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- "What villains are these that trespass upon my private lands? Who dares challenge Sir Cadogan? Back, you scurvy braggarts, you rogues!"
- —Sir Cadogan[src]
Sir Cadogan was a believed Knight of the Round Table included in wizarding versions of the tales of King Arthur. He is most famous for his defeat of the Wyvern of Wye at great personal risk.[1] Sometime after his death, he was immortalized with a portrait on the seventh floor of Hogwarts Castle, which displayed the same "insane bravery" as Cadogan did in life.
Early lifeEdit
Cadogan was born in the British Isles to a wizarding family sometime in the medieval ages. Like many British wizarding children, he would attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where his extreme bravery got him sorted into Gryffindor. He also obtained a wand, which is believed by modern wizards to have been made of blackthorn with a troll whisker core.[1]
At some point in his life, he struck up a friendship with Merlin, which would eventually lead to him being appointed to the prestigious position of a Knight of the Round Table. According to legend, he was married three times, each time the woman in question leaving him, and fathered seventeen known children.[1]
Fighting the Wyvern of WyeEdit
Eventually, Sir Cadogan was appointed the task of defeating the Wyvern of Wye, which was terrorizing the West Country. Cadogan's first attempt to combat the creature ended with his original horse killed and his wand, sword, and visor destroyed. Cadogan barely managed to escape alive. Unlike most would in such a scenario, however, Cadogan refused to give up. At the very least wanting to accept a valiant death, he seized a fat pony from a nearby meadow and charged towards the Wyvern, brandishing his broken wand. Though he was eaten, the broken wand pierced through the Wyvern's tongue and caused the fumes from its stomach to ignite, causing the beast to explode. Cadogan and the pony apparently survived the encounter.[1]
The story of Sir Cadogan is included in wizarding versions of the tales of King Arthur, though Muggle variations do not include him. Even among wizards, he is a lesser known figure, though the wizarding phrase "I'll take Cadogan's pony", meaning to salvage the best one can from a bad situation, was coined in his honour.[1]
A magical portrait of Sir Cadogan, painted during his life by a "poor wizard" and depicting him with his oversized sword and fat pony, was hung on the seventh floor landing at Hogwarts Castle. Harry Potter would have a number of encounters with this portrait during his years there.
In 1993, Cadogan first met Harry while looking for the Divination Classroom. Cadogan pointed Harry in the right direction. Later, after Sirius Black attacked the Fat Lady in an attempt to enter Gryffindor Tower, Sir Cadogan was appointed the guardian of the tower until the Fat Lady's portrait was repaired, mainly because all other portraits were too scared to do it, as Cadogan was the only one brave enough for the job. Several students complained about his constant challenging students to duels, and his changing of the passwords - he was known for thinking up extremely complicated passwords, and changing them several times a day, but Professor McGonagall, Head of Gryffindor House, ignored this. However, when Sir Cadogan allowed Sirius Black (who had gained possession of Neville Longbottom's list of passwords for the week) to enter Gryffindor Tower, he was promptly fired and the Fat Lady returned to her job (on the grounds that she had several trained security trolls patrolling her portrait).
In the 1995-1996 school year, Harry Potter had met him, but Harry merely walked on and when Sir Cadogan attempted to follow him by running into a neighbouring picture, he was rebuffed by its inhabitant, a large and angry-looking wolfhound.
In the 1996–1997 school year, Damara Dodderidge seemed to have developed a crush on Sir Cadogan, calling him "dashing".
The Battle of HogwartsEdit
Later, in 2 May 1998, during the Battle of Hogwarts, Sir Cadogan shouted encouragement to Harry and the Hogwarts defenders, as he ran through the castle, telling Harry to drive out the Death Eaters, to whom he referred as "dogs", "scoundrels", "braggarts" and "rogues".
Name "Cadogan" means "glory in battle" from Welsh cad, "battle" and gwogawn, "glory", "honour". In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, this name is briefly mentioned as the son of Iddon.
A street called Cadogan Road exists in the Liberton area of Rowling's home city of Edinburgh.
Behind the scenesEdit
- Sir Cadogan has, up to now, only appeared in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and was portrayed by Paul Whitehouse. He also appeared in the video game adaptation of the same book. Paul Whitehouse has subsequently appeared as Sir Cadogan in the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game, although he does not speak.
- On the DVD version of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban there is a game called The Quest of Sir Cadogan, which focuses on him travelling through portraits to get to the Gryffindor Common Room to take the place of the Fat Lady as guardian of the tower, having various misadventures en route. The player must guide Sir Cadogan through the portraits by choosing between two paths at certain points, in which choosing the right path will help him save time, and choosing the wrong path will result in him performing a time wasting and usually comical action. For example, when Sir Cadogan runs toward the top of a spiral staircase, the right path will send him sliding down the banister (before proceeding to fall off and tumble down the stair and sliding to a stop), and the wrong one will make him vault over the banister, plummet towards the floor, make a large, knight-shaped hole on impact, stagger around, then pass out. The player will also have to play a selection of mini-games, such as throwing Quaffles in Quidditch, or selecting the order in which a series of potions bubble. During the quest, the player can grab clocks, to save time, or Time-Turners, to redo a certain section they did badly on. At the end of the game the player will be awarded one of three different ranks: Page, Squire, or Knight of the Realm. The rank achieved depends on the route the player took, how well they did in the mini-games and how many clocks they grabbed.
- Cadogan is a family name of Welsh and Irish origin.[3] This could mean that Sir Cadogan's family — at least on the paternal side — hailed from Wales or Ireland. Whether Sir Cadogan himself was Welsh or Irish is unconfirmed.
- During the scene, in which the Fat Lady is missing in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Sir Cadogan can be seen in portraits on the background, at one point doing questionable things to a Lady in a ball gown, and in another, popping up randomly brandishing his sword in others.
- While Sir Cadogan's role as Gryffindor's portrait was omitted from the theatrical release of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, it was filmed and included as a deleted scene.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Appears in portrait(s))
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Appears in portrait(s))
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Appears in portrait(s))
- Pottermore (Appears in portrait(s))
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: Sir Cadogan
- ↑ Both of his parents were wizards. However, it is unknown if he had any Muggle grandparents or other direct Muggle ancestors.
- ↑ "Cadogan" at Behind the Name


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You don't have to be a Theatre major to indulge your creativity. Our department offers classes open to all University of Utah students that allows them to explore new interests, gain new skills or reignite an old passion. Need Fine Arts, Humanities, or Diversity credits? Check out our courses for Non-Majors here!
Survey of Theatre
Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
Also available as an online course
Students will explore the art of theatre through lecture and participation. Students learn about theatre's craft areas–acting, playwriting, designing, directing; production areas; management areas; history and aesthetics. Theatre's search for truth and construction of meaning, and contributions to civilization (advocacy). Attend live theatre.
Acting I For Non-Majors
Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
Acting techniques for non-majors. Students learn basic acting skills through class participation in monologue work, scene work, and improvisations.
Dramatic Arts in Television
Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
Online Course
Students will explore television as a theatrical art form. Television content and structure will be examined and critiqued through multiple lenses, including historical antecedents and international media issues.
