. The battery is a typical A23 12 Volt battery which is commonly used in many remote controls. The battery holder is a bit tricky to find, but ePay came though again with about a 2 dollar buy from
. The Receiver comes in a little plastic case that pops open. This part will be connected to your horn or other circuit. The little black curly wire is the antenna and care need to be taken not to break them off.
Momo Steering Wheel Adapter and Pattern
This is the Momo (aftermarket) 25mm steering wheel adapter. The ID of the adapter was traced on a piece of prototype circuit board material, but most any rigid material should work. If you use metal make sure it doesn't short out any of the wiring or transmitter circuitry.
Mounting the Transmitter and Battery
To be safe I used a large diameter shrink wrap tubing over the entire transmitter circuit board. The battery holder can be secured with a small screw and/or tie wrap. Note that if using screws the heads must the really thin or it will keep the battery from fitting the holder. Drill a couple of small holes to feed the wires to the back side. I sanded down the heads of off a couple of 4-40 flat head screws and bolted it down. I also used the tie wrap just to be sure (yes, it will have to be cut to replace the battery). Drill a 2 small holes to make a strain relief (maybe 3/16"). This will be used to keep the wires that go to the horn button from pulling the wires out of the transmitter.
The rest of the stuff is the wiring. I'm going to just tell how to do it as I'm too lazy to draw something up, but don't worry it's easy.
The Transmitter has 2 wires a
and a
. The batter has 2 wires a
. Connect the
from the battery to the
of the transmitter.
Connect a 6' to 8" thin piece of stranded wire to each of the
wires, one from the transmitter and one from the battery. You should solder them and use heat shrink tubing to insulate them.
Feed these wires though the 2 holes to create a strain relief, then attach 2 FEMALE spade connectors (or what ever your horn button uses).
That's about it. The Transmitter is activated when you power it up, the horn button completes the circuit and causes it to transmit a signal that will in turn cause the receiver to close the relay and honk the horn.
Momo Horn Button Adapter
This is the stamped Momo horn adapter ring. It's about 8 bucks and is needed as it does NOT come with any of their wheels it seems.
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Fixing The Steering Wheel Adapter
Well I got lucky and tried to see how the horn button mounted with the wheel and found out that Momo adapters have a flange that holds the horn button in, not the steering wheel itself. So I got the Momo adapter and found that the opening to the adapter was too small. I hit it up on the Jr. Lathe to make it work. This is the result.
Horn Button Wiring
The 2 wires coming out of the board are fitted to the horn switch for testing and programming the receiver. Yes, you need to pair the receiver with the transmitter. You will need to follow the directions on your particular kit. It's easy but you may need to hook up the receiver to a 12 volt source (the transmitter has it's own battery, not the receiver).
Sealing up the Transmitter
Now time to glue things down. Using some GE Silicone glue I sealed both ends of the Transmitter's heat shrink tubing to make it water tight. I left the antenna up just in case I need to route it to a different position.
Potting the Assembly to the Adapter
After some test fitting and such, it's time to glue things together. Their is enough room to push the circuit board in about 1/8" and form a area to fill with Silicone Glue. It's messy but it makes it solidly mounted to the adapter. You want to make sure that the Tie Wrap is not glued as it may need to be remove when the battery goes flat. I filled the area and then using a wide scraper flattened it out a bit. Just make sure the board doesn't slide down out of place. I also did more potting on the top side, keeping clear of the battery and tie wrap. The Sweet Mfg. Quick Release can be seen too.
Test Fitting the Momo Horn Button
I test fit a few times to make sure the back of the button clears the battey and wiring. This was after final potting and fits like a glove.
Dead Battery and its life in hot environment
Wireless Horn Wrap Up
At this point you are mostly done. Here are a few things you will need to do to make this all work -
Pair the transmitter to the receiver. The kit will have instructions on how this needs to be done.
