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Covadonga Cigars is a family owned business that prides itself on procuring some of the finest tobacco leaves available on the market today. Our handcrafted cigars are made domestically in the United States by master Cuban cigar rollers with nearly two decades of experience, and our high quality tobacco leaves are imported from the tropical climates of Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Honduras, among others, to create tobacco blends unique to the Covadonga brand of cigars. With our batches of tobacco leaves that put other cigar brands to shame, Covadonga Cigars produces roughly 20 to 30 thousand cigars per order of tobacco leaves, and we are first among the primary sources for wholesale cigars online.
These leaves are grown in the nutrient-rich dark soils of the tropical climates of various Latin American countries that produce leaves similar to the famous flavor of Cuban tobacco leaves with more consistently high quality - improved farming and fermenting techniques set the bar for excellence in tobacco growing, and the mastery of rolling techniques only further demonstrates Covadonga Cigars' commitment to providing the finest in cigars.
Our cigars are hand rolled with the utmost care and attention to quality, individually being put through the Drawmaster testing system to ensure that every cigar that bears the Covadonga name is rolled to the superior standards of quality for which our family strives. Any cigars that are not created up to our high standards are sent back to the rollers to be re-rolled.
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New medics reduce costs.
|The breeding of pod holding medics is an exciting new development. The medic plants hold their pods. They are easy and cheap to harvest using standard cereal harvesters.
This site is free but printing from web pages is often difficult. The Free Download service provides some parts of the site in pdf files that can be easily printed for use in the field or in the class room.
|New rotation for WANA
|This is an innovative rotation from Tunisia based on medic pasture incorporated into the traditional fallow system. It is particularly suitable for small farmers without tractors, dependent on contracting services. Medic pod harvester explained.
|West Asia and North Africa have been divided into four principle zones for information on farming, land tenure and management use this entrance to the site.
High Rainfall, Cereal Zone, Marginal Zone, Rangeland
|These are a complete photo guide to the growing of medic in the WANA region. They are based on a series of FAO filmstrips produced to train farmers and extension agents. They include topics such as:
Why grow medic?
Failure of the fallow rotation.
What is medic? Where does medic grow?
Establishing a medic pasture using seed.
Shallow cultivation for cereals.
Managing a medic pasture.
The dangers of deep ploughing.
|Can we learn from medic projects and programs over the last 30 years? Why do bureaucrats make poor farmers? Can specialised institutions cope with medic? Why have Ministries of Agriculture in WANA been unable to exploit success?
|Can small farmers in WANA survive? How can they reduce costs and increase returns? How can they access more land? Can marketing and buying groups help? Is smart farming an option for small farmers?
|Cut and paste the information on this site to produce flip charts, radio scripts, books and brochures. Tailor make the information for farmers and other audiences.
|About the authors of this site and their PUBLICATIONS
|Search for topics through an index rather than farming zones and other chapters.
|We welcome discussion and comment on this site.
|The Dryland Farming Organisation can provide the material on this site in CD format. This is more convenient for constant reference. It is not dependent on internet connections and is particularly useful for photos which may take a long time to down load on the web.
|Medic is a constant theme throughout this site. We have used it as a generic name for "self regenerating legumes." More details are provided. Medic is the basis of a complete different concept of farming. I have called it "green" farming in contrast to conventional "brown" farming.
|Useful links to other farming sites and institutions.
|Nitrogen fertiliser is produced from large amounts of energy - most of which comes from fossil fuel sources. With growing concerns amount greenhouse gases the production of fertiliser needs to be reviewed. When nitrogen is used in farming more greenhouse gases are released. What is the alternative? How can nitrogen fertiliser use be reduced? Is a green revolution possible without cheap N?
Some recent up dates
The curse of nitrogen fertiliser
The dark green farming revolution in West Asia and North Africa.
by Brian Chatterton. Keynote address to Ministerial dialogue at International Conferenc on Food Security,
Why "dryland" not "rainfed"? Tunis and London have about the same average rainfall. They have very different climates. We have used "dryland farming" to make a distinction. The climate of West Asia and North Africa has a hot, dry summer. The rainfall is concentrated in the winter and spring which is the main growing period. Technology from northern temperate regions with cool. moist summers rarely works in the WANA region.

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2.00 – 6.30pm
The Light
Friends House
London NW1 2BJ
I waited for you, Miles Davis
Jess Hall
Margaret and Michael Rustin
Introductory words
Extracts from Redemption Song (1991)
David Scott
Chuck Taylor
Oxford and the New Left
John Akomfrah and Smoking Dogs
The Partisan – a tribute to Stuart Hall (2014)
Lidia Curti
The early years of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
Martin Jacques
'Thatcherism' and Marxism Today
Greg McLennan
The Centre and the Open University
Becky Hall
Open Session
'Un bel di vedremo' (from Madame Butterfly), Mirella Freni, Wiener Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan
Tea / Coffee Break
Sids Ahead, Miles Davis
Beatrix Campbell
Feminism and Neoliberalism
David A. Bailey
Black Representation
Sally Alexander
A reading from The Tempest
Isaac Julien and Mark Nash
Extracts from Signal to Noise (1994),
Looking for Langston (1989),
Black and white in colour (1992),
The Attendant (1993),
Frantz Fanon, Black skin, white mask (1996),
Playtime (2013)
Angela Davis
Many Rivers to Cross, Jimmy Cliff
Gilane Tawadros
Stuart Hall Foundation
Catherine Hall
We will join in singing Jerusalem by William Blake. Piano, Bob Meikle
Autograph ABP and the Institute of International Visual Arts cordially invite you to a reception to see the Autograph ABP's Black Chronicles II exhibition, dedicated to the memory of Stuart. This is also an opportunity to visit the Institute of International Visual Arts' Stuart Hall Library named in honour of Stuart.
7.30 – 9.30pm
Rivington Place
Margaret Rustin is Stuart's sister-in-law and a child psychotherapist.
Michael Rustin is a sociologist and first met Stuart at the Universities and Left Review Club in 1957. Since then he has worked with him on many political projects, including editing Soundings.
David Scott teaches anthropology at Columbia University and edits Small Axe. He first met Stuart in Jamaica in the late 1990s and that started them off on a conversation about just about everything.
Chuck Taylor is a philosopher. He was one of the four founders of Universities and Left Review. He and Stuart were active before 1956 in campaigns against nuclear warfare. Suez and Hungary propelled them into a new initiative of rethinking socialism.
Lidia Curti has taught cultural studies for many years at the Orientale. She came from Naples to the Birmingham Cultural Studies Centre in 1965, bringing Gramsci with her.
Martin Jacques is a journalist and writer. He edited Marxism Today. In January 1979 Stuart contributed an article called 'The Great Moving Right Show', which proved prophetic and changed the way we thought about Britain.
John Akomfrah, Lina Gopaul and David Lawson produced The Unfinished Conversation (2012) and The Stuart Hall Project (2013). These marked the culmination of a collaboration which began with Handsworth Songs in 1985.
Gregor McLennan teaches sociology at Bristol. He was a student of Stuart's at the Birmingham Cultural Studies Centre and then through the 1980s was a colleague at the Open University.
Beatrix Campbell is a writer and journalist, who publishes on contemporary politics and feminism.
David A. Bailey is a curator. He met Stuart at Goldsmiths in the 1980s, when they began a conversation about the black visual arts.
Sally Alexander first met Stuart when he was working at the Women's Liberation creche at Ruskin College in Oxford in 1970.
Isaac Julien and Mark Nash have worked on film projects with Stuart for many years.
Gilane Tawadros works in the visual arts. She was the founding director of the Institute of International Visual Arts, which Stuart chaired for over a decade from its foundation.
Angela Davis is an activist, writer and scholar. She writes: 'the emergent field of critical prison studies is inconceivable without the constitutive influence of Stuart Hall. I first met him at the 1991 Black Popular Culture Conference and have had the privilege of conversing with him, teaching his work, and being continually inspired by him in my own activism.'
Jess, Becky and Catherine Hall will also speak.


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For over 56 years, the Spinnaker has been a dining destination for generations of locals and visitors alike. An iconic restaurant perched on piers over the San Francisco Bay on the Sausalito waterfront, it all started in 1960 when Bill McDonnell and California State Senator Gene McAteer built the Spinnaker on a spit of land in Sausalito called Shell Beach. The beach was so called because oyster shells from all the local restaurants were deposited there.
The Spinnaker is one of the rare family owned and operated restaurants in the Bay Area with Bill's son Tim McDonnell at the helm and Jeff Scharosch, a partner and the general manager who has been with the company for 20+ years. Tarantino's at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco and The Cliff House in Folsom, CA are also owned and operated by the family.
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Eileen Klein exit interview
November 14, 2012
Eileen Klein, Chief of Staff for Governor Jan Brewer until last week, talks about the administration's efforts to get Arizona out of its fiscal hole and the role she played. Klein also explained the challenges and rewards of working with stakeholders who have dramatically different opinions on the state's direction. And early next year, Klein will take over as President of the Arizona Board of Regents--the panel that oversees the state's public university system.