Introduction to Visual Arts of Theatre
Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
Students will discover and explore the visual world of the theatre, including the design process. Students investigate elements and principles of design, and learn to apply them in the analysis of costume, scenery, and lighting. Meets with THEA 1550.
History and Analysis of Musical Theatre
Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
Musical theatre is an exciting, highly collaborative, and constantly evolving art form that is quintessentially American. This course is a survey of the creation and development of American musical theatre from its roots in early European comic opera and operetta to the contemporary Broadway musical. Students will learn the history and basic forms/styles of musical theatre; explore the aesthetic and philosophical attitudes of those who create(d) musical theatre; and examine the political climates and prevailing social attitudes of the eras in which musical theatre was and is currently created and how these climates and attitudes have inspired and influenced the subject matter, artists, and productions.
American Political Theatre
Fulfills Diversity (DV) and Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
Theatrical scripts and performances provide unique, inside looks at the impact of American politics on everyday life. Readings and discussions of plays that reflect problems of class (Labor-Capital), conflict (The Cold War, and Vietnam), caste (Race, Gender) and sexual preference.
Acting II for Non-Majors
Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
Prerequisite: THEA 1033 or Instructor's approval.
Advanced acting techniques for non-majors. The course builds upon skills and techniques developed in Acting I through focused approaches to character creation and acting styles across diverse theatrical forms.
Grappling with Diversity and Multiculturalism through the Arts
Fulfills Diversity (DV)
Use of arts-based inquiry to represent data and explore diverse texts dealing with multiculturalism and diversity. Students create and produce performance pieces that integrate formal histories, personal narrative, case studies, and theories and critiques of multicultural education.
Zen and the Art of Eastern Theatre
Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
An introduction to the performance styles and traditions of the dramatic arts of Japan, this course focuses on the practice and performance styles of Noh, Kyogen, Kabuki, and Bunraku. Basic Zen meditation will be explored to understand the mental discipline required of these highly theatrical and non-realistic forms, which continue music, dance, and narrative.
Introduction to Voice and Speech
Fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
This course is designed for students who wish to improve voice and speech skills in the interest of clear and effective communication. Emphases include body release, grounding of the breath, alignment, resonance, projection, rhythm, and pacing.
Theatre Singing Contemporary Styles
Study and practice towards professional performance of the contemporary singing styles of Musical Theatre (including mix, belt, and pop), integrating the skills of musicianship, singing, acting, speech, and movement.
Broadway to Hollywood: Musicals on Stage and Screen
Online Course
In this course students will examine musical theatre works that have been produced both on stage and screen. With an understanding that live theatre and the cinema are very different art forms, we will examine how musicals are able to transcend from and succeed in both media. In addition, we will discuss how the two forms have informed on another.
Movement Awareness
Using the Alexander Technique, this course facilitates the improvement of mobility, posture, performance, alertness, and the relief of chronic stiffness, tension, and stress. The Technique uses clarity of thought applied to everyday movements as well as those of singers, actors, musicians, dancers, and athletes, among others.
Stage Management
Introduction to the creative and administrative work of a stage manager, including forms and formats, protocols, and roles of the stage manager in a University production
Science on Stage
In this course, we bring together the human experience of the scientist with its public perception as embodied in theatre. After all, what is more dramatic than the excitement (and terror) of discovery, that moment when the earth seems to shift beneath one's feet and everything appears change? Playwrights have recognized the inherent drama of scientific discovery for centuries, but the last fifteen years especially have seen an explosion of new plays about science and scientists. Science on Stage explores the range of science plays now available, with a particular interest in understanding how they reflect the public understanding of science, as well as understanding the science and theatre history that inform the plays' content and form. Students will read plays on a variety of scientific subjects written in many different styles. Weekly lectures will contextualize the plays in scientific, cultural, and theatrical terms. Throughout the semester, students will collaborate in interdisciplinary teams to discuss and synthesize course material in the conception of an original live performance event about science.
Absurd Theatre
Fulfills Humanities Exploration (HF)
Students will examine the dramatic literature of seminal writers such as Alfred Jarry, Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet, Eugene Ionesco, Harold Pinter, and others in an exploration of their philosophies, reaction to world events, and creative expression.
Acting and Directing Shakespeare
Students will study the craft of acting and directing Shakespeare through play analysis, interpretation, rehearsal, and performance. Students will craft a "director's vision" and realize that vision through the rehearsal and production of scenes.


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The key word in the definition of aggression is "unjustified"—that is, in violation of International Law, treaties, or agreements. It was the basic charge leveled against Nazi Germany at the Nuremberg Trials in 1946.
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Cobra [1986] (BLU)
George P. Cosmatos
Like Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and Rambo, the hero of Cobra is another original: Lt. Marion Cobretti, a one-man assault force whose laser-mount submachine gun and pearl handled Colt .45 spit pure crimestopping venom. Director George P. Cosmatos (Rambo: First Blood Part II, Tombstone) director rejoins Stallone for this thriller pitting Cobretti against a merciless serial killer. The trail leads to not one murderer but to an army of psychos bent on slashing their way to a "New Order"- and killing the inadvertent witness (Brigitte Nielsen) to their latest blood spree. Fortunately, Cobra is her protector. And full throttle screen excitement doesn't get any better.
Product Details
- Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni
- Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85.1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: R
- Label: Warner Studios
- Run Time: 87 minutes
- Catalogue #: 202872
- Region: All Regions
Special Features
- Commentary by director George P. Cosmatos
- Making-Of featurette
- Theatrical Trailer


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Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
Let us praise as is meet, O you faithful, / The most comely, radiant and divinely wise martyrs: / Most blessed Florus and all venerable Laurus, / Who proclaimed to all the uncreated Trinity. / Suffering unto bloodshed, / They were adorned with brilliant crowns. / Entreat Christ our God to save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 8
Today all the world honors in glory the divinely wise Florus and Laurus, / As pious martyrs who suffered for Christ. / Through their prayers may we receive grace and mercy / And be delivered from calamity and temptation, / And from wrath and sorrow on the Day of Judgment.


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Age Restricted Housing Bylaw
A master-planned development of land as a unified residential community, constructed expressly for use and residence by persons who have achieved a minimum age of fifty five (55) years, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 151 B, Section 4, Subsection 6, and also incorporating the preservation of natural open space areas as an integral element of the development. An Age Restricted Housing Community shall be permitted only within the Age Restricted Housing Community Overlay District and only upon the granting of a special permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
9.13-1 Purpose
The purposes of the Age Restricted Housing Community Overlay District are:
- To increase the variety of housing choices for citizens who are 55 years of age and older;
- To provide well-designed homes affordable to residents who wish to remain in the community;
- To recognize the importance of diversity and variety in the design of Age Restricted housing communities;
- To provide housing which reduces residents' burdens of building and yard maintenance and which minimizes demands on municipal services;
- To promote flexible and efficient use of land while maintaining a respect for its natural beauty.
- To provide for building at a higher density than would normally be allowed, and allow greater flexibility in site planning to promote affordable housing and the preservation of open space and historic resources within the development; and
- To provide for the review of all such proposals prior to construction, to ensure compliance with the above intent and objectives and to assure that the proposal will not result in or contribute to incompatible use of the land, pollution of the soil or groundwater, traffic congestion or inappropriate site development.