Wire up the receiver to your horn (or better yet horn relay) with appropriate fuse for receiver (1 amp inline)
Project Update
Initial testing with the smaller receiver module caused me to re-evaluate this part of the project. In stress testing the receiver part I smoked one of the boards due to over voltage. I ran the board at 15 volts and burned up what seemed like a voltage regulator IC. Automotive voltages can approach 15V easily and as such either protection from this would need to be made or a different approach to power would be needed. As a last ditch effort I went back to the eBay shop about found a NEW and better part that I'm awaiting. It's has a voltage range of 12-24 volts and also has a much larger relay that should have no trouble driving the horns directly. One last issue was can I program 2 transmitters to one receiver. As soon as I get the new parts in hand will report. Here is the link to the
High Current Relay Receiver
on eBay.
The NEW relay seems to work just fine. It also DOES allow multiple transmitters to be paired to the single receiver, so this is good news. The new relay module does have a small LED that is on when powered up so I removed the small surface mount LED near the bottom right of the board. This also has an ODD feature in that instead of a LED indicating programming and activation a small electronic buzzer (under the REMOVE SEAL sticker) beeps when programming AND When the relay is activated. Other then that seems like a better way to go then the smaller unit. The receiver also comes with a small plastic case for mounting. It's not very robust, but will work.
See Below for the new module that is going to be used for the receiver.
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Greens block motion to debate Newhouse letter
The New South Wales Government has blocked efforts by the State Opposition to pursue whether Labor's George Newhouse is a valid candidate for the marginal federal Sydney seat of Wentworth, for which he is locked in a neck-and-neck battle with Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The Opposition wants the Government to release Mr Newhouse's letter of resignation from the state's Consumer Disputes Tribunal.
Mr Newhouse insists he resigned from the position three days before nominating as a candidate, but earlier this week Fair Trading Minister Linda Burney said she did not receive the letter until November 2.
Candidates are required to quit government-paid positions at least 24 hours before nominating.
During Parliament this morning, Liberal frontbencher Catherine Cusack tried to move an urgency motion in the Upper House to debate the matter.
"The matter is urgent because with all this evasion, we are unable through any other means to establish what was the date that Mr Newhouse actually did resign," she said.
Labor's Amanda Fazio described the action as a stunt.
"The administration and management of federal elections is a matter for the Australian Electoral Commission," she said. "It's a federal responsibility."
The motion was lost 15 to 18, with the Greens voting with the Government.
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ANOTHER Kane Richardson five-star show failed to secure a win against New South Wales as South Australia's one-day title defence stalled in Sydney.
Richardson (6/51, 13 overs) justified a $700,000 Indian Premier League price tag but the Redbacks' 56-run loss means they must defeat the Blues in Adelaide on Sunday to make the final against Victoria in Melbourne on February 27.
It was a dirty night for the visitors with top scorer Callum Ferguson (78) straining a groin during SA's tardy 8/208 replay in 50 overs chasing a 265 target.
Blues wonder paceman Gurinder Sandhu's 3/50 from 12 overs included the key scalp of opener Michael Klinger (4) and debutant Travis Head (4) while there was no way back once Dan Christian (22) exited to exciting leg-spinner Michael Zampa (3/55).
Ferguson is now in doubt for the Australia A clash in Hobart on Sunday against England Lions.
"I have done a bit of a groin - it is disappointing," he said.
"We came into the game with high expectations and we will have to bounce back as good sides do."
Richardson's third five-wicket haul of the season rocketed the paceman to top of the Ryobi Cup wicket tally with 21at an average of 13 in six games. Richardson has taken 11 wickets in six days against NSW and Victoria without team success.
Richardson, 21, prevented a total blowout as the Blues posted 8/264 - fuelled by opener Nic Maddinson's 85 from 74 balls.
Richardson's career-best 6/48 came against Queensland in October, while he picked up 5/61 from 13 overs in SA's two-wicket one-day loss to Victoria last Saturday in Adelaide.
Maddinson's limited-overs progress had stalled but his first one-day half-century of the season proved a perfect follow-up to a compelling first-class ton (154) against Tasmania last week.
Maddinson put on 87 with Tim Cruickshank (61) then crunched 88 with Australian Twenty20 batsman Ben Rohrer (41) as the Blues performed above their bottom standing.