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text: 2 by magnuscanis To the query whether the violin and viola are same musical instruments – the answer is Yes and No. As compared to violin, the viola is a lot bigger in bodily size and also longer string lengths. Besides, the viola is usually strung with wider strings than the […] Are Violin and Viola Same Musical Instruments?27 Jan, 2012 in Violin tagged musical instruments / Violin and Viola / violin family by Manuel Marino


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There is a paradigm shift that is required to instill hope and achieve better decision making.
Marc Lavoie, an independent Leadership Coach and HR Consultant has long been a support of the work we are doing for Workplace Fairness, and when he spoke to our luncheon group on October 23 he provided some tools for helping us shift from blame to accountability and from judgment to curiosity.
To read about the 7 Living Principles of Enlightened Leadership here: Lavoie Culture of Enlightened Leadership.


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Congress has yet to ask healthcare professionals to go through our current health care system like Medicare or Medicaid to root out waste and corruption. Why they haven't asked the experts is beyond me.
Rick Larsen, our House Representative, just sent out his newsletter with the lead sentence of "The skyrocketing cost of health care … It is critical we bring we bring down health care costs for families…" Like everything else, the more complicated the disease/injury, the more it will cost to treat it. Mr. Larsen's statements also address the large number of "uninsured."
Who are these "uninsured?" Washington State spent over $191 million dollars on federal health care benefits for illegal aliens in this state in 2008. This amount does not include any monies paid by the state, counties, cities or private agencies. Wouldn't the "uninsured" have been best served if the $191 million had been spent to provide them with private health insurance of their choice? And, why isn't this question/situation addressed by Mr. Larsen in his news(?)letter to his constituents?
I believe the solution to the nation's healthcare problem can be solved by the private sector. We cannot afford the same old solutions we've always heard and received from bureaucrats. Nationalizing healthcare will benefit only one thing, the size, bank balance and influence of that bureaucracy.
For better or worse we are a free enterprise system. It is my sincere hope that thoughtful people of all political persuasions who think that control of their bodies should be ceded to the Larsen/Obama's of the world reconsider their objectives. Are you really sure you can risk having a federal government decide what your future health will be limited to?
Get politicians whose primary objective is to get re-elected out of the business of bad government and worse heathcare.
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Autoethnography is a term I have only become familiar through the duration of DIGC330. According to the prescribed reading, 'Autoethnography: An Overview', is described as a phenomena that seeks to systematically analyses personal experience to understand cultural experience (Ellis, C., Adams, T.E., and Bochner, A.P. 2011). There are reflexive elements to this including how we understand our internal emotions and interpretive meanings produces by personal engagements with the culture. This is a documented personal experience and interaction that makes us consider political, social and cultural meanings; but then it is how we make sense of it. This direct personal engagement is then documented and understood by the way we enact the world and can be presented through articles, videos, blog posts or even tweets. As a reader to an Autoethnography document, this gives insight towards the writers personal experience which is most definitely different from your own, but encompasses elements that they could have found genuine, confronting or disconcerting which would vary from individual to individual. The article discusses this is terms of an "in depth and intimate understanding of peoples experiences with emotionally charged and sensitive topics" (Ellis, Kiesinger & Tillmann-Healy, 1997, p.121).
On a personal note, I gave my autoethnographic perspective on last week's Screen and discussion through 'tweets' documenting my experience. The viewing was 'State of Play (2013)' a documentary about South Korean professional video gamers. E-sports is something I am familiar with, however I had never involved myself with the world of Korean e-sports so I took to twitter to give my subjective understanding from my personal cultural framework.
At first I posted a video of my familiarity with e-sports as it is not something, and how the team introductions are something I find interesting.
Then a quote from the documentary which I can only presume through translation and different cultural force behind words, that this ended up being quite humorous for me, being an Australian, you would most likely never hear something say a quote like this.
There are some critiques for authoethnography as outlined in the text. There are concerns for validity and credibility of the autoethnographer and if their giving their actual experience and using factual evidence. This in turn has an effect on the audience as experiences of the reader's subjective viewpoint and the world they are exploring do not match up (Ellis, C., Adams, T.E., and Bochner, A.P. 2011). So you need to question, is this an authentic response I am reading? But we do need to remember that they are just subjective viewpoints in a world of methodological viewpoints that are not accurate scientific data, but rather personal encounters with the exploration of a different culture. Maybe I was being culturally insensitive with my tweets? E-sports are taken very seriously in Korea and it was something I was making a joke of. Or maybe I just have a different perspective to you due to my different cultural context.
Ellis, Carolyn; Kiesinger, Christine E. & Tillmann-Healy, Lisa M. 1997. Interactive interviewing: Talking about emotional experience. In Rosanna Hertz Ed., Reflexivity and voice (pp.119-149). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Ellis, C., Adams, T.E., and Bochner, A.P. 2011 'Autoethnography: An Overview', Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 12:1, viewed 10th August 2017, http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1589/3095


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"My mom played, and I kept bugging her to teach me," he recalls. "So one day we sat down on the floor and she put her old Kamaka ukulele in my hands. I remember being so nervous. Then she showed me how to strum the strings and taught me my first chord. I fell in love with the ukulele immediately. From that day on, you had to pry the instrument away from me in order to get me to do anything else."
That first brush with musical fate took place in Honolulu, Hawai'i, where Jake was born and still makes his home. Growing up, he studied and played a number of other musical instruments—drums, piano and guitar. "But none of those instruments spoke to me the way the ukulele did," he says. "There was something about the uke that was different. Music was my passion, but I had no idea that I could make it as a musician. I always thought that maybe I'd be a school teacher and incorporate music into the classroom, rather than being on a stage performing in front of people."
Shimabukuro's busy touring schedule—140 dates a year—is complemented by a rich and varied catalog of albums that capture the many moods of the uke. His most recent CD, Nashville Sessions, is one of his most adventurous, multifaceted and engaging records to date, blending elements of jazz virtuosity with heartfelt melodicism.
A husband and father of two, Jake balances his stellar career with family life and community service. He travels to schools around the world spreading positive messages to young people, encouraging them to live drug free and find their passion—just as he did at age four when his mother gave him his first ukulele lesson. In the time since then, he has played a key role in the current revival of interest in the ukulele.
Jake Shimabukuro uses the Fishman Matrix Infinity Pickup & Preamp System for ukulele.
For more information, music and tour dates, visit Jake Shimabukuro's website website.


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Oral Ozanimod, compared to Interferon beta-1a, reduces annualized relapse rate in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis
The phase III SUNBEAM trial, evaluating the efficacy and safety of Ozanimod, an investigational oral, selective S1P 1 and 5 receptor modulator, in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis ( RMS ), met the primary endpoint in reducing annualized relapse rate ( ARR ), compared to weekly Interferon ( IFN ) beta-1a ( Avonex ).
SUNBEAM evaluated two orally administered treatment doses ( 0.5 mg and 1 mg ) of Ozanimod, with patients treated for at least one year.
The randomized phase III trial enrolled 1,346 RMS patients in 20 countries.
Data have shown that both the Ozanimod 1 mg and 0.5 mg treatment arms demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements compared to Avonex for the primary endpoint of ARR and the measured secondary endpoints of the number of gadolinium-enhancing MRI lesions and the number of new or enlarging T2 MRI lesions at month 12.
The overall safety and tolerability profile was consistent with results from previously reported phase II RMS ( RADIANCE ) and phase II ulcerative colitis ( TOUCHSTONE ) trials.
Ozanimod is a novel, oral, selective, sphingosine 1-phosphate 1 ( S1PR1 ) and 5 ( S1PR5 ) receptor modulator in development for immune-inflammatory indications including relapsing multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
Selective binding with S1PR1 receptors is believed to inhibit a specific subset of activated lymphocytes from migrating to sites of inflammation. The result is a reduction of circulating T and B lymphocytes that leads to anti-inflammatory activity. Importantly, immune surveillance is maintained.
Selective binding with S1PR5 receptors is believed to activate specific cells within the CNS. This has the potential to enhance remyelination and prevent synaptic defects. Ultimately, neurological damage may be prevented. ( Xagena )
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- "Carbohydrate-Like Composition of Submicron Atmospheric Particles and their Production from Ocean Bubble Bursting," L.M. Russell, L.N. Hawkins, A.A. Frossard, P.K. Quinn, and T.S. Bates, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 107(15): 6652-6657, doi10.1073/pnas.0908905107, 2010.
- "Phenol Groups in Northeastern U.S. Submicron Aerosol Particles Produced from Seawater Sources," R. Bahadur, T. Uplinger, L.M. Russell, B.C. Sive, S.S. Cliff, D.B. Millet, A. Goldstein, and T.S. Bates, Environmental Science and Technology, 44: 2542-2548, doi10.1021/es9032277, 2010.
- "Carboxylic Acids, Sulfates, and Organosulfates in Processed Continental Organic Aerosol over the Southeast Pacific Ocean during VOCALS-REx 2008," L.N. Hawkins, L.M. Russell, D.S. Covert, P.K. Quinn, and T.S. Bates, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 115(D13201): doi10.1029/2009JD013276 (16 pages), 2010.
- "Arctic Organic Aerosol Measurements Show Particles from Mixed Combustion in Spring Haze and from Frost Flowers in Winter," P.M. Shaw, L.M. Russell, A. Jefferson, and P.K. Quinn, Geophysical Research Letters, 37 (L10803): doi10.1029/2010GL042831 (5 pages), 2010.
- "Polysaccharides, Proteins, and Phytoplankton Fragments: Four Chemically Distinct Types of Marine Primary Organic Aerosol Classified by Single Particle Spectromicroscopy," L.N. Hawkins and L.M. Russell, Advances in Meteorology, 2010 (612132): doi10.1155/2010/612132 (14 pages), 2010.
- "Springtime Arctic Haze Contributions of Submicron Organic Particles from European and Asian Combustion Sources," A.A. Frossard, P.M. Shaw, L.M. Russell, J.H. Kroll, M.R. Canagaratna, D.R. Worsnop, P.K. Quinn, and T.S. Bates, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 116(D05205), doi10.1029/2010JD015178, 2011.
- "Identifying Organic Aerosol Sources by Comparing Functional Group Composition in Chamber and Atmospheric Particles," L.M. Russell, R. Bahadur, and P.J. Ziemann, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 108: 3516-3521, doi10.1073/pnas.1006461108, 2011.
- "Investigating Organic Aerosol Loading in the Remote Marine Environment," K. Lapina, C.L. Heald, D.V. Spracklen, S.R. Arnold, J.D. Allan, H. Coe, G. McFiggans, S.R. Zorn, F. Drewnick, T.S. Bates, L.N. Hawkins, L.M. Russell, A. Smirnov, C.D. O'Dowd, and A.J. Hind, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11: 8847-8860, doi10.5194/acp-11-8847-2011, 2011.