The Zoning Board of Appeals (hereafter in this Section called the Board), acting as Special Permit Granting Authority, may grant a Special Permit for construction of a Age Restricted Housing Community (ARHC) and accessory structures, in the Age restricted Housing Community Overlay District as defined below:
9.14-1 Age Restricted Housing Community Overlay District Delineation:
The age restricted housing community overlay district shall be defined as the areas of town serviced at a public way by Williamsburg public sewer and Williamsburg public water.
9.14-2 Special Permit Approval:
Approval by the Board of a special permit hereunder shall not substitute for compliance with MGL Chapter 41: subdivision control laws, nor reduce any time periods for board consideration under the law.
9.14-3 Uses in the ARHC Overlay District:
Non-residential uses may be permitted in the ARHC development upon the issuance of a Special Permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals, provided that such use shall be consistent only with those uses allowed by right and by Special Permit in the Village Residential zone and the gross square footage of the proposed use does not exceed 4% of the gross building square footage of the ARHC.
9.14-4 Age Qualification:
An ARHC shall constitute housing intended for persons of age fifty-five or over in accordance with M.G.L. chapter 151B, section 9, sub-section 6. One hundred percent (100%) of the dwelling units in an Age Restricted Housing Community shall each be occupied by at least one person fifty-five (55) years of age or older except in the event of the death of the qualifying occupant of a dwelling unit, or foreclosure or other involuntary transfer of a dwelling unit, a two (2) year exemption shall be allowed to facilitate the transfer of the dwelling unit to another eligible household.
9.14-5 Applicant Qualifications:
The applicant for a Special Permit for an ARHC shall be the owner of the land proposed for such development or be authorized in writing by the owner to apply for and be issued such Special Permit.
9.14-6 Maximum Number of ARHC Dwelling Units in the Town of Williamsburg:
The maximum number of permitted housing units within all permitted ARHC developments in the Town of Williamsburg shall be limited to a number equivalent to five percent (5%) of the existing residential units (excluding ARHC units) located in the Town of Williamsburg. For the purpose of this Bylaw, the number of residential units shall be as established by the Board of Assessors as of January 1 of each calendar year.
9.14-7 Affordability Requirement:
A proposal shall, at a minimum, set aside fifteen percent (15%), with a minimum of one (1) unit per development, of the total number of dwelling units provided on the site as affordable Age Restricted housing. For the purposes of this Section, affordable Age Restricted housing shall be defined as dwelling units that are rented or sold to, and occupied by, households earning up to 80% of the Median Area Household Income, as such median is defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Affordable Age Restricted rental units shall be "rent restricted", as such term is defined in the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, Internal Revenue Code Section 42(g)(2), such that rents, including utilities, are set at no more than thirty (30) percent of the income limit. Affordable Age Restricted units shall be dispersed throughout the ARHC and shall be externally indistinguishable from the market rate units. The property owner shall seek the services of a third party entity such as a local community development corporation to manage the assignment of affordable age restricted units.
9.14-8 Permanent Age Restriction:
Each dwelling unit within an ARHC shall be subject to a permanent age restriction, described in a deed, deed rider or lease, and the organizational documents for the ARHC shall be recorded with the Hampshire Registry of Deeds or run with the land for a minimum period of 99 years and shall be enforceable by any or all of the owners of the ARHC or by the Town.
Except as noted below, an ARHC shall comply with all applicable dimensional regulations and development requirements listed in the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land in the Town of Williamsburg, Massachusetts.
- Lot Area: At the time of granting a special permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals, the property under consideration for an ARHC shall be located on one or more contiguous parcels, whether or not separated by a public or private way, having an area of at least five (5) acres.
- Lot Frontage: An ARHC shall have a minimum frontage of not less than 100 feet.
- Setbacks: There shall be no minimum standards for internal lot line setbacks within the ARHC, however the distribution of buildings and lots within the ARHC shall be distributed in a manner designed to enhance the primary and secondary resources as defined in Section 9.62 and 9.63. There shall be a minimum of 30 feet between the edge of the access drive and any abutting property line.
- Lot Width: The lot or combination of lots upon which an ARHC is located shall maintain a minimum width of open land between the limits of work of the ARHC and any adjacent property of 50 feet, except for access to the development.
- Open Space: At least 50% of an ARHC lot shall be maintained as open space as defined in Section 9.5.
- Number of Dwelling Units: The maximum number of dwelling units allowed in an ARHC is 40. The minimum number of dwelling units allowed in an ARHC is 7.
- Distribution of Dwelling Unit Types: In an ARHC development, the distribution of dwelling unit types shall be at the discretion of the applicant, except for the following standards:
- At least 50% of the units constructed shall be single-family or two-family dwellings.
- Parking: Parking for motor vehicles shall be provided as follows:
- Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
- Guest parking – One (1) space per six (6) dwelling units.
- Common Facility parking – Additional parking spaces shall be provided at shared or common facilities (swimming pool, clubhouse, etc.) within the ARHC provided that no common facility lot shall contain more than twelve (12) spaces.
All driveways must meet the performance standards for parking lots set forth in the Williamsburg Zoning Bylaw, Section 10.
9.15-1 Roadways and Lot Access:
All proposed roads shall comply with Section 8 of the Construction Standards as contained in the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land in the Town of Williamsburg and the roadways must be named. The construction and maintenance of roads, driveways, alleyways, and parking areas in an ARHC is the sole responsibility of the project applicant or an association of dwelling unit owners.
9.15-2 Natural and Neighborhood Features:
The plan for an ARHC shall be designed to maximize the preservation of natural and neighborhood features. To the extent possible, existing vegetation should be retained where such growth provides a benefit to the natural environment. In developed areas, the design of the ARHC shall also consider human designed landscapes by extending existing street tree plantings and by providing landscapes and landscape amenities that reinforce the physical layout of the neighborhood.
9.15-3 Pedestrian Facilities:
The plan for an ARHC shall incorporate pedestrian systems that allow for the convenient and safe movement of those who choose to walk for leisure or as a means of transportation. Connections to the Town's existing or planned sidewalk network shall be made by the applicant where possible.
9.15-4 Transit Access:
The applicant shall make every reasonable effort to insure adequate access to transit routes, including bus stops, from the ARHC development.
9.15-5 Landscaping and Screening:
All service areas and equipment, rubbish and recycling containers, service outbuildings, and any other accessory facilities identified by the Zoning Board of Appeals, shall be adequately screened from the view of public ways and adjacent properties using vegetative plantings, fencing, berms, or a combination of these techniques.
9.15-6 Accessory Buildings and Structures:
In an ARHC, accessory buildings and structures may be permitted, including clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis court, cabanas, storage and maintenance structures, garages, and other customary accessory structures. Accessory buildings and structures shall be shown on the Site Plan.
9.15-7 Other Facilities:
All facilities for utility services, drainage, lighting and signage shall be in accordance with requirements established by the Zoning Board of Appeals, consistent with applicable provisions of the Williamsburg Zoning Bylaws and the Williamsburg Subdivision Regulations.