Having initially claimed David Dawson (two) it was left to Richardson to stop the carnage, bowling Maddinson, then adding Rohrer, Peter Nevill, Sean Abbott and Trent Copeland to his list.
Richardson made his Australian one-day debut against Sri Lanka at Adelaide Oval on January 13 but was ejected from the attack for an illegal follow-through.
Richardson's remedial work with Redbacks bowling coach Rob Cassell resulted in a straightened, shorter approach to the crease which improved a follow-through that was straying into no-man's land in front of the umpires.
Towering speedster Richardson has lost no pace or rhythm in a remodelled action and is now a chance to make Australia's Champions Trophy squad to visit England in June.
But Richardson won't get a chance to extend his wicket rush on Sunday in Adelaide against the Blues having been chosen to face England Lions for Australia A in Hobart.
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Victorians whose melanoma is more than 4mm thick at the time of diagnosis have only a 50% chance of surviving five years, while all those who present with a melanoma less than 1mm thick have a 100% chance of surviving the cancer five years from diagnosis.
The data has been released on World Cancer Day to coincide with the launch of Cancer Council Victoria's new appeal, urging Victorians to donate funds for melanoma research. Highlighting the serious impact of melanoma in Victoria, the data reinforces how important it is that people are aware of any changes on their skin, and get anything unusual checked by a GP – even a 1mm increase in the size of a spot can make the difference between life and death.
In 2011, 2044 new melanomas were diagnosed – making it the fifth most-commonly diagnosed cancer, according to Cancer in Victoria: Statistics and Trends 2011. Of those diagnosed, 1,161 (57%) were men and 883 (43%) were women. Additional data shows, a total of 121 Victorians had melanomas thicker than 4mm, double the number of men (81) than women (40). The data suggests that perhaps men tend to wait longer before consulting their GP about skin irregularities.
Sadly, these statistics were reflected in the number of melanoma deaths. In total, 322 Victorians lost their battle with melanoma and twice as many men succumbed to the disease (217) than women (105).
These deaths are all the more tragic, given melanoma is highly preventable – by protecting yourself during sun protection times using a combination of shade, clothing, hats, sunscreen and sunglasses.
Cancer Council Victoria CEO, Todd Harper says programs like SunSmart have helped prevent many skin cancers and Victorians are now more aware of skin changes, the statistics are a powerful reminder of getting skin changes checked early.
"Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer because of its ability to spread to other parts of the body - like the kidney, liver or brain," said Mr Harper.
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tks nym!
destination already closed for 3 years.
i ve heard about The Great Wall Party at least last year that was WILD
Hahahahaha ... Kevin ... I advise that you go to this party ... then you can hit your head on the wall, and hopefully, recover :)
another lonely weekend,have no direction,maybe find something to do or just stay at home watching boring TV and internet
or what about Fat Boy Slim concert lol???
greatwall party
beach party!
all nice
any of them recentlly?
if i am not wrong the Great Wall party is tomorrow, check teh events here or in thebeijinger, u might find some information
go checking
you wanna go?
@ Kevin, i have to work so i can't, but i went last year & was awsome LOL
Destination, well, actually there are more than gays...girls who are curious or want to dance safely...les...bi...lots of fun...
i went to Salsa Caribe last night and then Jiuba Jie came back @ 4am
pool party / alba / great wall / hike / weddings/ .... enough things to do
pool party?
i wanna go!


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Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson has reportedly committed $25,000,000 to an anti-Hillary Clinton super PAC to finance advertisements exposing Clinton corruption.
FINALLY we get some good news! Here is a man who is smart and does NOT want Crooked Hillary in the White House!
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"Las Vegas casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson has committed $25 million to an anti-Hillary Clinton super PAC that expects to finance ads in the final week of the campaign hitting the Democratic nominee for alleged corruption, Fox News reported Monday.
On "Special Report with Bret Baier," Fox News' Ed Henry described the infusion of money to the super PAC controlled by the family that owns the Chicago Cubs, "a massive number" in the last days before Election Day.