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This award winning, national law firm are based in the heart of Perth's CBD in modern offices.
The Role
They are currently looking for a Legal Secretary/Legal Assistant with experience to join their busy Insurance team.
Your position will see you:
· Drafting correspondence for clients
· Opening files
· Conducting conflict checks
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· Drafting court documents
You will also assist with a wide range of additional tasks, so the ability to juggle multiple prioritise is essential.
To be considered for interview
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· Intermediate to Advanced MS Office skills
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Be part of a firm where you are rewarded for your efforts with perks and benefits on top of a competitive base salary.
Take part in the firm's health initiatives, social activities and career development programme.
If this sounds of interest, please apply today by clicking the appropriate link on this page. Alternatively, call Kim Padmore at people2people on +61403795973.
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Vitamin A is an essential vitamin for eyesight, skin cell production and the immune system, but very high levels are not good for your baby while you are pregnant. For this reason, this is one of the vitamins you need to eat less of while pregnant.
So where do you find Vitamin A? Well it is a fat soluble vitamin so that means it is stored with the fat in foods, and it is just the very rich sources of Vitamin A you should avoid.
These include:
- Liver
- Liver Pate
- Fish liver oils
- Multivitamin and fish oil supplements (choose ones without Vitamin A)
Rest assured, you will still get the Vitamin A you need from other foods in the diet like:
- Butter
- Milk
- Eggs
- Cheese
And brightly coloured orange, yellow and green vegetables contain substances that can be converted to Vitamin A once you eat them and the following do not pose any risk so can be enjoyed freely. They include:
- Carrots
- Sweet potato
- Apricot
- Mango
- Butternut squash
- Broccoli
- Spinach
So steer clear of the very rich sources of this vitamin but enjoy your food and a wide range of colourful fruits and vegetables and you should have no problem hitting your daily target. And remember, always check with your doctor or pharmacist before you take any supplement while pregnant.
If you would like further information on this, why not give one of our Careline a call.


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This mandala brings in a whole new dimension to the designs process. Instead of creating concentric rings with single flowers or asymmetrically paired blooms, I have used mirror images paired and arranged so as to generate these interesting negative spaces.
Again, Brian has been nagging me about negative space and its importance in the design process. I thought I knew what he was talking about, but when I stumbled onto this, I went "A hah!" I don't know where this stuff comes form. I feel like I am just along for the ride. Now, I may have to go back and redo all my mandalas to incorporate this design element. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
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The extraordinary gardens of Alcatraz reflect a rich history of horticulture and gardening ideas spanning many different eras, including floriferous Victorian cottage gardens, terraced cutting beds, and environmentally sensitive attempts at erosion control. Since 2003, garden volunteer crews have been working each week to re-establish the historic gardens.
Volunteer activities include weeding, pruning, and planting. Through the project, volunteers will be introduced to the stories of the gardens and have the opportunity to visit some areas not accessible to the public. As an added bonus, garden volunteers arrive on Alcatraz before other visitors, so you can experience the island during the most tranquil time of day.
This is is not a drop-in program. An application is required, as well as a commitment to volunteering on a weekly or bi-weekly basis for 2–3 months.
Groups of five or more may require special arrangements. Fill out the Group Project Request Form or contact us for more information. Group projects must be confirmed in advance. Visit our Group Volunteers page for more details and to learn about activity types and project locations.
Age, Skills, What to Bring:
Volunteers ages 18 and up are welcome.
Bring your volunteer waiver.
Please wear clothes that can get dirty, long pants, closed-toe shoes, layers for changing weather, and rain gear if necessary. Also, bring a personal water bottle, sunscreen, and lunch.
No experience necessary. Training and tools will be provided. Fulfills community service requirements.


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Earlier this year, specifically on January 19th, the cPanel experts have rolled out new builds for all of the product's public update tiers. These updates, which were in the form of the TSR-2015-001, were designed to deliver targeted changes to cPanel and WHM. According to developers, these are for addressing various security concerns that have been found within both control panels. Users can access all the released builds through the implementation of the standard update system.
As cited by the people behind cPanel, these updates have a rating of CVSSv2, which ranges from scores of 2.1 to 4.9.
In addition, it was also mentioned that users who have deployed servers using cPanel and WHM and who have set the platforms to accept automatic updates every time one is rolled out, would no longer need to manually perform the update. However, for those who have disabled this feature, it is highly recommended that the cPanel and WHM installations are updated as soon as possible. Doing so will help reduce the risks of websites becoming a target of security threats.
Versions Released
As of the moment, there have been four versions released for both the cPanel and the WHM. The following versions of the updates are said to address all of the known and discovered vulnerabilities:
Details about the Discovered Security Concerns
During the time that the cPanel security team made an announcement about the TSR-2015-001 builds, they pointed out that the vulnerabilities are believed to have not been made public yet. Limited information was initially disclosed, but with the assurance that they, together with independent security researchers, have already identified these issues and resolved them with the updates.
A day after the announcement was made, the security experts at cPanel released a full disclosure documentation about the security concerns they have discovered and have resolved with the builds. The Targeted Security Release (TSR-2015-001) updates have been engineered to fix the following vulnerabilities in all the above-mentioned versions of cPanel and WHM:
The TSR update fixes the problem with the WHM "Apache mod_userdir Tweak" interface. Before the update, this interface made it possible for specific users to be incorrectly excluded from the userdir protection while the mod_ruid2 or the MPM-ITK command was being used on the server.
The second security concern that has been resolved by the TSR-2015-001 builds is connected with the "noshell" configuration. Prior to the builds being rolled out, accounts that were configured on the cPanel and the WHM systems using the login shell "noshell" retained server access through the use of SFTP. Users who connected through this method gained entry to the /proc filesystem. An arbitrary code could have been executed by an attacker through the use of a normal shell.
The TSR-2015-001 updates also corrected the way that the cPDAVd incorrectly handled how HTML escaped filenames. This vulnerability could have given attackers the ability to create files using XSS payloads and launch stored-XSS attacks.


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The Death of Brigadier
General Lloyd Tilghman
As heretofore stated, I was probably not more than one hundred feet from the General at the time, and today I had no difficulty in locating the place where he was mortally wounded. The pipe that marks the place where the General fell was driven by me in the presence and with the concurrence of Mr. Sid Thomas, Mr. Z. Wardlaw, Capt. W. T. Ratliff and Capt. William T. Rigby. Mr. Wardlaw said to us while on the ground together that the statement made in his letter of October 23, 1907 to Capt. Ratliff was from common report and not from personal knowledge.
Signed by me in triplicate in the office of the Park Commission this 25th day of November, 1907.
J. G. Spencer
Historical sources: Confederate Veteran, Sept. 1910, and a 1907 document presented to the Jackson Civil War Roundtable by Mrs. Louise Gervin Windham, whose family purchased the property in 1932. Author, J. G. Spencer, was a private with Cowan's Battery, First Mississippi Light Artillery, in the Battle of Champion Hill. Most likely Spencer was one of the men in the 1907 dedication photograph but he was not identified at the time. Ownership of the Coker House is presently being transferred from the Jackson Civil War Roundtable to the Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History. The historic property was donated to the Jackson Roundtable in 1985 by Cal-Maine Foods, Fred Adams, president.
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Posted on November 08, 2017 in Action Alerts
On December 12th, AAI will host a screening of 'Open Bethlehem,' a film that aims to bring the story of Bethlehem to millions around the world, including the reality of Bethlehem's Christian Community and the challenges they face to stay in their hometown. Urge your senators and your representative to attend the screening on Capitol Hill, and the following discussion featuring a resident of the city. Leila Sansour, a filmmaker who comes from one of the oldest Christian families in Bethlehem will be sharing her film as well as her experiences documenting the events of the last decade in Bethlehem and their impact on her community and their future.