9.15-8 Project Maintenance:
In an ARHC there shall be an organization of the owners of the residential dwelling units, either a Condominium or Homeowners Association, which shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of internal roads and driveways, snow plowing, landscape maintenance, trash removal, utility services and maintenance and repair of other common elements and facilities serving the residents. The Town of Williamsburg shall assume no responsibility for these facilities unless specifically noted under separate agreement.
9.15-9 Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal:
In every development wastewater disposal shall comply with the regulations of the Williamsburg Board of Health and applicable Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection regulations. No ARHC shall be approved that is not served by the Town of Williamsburg Public Sewer System. No ARHC shall be approved that is not served by the Town of Williamsburg Public Water Supply System.
The following requirements shall apply to all buildings and dwelling units in an Age Restricted Housing Community:
9.16-1 Dwelling Unit Types:
Unit types allowed in an approved ARHC are:
- Single-Family Detached
- Duplex or Two-Family Dwelling
- Triplex or Three-Family Dwelling
- Quadplex or Four-Family Dwelling
9.16-2 Maximum D.U. per Building:
No building shall contain greater than four (4) dwelling units.
9.16-3 Maximum Number of Bedrooms:
No dwelling unit shall contain more than two (2) bedrooms.
9.16-4 Maximum Height:
No building shall exceed 35 feet in height.
9.16-5 Architectural Appearance:
All buildings shall be compatible with the character, scale and context of the surrounding neighborhood. The applicant shall present and respond to review comments by the Williamsburg Historical Commission.
No development, including clearing, primary or accessory structures, parking, wastewater disposal or stormwater management, shall take place within the required open space areas.
9.17-1 In ARHC development the following requirements for open space shall apply:
- The open space shall be planned as single, contiguous areas whenever possible. Long thin strips or narrow areas of open space (less than 100 feet wide) shall occur only when necessary for access, as vegetated buffers along wetlands or the perimeter of the site, or as connections between open space areas.
- Open space areas shall be designed to protect or enhance the primary and secondary resources as defined in Sections 9.62 & 9.63.
- Where the proposed development abuts or includes a stream, river, body of water or wetland, these areas and the buffer to such areas shall be incorporated into the open space. Where appropriate, reasonable access shall be provided to the shorelines.
- Where a proposed development abuts land held for conservation purposes, the development shall be configured to minimize adverse impacts to the abutting conservation land. Trail connections should be provided where appropriate.
- No more than 50 percent of the common open space shall be situated within wetlands or the Williamsburg Floodplain Overlay District.
- Open space shall be used solely for recreation, conservation, agriculture or forestry purposes by residents and the public. The board shall have the authority to approve or disapprove particular uses proposed for the open space.
- The open space shall be owned in common by the owners of the dwelling units in the ARHC, or by an organization or entity owned and controlled by such dwelling unit owners. An enforceable restriction shall be recorded on all open space parcels providing that such land shall be kept in an open or natural state and not be built for residential use or developed for accessory uses such as parking, roadway or active recreation.
The Planning Board shall by regulation establish a fee schedule for each application.
The procedure for issuance of a special permit for an Age Restricted Housing Community shall be as follows:
9.18-1 Preliminary Plan and Determination of Density:
Applicants shall submit preliminary plans and materials for a joint review by the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board prior to formal application for special permit. The applicant may submit a Sketch Plan to assist the Boards in making a determination regarding maximum number of dwelling units to be permitted on the tract of land proposed for an AHRC. The sketch plan shall be drawn at 1" = 40' and include a Yield and Proposed development plan as follows:
- A yield plan drawn to scale shall clearly indicate the number of buildable residential lots the applicant believes would be attainable if the site were to be developed as a conventional subdivision consistent with the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land in the Town of Williamsburg, MA.
- A proposed development plan drawn to scale shall clearly indicate the primary and secondary resource areas as defined below. From these two resource areas, the final plan shall clearly indicate the building placement, lots and road layout of the proposed AHRC.
- A registered architect, surveyor, landscape architect, or professional engineer shall prepare all Site Plans All Proposed Development Plans shall be on standard 24" x 36" sheets and shall be prepared at a sufficient scale to show:
- The location and boundaries of the lot, adjacent streets or ways, and the location and owners' names of all adjacent properties.
- Existing and proposed topography including two-foot contours, the location of wetlands, streams, water bodies, drainage swales, areas subject to flooding, and unique natural land features.
- Boundary lines of all proposed lots with approximate dimensions and lot areas in square feet.
- Existing and proposed structures, including dimensions and elevations.
- The location of existing and proposed parking and loading areas, driveways, walkways, access and egress points.
- The location and description of all existing and proposed septic systems, water supplies, storm drainage systems, utilities, and refuse and other waste disposal methods.
- Proposed landscape features including the location and a description of screening, fencing and plantings.
- The location, dimensions height, and characteristics of proposed signs and lighting.
- The location and a description of proposed open space or recreation areas.
9.18-2 Primary Resource Areas:
Primary resource areas should show the following:
- The location of all wetlands and floodplains as determined by a licensed hydrologist, and/or qualified licensed professional.
- The location of all significant woodlands, tree lines, or open fields or meadows, rocky outcroppings of ledge or bedrock, public water supply areas, watershed divides, aquifer recharge areas, drainage ways, wildlife habitat and corridor areas and areas of slopes greater than 10%.
- The location of soil test pits with supporting documentation on test results.
9.18-3 Secondary Resource Areas:
Secondary resource areas should show the following:
- The location and description of all significant scenic views, fences and stone walls, roads and trails, recreational areas, historic structures and archeological sites.
- A statement of the proposed use and ownership of the open space as permitted by this bylaw.
9.18-4 Board Determination on Yield Plan:
Based on the sketch plans, drawings and any other materials the applicant submits relevant to the tract under consideration, the Planning Board shall make a determination within 30 days as to the number of conventional lots that can be achieved on the proposed site.
9.18-5 Maximum Density of Proposed Development Plan:
If the proposed area of common open space exceeds 60% of the site, the permitted maximum density allowed under the ARHC special permit shall be the number of conventional lots as determined by the board times 110 percent. If the proposed area of common open space exceeds 70% of the site, the permitted maximum density allowed under the ARHC special permit shall be the number of conventional lots as determined by the Planning Board times 120 percent.
9.18-6 Conclusion of the Preliminary Plan Process:
Upon the conclusion of the preliminary plan process, the Planning Board shall approve, approve with modifications or disapprove said preliminary plan and in the case of disapproval, the Planning Board shall state in detail the reasons for its disapproval.
A Definitive Plan of an ARHC may be submitted after a preliminary plan application and determination of density has been made by the Planning Board. The purpose of Plan Review is to further the purposes of this Bylaw and to ensure that new development of ARHC residential structures are designed in a manner that reasonably protects visual and environmental qualities and property values of the Town, and assures safe vehicular access, safe pedestrian movement, and appropriate drainage of surface water.
9.19-1 Application
- Each application for ARHC Plan Review shall be submitted to the Planning Board by the current owner of record, accompanied by eleven (11) copies of the Site Plan.
- The Planning Board shall by regulation establish a fee schedule for each such application
- A definitive plan may not be submitted without an approval of the preliminary plan as endorsed by the Planning Board.