According to Fox News, the cash blast is expected to help GOP down-ballot races, but is also a sign high-rolling donors who doubted Donald Trump could beat Clinton are now betting her WikiLeaks and email scandal are making her vulnerable.
Quoting unnamed sources, Henry reported the GOP nominee campaigned Sunday at a hotel in Las Vegas, where he met with two casino magnates for a private talk.
The Chicago-based Ricketts family had supported Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's failed bid to win the GOP nomination, but in September, it was reported TD Ameritrade founder J. Joe Ricketts would fork over $1 million to the Trump campaign .
The $25 million, Henry said, could be just the "floor" and not a "ceiling" for the new cash infusion, reporting "there's more money coming," adding: "That would give confidence to other donors who have been on the sidelines."


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- Company: World Cocoa Foundation
- Location: Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
- State: Accra
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Agricultural Jobs in Ghana
General Description:
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) is an international membership organization that promotes sustainability in the cocoa sector. WCF provides cocoa farmers with the support they need to grow more quality cocoa and socially and economically strengthen their communities. WCF's members include cocoa and chocolate manufacturers, processors, supply chain managers, and other companies worldwide, representing more than 80 percent of the global cocoa market. WCF's programs benefit farmers and their communities in cocoa-growing regions of Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Americas.
Position Summary:
WCF seeks a Director of Agricultural Productivity to provide thematic leadership on agricultural productivity issues and also serve as Chief of Party to lead its new African Cocoa Initiative Phase II (ACI II) program in West Africa. ACI II is managed by WCF in partnership with twelve industry partners, four government partners, and its principal donor USAID. The program is an agricultural development program that closely support industry's new CocoaAction strategy and will be implemented across four countries (Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria). The second phase of the initiative is an entirely new program that began in late 2016 and will build on the successful work of its predecessor program—African Cocoa Initiative (2012-2016). The new program will directly address two key constraints in the cocoa sector, namely access to sufficient quality planting material and improved financial services, that have been identified as priority constraints to increased productivity and professionalization of the West African cocoa sector.
In this new phase of this partnership with USAID (2016-2020), ACI II will focus on targeting the same farmers identified through the CocoaAction strategy in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, and enhancing cross-regional collaboration in the area of cocoa plant breeding and disease control and resistance. In line with WCF's new strategic focus, the position will also serve as the global head of the new thematic technical practice area–Agricultural Productivity. This practice area will interact with two other new practice areas for Social Development and the Environment, and new Country Directors who are responsible for managing country relationships. In this capacity, s/he will provide foundation-wide guidance and leadership to WCF staff and programs involved in the following technical areas: improved planting materials, distribution of agricultural inputs, soil and water resource management, farmer training and extension, access to financial services, agriculture technology and innovation, policy and institutional reform as it relates to productivity, and global cocoa research priorities.
Candidates must possess proven technical leadership, program management experience, and experience working on both the public and private sector development programs. The ideal candidate would also bring a proven track record in developing collaborative partnerships with both public and private sector stakeholders around agricultural value chains and have demonstrated knowledge and experience in cocoa planting material propagation, breeding/research, and/or distribution strategies.