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Yes, yes, Mike Huckabee will never win the GOP nomination. But amid all the Clinton-Obama jockeying, the volatility Huck's introduced on the Republican side - where McCain was supposed to have everything wrapped up on Super Tuesday - couldn't be more delicious. Check out the most recent Virginia polling:
Eve of VA GOP Primary 2/11/08: Huckabee Closes-In On McCain
Big movement in Virginia following Mike Huckabee's strong showing over the weekend in Louisiana, Kansas and Washington state. On the eve of the Virginia Republican Primary, it's John McCain 48%, Mike Huckabee 37%. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA tracking poll released 72 hours ago, McCain is down 9, Huckabee is up 12. McCain had led by 32, now leads by 11. Among Conservative voters, McCain had led by 21, now trails by 5. Among Pro-Life voters, McCain had led by 20 points, now trails by 6. Among voters in Southeast VA, McCain had led by 28, now trails by 12. Among voters focused on Immigration, McCain had led by 16, now trails by 17. Among voters who attend religious services regularly, McCain had led by 24, now trails by 2.
What does it say about the firmness of McCain's support when, within 72 hours, McCain loses 26 points among conservative voters?
-- Eve Fairbanks


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Allotments on the TellyMonday, April 12th, 2010
Pete Jackson, the gardening expert on STV's 5.00pm regular programme 'The Hour' will be taking over a patch of land in Glasgow's Pollock Park and working it as an allotment. He'll be growing fruit and vegetables and reporting his progress week by week on the programme. It's a challenge he can't wait to get stuck into. "Anyone who knows me knows I'm really mad about growing my own and enthusiastic about getting people into their own green spaces, which is why I think city allotments are such a great idea," Pete said.
As well as watching the programme interested gardeners can go along to see the plot for themselves any time the park is open and progress will also be reported on the web site.
If you are proud of your allotment and would like to show it off, BEHIND THE ALLOTMENT GATE is a 5 part 30 minute television programme being made by Sean James Cameron and Interfusion Films. Sean is looking for UK based contributors to take part in the programme. The show looks at the passion for growing your own food on allotments. If you have an interesting allotment, a good personality, a passion for your plot and wish to take part please contact Sean at email@example.com
It doesn't matter if your allotment is big, small or untidy – all you need is a passion for your allotment.


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Law firms, like any other business, can be bought and sold. An analysis of mergers and acquisitions activity and industry trends suggest this is the best time in a long time to sell your law firm, if you're interested in doing so. After all, starting up a new law firm is expensive and time-consuming. Once you've decided that you may want to sell your law firm, the next question is: what should you expect?
Be Realistic in Valuing Your Law Firm
There are several factors that go into determining the value of your law firm. One general measure is four times the seller's discretionary earnings (SDE), the net income before subtracting the owner's salary, benefits, operating income and taxes. Another measure is five times the EBIT, the earnings before taxes and interest. It is, in short, revenue minus expenses not including the taxes. Some buyers use five times EBITA, the same equation for EBIT but also excluding amortization. Another metric is using roughly a hundred percent of the annual fee revenues.
If you want to get more for your law firm, you'll need to start marketing the law firm to boost revenues before you can ask for more from potential buyers.
Consider the Risks the Buyers Are Taking
Law firm buyers see businesses reliant on very few clients as high risk. This is having 30% of your business with a single client whose loyalty is to the law firm's owner, not the law firm. Clients can be divided between individuals and corporations. If your law firm has a few big clients, individuals or corporations, diversify the customer base. It takes time to change the client concentration, but the diversification will improve the financial outlook of the firm.
Another solution, and you can do this concurrently, is building long term relationships with clients so you can start charging retainer fees. A portfolio of clients that you charge an annual retainer to makes your business much more attractive to buyers.
Be Certain
Steps like increasing your customer base's size and diversification are good business moves whether you stay, or you go. However, before you pull the trigger and start negotiating a sale, be certain about your decision. If you sell your practice and regret it, you may be violating both contract law and professional rules of conduct if you try to contact prior clients to resume your business. It is quite likely that you'll be restricted by a non-compete agreement that says you can't open a new law firm after you've sold the old one.
Seek Help
If "who's going to buy my law firm?" is a constant thought in your mind, don't try to do everything on your own. Ed Poll's Lawbiz is a great resource for people trying sell their practice, whether you're listing your firm on their registry or using their material to aid you with the transition planning process.
You may also need to hire digital marketing experts to create a good website if you don't already have one. If the main lawyer is leaving, it may be necessary to bring in help to continue handling the case load. Or you may need outside help in accurately determining the value of your firm, handling customer notifications, or closing out trust accounts.
Selling a law firm is a big decision, and now is a great time to do so. There are steps you can take to make the process easier and get more money for the practice.


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30th September 1883
Bicycling', Evelyn Observer and South and East Bourke Record, Friday 5 October 1883, p.2.
"On Sunday last, September 30th, Messrs. W.S. Haselton and Alf Joy of the Melbourne Bicycle Club, took a run from Melbourne to Kinglake. This, we believe, is the pioneer bicycle trip to the Mount. The following are the places called at and the time ; –
Left Melbourne at 6.30am, arrived at Heidelberg at 7.20;
Left Heidelberg at 8.20 arrived at Research, 9.38;
Left Research 9.48 arrived at Queenstown, 11.18. Thus doing the journey from Melbourne to Queenstown, a distance of 27 miles, in 3hrs 33m riding time; the stoppages taking 1hr 10m.
At 12.18 they made a start for Kinglake, arriving there at 2.15, and at Mr E. N. Staffs residence at 2.20 and stopped there 20 minutes;
Left Kinglake at 3.30 and arrived Queenstown at 4.45. After a short stay they made a start for Melbourne".
Anyone wanting to commemorate this ride by Messrs. W.S. Haselton and Alf Joy of the Melbourne Bicycle Club?


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01 Dec Back and neck pain relief
Why is massage a good choice for relief of back and neck pain? The vertebrae in our spinal column serve as anchors, or attachment sites, for skeletal muscle. The intricate shapes of the vertebrae provide multiple attachment sites. When the muscle becomes chronically contracted, (often the source of that painful feeling), the muscle fibers are shortened and exert force on the vertebrae. That forceful tug of the muscle can pull a vertebrae out of proper alignment with its neighbors, and cause interference to a nerve exiting the spinal column, resulting in both nerve and muscle pain.
How can massage help? The beneficial effects of massage therapy on skeletal muscle are muscle relaxation and improved circulation, relief of muscle spasms and cramps, reduction of myofascial pain, rehabilitation following muscle injury and improved athletic performance (when massage precedes activity) and enhanced recovery (when applied following training), according to A Physician's Guide to Therapeutic Massage, by Dr. John Yates, Ph.D.
Massage therapy may be considered the treatment of choice for a wide variety of muscular conditions, including whiplash, tension headache, muscle hypertonicity, (tightness) thoracic outlet syndrome, temperomandibular joint dysfunction, and muscle soreness due related to overuse injury incurred during work or sports activities.
Appropriate therapeutic massage techniques will vary according to the clinical presentation of the individual.