9.19-2 Required Site Plan Content
Site Plans shall be on standard 24"x 36" drawing. A registered architect, surveyor, landscape architect, or professional engineer shall prepare all Site Plans. All sheets and shall be prepared at a sufficient scale to show:
- The location and boundaries of the lot, adjacent streets or ways, and the location and owners' names of all adjacent properties.
- Existing and proposed topography including two-foot contours, the location of wetlands, streams, water bodies, drainage swales, areas subject to flooding, and unique natural land features.
- Boundary lines of all proposed lots with approximate dimensions and lot areas in square feet.
- Existing and proposed structures, including dimensions and elevations.
- The location of existing and proposed parking and loading areas, driveways, walkways, access and egress points.
- The location and description of all existing and proposed septic systems, water supplies, storm drainage systems, utilities, and refuse and other waste disposal methods.
- Proposed landscape features including the location and a description of screening, fencing and plantings.
- The location, dimensions height, and characteristics of proposed signs and lighting.
- The location and a description of proposed open space or recreation areas.
- The Planning Board may request any additional information it judges to be necessary or convenient, or waive any information requirements it finds unnecessary, for the review of a particular plan.
9.19-3 Procedures for Site Plan Review
- An application for a Special Permit for an ARHC requiring ARHC Plan Review shall be considered incomplete without an application for ARHC Plan Review by the Planning Board.
- The period of review for a Special Permit requiring ARHC plan review shall be the same as any other Special Permit and shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 40A Section 9, "Special Permits." Specifically a joint Public Hearing shall be held by the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals within sixty-five (65) days of the filing of a Site Plan Review application with the Planning Board. Within forty-five (45) days of the joint Public Hearing, the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals shall hold a joint meeting at which the Planning Board shall report its findings and recommendations regarding the Site Plan application. Within forty-five (45) days after the joint meeting, and no longer than ninety (90) days from the date of the close of the Public Hearing, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall, after due consideration of the recommendations of the Planning Board, take final action on the Special Permit.
9.19-4 Site Plan Review Criteria
The following criteria shall be considered by the Planning Board in the review and evaluation of an ARHC Plan, consistent with a reasonable use of the site for the purposes permitted or permissible by the regulations of the district in which it is located.
- The development shall be integrated into the existing terrain and surrounding landscape, and shall be designed to protect abutting properties and community amenities. Building sites shall, to the extent feasible:
- Minimize impact on wetlands, steep slopes, flood plains, hilltops;
- Minimize obstruction of scenic views from publicly accessible locations;
- Preserve unique natural or historical features;
- Minimize tree, vegetation and soil removal and grade changes;
- Maximize open space retention;
- Screen objectionable features from neighboring properties and roadways.
- The plan shall maximize the convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement within the site and in relation to adjacent ways. The plan shall describe estimated average daily and peak-hour vehicular traffic to be generated by the site, traffic flow patterns for vehicles and pedestrians showing adequate access to and from the site, and adequate circulation within the site.
- The Site Plan shall show adequate measures to prevent pollution of surface or groundwater, to minimize erosion and sedimentation, to prevent changes in groundwater levels, and to prevent increased run-off and potential for flooding. Drainage shall be designed so that run-off shall not be increased and that neighboring properties will not be adversely affected. A system of groundwater recharge shall be provided that does not degrade groundwater quality.
- Recharge shall be by storm water infiltration basins or a similar system covered with natural vegetation. Dry wells shall be used only where other methods are not feasible. All basins and wells shall be preceded by oil, grease and sediment traps to facilitate removal of contamination. Any and all recharge areas shall be permanently maintained in full working order by the owner.
- Electric, telephone, cable TV, and other such utilities are required to be underground unless proven to be physically and environmentally unfeasible.
- Exposed storage areas, machinery, service areas, truck loading areas, utility buildings and other unsightly structures or uses shall be set back or visually screened to protect the neighbors from objectionable site characteristics.
- Outdoor lighting shall be designed to prevent glare or light, which reflects, strays or scatters beyond the subject structure or structures.
- Noise generated by machinery or equipment shall not extend beyond the property line.
- The Site Plan shall comply with all other provisions of this bylaw.
9.19-5 Technical Consultants
If after receiving a subdivision application the Planning Board determines that it requires technical advice unavailable from municipal employees and departments to review the application, it may employ outside consultants. The Planning Board may, by majority vote, require that the applicant pay a reasonable review fee for the employment of outside consultants chosen by the Planning Board alone.
- A review fee may be imposed only if:
- The work of the consultant consists of review of studies prepared on behalf of the applicant, and not of independent studies on behalf of the Planning Board,
- The board finds that an adequate review cannot be performed by Town board members or employees,
- The work is in connection with the applicant's specific project, and
- All written results and reports are made part of the record before the Planning Board.
- Before a fee is imposed:
- The applicant shall be given five business days notice and opportunity to submit written comments relative to the invitation for bids or request for proposals,
- The applicant shall be given five business days notice and opportunity to comment on all bids or proposals prior to the selection of the consultant and the award of a contract,
- The applicant shall be given five business days notice and the opportunity to file an appeal of the selection of the outside consultant with the Selectboard. Grounds for said appeal are limited to written claims, with written documentation, that the consultant selected has a conflict of interest or does not possess ~ the minimum required qualification in accordance with MGL Ch. 44, Section 53G.
9.19-6 Finding
- Before a finding on an ARHC Plan, the Planning Board may request the applicant to make modifications in the proposed design of the project to ensure that the above criteria are met.
- After a public hearing, the Planning Board may waive, for good cause shown, any or all requirements of ARHC Plan Review where such action is in the public interest and not inconsistent with the purpose and intent of this Bylaw.
- The Planning Board's finding shall consist of:
- A written denial of the application, stating that the plan fails to provide adequate information for the Planning Board to make a determination of whether the development satisfies decisional criteria set forth in this section.
- A finding that the project will constitute a suitable development subject to any conditions, modifications, and restrictions the Planning Board may deem necessary or appropriate.
- A finding that the proposed project does not constitute a suitable development in that it does not meet the criteria set forth in section 6.5.
CONDOMINIUM - A legal form of ownership of real property, usually individual ownership of a dwelling unit in a multi-unit development where some rights are held in common by the residents of that development.
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION - A private non-profit organization (corporation, association, or other legal entity) established by the developer to manage, maintain, support, and finance the common area and facilities and open space of an Age Restricted Housing Community Development, and to enforce certain covenants and restrictions.
OPEN SPACE - Undeveloped land set aside for common or individual ownership as a result of a Retirement Community Development, with conservation easements and other deeded restrictions to ensure that the land will remain permanently open and undeveloped. A condition of Age Restricted Housing Community Development approval is that open space may not be further subdivided.
AGE RESTRICTED - An individual who is 55 years of age or older.
AGE RESTRICTED HOUSING COMMUNITY - A master-planned development of land as a unified, self contained, residential community, constructed expressly for use and residence by persons who have achieved a minimum age requirement for residency of fifty five (55) years or older, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 151 B, Section 4, Subsection 6, and also incorporating the preservation of natural open space areas as an integral element of the development. An Age Restricted Housing Community shall be permitted only within the Age Restricted Housing Community Overlay District and only upon the granting of a special permit by the Zoning Board of Appeals.