Position Details:
This position is based in Accra, Ghana and reports to the Senior Director of West Africa Programs, based in Washington, DC.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Oversee the achievement of ACI II program objectives, including accountability for making strategic choices, managing quality and risks, coordinating with origin governments and participating companies, and delivering high quality and timely results;
- Provide effective management of ACII program activities, including preparation of annual work plans, program reports, budgets, financial updates, and progress reports on monthly and quarterly basis as required in the project plan;
- Provide technical leadership in the area of agricultural productivity across WCF to identify and promote best practice, innovation, and scalability in the areas of: improved planting materials, distribution of agricultural inputs, soil and water resource management, farmer training and extension, access to financial services, agriculture technology and innovation, policy and institutional reform as it relates to productivity, and global cocoa research work;
- Facilitate and coordinate collaborative external partnerships related to ACI II and agricultural productivity (including with industry, government, technical, donor, and civil society stakeholders) to deepen results and impact;
- Represent WCF in global research organizations and other global fora as needed, including the Cocoa Research Center at the University of West Indies, International Cocoa Quarantine Center at Reading University, and the Global Network for Cacao Genetic Resources;
- Foster learning and knowledge sharing to widely disseminate lessons learned and good practices related to ACI II and agricultural productivity, and ensure that clients and stakeholders receive the highest quality support and knowledge they need, through multiple venues and channels, including academic writing, media, professional conferences, and public speaking engagements;
- Oversee monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities in conjunction with WCF M&E staff to ensure effective monitoring of project inputs, outputs, and outcomes, and continuous feedback loops and mid-course adjustments in implementation as needed;
- Conduct productivity analysis to identify key constraints to improved cocoa productivity, including policy considerations, training and capacity building, agricultural extension organization, input delivery and agronomic considerations;
- Model exemplary leadership behaviors in managing staff mapped to the ACI II and agricultural productivity teams, including appropriate strategies for staffing, performance management, and talent development;
- Contribute to WCF leadership team and strategic directions, including effective collaboration with other Thematic Directors and Country Directors, and ensuring integration of ACI II and agricultural productivity issues into broader strategic directions of WCF and other programs in West Africa cocoa sector, recognizing opportunities for synergy in program implementation and addressing challenges; and
- Ensure cost-effective use of resources (human and budget) within the agreed work program, and in full compliance with WCF policies and procedures, and sound internal controls.
Desired Skills/Qualifications:
- Graduate degree in agriculture, rural development, or other related field, with ten or more years' experience managing and implementing agriculture/agribusiness development projects or programs;
- Deep technical knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: improved planting materials, distribution of agricultural inputs, soil and water resource management, farmer training and extension, access to financial services, agriculture technology and innovation, policy and institutional reform as it relates to productivity, and/or global cocoa research;
- Substantive experience working in developing countries, with work experience in West Africa preferred;
- Significant experience developing effective collaboration and partnerships with private sector, government, civil society organizations, research and/or extension agencies, and donor stakeholders;
- Track record of coordinating and managing private foundation or government funded, especially USAID, regional-level projects and programs, from start-up through final implementation;
- Demonstrated track record of managing, leading, and coaching individual staff, and in creating an enabling and inclusive work environment;
Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, with demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams; with a high degree of discretion, tact and sensitivity in dealing with stakeholders; and
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Thierry Henry's suggestion was pounced upon, and now everyone finally seems to agree: Arsenal need surgery. Thus far, the surgeon has escaped lightly.
Having given his all to the cause, Henry questioned this season's lack of spending to strengthen the squad amid the recriminations that followed Arsenal's Champions League exit brought about by the boa constrictors of Bayern Munich. The question nagging the minds of the Arsenal board may centre on whether Arsène Wenger is the man to spend more funds.
Belts have been tightened during several years of financing the £350m Emirates Stadium. Now the board have indicated that there will be a war chest this summer, possibly containing £40m. Before they hand it to Wenger, they could well go through a bout of soul-searching.
Arsenal do not like sacking managers, having had only 11 in 60 years. It sounds astonishing that they might even think beyond Wenger after nine seasons of unprecedented domestic success, which have brought three titles and three FA Cups, including two Doubles. This year, for the first time under Wenger, they might finish below the top two.
The key word there, though, is domestic. In Europe, Arsenal have lurched and laboured year after year. Last season was the worst. Primed for the semi-finals, they lost at home to Chelsea, manifestly then an inferior side. This season they are further away rather than closer. The sight of a clearly frustrated Wenger impotently banging an advertising hoarding as Arsenal went out, like a non-League fan behind the goal, was poignant.
Now Wenger finds himself in a similar situation to Sir Alex Ferguson some eight years ago. Ferguson's first great Eric Cantona-inspired side had come to a cul-de-sac in Europe. He took tough decisions about players, rebuilt, and the prize was the grail of 1999. Wenger may want to complete 10 years, may want to see inside the new stadium he has helped design - may even deserve that - but without strong measures, Arsenal could slide further, along with the manager's stock.