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Can Vegan or Vegetarian Diets Help Reduce Arthritis Inflammation?
Small studies show some benefits and potential pitfalls.
Science has long touted the inflammation-fighting benefits of a healthy diet: one low in saturated fats and added sugars, and high in fruits, veggies, lean protein (such as omega-3-rich wild salmon) and whole grains. It's a long-standing belief among many that avoiding animal products altogether makes for a healthier diet.
As a result, people with inflammatory types of arthritis may be tempted to go vegetarian (no meat) or vegan (no animal products at all, including meat, eggs and dairy) in the hope that doing so will help them avoid painful flares.
There are various studies of the impact of these diets on inflammation. They are mostly small and the results are mixed. In the most recent study, published in Complementary Therapies in Medicine in 2015, 600 participants followed a vegan diet for three weeks which significantly reduced C-reactive protein, a key marker for acute and chronic inflammation. In two small studies published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association in 2010, researchers observed 79 rheumatoid arthritis patients who did a vegetable fast for seven to 10 days, followed by a vegan diet or lacto-vegetarian diet (includes dairy and egg). In the smaller study (26 participants), the patients followed a lacto-vegetarian diet for nine weeks. Researchers found no significant difference in pain or morning stiffness when compared with the control group. However, in the larger study (53 participants), the patients followed a vegan diet for three and a half months and experienced significant improvement in tender and swollen joints, pain, duration of morning stiffness and grip strength than the people in a control group who consumed an ordinary diet. The vegan group transitioned to a lacto-vegetarian diet for nine months. At the one year follow-up, they continued to have improved symptoms compared with the control group. In another study published in Arthritis Research and Care in 2008, 30 patients with active RA who followed a gluten-free vegan diet for three months experienced reduced inflammation.
Still, there are benefits to going meat-free that are unrelated to inflammation. Vegans and vegetarians are less likely than meat eaters to be overweight or obese, and they tend to have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, says Duo Li, PhD, professor of nutrition at Zhejiang University in China and author of a small study published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry in 2011. The group in the Arthritis Research and Care study also saw reductions in body mass index and cholesterol.
But there are also potential pitfalls. Vegetarians, and especially vegans, have low blood levels of vitamin B-12 and D, calcium and essential fatty acids, according to Dr. Duo's study and another study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2014. These vitamins and minerals play important roles in bone health and low fatty acids levels are associated with a number of cardiovascular risk factors. Vegans may also have higher levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that has been linked to heart disease, and lower levels of HDL, the "good" cholesterol, known to protect the heart.
If you plan on going vegan or vegetarian, it's important to talk to your doctor first and also seek guidance from a registered dietician.
With these diets, it's not just about what you're not eating (meat, eggs and dairy), but about what you are eating. People who switch to either diet should fill up with more fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, and whole grains such as brown rice and barley instead of empty carbs like white pasta, bread or rice. The healthy alternatives are packed with phytochemicals (plant-based compounds) that include antioxidants, flavonoids and carotenoids, all of which help reduce inflammation and protect the tissues from oxidation, which can damage them.
Any diet, including a vegan or vegetarian one, can reap the anti-inflammatory benefits of adding certain oils.
"Most vegetarians, vegans and meat eaters don't use enough extra virgin olive oil," says Kim Larson, RDN, CD, CSSD, national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. Extra virgin olive oil helps reduce inflammation and can have a similar effect of ibuprofen. However, she advises using it at low temperatures because high heat destroys its beneficial compounds, called polyphenols – so use it in salad dressings or for tossing pasta, for example (not for frying and baking).
Going vegetarian or vegan doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing proposition. Start with a "meatless Monday", and gradually build up to more meat-free meals, advises Rene Ficek, RD, lead nutritionist at Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating. You can go vegan overnight, she adds, though doing it gradually often makes it easier both mentally and physically since suddenly cutting out meat can lead to crankiness, headaches and digestive changes.
Also consider that meat doesn't have to be the central focus of a meal. It can be served in small amounts in a dish such as a stir fry, that's full of vegetables, or with a salad. You can mix it with a soy product such as tofu or tempeh, or with seitan (wheat gluten).
"It doesn't have to be a full time commitment; it can be certain days or certain meals," Ficek says.
If you take the step to go full or part vegetarian or vegan, you may need to take some supplements, says Larson. These include omega-3 fatty acids for your heart and to protect against inflammation, iron to protect against anemia, zinc for the immune system, vitamin D and calcium for strong bones, vitamin B-12 for energy and selenium for a healthy thyroid. But talk to your doctor first before adding supplements to your diet.
If you choose a modified vegetarian diet called the pescetarian diet (includes fish), omega-3s are not necessary provided you eat two or more servings per week of fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and sardines.
Updated May 2015
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Dispatch from CTHEORY San Francisco
Tuesday, February 10, 1998
Void times on the surface. But beneath the 3D animation waves crashing on the shores of California's Pacific, history turns and you can just feel another moment about to break for air. Or then again, maybe not.
The latest El Nino storm vectors away towards Wyoming, a beautiful rainbow arcs across San Francisco Bay with the fabled pot of fool's gold touching down Sausalito way, a letter comes by snail mail announcing the formation of a new coalition of S.F. artists - C.A.L.F. - for defending human and other life-form's rights in genetics and cloning, Tony Blair's on TV beaming like a public schoolboy in Clinton's afterglow, Ronald Reagan gets an airport and Bob Hope an honorary British knighthood, the budget's balanced on the backs of Welfare Bill(ed) poor people, and everyone's settling down for a prime time TV schedule of two Olympics, the first the virtual sports machine in Nagano and, immediately thereafter, the virtual war machine Olympics in the skies over Iraq.
My open window into the Y2K future is provided by Georg Lukacs' History and Class Consciousness, particularly his essay on "Reification and the Consciousness of the Proletariat." The historical debris of the slaughter-house that is the 20th century floats across the page, and I can't read a sentence without downloading all the spectres and the ghosts and blood-failures of the dream that was Communism into the words of the text. Lukacs speaks of the historically necessary "class consciousness" of the proletariat, and I think of the defeat of the proletariat by two great orders of cynicism: the cynical power of the "dictatorship of the proletariat" in the socialist East and the "dictatorship of the Swoosh" in the capitalist West. Lukacs breaks with the organic revolutionary sentiment of Rosa Luxemburg in favor of centralized party control, and I think of the great rebellions of consumer revolutionary sentiment that swept away the CP in Russia, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, and Bulgaria. Lukacs speaks of historical materialism and I think of Albert Camus' more prophetic words in The Rebel where Camus said that the will to absolute justice equals absolute murder in the name of reason. Hegel to Marx to the Gulag. Lukacs has the chisel of ideology in his hands, writing a beautiful tombstone in the granite of history and class consciousness. A Marxist dialectics of sacrificial idealism and cynical power.
The pages of the book turn to dust, history dissolves into a slow fade, and the storm winds of really existent politics reduces itself to life as digital fingers, spastic desires and datacide speech. But then I flip open the text again to that final passage where Lukacs breathes the spirit of capitalism in the age of the millennials. Speaking of the future contradictions of capitalism, Lukacs states:
(T)he contradiction has two aspects: on the one hand, there is an increasing undermining of the forms of reification - one might describe it as the cracking of the crust because of the inner emptiness - their growing inability to do justice to the phenomena, even as isolated phenomena, even as the objects of reification and calculation. On the other hand, we find the quantitative increase of the forms of reification, their empty extension to cover the whole surface of manifest phenomena. And the fact that these two aspects are in conflict provides the key signature to the decline of bourgeois society. 1
"Inner emptiness" and "empty extension". Dead duration and dead motion. Void time and void space. Where reification exits politics and enters the skin of culture like a disease. Or maybe something else. Capitalist life as a history of dead intensities. From alienation (Marx) to reification (Lukacs) to simulation (Baudrillard) to vectors (Deleuze) to a "substitute reality" (Virilio) to the virtual class and, finally, to 3D animation waves (California) networking the global mind, a massive digital impulse redesigning the inanimate future, all the while energizing the dying spirits of the "natural form" of capitalism - the empire of the necropolis.
Post-digital life, then, riding the vector of 3D animation waves. Dead resurrection-effects for that moment when the only really existent life-forms will be spawned in the cloner pools of bio-tech.
1.Georg Lukacs, History and Class Consciousness, Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1968, p. 208.