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Penn State-Indiana Big Ten opener set for noon kickoff
Penn State-Indiana Big Ten opener set for noon kickoff
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Big Ten Conference opener at Indiana will kick at noon Saturday, Oct. 5. BTN will televise the contest to a national audience from Memorial Stadium in Bloomington.
The Penn State Sports Network and www.GoPSUsports.com will begin coverage of the Penn State-Indiana game at 10:30 a.m.
Penn State and Indiana will be meeting for the 17th time and have played every season since 2007. The teams previously met in the Big Ten opener in 1999 and 2011. The Nittany Lions and Hoosiers have been division rivals since 2011 and will be in the Big Ten's Eastern Division starting next year and continue to play annually.
The Nittany Lions have a 16-0 on-field mark vs. Indiana, including a 45-22 win last year in Beaver Stadium. The last three games in Bloomington have been decided by six points or less: 22-18 (2004), 36-31 (2007) and 16-10 (2011).
The Nittany Lions are starting their 21st season of Big Ten competition. Penn State will be opening conference play on the road for the fourth consecutive year and 13th time overall and will open the 2014 Big Ten slate at Rutgers (Sept. 13) in the Scarlet Knights' first Big Ten game.
The announcement of the Indiana kick brings the total of known Penn State start times to seven for this season. Following a bye on Sept. 28, the Nittany Lions will visit Indiana and then host Michigan at 5 p.m. Oct. 12 for the 94th Homecoming game, which will air on ESPN or ESPN2. Penn State will visit Ohio State on Oct. 26 for an 8 p.m. clash that will air on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
The remaining five Penn State kick times and TV information will occur within the Big Ten's six- or 12-day selection process.
Penn State will be making its fourth appearance of the season on BTN. Every Nittany Lion football game has been televised the past 10 seasons and 232 of the last 234 Penn State contests overall have been on TV. All Nittany Lion football and basketball games air on the Penn State Sports Network and www.GoPSUsports.com.
The Big Ten Network is available to more than 90 million homes through agreements with more than 300 cable, satellite and telco providers in all 50 states and Canada. Armstrong, Blue Ridge and Adams Cable, though, do not carry the BTN in Pennsylvania and the Medina and Youngstown, Ohio, areas. More than 35,000 Penn State alumni live in the communities served by the three cable providers in Pennsylvania and the Medina and Youngstown areas, in addition to thousands of more fans and current Penn State students.
Armstrong, Blue Ridge and Adams Cable customers missed more than 110 Penn State events on BTN during the 2012-13 academic year, in addition to coverage from 15 conference championships.
Coach Bill O'Brien's Nittany Lions improved to 3-1 with a 34-0 win over Kent State last Saturday. Penn State allowed only nine first downs and 190 yards, posting its first shutout since 2010. The Nittany Lions ran for 287 yards, their highest total since gaining 338 yards at Illinois in 2009, led by Akeel Lynch with a season-high 123 yards on just 14 carries.
Penn State single game tickets, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, are available by visiting www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets or calling 800-NITTANY from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
Penn State Athletics is on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pennstatenittanylions) and Twitter (http://www.gopsusports.com/ot/socialmedia.html).


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Last week, on the day of the season�s first snowfall, my husband was proudly prepared.
At lunchtime, he came home from work, grabbed the gas can and trotted off to the gas station to fill it up.
Forty-five minutes later, the gas tank of the snow blower was full and the car was stuffed with yard waste bags, ready to be dropped off.
On the way back from the dump, he stopped to get his car inspected, pick up a pair of replacement windshield wiper blades and lay in a supply of rock salt for the front walk.
By the time I crawled home from work along icy, slippery roads, he was ensconced in the den, newspaper open, dinner on the stove and post-election analysis on the television.
�I got so much done today!� he raved, and proceeded to fill me in on the details.
This was big news in our household, we of the tax filing extension, overdue library books and bread past its expiration date.
Given our proclivity to be late, behind, and without the critical necessities required in most circumstances, I was thrilled to hear that at least one of us had it together.
Galvanized by his success, I hurried right to my desk and paid the credit card bill before the interest could accrue for one more second.
The next morning, we woke early to the dulcet tones of NPR, well before the sunrise, and prepared to confront the elements.
From the sound of cars on the street, the snow had been significant but not terrible, slushy but not thick.
We jumped out of bed, he eager to put on his boots and rev up the snow blower, me committed to doing some shovel work on the front steps.
I was just harnessing up the dog for his first frantic jump into the new snow in the backyard when I heard the roar from the garage.
Not the roar I was expecting, the rumble of machinery leaping into gear as the snow blower�s starter caught and my husband began to guide it out the door and into the driveway.
No, the other roar. The roar of frustration. The roar that meant that something wasn�t doing what it was supposed to do.
Or, more likely, that something wasn�t where it was supposed to be.
His head appeared around the corner of the basement stairs, curls jiggling with irritation.
�The extension cord is gone!� he announced, furious.
�What extension cord?�
�The short one I have to attach to the electric starter! It�s gone!�
I mentally ran through several scenarios:
My son, rummaging through the garage, looking for a short extension cord to take to New York with him when he moved in August;
His sister, rummaging through the garage, looking for a short extension cord to take to school with her when she left in August;
The denials I was going to get from both daughter and son when I texted them to ask if they knew what had happened to the short extension cord.
Meanwhile, there was now steam shooting out of their father�s ears and nostrils.
�I�ll look for it,� I said, trying to mollify him.
�You won�t find it!� he said. �Someone took it! And it�s been there, without ever moving, for 10 years! Right where I leave it every single time! Why does this happen to everything?�
He threw both arms into the air and stomped back to the garage.
�I suppose there�s no point in asking if you took it,� I said to the dog, now nose-deep in snow.
Though guilty most of the time, on this he was blameless.
I did look for it.
First, I headed for the kids� rooms, on the off chance that the contraband had remained local instead of being smuggled across state lines.
No such luck.
The short black extension cord I found attached to an air conditioner was not the correct short black extension cord.
The long orange extension cord I produced from a box in the garage was not even dignified with a response from my husband, now shoveling the driveway by hand.
Even I knew enough not to suggest using a power strip.
Eventually, like most things, the right cord will resurface, materializing somewhere close by as if it had been there all along.
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If The NSA Isn't Engaged In Economic Espionage, Why Is The USTR Considered 'A Customer' Of Intelligence?
from the simple-questions deptWe just had a story about how Australia used its equivalent of the NSA to do economic espionage for the sake of improving trade deals and helping private companies by passing along useful info they gleaned from spying on the Japanese. It had become so common that companies getting the info would joke that it had "fallen off the back of a truck." Of course, many have argued that the US is obviously engaged in similar activity. The most damning evidence, of course, was the release a few months ago of details of how the NSA spied on Petrobas, the Brazilian oil giant.