The feeling is that it has become too cosy within the club. Certain players are assured of their role, too fond of the manager and his benevolent, paternal treatment. At times Wenger appears too passive off the field and in making changes on it. Feathers have not been, but need to be, ruffled. If the board aren't thinking the unthinkable, Wenger himself should be over the next few months. He may have several talented young players ready to emerge during the next two years, but he knows, too, that there must be an influx of the finished article.
Despite Jens Lehmann's midweek acrobatics, a better goalkeeper is required. And while Philippe Senderos looked to be ready after a long spell of injury, getting 50 consistent games out of such a young, temperamentally mercurial, player is a tall order. Defence, the basis for European success - attacks win games, defences win titles - remains a priority.
Here Wenger has little history of buying well. Having been fortunate to inherit David Seaman and the legendary back four, he has found little of quality to replace them, from Manuel Almunia through Igor Stepanovs to Pascal Cygan. Ashley Cole was already at the club, Sol Campbell landed in his lap.
Further forward, Freddie Ljungberg and Robert Pires have seen better days. Patrick Vieira begins to look weary, in need of a new challenge. Henry needs a partner to ease his burden. Dennis Bergkamp will not play away from home in Europe.
Wenger has always preferred to pick up the middle-priced player at a younger age, to recruit teachable potential. Nicolas Anelka was his major money-maker for Arsenal, and he has always had a canny eye in that market. Vieira, even Henry, came with years ahead of them. Wenger thought he was getting that, too, with José Antonio Reyes, but the Spaniard pines for home, for Real Madrid.
Now the need is for Wenger to spend bigger than ever in his career to procure the tried and trusted; an Italian defender, a midfield player - perhaps Alessandro Nesta and Steven Gerrard. If he is clever, he might get Reyes to Real and Michael Owen to north London. Both, it is understood, would be open to the idea.
With Kevin Keegan gone and Manchester City in £62m worth of debt, Shaun Wright-Phillips is now clearly up for sale and should be a target. After all, Wayne Rooney eased cash flow for Everton and enabled them to recruit more, and more cheaply. It could all cost more than £40m, and Wenger will need therefore to contemplate sales. Cole to Chelsea may even be a bullet worth biting, decent left-back replacements coming cheaper.
Most of it goes against Wenger's instincts, as he reiterated himself last week, as a patient team-builder who prefers evolution to revolution. I believe the board actually want him to spend money, as they need stars to sell out the new stadium. But he has little track record of spending large: £11m for Henry a price well worth paying, but the £13m for Reyes looking dubious, with hindsight at least.
It takes a brave manager to operate in the highest echelon of the market. Rio Ferdinand may have seemed overpriced at £28m, Rooney at £25m, but the dividends are emerging and should be clearer in the next few seasons. Sir Alex Ferguson was not afraid of the risk.
And so it is a question for the Arsenal board - good ones always think about their next manager - of whether they believe Wenger can deal at this level, and deliver, if they are to succeed in Europe. Given the way the game is going, no longer can they simply afford to be purring domestic panthers but European pussycats. Not when a new 60,000-seat stadium needs filling.
Wenger, too, has decisions to make about his future. He could, such was his stock, probably have landed a top Spanish or Italian job at any time over the past five years. Now, with his record in Europe, there will be second thoughts. He cannot afford for it to fall for much longer.
Like or loathe José Mourinho, he does find a way, and his stock rises. Ricardo Carvalho, with Mourinho through a previous and similarly successful and turbulent season at Porto last year, blatantly fouled the Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdés to contribute to John Terry scoring Chelsea's decisive goal. None could condone it, but few now remember similar allegations of gamesmanship from Porto's lifting of the trophy last year.
No French club, no French coach, has won the European Cup since the nation founded the competition, Marseille's corrupt victory of 1993 now expunged. Wenger would love to be the first proper, in its fiftieth year, next season. For that to happen, though, and if the Arsenal hierarchy allow him to continue, he is going to have to find another, harsher, more expansive and pragmatic side of himself.