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Robert Wilson's Vision
At the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1991
(Originally published in The Boston Phoenix, 1991)
"Robert Wilson's Vision" is an installation structured like a journey — a journey that moves from morning to night — from white to black — from the past to the future — from birth to death. A journey that has no beginning and no end, but all takes place in a timeless, endless present – an extraordinary glimpse into Robert Wilson's inner world.
"It's a new kind of museum experience," acknowledges Trevor Fairbrother, the MFA's Acting Curator of Contemporary Art, who conceived and organized the show as a spectacular installation with videos, drawings, costumes, furniture and The Night Before the Day, a five-room installation that transforms the Graham Gund Gallery with light, images, and sound.
The installation begins in The Forest. You hear the sound of water dripping, and birds singing and calling. This is the overture to the sound environment that Hans Peter Kuhn designed for The Night Before the Day, with amazing sounds that define and enrich the mood of each room in the installation. The walls of The Forest are covered with images of treebark, and hanging on one wall is a procession of photographs framed with mirrors. The photographs show worn, weathered statues from the garden of Sans Souci — the palace that Frederick the Great built in Berlin imitation of Versailles. Gods and goddesses gaze into the far distance with vacant, dreamy eyes; they set the scene, like the chorus in Greek tragedy.
At the end of a tunnel, you walk into a big white cube of a room that's almost painfully bright. This is Room One, and in this room are 21 objects suspended in the air or just barely touching the ground — chairs, costumes, and puppets. All these objects were originally created for Wilson's theatrical productions, but they have the feel of ritual objects — shaman masks or fetishes, heavily invested with meaning and magic. And they work, independently, as art
"Wilson imbues this kind of presence into the objects," said Fairbrother as we walked through the show together. "You're aware of them. They send out force waves the way a diva does when she's hitting that high note — or Jackie Kennedy, or Marilyn. It's star quality. That's what these images have when the magic is working. And that endless attention to detail is necessary to make sure that the magic is working. They have this kind of incredible presence that's very intense — a complex psychological presence, a stunning presence, a magnetic presence."
One of the objects in Room One is Einstein Chair (from Einstein on the Beach), which Fairbrother bought for the MFA in 1985.
"It's a person — it's a chair — it's a building — it's geometry — it's an abstract sculpture — it's unlike anything that you've ever seen before. It's tall and thin like a figure in pain or a king in absolute majesty. It's a Gothic spire or a modernist skyscraper or an abstract image of an vector pointing upward to the sky."
Inside Room Two is a small room with an installation called Memory of a Revolution, originally created for a museum in Germany. It contains a huge elephant foot, which contains a mannequin of an old man dressed as Napoleon, who holds in his lap a tiny stage set — the set for Cherubini's opera Medea, which was written in Paris and first performed there in 1797. From the center of the tiny stage, you hear a scratchy recording of Maria Callas, singing Medea in the 1950's.
The elephant foot is an image of a gigantic plaster elephant that was commissioned by Napoleon to be built on the site of the Place de la Bastille. The elephant was built in plaster, but never bronzed, but survived — decayed and rat-infested — until 1846. Wilson learned about the elephant when he was invited to stage an artistic gala for the opening night of a new opera house that was built on the same site in 1989, so the installation is loaded with layer upon layer of significance. Like the photographs of garden statues in The Forest, it's an eerie reminder of time's transformation of the meaning and beauty of things.
In Room Two, you hear harpsichord music, and the distant sound of a woman singing. All the walls — painted grey — are hung with drawings made by Wilson in graphite, ink, crayon or chalk. A drawing related to Gluck's opera Alceste shows three anxious figures in an empty, blighted landscape — a woman, reaching out; a man, turning his back; another man, watching from a tower.
In Room Three — the Einstein Room — the walls are painted black. On the far wall is an electronic blackboard with lines of light dancing and gleaming in the cosmic night. The sound here is slower and more rhythmic — celestial music, almost serene. Spotlights illuminate a few objects on floors and walls: a pair of bronze cowboy boots, a bronze arm bent like an Egyptian hieroglyph, beach chairs that look like ancient Egyptian beds, an old peeling metal paint can that looks like a lunar landscape, and a white bird — Snow Owl (from CIVIL warS).
Lines of light turn into circles, then move faster and faster in a hypnotic geometric dance. Then, suddenly, a small rocket with flashing red lights begins a slow ascent, cutting diagonally across the room, making a deafening noise. Then silence. Then it starts all over again. This is night — science — death — the vast, cold, empty nothing of eternity — the void. The effect is dazzling.
Wilson's drawings are structured like stages — squares or long rectangles illuminated by stark white light that casts a net of grey, ambiguous shadows. The same images recur and recur in his drawings, like archetypes or recurring dreams — bleak landscapes, empty rooms, doors opening and closing, ominous shafts of light, columns, cubes, curtains, the shape of an eye, windows, words. One wall is covered with small framed drawings of the words HM and THERE — perhaps an echo of Wilson's obsessive working method, a process of endless brooding and revision.
In another drawing, a cube is falling from the sky, suspended in mid-air. The drawing conveys a palpable sense of anguish — a silent scream of loneliness and longing, distance and pain.
"For Wilson, drawing is a private nighttime activity, which he does before and during working on the play. They're like ghosts or echoes or prefigurations."
One of Wilson's video shows Sherryl Sutton in Deafman Glance — an excruciatingly slow, wordless ritual dance in which she pours a glass of milk for a boy, then stabs him in the chest. Medea, the mother who kills her child, is a recurring theme in Wilson's work — the ultimate image of the unloved child.
During the installation of Robert Wilson's Vision, Fairbrother showed Wilson a neoclassical statue of a pensive Medea holding a dagger in her hand, carved in white marble by William Wetmore Story in 1868, from the museum's permanent collection. Wilson wanted the statue for his show, so now she stands at the entrance to Robert Wilson's Vision, facing the wall. Story's Medea is not a great statue, and seen from the front, her face looks too insipid to be frightening. But seen like this from the back, she becomes a terrifying, brooding presence — she becomes a Wilson.
"Medea at the beginning is a kind of lietmotif — it's like the spirit of the whole show," says Fairbrother. "It's incredible to see the sculpture from the back. The body language is so much more abstract and visceral. She's holding the knife, and she already knows what she's going to do, but she's still thinking about it. On a knife edge — that's the mood, finally, of all of Wilson's work. On a knife edge — that's what makes it great."
by Rebecca Nemser for rebeccanemser.com
Tags: Einstein, Frederick the Great, Gluck, Hans Peter Kuhn, Maria Callas, Medea, MFA Boston, Napoleon, Robert Wilson, Sans Souci, Sherryl Sutton, Trevor Fairbrother, Versailles, Willaim Wetmore Story


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In sexual assaults reported to law enforcement, 67% of female victims and 88% of male victims were under age 18. (Howard Snyder and Melissa Sickmund Juvenile Offenders and Victims:2006 National Report, National Center for Juvenile Justice: March 2006)
15% of females and 6.5% of males under the age of 18 who were raped were raped by an intimate partner. (Patricia Tjaden and Nancy Thoennes Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey National Institute of Justice November 2000)
Teen dating violence runs across race, gender, and socioeconomic lines. Both males and females are victims, but boys and girls are abusive in different ways: Girls are more likely to yell, threaten to hurt themselves, pinch, slap, scratch, or kick Boys injure girls more severely and frequently Some teen victims experience violence occasionally and others are abused more often..sometimes daily. (Teen Victim Project, National Center for Victims of Crime, http://www.ncvc.org/tvp )
Approximately 1 in 5 female high school students report being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner.
(Jay G. Silver man, Phd Anita Raj, PhD Lorelei A. Mucci, MPH and Jeanne E Hathaway, MD, MPH, Dating Violence Against Adolescent Girls and Associated Substance Use, Unhealthy Weight Control, Sexual Risk Behavior, Pregnancy, and Suicidal, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 286, No. 5, 2001)
Warning Signs for Teens
- He tells you he cant live without you.
- She blames you for her problems.
- He breaks or hits things to intimidate you.
- Your weight, appearance, or grades have changed dramatically since you started seeing this person.
- He threatens to hurt himself or others if you break up with him.
- The person you are dating acts jealously, says jealous things, or exhibits aggressive behaviors towards you.
- He pressures you into having sex, or forces you to do sexual things you don't want to do by saying, If you really loved me you would
- She humiliates you and belittles your opinions.
- The person you are dating slaps or shoves you in a seemingly playful way, but it happens often and doesn't seem right.
- He is jealous and possessive about the time you spend with your friends.
- She is constantly checking up on you, and asking where you are and what you are doing.
- The person you date has severe mood swings or constant bad moods.
- She wants to limit your other school activities, so you can be together more.
- You're frightened of him and worry about how hell react to things you say or do.
- He wants your relationship to get serious too quickly, and he refuses to take no for an answer.
- They blame past bad relationships on everything or everybody else instead of accepting any of the responsibility.
- She abuses drugs or alcohol and pressures you to take them with her even when you don't want to.
- She abuses drugs or alcohol and pressures you to take them with her even when you don't want to.
- His statements or actions indicate that he thinks men should be in control and women should do what they're told.
- The person you're with treats you like property rather than a person they value.
- When she gets angry she calls you names, kicks, hits, and pushes you.
- He is abusive or aggressive towards inanimate objects and animals.
- The person you are dating forces you to choose being with them over your family and friends.
- She makes you feel that her needs and desires come before yours.
- He makes you feel afraid to express your own thoughts or feelings, make decisions about how to spend your money, what to wear, where to go, or who to hang out with.
- She lashes out or blames you for her bad day.
- Your family and friends have warned you about this person or have told you that they're worried about your safety.
- He may use or own weapons, and has a history or violence and fighting.
- She blows disagreements out of proportion.
- The person you are with tells you they dislike your parents and friends.
- He has hit pushed, choked, restrained, kicked, or physically hurt you.
- She constantly threatens to break up with you, or constantly accused you of planning to break up with her.
- He treats his mother disrespectfully.
- The person youre with often loses their temper with you , verbally assaults you, sometimes threatens you, or brags about mistreating others.
- She wants you to be available to her at all times.
- The person you are dating treats their parents badly.
- His threats and anger are followed by vows of love and pleas for your forgiveness.
Warning Signs for Parents
- Since your teen has been dating this person, they've dropped school activities that used to be important to them.
- Since hes been dating her, your sons grades have begun to fail.
- You see sudden, uncharacteristic changes in your daughters clothing or make-up that only
began after she started dating him.
- Since your teen has been seeing this person, you've noticed a change in their body language
(e.g. slouching, biting fingernails, nervousness, little or no eye contact).
- You see constant bruises, notice other signs of injury, or damaged personal property, and your teenagers explanations seem out of place or don't make sense.
- Your sons girlfriend has an extraordinary influence on his behavior and decisions.
- Your teen is not eating, not talking, and not acting as they normally would.
- You notice sudden changes in your teenagers mood or personality since they began dating this person. They have a constant bad temper and emotional outbursts.
- Your son seems increasingly anxious or depressed since hes been seeing her.
- Your daughters conversations with her boyfriend are often in the form of explanations, concerning where shes been, what shes been doing, and whom shes been with.
- Since he started seeing her, your son has suddenly become secretive and is acting out. (Teens naturally have some secretive behaviors since this is a period in life when they are trying to establish their identity. Parents should respect that but pay attention to an increase in secretive or odd behaviors.)
- Your daughter stopped seeing friends and family members, and is becoming more and more isolated.
- Since they began dating, your teenager is avoiding eye contact with you, having crying jags, or getting ˜hysterical.
- Your son constantly apologizes for his girlfriends behavior and makes excuses for her.
- Your teen has a sudden change in dress, which uncharacteristically covers them up (it may be to cover injuries)
- Your daughters boyfriend acts extremely jealous when others pay attention to here specially when its other guys.
- Excessive telephone calling can be a sign of an abusive relationship. Pay attention to that, especially if you notice much of the conversation is your teen justifying what they've been doing and with whom.
- You know your teens boyfriend or girlfriend has a temper, but when they're around you they're extraordinarily charming.
- Your sons girlfriend tells him that you don't like her.
- When your daughter and her boyfriend are together around you, you notice he calls her names and puts her down.
- Since your teenager started dating this person, they have become increasingly insecure, destructive and angry.
- Your teen shows bullying behaviors, which could indicate they have the potential to be abusive in a dating relationship.
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Forgetting about planning and budgeting for the hardware components of an EMR implementation is a little like forgetting to put tires on a $20 Million Race Car. Your car may have the fastest motor, but you won't get anywhere.
Whether your organization is small or large, before setting the budget for an EMR implementation there are "hidden costs" that need to be included to make sure your organization's end user computing environment is ready for an EMR.
1) So you want a computer in every patient or exam room. Will they all be "net new"? If so, pay particular attention to Tips #3 through #6. Budget for the new computers you'll need in non-patient room areas, too.
2) Are you looking at portable "workstations on wheels" in patient rooms or wall mounted computers? If wall mounts will be used, you'll need to plan for additional costs to install the mounts and move obstacles like glove dispensers and sharps containers, and potentially backer board to protect the drywall in some areas. Don't forget you'll need to close the patient rooms while the work is happening.
3) What about the existing devices? Do they meet specs or not? You may need to replace more than you think you do. See Tips #3 and #11.
4) Outside of the patient rooms, count the number of devices you think you'll need on every shift then add at least 10% more. They'll break when you are at maximum patient census.
5) Speaking of devices, do you have somewhere to plug them in? Is there available power? Can you add more outlets to the existing panel or is an additional power panel needed? In how many areas? Remember that one available outlet in a patient room might not be enough. Patients like to plug in their cell phones, tablets, and eReaders, so looking at an empty room might not give you the right perspective.
6) What about network jacks? Unless you are going with wireless devices, you may need more data ports. That means installation and cabling costs.
7) Then you'll need somewhere to plug the devices into in your data closet. Do you have available ports on the switch? If not, you'll need more switches.
8) Are you going with portable equipment? You'll need spare batteries. Physicians don't like dead laptops.
9) Portable equipment is usually wireless. Is your wireless network up to snuff? Coverage and strength OK for all the wireless devices you might be adding to it?
10) If your document scanners are older models, chances are they won't work with a new EMR system. The front desk area and HIM areas will probably need new scanners at a cost of $1000 each.
11) The goal of an EMR is to have an electronic, not paper, system, but clinicians and other staff will still be printing plenty of documents. Budget for your printer replacements. Most EMRs don't play well with multi-function devices, so be sure to consider those too, even if they are newer.
12) Dictation is a function related to your EMR, but not usually included with it. Are you going with Dragon or another electronic dictation system? You'll need microphones or headsets for the physicians. They'll lose some, so get extras. Make sure the computers you are planning to install meet the specs for the ancillary applications that will be on the devices.
13) However many network cables, power cables, USB cables, and cable extenders you have, there won't be enough. It may seem like small change, but it adds up over time.
14) Are you doing barcode medication administration? Great! The scanners are way cool. How are you going to keep them on the portable computer carts or wall mounted computers? They don't usually come with a holder or mount. Be sure to include those in your planning
15) Who is going to do all this work for you? Your in-house desktop support and networking teams are likely already busy supporting the day-to-day operations of your clinic or hospital. You'll need at least one Project Manager, depending on the size of your organization, and a team of technicians to either do the device deployment and related work or to backfill for your existing techs.
Without considering your core desktop and network environments you might be over budget before any of your clinicians ever enter a single patient order.