The US has sworn up, down, left and right that it does not use the NSA for economic espionage. In August, the Department of Defense issued a statement to the Washington Post saying:
"The Department of Defense does engage" in computer network exploitation, according to an e-mailed statement from an NSA spokesman, whose agency is part of the Defense Department. "The department does ***not*** engage in economic espionage in any domain, including cyber."Those triple stars were in the original. That was before the Petrobas revelation. After that came out, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper tried to explain that away, arguing that it was not for economic espionage at all, but to get a better sense of whether there was an upcoming financial crisis.
What we do not do, as we have said many times, is use our foreign intelligence capabilities to steal the trade secrets of foreign companies on behalf of - or give intelligence we collect to - US companies to enhance their international competitiveness or increase their bottom line.Of course, it's a very blurry line between using that information to create policies that help US companies and just giving the information to them directly. Perhaps it's true that the NSA doesn't hand out the information it gleans from foreign companies directly to US companies to help them understand, say, how a foreign product is built -- but reverse engineering is pretty good these days, so it's doubtful that too many US companies need that kind of help anyway. Instead, it seems to be just as nefarious, and certainly a form of economic espionage, to use this information to create trade policies that clearly boost certain US interests.
But that's certainly happening. The NY Times' giant profile of the NSA's activities that came out earlier this month included a list of "customers" for the NSA. Pay close attention to the last two on the list:
This huge investment in collection is driven by pressure from the agency's "customers," in government jargon, not only at the White House, Pentagon, F.B.I. and C.I.A., but also spread across the Departments of State and Energy, Homeland Security and Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative.Now, one can make a (potentially compelling) argument that of course it's US policy to try to improve situations for American companies. And that's perfectly reasonable -- but it seems like a clearly bogus argument for the NSA to say it "does not do economic espionage" just because it (allegedly) does not do one particular tidbit of economic espionage: directly handing companies information. If, instead, it's spying on foreign companies and then providing that information to the USTR, you can assure that two things are happening: economic policies that help the special interests that have a close relationship with the USTR are getting extra favorable policies in their place, and some of that information is seeping out of the USTR to those companies anyway.
And we've already seen, repeatedly, how the USTR appears to have very cozy relations with certain legacy industries, while having almost no relationship at all with younger, more innovative industries. As such, not only is the NSA clearly engaged in economic espionage, it's doing so to the detriment of actual innovation and economic growth, by using this information to prop up legacy industries, while handicapping the innovative industries.
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Jurriaan Maessen
Prison Planet.com
September 19, 2012
During a speech earlier this year given by University of California-Riverside professor Richard Cardullo, the cottonseed derivative Gossypol is being proposed as an adequate sterilant to bring down the birthrate in the United States. Stating that the substance's permanent sterilization effects on males is already being considered for widespread use in China and many third world countries, Cardullo calls it "an option" for use within the United States. In addition to Gossypol, the professor advised the attending students to lower their standard of living if the earth is to continue carrying humans on its surface.
Interesting to note that the professor has recently been selected by the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to join the Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) program, funded by the federal government.
As part of the university's online science lecture series, recorded on the campus earlier this year, the professor's lecture "Is Earth Overpopulated" is a classic neo-Malthusian regurgitation claiming the planet cannot carry much more people.
"If you want to minimize environmental impact, perhaps you should consider lowering your standard of living, for instance."
Cardullo also told people could reduce human impact on the earth by becoming vegetarians:
"One of the things we know is the production of meat is incredibly expensive," he said. "You are going to start hearing more and more about humans' carbon footprint, and one of the biggest contributions to that carbon footprint is the production of meat. … We could do a lot simply by just becoming more vegetarian."
Although the professor tells his listening audience to "lower their standard of living" to minimize human impact on the earth, he stresses that this in itself isn't sufficient to lower fertility in the United States. Also, the professor continues, famine, disease, war and so on do not have the ability to effectively cull the human population.
"(…) we have got to do something about population as well. The United States, we are very affluent. … we currently have a population of 313 million people. … Altogether we gain one person every 15 seconds. … If we want to take the population down to 150 million, all it would require in the next 100 years is to lower that birth rate – because we are not going to do it through any other method, right? That would be horrible."
"If we want to decrease the population, we could do it in an number of different ways."
Then the professor goes on to point at the screen, on which are depicted several disease-spreading insects. "These are all what's called vectors… carriers of disease which we are familiar with (…) horrible things (…). I'm going to show you things that effects populations more than anything (…), it's those", states the professor as he points to an image of sperm.
"Many scientists want to know: are there ways, are there new ways, that we can control population …or fertility rates, by targeting specific cells, sperm or eggs, so that individuals can make the decision to keep those rates low."
A bit later on in the speech, the professor eyes cotton derivative Gossypol, which- as scientists have learned- cause sterility in males by targeting the sperm. Citing Chinese and American research on Gossypol, Cardullo mentions that Gossypol has the potential of killing humans, causing not just temporary but permanent sterility in males.
"(…) ultimately the World Health Organization argued against using it. But interestingly enough, there are countries in the world (such as China, Nigeria, Brazil etc.) using it as a permanent method for controlling fertility in males, which is an option."
The permanent sterility effects of Gossypol were discovered back in the 1970s, and were further picked up by the main financial contributor of anti-fertility drugs in the 20th century, the Rockefeller Foundation. The Foundation, it seems, investigated Gossypol's anti-fertility effect as well as the possibility of using the substance for "widespread use". The 1985 Rockefeller Foundation's annual report underlined its ongoing dedication towards finding good use for Gossypol.
Indeed, gossypol, a toxic polyphenol derived from the cotton plant, was identified early on in the Foundation's research as an effective sterilant. The question was, how to implement or integrate the toxic substance into crops.
"Another long-term interest of the Foundation has been gossypol, a compound that has been shown to have an antifertility effect in men, By the end of 1985, the Foundation had made grants totaling approximately $1.6 million in an effort to support and stimulate scientific investigations on the safety and efficacy of gossypol."
In the 1986 Rockefeller Foundation annual report, the organization admits funding research into the use of fertility-reducing compounds in relation to food for "widespread use":
"Male contraceptive studies are focused on gossypol, a natural substance extracted from the cotton plant, and identified by Chinese researchers as having an anti-fertility effect on men. Before widespread use can be recommended, further investigation is needed to see if lowering the dosage can eliminate undesirable side-effects without reducing its effectiveness as a contraceptive. The Foundation supported research on gossypol's safety, reversibility and efficacy in seven different 1986 grants."
It seems that the funded scientists have indeed found a way of "lowering the dosage" of gossypol, circumventing the toxicity of the substance, so as to suppress or even eliminate these "undesirable side-effects", which include: low blood potassium levels, fatigue, muscle weakness and even paralysis. If these effects could be eliminated without reducing the anti-fertility effects, the Foundation figured, it would be a highly effective and almost undetectable sterilant.
Although overtly, research into and development of gossypol as a anti-fertility compound was abandoned in the late 1990s, the cottonseed containing the substance was especially selected for mass distribution in the beginning of the current decade. Around 2006 a media-campaign was launched, saying the cottonseed could help defeat hunger and poverty.
In 2006, NatureNews reported that RNA interference (or RNAi) was the way to go. On the one hand it would "cut the gossypol content in cottonseeds by 98%, while leaving the chemical defenses of the rest of the plant intact." Furthermore, the article quoted Dr. Deborah P. Delmer, the Rockefeller Foundation's associate director of food security, who was quick to bury any concern:
"Deborah Delmer, associate director of the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City and an expert in agricultural food safety, points out that a benefit of using RNAi technology is that it turns off a gene process rather than switching on a novel function. So instead of introducing a new foreign protein, you're just shutting down one process," Delmer says. "In that sense, I think that the safety concerns should be far less than other GM technologies."
A 2006, National Geographic article Toxin-Free Cottonseed Engineered; Could Feed Millions Study Says, quotes the director of the Laboratory for Crop Transformation (Texas A&M Universtity), Keerti Singh Rathore as saying:
"A gossypol-free cottonseed would significantly contribute to human nutrition and health, particularly in developing countries, and help meet the requirements of the predicted 50 percent increase in the world population in the next 50 years."
"Rathore's study", states the article, "represents the first substantiated case where gossypol was reduced via genetic engineering that targets the genes that make the toxin."
I bring into recollection the statement made by the Rockefeller Foundation in its 1986 annual report, which reads:
"Before widespread use can be recommended, further investigation is needed to see if lowering the dosage can eliminate undesirable side-effects without reducing its effectiveness as a contraceptive."
In the 1997 Foundational report, Rathore is mentioned (page 68). A postdoctoral fellowship-grant was given to a certain E. Chandrakanth "for advanced study in plant molecular biology under the direction of Keerti S. Rathore, Laboratory for Crop Transformation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas."
Compromising connections, in other words, for someone who claimed academic objectivity in regards to gossypol and its sterilizing effects. Rathore explained the workings of RNAi in a 2006 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Cottonseed toxicity due to gossypol is a long-standing problem", Rathore said, "and people have tried to fix it but haven't been able to through traditional plant breeding. My area of research is plant transgenics, so I thought about using some molecular approaches to address this problem."
Rathore also mentioned the desired main funder of his work without actually saying the name:
"we are trying to find some partners and will probably be looking at charitable foundations to help us out in terms of doing all kinds of testing that is required before a genetically engineered plant is approved for food or feed. We are in the very early stages and have a lot of ideas in mind, but we need to pursue those. Hopefully, we can find some sort of partnership that will allow us to do them."
He also expressed the final adaptation of the cottonseed for widespread use is something of the long term:
"(…) right now there are many hurdles when you are dealing with a genetically modified plant. But I think in the next 15 or 20 years a lot of these regulations that we have to satisfy will be eliminated or reduced substantially."
The Foundation, as is evident from the statements of Rockefeller's own Deborah Delmer, has been more than interested. The scientific community, we see, now tells young students that using such sterilants are a viable option to reduce the US population. Given the fact that the professor has been selected by large governmental organizations under the general guidance of Obama's science czar John P. Holdren, we must wonder if the "option" of using Gossypol as a sterilent in the United States may have been inspired by Holdren and Ehrlich in their 1977 book "Ecoscience", when they wrote:
"Adding a sterilant to drinking water or staple foods is a suggestion that seems to horrify people more than most proposals for involuntary fertility control. Indeed, this would pose some very difficult political, legal, and social questions, to say nothing of the technical problems. No such sterilant exists today, nor does one appear to be under development. To be acceptable, such a substance would have to meet some rather stiff requirements: it must be uniformly effective, despite widely varying doses received by individuals, and despite varying degrees of fertility and sensitivity among individuals; it must be free of dangerous or unpleasant side effects; and it must have no effect on members of the opposite sex, children, old people, pets, or livestock."
Originally appeared at http://explosivereports.com/
This article was posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 1:59 am


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I'm not sure whether a writer at Bustle meant to be so on-the-nose with his assessment of my nine-year career, but he's right. Maybe I've been looking for an "out" for a while now.
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Write a simple calculator program. Ask the user if s/he wants to add ('+') subtract ('-'), multiply ('*') or divide ('/') and then ask for the number. Perform the operation with the given number. Start the "display" at zero. Stop when the user enters 'X' (for exit). Use Do.. While and if statements.
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the output is coming out somewhat nice, but i am trying to figure out how to incorporate the operation into the output of the numbers. (ie: if user enters +, and then enters the number 20, the total displayed would be 20. but, after that, i am not sure how the next operation the user enters can effect the previously entered number.Code:#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { double n; char operation; cout << "Current Total is 0" << endl; do { cout << "Enter an operation: + - * / (or enter X to exit):"; cin >> operation; cout << "Enter a number: "; cin >> n; cout << "Current total is " << n << endl; } while (operation != 'X'); }
trying to explain this differently, using the same example, if the user entered +, then entered 20. the number displayed is 20. then, if the user entered the * operation next, and entered 2 for the next number, the 'new' current total should be 40. this is the part i am not sure how to do.
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Tilda Swinton is in Venice for the film festival promoting a film called lo sono l'amore. Don't care what it's about. Tilda is all that matters.
She also walked the carpet for Michael Moore's latest Capitalism: A Love Story. Early reviews for Capitalism are positive. Of course. Michael Moore the voice of the working class. I used to believe it too, especially after Sicko. That story though for another time.
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Anupama Chopra's review: Special 26
Special 26 is the best Hindi film I've seen this year. Inspired by a real-life heist in 1987, writer-director Neeraj Pandey constructs an elaborate cat-and-mouse chase between cops and robbers. Except, here, you're rooting for the bad guys, writes Anupama Chopra.movie-reviews Updated: Feb 10, 2013 12:50 IST
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Special 26 is the best Hindi film I've seen this year. Inspired by a real-life heist in 1987, writer-director Neeraj Pandey constructs an elaborate cat-and-mouse chase between cops and robbers. Except, here, you're rooting for the bad guys.
In 1987, an unknown man walked into a well-known jewellery store in Mumbai posing as a CBI officer. He made off with jewelry worth lakhs and was never found.
In Special 26, Neeraj gives us a group of conmen led by Ajay Singh, played by Akshay Kumar. These men flit about the country pulling off raids in the name of the CBI.
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The happy scenario continues until a real CBI officer, Waseem Khan (played by Manoj Bajpayee), gets on their tail.
The film's titles play out against newspaper headlines, creating a sense of immediacy and urgency that never lets up. Pandey deftly keeps the plot moving.
The characters are fleshed out with little details so that Sharmaji, played by Anupam Kher, is a lusty old man with a long line of little children. When he leaves home, he lovingly reminds his wife to have the latch in their bedroom fixed.
Waseem Khan is stern and unbending in his honesty, while Ajay is a cool operator. The film's sense of urgency never lets up.
The plot is deftly kept moving. The one false note is Ajay's half-baked love story. Silly and superfluous, it dilutes the tension and adds little to the narrative.
That aside, it's a crackling script that actors bite into. Akshay tones down, Anupam is comically vulnerable and Manoj is a tight ball of fury waiting to unleash.
In places, the film gets trapped by Akshay's superstar status — he's the best-dressed and most heroic in the conventional sense — but mostly the ensemble cast plays seamlessly together.
The climax isn't fully convincing but you won't mind because Neeraj Pandey has delivered a sparkler. Special 26 is special.