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The Green Craft Bar, located at the Benoni Country Club is a relaxed spot for residents to enjoy a craft beer and socialize.
What was initially a vacant roof turned into the area's first contemporary craft bar built out of a 40ft shipping container which all the Greens are based on.
You won't find any commercial brands at their bars but rather a great range of SA products, only craft beer, ciders, small batch spirits, a huge range of gins and a small, ever changing food menu.
The bar is one of 20 finalists in the Sage Small Business Awards with 702 .
Stephen Grootes, standing in for Xolani Gwala, spoke to Dex Manday, founder of the bar.
It was out of necessity more than seeing a gap I suppose.— Dex Manday, founder
We created a cool little eco-system where we both benefit from bringing people into the club and introducing them to a really pretty environment.— Dex Manday, founder
We have set ourselves apart, we do not do any kind of big brand spirits, we try to keep it South African mostly.— Dex Manday, founder
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Royal Holloway, University of London
Course Introduction
All of our lives are touched by the products of Electronic Engineering. The breakthroughs made by today's electronic engineers help to create the mobile devices, personal media, computers, smart transportation and domestic appliances we use every day, but also have a more profound impact on issues such as environmental sustainability, healthcare and information security.
We're in the midst of a major technological revolution, and as such there has never been a more exciting time to study Electronic Engineering. Study at Royal Holloway's Department of Electronic Engineering and you';ll have access to a brand new, purpose-designed building, with £20 million invested in state-of-the-art equipment and facilities including labs, collaboration and research spaces.
You'll benefit from research-led teaching from expert academics building international reputations in diverse fields including renewable energy and music technology. Electronic Engineering students will enjoy a rewarding blend of practical and theoretical study, working in pairs, groups and individually with one-on-one support from your own Personal Advisor.
Opportunities for student placements, internships and industry relevant projects will be available, and our connection with industry advisors ensures that students are taught the most relevant knowledge and skills and market awareness.
Join us at our beautiful, well-established Surrey campus within easy reach of London. You'll become a part of a vibrant, international student community as you prepare for a rewarding career in your chosen field. Follow your passion for the creative, innovative world of Electronic Engineering and develop the ingenuity, invention and product development skills you need to thrive in this rapidly expanding industry.
Enjoy varied, practical project-led learning.
Learn in a new building that is purpose-built to support electronic engineering processes.
A degree programme structured to develop ingenuity, invention and product development skills.
Develop your interests through a number of optional course units in your final year.
Graduate with high employability prospects in a thriving industry.
Course Modules
Please refer to our website for information: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/courses/2018/undergraduate/electronic-engineering/electronic-engineering-beng.aspx
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CORTLAND, N.Y. - The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) has selected Lexie Meager (Syracuse, N.Y.) from Cortland as the Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week and Danielle Walker (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) from Oswego as the Defensive Player of the Week.
Meager finished the week with 12 points on five goals and seven assists, three ground balls, eight draw controls and three caused turnovers that helped the Red Dragons (11-5, 8-1 SUNYAC) earn a pair of home SUNYAC wins to secure the second seed in the conference tournament. Meager opened the week with a career-high nine points on three goals and a career-best six assists, three ground balls, six draws, and three caused turnovers in a 21-11 victory versus Oneonta on Tuesday. She then tallied two goals and one assist, including the game-winning goal just before the final horn, in a 14-13 win versus Brockport on Saturday. For the season, Meager leads Cortland with 54 points on 32 goals and 22 assists and ranked first on the team with 64 draws.
Walker continues to be a force on defense, helping the Lakers to a 2-0 week. As Oswego defeated Morrisville 13-7 on the road, the senior collected a team-high five ground balls and four caused turnovers. She also added a draw win to the stat sheet. As Oswego clinched the fourth seed in the SUNYAC Championship with a 19-7 win over New Paltz, she again led the team in ground balls with three, recording two draw wins, and one caused turnover. Walker leads the team in ground balls with 52 and caused turnovers with 40.


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Professor provides insight into terrorist confessions
By Taylor Paraboschi
The Hofstra Chronicle
December 11, 2008
Five detainees held at Guantánamo Bay who are suspected organizers of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks made a controversial decision on Monday, choosing to fully confess to participating in the attacks.
The decision to confess to their supposed involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks came after numerous private discussions among the five detainees. The self-appointed leader of the group, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed told presiding judge, Col. Stephen Henley, at Guantánamo Bay that he and his fellow "brothers" are planning on dropping all previous legal action and moving towards a full plea and execution.
According to University law professor Eric Freedman confessions like these are not unique. "Oftentimes prisoners will fire their lawyer, drop all of their legal motions and make fully informed, counseled decisions to plead guilty," said Freedman.
Freedman is a former legal consultant for detainees at Guantánamo Bay whose job was to provide strategic advice to all legal teams. "My job is to attempt to form the best strategies for the group as a whole," said Freedman.
Freedman added that cases like these demonstrate the problems in these types of trials. "This demonstrates that the entire military concept is a solution in search of a problem." He went on to add that the cases at Guantánamo Bay are special because of many questions that are still left unanswered, such as whether or not the detainees had proper legal counsel or were fully informed of their rights before making their decisions.
"We don't know if they are guilty or not," said Freedman, who added that these particular cases should be transferred out of the military court and into the regular court system. "The tribunal at Guantánamo Bay is tainted," added Freedman. Cases like the present one are just further proof to Freedman of the "complete bankruptcy to invent a new machine for a system that the current one can do better."
The detainees decision to plead guilty comes at a crucial time for the United States with the ending of the Bush administration and the beginning of the Obama administration. According to a Dec. 8 New York Times article, the detainees raised suspicion after a few of them said that they would reconsider their statements if execution wasn't granted.
Former State Department lawyer Vijay Padmanabhan told the New York Times this past Monday that the detainees were using their plea as a way to undermine the government and get what they want. "They are trying to ensure their martyrdom in a manner that continues to attack the credibility of the legal system challenging them," said Padmanabhan.
By pleading guilty and receiving the death sentence, the five detainees will receive the glory they had intended to receive when they first organized the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Alice Hoagland, whose son was killed in the attacks told the New York Times that she did not think that the five detainees deserved to be treated as a martyrs. "They do not deserve the glory of execution," said Hoagland.


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With all its pluses, the musical "Mary Poppins," now at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, would benefit from a couple of subtractions: 1) ditch the video screens that distract from the superb cast and 2) turn down the volume. Even though the crowd at the Marriott skews toward seniors, over-amplification is not, in fact, easier to hear. Perhaps director Gary Griffin can redo the math.
But first to those pluses. The title character sings of being "practically perfect in every way," and in that role Summer Naomi Smart is indeed perfect, no qualifier needed. Completely in command as Mary Poppins, with a beautiful voice, Smart embodies the sweet-tart nature of the supernatural nanny who first delighted readers of the stories of P.L. Travers and then viewers of the 1964 Walt Disney film, with memorable tunes by the Sherman Brothers, Richard M. and Robert B., including the peppy "A Spoonful of Sugar" and the lyrical "Feed the Birds." Print and film fused into a 2004 West End musical with a book by Julian Fellowes and additional music by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The newer music blends with the Disney tunes like seamless patchwork on a restored Edwardian mansion.
Equally well cast are the bratty siblings who receive a magical makeover from Mary Poppins, Jane and Michael Banks. Madison Gloria Olszewski and Caroline Heffernan share the part of Jane, and on the night I took in the show, Olszewski was flawless. Both she and Johnny Rabe as Michael (played by Brady Tutton in some performances) are the real deal: talented young performers who appear to enjoy what they're doing. It's a pleasure to watch them.
The grownup actors are no slouches either. Bernie Yvon roughs up his edges (but keeps his voice mellow) to play Mary's chimney sweep pal Bert. Susan Moniz charms as Winifred Banks, the children's mother, and Rod Thomas holds his own as their father, George. Rebecca Finnegan enchants as the Bird Woman and terrifies as Miss Andrew, the nanny who took the magic out of George's childhood.
All 23 performers bring excellent voices to the songs, and the ensemble hoofs up a storm in "Step in Time" (choreography by Alex Sanchez). Period costumes by Nancy Missimi delight, as do the quirky props (set design by Thomas M. Ryan with props by Sally Weiss), like the full-blown hat tree that Mary pulls from her satchel.
Those props are critical to successfully transplanting a onetime Broadway show filled with special effects to Marriott's theater-in-the-square. With nine rows on each side, no one in the audience is far from the action (although be sure to note which section you're in if you vacate your seat during the 15-minute intermission of this 2-1/2 hour show; the setup can be confusing).
Shows staged at the Marriott work best when they take advantage of that intimacy to focus on the performers. But the eight enormous video screens lining the perimeter take our attention away from the actors to focus instead on clumsy animations that stand in for backdrops and special effects. The screens distract and are unnecessary. Special effects should be conjured through stage magic, which works nicely in the scene where the trashed kitchen rights itself.
Ditch the video screens. Turn down the volume (and turn up the heat, please). Focus on the show's many assets. Let this "Mary Poppins" become supercalifragilistricexpialidocious.
Mary Poppins
Through Jan. 5, 2014
The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Dr., Lincolnshire
Tickets $40 – $48 at 847-634-0200 or Marriott Theatre
Photos: Peter Coombs and the Marriott Theatre


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A recent study by the consultancy CE Delft commissioned by Carbon Market Watch purports to have detected large windfall profits emerging from the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). This response from the European steel industry seeks to determine how these conclusions were reached and to react to the claims.
Unfortunately, the study (and those on which it is based) has a number of methodological flaws. These include the omission of indirect costs in the calculation, the use of implausible data proxies and the underestimation of the impact of carbon costs. For these reasons, the study results in misleading conclusions which should be dismissed.
More generally, the study provides a picture of the EU steel industry which is at odds with the everyday-reality of a sector which is highly exposed to an uneven international playing field and suffers from unfair practises, such as dumping and global overcapacity. These factors have led to job losses, decreasing prices and very low or negative profitability. Such reality clearly contradicts the claims of the study on cost pass through ability and windfall profits.
The European steel industry is committed to contributing fairly to EU climate and energy targets, taking into account also the exposure to fierce international competition and the need for a global playing field. We are committed to sustainable production and sale of high quality steels in Europe while ensuring high level job, but to continue to do this, there needs to be an open, fact-based discussion on the right regulatory regime and impact assessments.
The study claims that the steel industry made around €9 billion of windfall profits as a result of EU ETS over the period 2008-2014. These profits are alleged to have been generated by the pass-through of carbon costs in steel prices, the historical overallocation of free allowances compared to real emissions and the use of International Credits.
The study does not deal with indirect carbon costs passed through in electricity prices, despite the fact that these have a major impact on the cost-benefit analysis of the EU ETS.
The largest share of the alleged windfall profits – €7.5 billion out of €9.3 billion for the European steel industry - relies on the cost pass-through rate derived from an earlier, European Commission-funded study, also by CE Delft (November 2015). That study estimated the cost pass through rate using the production costs of a single Japanese plant in 2015 (accessed from a public website) as a proxy for European prices, and comparing this to an average carbon price in Europe between 2008 and 2014. This is peculiar as it is comparing different regions in different time-periods, producing results which cannot be considered methodologically robust. The resultant 55%-100% rate of cost pass-through is then used in the new (March 2016) CE Delft study on windfall profits.
This is important as suggesting that the industry is able to pass on 55% of its carbon costs is then used to claim that the industry is profiting by 55% on the market value of its emissions allowances. This is an absurd and misleading claim especially when lined up against a backdrop of booming third-country imports, collapsing prices and job losses.
A comprehensive analysis of shortcomings of this study and other existing literature was published recently by NERA Consulting for EUROFER and is available here. Among other elements, the review shows that existing literature does not consider the relationship between cost pass through and the potential impact on market share, contrary to the provisions of the ETS Directive.
The CE Delft study fails to deal in any way with indirect costs energy-intensive industries suffer from. Indirect costs refer to the carbon costs passed-through to steel producers by electricity providers. In contrast to steel – which due to its market structure cannot pass on carbon costs without losing market share – the energy sector can pass on its carbon costs. This is because energy suppliers are not exposed to international competition.
These indirect costs are very significant, and were not compensated for at all until the second trading phase (2008-2012) and are only partially compensated for in the third phase (as very few member states are doing that). If one considers also uncompensated indirect costs, the total (direct and indirect) costs generated by the ETS are certainly much higher than the possible benefits.
Administrative compliance costs are not considered as well by CE Delft.
That there is a surplus Emissions Allowances from the second EU ETS trading period (2008-2012) is mainly the result of the massive crisis that occurred in those years. During the peak crisis period demand fell by 25% and capacity was reduced substantially. This affected also the financial performance of companies, which reported major economic losses. This situation is not taken into account in the findings of the study. The ex-ante EU ETS system was not designed with sufficient flexibility to cope with an unexpected demand-side shock.
However, the surplus is being used to supplement the free allocation in the present trading period because this is already too low to cover the industry's needs due to unrealistically low benchmarks. This surplus will run out by the end of the third trading period, so it will not affect the post-2020 period which is currently under discussion.
The CE Delft study is therefore incomplete because it only looks at the period from 2008-2014– the industry will not make any windfall profit over the entirety of the trading period, even if one considers only direct costs and ignores indirect costs.
Furthermore, the study downplays the direct costs of the steel sector because it underestimates significantly the emissions from waste gases which on the contrary are a major source. It also neglects the significant investments in energy efficiency that were made by the European steel companies during the period under investigation. Finally, it includes in the findings also the data from companies that have permanently closed their sites and ceased activity.
The study considers the purchase of offset-certificates for international emissions reduction projects as an additional source of revenues. However, these certificates were not allocated for free, but purchased as part of a trading operation. Such financial instruments were introduced as a tool to promote the integration of carbon markets and to encourage the participation of the private sector to the financing of global emissions reduction efforts. In this context, international instruments represented also an opportunity for European operators to reduce their compliance costs. Therefore, it is not appropriate to consider such a lawful practice as a source of windfall profits.
Regarding the revision of the EU ETS for the fourth trading period, the Commission proposal mustnot lead to direct or indirect costs, at least at the level of the 10% best performing European steel plants.
A recent ECOFYS study commissioned by EUROFER calculated that in its current form, the Commission proposal would cost the industry up to €34 billion – almost €30 per tonne of steel produced. Given that the EBITDA of European steel has fluctuated at around €35 over the past few years, the EU ETS proposal as it stands today would wipe out the industry's economic viability.
It is vital to reiterate that the European steel industry is dedicated to sustainable production in Europe. We are in the business of making and selling steel, and our business supports around direct 320,000 jobs in Europe and millions more indirectly in the value chains. Our commitment to environmental protect is clear, and can be seen in the 50% drop in energy use and CO2 emissions per tonne of steel produced since 1970. At the forefront of technical innovation at both product and process level, the industry needs sound regulatory policy making based on facts and methodologically sound research.